John Chacona, Author at The Land

John Chacona

As a journalist, I’ve written event previews, features and criticism for the Erie Times-News and other regional Gannett newspapers and in the Chautauquan Daily. My magazine features and profiles have been published in Lake Erie LifeStyle, CODA, Signal to Noise and Erie & Chautauqua magazines, the latter of which I served as an editor, and in online music journals AllAboutJazz.com and PostGenre. I was a host on NPR affiliate WQLN-FM’s long-running All That Jazz program and was producer and host of my own two-hour program After Hours. For several magical years, I served as onstage host at Erie’s Blues & Jazz Festival, the best gig imaginable. I’m also a graduate of The Land’s Community Journalism class.

Cleveland, Lakewood city leaders denounce FirstEnergy request to lower reliability standards

By John Chacona ● Government ● March 13, 2026

Lakewood filed a formal complaint, while a Cleveland City Councilperson released a blistering statement.

Lakewood residents come together to purchase protective vests for police K9s

By John Chacona ● Communities ● February 20, 2026

Lakewood residents who participate in the Lakewood Police Citizens’ Academy learn how the department carries out its mission to protect and serve. A group of Academy alumni was so moved by the bond they forged with two members of the force that they organized an effort of protection and service of their own.

‘We’re here to fix it’: FirstEnergy rep unveils plan to reduce power grid interruptions in Lakewood

By John Chacona ● Civic Engagement ● August 22, 2025

The rep laid out a plan that includes $12.5 million in investments that FirstEnergy believes will, in her words, “strengthen overall reliability, resiliency and redundancy into the grid now as well as into the future.”

John Chacona

John's Latest Articles

Cleveland, Lakewood city leaders denounce FirstEnergy request to lower reliability standards

Lakewood residents come together to purchase protective vests for police K9s

‘We’re here to fix it’: FirstEnergy rep unveils plan to reduce power grid interruptions in Lakewood