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Citizens for a Safer Cleveland Submit Signatures for Police Accountability Ballot Initiative

The grassroots coalition Citizens for a Safer Cleveland submitted signatures at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Wednesday morning for a ballot initiative that...

By Sam Allard Jun 16, 2021 12:06 pm

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Savage Love: We're Poly, and We Got Herpes. What Do We Say or Don't Say to Future Partners

We're a happily married couple from Europe, longtime readers, both in our 30s, and both interested in having sex sometimes with other people. Before...

By Dan Savage Jun 16, 2021 11:40 am

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The Anti-Homeless Crusade of Independence Mayor Gregory Kurtz

On April 15, roughly 150 men experiencing homelessness were transferred by shuttle from the Tudor Arms Doubletree Hotel in Cleveland’s University Circle neighborhood to...

By Sam Allard Jun 16, 2021 9:10 am

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National Week of Conversation Asks: Can What Unites Us End Toxic Polarization?

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans of all political viewpoints and backgrounds are encouraged to learn how they can help defeat the toxic polarization plaguing the...

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection Jun 15, 2021 11:59 am

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Our Revolution Ohio Endorses Justin Bibb for Cleveland Mayor

Our Revolution Ohio, a progressive group that grew out of the Bernie Sanders 2016 presidential campaign, has endorsed nonprofit executive Justin Bibb in the...

By Sam Allard Jun 15, 2021 10:09 am

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Ohio Awards $600,000 to Sherwin Williams for Road Improvements Near Brecksville R&D Campus

State legislators on the Ohio Controlling Board Monday approved a $600,000 grant to the City of Brecksville that will pay for road improvements near...

By Sam Allard Jun 15, 2021 9:35 am

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Dennis! Kucinich Formally Declares for Cleveland Mayoral Race

Two days before the filing deadline and months after the rumors began, former mayor, congressman and presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich has declared for the...

By Sam Allard Jun 14, 2021 6:30 pm

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Senate Budget Derails Ohio's Medicaid Managed Care Process

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A plan to revamp Ohio's Medicaid managed care system could be thrown off course. After two years of input from key...

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection Jun 14, 2021 12:04 pm

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Cleveland Activists Demand Accountability for the Murder of Vincent Belmonte

“You about to lose your job, Larry McDonald!” Through the cracks in the hot pavement and into the rustling trees, on May 31, these...

By Emma Sedlak Jun 14, 2021 11:38 am

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Married WKYC Stars Romney Smith and Jason Frazer Departing for NYC

Romney Smith and Jason Frazer, one of a handful of local media couples, announced Sunday that this week would be their last on WKYC...

By Sam Allard Jun 14, 2021 9:31 am

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Access Matters, OTAs Do Not — The A to Z Podcast with Andre Knott and Zac Jackson

Andre and Zac discuss the Browns' offensive starters mostly boycotting OTAs and the ongoing battle over media access. Stream full episode below. ***...

By Sam Allard Jun 11, 2021 2:11 pm

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Titillating Tidbits: In USPS Dog Attacks, Cleveland In League of its Own, Plus Larry Nance, Thunderbird, and Goodyear's Awful Labor Violations

-The United States Postal Service released its annual dog attack data Thursday, revealing that more than 5,800 USPS employees were attacked by dogs in...

By Sam Allard Jun 11, 2021 10:38 am

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Bibb, Reed File Petitions for Cleveland Mayoral Election

Nonprofit executive Justin Bibb and former Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed have now formally submitted their petitions to run for Mayor of Cleveland. Bibb and...

By Sam Allard Jun 10, 2021 10:50 am

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Will Ohio Get a 'Fair' Fix for School Funding?

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Senate passed its version of the state budget yesterday, and education advocates are hopeful lawmakers from both chambers can...

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection Jun 10, 2021 9:24 am

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Vax-a-Million Scholarship Winner is from Northeast Ohio for Second Consecutive Week

Sarah Afaneh of Sheffield Lake was announced as the third winner of the Ohio Vax-a-Million scholarship lottery. Like the two previous teenage winners, Afaneh...

By Sam Allard Jun 9, 2021 7:36 pm

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Cavs G-League Team, Canton Charge, Moving to Cleveland, Will Play at Wolstein Center

The Canton Charge, the Cleveland Cavaliers minor league affiliate, will move from Canton to Cleveland next season and play its regular-season home games at...

By Sam Allard Jun 9, 2021 12:59 pm

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Observers Raise Red Flags about Expanding Toxic Brine Use in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Oil and gas industry waste that's used to melt ice on roads could become more prevalent in Ohio. Brine from conventional...

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection Jun 9, 2021 9:35 am

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Towpath Trail in Tremont Officially Opens This Afternoon

Cleveland residents are emerging from the pandemic to the grand opening of hotly anticipated urban multi-purpose trails. Last month, the Metroparks' Redline Greenway cut...

By Sam Allard Jun 9, 2021 9:24 am

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Savage Love: My Closeted Boyfriend Puts Me Down for Being Gay in Front of Friends to Throw Them off the Scent

I’ve been living with my boyfriend for a year. We met on FetLife and I was honest about being in an open relationship (at...

By Dan Savage Jun 9, 2021 8:30 am

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Sandra Williams is First Cleveland Mayoral Candidate to File Petitions at Board of Elections

State Senator Sandra Williams filed petitions Tuesday morning at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, becoming the first 2021 candidate for Cleveland Mayor to...

By Sam Allard Jun 8, 2021 12:57 pm

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