East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville,
Hough, Little Italy
and University Circle, written by citizen journalists
About 80 students, community activists, and leaders joined together to POWER UP! Saturday April, 21. They participated in the inaugural Social Justice Student Leadership Conference sponsored by CWRU's Social Justice Institute. The university’s offices of Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity; Multicultural Affairs; Planning and Institutional Research; as well as the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 01 May 2012
East Cleveland Neighborhood Center presents free summer camps. There are several camp programs. The Freedom Schools Program offers literacy enrichment that will enhance the scholar’s love of reading. ECNC Freedom School scholars will also take weekly field trips to local museums and other local attractions that highlight the programs purpose. Scholars will complete daily [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 27 April 2012
The Free Medical Clinic of Cleveland is closed weekends — and Saturday medical treatment is available there. Confused? Listen up. Since fall 2011, the original Free Clinic has housed a tenant every second and fourth Saturday: Case Western Reserve University’s Student Run Free Clinic (SRFC). It’s open to walk-ins from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. The SRFC [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 06 April 2012
So far, eight young boxers have turned pro thanks to Renard Saffo. The 59-year-old is a graduate of Shaw High School in East Cleveland. He began boxing in 1973 and went on to win three Golden Gloves amateur boxing competitions. Saffo trained his first boxers in 1994 when he became assistant coach at the Glenville Recreation Center. He told NV [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 05 April 2012
Apply for a grant from Neighborhood Connections. Proposals are due at 5 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 10. Neighborhood Connections provides financial assistance to groups led by community members in the city of Cleveland and East Cleveland and funds projects that improve the quality of life in local neighborhoods. Groups do not need to be an official [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 07 March 2012
People fall off health insurance plans for all sorts of reasons. But, fortunately, in our community, Northeast Ohio Neighborhood Health Services can catch them. There is no shortage of people to catch either. The 2010 census found that almost 50 million Americans and 1.5 million Ohioans had no health insurance that year. By now, those [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 01 February 2012
What is a cottage pie? When I demoed this at the market I watched peoples eyes light up when I said "pie" only to turn to confusion and horror when I listed the ingredients. "Beef? Turnips? Carrots? That's not pie!" After a moment of contemplation, some said, "You mean shepherds pie." Nope, I [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 01 February 2012
The Intergenerational School was the only school in Greater University Circle, and one of only two charter schools in Northeast Ohio, to receive an "Excellent with Distinction" rating from the Ohio Department of Education for the 2010-11 academic year, the most recent ratings available. But, Greater University Circle is also home to other highly-rated schools. The [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 04 January 2012
On December 12, Santa hung out with youngsters at the East Cleveland Martin Luther King Civic Center. The day included breakfast, balloon art, face painting, and photographs with Santa. Puppeteer David Johnson also made an appearance as did the McGregor Home Senior Choir who gave a surprise concert. The community sponsored event took place in partnership [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 21 December 2011
This year take on an oath and pledge. Make a promise to yourself to try one new healthy habit each week and stick with it. Annually, we all make resolutions usually related to our financial, spiritual, educational or physical health. I want you to think about your most important possession: your health. It’s the most [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 20 December 2011
I’ve passed the Helen S. Brown Senior Center (HSB) countless times without once stepping inside. So until now I’ve been clueless about an incredible East Cleveland resource that's available for residents ages fifty-five and up. WHen I recently dropped by, I talked with seniors and Kevin Valentine, the HSB director. Valentine is also the [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 17 December 2011
The East Cleveland Kwanzaa Coalition Invites You to Come Celebrate with us the Principle of IMANI WHEN: 1 p.m. on Sunday Jan. 1, 2012 WHERE: East Cleveland Civic Center, 14801 Shaw Ave., East Cleveland For more information contact: Sis Doris Willis at 216-253-8624. Venders welcome. Contact: Sis. Joan at 216-795-9855 Queen Surayyah at 216-376-9722 Sis. sadiQa at 216-291-9596 [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 16 December 2011
In 1966, when the cultural celebration of Kwanzaa was first practiced, Dr. Maulana Karenga used African harvest traditions as a model to introduce and reinforce a set of seven principles that African-Americans could incorporate into our lives on a daily basis. Dr. Karenga chose these seven principles because of what they emphasize collectively, their positiveness [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 06 December 2011
I was in blind pursuit of the American dream, obviously oblivious to what was taking place around me. I missed the whole discussion about closing several schools in my area, taking extracurricular activities away from the schools that were left and spending millions on a juvenile detention center in the middle of the ghetto. By [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 26 November 2011
From Coit Road Farmers Market Kevin’s Daily Local … Eating well with what’s locally available Kevin Scheuring cooks great food, manages the Coit Road Farmers’ Market and advises many customers on seasonings as the Spicehound. His specialty is to cook wonderful food every day with what is locally available. He regularly offers easy, healthy recipes in Neighborhood [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 18 November 2011
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