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The Cleveland Metropolitan School District board met Tuesday night to consider the specific recommendations to close seven schools and lay off employees. By law, the district must close a projected $47.5 million deficit for the next fiscal year by June 30. Cleveland Metropolitan School District also voted to layoff 702 Cleveland Teachers Union employees, including […]
After being booed off the stage and getting dismal reviews, Charlie Sheen is hoping to win over fans in Cleveland. Tickets are still available for Sheen’s one man show “Violent Torpedo of Truth” in Cleveland. The controversial star, who was fired from “Two and a Half Men,” was booed off the stage at his first […]
When Timeica Bethel flew home to Chicago from her senior year at Yale University this month, she knew she had to pay a visit to LeClaire Courts, the troubled housing project where she grew up. And so on a cold, overcast morning, she stands on an overturned plastic bucket and peers over the green construction […]
Hundreds of Clevelanders gathered Monday afternoon on the 31st floor of the Federal Building downtown to protest the recent signing of Senate Bill 5 by Ohio Gov. John Kasich. The “We Are One” rally was sponsored by the American Federation of Government Employees. About 250 middle-class Clevelanders attended. Many said their right to bargain collectively […]
If Mother Nature deems it to happen, then the Indians will begin their 2011 season on a cold Friday afternoon at Progressive Field against divisional foes, the Chicago White Sox. The 2011 Indians have lots of questions, and the belief that, if perhaps things fall into place for several players, then the season won’t be […]
A geology professor at Case Western Reserve University said trace amounts of radiation from Japan were found in rainwater collected on a campus building. According to a news release from CWRU, Professor Gerald Matisoff detected tiny amounts of Iodine 131 on the top of the A.W. Smith Building, but said the presence of it is […]
You may have heard the story about the man living in a 14×60 trailer who got a $12,864 electric bill, or the Corpus Christie man who was billed $7.7 million by his water company, or the Canadian whose cell phone provider hit him up for $85,000–the list truly goes on and on and on. Now […]
Despite the fact that the U.S. has recognized Rebecca Lanier as 119 years old, making her the world’s oldest person, Guinness is refusing to recognize her due to the fact that she had slave parents and could not obtain a birth certificate. The U.K. Daily Mail reports: Because Mrs Lanier is black she was born […]
The Greater Cleveland Spring Job Fair comes to the I-X Center Friday, March 25, featuring more than 60 employers. Among those 60-plus employers will be Brandon Thimke’s Reserves Network, a commercial staffing firm with most of its offices in Northeast Ohio. The Reserves Network finds employees for manufacturing companies through its 30 offices, spanning eight […]
After the bell rang, noting end of the day at Giddings School on Cleveland’s near east side, several children swept through the playground apparatus before their trip home. It is possible the playground equipment will be the only activity at Giddings and six other schools, if the Cleveland Board of Education follows the recommendation of […]
The University of Akron will host its fourth annual Black Male Summit to “bring awareness to critical issues in higher education for young Black men.” The summit will highlight challenges and discuss solutions to promote academic achievement in the Black community. Held during the weekend of April 8th, the even will feature speakers like Tim […]
Some Cleveland city council members hope to block a deal between the Mayor’s office and the Diocese over stained glass windows in landmark churches. The Diocese wants permission to remove them without getting Landmarks Commission approval. Mayor Jackson’s negotiators agreed to a deal requiring the Diocese to get Landmarks Commission okay for replacement windows. But the […]