Author: Ray Robinson

Amazon’s annual Prime Day event is back. The 48-hour event kicks off July 12 at 3 a.m. EDT and runs through July 13 for Prime members in Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, the Netherlands, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, the U.K., the U.S., and for the first time ever in Poland and Sweden. Later this summer, Prime Day deals events will be held in India, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, as well as in Egypt for the first time.

Customers will be able to shop products from top national brands and more third-party sellers than last year’s Prime Day, including many small and medium-sized businesses. New deals—from fashion and electronics to toys and home—will go live throughout Prime Day, offering savings on products across categories, including from Customers’ Most Loved, Internet Famous, and a selection of Climate Pledge Friendly products.

Continue reading “Save the Date: July 12 & 13—Prime Day Returns Offering Amazon’s Lowest Prices Ever on Select Products”

Biles embodies the future of sports with first Wheaties box appearance as part of brand’s year-long celebration.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota – In honor of its 100th anniversary, Wheaties is featuring decorated gymnast Simone Biles, widely regarded as one the greatest athletes of all time, as the finale box of its Century Series and year-long commemorative celebration. 

Wheaties has forever changed what it means to be a Champion by recognizing athletes who are not only the best at their sports, but those who have broken barriers and made significant contributions to the world at large. 

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Local forecasters indicate northeast Ohio will experience a mini-heatwave over the next two days. The high heat will prove challenging to those who work outdoors and those without air conditioning. Below, we have provided tips to help you beat the heat.

When heatwaves happen, paying attention to your body is essential. We must also keep an eye on our older residents, babies, and pets. Everyone can safely enjoy this unseasonably hot weather by following these tips:

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Wednesday, June 22, 2022 – Cleveland, OH – The City of Cleveland, Division of Police was made aware of a matter involving a Cleveland Police Officer and inappropriate social media content posted in 2014. The matter has been referred to the Cleveland Division of Police Internal Affairs Unit and the City of Cleveland’s Ethics Officer for thorough investigation.

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Fifteen years ago, The MetroHealth System launched a clinic designed to offer the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and intersex community a safe, affirming place to receive care. What started as a single clinic on Cleveland’s near West Side has since grown to a full network of providers throughout Northeast Ohio committed to the same goal: to treat LGBTQI+ individuals with the humanity they deserve.

“They have a place to go where they’re going to be accepted,” says Douglas Van Auken, MD, one of the founders of the Pride Network, the first of its kind in Northeast Ohio and among the first in the country.

“They’re not going to be confronted with people that use their wrong name or treat them more like a disease than a person,” Van Auken says. “Universally, they will hear something like, ‘I’m so glad you’re here, and your life is important.’”

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Enjoy free live performances from Cleveland School of Rock, The Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Ohio, The Beck Center for the Arts, and the Rock Hall’s House Band, The Mechanics. The event will feature balloon twisters, chalk murals, bubbles, airbrush tattoos, a music education activity led by the Rock Hall’s award-winning education team and an instrument Petting Zoo with Keep Music Alive. Plus, the American Federation of Teachers will be onsite giving out books to Fam Jam attendees.

Continue reading “Gather the family and head to the Rock Hall on Saturday, June 25th for Fam Jam, a fun-filled family event, presented by the John P. Murphy Foundation.”

Personal care brand elevates women of color in STEAM through strategic partnership and new product collection

CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As part of its ongoing commitment to increase representation of women of color in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math), Olay Body is committing $100,000 in scholarship grants to The Fearless Artist (TFA) to provide mission-driven artists with access to coaching, community and art buyers who are committed to social change. The 100 scholarship recipients, who represent the next generation of artists, will learn firsthand from Kiki Somerville, Creator of The Fearless Artist Method, a proprietary curriculum of world-class training that takes emerging creatives through the necessary steps to build a successful career in the arts.

Olay Body launched its Fearless Artist Collection of body washes with bottle artwork designed by Black artist, Avery Williamson, and formulas specially crafted by a diverse team of women. (Photo: Business Wire)

This strategic collaboration will be announced and celebrated at TFA’s Young Curators Showcase & Art Industry Job Fair in New York City from June 9-12, 2022, where Olay Body will serve as title sponsor. For tickets to the Showcase, visit: https://tfapopup.com/. This is the brand’s latest endeavor to elevate stories of women of color in art and science. Earlier this year, Olay Body launched the Fearless Artist Series collection of body washes to increase representation and visibility of products designed for women of color. Olay Body teamed up with Avery Williamson, an African American artist who designed the vibrant artwork adorning the bottles, as well as a diverse team of women to develop the formulas. This was the first collection in a series that will spotlight women of color artists who are fearless in pursuing their artistic dreams.

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The James Tate Sickle Cell Anemia Telethon will be kicking off on July 31st and the entire city is invited to share in the love and in the giving. On this very special and momentous occasion, individuals from NEO who suffer from Sickle Cell Anemia will, if only for a few hours, forget about their pain and will enjoy an evening full of a laughter, entertainment and fun.

Tate has brought together many of his friends from the world of music to help make the evening explosive. He himself has toured the globe bringing sunshine into the lives of people who for one reason or another are stuck in the darkness of life. It’s often been said that music is one of the best medicines to take when you’re not feeling your best.

To get the evening off to a great start, Tate will perform mant of his personal favorites alongside some of the city’s top performers. Joining him on the show will be a souilful cast of characters that include; Romeo Maxwell, Patricia Devine, Dennis Cash, Dave Tolliver, Donald Tatum and a few more top local acts.

The funds raised during the telethon will go to assist individuals with purchasing many of the medical items that they may need. Clothing and special pressure socks and sleeves assistance with everyday personal needs are another way that these much-needed funds will be utilized.

” I have a whole family of personal friend that have Sickle Cell Anemia. They are my family and I love them dearly,” explains Tate. “It pains me to see the devastating effects of this horrible disease. Therefore, I’m reaching out to all of my friends and colleagues to help me fight this thing head on. I refused to give-up on my friends. I’m asking any and everyone to open up their hearts to help those in need.”

You can make your presence felt by sending a small contribution via Cashapp to : $JTATESICKLECELL or you can call James Tate at 216-609-7030. Remember…no donation is too large or too small.

Cleveland, OH — After a faulty start that saw residents separate their recyclables only to have the city dump the trash into one big pile, residents can now again enroll in the City of Cleveland’s new-and-improved curbside recycling program. Recyclables will be picked up weekly by City of Cleveland crews beginning June 13, 2022.  

Residents can register for the program by visiting CLErecycles.com or by calling (216) 664-3030. 

“We are proud to bring recycling back to Cleveland and consider curbside recycling a basic city service that we are committed to getting right,” said Mayor Justin M. Bibb. “I hope residents will join us in this effort to reduce landfill waste and work toward a greener future.” 

No action is needed from the approximately 27,000 households that enrolled during the Fall 2021 enrollment period. There is no additional cost for residents associated with the new recycling program.  

All enrolled households will receive a welcome packet that includes everything needed to get started in the new recycling program. The packet includes FAQs, an expanded list of what is recyclable under the new program, a list of recycling dos and don’ts and — most importantly — a set of stickers that must be placed on the blue recycling bin to identify it as enrolled in the program.  

Because items placed in blue bins have previously been collected as trash, it is critical that the stickers are placed on the bins per the instructions in the welcome packets. Packets will be mailed to residents on a rolling basis. Those already enrolled can expect packets in May, those enrolling in May can expect packets in June and so on through the end of the enrollment period on July 31, 2022.  

Blue bin contents NOT marked with City of Cleveland recycling stickers will continue to be picked up as trash over the summer.  

In Fall 2022, blue bins from households not participating in the recycling program will no longer be picked up as trash and the bins themselves will be collected for reuse in the recycling program.