Enjoy free live performances from Cleveland School of Rock, The Boys and Girls Club of Northeast Ohio, The Beck Center for the Arts, and the Rock Hall’s House Band, The Mechanics. The event will feature balloon twisters, chalk murals, bubbles, airbrush tattoos, a music education activity led by the Rock Hall’s award-winning education team and an instrument Petting Zoo with Keep Music Alive. Plus, the American Federation of Teachers will be onsite giving out books to Fam Jam attendees.
Personal care brand elevates women of color in STEAM through strategic partnership and new product collection
CINCINNATI–(BUSINESS WIRE)– As part of its ongoing commitment to increase representation of women of color in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math), Olay Body is committing $100,000 in scholarship grants to The Fearless Artist (TFA) to provide mission-driven artists with access to coaching, community and art buyers who are committed to social change. The 100 scholarship recipients, who represent the next generation of artists, will learn firsthand from Kiki Somerville, Creator of The Fearless Artist Method, a proprietary curriculum of world-class training that takes emerging creatives through the necessary steps to build a successful career in the arts.
Olay Body launched its Fearless Artist Collection of body washes with bottle artwork designed by Black artist, Avery Williamson, and formulas specially crafted by a diverse team of women. (Photo: Business Wire)
This strategic collaboration will be announced and celebrated at TFA’s Young Curators Showcase & Art Industry Job Fair in New York City from June 9-12, 2022, where Olay Body will serve as title sponsor. For tickets to the Showcase, visit: https://tfapopup.com/. This is the brand’s latest endeavor to elevate stories of women of color in art and science. Earlier this year, Olay Body launched the Fearless Artist Series collection of body washes to increase representation and visibility of products designed for women of color. Olay Body teamed up with Avery Williamson, an African American artist who designed the vibrant artwork adorning the bottles, as well as a diverse team of women to develop the formulas. This was the first collection in a series that will spotlight women of color artists who are fearless in pursuing their artistic dreams.
The James Tate Sickle Cell Anemia Telethon will be kicking off on July 31st and the entire city is invited to share in the love and in the giving. On this very special and momentous occasion, individuals from NEO who suffer from Sickle Cell Anemia will, if only for a few hours, forget about their pain and will enjoy an evening full of a laughter, entertainment and fun.
Tate has brought together many of his friends from the world of music to help make the evening explosive. He himself has toured the globe bringing sunshine into the lives of people who for one reason or another are stuck in the darkness of life. It’s often been said that music is one of the best medicines to take when you’re not feeling your best.
To get the evening off to a great start, Tate will perform mant of his personal favorites alongside some of the city’s top performers. Joining him on the show will be a souilful cast of characters that include; Romeo Maxwell, Patricia Devine, Dennis Cash, Dave Tolliver, Donald Tatum and a few more top local acts.
The funds raised during the telethon will go to assist individuals with purchasing many of the medical items that they may need. Clothing and special pressure socks and sleeves assistance with everyday personal needs are another way that these much-needed funds will be utilized.
” I have a whole family of personal friend that have Sickle Cell Anemia. They are my family and I love them dearly,” explains Tate. “It pains me to see the devastating effects of this horrible disease. Therefore, I’m reaching out to all of my friends and colleagues to help me fight this thing head on. I refused to give-up on my friends. I’m asking any and everyone to open up their hearts to help those in need.”
You can make your presence felt by sending a small contribution via Cashapp to : $JTATESICKLECELL or you can call James Tate at 216-609-7030. Remember…no donation is too large or too small.
Cleveland, OH — After a faulty start that saw residents separate their recyclables only to have the city dump the trash into one big pile, residents can now again enroll in the City of Cleveland’s new-and-improved curbside recycling program. Recyclables will be picked up weekly by City of Cleveland crews beginning June 13, 2022.
Residents can register for the program by visiting CLErecycles.com or by calling (216) 664-3030.
“We are proud to bring recycling back to Cleveland and consider curbside recycling a basic city service that we are committed to getting right,” said Mayor Justin M. Bibb. “I hope residents will join us in this effort to reduce landfill waste and work toward a greener future.”
No action is needed from the approximately 27,000 households that enrolled during the Fall 2021 enrollment period. There is no additional cost for residents associated with the new recycling program.
All enrolled households will receive a welcome packet that includes everything needed to get started in the new recycling program. The packet includes FAQs, an expanded list of what is recyclable under the new program, a list of recycling dos and don’ts and — most importantly — a set of stickers that must be placed on the blue recycling bin to identify it as enrolled in the program.
Because items placed in blue bins have previously been collected as trash, it is critical that the stickers are placed on the bins per the instructions in the welcome packets. Packets will be mailed to residents on a rolling basis. Those already enrolled can expect packets in May, those enrolling in May can expect packets in June and so on through the end of the enrollment period on July 31, 2022.
Blue bin contents NOT marked with City of Cleveland recycling stickers will continue to be picked up as trash over the summer.
In Fall 2022, blue bins from households not participating in the recycling program will no longer be picked up as trash and the bins themselves will be collected for reuse in the recycling program.
CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OHIO—Last Friday, May 13, 2022, the City of Cleveland Heights and Start Right Community Development Corporation (CDC) broke ground on the first of a series of new infill-construction, single-family, owner-occupied homes in the city’s Caledonia neighborhood. The event was held at 961 Nelaview Road, the location of the first home Start Right CDC intends to build as part of its “Caledonia Homes” initiative. In October 2021, the City of Cleveland Heights entered into an agreement with Start Right CDC to construct up to 23 new homes in the Caledonia neighborhood. Start Right CDC is required to complete construction of three homes by the end of 2022 and must complete a minimum of six homes by June 30, 2024.
All Caledonia Homes will be built on City-owned property along Nelaview, Greyton, Hanover, and Dresden Roads in Cleveland Heights. “The last recession and housing crisis carved holes in some of our city’s neighborhoods, leaving vacant lots where there used to be homes and families,” Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren said. “The City of Cleveland Heights is committed to restoring the fabric of these neighborhoods by working with our partners to put homes back on these vacant properties.”
The Queens of the Court are back with a sizzling Basketball Wives 10th season premiere
Shaunie O’Neal is back with the girls for another hot season of “Basketball Wives”.
VH1’s sizzling hot Monday nights returned with a ‘Level Up’ of programming beginning with all-new seasons of Basketball Wives and VH1 Couples Retreat on Monday, May 16th. Viewers will find out the latest from Basketball Wives’ founder and executive producer Shaunie O’Neal and her popular all-female cast, while on VH1’s Couples Retreat, we meet a whole new group of couples – music legend Ronnie DeVoe and Shamari DeVoe, Claudia Jordan and boyfriend KJ, Nick Young and his high school sweetheart Keonna, and more, who are ready to take their love to the next level! VH1 continues to be the network that provides the best in pop culture, fan-favorite competitions, lifestyle and more.
Basketball Wives Premiered Monday, May 16th.
This season on the hit series Basketball Wives it’s a whole new ball game as the ladies are back and ready to level up with a reunion of friends from past and present, all the while finding connections that both bring them closer together – and at times threaten to tear them further apart. Featuring veteran cast members Jackie, Malaysia and Jennifer and MVPs from seasons past Brandi, Angel, Duffey, Brooke and Brittish with appearances by Shaunie, Nia and Noria, we’ll follow the boss ladies as they focus on their families, relationships, and business ventures while clearing up their pasts to make a better future.
WARRENSVILLE HEIGHTS, OH – Today, Rep. Shontel M. Brown (OH-11) announced the winners of the 2022 Eleventh Congressional District Art Competition. The Best in Show/Grand Prize winner is Nina Harvey of Bedford High School. Nina won the top honor with her charcoal drawing titled, “Seventeen”. Dolceanna Crosby of Richmond Heights High School won 2nd Place for her artwork titled, “Cleaning Day”, and Addison Weingart from Shaker Heights High School won 3rd Place for her artwork titled, “Anemoia”.
Nina Harvey’s winning artwork will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol, along with winners from other Congressional Districts across the country, for one year.
“As a new Member of Congress, I was beyond excited to host my inaugural Congressional Art Competition this year. Even still, I was blown away by the talent, creativity, and depth showcased by the students who participated in this year’s event,” said Rep. Brown. “I would like to congratulate Nina Harvey, of Bedford Heights High School, for taking this year’s grand prize. I look forward to seeing her drawing on display in the U.S. Capitol.
Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is alerting the public to early data that suggest potential inaccurate results from using the Abbott ID NOW point-of-care test to diagnose COVID-19. Specifically, the test may return false negative results.
“We are still evaluating the information about inaccurate results and are in direct communications with Abbott about this important issue. We will continue to study the data available and are working with the company to create additional mechanisms for studying the test. This test can still be used and can correctly identify many positive cases in minutes. Negative results may need to be confirmed with a high-sensitivity authorized molecular test,” said Tim Stenzel, M.D., Ph.D., director of the Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health in the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health.
Vice President Kamala Harris spoke out today in hopes of helping to heal the hurt that the nation is feeling after a horrendous mass shooting in Buffalo, New York this past weekend.
“Today our hearts are broken and we grieve for the victims of the horrific act of gun violence in Buffalo and for their families and friends. The Second Gentleman and I are praying for all those who knew and lost love ones.
Law enforcement is proceeding with its investigation, but what is clear is that we are seeing an epidemic of hate across our country that has been evidenced by acts of violence and intolerance. We must call it out and condemn it. Racially-motivated hate crimes or acts of violent extremism are harms against all of us, and we must do everything we can to ensure that our communities are safe from such acts.”
