East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville,
Hough, Little Italy
and University Circle, written by citizen journalists
I can’t dance. I have absolutely no rhythm. But, I love to dance anyway! I mostly dance in front of the mirror or in the car (embarrassing my daughter!) and I love to recall the memory of a couple slow dancing at a party or wedding reception. I love how they seem so connected, gliding [...]
Posted by: NRudd Posted on: 16 May 2012
This is an awesome question. Because here’s where we’re going with this: Every few days, somebody wins a huge jackpot in one of the states many lotteries. I’m talking literally millions of dollars. Why then do we still have so many people around us that are lacking, poor, destitute, about to lose their homes, cars [...]
Posted by: ESiggers Posted on: 11 May 2012
Webster’s dictionary defines a mentor as a trusted counselor or guide who gives advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed. Today, our children are in desperate need of a mentor in their life. They are in need of adults who can offer positive and constructive advice on how to [...]
Posted by: TGoler Posted on: 08 May 2012
Click the video to watch community residents sound off on May’s question from Buckeye-Shaker resident and NV columnist Elaine Siggers. Tell Siggers your thoughts. Comment below or on her blog TrueLifeExpressions.blogspot.com. NV editor Lila Mills produced this video. Reporter M. LaVora Perry conducted the intervierws.
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 03 May 2012
This column was written by Dr. Linda D. Bradley, a doctor at the Cleveland Clinic who was raised in the Hough and Lee Harvard neighborhoods. Read more of her “Ten Ways to Put our Doctor out of Business” here. 6: GET SCREENED FOR CANCER Cancer is the second leading cause of death in America. The American Cancer [...]
Posted by: LBrad Posted on: 01 May 2012
This weekend there was an amazing array of beautiful voices, jazz, and film in our community. Actually on Saturday April 21, Cleveland was studded with stars because both the Tri-C JazzFest and the inaugural Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival were en force. First, the free annual concert held at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church was the [...]
Posted by: LIngram Posted on: 25 April 2012
“Each woman needs to consider her individual benefits and risks and discuss them with her health care provider before making a decision on when to start screening mammography and how often to get one.” -National Cancer Institute My maternal grandmother Hester Causey died of breast cancer on July 1, 1948 at age 53. I recently [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 22 April 2012
Ask an African-American senior citizen about the old Allen E. Cole Photography Studio on Cedar Avenue. She may share her memories of Cole’s signature advertisement in telephone books from days gone by: “Somebody, Somewhere Wants Your Photograph.” The senior may even point out an old Cole portrait that's tucked inside a family album or [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 11 April 2012
I often sit and contemplate many questions and issues that arise in our society today. Many times I write letters to just about everyone so that my voice can be heard. But often times, it's still not. Who really listens? Who really cares? Sometimes I think my letters end up in a trash pile of [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 10 April 2012
I am an advocate for women who are suffering with domestic violence. I work to help them reconnect with themselves and find ways to revive their lives after the storm. In an it's-all-about-me world, I have learned that I am not the total reason for the season. The more I grow in social responsibility to [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 09 April 2012
Many years ago I remember sitting in church and crying. A friend passed a small card over to me and said, “I don't know what’s going on, but this should help.” I looked down at the bright orange card and smiled when I read the words, “Keep God in the center.” My friend was right. [...]
Posted by: NRudd Posted on: 05 April 2012
The nation is grieving and outraged over the senseless murder of Trayvon Martin. This 17-year-old high school student could have been anybody’s child. An innocent trip to a convenient store to purchase a bag of Skittles and iced tea turned into a death sentence. Our racial intolerance has progressed from “driving while black” to [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 30 March 2012
Growing up, I remember staring at my grandmother as she watched the 6 p.m. news, shaking her head and scorning the television. "It takes a village to raise a child," she said. "Lord have mercy. It takes a whole village!" It seemed there was a story about a child being killed, locked up at an [...]
Posted by: Shardé Lackey Posted on: 15 March 2012
East Cleveland is doing better than I’ve seen it do in my 20 years of living here. On Feb. 18, I attended Mayor Gary Norton’s State of the City address to learn about our progress. He spoke to a packed house in the Greg L. Reese auditorium of the East Cleveland Public library. Norton [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 07 March 2012
While my pickup truck has in excess of 110,000 miles on it, it still looks and runs excellent … and it’s a good thing it does since I have no plans to ever replace it. This one will have to last me to the onset of my dotage. I plan to be buried in it. [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 07 March 2012
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