On Friday, May 19, Mayor Annette M. Blackwell was honored as one of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Ohio (GSNEO) 2023 Women of Distinction Award recipients. Mayor Blackwell was one of ten women who were selected for ‘remarkable achievements as business, community, and civic leaders dedicated to supporting opportunities for women and girls.’ This year’s
We did it! The City of Maple Heights is Kindland’s KINDEST CITY IN NORTHEAST OHIO! Kindland’s Mayors’ Challenge asked communities across the region to do and share the most acts of kindness and document them using the Just Be Kind App and social media. The City of Maple Heights went ALL IN and documented over
The City’s Beautiful Yard awards are back! Mayor Blackwell is recognizing residents' beautiful yards for the third summer in a row. Taking pride in your yard takes hard work, effort, and the City appreciates you for all of your achievements. Because we have a limited number of signs, if you were recognized last Summer
Mayor Blackwell has been named as one of the ‘Magnificent Eight’ in the Career + Lifestyle magazine’s Winter/Spring 2023 issue. Congratulations Mayor Blackwell! Read her feature beginning on page 18 here: https://acrobat.adobe.com/id/urn:aaid:sc:VA6C2:8d0869c2-afa5-48e5-b077-e7d557d42514?viewer%21megaVerb=group-discover
April is National Fair Housing Month, and in recognition, please mark your calendar for Wednesday April 5, from Noon to 2PM for a virtual forum ‘Mortgage Lending in Cuyahoga County’, sponsored by the Ohio Fair Lending Coalition and Cleveland State University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs. Joining Panelist Mayor Annette M. Blackwell will be Frank
Tune in to the Rid-All Master Class Speaker Series Podcast: ‘Sharing Insights To Transform People And Community’. These episodes touch on grass roots activism, urban reforestation, sustainability, positive living, transformation, building community and more. Mayor Blackwell is featured in episode three and she shares the story of how she convinced Rid-All to bring their urban
On Wednesday, March 9, to mark International Women’s Day, Mayor Annette M. Blackwell, along with Mayors Gigi Traore of Newburgh Heights, and Kim Thomas of Richmond Heights participated in the City Club of Cleveland forum, "A Shift in the Political Landscape: Black Women Running Cities." Moderated by Sheila Wright, these three dynamic leaders offered advice,
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kindland’s Mayors’ Challenge asked communities across the region to do and spread the most acts of kindness and document them using the Just Be Kind App and social media. The City of Maple Heights went ALL IN and documented over 100 kindness posts showcasing how it continuously spread kindness via projects like
In the February 24, 2023 national trade publication, “Passenger Transport”, Mayor Blackwell was recently quoted in the article featuring the new ConnectWorks GCRTA Program. See the story on page 3, here:
Yesterday’s Jobs & Opportunities Fair was a huge success! This event was very well attended, with 70 job candidates, in total. Those in attendance represented a wide range of backgrounds with varying employment goals. Over 20 tables of employers provided potential hires with information and applications. There were several Maple Heights employers present, including The