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Ohio bill could force state to shut down troubled residential treatment facilities " The Land
2+ hour, 24+ min ago (616+ words) The new bill would remove the Ohio Department of Behavioral Health's discretion to decide whether to intervene in troubled residential treatment facilities and instead require the agency to suspend admissions, deny license renewals or shut down facilities after serious violations....
Cleveland Heights Lee Road Library reopens after 3-plus week closure " The Land
2+ week, 5+ day ago (696+ words) It was a dark and stormy midday, and the lights were on and the computers humming." "I'm ecstatic," said John Jarvey, a retired Cleveland Heights resident and a volunteer at the library. He and several other patrons were standing just…...
The new Ward 8's plan for communal success, a conversation with Councilperson Stephanie Howse-Jones " The Land
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (401+ words) Cleveland's population is slowly decreasing, and subsequently the number of wards has dropped from 17 to 15. In 2013 wards were changed from 19 to 17. Our most recent census was in 2020, and the effects of the ward change went into effect after approval on…...
The death and rebirth of the Warner & Swasey building: Part II " The Land
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (167+ words) For the rest of the summer, I dreaded having to walk through the department as the machinists "cat-called" and whistled, and the one whose machine I baptized with goo shouted things like "Hey, little Rembrandt (everyone called my boss Rembrandt)…...
The death and rebirth of the Warner & Swasey building: A history " The Land
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (180+ words) Ambrose Swasey was born later in the same year in Exeter. Like Warner, Swasey came from a farming family but was drawn to mechanical work and pursued a machinist apprentice at Exeter Machine Works, where he met Warner, an apprentice…...
Where redistricting stands across the nation after gerrymandering battles " The Land
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (1012+ words) Candidates are campaigning and voting is underway in some primaries. Yet a national battle to redraw U. S. House districts for partisan advantage is still raging in some states ahead of the November midterm elections. Voting districts typically are redrawn once a…...
Cleveland Public Theatre's 'Haunted' connects theater, community and the question of land " The Land
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (860+ words) Cleveland Public Theatre will open its production of "Haunted" by Tara Moses (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma) on March 5, running through March 22 in the Kulas Theatre. An Indigenous horror comedy about two siblings trapped between worlds " history, memory and the house…...
Lawyers, dams, money: The Shaker Lakes saga's next chapter " The Land
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (579+ words) Two mayors and hundreds of residents are trying to save the Shaker Lakes. Shaker Heights and Cleveland Heights have jointly hired a lawyer to consider options and responsibilities for Lower Lake's dam. Meanwhile, the new Shaker Lakes Conservancy is posting…...
Lakewood High School students organize walkout to protest ICE [photos] " The Land
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (390+ words) Hundreds of Lakewood High School students braved the 25-degree weather on Thursday morning to walk out of their classrooms during fifth period in protest of the Trump administration's immigration policies." During the walkout, students chanted, "ICE Out!" and "No Trump,…...
Deadly errors: Why people keep dying inside Cuyahoga County's Jail " The Land
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1339+ words) Michael Papp's body was cold and stiff inside his secluded Cuyahoga County jail cell when a corrections officer finally opened the door. Officers reportedly walked the pod 50 times, peeking inside cells for signs of life. Yet, somehow, they missed a…...