Lila Mills

Cleveland

Cleveland Editor-in-Chief at Signal Cleveland

Editor-in-chief with @signalcleveland, home of @cledocumenters, bringing community + local news and information together

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Community spelling bees coming this spring

2 months ago | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

Signal Cleveland is proud to support two community spelling bees this year for children in East Cleveland and Cleveland’s Central neighborhood. Members of the Signal Cleveland Listening Team designed and piloted the first spelling bee in 2023 after hearing from community stakeholders that students in Central could benefit from targeted educational interventions. This year, two members of that original team are coordinating two separate spelling bees.
Letter from the editor: Celebrating Signal Cleveland's birthday

Nov 15, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

As a proud parent of two, I’ve celebrated a lot of milestone birthdays over the years. My children’s birthdays are times I honor not just their growth but my own. Today feels a bit like that. It is Signal Cleveland’s 2nd birthday. We launched our website on Nov. 15, 2022. In the months before that, a small team of us were tasked with naming, branding and launching the newsroom.
Trump falsely accuses immigrants in Ohio of abducting and eating pets

Sep 11, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

By MIKE CATALINI, JULIE CARR SMYTH and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press Editor’s note: Signal Ohio newsrooms now have access to Associated Press election content a Knight Foundation grant. We will share election stories to help readers navigate and understand the latest news, especially as it relates to Ohio.
'We're here to honor Cleveland Police officer Jamieson Ritter not for how he died but for how he lived'

Jul 8, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills |Nick Castele

A multi-car procession in honor of fallen Cleveland Police officer Jamieson Ritter stepped off this morning from Chambers Funeral Home on Rocky River Drive. It weaved its way through the city as Greater Clevelanders lined the streets to pay their respects to the four-year Cleveland Police veteran. The procession ended at a memorial service downtown. According to the police department, Ritter’s funeral will take place out of state.
Michael Indriolo

Jun 20, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

Whether you have kids in school or not, the education system affects everyone in Greater Cleveland. We know how important schools are to the health of the community and how important it is for all of us in Greater Cleveland to have trustworthy information about local education. That’s why we are excited to introduce our newest reporter, Michael Indriolo. Michael is going to cover K-12 education and youth.
Community supports youth at the 2nd annual Central Spelling Bee

May 20, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

Congratulations to Zer’ah, Nicole, Anubis, Osiris and Nolawi, the winners of the 2nd annual Central Community Spelling Bee. The bee, coordinated by our Community Listeners La Queta Worley and Kellie Morris, took place on Saturday, May 18, at the Sterling branch of the Cleveland Public Library. For two hours on Saturday afternoon, in a packed room filled with about 20 parents, children and volunteers, 14 children competed in three rounds.
Get trained and paid to be a Cleveland Documenter

Mar 31, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

Signal Cleveland is hosting a Cleveland Documenters orientation later this month. If you want to be trained and paid $18 an hour to take notes or photos or live tweet at public meetings, join us. The Cleveland Documenters orientation begins at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 20, at the Cleveland Public Library Rice branch, 11535 Shaker Blvd.
The bee is back - Signal Cleveland

Mar 6, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | La Queta Worley |Lila Mills

Join Signal Cleveland for our second annual Central Community Spelling Bee for children in the Central neighborhood. The bee, the brainchild of our Central Community Listening Team, is supported by Inner Visions Cleveland and organized in partnership with The Kings and Queens of Art and their mobile literacy van. This year registration is open to any student in Kindergarten-8th grade living or active in the Central community.
Do you love Cleveland? So do we.

Feb 13, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

At Signal Cleveland we’re doing journalism not just for journalism’s sake but because we love this city and believe that, together with residents, we can be part of making it work better for all of us.
Powerful reporting creates a more powerful Cleveland

Jan 30, 2024 | signalcleveland.org | Lila Mills

Accountability journalism is an integral part of what we do here at Signal Cleveland. That’s why we train and pay Greater Cleveland residents to attend and take notes at local public meetings. And that’s why our reporters investigate issues of public interest and hold those in power to account. That type of watchdog journalism is crucial to a strong democracy and a thriving community. Cleveland works better for all of us with strong accountability reporting.