Cleveland Snow Removal Policies Under the Microscope After Challenging Winter Storms
By Gennifer Harding-Gosnell Two significant back-to-back snowstorms crippled most of Cleveland in January, casting a harsh spotlight on the City’s ability to manage its snow removal services, and bringing about…
Public Meetings vs. Private Interest
By Bruce Checefsky In May 2021, the Cleveland Planning Commission held a special meeting without taking steps to notify the public and reporters. The Commission discussed a proposed elevated park…
Your Neighbor, Ashlee Long Your Essential Worker
By Carla Calhoun Lorin Ashlee Long has lived in the Hough community for 22 years. She moved here as a teen with her mom, who unfortunately passed away in 2014. …
Your Neighbor, Your Essential Worker
By Carla Calhoun Lorin Ashlee Long has lived in the Hough community for 22 years. She moved here as a teen with her mom, who unfortunately passed away in 2014. …
Trust Your Perceptions and Get Real With Yourself
By Sheila Ferguson It is what it is! If it walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, it's probably a duck. Self-deception and denial are two of the…
Act Like A Man! (Part 13)
By Melvin Mason Stick-to-it-iveness. A colloquial word that means to persist, maintain, or continue in pursuit of something; to keep on keeping on. Another synonym of it is “perseverance.” In…
Legal Aid Offers Free Legal Help with Tax Problems
By Tonya Sams Tax season is headed our way faster than lake effect snow, and there are many community organizations helping Northeast Ohio residents with tax preparation. The pandemic has…
I Made My Public Comment…What Happens Now?
By Gennifer Harding-Gosnell Clevelanders were given the right to address City Council at public meetings beginning this past October. A movement fronted by the grassroots organization Clevelanders For Public Comment,…
The Inspirational “Friendship Wall” at Cleveland Job Corps Center
By Wally Espada, Cleveland Job Corps Center Your mind believes what you tell it, so always tell it positive things. This thought inspired the Friendship Wall in one of our…
Coping with Life’s Disappointments
By Sheila Ferguson Disappointment is a natural part of life. Today, disappointment has taken on added weight with the COVID-19 pandemic. Now more than ever our tempers are flaring, and…