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Keeping the light on at Can Do Neon

By Nicole Wloszek ● Entrepreneurs ● April 7, 2026

Preserving the art of neon sign making is Craig Alan Nichols’ mission, but he’s in search of a student and medical aid.

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Cleveland International Film Festival celebrates 50 years April 9-18

By Nate Paige ● Arts & Culture ● April 6, 2026

“After five decades, this festival has brought global stories to Cleveland. Stories that challenge us, inspire us and remind us of our shared humanity.”

James Beard nominees announced: See all nominees, including those in Ohio

By The Associated Press ● Arts & Culture ● April 4, 2026

See who earned a nod from the Buckeye State and around the nation.

Dressing the story: Harold Crawford’s journey from Hollywood to Cleveland and back

By Kevin Chill Heard ● Arts & Culture ● April 3, 2026

For more than five decades, Crawford has helped define how stories look on screen and stage, contributing to productions that helped reshape Black representation in American entertainment.

Cleveland Heights Lee Road Library reopens after 3-plus week closure

By Thomas J. Walsh ● Communities ● April 2, 2026

The closure was caused by a serious electrical issue due to failed and aging infrastructure and subsequent delays caused by more problems being discovered along the way.

Melissa Newman, daughter of Paul Newman, returns to Cleveland

By Christopher Johnston ● Arts & Culture ● April 2, 2026

This April, Melissa Newman will return to Cleveland for the first time since she was 13 to promote her book about her parents:“Joanne Woodward and Paul Newman: Head Over Heels, A Love Affair in Words and Pictures.”

Sisters hope to return Old Brooklyn’s Brookmere Cemetery to former glory

By Rodney Bengston ● Arts & Culture ● April 1, 2026

Tucked away at the end of Broadview Road in the Old Brooklyn neighborhood, many never realize how close they are to a cemetery that contains the graves of people important to Cleveland’s history.

‘Like the Walking Dead’: Smuggled drugs fuel chaos inside Ohio prisons

By Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project, Laura A. Bischoff & USA Today Network ● Public Safety ● March 31, 2026

Prison officials are struggling to keep out drug-soaked paper, fueling a multimillion-dollar black market economy that stokes chaos, violence and death

Cleveland nonprofits collaborate to promote literacy

By Lucy McNees ● Arts & Culture ● March 30, 2026

“Many nonprofits are mobilizing to provide literacy education to children and adults alike. I spoke to organizers of these nonprofits to gain insight into the successes and challenges of literacy education today.”

No Kings protest brings thousands to downtown Cleveland [Photos]

By Madalyn Norman ● Civic Engagement ● March 28, 2026

Madalyn Norman was downtown today. See her photos from the protests.