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WEBCommunity powered journalism for a better Cleveland. Despite Bike Cleveland’s ongoing advocacy efforts to improve road safety across the 6,000-plus streets comprising the city’s grid, Cleveland has already experienced an uptick in traffic-related deaths with 12 cyclists and pedestrians killed in vehicular accidents, an increase over the nine who died in 2023.
EDWINS goes nationwide in teaching prison inmates culinary
WEBStudents who complete the video course obtain a culinary degree, and upon release are invited to enroll in the formal six-month training program at EDWINS. Graduates outside Cleveland can have travel expenses covered by the Cleveland Browns and free lodging at the EDWINS Second Chance Life Skills Center. “GTL was the enabler,” Chrostowski said.
Community partnerships bring affordable internet to Cleveland ...
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Street club and church community meetings in Cleveland’s Buckeye neighborhood give residents a voice in their community; however, after the pandemic forced them online, residents without access to internet lost that connection to conversations that could shape the future of their home.
“Too big to fail”: Inside the city’s $12M deal to save Shaker Square
WEBAug 12, 2024 · The City of Cleveland wants to spend $12 million to rescue Shaker Square from receivership, turn it over to nonprofits for repairs, and sell it to a new owner. Some critics, though, say the city is overpaying for the center and it’s a waste of precious tax dollars. With repair needs looming and tenants leaving the square, City Council is set to vote on a deal as early as next week.
When Cleveland works for women, it works for everyone
WEBSep 10, 2024 · This column is part of a new series from The Land’s editor. Send feedback to Lee Chilcote at [email protected].. If Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is successful in modernizing city hall, the women on his leadership team will deserve much of the credit.. That was evident this past Tuesday, March 8 on International Women’s Day when the mayor held a panel discussion at 601 Lakeside ...
Cleveland’s air quality response ramps up, eyes new standards, …
WEBAug 22, 2024 · The Clean Air Act of 1970 started mandatory air quality monitoring, and Cleveland maintains a fairly robust air monitoring operation that Sokolowski said is always searching for ways to improve. The George T. Craig Air Quality Monitoring Site on the corner of East 14 th St. and Orange Avenue stands just south of downtown Cleveland.
Urban League of Greater Cleveland launches My Brother’s Keeper ...
WEBMay 31, 2024 · The Urban League of Greater Cleveland, in partnership with My Brother’s Keeper Ohio 2021, launched My Brother’s Keeper Greater Cleveland Chapter, a program to support boys and young men of color from this community. Funding and planning partners include the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Cleveland Foundation. The …
How Cleveland is salvaging old buildings to create a new circular ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Berghorn added that it will take national climate policy, like placing a dollar-per-ton price on carbon, to incentivize builders to use salvaged lumber over clear-cut wood. “Salvage lumber costs $833 per thousand board feet compared to $500 for virgin timber on the stump,” he said.
Housing nonprofit provides essential home repairs to Cuyahoga …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · The goal of Community Housing Solutions is to help connect Cuyahoga County residents, like English, who need structural repairs with local certified contractors that can do the work using state, county and city grant dollars. The organization doesn’t do cosmetic work like painting; instead, its repairs are focused on mechanical systems that ...
Map: Which Northeast Ohio cities declared racism a public ... - The …
WEB6 days ago · If map does not appear above, please refresh the page. On June 1, 2020, Natoya Walker Minor, Cleveland’s Chief of Public Affairs, addressed Cleveland City Council’s Health and Human Services Committee. “Our health…is determined in part by the social and economic opportunities and the lack of resources in our communities, in our homes, in our neighborhoods,” she said.