VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOOKS TO ADD CERTAIN SKILLS

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: BOARD OF DIRECTORS LOOKS TO ADD CERTAIN SKILLS

Want to engage in your community and promote the Downtown Cleveland living experience?

We are looking to add individuals with a passion for Downtown Cleveland and the Gateway Neighborhood to join our Board of Directors and/or the committees that do its work.

Join the team that promotes continued re-development of our historic neighborhood and supports a vibrant commercial, entertainment, and residential community. Learn more about our mission and work here.

• Ideal candidates should live or work in the Gateway District and possess either:

  • Accounting skills, CPA preferred, and interest in serving on Finance Committee

  • Urban planning, architecture and/or design skills and interest in serving on Place Committee

  • Strategic marketing experience (digital and traditional) with an interest in serving on the Marketing Committee

*Interested candidates are encouraged to apply by October 31st*

Gateway Welcomes Five New Restaurants

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1) UJerk | 850 Euclid Ave

So what's caribbean "jerk"? It’s delicious. According to the UJerk website: "Jerk is a style of cooking native to Jamaica, in which meat is dry-rubbed or wet marinated with a hot spice mixture called Jamaican jerk spice."

ujerknation.com

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2) Beyond Juicery + Eatery | 226 Euclid Ave

Offering a large variety of smoothies, juice, wraps, and salad bowls accommodating most diets and/or dietary restrictions.

beyondjuiceryeatery.com

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3) Betts Restaurant | Euclid/E 9th

Occupying the former Parker's space in the historic Kimpton Schofield Hotel, Betts offers casual dining, innovative takes on classic dishes, and a 27/4 "grab & go" case with food and wine!

www.eatatbetts.com

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4) Citizen Pie Roman Cafe | East 4th

Pizza by the slice “Roman-style”. Get a slice and a coffee - they exclusively serve Six Shooter beans!

www.citizenpie.com/e4th/

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5) sixth city sailor’s club | 668 euclid

COMING 8/14! Casual eats, beer, cocktails with a large outdoor patio dressed up in a nautical theme. Located in the former Hodges space.

sixthcitysailors.com

Annoucing 2020 Season of Take a Hike® Walking Tours

Announcing the 12th Season of its award-winning Take a Hike® historic walking tours July 1 through Oct. 31, 2020. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, for the health and safety of participants, this year’s tours will be available online as self-guided, interactive experiences. HGNC is proud to announce the twelve unique tours offered include four themes – Tremont, North Coast Harbor, Grand Department Stores, and Historic Hotels. 

As in previous seasons, participants embark on an exciting journey through Cleveland’s vibrant neighborhoods, cultural sites, and legacy architecture. Instead of scheduled tour times, the self-guided tours can be taken at any time with three different tour options available monthly. Participants explore Cleveland with an interactive map, listen to professional audio narrations, and watch companion videos of notable figures from Cleveland’s past portrayed by professional actors and actresses. Tours will be available beginning July 1st by visiting TakeAHikeCLE.com.

“We’re thrilled to offer a safe and healthy way to bring Cleveland history to life during our 12th season,” said Tom Yablonsky, Executive Director, HGNC. “We hope this digital on-demand format allows us to reach a wider audience and we look forward to continuing our traditional in-person tour experience in 2021.”

Statement of Support

More than twenty Greater Cleveland organizations sign declaration of racial equity and inclusion; vow action to address racism as a public health crisis.

The fight against structural racism plaguing our society needs broad support and action. It is in that spirit that today a diverse coalition from across the region are expressing their commitment to the following statement of support.

Each institution listed below expresses its full commitment to the declaration and pledges to set forth tangible actions to undo the structural racism present in our community. Organizations will pursue these actions individually and plan to report out on progress as a coalition in the future. Additional organizations are encouraged and welcomed to pledge their support. Any organization interested in signing on to the initiative can contact Jason Guyer of the Greater Cleveland Partnership, jguyer@gcpartnership.com.

Questions on the statement may be posed to any organization below or to amcgahan@dix-eaton.com.

This Statement of Support is Signed By: Birthing Beautiful Communities, The Cleveland Clinic, The Cleveland Foundation, Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga County Community College, Destination Cleveland, Dix & Eaton, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation, First Year Cleveland, The Greater Cleveland Partnership, Gund Foundation, Historic Gateway Neighborhood Corporation, Historic Warehouse District Development Corporation, JumpStart Inc., Karamu House, NAACP Cleveland, Playhouse Square, The Presidents’ Council, The United Way of Greater Cleveland, Urban League of Greater Cleveland, YMCA of Greater Cleveland and YWCA of Greater Cleveland

June 4, 2020

This past weekend, across our country and here in Cleveland, we witnessed the ignition of long-smoldering injustice and inequity in our black and brown communities, the evidence of which is undeniable yet frequently overlooked: The rate of COVID-19 infections and infant mortality, disproportionate unemployment and another murder of an unarmed black citizen – George Floyd – at the hands of a police officer.

Systemic racism is everyone’s problem. In Cleveland’s continuing fight for racial equity and inclusion, we have a singular history and have played a progressive role on a national stage. Prominent African American leaders throughout Cleveland’s history and today, have been instrumental in pushing us into the forefront. What we have learned over time is that this is not a fight of one race but rather a fight of one community – our Cleveland community.

Standing united, we are today voicing our strong support of recent legislation passed by Cleveland City Council to declare Racism a Public Health Crisis. Still, this is not enough.

Rectifying a system of structural racism will take much more than words. Work has been done, and, while incremental change is apparent, we need to do much more – and we need to do it now. We must act, stand with justice and work together across our community to do our part to both heal and begin to undo the endemic racism that has and continues to disproportionally hurt our city – emotionally, physically and in terms of reputation.

This legislation can enable and empower us to take this issue head on. It can provide a platform rooted in policy that can initiate substantive care and sustainable change, beginning at a governmental level and then cascading throughout our community.

What we do now to collectively hear the voices of pain, loss, and fear can initiate the actions we take to heal, change and unite our city to define us for years to come.

As leaders of institutions that all seek a better future for Cleveland as a whole, we are all fully committed to this charter and pledge our individual and collective resources to set forth tangible actions to undo structural racism. This is our commitment to our greater Cleveland community, and we ask that you join us as partners in this critical endeavor – and this day forward, let our actions speak louder than our words.

Financial Assistance & Resources for Small Businessses Impacted by COVID-19

Financial Assistance & Resources for Small Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

Compiled by Downtown Cleveland Alliance: