Want to know what is on our minds? Find blog posts written here, by the City Club staff, members, and partners. You'll find takes on current events, past forums, and issues surrounding Northeast Ohio. Read on for all things City Club.
Tuesday, April 08, 2025
Each year, the Hope and Stanley Adelstein Essay Contest invites high school students from across Northeast Ohio to engage deeply with one of the most foundational principles of our democracy—Freedom of Speech. Since its inception, this annual tradition has challenged young people to explore the ever-evolving meaning of free expression in a society shaped by...
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The City Club of Cleveland is excited to introduce our new Education Resources—a collection of educator-created lesson plans designed specifically for high school students. These resources help teachers integrate City Club forums into their curriculum, encouraging students to engage with current events, develop critical thinking skills, and participate in meaningful discussions about the world around...
Thursday, February 13, 2025
Political upheaval is both chaotic and clarifying, and the opening weeks of the second administration of Donald Trump have provided significant upheaval. There’s no need to list all of it—plenty of news organizations are keeping track. That’s the chaos. What’s clarifying, though, is how the velocity of these changes pushes us to remember who we...
Tuesday, February 04, 2025
Five Reasons You Should Join Us for “Fat Ham” Your City Club is partnering up with Cleveland Playhouse to create a City Club Night during the run of the Pulitzer Prize winning Hamlet adaptation “Fat Ham” by James Ijames. City Club Night is Thursday 2/13. You should be there. Here’s why: 1. This is a WILD adaptation....
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
The City Club is pleased to announce a new leadership gift to the Guardians of Free Speech Campaign from Ansir and Sufia Junaid. The philanthropists and entrepreneurs have made a generous personal contribution through the Junaid Family Foundation (JFF) which will be recognized with the naming of the City Club Commons to be the Sufia...
Tuesday, January 28, 2025
"Nothing is separate -- the health of your city, the health of Cleveland, is ultimately the health of you and vice versa." – 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...
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