African American Cultural Garden celebrates Juneteenth, adds Civil Rights Trail marker
by Paris Wolfe, Cleveland.com June 14, 2023
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African American Cultural Garden adds Civil Rights Trail marker, Cleveland.com June 14, 2023
Category: Cleveland
Hollenden Hotel: Downtown Cleveland’s glamorous, colorful hotspot for nearly 100 years
Hollenden Hotel: Downtown Cleveland’s glamorous, colorful hotspot for nearly 100 years
Thursday, April 06, 2023 from FreshWater Cleveland
Great Lakes Science Center marks 25 years, keeps evolving, educating, entertaining, Cleveland.com, September 27, 2022
Great Lakes Science Center marks 25 years, keeps evolving, educating, entertaining
By Marc Bona Cleveland.com, September 27, 2022
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History of Civil Rights in Cleveland Webinar with Dr. Nishani Frazier
Join Nishani Frazier, an Associate Professor of History and American Studies at the University of Kansas for a webinar on the civil rights movement in Cleveland.
In conjunction with the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail, Frazier will cover the long arch of political activism among Black Clevelanders from around the city’s founding to the modern civil rights era, and document how this rich history relates to the present day. Come celebrate Black History Month by learning about the history of Civil Rights in Cleveland. This program is made possible in part by Ohio Humanities, a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication/ exhibition/program/website do not necessarily reflect those of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
Visit https://clevelandcivilrightstrail.org/ to learn more about the Cleveland Civil Rights Trail.
Mayoral quiz: On the eve of electing a new Cleveland mayor, test you knowledge on our past mayors
Cleveland Mayor Carl Stokes- Britanica
Mayoral quiz: On the eve of electing a new Cleveland mayor, test you knowledge on our past mayors
by Grant Segall, Freshwater Cleveland
https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/street-level/MayoralQuiz2110121.aspx
Facts must matter, as Cleveland political history shows by Brent Larkin, cleveland.com 12/31/2019
“Facts must matter, as Cleveland political history shows”
by Brent Larkin, cleveland.com 12/31/2019
“Facts must matter. The news media has no obligation to spread lies merely in the interest of so-called balance. First, foremost and always, its obligation is to the truth.”
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Before Dimora and Russo, there was Gray: A look back at another Cleveland pay-to-pay corruption probe by Eric Heisig Cleveland.com July 2, 2019
Before Dimora and Russo, there was Gray: A look back at another Cleveland pay-to-pay corruption probe
by Eric Heisig Cleveland.com July 2, 2019
CLEVELAND, Ohio — It was one of the largest public corruption probes in Cleveland history. Allegations arose that influential people received tens of thousands of dollars in bribes, which turned into millions’ worth of government contracts.
It was also years before the local pay-to-pay political atmosphere came to light through another, more well-known probe into Cuyahoga County’s government.
The FBI’s investigation into Cleveland began in 2002 and led to convictions against eight people. Leading the pack was Nate Gray, a connected businessman and longtime confidant to former Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White who was released last month from federal prison.
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East Cleveland – City of Cleveland Merger Background Links
East Cleveland – City of Cleveland Merger Background Links
Unhappy Cleveland Heights and East Cleveland residents push to form new village (WKYC) 12/23/16
ODOT Lends East Cleveland Salt Trucks Since City Hasn’t Fixed Theirs Yet (Scene Magazine) 12/15/2016
No working snow plows in East Cleveland (WKYC) 12/14/2016
East Cleveland mayor, City Council president recalled in special election (Call & Post) 12/7/2016
East Cleveland Mayor Recall Could Influence Merger Talks With Cleveland (WKSU) 12/7/2016
East Cleveland Votes to Recall Mayor, Council President (Ideastream) 12/6/2016
Oakwood Village Donates Ambulance to East Cleveland After Others Break Down (Ideastream) 10/3/2016
Will Cleveland Merge With the City Next Door? (Next City) 9/12/2016
East Cleveland backtracks on Cleveland merger requests (WEWS) 8/29/2016
What’s next for East Cleveland-Cleveland merger? Cleveland.com 7/26/2016
State Could Pony Up $10 Million for Cleveland-East Cleveland Merger (Scene Magazine) 3/31/2016
East Cleveland Councilman Nathaniel Martin on his City’s Uncertain Future (Scene Magazine) 4/1/2015
The Battle for East Cleveland (Scene Magazine) 3/26/2014
Who Wants to Be Mayor of East Cleveland? (Cleveland Magazine) November 2009
Welcome to East Cleveland (Scene Magazine) 2/8/2001
“Cleveland” a 1961 magazine about the city’s history
“Cleveland” a 1961 magazine about the city’s history
Published by the Plain Dealer
The pdf is here (17mg pdf)
“25 Years of Cleveland Mayors” 1992 Roldo Bartimole
Roldo Bartimole tells his version of Cleveland civic history during the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s in a piece called “”25 Years of Cleveland Mayors” written in 1992