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2013 Buckeye Wheelchair Games

2013 Buckeye Wheelchair Games

The 2013 Buckeye Wheelchair Games are scheduled for May 17-18, 2013. Competitive events will take place at the SPIRE Institute located at 1822 South Broadway in Geneva, Ohio. The Games promote rehabilitation through rigorous competition in such events as air guns, archery, bowling, field events, billiards, slalom, swimming, table tennis, track, bocce and weightlifting.

Dr. Alex Johnson to Become Fourth President of Cuyahoga Community College

Dr. Alex Johnson to Become Fourth President of Cuyahoga Community College

CLEVELAND, OH -  Dr. Alex Johnson, who led Cuyahoga Community College’s Metropolitan Campus from 1993 to 2003, will return to the College in July as its fourth permanent president, the Board of Trustees announced.

Lottery fever hits Northeast Ohio!

Lottery fever hits Northeast Ohio!

Lottery fever is growing all across Northeast Ohio!

No big winner in the Mega Millions Tuesday night and that jackpot is now rising to $190M.

Plus, the Powerball jackpot tonight is jumping to $360M.

That's the third highest on record.

 

Teens who text and drive are more likely to take other chances

Teens who text and drive are more likely to take other chances

 

In 2011, nearly half of high school students 16 and older reported texting while driving in a large national survey. Teens who reported texting while driving also were more likely to behave in other risky ways. They were five times more likely than those who did not text while driving to operate a car when they had been drinking alcohol. And those who texted more often were much more likely to skip wearing a seat belt.

Piccadilly Circus is Coming to Town!

Piccadilly Circus is Coming to Town!

PICCADILLY CIRCUS is coming to Summit County Fairground Arena in Tallmadge, OH.

Cleveland Foodbank wins national award for excellence in food banking

Cleveland Foodbank wins national award for excellence in food banking

The Cleveland Foodbank received the 2013 Mary Ruth Herbers SNAP Outreach Excellence in Food Banking Award at the annual Feeding America Network Executive Directors' Forum recently held in Nashville.

Cleveland Metroparks 2012: A Year In Review

Cleveland Metroparks 2012: A Year In Review

 

Nature-lovers are alive and well and enjoying the great outdoors in Greater Cleveland with 16,286,944 recreation visits to Cleveland Metroparks recorded in 2012, up from 15,567,093 visits reported in 2011. Also popular are the Park District Outdoor Education programs with attendance of 474,595 in 2012, up from 437,509 reported in 2011.