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Free Conference on Race, Food & Justice

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Inside the seasonal tunnel at Rid-All Green Partnership. Photo courtesy of Rid-All Green Partnership.
Food — what’s race and justice got to do with it? To answer that question, Case Western Reserve University hosts the “Race, Food and Justice” conference on April 25 and 26. The conference is free and open to the public. It marks the third year CWRU’s Social Justice Institute has partnered with local organizations Rid-All Green Partnership Project, Environmental Health Watch and PolicyBridge to raise public.
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From Empty Lot to High-Tech Farm

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L-R: Leonard Davis, Jerome Pannell, Keneth Jackson and Mark Pannel with the seasonal high tunnel they erected March 10, 2013 on East 130 Street and Arlington. PHOTO by M. LaVORA PERRY
Leonard Davis’ dream of urban farming grew from a seedling to a garden. It's located on the corner of East 130th Street and Arlington Avenue in the Glenville neighborhood. In 2008, Davis’ godfather allowed him to plant a garden on the large plot of land. In 2011, Davis bought the plot and gave away what he grew to anyone who wanted some. Now Davis' garden has gone.
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Buckeye-Shaker City Fresh Stop to Open June 12

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Want to find super-fresh, healthy and affordable eats in your neighborhood this summer? Look no farther than the new Buckeye-Shaker City Fresh Stop, a community supported agriculture initiative that promotes urban health and sustainable food systems in Northeast Ohio. Every Tuesday between June 12 and October 23, shareholders will gather at the new stop (located at 12000 Shaker Blvd.) to collect just-picked fruits and vegetables, swap.
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Coit Road Farmers’ Market celebrates its 80th anniversary

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The Coit Road Farmers’ Market celebrates its 80th anniversary during market hours 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 2. The celebration will include activities for all ages such as entertainment, games, information tables, health screenings and food. Founded in 1932, the market is located at the intersection of Coit and Woodworth roads near East 152nd and provides access to affordable, locally sourced food to the residents of Greater.
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Community Effort Provides Gardens to 150 Households

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The Buckeye Area Development Corporation partnered with the Filtrexx Foundation Family Gardening Initiative and the Healthy Eating & Active Living (H.E.A.L.) Initiative to bring 150 backyard gardens to families in the Buckeye, Larchmere, Woodland Hills on May 12. The Buckeye Area Family Garden Initiative™ is the first of its kind in Cleveland.  It aims to bring healthy food and eating back to households with backyard gardening..
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New Cleveland Energy Saver program

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The Cleveland Energy $aver program is receiving the highest level of attention from Cleveland homeowners by reducing energy consumption.  City of Cleveland homeowners can save from 30 to 50 percent off the cost of qualified home energy efficiency improvements through the Cleveland Energy $aver program brought to you by the City of Cleveland, Cleveland Housing Network, and CASH Cleveland.  It is the first program of its kind.
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Community Day of Service Showcases Neighborhood Leaders

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Students, neighbors and other volunteers teamed up last month for an inspiring Community Day of Service. On April 11, volunteers joined together to prepare several community gardens for the season, beautify a group of abandoned homes, and clean some streets to brighten the neighborhood. It was a cloudy and chilly spring day, but everyone persevered working until late that afternoon when we were greeted by sunshine just.
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Glenville Students Raise Awareness about Living “Green”

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Famicos Foundation hosted students from Glenville High School last month for a Sustainability Awareness Day. The students, who are part of the "Table, Set, Go" program, set up displays and educated visitors about sustainability. D.J. Morris talked about portable gardens called Garden Soxx. Avil Wells talked about hydroponics, a method of growing plants in water without soil. Steve Dugard and Alex Washington talked about composting. Other students educated visitors about.
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Community Grows At New Community Garden

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De'Angelo Knuckles' plot at the new community garden here is just a pile of dirt right now, but Knuckles sees something growing already -- and it's better than any fruit or vegetable. It's the sense of community and safety that have sprouted in the area since the Buckeye Learning Farm first took root. This year for the first time, the Learning Farm - - which has.
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Neighborhood Spotlight: Diana Cooks

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When you wander into Diana Cooks’ Second Home Salon, 12910 Larchmere, you'll find yourself surrounded by one-of-a-kind home accents and fine furnishings that are looking for their “second home.” You'll also find yourself playing a role in Diana's personal campaign to reuse, repurpose, and refurbish the world's goods and help decrease our collective carbon footprint. "In the store, I carry unique items that have been manufactured.
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Central Residents Groups Receive Grants

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In March, seven grassroots groups received grants up to $3,000 each for their resident-led projects.  The Sisters of Charity Foundation’s Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood initiative and Neighborhood Connections partnered to create this new funding opportunity in Central to encourage involvement and leadership by neighbors in the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood Initiative.  All projects focus on the positive social development and academic success of neighborhood youth..
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Hotel Groundbreaking Means More Jobs Coming to Area

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A Courtyard by Marriott hotel is coming to University Circle. It is being built just behind the Starbucks at Cornell Drive and Euclid Avenue. About 40 local officials and business members, including County Executive Ed FitzGerald, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and County Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell, attended the groundbreaking ceremony Jan. 19 in the former Uptowne Grill. The Courtyard by Marriott - University Circle hotel, being developed by.
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Rid-All: A Green Movement

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Green consciousness has a new attitude. It is being packaged and delivered to local young adults in the form of a comic book series and now  a play called “Rid-All: A Green Movement,” directed by Marvin Wright-Bey.  The play is based on the first three issues of the comic series called “Brink City: Green in the Ghetto.” It opens at Karamu House on January 14.  The story.
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SIDEBAR: Restoring The Neighborhood

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East 93rd residents beautify community despite trash dumping For people like David Dotson, trash dump- ing is not just a nuisance. It is a counter- force to the restoration of his community. Dotson is the owner of two vacant houses on East 93rd Street. Annie Key, a former state representative for the 11th district, lives a few houses down from one of his properties. “They [strangers] have used.
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Dumping Grounds

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Stacks of discarded rubber tires, weather-beaten mattresses and bags, boxes and cartons line the streets of Greater Cleveland. Elected officials and city residents say they’re fed up with watching the once- vibrant neighborhoods that surround University Circle become cluttered with trash, as abandoned homes and boarded up businesses become dumping grounds for garbage and debris. Illegal dumping plagues many of America’s major cities, primarily impoverished areas. Midwestern.
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