Bibb gave $100,000 to nonprofit that ran ad on Cleveland school consolidations
A campaign finance filing has identified a donor behind the nonprofit that ran a TV ad pushing the Cleveland Metropolitan School District consolidation plan last fall. The donor was Mayor Justin Bibb. He also narrated the ad, making his argument for closing buildings and merging schools. “Too many of our...
Jeff’s Candy Shop moving from Cleveland to Willoughby (photos)
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio – Jeff’s Candy Shop is growing. Less than a year after opening at 16101 Waterloo Road in Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood, proprietor Jeff Morsfield is planning a move to Willoughby. The current shop will remain open while the new shop is being readied. “Everything is going...
Rahal Ducati Cleveland: Creating Motorcycles and Dreams in Brunswick
Motorcycles have been iconic throughout history, and many are passionate about the vehicle. Rahal Ducati Cleveland is the exclusive authorized Ducati dealership in Northeast Ohio, located at 1456 Pearl Road in Brunswick Ohio. Rahal Ducati Cleveland: Creating Motorcycles and Dreams in Brunswick. The business chose...
A Tale of Two Northeast Ohio BBQ Shops
On the same day, we watched as the fate of two area barbecue businesses played out in very different ways. One announced that it was closing, while the other heralded the arrival of a long-awaited brick-and-mortar restaurant. When we examine the reasons why particular restaurants succeed or fail, we don’t...
Lakewood’s Doc Lanky’s sports bar closes permanently on Madison Avenue
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Doc Lanky’s sports bar closed for good last weekend after a year and a half in business. The bar and restaurant, 15609 Madison Ave., let customers know via social media that they’d be closing permanently. The owners initially set Sunday, Jan. 25, as the last day, but the bar didn’t open due to the...
With violence against health care workers on the rise, Cleveland considers stiffer penalties for...
Dr. Craig Bates was working in the MetroHealth emergency room on a Sunday morning three years ago when a patient arrived after a motor vehicle crash. He and his team started checking on her injuries and the status of her health. The patient was worked up, Bates said, and lashed out, ultimately kicking him. He fell...
With voters wary of property taxes, schools like New Philly, Parma try income taxes
As efforts to curtail and even end property taxes have taken flight in Ohio, more school districts are considering income taxes as a valid alternative. That includes New Philadelphia City Schools in Tuscarawas County. The school board voted earlier this month to place a 1.5% income tax on the May ballot.
Northeast Ohio snow totals: Cleveland sets record for date; over 9 inches in snow...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — We’re not even out of the month of January and Cleveland is making its mark with snowfall. There was 6.4 inches of snow recorded Sunday at Hopkins International Airport as of 7 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. That breaks the previous record for the date of 5.7 inches, set in 1979....
Westlake police recover loaded handgun from OVI suspect’s car
WESTLAKE, Ohio – A caller at 2:45 a.m. on Jan. 11 reported that a car had stopped in the middle of the road on Columbia Road between Hilliard and Center Ridge. Officers arrived and found the motionless car with the brake lights illuminated. The driver was passed out behind the wheel with the transmission still in...
Passenger during traffic stop arrested for drug paraphernalia, warrants: Rocky River Police Blotter
ROCKY RIVER, Ohio -- Drug paraphernalia: Center Ridge Road. An officer stopped a car at 11 a.m. on Dec. 10 on Center Ridge Road after an officer noticed it traveling 38 mph in a 25-mph school zone. The passenger in the car did not have a seat belt on, and...
