CEDAR RAPIDS - Despite the pandemic and because of the derecho, the timing was perfect for Brucemore to not only meet, but exceed, a fundraising goal for the historic estate s first capital campaign.
Architect Norman Perttula’s buildings helped define the mid-century modern look of Northeast Ohio cities
Updated Jan 17, 2021;
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have become familiar presences across Northeast Ohio, contributing to the region’s sense of place.
Perttula’s buildings display a love of big gestures and strong geometric forms that make them stand out as dramatic sculptural objects on suburban campuses or city streets.
His work includes the B.F. Goodrich World Headquarters in Akron, built in 1967-71, and the 1982 Ohio Bell Headquarters building, now known as Ameritech Center or as 45 Erieview Plaza, located at the southeast corner of East Ninth Street and Lakeside Avenue in Cleveland.
The fight over San Antonio s Alazan-Apache Courts shows different visions for the West Side Posted By Gus Bova, The Texas Observer on Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 10:34 AM click to enlarge Ben Olivo / SA Heron Alazán Courts resident Jacquline Caldwell speaks at a protest in front of SAHA headquarters late last year. On a Thursday in early November, nearly 70 San Antonians showed up via Zoom to address the board of the San Antonio Housing Authority (SAHA), a quasi-governmental agency that oversees the city’s public housing and Section 8 vouchers. Due to the unusual volume of people, the board chair cut individuals’ speaking time from 3 minutes to a minute and a half. In 90-second bursts, often interrupted by technical difficulties, a st
Jonnet Solomon wants to hear voices bellow from the stage again.
“I want to give people access to music once again,” said Solomon, of Mt. Washington, referring to the National Opera House, formerly known as the National Negro Opera House, in Homewood.
The iconic building sits empty at 7101 Apple St.
Since Solomon purchased it, she and others have been writing letters asking for support to help restore and refurbish the structure.
They don’t know if the mail she sent arrived or the information was even read. But they can’t wait much longer.
“I lit the match, but I can’t be the entire flame,” she said. “We need others to fuel the fire. We need many people to support this. We need to build awareness.”
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“Mississippi Goddamn” is written and released in response to the assassination of Medgar Evers and the bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. 1963 1964
Simone signs to Philips Records, a Dutch company that allows her to record songs that draw on her African American heritage. Release of her studio album, Broadway - Blues - Ballads. 1964 1965
Release of her studio albums, Let It All Out, I Put a Spell on You and Pastel Blues. 1965