EC is the poorest city in Ohio. It's been obliterated by white flight, an openly corrupt mayor, LA-style police gangs, and now gentrification from University Circle, the Cleveland neighborhood it borders, where the major hospitals and universities in the city are based. But there are genuine efforts - like what's highlighted in the article here - to build independence from those forces.

This is awesome and so is Cleveland. Excited to see what people can do to build up the east side.

Oh, good for them!

Closed loop... Except for the government taxes. And the financials which will likely not be home grown. And the outside regulations, inspections, state compliance, health care, etc, etc.

I'm all for a closed loop society. But even a government as "free" as the USA would never allow that.

Still I applaud their efforts. Maybe the headline is a bit misleading though