Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of May 8 Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Signal Cleveland’s Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Anastazia Vanisko | Edited by Rachel Dissell and Mary Ellen Huesken Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Residents ask Cleveland City Council to support […]
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How I Lived On A $14k Salary
By Anthony Ying Living on $14k was a challenge I chose to embrace during my gap year because I knew that if I could survive the year on my stipend, without any government support (i.e. food stamps), I would be able to thrive with any salary that I earned in the future. Though many of […]
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Cleveland’s Opportunities for Incarcerated Youth and Ex-Convicts
By Veronica Maciag Where would we be without our hobbies? Well, Cleveland has been trying to ask just that of the members of its community, more specifically, the population of Clevelanders that identify as ex-convicts or as incarcerated youth with the Cleveland Juvenile Detention Center. John Carroll University’s branch of Writers in Residence (WiR), an […]
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Dumpster Days for Ward 4
Dumpster Days in Ward 4 are Finally Here! Let’s do our part to clear out the clutter of our streets and homes! Another example of why we love this community so much. We have so much involvement and our residents care so much about the success of this community! Shout out to you all Union […]
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Cleveland Prepping $15 Million Investment for Southeast Side
Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of May 22 Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Signal Cleveland’s Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Anastazia Vanisko | Edited by Rachel Dissell and Mary Ellen Huesken Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Gun violence, balloon releases addressed in public […]
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Students Organize for Inclusivity on Euclid
By Lily Stuart During the first few weeks of April, Case Western Reserve University students who walked across campus were greeted by who they later deemed the “Euclid Preacher.” Armed with a sign that proclaims that passersby are “Liars,” “Thieves,” or “Immodest Women,” among other more profane and often anti-LGBTQ+ insults, the street preacher became […]
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The Cleveland Observer Student Media Challenge
The Cleveland Observer is looking to form a student news desk. This college-level news desk team will report on topics students are facing and will initially focus on mental health. The content will focus on reporting stories in the community through a solutions lens. The team will convene in September, meet biweekly through November, and […]
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Cleveland City Council committee pauses street resurfacing plan; statewide ballot initiatives at risk, official says
Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of May 8 Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Signal Cleveland’s Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Anastazia Vanisko | Edited by Rachel Dissell and Mary Ellen Huesken Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Residents ask Cleveland City Council to support […]
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‘Tennessee 3’ Expulsions: Could It Happen Here?
By Gennifer Harding-Gosnell Two members of the State House of Representatives of Tennessee, Justin Jones and Justin Pearson, were expelled from their positions in the House in mid-April after they supported protesters who came to the State Capitol earlier in the week to call for gun control reforms. A shooting at a private school in […]