An out-of-state group owns more than 150 homes in Cleveland. They’re 79% vacant.
In April 2025, Riparian Capital Partners bought more than 170 houses in Cuyahoga County with the goal of fixing them up. That vision quickly turned into a nightmare — for everyone involved.
Investigation into Cleveland schools’ missing money: I-Team
The FOX 8 I-Team has obtained an internal investigation on missing money in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), and the report exposes shoddy recordkeeping and controls.
Cleveland Stretches Lunchtime Food Trucks Into October With New Trucktober Series
Downtown Cleveland's weekday food truck lunches just got a month longer. A new series called Trucktober is bringing food trucks and live music to Public Square along Superior Avenue every Tuesday through Thursday in October, running from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The addition stretches what had been a strictly...
Cleveland eyes new plan to reward grocery stores for staying open
Cleveland is looking to change the way it offers tax incentives in an attempt to keep grocery stores from closing while enticing new ones to open. Mayor Justin Bibb is proposing legislation that would offer certified “Good Food Retailers” job retention tax credits of up to 100%, which would help subsidize one of grocer
City wants to promote interim police commander suspended over homophobic texts
Cleveland will not reopen the selection process for the 2nd District police commander after the Community Police Commission declined to recommend the sole candidate, Interim Cmdr. Timothy Maffo-Judd.
Urban explorers face legal risks while documenting Cleveland’s decay
The arson and destruction of the historic Friendship Baptist Church have renewed scrutiny of urban exploration, social media, and the legal consequences of entering vacant buildings without permission.
Brook Park officials consider seizing land for stadium project: I-Team
Brook Park city officials may soon be taking action to help limit traffic congestion by requiring less parking on site of the new stadium and instead counting on more local businesses to rent parking spaces for games and big events.
Olmsted Falls Voters Face Issue 72, A Bid to Shield City From State Overreach
Olmsted Falls voters will decide next month whether to rewrite a portion of their city charter to explicitly spell out the city's authority to govern itself, a change officials say is meant to keep unresolved local matters from defaulting to state law. Issue 72, approved for the ballot by the Olmsted Falls City Council
Cheapest gas stations in Cleveland
Stacker compiled a list of the cheapest gas stations in Cleveland using data from Gas Buddy. Gas stations are ranked by the lowest regular fuel price.
RileyCakes Brings Vintage-Styled Bakery to Cleveland in November
Riley Moodry stands in front of a brick storefront, a bright vintage-style cake in one hand and her phone in the other, filming another entry in the running video diary of opening her own bakery. Moodry is the 21-year-old owner of RileyCakes. For the past five years, she has been...
