The Cleveland Club of Washington, D.C.

Greetings, Cleveland Friends. 
 

Photo of the Month

The Edgewater Yacht Club during June 15-26 hosted the 41st annual Cleveland Race Week, the largest regatta on Lake Erie and one of the largest in the nation. Almost 2,000 participants competed in more than a dozen sailboat classes on four courses.

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Club members along with participants from the Baltimore Browns Backers and Annapolis Browns Backers cheered the Guardians on June 4 at Camden Yards in Baltimore. The game was close, 4-5, but fell to the Orioles. Nevertheless the Guardians won two out of three in Baltimore and hold second place in the American League Central Division. Thanks to Tom Steich for organizing this event.

June 2022 Votings Yes/No for the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (“Gun Control/Safety”)

Cong. Dave Joyce introduced the Stop Pills that Kill Act, which would increase penalties for counterfeit pills.

President Biden visited Westside’s Max S. Hayes High School on July 6 for a speech about endangered pensions as well as promoting his Democratic Party agenda. Biden touted a Democrat fix to the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation that would reinforce multiemployer pensions for union members. He also warned against pension cuts should Republicans gain control of the federal government. Joining Biden were Senator Sherrod Brown, Cong. Shontel Brown, Cong. Marcy Kaptur, and Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. Click on: reports Seth Richardson.

Cleveland has resurrected its Urban Forestry Commission tasked with increasing the tree canopy of the city. Community benefits of tree canopy are: lowering house cooling costs, improving water quality, reducing greenhouse gases and making neighborhoods more attractive. Once known as “The Forest City,” Cleveland now has about 14% canopy cover and hopes to increase that to 40%.

The western Lake Erie summer algae bloom is expected to be rated 3.5, thus lower than last year’s 6 on account of farmers’ efforts and lower rainfall. Click on: reports Peter Krouse.

Sailing. Cleveland hosted Cleveland Race Week, a sailing regatta June 15-26. In addition, the Cleveland Tall Ships Festival spotlighted tall ships July 7-10 in the harbor.

Cleveland celebrated Juneteenth with a Freedom Festival, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Celebration and an Annual Fun Run.

Cleveland recently commemorated with a plaque on Euclid Avenue what has become known as The Cleveland Summit of June 4, 1967 when Black athletes and dignitaries met to show solidarity with Muhammad Ali’s objection to the Vietnam War. Present then were Jim Brown, Bill Russell, Lew Alcindor, Bobby Mitchell, Carl Stokes and more, all risking backlash for supporting Ali.  Click on: Marc Bona reports.



Go, Guardians!