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Why is a Navy combat ship docked at the Port of Cleveland?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – This city on the lake has become a regular port of call for the U.S. Navy. Its most recent visitor, the USS Nantucket, sailed into Cleveland Harbor Monday morning and is excepted to remain dockside until Friday. The newly minted littoral combat ship was built in...
Big Creek Connects welcomes Lakewood High School students: A Place in the Sun
BROOKLYN, Ohio -- When Big Creek Connects isn’t hosting clean-up events, the nonprofit can be found edifying the public about local urban watersheds. This includes inviting Northeast Ohio high school students to participate in a stream monitoring program in Brooklyn’s Big Creek. The most recent educational opportunity took...
Judge tosses Akram Boutros’ open meetings lawsuit against MetroHealth board
CLEVELAND, Ohio – A judge Monday dismissed former CEO Akram Boutros’ lawsuit against MetroHealth Medical System in which he claimed the board of trustees had violated the state’s Open Meetings Act. Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Jennifer O’Donnell made the ruling without an explanation. Her decision ends...
Volunteers give downtown South Euclid’s large planters a fresh look
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio -- Perhaps those passing by in downtown South Euclid have noticed it, and perhaps they haven’t. But to a group of volunteers, it is the details that make all the difference. Mayor Georgine Welo has made it a priority to further develop the city’s downtown area,...
Middleburg Heights Fallfest brings (skele)tons of family fun (photos)
MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, Ohio – Kids in costumes roamed the Middleburg Heights City Hall grounds with their families on Saturday (Oct. 5) to celebrate all things autumn at the city’s free Fallfest. A large crowd enjoyed the spooktacular fall day, participating in Trick-or-Treat Trail, hayrides, inflatables, food trucks, an...
Special delivery! Cleveland firefighter gets his promotion and 3rd child in the same day
CLEVELAND — Monday morning at Cleveland Public Hall, friends and families packed the house waiting to see their loved ones finally receive a long-awaited promotion. It's been five years since the Cleveland Division of Fire promoted lieutenants and captains, and 10 years for new battalion and assistant chiefs. Mayor...
Olmsted Falls residents to decide Election Day levy renewals
OLMSTED FALLS, Ohio -- Voters in Olmsted Falls will be deciding three familiar levy renewals on Election Day. “These are renewals, they are not tax increases,” Olmsted Falls Mayor James Graven said. “These are also outside millage, meaning any new property tax reevaluations do not result in more taxes...
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