Thursday, October 11, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
12:00 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.
The City Club of Cleveland
850 Euclid Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44114
On September 20, 2017, Hurricane Maria - the deadliest Atlantic hurricane in more than a decade - made landfall on Puerto Rico, causing wide-spread destruction and plunging the island into a blackout that lasted for months.
The storm magnified long-standing issues affecting the island - crushing debt, deep poverty, government bankruptcy, and crumbling infrastructure - as well as the...
Friday, June 28, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Spread of Suicide Contagion and Possible Ways to Contain It
According to the Centers for Disease Control, since 1999, the suicide rate in the United States has increased 33 percent across all demographics to become the 10th leading cause of death. The recent suicides of high-profile individuals like designer Kate...
Tuesday, June 25, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
During the 2015 Paris Climate Change Conference, the international community pledged to limit Earth's warming by 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit) over preindustrial levels. It's widely considered an ambitious goal — but one with a potential efficient, inexpensive, and...
Monday, June 24, 2019, 5:30 p.m.
When discussing regional growth and development, much of the conversation often focuses on job creation, talent attraction and retention, and investment dollars. While these factors are important, we can't underestimate the critical role education, arts and culture, healthcare, and politics...
Friday, June 21, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
In honor of the 50th anniversary of the Cuyahoga River fire — and to launch a weekend full of community activity — The City Club of Cleveland is partnering with the Cleveland Foundation and The George Gund Foundation to host...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Fifty years ago this week, the Cuyahoga River burned. On that dry summer day, a spark from a passing rail car ignited floating debris in the river. The fire was fed by oil slicks on the river’s surface — sending...
Friday, June 14, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
Peter Georgescu arrived in America as a penniless Romanian teenage refugee and rose to prominence as the CEO of Young & Rubicam, a global marketing and advertising agency. It's an American Dream success story — one that Georgescu believes would...
Tuesday, June 11, 2019, 12:00 p.m.
The Shadow War: Inside Russia's and China's Secret Operations to Defeat America
Over the last several years, most Americans have been captivated by the ongoing investigation into whether or not Russia helped influence the 2016 presidential election. But, according to journalist and CNN Chief National Security Correspondent Jim Sciutto, this is not...
Monday, June 10, 2019, 6:30 p.m.
Scientists worldwide are in large agreement that global warming is occurring — and that human activity is the cause. Seventy percent of Americans agree, according to a 2018 poll from Yale University. Over the past several decades, efforts at the...
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