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How to talk to your kids about Juneteenth
How do you approach Juneteenth, a complex topic, to kids? Fox 8's Wayne Dawson has an enlightening conversation about Juneteenth with Dr. Jennifer Ross, Director of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Akron Children's Hospital. Dr. Ross suggests age-appropriate children's books and why it's important to celebrate the federal holiday with family.
Hough neighbors concerned about transitional housing for ex-offenders on their street
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Residents in the Hough neighborhood expressed their concerns at a community meeting, Tuesday night, about transitional housing being built on their street. Kingdom Builders, an organization headquartered in California, owns a vacant building on Blaine Avenue and has plans to turn it into housing for people...
Custom stent helps patient breathe easier
CLEVELAND — Sam Elkurd wears an oxygen sensor hanging on a string around his neck. He had a lung transplant in 2016 due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. “I bought them after my doctor confiscated my first one,” Elkurd said with a chuckle. The transplant worked so well his...
Cleveland Guardians Fans Can Skip the Lines on Game Days and Get Their Beer and Cocktails From Alcohol Vending Machines
Cleveland Guardians fans attending games at Progressive Field in Ohio can skip the lines with the help of a new alcohol vending machine from Boxxtech, which the company unveiled Tuesday. Boxxtech claims the vending machine is equipped with ID authentication, making it perfect for large venues. “We are excited to...
OSU lands $4.9M federal grant to train 'climate-ready' workforce along Lake Erie shoreline
The Biden Administration is spending $60 million to provide more climate-adaptation training to students living in nine ecosystems, including the western Lake Erie shoreline between Toledo and Cleveland. Ohio State University is getting $4.85 million of Inflation Reduction Act money to make first-ever “climate-ready” training affordable for the next generation of Great Lakes hydrologists, shoreline engineers, water treatment plant operators, and other jobs that have a focus on anything from chronic algal blooms to fluctuating water levels. Lorrayne Miralha, an OSU assistant professor of watershed modeling and data analytics, said she was thinking of algae-related nutrients and runoff when her team put together a proposal for the funding. “Our goal is to train at least 100 climate-ready workers,” she said, adding that she expects to begin training this August.
Most felons face deep obstacles in employment, housing and more - with a notable exception: Eric Foster
ATLANTA -- Do you know anyone who has been convicted of a felony? To a man (or woman), they will tell you that having a felony record is like getting hit with a life sentence, even after you did your time and paid your debt to society. In some ways, serving the time is the easy part. The hard part is after release. That’s when you learn about the other consequences, the collateral consequences, of a felony conviction. Once society has deemed you a “felon,” that designation hangs over you like a dark cloud.
Downtown retail space filled by magic...and illusion
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - It’s an old retail building embracing the new retail environment. The majestic and historic May Company building -- more than 100 years old -- has seen key retail space open on the first floor, which sat vacant for more than a decade. “Having full, vibrant...
Horrifying Disclosure! WOMAN Accused of Stabbing, KILLING 3-Year-Old in Ohio Admits Previous Murder in Bakersfield
A woman suspected of murdering a toddler outside a Cleveland, Ohio supermarket claimed to have killed before, in Bakersfield. Bionca Ellis is accused of fatally stabbing a three-year-old boy outside a supermarket. Ellis is charged with murder, aggravated murder, attempted murder, and other offenses. During her arraignment on Monday, the 32-year-old pled not guilty to all seven charges.
Historic CLE church turning its former school into coffee house, campus ministry
Zion Lutheran Church on Prospect Avenue is working on its vision to turn its old school building, which has been closed for decades, into a coffee shop and campus ministry for local college students.
Shaker signs off on extended lease, renovations for Early Childhood Enrichment Center
SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio -- City Council last month welcomed a new and extended lease of the Shaker Family Center that eliminates a previous $200,000 subsidy -- replacing it with a more substantial capital improvements plan for the building. The current 18-month lease expires at the end of this month for...
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