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PCs for People is offering 10,000 free computers and ... - The Land
Oct 3, 2024 · As part of their collaboration with Cleveland Public Library to bridge the digital divide, PCs for People is offering 10,000 free computers and hotspots to qualified Cuyahoga County residents who need them most during the pandemic.
Free training to become a community health worker is ... - The Land
Oct 24, 2024 · Community health workers help people navigate the healthcare system and connect to social services and resources. With the help of federal funding, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College, and Kent State University are training 240 CHWs at no cost to students over the next three years.
Mayor Justin Bibb’s top hires so far have a wide range of ... - The …
Nov 20, 2024 · Puente started leafletting about age 5 with relatives on union picket lines. He grew up to become executive director of the Cuyahoga County Democrats, then lead the campaign that turned Justin Bibb from unknown to mayor.
The search for public records: Digging around in the archives
Oct 1, 2024 · The City of Cleveland’s Public Records Center is the hub to get access to city government records, including police reports, orders from the Mayor’s Office, employee salaries, building permits, and crime stats. To get access, all you need to do is complete a short account sign-up. Click here for some video instructions.. Once signed in, you can request documents for specific items of ...
The Lumen, the largest residential project downtown in 40 years ...
Nov 14, 2024 · Although the theaters at Playhouse Square remain dark and shuttered in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Lumen, a 35-story high rise that officially opens this week with more than 25 percent of its units leased, has added a bright new beacon to Euclid Avenue.. A sleek, glass-walled building, the Lumen soars above the streetscape, offering stunning, little-seen views of Euclid Avenue ...
One in every five Cleveland water accounts fall behind as shutoffs ...
Nov 18, 2024 · The number of people behind on their water bills in the Cleveland area has tripled during the pandemic. Now, almost one in every four water accounts are behind by at least one bill, as the city has resumed water shutoffs for nonpayment. Everyday people like 63-year-old Janet Gill-Cooks are struggling to pay their utility bills, and to navigate the systems of assistance that are available for ...
How Cleveland is salvaging old buildings to create a new circular ...
Nov 14, 2024 · When two Cleveland-area nonprofits, MetroHealth and MAGNET, embarked on major building projects, they also set the lofty goal of going green. They used deconstruction, or the practice of carefully dismantling old buildings for reuse, to …
Netflix documentary ‘137 Shots’ created to spur police reform
Nov 19, 2024 · It’ll be 10 years this November since the tragic deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. Their murders at the hands of police still resonate in Cleveland, and filmmaker Michael Milano has a lot to do with that.. On February 23, Cleveland-Marshall College of Law held an hour-long panel with Clevelander Michael Milano, the director of the Netflix documentary “137 Shots”, for the ...
Cleveland’s historic Legal Aid Society surges with the pandemic
Oct 16, 2024 · The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland is helping low-income people deal with layoffs, health bills and other challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic.