#Cuyahoga County

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Tree Lined by Errol Sandler

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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The Palestine solidarity encampment at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, OH is still standing, despite student organizers facing repression:

While campus has tried to silence speech on campus, all segments of Case Western Reserve University have attended the Gaza Solidarity Encampment at the newly renamed Hind Oval. Today, one staff member at Case Western Reserve left this note of solidarity for the us today. This letter exposes our institutions commitment to holding Zionist interests at the highest esteem, above even human life and ethics. Case protects these interests through repression of not only students, but faculty, staff and community members. But we no longer abide to their censorship. While administration has tried to repress, we stand together and we will not rest, until Case discloses and divests. From Columbia to Case to Gaza, we will not stop.

-- CWRU’s Students for Justice in Palestine, 3:08 PM EDT

The demands are as listed above: 

1. Amnesty for all students and faculty disciplined for advocating for Palestinian liberation.  2. Divest all of CWRU’s finances from israel profiteers, including implementing Res. 31-15.  3. Disclose CWRU’s investments. 4. Retract statements supporting israel and condemning students and Res. 31-15.  5. Call for permanent ceasefire and end the occupation of Palestine.  6. Cut ties with israeli academic institutions.

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The Converging Point

Cuyahoga Valley National Park, November 2023

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OH Lyndhurst - Candytopia 34 by Ken Via Flickr: Candy pig sculpture at Candytopia, an interactive candy themed attraction in Lyndhurst, Ohio.

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Ladies, please spread the word about Village of Healing.

By Maya Lockett

CLEVELAND — A clinic that keeps Black women in mind celebrated its 3rd anniversary with the grand opening of a second location. Village of Healing was born out of concern for health care disparities experienced by Black women and children in Cuyahoga County.

"When I came here to Village of Healing it immediately changed my mind about healthcare altogether,” said patient Angel Jacobs.

Jacobs has been coming to Village of Healing since it opened three years ago in Euclid.

They understood exactly what I was going through. And they talked to me in a way that allowed me to understand what I needed to do to get healthier, to get better and to maintain not only my health but my mental health,” Jacobs said.

Showing her gratitude, Jacobs celebrated the grand opening of their 2nd location in Cleveland’s Buckeye-Shaker community. Founder Dana Langford said 40% of their Euclid patients came from the area.

"The whole purpose of Village of Healing is access to culturally sensitive care. So if 40% of your patients are coming from one location, you need to take the care to them,” Langford said.

In three years, Village of Healing produced promising results for Black women and children, working to do their part in lowering local maternal and infant mortality rates.

"In 2024, 95% of the Black women that we cared for delivered after 37 weeks, which is a feat unfortunately for Black women. And it shouldn't be. It should be automatic, but we award it and we praise it. Our family nurse practitioner is simply amazing, Amber Black with her 98% hemoglobin, a 1c control that's just beyond what anybody could ever imagine. So, we're not just talking about what we're doing, but we're showing that we are the solution,” Langford said.

In both locations, the walls are filled with hope and culture.

“When you walk into the space you know that this was a space that was created for our community. From the picture of Africa on the wall to the colors that are throughout the suite. It's not the white, sterile hospital vibe that you get when you come in. The black face that you see at the front desk, all the way throughout the entire clinic and to the rooms being named after Black people and events in history,” Langford said. 

According to Policy Matters Ohio, Black Ohioans are more likely to die from chronic diseases than their counterparts in other racial groups because they are less likely to have access to adequate care. This motivated Langford to expand in other areas of Northeast Ohio.

“Do we continue to watch our communities suffer? Do we continue to watch our communities die at much higher rates? Get sicker at much higher rates with no action plan in place? So, we have to do something now because there's no other option,” said Langford.

"With the help of Youngstown city officials, Village of Healing will open its 3rd location in Youngstown at the end of 2025.

They are laying the pavement of how this will be done as we continue to expand, because Youngstown won't be it either,” Langston said.

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Sometimes you just need a walk in the woods...

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Mega Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic

Monday, January 6, 2025

10:00 AM 3:30 PM

Introducing the state’s Second Mega Birth Certificate and Name Change Clinic where attorneys will be available to answer your questions, notaries will be standing by to witness signatures, and a sitting magistrate will be able to process filings and issue orders on site!

When: Monday January 6th, 10:00am until 3:30pm!

Where: Cuyahoga County Probate Court. Cuyahoga County Court House, 1 W Lakeside Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113

Trained volunteer attorneys will be available to help you complete forms and discuss your questions concerning legal name change, birth certificate correction, and more from

10:00am until 3:30pm!

Notaries will be available! Probate magistrates will also be able to process filings and issue orders on site!

There are costs associated with filing fees:

$100 for name change and

$47 for birth certificate correction

Financial assistance will be available for those who need it. Applications will be taken on site.

What to bring:

Government-issued photo ID

Copy of birth certificate

Cash, check, or money order for the filing fee(s)

For gender marker corrections, a licensed professional statement is needed. Bring this form completed in your current legal name: http://bit.ly/3ZBOL4C

Who is eligible:

For name change:

Cuyahoga County resident for at least 60 days

For gender marker correction:

Proof that you were born in Cuyahoga, in some instances a long form birth certificate may be needed.

For Ohio birth certificate correction:

Cuyahoga County resident, OR born in Cuyahoga County

*Folks should bring proof of residency if their ID is new (issued within 59 days) or doesn’t list an address in Cuyahoga county

Next

January 8

Ohio Name Change Legal Clinic (Monthly Virtual)

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Cleveland taxpayers voted to build sports venues, not pay for costly upgrades at the teams request

In the past, I have written several times about the many issues facing the city of Cleveland (I know, it really is Cuyahoga County, but I am just saying Cleveland) thanks to their local sports teams always wanting yearly upgrades to their venues. Nevermind that these teams have owners worth billions. Why is the city not telling the teams to pay for their own ridiculous upgrades every few…

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Rust Belt Rail Transformation (Cleveland, OH) by Brandon Parsons

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Cuyahoga Valley National Park

A rainy morning on the first National park I ever visited. I didn't even know that Ohio had a National Park. Must say, that Cuyahoga Valley was my motivation to visit this state.

Every person would ask me, why are you visiting Ohio? What's there? Making me feel, that Ohio it was just a boring state not worth visiting. But, they were all wrong. If you know where to go, and go beyond on what Internet recommend, you can have a nice experience there.

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Mackenzie Shirilla biography: 10 things about Strongsville, Ohio woman

Mackenzie Shirilla is an American woman from Strongsville, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. She was in a romantic relationship with Dominic Anthony Russo. Who is Mackenzie Shirilla? Shirilla is Steve John Shirilla and Natalie Shannon Ford Shirilla‘s daughter. Here are 13 more things about Mackenzie: She was three years younger than Russo and two years younger than his friend Davion…

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Shadows in the Trees

Shadows Through the Trees

Cuyahoga Valley National Park

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A little hiatus

Hey everyone! Wanted to give you a heads up that I won’t be going live on YouTube, Facebook, or Twitch next week or the week after. I’m taking a little hiatus for the next 2 weeks and will be back live on August 31st. In the mean time, there will be new videos coming up next Sunday and the Sunday after. Yesterday also has a new video up: Here’s a quick update short: