Government

Cleveland City Council introduces ordinance to improve street safety for vulnerable road users

A new ordinance introduced by Cleveland City Council could help make the streets safer for cyclists and pedestrians.

Cleveland becomes a parkland as trails and greenspaces multiply

Cleveland is a cleft land, and not just because of the Crooked River. For centuries, railroads, highways, ravines, utilities and more have barricaded us from each other and from our waterways, which didn’t attract us anyway. A confusion of roads and bridges high and low have linked us and kept us apart.

Grounded by the pandemic, community groups are working to save Cleveland’s Census

Cleveland Public Library reopens buildings, boosts vital services

Mark Glass was standing in line downtown with a few other people before 10 a.m. Monday, when the Cleveland Public Library reopened its doors after the longest hiatus in its 151 years.

Could Bratenahl’s mayor’s court be violating defendants’ constitutional rights? Some experts say yes.

In 2013, state lawmakers clearly targeted Linndale – Northeast Ohio’s most notorious speed-trap – when they abolished mayor's courts in municipalities with populations under 200. Linndale is not an affluent community. Nearly half the residents live below the poverty line and the median income is just over $30,000.

Cleveland shelters work to protect homeless from COVID-19

It’s a hot Friday morning at 2100 Lakeside Avenue as director of operations David Blunt walks out into the yard of the homeless shelter for men in central Cleveland.

East 4th Street developer seeks to bring micro-apartments to Larchmere

MRN Ltd. is one step closer to realizing plans to develop new micro-unit apartments on Larchmere Boulevard following a city planning commission vote approving conditional uses on Friday, August 7th.

Restaurant workers struggle to access unemployment aid, get back on their feet

Kimberly Rodriguez is an accomplished veteran of Cleveland’s food scene. She has worked as a department manager at a grocery store, a personal chef for professional athletes, an event planner, and an instructor in restaurants, cafes and markets.

Saving democracy one vote at a time

On a hot Saturday last month outside Garfield Heights High School, a few people in masks were trying to save democracy.