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Mark Schatz and his collaborators hoist his salamander lantern off its stand. Credit: Michael Indriolo/Signal Cleveland/CatchLight local

Arts and Culture

‘Trash into treasure’: Upcycled lanterns light up Towpath Trail in Tremont

by Michael Indriolo March 9, 2026April 7, 2026

Canalway Partners hired five artists to make lanterns inspired by Ohio and Erie Canal history for its annual towpath parade.

Railroad tracks running along the Cuyahoga River, seen from a location near what used to be John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil refinery on Kingsbury Run. Credit: Michael Indriolo/Signal Cleveland/CatchLight Local

Arts and Culture

‘Doomed to the sewers’: Finding traces of Cleveland history in ghosts of dead waterways

by Michael Indriolo January 27, 2026April 7, 2026

Cars drive down West 25th Street during a snow storm on Thursday, January 15, 2026. Credit: Michael Indriolo Signal Cleveland/CatchLight Local

News

Winter storm warning: Scroll through some snowy Cleveland photos

by Michael Indriolo January 15, 2026January 15, 2026

illustration that shows water with trash in it, a plastic bottle and fish and then a human body.

Yes, there are microplastics in Lake Erie. Here’s what you need to know

by Devin Nunnari January 6, 2026April 7, 2026