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The process of daily water quality monitoring at Cleveland beaches
CLEVELAND — This could be a great weekend to hit the beaches of Cleveland! Whether it's Edgewater, Villa Angela, or the ever popular Euclid Beach, there's a team of dedicated, vigilant scientists watching the water. "I am a field biologist with the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District Water Quality...
Cooling centers open in Northeast Ohio as dangerous heat wave hits region
CLEVELAND — A heat wave is on its way to Northeast Ohio, with dangerous and possibly record-setting temperatures expected Monday through Friday. Officials in Cleveland have already announced their plans to open several cooling centers for the week. Officials in Grafton Village in Lorain County have announced that a cooling center will be open Monday through Saturday. More municipalities and counties are likely to announce plans to open cooling centers throughout the week as temperatures soar near 100 degrees.
Central Ohio advocates say kids can be listed on evictions, are at risk for long-term consequences
A housing advocate in central Ohio warns that more kids are being listed on eviction proceedings, as eviction rates increase. Though the problem isn't widespread, it can have huge consequences on the children's future access to credit and rental housing. When a person is evicted, they face more consequences than...
Preparing for a Juneteenth celebration in Cleveland
CLEVELAND — MetroHealth spent Friday setting up for their Freedom Fest on Saturday. The festival is meant to celebrate the Juneteenth holiday, and MetroHealth said they expect more than 10,000 people to attend this year’s Freedom Fest. Arlene Anderson, a MetroHealth employee who helped plan the festival, is...
Solon Mayor Ed Kraus: ‘Juneteenth is really made for a celebration’
SOLON, Ohio -- With sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-80s, it was a perfect day for the city’s third Juneteenth celebration Thursday (June 13) at Bicentennial Park. More than 300 people turned out to hear Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band perform their uplifting, high-energy reggae music. If...
Juneteenth Festival in Cleveland
Dozens of food vendors, clothing and beauty supply sellers and community organizations filled Mall C in downtown Cleveland to help celebrate the MetroHealth Cleveland Juneteenth Freedom Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2024. An artist works on a painting. David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com. 7 / 47. Juneteenth Festival in Cleveland, 2024. 8...
Criminal defense attorneys’ advice can keep you out of court
Made-for-TV dramatizations of courtrooms and criminal investigations are responsible for how many people’s expectations of the legal system, but if you ever find yourself the target of a criminal prosecution, the reality is different. “Legal representation should look nothing like what is seen on television,” criminal-defense attorney Ian Friedman...
Recollection, restoration, celebration: Perspectives on Juneteenth from around Northeast Ohio
Co-authored by Reegan Davis Saunders and Jillian Holness for Signal Akron. Regennia N. Williams has probably been familiar with Juneteenth for longer than most of her fellow Northeast Ohio natives. “I heard of Juneteenth just over 30 years ago, when I started to teach the survey courses in African American...
Ukrainian refugee shocked by guns in U.S., fears for her son’s safety in Northeast Ohio
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two years ago, Maryna Didenko and her 11-year-old son took shelter in the cellar of their home in Ukraine as bombs and tanks destroyed their hometown. They fled from Kharkiv, just 30 minutes away from Russia’s border, leaving behind family and friends, to board a train headed to Poland in hopes of finding safety.
Cleveland Clinic needs to explain more fully unusual PTO policy, booking value not hours
The Cleveland Clinic policy on paid time off (PTO) appears to be a unique take on time off (”Workers at the Clinic are not happy that when their pay goes up, their banked PTO goes down,” June 8). I have worked where there was vacation pay, sick pay,...
Beachwood Juneteenth celebration June 19
The city of Beachwood will hold its second annual Juneteenth Community Celebration at 4 p.m. June 19 outside the Beachwood Family Aquatic Center at 25125 Fairmount Blvd. The event will feature over 60 vendors from local African American owned businesses, yard games, family activities, food trucks, a movie truck, DJ and a 360-degree photo booth.
Air quality advisory extended through Monday in Northeast Ohio
An Air Quality Advisory for ground level ozone has been extended through Monday by the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency for Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Portage and Summit counties. Air quality levels will be unhealthy for sensitive groups during this period. Those in the sensitive groups category ofchildren, the elderly...
Shontel Brown to speak on Cuyahoga County Solar for Schools program
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio — Congresswoman Shontel Brown, OH-District 11, will be speaking at Maple Heights High School Tuesday regarding Cuyahoga County’s Solar for Schools program and the federal funding it’s receiving. An award of $557,250 from the Department of Energy Efficiency & Conservation Block Grant is funding...
Motorcycle club heads to Streetsboro storefront
A motorcycle clubhouse got approval to zoom into Streetsboro, using a commercial storefront as a home base for its social and charitable activities. Kindred Breed, a motorcycle club that sponsors children in need, will move into a storefront at 8936 State Route 14. The city's planning commission approved site plans for the clubhouse, along with a "similar use determination" that declared the organization a fraternal organization, similar to the Elks or Eagles clubs.
Mayfield Village’s Lunch Series at the Gazebo holds Father’s Day event
The dulcet tunes of Island Troy washed over visitors during Mayfield Villages Lunch series June 12 at the Gazebo, 6635 Wilson Mills Road. While the lunchtime tradition is held every other Wednesday from June 5 until September, this week’s musical break also had burgers personally made by Parks and Recreation Director Shane McAvinew.
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