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Latest News Reaching Heights names Penick new director by Josie Moore Ericka C. Penick Reaching Heights is excited to introduce the newest addition to its leadership team, Erica C. Penick, who joins the organization as executive director. Penick brings with her a wealth of experience and a commitment to equity, community, and service, and is no stranger to the world of nonprofit management and leadership. With a proven track record as a C-Suite professional and advisor, Penick has expertise in revenue generation, donor cultivation, funding alignment, strategy, branding, and communications. Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 6, Posted 1:49 PM, 05.12.2024 Latest News Releases Legal Aid provides help for clients struggling with mental health - , May 8, 2024 Read More Paid teen summer internships available at Library - CH-UH Library, May 7, 2024 Read More Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research and Home Repair Resource Center Launch the Black & Latinx Community Reinvestment Fund Home Repair Program in Cuyahoga County - Non-Profit & Groups, April 30, 2024 Read More Become a Court Advocate for Local Youth in Foster Care - Non-Profit & Groups, April 8, 2024 Read More April Showers and Regional Stormwater Management - Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, April 3, 2024 Read More View more news releases May 18 flea market to feature ’table top treasures’ by Diane Hallum Are you an artist, with handcrafted wonders you’d like to sell? Have you collected fascinating items that are now itching to find new homes? Are you looking for new treasures for your home or office? Sellers and buyers alike are invited to the inaugural Noble Road Table Top Treasures” Flea Market on May 18, 10 a.m. to noon. The Monticello-Noble flea market has been planned to celebrate the community and support the We Are Noble” event, taking place May 17–19. The Home Repair Resource Center (HRRC) at 2520 Noble Road has opened its parking lot to accommodate the set up of 10 tables of wares. Seller participation is thus limited to the first 10 vendors who sign up. Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 6, Posted 4:50 PM, 05.12.2024 Memorial Day parade celebrates ’A Better Tomorrow’ by Mike Cook Young spectators await the start of last year’s University Heights Memorial Day Parade. [photo: Doug Tayek] The University Heights Memorial Day Parade not only commemorates those we lost in service to our country, it celebrates the freedoms we enjoy. This year’s parade will again step off at 11 a.m. on Memorial Day, May 27, with a memorial ceremony immediately following. This year’s theme is A Better Tomorrow.” The city of University Heights has proudly held an annual Memorial Day Parade since 1966 (with the exception of 2020, when it was canceled due to the pandemic). It is the longest-running east-side parade in Greater Cleveland This is not only the oldest and largest parade on the east side, it’s also the best,” said University Heights Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan. The community is invested in the event. They want it to be successful, and it is.” Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 5, Posted 1:17 PM, 04.29.2024 CH council appoints Jim Posch to fill vacancy by Kim Sergio Inglis At a special meeting of Cleveland Heights City Council on Thursday, April 25, the six council members appointed Jim Posch to fill the council vacancy created when Janine Boyd resigned on March 18. The vote was 5-1, with Council Member Anthony Mattox Jr. voting no. According to an April 26 press release from CH Council President Tony Cuda, the city’s law director, William Hanna, swore in Posch on Friday morning. Vice President Russell and I are pleased to welcome Mr. Posch to our team,” Cuda stated. Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 5, Posted 4:40 PM, 04.27.2024 Noble Neighborhood Library’s grand opening is June 2 by Sheryl Banks A view of the patio under construction outside the new children’s area. View Image Gallery Heights Libraries is celebrating two big events on Sunday, June 2: The grand reopening of the Noble Neighborhood Library and the kickoff of its summer reading program. We couldn’t think of a better way to welcome the community back into the expanded and renovated branch,” said Nancy Levin, Heights Libraries director. Our Noble branch neighbors have been so patient and supportive of this big project, so we really want to celebrate in a big way. Luckily, the timing was perfect for these two big events to begin on the same day.” The expanded building will offer roughly double the space of the original building and will feature four public meeting rooms, a technology learning center, a drive-up window and a storytime room. The new adult area will be on the opposite side of the building from the new, expanded teen and children areas. Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 5, Posted 1:14 PM, 04.29.2024 Register now for summer music camp by Susie Kaeser Students from the middle grades have an opportunity to shine musically this summer by attending the Reaching Heights Summer Music Camp. This music-immersion week starts June 10 and ends with a public performance on June 15, when the inter-generational orchestra shares the music it’s shaped during 11 rehearsals. Instrumental music students completing grades six through eight this school year, who are residents of the CH-UH school district, are eligible to participate in this joyful and demanding week. Registration by May 15 is appreciated and recommended. Space is limited. The camp experience has been carefully designed to emphasize collaboration and growth in the context of fun. Silly hats and theme days, popsicles, and recreation breaks add a light touch to the week. Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 5, Posted 1:09 PM, 04.29.2024 Plans underway for May 18 Tiger 5K and Fun Run by Alicia Costello A drone view of the starting line. [credit: Adam Dew] View Image Gallery Lace-up your running shoes—it’s time for the 3rd Annual Tiger 5K, benefitting all seven CH-UH elementary schools. The community event will kick off at 9 a.m. on Saturday, May 18, at the Cleveland Heights High School track. The race will begin and end on the Heights High track. The certified 5K is open to all ages and abilities. Walkers are welcome! In addition to the 5K, the CH-UH elementary school PTAs will also host a 10 a.m. Fun Run for younger runners, which will also take place at the high school track. Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 5, Posted 1:11 PM, 04.29.2024 Quilt show opens May 10 at Sophie La Gourmande by Jean Reinhold This quilt, Stretch Pants Must be Controlled , is Lind’s response to the national debate over obesity stigmas and prejudice. Barb Lind’s narrative quilts will be the focus of a solo exhibition at Sophie La Gourmande, May 10 through mid-July. The opening reception is planned for Friday, May 10, 6–9 p.m. Proceeds from the sale of Lind’s quilts will be donated to refugee relief. Lind is a longtime Heights resident whose quilts have been featured at The Cleveland Museum of Art, the Ohio Craft Museum, and Firelands Association for the Visual Arts, and are in the corporate collections of Cleveland State University’s College of Law, and McGregor Home. More than 40 years ago, Lind, a native of Cleveland’s industrial inner city, married into a Mennonite family from rural Kansas. Creating a quilt together—Lind’s first—provided common ground on which to build a relationship with her new mother-in-law. Read Full Story Volume 17, Issue 5, Posted 1:08 PM, 04.29.2024 Dobama announces upcoming season by Nathan Motta Dobama Theatre announced its upcoming 2024/25 season on April 2. It comprises a lineup of five new plays—all Cleveland, regional, or world professional premieres. The season will kick off on Oct. 4, 2024, with POTUS Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive” by Selena Fillinger, directed by Carrie Williams. In the play, the President of the United States unwittingly spins a PR nightmare into a global crisis. The show was a star-studded hit on Broadway; an all-female...