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AFRICAN AMERICANS. Cleveland's African American community is almost as old as the city itself. GEORGE PEAKE, the first Black settler, arrived in 1809 and by 1860 there were 799 Black people living in ...

GLENVILLE is a Cleveland neighborhood and Statistical Planning Area (SPA) on Cleveland's east side. Its oddly configured borders are roughly delineat ...

The Mandel School is home to 10 research and training centers, including four current or former Centers of Excellence, and First Year Cleveland, a transformative community movement dedicated to ...

The FEDERAL RESERVE BANK OF CLEVELAND was established in 1914 as part of the Federal Reserve System, the central bank of the United States. It is one of twelve regional reserve banks that, together ...

SUD COE: Foundations of Stage-Wise Treatment - WEB [7.16.25] Stage-wise Treatment is an approach to behavioral health and substance use recovery that assesses a person’s readiness to take steps toward ...

The WILLOW FREEWAY was first proposed in 1927 as part of a T-shaped freeway system for the city, with a horizontal freeway running east and west along ...

The URSULINE SISTERS OF CLEVELAND are members of an international Roman Catholic religious community dedicated to Christian education, founded by St. Angela Merici. Bp. AMADEUS RAPPE, who had served ...

By nature, humans seek to mythologize the leaders who have gone before us resulting in long shadows for those who come after. As a result, successors struggle to establish credibility and find their ...

Case/University Circle Symphony Orchestra is open to all CWRU students, faculty, and community members by audition who play wind, brass, percussion or string instruments and desire to perform in an ...

Please note that some deadlines are Ohio-specific and these dates are for the May 6, 2025 Spring Primary Election. Event/Deadline Date Ohio Voter Registration Deadline Mon, April 7 Early In-Person and ...

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