Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Signal Cleveland’s Doug Breehl-Pitorak Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of Dec. 5, 2022 Council committee advances loads of legislation ahead of year’s final meeting Dec. 5 – Committee of the Whole, Cleveland […]
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Residents speak about homelessness, participatory budgeting; committee OKs police-related grants
Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Signal Cleveland’s Doug Breehl-Pitorak Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of Nov. 28, 2022 Committee approves six mayoral nominees for Community Police Commission Dec. 1 – Mayor’s Appointments Committee, Cleveland City Council […]
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Democracy Shouldn’t End at the Ballot Box
An Editorial by Keshawn Walker Another election season has passed, and despite once again being told that this was “the most important election of our lives,” turnout in Cuyahoga County was abysmal with just shy of 26% of eligible voters turning out on Nov. 8. Despite the Voting Rights Act being dismantled piecemeal by the […]
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Ward 7 Councilwoman Endorses Participatory Budgeting Proposal
By Bruce Checefsky Several dozen people packed into the Happy Dog on Detroit Avenue in the Gordon Square District on Nov. 2 for the City Club of Cleveland panel on participatory budgeting (PB CLE). The atmosphere was festive and optimistic. Erika Anthony, Co-Founder and Executive Director of Cleveland VOTES, hosted the panel discussion. Panelists included […]
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The World’s Biggest Selling Album of all Time
Staff Writer Michael Jackson’s record album Thriller turns 40 years old on Nov. 30. This masterpiece has affected the world and changed Black culture forever. When the album was first released, sales were not that great—but Michael had an idea to get them where they needed to be and it worked. In the early 1980s, […]
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CAROLYN’S LAW FOR SAFER LONG-TERM CARE
By Sheila Ferguson Here in Northeast Ohio, Mr. Jesse J. Ruffin Jr. is a man on a mission. Since 2018, the Cleveland area has been the driving force behind Carolyn’s Law, inspired by his late wife’s decline in several adult care facilities before passing. It is a movement to improve the quality of life and […]
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Cleveland For Sale?
By Bruce Checefsky An overwhelming number of vacant and abandoned properties in the city of Cleveland from decades of mortgage foreclosures, delinquent taxes, and people walking away has created a dramatic rise in properties acquired by in- and out-of-state investors buying single-family homes. The result of this rise in investor-ownership is a housing submarket that […]
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ThirdSpace Reading Room
By Margaret Adams The Cleveland Public Library hosted a Great Lakes African-American Writers Conference (GLAAWC) event during this year’s Cleveland Book Week. One of the featured bookstores was a Black-owned business right here in Cleveland, called ThirdSpace Reading Room. ThirdSpace Reading Room is located at 1464 East 105th St. in the historic Medical Associates Building […]
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Holiday Prep: Mindful Money Edition
by Ray’Chel Wilson, Certified Financial Education Instructor® Oh, the holidays. A time when money & mental health are often stretched & fluctuate. What’s the best way to enjoy the holiday season? Holistically! Ask yourself these 3 proactive questions to make this holiday season the best one yet. The Big 3 Q: How does money make […]
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Pray and Wait
by Larry Frazier We live in an instant world. You can easily have all the components of a meal, or a whole meal, in a packet. Just add water. The advancements in technology have made us impatient about waiting for the things we want. Advertising programs have not helped either. Have it your way; receive […]