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WEBCommunity powered journalism for a better Cleveland. Despite Bike Cleveland’s ongoing advocacy efforts to improve road safety across the 6,000-plus streets comprising the city’s grid, Cleveland has already experienced an uptick in traffic-related deaths with 12 cyclists and pedestrians killed in vehicular accidents, an increase over the nine who died in 2023.
EDWINS goes nationwide in teaching prison inmates culinary
WEBSep 5, 2024 · EDWINS offers a six-month culinary and hospitality training program for incarcerated adults in Ohio prisons. Learn how they use video tablets to teach and reach more inmates nationwide.
How to apply for utility assistance during the pandemic in Ohio
WEBSep 9, 2024 · Find out how to apply for short-term and long-term aid for water, sewer, gas and electric bills in Cuyahoga, Lorain and Summit counties. Learn about the eligibility, documentation and application process for various programs, including PIPP …
Cleveland's libraries ready for next chapter as $100 million …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Learn how Cleveland Public Library plans to replace or improve all 27 branches by 2029, with new features, spaces, and accessibility. See the first four branches to start construction in June 2021: Woodland, West Park, Hough, and Martin L. King Jr.
Cleveland renters with vouchers struggle to find housing
WEBSep 13, 2024 · Recent statistics bear out Lundgard’s claim. In these instances, 92% of renters who seek to use their vouchers are denied housing, according to a 2017 report from the Cleveland-based Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research. Housing rights activists and community groups in Cleveland are hoping …
Analysis: City of Cleveland is quietly blocking citizen planning ...
WEBAug 20, 2024 · “The city has secured some funding, but not enough,” the website states. It has $11,823,000 available, including $2.3 million from city of Cleveland road and bridge bonds, $1.5 million from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency’s (NOACA) transportation alternatives program, $1.9 million from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s urban paving program, and $6.1 million from ...
City’s 311 call center slated for improvements, more ... - The Land
WEBSep 10, 2024 · Mayor Justin Bibb plans to expand and modernize the 311 system, which fields and routes calls for city services and information. The city wants to launch a new online portal and phone app that allows residents to track their requests and complaints.
Relief for Northeast Ohio sewer bills is here for renters, but will ...
WEBSep 4, 2024 · The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) announced that it will allow renters to apply for its Sewer Affordability Program, which offers a 40% discount to low-income customers. The program is available to renters with the sewer and water bill in their own name, but many eligible customers are not enrolled due to low awareness and accessibility issues.
Glenville’s Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church receives ... - The Land
WEBSep 13, 2024 · In December 2021, Greater Abyssinia’s neighbor, Cory United Methodist Church held its own Civil Rights Trail marker unveiling. The marker commemorates its history, including the time in May 1963 when Martin Luther King, Jr., spoke at Cory to a standing-room only crowd. The same church was also the April 3, 1964 location where Malcolm X gave ...
Cleveland saw a decrease in unsheltered homelessness in 2020: …
WEBSep 5, 2024 · The Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) estimates a 30% decrease in unsheltered homelessness in Cleveland in the second half of 2020, thanks to rental assistance, eviction moratorium and hotel placements. Learn more about the challenges and opportunities for homeless prevention and housing in 2021 and beyond.
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