The City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH) have been notified of a confirmed test result for coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the city. This is the first confirmed result for Cleveland. The confirmed individual is a male, between ages 30-40 who recently returned from…
Keep updated on all CMSD #COVID-19 / #Coronavirus planning at clevelandmetroschools.org/Coronavirus Gov. Mike DeWine has ordered the closing of schools for three weeks as part of state efforts to contain spread of the coronavirus. CMSD students’ last day of classes before the break was Friday, March 13. The District will…
By Neighborhood Media | Imagine that you wanted to cover the most important story in our community as deeply and creatively as you possibly could. Imagine that you had the resources of a dozen newsrooms at your disposal, from newspapers to radio to television. What would you want to cover, and…
by Sheena Holland Neighborhood Media Intern Reporter Over the past year, substandard conditions at the Cuyahoga County Jail may have played a significant role in the deaths of nine inmates in custody, a situation which has merited the scrutiny of both local and state officials alike. Ohio State Senator Nickie J.…
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
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
Tierra Smith has launched her new video series, “Miss Tee,” by interviewing Cleveland’s Macbaaby on Neighborhood Media.
Republished with permission from the Plain Press ⋅ NOVEMBER 29, 2017
(Plain Press, November 2017) On October 10th, at Visible Voice Books in the Tremont neighborhood, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, Cleveland Traffic Commissioner James P. Muhic and Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack joined representatives of community newspapers in a press conference and roundtable discussion concerning the Cleveland Police Department’s pursuit policy.
Rich Weiss, publisher of The Tremonster and Executive Director of Neighborhood Media, organized the press conference. Weiss explained that at several meetings of block clubs in Tremont, Cleveland Police Officers had referred to “a no pursuit policy.” Weiss asked if there was such a policy in Cleveland.
Mayor Frank Jackson said the City of Cleveland had an “appropriate pursuit policy.” He said, “As you know, a pursuit can end in disaster for those doing the pursuit, those being pursued and those people caught up in the pursuit.” He said there are different rules for different types of pursuits, but “There is no blanket do not pursue policy.”
Continue readingCleveland Mayor Frank Jackson holds a community newspaper briefing on Cleveland Police Department dirt bikes and pursuit policy [TremonsterTV Report] Continue reading
Engaging Cleveland Neighborhoods | S2E1 | 04-27-17 | Engaging in the Tremont Neighborhood
Season 2 Episode 1 of Engaging Cleveland Neighborhoods, a magazine-style internet TV show, was recorded in the spring of 2016. Engaging Cleveland Neighborhoods was produced in partnership between Cleveland State University’s School of Film & Media Arts, the CSU School of Communication’s Journalism and Promotional Communication program, The Tremonster, and Neighborhood Media. This program is carried on CSU’s internal campus network and on the neighborhood of Tremont’s internet television outlet, TremonsterTV.