Posted inNews & Views
Photos From Cleveland Public Library’s “Senior” Prom at the Addison Branch
Why should teenagers get to have all the fun?
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Posted inOhio News
Economists: Incentives for Ohio Data Centers Are a Bad Idea. So Is Banning New Construction
“I can’t think of a worse use of public funds than to incentivize data centers. They are associated with very few permanent jobs and high external costs.”
Posted inNews & Views
As Cleveland Seeks to End the Consent Decree, Do Residents Trust the Police?
The city’s Police Accountability Team, as well as the federal monitor team and the Cleveland Community Police Commission, will soon each be surveying Clevelanders on that very question.
Posted inOhio News
Ohio’s Intoxicating Hemp Ban is Bad for Businesses, Plaintiffs Argued in Lawsuit Hearing
“Every day (Ohio Senate Bill 56) is enforced, it destroys lawful Ohio businesses, businesses operating a good faith reliance on the 2018 federal farm bill.”
Posted inMusic News
How Cleveland Got Its Groove Back
With new venues, new pop-ups and new artists, the city is rediscovering the joy and connection of the dance floor.
Posted inCleveland News
Cleveland Agrees to $3 Million Settlement in Water Department Discrimination Lawsuit
The class action suit, filed with help from the NAACP in 2019, accused the city utility of discriminating against Black residents of Cuyahoga County when it placed a disproportionate number of liens on their homes for unpaid bills.
Posted inCleveland News
New Apartments and Library Planned for Former Dave’s Market Site in Asiatown
The Mingyue project “allows us to reach two very important goals for our community: attract residents and bring amenities to the residents already here,” said MidTown executive director Ashley Shaw.
Posted inOhio News
An Ohio Court May OK Fracking-Waste Wells Despite Pollution Concerns
A legal challenge to the fossil fuel project faces dismissal, which would let the developer advance even as similar local pushback stifles Ohio’s solar buildout.
Posted inCleveland News
Cleveland State University Trying to Ax Poetry Center Press
Sources say cutting the nationally renowned press would be a death knell for the Poetry Center at large and reflects CSU’s ill-conceived slashing of liberal arts programs like WCSB that make the university a special place. “It’s all about turning CSU into a job factory,” said one.
Posted inCleveland News
Op-Ed: Should the Port of Cleveland Serve Residents or Just the Donor Class?
The Port is doubling down on failed trickle-down economics, chasing “deal flow” over supporting workers.
Posted inNews & Views
Cleveland’s First Women’s Soccer Team Will Be Called The Astra
“We’ve always wanted to be the North Star — that point to look for when you consider what elite and professional soccer can be in Northeast Ohio,” said Cleveland Pro Soccer’s Michael Murphy.
Posted inOhio News
LGBTQ+ Ohioans Testify for the First Time and Encounter ‘Bullying’ From the Lawmakers Elected to Represent Them
They stepped up to respectfully participate in the legislative process and ran headfirst into the ‘truly shameful behavior’ of Republican Rep. Josh Williams.
