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08/21/2026

Food, music and art from a dozen countries hit the beach on Sunday for the free Southeast Asian Festival.

The free festival this Sunday includes cuisine, music and merchandise from Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand.

08/21/2026

She's fought decades for a cleaner Cuyahoga, and now the river is one of the region's greatest recreational assets. But, she says, the work must continue to keep it that way.

Elaine Marsh co-founded Friends of the Crooked River in 1990 and helped pave the way for a cleaner Cuyahoga.

08/21/2026

American Electric Power said earlier this week five major data center owners will contribute $18 million to an existing bill assistance program over the next five years.

The Neighbor-to-Neighbor program awards one-time grants of $500 or less to eligible low-income residential consumers.

08/21/2026

City Council approved a new East Side Tif District, part of the Cleveland's broader plans to spur new housing.

City Council approved a new East Side Tif District, part of the Cleveland's broader plans to spur new housing.

08/21/2026

Retired architecture professor John Hancock has studied Ohio earthworks for decades. This year, he published two books on the subject, designed to help visitors explore the historic monuments.

Retired architecture professor John Hancock has studied Ohio earthworks for decades. This year, he published two books on the subject, designed to help visitors explore the historic monuments.

08/21/2026

The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously turned away a lawsuit filed by a Republican Youngstown-area judge.

The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously turned away a lawsuit filed by a Republican Youngstown-area judge.

08/20/2026

Amy Acton and other Democrats have said Ohio currently has one of the most corrupt statehouses in the country.

Amy Acton and other Democrats have said Ohio currently has one of the most corrupt statehouses in the country.

08/20/2026

Cleveland City Hall must change the way it spends federal grants or risk losing millions of dollars in annual funding for community projects and nonprofits, a new report says.

A report shared by the Bibb administration with City Council, which was obtained by Ideastream Public Media, says City Hall must change the way it spends HUD grants.

08/20/2026

One of two cases that sought to overturn Ohio’s voter-approved amendment guaranteeing abortion access and reproductive rights has been dismissed.

One of two cases that sought to overturn Ohio’s voter-approved amendment guaranteeing abortion access and reproductive rights has been dismissed.

08/20/2026

Lorain County Jobs and Family Services staffers reached the six-month milestone in a strike for higher wages.

“We want to bury the hatchet and there are seven or eight articles in the contract that we can compromise on if they would just come back to the table,” said Nadine Plavsich, a Lorain County JFS counselor and co-chair of the labor union. “Our members are strong and willing to stay out as long as it takes.”

Welcome Nursing Home in Oberlin relies on JFS to handle its clients' Medicaid applications. Jill Wessell–Herron, the nursing home administrator, said the business already had a backlog of applications, which was worsened by the strike.

✍️ by Gabriel Kramer / Ideastream Public Media
📹 by Dmitri Ashakih / Ideastream Public Media