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11/20/2025

We talked to Cleveland Documenter Tucker Handley who relocated from Birmingham, Alabama, to Cleveland after taking a job here. He is proud to call NE Ohio home. He discussed how he is channeling his energy into giving back to the community.

Tucker Handley sat down with SIgnal Cleveland to discuss how he is channeling his energy into giving back to the community.

11/20/2025

Tariffs have affected the sales of one-third of Ohio manufacturers, with a higher percentage of companies being hurt by the tax than benefitting from it, according to a report released today by MAGNET, a Cleveland-based nonprofit focused on strengthening the industry.

Tariffs have had mixed impact in Ohio as some manufacturers have been hurt, others have benefitted but most have seen no change, report says.

11/20/2025

Barbara Wilcher-Norton, chairwoman of the Neighbor to Neighbor community group, battles developers who try to demolish historic houses near University Circle. Wilcher-Norton keeps an eye out for developers seeking variances to raze buildings in the Magnolia-Wade Park Historic District and replace them with multi-unit structures.

This Cleveland resident will battle anyone trying to change the character of her historic Glenville neighborhood near University Circle.

11/19/2025

We’re building the Signal Cleveland Giving Guide for 2025, a list of impactful ways to contribute to local causes and organizations this holiday season. Whether you’re in need of a free Thanksgiving meal or looking to donate your time and resources, or a combination of both, join us in making this holiday season a bountiful one for everyone.

Find a free Thanksgiving community meal, ingredients to prepare your own meal at home and opportunities to volunteer in Cleveland.

11/19/2025

What do Clevelanders want for their schools? Does the board's current decisions reflect that? As Cleveland prepares for major changes to its public school system, in the form of 39 school mergers and 18 school building closures, some residents and council members have questioned whether the mayor’s ability to appoint the school board has led to a lack of independent oversight.

When asked at a recently about returning to an elected school board, Mayor Justin Bibb said he’d allow voters to choose.

11/18/2025

Cuyahoga County’s proposed budget plan for next year includes cuts to social services, including many of the area’s mental health and addiction programs. https://signalnews.info/48hhTDP

Signal Cleveland visited three programs that may lose funding to ask what the funding loss on the ground.

All three shared similar concerns: less funding means less staff, which often means less people who can be served.

To read more about what the cuts would mean for each program, click the link in our bio.

11/18/2025

Battling Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, he’s key to finding a cure, while also raising money for those with childhood cancer. He was diagnosed 10 years ago with Duchenne, the most common and serious form of Muscular Dystrophy. It forces most people with the disease into a wheelchair at an early age.

A 19-year-old Shaker Heights teen could hold the key to treating a medical disease that could help change the lives of thousands.

11/17/2025

Need a warm coat as temperatures drop? Here’s a few places you can find winter gear for adults and children in Greater Cleveland. If you have a coat to donate you can sign up with One Hope NEO’s Warmth Project to drop off at one of nine locations

Here's a few places you can find a free winter coat or other cold-weather gear as it gets chilly in Cleveland.

11/17/2025

Question 🤔 Is ShotSpotter making Cleveland safer? Cleveland City Council is asking whether the city’s embrace of gunshot detection technology has been worth the money. Under ShotSpotter’s current $3.2 million contract with the city, the company’s microphones monitor 13 square miles of Cleveland for sounds of gunshots.

Council members reviewed the results of a Cleveland State University study of the city’s ShotSpotter detection system.

11/15/2025

A judge appointed a receiver over a troubled health center on Cleveland’s East Side that could give the third party wide authority over its finances and properties.
https://signalnews.info/4oHJ3K1.

A federal judge approved the appointment of a receiver to take over operations at NEON health centers on Cleveland's East Side.

11/14/2025

Cuyahoga County residents can get help signing up for health insurance at MetroHealth’s enrollment fair this weekend. The fair is at the Broadway Health Center on Broadway Ave. from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. At the enrollment fair, residents can speak one-on-one with MetroHealth’s financial counselors about their insurance options, such as Medicaid or Ohio’s marketplace.

Are you buying health insurance on the marketplace? MetroHealth will help residents with the process this weekend — here's how.

11/13/2025

The Music Settlement's Creative Aging department brings together music and community geared toward Clevelanders ages 55 and up. “We’re such a youth-oriented society,” Scruggs said recently during an interview. “You get to a certain age and, you know, ‘OK, Boomer’… a lot of really kind of patronizing, almost insulting attitudes.”

An adult orchestra and a choir are just a few of the programs offered by The Music Settlement that cater to Cleveland seniors.