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By the Numbers, By the People: A Year of Growing Impact

We believe the seeds of greatness are already here in Northeast Ohio, so we spent 2025 doing our best to

Records Rendezvous: Albert Ayler

It’s OK if you’ve never heard of Albert Ayler, one of the most controversial, ground-breaking, jazz innovators of all time.

Records Rendezvous: Tadd Dameron

Ever hear of jazz musician Tadd Dameron? Most probably do not know that this Cleveland native and Central High School

Community Partners: Deaconness Foundation

A big thanks to the Deaconess Foundation for being a program partner for this year’s Teaching Cleveland Student Challenge, which

What We’re Reading: Vintage Cleveland II

If you’re a Clevelander of a certain age – say, over 40 – you might remember a middle-aged man at

Records Rendezvous: Robert Lockwood Jr.

Can someone not born in Cleveland become known as someone from Cleveland? For Robert Lockwood Jr, that was absolutely the

Records Rendezvous: Sammy DeLeon

How do you top all the awards earned by Lorain native Sammy DeLeon, Northeast Ohio’s most legendary Latin jazz percussionist

What We’re Reading: A Euclid Beach Park Album

In 1977, an English teacher named James Toman finished reading the book Euclid Beach Park is Closed for the Season

What We’re Listening To: The Lay of the Land

In March 2025, Teaching Cleveland sponsored a private screening of a soon-to-be released film, Lost and Found in Cleveland. First

Records Rendezvous: Frankie Yakovic

Born in 1915, the son of Andy and Rose Yankovic (recently arrived Slovenian immigrants), Frankie Yankovic would eventually become known

What We’re Reading: Breaking the Silence

When rainbow flags and colorful parades descend in June, it’s easy to think the fight has already been won. In

Silence=Death AIDS epidemic protest slogan Gil Kudrin

Cleveland’s Forgotten Voices: Gil Kudrin

Gil Kudrin has refused to adhere to an age-old admonition to “sit down and shut up.” In fact, as a
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