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Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Remembering Richey Piiparinen

Adam Crawford, Content and Event Production Manager, The City Club of Cleveland

"Nothing is separate -- the health of your city, the health of Cleveland, is ultimately the health of you and vice versa." – Richey Piiparinen

Remembering Richey Piiparinen

We at the City Club of Cleveland are saddened with the passing of Richey Piiparinen. He graced the Happy Dog stage recently to talk about his book Octopus Hunting among other things. His words were truly amazing and his presence was inviting, intelligent, and insightful. This son of Cleveland will truly be missed.

Richey Piiparinen's Fight for Life & Cleveland's Fight for Revival: Happy Dog Takes On Piiparinen's Latest Book "Octopus Hunting" | May 1, 2024

We are honored to dedicate the forum "The Case for Cities: What is Needed to Promote a Viable & Sustainable Urban Resurgence" to Richey, his family and his memory.

He has previously spoken on two other occasions on the City Club stage:

Cleveland's Growing Pains: From Balkanized to Globalized | The City Club of Cleveland | November 14, 2014

City Circulation: Cleveland’s New Mobility Conversation | The City Club of Cleveland | July 26, 2019

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