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  • Ohio City resident Eric Gordon named new CEO of Cleveland Metropolitan School District

    (Plain Press, August 2011) On July 12, 2011, the Board of Education of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District voted to approve the at-will employment contract of Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Gordon.  The one-year contract commences July 1, 2011 and ends on June 30, 2012 for the District’s former Chief Academic Officer. Gordon is an…

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  • Clevelanders explore joining national educational reform effort

    (Plain Press, August 2011) About forty Cleveland activists came together on July 21st at a meeting hosted by Organize! Ohio to view Parent Power— an inspirational video about educational reform in New York City, and discuss how to encourage Cleveland parents and community members to get involved in a similar effort. The video, produced by…

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  • Clifton Arts & Musicfest award winners announded

    (Plain Press, August 2011) Entries in the following categories were chosen as winners in the Juried Art Show at the 24th Annual Clifton Arts & Musicfest on Saturday, June 18, 2011: Best of Show – Don Morrow, Genuine Beach Glass from Lakewood, OH (Jewelry); Best of Show, Fine Art –  Connie Adams, Watercolors by Constance…

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  • July 2011 Photos

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  • Steve’s Lunch offers up a slice of Americana

    Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, businessmen, neighbors, police officers, prostitutes, and an occasional celebrity dine together inside of Steve’s Lunch. The 8-seat lunch counter has been serving some of Cleveland’s finest food since 1956. Currently, the entire location is under renovation. According to S and S Construction, the commercial space next door…

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  • Cavs Learn and Play Center opens at WSEM

    The Cleveland Cavaliers’ 11th Learn and Play Center (L&PC) opened on May 24th in the Youth and Family Learning Center on the main campus of West Side Ecumenical Ministry (WSEM) at 5209 Detroit Avenue. The Cavs L&PC will serve families and children (ages 0-5) to help them develop school readiness skills, encourage a love of learning…

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  • Concern raised over Board of Education vote on Near West Intergenerational School and New Tech Academy

    This is a letter to the editor that the Plain Dealer refused to print. It concerns displacing Cleveland students from Garret Morgan and moving in a charter school, the Near West Intergenerational School. It is no surprise that the PD editorial and Tom Ott’s article left out information of grave concern to the citizens of…

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  • Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center thanks neighborhood with Festival of Light

    The Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center at West 89th and Willard hosted its 2011 Festival of Light on Saturday, June 18th. The festival featured free food, health and community resources, entertainment and activities for youth. Pastor Max Rodas of the Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center says the Congregation of the Nueva Luz Nazarine Church and…

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  • Madison Avenue Safety Initiative covers target area with cameras

    by Chuck Hoven The Madison Avenue Safety Initiative hopes to have all of Madison Avenue between W. 85th and W. 104th covered by security cameras, 24 hours a day. In order to reach this goal, SAFE-16 is using funding from Ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook and Cudell Improvement to offer a $250 rebate to property…

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  • Memorial to the 1st Cleveland Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty

    A memorial to Officer John Michael Kick–the 1st Cleveland Officer killed in the Line of Duty–was dedicated on June 11, 2011, at the Monroe Street Cemetery at 3207 Monroe Street between West 25th Street and Fulton. About 400 people attended the ceremony held by the Cleveland Police Department and the Monroe Street Cemetery Foundation. The…

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