2013 Italian American Heritage Month
By: Catrina Leone, intern October isn’t just the month for changing leaves, pumpkin carving and pumpkin coffee, it is also Italian American Heritage Month! This wonderful event was held at Cleveland City Hall Rotunda on Monday October 7th from 6pm-8pm. This event kicked off a month-long celebration of the Italian-American Community in Cleveland and Northeast […]
The W.76th Street Tunnel Re-Opens!
Yesterday members of the community joined Mayor Frank G. Jackson and Councilman Matt Zone in the official ribbon- cutting of the W. 76th Street Tunnel on Cleveland’s Near West Side. There were many speakers on hand, including ODOT’s Myron Pakush, Metropark’s Brian Zimmerman, LAND Studio’s Greg Peckham, DSCDO’s John Hausman, Marous Brothers’ Chip Marous […]
Gordon Square Arts District 3rd Annual Hip2BSquare
Last weekend I covered the Gordon Square Arts District 3rd Annual Hip2BSquare event, which celebrates the growth of the community over the past year and to help raise money for the new Near West Theatre and Cleveland Public Theatre. This year they honored Councilman Matt Zone and his wife Michelle, who serve and live […]
West Side Market Centennial Birthday Weekend!
We’ve had the Ice Cream social and the Parade around Ohio City, but the West Side Market had its final parties to mark the 100th birthday this past weekend. Starting with the People’s Party on Friday night at Crop Bistro, over 1,000 people came out to try foods from over 40 vendors and dance the […]
Mama Luke Recognized In Cleveland!
On October 29th, before Hurricane Sandy made her presence known here in Cleveland, Cleveland City Council and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum recognized Mama Luke and declared October 29 “Mama Luke Day.” Mama Luke is hip-hop’s fight against Breast Cancer in memory of Gay Frances Lucas. Gay Frances […]