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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.

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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.”

‘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

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.

‘Tribute’ bands go mainstream, hit a high note in Northeast Ohio’s live music scene

By Thomas J. Walsh ● Arts & Culture ● March 27, 2026

Across the region, from lakefront bars to old-school theaters, tribute bands are turning nostalgia into one of the most reliable tickets in live music.

Stream work continues at Shaker Lakes amid dam controversies

By Grant Segall ● Sustainability ● March 25, 2026

Sixty years ago, residents created the pioneering Nature Center at Shaker Lakes in response to a threat to the lakes. Now the lakes’ fate is being hotly debated again, and the center is quietly restoring its section of streams connecting them.

Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilties confirms 2 new governing board members

By Joy Whitlow ● Government ● March 24, 2026

Cuyahoga DD becomes the largest county board in Ohio with two members who receive services through the developmental disability system, marking an important milestone in elevating the voices of those directly impacted by the services the board oversees.