I graduated from Ohio University with a degree in journalism and experience working at <i>The Plain Dealer </i>and <i>The Columbus Dispatch. </i>I lived in Brooklyn, N.Y., for four years, where I taught seventh-grade English and social studies through the Teach For America organization, and later, worked for Creative Artists Agency, a talent agency based in Los Angeles. I also tutored third-graders and freelanced for an education publication. I moved back to Ohio in August 2010 to be closer to my family and pursue a full-time job in journalism.
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I am not religious, but I am interested in learning about other people's beliefs.
<b>Local Hot-Button Issues</b>
Cleveland Heights residents care deeply about what's happening in their community, especially in their schools and public libraries. Several non-profit groups such as Reaching Heights, FutureHeights, Home Repair Resource Center and the Heights Independent Business Alliance exist to protect and promote the issues that matter to residents most, including arts in the schools, housing and local business development.
Corinne Sinclair won first place in the 10th grade division of the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage Stop the Hate: Youth Speak Out essay contest. She read her essay about bullying to the CH-UH School Board.
The Cleveland Heights-University Heights City School District will post student schedules on Infinite Campus throughout August.
A man said five males assaulted him and stole his hat while he was walking on Coventry Road.
The Cedar Fairmount Summer Festival & Arts and Crafts Sale will be from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. today, Sunday, Aug. 12.
The Cleveland Heights retirement community presents "Portraits and Barns" at its Howson Gallery.
The Cleveland Heights church hopes to make the Saturday night service and cookout an annual tradition.
The Cedar Fairmount business is one of four to report a break-in in from Aug. 2 to Aug. 5.
J. Taylor, a new women's boutique on Lee Road, is celebrating its grand opening Friday.
The yoga studio on Lee Road will offer class discounts and has scheduled events and organized local deals to honor its 15th anniversary.
A dozen people from Cleveland Heights, Cleveland, South Euclid, Lyndhurst and Texas are accused of using private planes to move cocaine from Texas and other areas to Cleveland.
The CH-UH School Board must now decide if it wants to spend $1 million toward Plan C, the facilities master plan, to lock in the rate of funding that this year created $22.8 million. And it must also decide how to move forward with Plan C.
Take a look at our photos from the 2011 show and some from more than 50 years ago, and post your own from this year's event.
The man hit The Stone Oven, Janea H and The Rib Cage, police said.
The cities, in conjunction with the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency, will apply for funding to complete the plan to link Lake Erie with the Shaker Lakes.
The Lee Road establishment will host the third and final of a series of events organized by the Cedar Lee Special Improvement District.
The lease proposal indicates that the school district would lease Millikin to the City of Cleveland Heights, which would sublease to Mosdos Ohr Hatorah. Now that Mosdos and CH-UH have approved the document, they must get the city on board.
Phyllis Evans, who resigned from Cleveland Heights City Council in May, has applied for the vacant seat.
The proposal outlines some details of a possible lease agreement before the final document is drafted.
"If they can’t operate a normal business that adds to the health and vitality of that neighborhood, they’re not going to be in business," Mayor Ed Kelley said of the Cedar Fairmount establishment.
Tell us, what aspect of a comprehensive school facilities plan is important and essential to you? What should be the next step in the process?
