East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville,
Hough, Little Italy
and University Circle, written by citizen journalists
Zelma George Recreation Center is a diamond in the rough. Despite the fact that the Buckeye community is plagued with drugs and violence, Zelma George and its staff serve the community and give area youth a safe environment to learn and play. Zelma George hosts several house leagues including a basketball league. At the end [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 17 May 2012
Better to be Taken? Is this a fair question? Is it better to be taken? Removed from your environment? Taken from the place you call home? Distant from family and friends? Is it better to be taken? Better to keep you safe? Lost in a system without any plans or directions Placing you with [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 16 May 2012
Be One Of US Boy Scouts of America Troop & Pack 183 & 337 invites you to join us every Saturday afternoon: St. John A.M.E. Church 2261 E. 40th St. and Central Avenue 1 – 3:30 p.m. For more information, contact Al Griffin at 216-695-0638 or Janet Barron at 216-355-9830.
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 15 May 2012
Cleveland’s annual Senior Day is Wednesday, May 16 at the Cleveland Convention Center, 500 Lakeside Ave. The event includes an information fair, recognition of outstanding seniors, lunch and entertainment. For more information, check out the city’s website or call 216-664-2833.
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 14 May 2012
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 [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 08 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
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 Cleveland Eastern Suburbs Rugby Football Club takes care of business off the field as well as on the field. Recently, the ESRFC collected toys and visited children at the Cleveland Clinic's Children's Hospital. During the winter months, most rugby teams are on hiatus, waiting for the ground to thaw before playing rugby [...]
Posted by: JRutledge Posted on: 16 April 2012
Kyrie Irving is a spectacular Cleveland Cavaliers point guard who was born in Australia and raised in New Jersey, where he played high school basketball for St. Patrick High. In college, Irving played for the Duke Blue Devils and opted to leave college early to enter the 2011 NBA draft. He was chosen as the [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 09 April 2012
Updated April 5, 2012 Know of college scholarships to add to this page? Please contact us at info@neighborhood-voice.com. For 2011-2012 11th Graders Calling all 11th graders with high GPAs! Questbridge.org offers scholarships to high-achieving 11th graders from households whose income is below $60,000. Harvard and Yale are among the colleges and universities that participate. To apply, complete summer [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 05 April 2012
I’ve been counting down the days until I graduate from high school since my first day as a freshman. I always felt that school did not give me enough of a challenge. I often was frustrated with the amount of busy work. It seemed as though institutionalized education was nothing but an excuse to force [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 03 April 2012
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 [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 02 April 2012
Veyonne Washington is turning her passion for children and her community into a career. January marked the one-year anniversary of her store Grow Outs Resale Shop, 12206 Larchmere Blvd. After 12 years of running a child care center out of her house as her own children grew up, Washington decided she needed another challenge. She [...]
Posted by: Robert Rozboril Posted on: 11 March 2012
A Glenville High School student competed in the National Boxing Championships earlier this month. The championships are the official Olympics qualifier for seven unqualified weight classes. Fred Wilson Jr., 17, traveled with his dad and boxing coach Fred Wilson Sr. to compete in Colorado Springs, Colo., the headquarters of U.S.A. Boxing. [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 07 March 2012
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