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Friday, June 20, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Remarks from Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost
Dave Yost was re-elected as Ohio’s 51st Attorney General on November 8, 2022. A member of the Republican Party, Yost began his public-service career as Delaware County auditor, later winning election as that county’s prosecutor. From 2011 through 2018, he...
Wednesday, June 25, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
The former Director of Ohio's Department of Health, Amy Acton, M.D., MPH was the first Democratic candidate to announce a campaign for Ohio Governor. Dr. Acton was nominated Director of Ohio's Department of Health by Governor Mike DeWine in February...
Friday, June 27, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
The Evolving Role of Regional Public Universities
Ohio’s regional public universities — including Cleveland State, and the Universities of Akron and Toledo — collectively serve more students than any single university in the state, including the state’s flagship. Yet they’re often overlooked in both local and national...
Tuesday, July 08, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
In Support of the Rule of Law: A Conversation with American Bar Association President William R. Bay
The American Bar Association (ABA) was founded in 1878 on a commitment to set the legal and ethical foundation for the American nation. Today, it exists as a membership organization and stands committed to its mission of defending liberty and...
Wednesday, July 09, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
Cleveland is the New Metropolis -- A Superman Forum!
The City Club's 2025 Summer Outdoor Series
Last summer, our city played host to DC Studios' filming of the upcoming film "Superman". Early trailer footage gives Cleveland much love, putting many of our city's landmarks front and center. It was a sort of homecoming for Superman, who...
Thursday, July 10, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Leading with Trust in AI to Transform Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence, or AI in healthcare, is experiencing a rise in new technologies and applications. Generative AI, more specifically, is a form of artificial intelligence that’s trained to find patterns in data and then generate new content. AI can enhance...
Friday, July 11, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Harbingers: What January 6 and Charlottesville Reveal About Rising Threats to American Democracy
A Conversation with Author Timothy Heaphy
As lead investigator into both January 6 and Charlottesville, Tim Heaphy discovered that American democracy was headed toward a reckoning. In his book Harbingers, which he completed before the November 2024 election, Tim concluded that apathy poses greater threats to...
Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Advancing Civil Rights and Economic Empowerment in Cleveland and Beyond
Featuring Marc Morial of the National Urban League & Marsha Mockabee of the Urban League of Greater Cleveland
This July, the National Urban League Conference heads to Cleveland! This year’s conference promises to be the largest and most influential gathering in the nation focused on civil rights and urban advocacy. Each year, the event attracts leaders from business,...
Wednesday, July 16, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
Supporting the Arts of Cleveland -- Borderlight Festival is Back!
The City Club's 2025 Summer Outdoor Series
The 2025 Borderlight Festival returns to downtown Cleveland, July 16-19. Join us as we literally share the stage and showcase local artists featured in the Festival, whose work inspires and celebrates the diversity of the human experience. ----- Let us know if...
Friday, July 18, 2025, 11:30 a.m.
Investing in Leadership to Build Vibrant, Engaged Communities
Right now, we are at a critical moment in our nation's political climate, where distrust and misunderstanding have driven the narrative of the public sector's role in solutions to our communities' critical and complex challenges. This includes issues like housing,...
Wednesday, July 23, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
From Acts to Eats: The Power of Kindness and “Something Good” with Ricky Smith
The City Club's 2025 Summer Outdoor Series
Most known for "Random Acts of Kindness Everywhere," or R.A.K.E. this summer Ricky Smith launched his latest feel-good venture: Something Good Social Kitchen--a casual walkup food stand in Playhouse Square Plaza, which includes collaborators like Chef Michael Symon and exclusively...
Wednesday, July 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m.
Cleveland to Coastland: Connecting Our Waterfronts' Future
The City Club's 2025 Summer Outdoor Series
Cleveland is repositioning its future as a dual waterfront city. Take a deep dive (pun intended!) into Cleveland’s river and lakefront developments and learn about the plans and projects that re-imagine our city’s shore-core-shore relationship. What are the past, present,...
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