East Cleveland, Fairfax, Glenville,
Hough, Little Italy
and University Circle, written by citizen journalists
When people think of marathons, the image most often brought to mind is a mass of runners struggling and straining to reach a far off goal. The Sisters of Charity Foundation, the Downtown YMCA and other local organizations are using a locally run marathon to set children’s focus beyond a thin white line. The SOCF [...]
Posted by: JRutledge Posted on: 18 May 2012
East Tech High School senior Jimmy Horton signed a letter of intent May 17 to continue his education and play basketball at Ohio Christian University. OCU is a private Christian university just south of Columbus. Horton helped lead East Tech to a 16-7 record under the direction of head coach Brett Moore. The Golden Scarabs finished [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 17 May 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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
Four youths recently traveled from Cleveland to Independence, Missouri as boxing championship contenders. They returned home winners. From February 1 to 4 they fought in the 2012 National Silver Gloves Tournament, which is for 10 to 15 year old amateur boxers. Tiarra Conwell, 11, Khalil Osaze, 12, Dazzlin Turner, 15, and De'Andre Williams, 11, train with the Lonnie [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 07 March 2012
More than 250 elementary-age students, from nine Cleveland Metropolitan Schools, performed their original works of poetry at the seventh annual America SCORES Cleveland Poetry SLAM Friday, November 18 at Cleveland State University’s Waetjen Auditorium. The citywide poetry slam gave America SCORES’ budding poets an opportunity to have their voices heard by more than 500 parents, teachers and [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 07 December 2011
Cleveland students brought stories to life through poetry at America SCORES Cleveland Poetry Slam. From the soccer field to the stage, poet-athletes used slam poetry to express themselves. America SCORES Cleveland presented the 7th annual Poetry SLAM!, an extravaganza of spoken word performance by the participants of America SCORES Cleveland, the only local non-profit that provides soccer, [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 18 November 2011
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 last month at Cleveland State University. [...]
Posted by: M. LaVora Perry Posted on: 16 October 2011
**By Alisha Memaran, NV Contributor** FAIRFAX – We have all seen it, a group of teenagers congregating on a street corner. Some might see a bunch of troublemakers, but if you are looking through the eyes of Fred Wilson, you see an opportunity. Back in 2001, during a community meeting, Wilson and a group of [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 02 August 2011
By Lila Mills, NV Publisher EAST CLEVELAND – A celebration decades in the making brought hundreds of people to Forest Hill Park July 17 to close the city’s first Little League baseball season in more than 20 years. Hot dogs, pony rides and a parents-versus kids game (kids won 6-0) were highlights of the well-attended [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 02 August 2011
Seven years ago, the national after-school program America SCORES arrived in Cleveland. Since then, the program has expanded to nine schools across the City and now serves more than 400 students in third through eighth grades. America SCORES combines two different activities — soccer and scholastics -— in an effort to engage students. Through a [...]
Posted by: lmills Posted on: 15 May 2011
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