Cleveland is Ready to Impress the World
Cleveland is planning on taking full advantage of their time in the spotlight. As hosts of the Republican National Convention in 2016, Cleveland businesses and community leaders see this huge media event as Cleveland's chance to change impressions about the city. By showing the world that Cleveland is a global city that welcomes newcomers and visitors with open arms, business and community leaders hope the world starts to see Cleveland as the world-class city it is becoming.
What’s Old is New Again
Cleveland is reviving itself on the foundations of its great past. Old industrial buildings, are being turned into restaurants, shops, galleries, even an aquarium. The relics of Cleveland’s past are quickly becoming the beacons of the future, bringing entertainment, quality dining, new business and so much more to the city. Cleveland’s past is supporting it’s future, paving the way for a bright, new city ready for the national stage.
Removing the Rust-colored Glasses
Cleveland is changing and growing. Statistics point to a brighter future and a more educated and stable workforce. From example, from 2000 - 2012, Cleveland gained one college-educated resident for every non-college graduate lost. In the Tremont neighborhood, 41% of residents are working in knowledge economy jobs increasing the percentage of those earning $40,000 or more a year from 23 - 42% percent from 2002 - 2011.
As Richey Piiperinan sees it, Clevelanders need to remove the rust-colored glasses and see what our city has become.
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Changing the Conversation: "This is Cleveland" mobile tour kicks off
Positively Cleveland kicked off its mobile campaign at the Liberty Fest in Crocker Park on June 29th.
The project aims to excite Cleveland suburban dwellers about the city's new look and attractions. The goal is to get these so-called "20-mile tourists" to talk about the city in a more positive way.
The campaign will travel to various suburban festivals and events throughout the summer to spread the word about Cleveland and to raise the suburban resident's pride in their city. To find out where the truck will go next, follow @TheCLE on Twitter.
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Global Cleveland's DC Event was a Success!
For three hours on a Thursday night in late June, a tiny oasis of Cleveland flickered into being on the thirteenth floor of Washington DC’s National Press Club. 180 people, mostly young professionals with Cleveland connections, came to hear about the benefits of living, working and playing in Cleveland. They came to hear about jobs, to network, to listen to Cleveland businesspeople talk about the city. They came on a whim or because their significant other wanted to go. And they left with a wealth of information about a city on the rise.
The Cleveland business community was out in force. Baiju Shah, BioMotiv CEO and Global Cleveland Board Chair, spoke at length. Lee Krume was there from JobsOhio, Global Cleveland’s biggest jobs partner, and Jack Schron was there from Jergens, Inc. and the Cuyahoga County Council. Representatives of Shaker LaunchHouse, the Group Plan Commission, Progressive and the Gay Games also spoke.
From the beginning, the D.C. event was supposed to be like stepping into Cleveland, and it was. Every attendee got a Malley’s chocolate bar, and browsed through an extensive Community Center with dozens of different organizations represented, each one giving information about living, working and playing in Cleveland. Posters around the room illustrated the relative cost of housing between DC and CLE. The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame generously contributed a behind-the-scenes tour of its archives as one of the night’s three prizes. Cleveland Whiskey donated a case of its finest liquor. And a Washington Nationals loge seat, courtesy of Forest City Enterprises, found its way into the hands of a happy recipient.
After the speeches had been made, the prizes handed out, and the last Malley’s bars handed to the departing guests, the staff packed up the remaining materials from the event and headed back to our hotel. The Press Club staff cleaned up whatever mess we’d left behind. Cleveland in DC was no more, for the moment. But Global Cleveland left the idea of itself behind. Affordable housing. Low cost-of-living. Lots of jobs. Friendly people. Great atmosphere. A wonderful place to live, work and play. It’s a seed, the idea of Cleveland, that we hope will bear fruit in the minds of our attendees, and those of the people they tell. We’ve only taken one step so far outside our city, but that step has planted the idea of Cleveland in people’s minds.
Cleveland Museum of Art's Solstice Party Dazzles
Over 6,000 people attended the Cleveland Museum of Art's sold out Summer Solstice party Saturday, June 21st. The highly popular party brought out-of-state visitors to Cleveland to welcome summer. Partygoers were treated to the performances of eight global musicians on two indoor and outdoor stages and guests were among the first to see the "Yoga: The Art of Transformation" exhibit before it opened to the public.
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Global Hosting Opportunities: Host Students from Kosovo, Iraq, and Mexico!
The Cleveland Council on World Affairs (CCWA) is announcing three opportunities to bring the world to your home through the long-term Kosovo Youth Exchange Program (KYEP), or the short-term Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Programs (IYLEP) and the Jóvenes en Acción (Youth in Action) program.
KYEP brings student leaders from Kosovo to study in area high schools for one academic year. The program is funded by the U.S. Embassy in Kosovo, and run by CCWA. Currently, there are seven KYEP students studying in Ohio, and they are enjoying their time in our communities very much! CCWA is accepting applications to host for the 2014-15 academic year (semester placements also considered). Apply now to be considered!
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What the real Cleveland is to real Clevelanders
What is Cleveland to Clevelanders? Out of 150 entrants, The Plain Dealer has selected 50 Clevelanders to explain three things they love about and love to do in Cleveland.
With everything from Gran Fiesta in Strongsville and Bon Vivant in Cleveland's Larchmere district to the Parkview Nite Club on West 58th Street and Voinovich Bicentennial Park, the series highlights the great diversity of Cleveland in a way that will allow locals and tourists to see the city in a whole new way.
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Innovation on Tap: World Beer Festival comes to Cleveland
Cleveland’s extensive beer knowledge served the city well this weekend. The sun was shining and the beer was flowing Saturday, June 14th at the second annual World Beer Festival at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. The event featured over 200 beers from around the world as well as local brews made in Cleveland, Akron, Columbus, as well as other Ohio breweries.
As people went around sampling everything from Madison, Ohio’s own Cellar Rats Brewery Black Rat Imperial Stout to a Blood Orange Hibiscus Wheat Ale from The Bottlehouse in Cleveland Heights, they were given the chance to learn the art of brewing and participate in beer seminars featuring a roundtable discussion with representatives from Fat Head's Brewery, Thirsty Dog Brewery and Buckeye Brewing.
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Stuck on Cleveland: Avon’s 11th annual Duct Tape festival wows.
What would you do with Duck Tape? The theme of this year’s Duck Tape festival held in Avon (a suburb of Cleveland) was “Out of This World” as a tribute to the use of duct tape on the Apollo 13 mission to save an equipment failure. Floats included spaceships, aliens, monsters, science fiction scenes and one larger than life E.T. from the popular Steven Spielberg movie.
