blog

Name: Scott Esterly Occupation: Owner, Esterly Photography LLC Neighborhood where you live: Detroit Shoreway Tell us a bit about yourself (family, hobbies, anything else interesting you’d like to share): My wife (Emily) and I live with our dog (Scruffy). We love our neighborhood restaurants (like Astoria and Minh Anh). We also love traveling – we have been to...

Every year, Rick Hess, Ph.D. releases his Rick Hess Straight Up (RHSU) Edu-Scholar Public Influence rankings. The 2019 list outlines the “200 university-based scholars in the U.S. who are doing the most to influence educational policy and practice.” Many on this list have another thing in common – they’ve spoken at The City Club of...

As the Citadel of Free Speech here in Cleveland, we work to protect and promote the basis of our democracy by sharing related stories, commentary, and opinions on free speech in the 21st century. Here's what's making the news – and what you should know about – in the past week. 1.) Justice Clarence Thomas Calls...

by Jeffrey T. Verespej, Executive Director, Old Brooklyn Community Development Corp. Local journalists have provided a heavy stream of reporting about Blockland. National publications churn out different news articles hourly on the blockchain technology. Yet even more has been communicated between the lines in Cleveland’s civic circles through happy hour opining, social media posturing, raised eyebrows,...