Here is the full update about the City of Cleveland’s extension of the curfew through 8 p.m. on June 2 and affected area. For more info and maps: https://bit.ly/2zP7vWn
CDC Reverses Course Again on Using Race As Testing Criteria
Minority Groups with Higher Case and Death Rates Deemed a Priority, Then Not
By Afi Scruggs
This public service journalism article provided by nonprofit nonpartisan Eye on Ohio, the Ohio Center for Investigative Journalism.
After changing the guidelines to test ethnic minority groups disproportionately affected by COVID-19, the CDC reversed course again Wednesday, saying that African Americans exposed to the virus could not get tested without symptoms.
Continue readingGreater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund partnersannounce latest round of grantmaking
Community raises more than $7.6 million, grants approach $2.8 million in support of frontline nonprofit organizations in Greater Cleveland
CLEVELAND (April 17, 2020) – The Greater Cleveland COVID-19 Rapid Response Fund coalition announced today its fourth round of weekly grants to support the Greater Cleveland nonprofit community, which continues to face unprecedented challenges during the ongoing pandemic. In total, $492,713 was awarded to 12 organizations and groups serving Cuyahoga, Lake and Geauga counties, bringing the overall grantmaking amount to nearly $2.8 million in the month since the Fund’s creation.
Continue readingNortheast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless Finds Current Gaps in Cleveland COVID-19 Homelessness Response
Frank Jackson: ‘We will get through this together’
Dear Residents, Even in the midst of a pandemic, I want to assure you that your government is working hard for you and share a little about what we are doing. I also want to make clear that we will get through this – together – as we have other…
CMSD Recommendation to Relocate Tremont Montessori Discussed at Public Meeting
A special report by The Tremonster In late May, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) announced its emerging recommendation for the future of Tremont Montessori is to relocate the program to an existing, modernized building outside of Tremont. The final public input meeting on the district’s emerging recommendations on the future…
CMSD Invites Public Input on Long-Term School Planning
CMSD NEWS BUREAU CMSD will engage the community in planning the future of academic programs and buildings. The Board of Education is revisiting the District’s master facilities plan. Cleveland’s population patterns have changed since the plan was last updated five years ago, and the board wants to ensure that the…
Cleveland RTA Transit Police take the Lip Sync Challenge
by Linda Scardilli Krecic
Spokesperson, Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority
Eighteen off-duty, RTA Transit Police officers participated in the Lip Sync challenge last week.
It took eight hours to film the video over two days.
“Can’t Stop the Feeling,” by Justin Timberlake was the unanimous song of choice. Continue reading
Mayor Jackson and Division of Police Introduce Community Engagement Officers to City Neighborhoods
by Nancy Kelsey
Today, Mayor Frank G. Jackson, Chief Calvin D. Williams and Deputy Chief Wayne Drummond provided background on the Community Engagement Officer (CEO) initiative and introduced the 15 new CEOs.
This initiative further demonstrates the City’s commitment to creating a better quality of life for residents. Each of the city’s five police districts has three CEOs focused on grassroots relationship-building, based on the specific needs of each district.
“It’s really about community engagement and community policing in a way that connects police officers with individuals and community organizations and community groups to have a real feel for what’s going on on the street,” said Mayor Frank G. Jackson. “People think of police answering 9-1-1 or going to homicides or robberies. This is a different approach.” Continue reading
NCMA-CLE (Neighborhood & Community Media Association of Greater Cleveland) Convenes Initial Discussion
2 pm on Wednesday, 1/17/18 | at CPL Digital Library
Attendees: Leo Jeffres, Chatham Ewing, Chuck Hoven, Cameron Caputi, Mike Psenicka, Ellen Psenicka, Pierre Bejjani, Richard T. Andrews, Steve FitzGerald, Julie Brown, Rich Weiss, Ulysses Glen, Charles Huffman
NCMA-CLE Initial Discussion Meeting Notes
Photo by Leo Jeffres
At the January 17 meeting, attendees introduced themselves and discussed the benefits of forming an association of Greater Cleveland’s small, local media producers, called NCMA-CLE (Neighborhood & Community Media Assoc. of Greater Cleveland). Continue reading