Making a splash: Lakewood seeks resident input for upcoming Becks Pool overhaul
“Becks is a key neighborhood node, so having a contemporary pool that meets people’s needs is vital. A well-maintained community pool fills that social need while getting families out of the house.”
The Movie Nerd Report: What’s showing on the 1st weekend of June 2026
He-Man makes his return to screens, but the independent cinemas have more than just Skeletor this weekend.
Cuyahoga County Jail leaders knew their cameras were broken and took 4 years to fix them
A glitch in the surveillance system discovered in 2022 has finally been fixed. Families and inspectors could have used that evidence.
Cleveland’s home to an underappreciated musical instrument — you’ve heard it without realizing it
Haven’t heard of the Church of the Covenant’s McGaffin Carillon? It’s easy to get to know it better. Through the summer, short concerts will be performed on the carillon almost every Friday.
Former Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze sentenced to 60 days in jail and $10,000 fine
Reporting by The Marshall Project – Cleveland leads to sentencing of former longtime Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze for steering work to a friend.
Proposed DORA could bring open-container district to Playhouse Square
The proposal would mark Cleveland’s second Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area. The city’s first DORA was approved along East Fourth Street in 2023.
Ohio suspends data center tax break as tech firms face pressure to pay the cost to power AI
Ohio is suspending a tax break that has been critical to its competition with other states to attract the massive new facilities that power and train artificial intelligence chatbots.
‘Down goes Anderson!’ and its grip on Clevelanders: Off the Beat 2
Sports are an integral part of Cleveland’s collective identity. Why? And what does it mean? AJ DiCosimo is here to plumb our depths.
Power pause: What the proposed one-year ban on new data center permits means in Cleveland
Some feel the push to build new data centers is reckless and needs to be examined. Others feel slowing the growth of the industry is a mistake.
ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an ‘alarming’ rate, an AP investigation finds
Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that’s unprecedented in the agency’s two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight.
Movie Nerd Report: What’s showing on the last weekend of May
See what movies are making premieres at Northeast Ohio’s independent cinemas this weekend.
Coach Sam’s Scholars honors Third Federal’s CEO at Cleveland Legends event
CSS is named in honor of former Cleveland Browns Head Coach Sam Rutigliano, for his lifelong commitment to the education and wellbeing of his players and students.
The origins of Memorial Day and how it has evolved
Memorial Day in the United States is officially about mourning fallen service members. But it has come to signal the unofficial start of summer and retail discounts.
Free summer meals available for kids at Boys & Girls Clubs
Amid ongoing cuts to food benefits programs, more families are looking for help putting food on the table.
Memorial Day: Higher fuel prices have some Americans scaling back their travel plans
The nonprofit Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy estimates that Americans will collectively spend an extra $3.5 billion on gasoline this long weekend. The latest consumer price index showed airfares were 20.7% higher in April than a year earlier. Some travelers are opting for shorter getaways, closer destinations and low-cost activities like hiking.
Little Free Libraries build bridges with books for Cleveland neighborhoods
Greater Cleveland and its surrounding communities have about 80 Little Free Libraries, part of a much larger movement that has established 150,000 registered book boxes worldwide.
Overcrowding shuttered Cleveland Asian Festival early; organizers now consider changes
Police also restricted access to events at the Metroparks over the weekend. What changes might be coming to summer events?
The Movie Nerd Report: Memorial Day Weekend showings around Northeast Ohio!
There’s more than “The Mandalorian and Grogu” showing this weekend. See what’s happening in independent cinema around Greater Cleveland.
Talking taste: An interview with Charlie Denk, Founder of Stir Studio Kitchen
Denk operates three Stir studios, located in Ohio City, Hudson and Chagrin Falls, and envisions expanding. The Land recently caught up with Denk at his Ohio City studio, where he discussed his entrepreneurial journey, Cleveland’s food scene and becoming a first-time dad.


















