Friday, February 22, 2019, 12:00 p.m., The City Club of Cleveland
Nadine Strossen
Hate speech is legally protected free speech under the First Amendment, a protection that has been upheld by the Supreme Court of the United States. Yet, that doesn't mean we can agree on what constitutes hate speech—or free speech for that matter. So, what is the line between free speech and hate speech? Who gets to decide? And what protections and recourses are available when one person's speech is offensive...
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
On the Future of Growing and Sustaining Outdoor Experiences in Northeast Ohio
by Ebony Hood, SYATT/GBO-Cleveland Ahh, Commissioner Silver offered many words of inspiration and transformative pics that will have you placing a colossal planter and portable lawn chair on your next stroll along our city’s streetscape. So, how can Cleveland take copious amounts of underutilize concrete spaces and masses of underwhelming, yet maintained municipal parks and convert them into fun experiences? The good news is that we can grow our parks to rival the assortment of cuisines offered in this foodie town of #CLE. Cleveland has some of the best “shelfy” content to rival any celebrity in a pantry-porn challenge. Just google it and you’ll understand. We have prime cuts of meats for... read on
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