East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville,
Hough, Little Italy
and University Circle, written by citizen journalists
A leading group of martial arts experts gave one of its highest honors to Hough business owner Gregory Mayo. The International Circle of Masters (ICOM) honored Mayo at its 20th annual Hall of Fame Achievements in February. The International Circle of Masters is a private international organization of advanced expert martial artists who have the rank of [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 10 May 2012
I have two children in Cleveland schools and I worry that we're setting our kids up to fail. The new juvenile detention center in the Fairfax community bothers me. The school district's budget cuts bother me. It’s a frustrating problem. Nonetheless, complaining neither adds nor subtracts any of the facts on this matter. I want [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 04 May 2012
Ohio's Scholastic Chess Championship held April 1 in Richfield was very competitive. Horizon Science Academy finished in sixth place and student Jonathan Clinton placed ninth individually and won a trophy. The second team finished fifth in the lower division and won an award. The championship is getting tougher and tougher every year. This [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 10 April 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
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
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. 3: LOWER YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE Speaking of taking care of your heart, hypertension, or high blood pressure, [...]
Posted by: LBrad Posted on: 28 February 2012
Rainey student and aspiring actress Teliah Gainer asked fellow students… What Does Rainey Mean to You? Tayla Gray: a vocal music major at Cleveland School of [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 01 February 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
On a cold, wet winter evening last month, as the sun set and the streets darkened, there was a joyful noise on East 55th Street. About 27 young violin students started their daily practice at the Rainey Institute, an afterschool arts program. “Everybody up!” teacher Darnell Weaver said. He pointed to a series of dots written on the board. “We’re [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 01 February 2012
The Rainey Institute currently reaches about 850 children and young adults annually and exposes them to a diverse assortment of arts programs, which they may not encounter otherwise. These programs continue to expand in 2012. Since 1966, the institute's main priority has been education through visual and performing arts. Today, students at the institute can [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 01 February 2012
MaiLonnie Walton waves to her mother and grandmother from the stage at Severance Hall. MaiLonnie, a second grader, and other students from the Rainey Institute’s El Sistema@Rainey program performed during Severance Hall’s 12th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Community Open House on Jan. 16. PHOTO BY JAN THROPE. Read about Rainey in the February [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 26 January 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
In August, the Neighborhood Voice reported the opening of Citizens Leadership Academy, a new charter middle school preparing to welcome its first class of sixth graders. Jerald King, who was one of those students, shared his thoughts on entering the new school from its sister school, Citizens Academy. We caught up with King to see [...]
Posted by: Robert Rozboril Posted on: 04 January 2012
America SCORES Cleveland is an after-school program for elementary school students that uses creative writing, sports and service to inspire children to "have the confidence and character to make a difference in the world." Young poets from the program performed their original works at the seventh annual America SCORES Cleveland Poetry SLAM in November at Cleveland State [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 04 January 2012
Check out the Cleveland Metropolitan School District's Parent University. Help your student succeed. The winter session starts Jan. 9 and includes workshops on everything from healthy cooking to raising leaders to filling out the FAFSA and helping students prepare for the Ohio Graduation Test. Classes take place at schools throughout the city. Registration is ongoing, [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 22 December 2011
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