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Seniors & Caregivers Expo with Food Trucks Set for Friday, August 2
The Macedonia Senior Center will host a Seniors & Caregivers Expo on Friday, August 2, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at City Hall. Discover a wide range of resources, services, and products designed to enhance the well-being and quality of life for older adults and those who care for them. Leave with a swag bag full of resources, enter to win raffle prizes, and grab lunch at one of the food trucks.
Christopher Barker selected as Summit County Public Health's next commissioner
The Summit County Board of Health has named Christopher Barker to succeed Health Commissioner Donna Skoda, who is retiring at year's end after serving at the forefront of the region's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The board voted to appoint Barker, who currently serves as Summit County Public Health's director of emergency preparedness and compliance, at a July 11 meeting. ...
Akron Urban League names John Williams as successor to Teresa LeGrair
The Akron Urban League announced John Williams as its new president and chief executive officer. Williams succeeds Teresa LeGrair, who officially retired in March but continued to lead the agency. LeGrair will work to facilitate a smooth transition with Williams, according to a press release from the Urban League. Williams...
10 most expensive homes sold in Summit County, July 15-21
A house in Boston Heights that sold for $1.6 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Summit County in the past week. In total, 164 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $237,877. The average price per square foot was $158.
Metro Athletic Conference seeks new member schools
The Metro Athletic Conference is accepting letters of interest from schools who may want to join the league in the 2026-27 school year. That would be the MAC's first year without Coventry, which recently announced its upcoming move to the Principals Athletic Conference. The MAC's members include three Portage County schools (Field, Ravenna...
Garfield Heights Superintendent dodges questions about student violence, teacher resignations
GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Parents and teachers say the Garfield Heights school Superintendent is clearly dodging questions regarding the district’s ongoing and brutal student violence. The problem has gotten so bad that many teachers have called it quits. Dr. Richard Reynolds has been the district’s Superintendent for more...
Noel, Ramirez, Kwan all blast home runs in Guardians 5-4 win over Tigers
The Cleveland Guardians (60-40) defeated the Detroit Tigers (50-52) on Tuesday night, 5-4. The win snapped the team’s three-game losing streak, tying their longest streak of the season. Jose Ramirez, Steven Kwan and Jhonkensy Noel all hit home runs.
A ‘Haven’ for women and children experiencing homelessness coming to Cudell
Last summer, Sisters Haven helped save a home on West 99th by sharing a vision of a place where women and their young children could escape homelessness. Now, the local nonprofit is tasked with getting the formerly condemned home up to code, particularly for people with disabilities. The home is...
Summer Fun Fest, Intergenerational lunch happening this weekend in Cleveland
As summer continues to quickly pass us by, the Cleveland community events are not slowing down anytime soon. Let’s look at what free events and activities the city has to offer this weekend:. Family Literacy Day. Join the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Ashley B. for the First Annual...
PHOTOSTREAM: Wesli @ City Stages by Anastasia Pantsios
The second edition of the Cleveland Museum of Art’s global music series City Stages featured a knockout performance by Haitian-Canadian band Wesli, an eight-piece ensemble fronted by vocalist/guitarist Wesley Louissaint. The polyglot music of this Montreal-based group draws on Afrobeat, Latin, hip hop, soul, reggaeton, reggae, traditional Haitian music, and American pop and rock to create something that’s really different from your standard indie band. They put on a show for the large crowd assembled outdoors at the intersection on West 29th and Church that had people dancing in every nook and cranny. You couldn’t sit still to their intensely rhythmic sound, with a two-piece horn section, Wesley’s virtuoso guitar and the band members’ exuberant dancing.
Jimmy and Dee Haslam donate $2 million to Pelotonia for cancer research
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cleveland Browns owners Jimmy and Dee Haslam along with their philanthropic entity "The Haslam 3 Foundation" have made a donation to Pelatonia for cancer research. According to a media release, the donation will be used to "accellerate research on Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL)." "I love Pelotonia's...
Todd Dery: I'm not panicking, the Guardians are going to be in 'win now' mode with the deadline coming up
Todd Dery joins Spencer German on Overtime with Jonathan Peterlin to discuss the latest with the Guardians. Todd talks about the team’s recent struggles, what to expect out of Cleveland at the trade deadline, Travis Bazzana’s future, and more.
Ohio Artist Mary Jo Bole Tells Her Family Story in New Film at Cinematheque
Cleveland-born-and-raised, Columbus-based artist Mary Jo Bole works across a variety of mediums including sculpture, printmaking, installation and film, mining her personal family history as well as found historical artifacts to create resonant, layered work. She’s spent the past several years working. On a film called Family White Elephants, based on...
Carlos Jones Headlines Popular Edgewater Beach Concert
Thu 7/25 @ 4-8PM Cleveland Metroparks has a full schedule of concerts this summer at multiple locations featuring artists ranging from cover bands to talented original singer-songwriters. It kicked off in mid-June and runs through mid-August at locations such as Huntington Beach, the Emerald Necklace Marina, and the East 55th Street Marina, with local food trucks and Metroparks concessions at many of the locations.
Summers at Severance Offers an Indoor Cleveland Orchestra Experience
The Cleveland Orchestra’s Summers at Severance series continues for those who love the orchestra but don’t want to fight the traffic at Blossom Music Center. This Thursday, young Czech conductor Petr Popelka, chief conductor/artistic director of the Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra, will take the podium to lead a concert that will conclude with his countryman Anton Dvořák’s Symphony No. 6, which premiered in 1881 at the Vienna Philharmonic and combined Czech and German influences.
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