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Downtown Cleveland Alliance names 2012-2014 class of City Advocates

Cleveland – Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) is pleased to announce the 2012 class of DCA City Advocates.  Seventeen new participants representing a broad range of professional expertise and personal interests will become the fourth class of City Advocates to make a two-year commitment to DCA’s program.
Launched in 2009, the DCA City Advocates Program serves to [...]

Now accepting applications for DCA City Advocates Program

Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) is now seeking new participants for the DCA City Advocate program. Launched in 2009, the program serves to provide civic education and fosters active engagement for rising leaders in the Downtown Cleveland community.
Through this unique program, participants gain access to Downtown Cleveland Alliance’s staff and board and engage in open dialogue [...]

Downtown Cleveland Alliance names new 2011 class of City Advocates

Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) is pleased to announce the 2011 class of DCA City Advocates. Sixteen (16) new participants representing a broad range of professional expertise and personal interests will make a 2-year commitment to DCA’s program, which provides a way for motivated downtown residents and professionals to become actively engaged in the community while [...]

Seeking new participants for the DCA City Advocate Program

Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) is seeking new participants for the DCA City Advocate program. Launched in 2009, the program brings together a diverse range of young professionals who wish to play a role in the revitalization and progress of downtown Cleveland. While volunteering their time and hard work to self-directed initiatives related to DCA’s mission, [...]

Gardens Under Glass Re-Source Center: Ideas and Gifts Promoting Sustainable Lifestyles!

Thanks to the help of many volunteers….
The Gardens Under Glass Re-source and Education Center is now open at the magnificent Galleria mixed-use complex in downtown Cleveland! The Re-Source Center is the “branch” of the main tree and cornerstone project at Gardens Under Glass–which is the year-round development of urban agriculture.
In this newly transformed space created [...]

Making Over Empty Windows With Art

Take a closer look while you’re walking around downtown and you may notice, that slowly, but surely, many empty storefront windows are being transformed with art displays or posters. This effort was initiated about a year ago and is now called “Cleveland Storefront Art” Joan Smith, Myself and a host of others have helped [...]

Re-Source Center At Gardens Under Glass Now Open!

The new Re-Source Center at Gardens Under Glass at The Galleria is now open and seeking volunteers. The basic foundation of the project is to promote more sustainable lifestyles through urban agriculture and in supporting locally or independently made goods/foods and local/independent business. Such that can be offered in the larger vision of the project [...]

Would You Use an Entertainment District Trolley Loop?

Take a 30-second survey regarding an entertainment district shuttle loop! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/entertainmentbusloop

A New Litter Reduction Campaign

I have been working the last few weeks with Pastor Doug Horner on the near west side to start the beginnings of a small piolet program aimed at increasing awareness about litter’s negative effects on the community—and to promote more recycling and anti-littering habits and mindsets.
Hopefully our program which may include nicely decorated trash/recycling cans [...]

Assisting With Gardens Under Glass

I am currently assisting with creating the new learning center/store/exhibit room at the Gardens Under Glass Project at the Galleria. Here, you will find many unique items as well as a learning experience!
I am working on creating life-like live Ohio native fish exhibits and art with interpretive information on each exhibit. I have also written [...]