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Add some spark to your July 4 with fun (and different!) things to do around Cleveland
If you are making plans to celebrate the nation’s independence, there are plenty of traditional and unique events happening in Cleveland. From family-friendly to just for the adults, here is a list of some things happening around the city:. Roller skating with cartoon characters. Stitch, SpongeBob and Garfield are...
Cleveland tenants begging for improvements at crumbling apartment
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - People living in an apartment complex are coming forward after mounting problems become too much for them to keep quiet. “Just be sympathetic like, ‘ok, we’re working on it,’ don’t slam the door in our faces,” said Naiomi Lozada. She and...
Some county councilmembers want to end jail contract with Cleveland, saying city breached deal
The Fox 8 I-Team obtained a copy of a letter three Cuyahoga County Councilmembers sent to prosecutors seeking legal action to end the jail contract with Cleveland.
City cancels Saturday fireworks due to possible storms
Above video: Driving safety tips during heavy rain* CLEVELAND (WJW) — While Fox 8 meteorologists predict the higher threat of heavy rain and storms is early afternoon, and rain moves out before dinner time Saturday, Mayfield Village is taking no chances and has canceled Saturday’s fireworks. The City of Green has delayed the start of […]
New parks and pickleball courts and plenty of school construction: Our Towns
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- If schools are under construction, it must be summer in Northeast Ohio. Districts like Orange and Parma are undergoing improvements before school starts back up in August, and Middleburg Heights and Seven Hills are upgrading their parks. If you purchase a product or register for an account...
Cleveland, much of area dips into a drought following heatwave
CLEVELAND, Ohio - A week after a heatwave broke records, much of Northeast Ohio and other parts of Ohio are experiencing a moderate drought. Due to the hotter-than-normal temperatures, 21% of Ohio entered moderate drought conditions, according to Thursday’s update from the U.S. Drought Monitor. This includes Cleveland and...
To keep homeowners in and out-of-state landlords out, Cleveland's renovating middle-income homes
Elected officials from the city of Cleveland and state of Ohio swung sledgehammers across kitchen cabinets in a vacant house on W. 127th Street Friday, kicking off a new program that they say will rehabilitate and sell 100 houses in some of the city’s mixed-income neighborhoods. The more than...
As Cleveland Kicks Off Memorial Program for Pedestrians and Bicyclists Killed in Accidents, an Urgency for Protective Infrastructure
Danielle Chronister died in November 2021 after she was hit by a dump truck. On Thursday, a sign was installed in her honor—and as a city-led warning to drivers
FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge appointed to Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission
FBI Cleveland Special Agent in Charge Greg Nelsen was recently appointed to the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission by Gov. Mike DeWine. The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission improves Ohio peace officers’ professional capabilities through the careful oversight of law enforcement training within the state, according to a news release. The commission has also been given the same responsibility regarding private security, local corrections, jail personnel, bailiffs, and public defender investigators.
Hitchcock Center for Women breaks ground on $28 million expansion
The Hitchcock Center for Women broke ground on a major expansion Friday. The addiction recovery center, which overlooks the cultural gardens just north of Superior Avenue, is building a $28 million residential treatment annex that will include federally subsidized housing. This project was a long time coming as boosters assembled...
Gov. Mike DeWine signs $4.2 billion capital budget that provides millions to northeast Ohio projects
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Gov. Mike DeWine has signed the bill lawmakers passed earlier this week funding $4.2 billion in state capital projects, including hundreds of millions of dollars for Cuyahoga County and the surrounding area. DeWine signed House Bill 2 during a news conference in his ceremonial office in...
Time to clean house at the Lead Safe Advisory Board to put Cleveland babies first
Nearly eight months ago, The Plain Dealer and cleveland.com editorial board recommended that, “Cleveland’s faltering lead-safe effort needs a recharge - and radical rethinking” (Nov. 1, 2023). Restructuring the city’s Lead Safe Advisory Board can help with that “radical rethinking.”. Recently, the public learned that...
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