Louis Stokes aggregation

1 The Passing of a Giant: Lou Stokes by Mansfield Frazier in Cool Cleveland July 2015
2 “Lou Stokes – the Congressman, Leading Lawyer and Towering Political Presence Has Died” Plain Dealer 8/19/2015
3 Louis Stokes from the Encyclopedia of Cleveland History
4 Interview With Louis Stokes Former U. S. Congressman from 1969 – 1999 (Video)
5 Louis Stokes Biography from the U.S. House of Representatives Website
6 Interview With Louis Stokes WVIZ/PBS 2/8/2007
7 Louis Stokes Featured on “The American Dreams” show
8 Louis Stokes From Wikipedia
9 Louis Stokes Interview
10 “The Congressman” from Cleveland Magazine

11. Louis Stokes Oral History from CSPAN

12. Stokes Era Comes to an End Plain Dealer 1/18/1998

13 “Louis Stokes Autobiography “The Gentleman from Ohio” Parts 1 and 2 Cleveland.com August, 2016

George Forbes aggregation

1 Interview With George L. Forbes, Former Cleveland City Council President (1973 – 1989) – Video

2 George Forbes from Wikipedia

3 In Northeast Ohio, 3 Gray Eminences Wield Black Political Influence: Brent Larkin, Plain Dealer

4 Interview with George Forbes by Mike Roberts Inside Business July 2007 Issue

5 Interview With George Forbes 2011 – Benjamin Rose Foundation

6 George Forbes — An Obsession with Power from Cleveland Magazine

7 “Forbes: He Was So Good at Being Bad” by Roldo Bartimole From Cleveland Leader July 21, 2014

8. Voinovich and Forbes: The Era of Good Feelings Cleveland Magazine

Martin Luther King in Cleveland aggregation

Cuyahoga County website devoted to #MLK in CLE/NE Ohio

Video Vault: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Cleveland from WEWS

Martin Luther King Jr.’s Speech Here in 1967 Remembered by Those Who Were There – Plain Dealer

Martin Luther King Jr. in Cleveland: Hear His Voice Ring Out Again – Plain Dealer

Photos of Martin Luther King Jr. in Cleveland – Plain Dealer

Martin Luther King Jr.’s speech at Glenville High School preserved on little-known recording (audio) – Plain Dealer

Martin Luther King Jr. in Cleveland: How The Plain Dealer Covered Him

King’s Speech – Cleveland Magazine

When Martin Luther King Jr. Brought His Fight to Cleveland- Ideastream 1/16/2017

HEART-OF-STEEL Cleveland’s Steel Industry Cleveland.com October 2016

HEART-OF-STEEL

Cuyahoga River Fire aggregation

1 How a Burning River Helped Create the Clean Water Act 4.17.15 (Allegheny Front)
2 The fable of the burning river, 45 years later Washington Post 6.22.2014
3 After the flames: The story behind the 1969 Cuyahoga River fire and its recovery (Plain Dealer 1/4/2009)
4 Cuyahoga River Fire From Cleveland Historical
5 “Burn On, Big River…” Cuyahoga River Fires The Pop History Dig
6 Cuyahoga River from Wikipedia
7 History Day Website on The Cuyahoga River Fire
8 Growth of The Cuyahoga River: The Ebb and Flow of the River
9 Don’t Fall in the River

10 Cuyahoga River Documentaries

11 Cuyahoga River Online Exhibit from the Great Lakes Industrial History Center.

12 Cuyahoga River Restoration

13 Along the Cuyahoga Audio Program from WCPN

Remaking the “Q” Cleveland.com 12/13/16

Remaking the Q

Q transformationHere is what Quicken Loans Arena could look like, from Huron Road, after a $140 million renovation paid for by taxpayers and the Cavs.

Quicken Loans Arena, home of LeBron and the Cavs, to get $140 million makeover

Karen Farkas, cleveland.com

The Cavs will split the cost with Cuyahoga County, the city of Cleveland and Destination Cleveland. Continue reading.

NBA All-Star game coming to Cleveland, perhaps by 2020, Cavaliers say

Karen Farkas, cleveland.com

The Cavs have been promised the big event — which draws celebrities and millions of dollars in tourist spending — once the arena is renovated Continue reading.

 

See plans for the Q transformation

Karen Farkas, cleveland.com

The Q will undergo a $140 million renovation that is expected to extend the life of the 22-year-old arena for another 18 years. Read more

 

 


 

 

Is Quicken Loans Arena overhaul worth your tax dollars? Consider these points as you decide (ANALYSIS)

Ohio’s Home-Rule Amendment: Why Ohio’s General Assembly Creating Regional Governments would Combat the Regional Race to the Bottom under Current Home-Rule Principles

Cleveland State Law Review:

Ohio’s Home-Rule Amendment: Why Ohio’s General Assembly Creating Regional Governments would Combat the Regional Race to the Bottom under Current Home-Rule Principles

Law review paper written by Jonathon Angarola

The link is here

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