The Heights Observer

The Heights Observer A community newspaper serving Cleveland Heights and University Heights, Ohio.

The all-volunteer, not-for-profit hyperlocal news source for Cleveland Heights and University Heights, OH. The mission of the Heights Observer is to serve as a self-sustaining media outlet that strengthens the communities of Cleveland Heights and University Heights.

06/05/2025

Yay, We Won "Best Place To Buy Unique Gifts"!
Heights Arts always has great gift options, all made by local artists. We thank for this award and for all the work they do supporting our community.

Come on in the next time you need a gift for any occasion.

Congrats to all of the Best of the Heights winners! Get the full story at
05/30/2025

Congrats to all of the Best of the Heights winners! Get the full story at

The Heights Observer brings you fresh local news for the Cleveland Heights area, written and produced by local residents.

Sign up to attend FutureHeights' Best of the Heights party on Thursday, May 29th! Details below.
05/22/2025

Sign up to attend FutureHeights' Best of the Heights party on Thursday, May 29th! Details below.

We are thrilled to offer an in-person Best of the Heights Awards Ceremony this year! The event will be held on Thursday, May 29, from 6:00 - 8:00 pm, at The Fairmount Cocktail Bar, 2448 Fairmount Blvd. Please RSVP now before the spaces fill up. Light refreshments will be served. Cash bar available.

Congratulations to Dr. Howard Tucker! At 102 years old, Dr. Tucker has received the "Best of the Internet" Webby award.
04/25/2025

Congratulations to Dr. Howard Tucker! At 102 years old, Dr. Tucker has received the "Best of the Internet" Webby award.

Dr. Howard Tucker, a 102-year-old doctor and veteran, has won a Webby award for 'Best of Internet.'

TONIGHT! Getting Tactical: Improving Road Safety in the Heights, Noble Library, 6:30p.https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/...
04/24/2025

TONIGHT! Getting Tactical: Improving Road Safety in the Heights, Noble Library, 6:30p.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeG9yxl4NLJr4aA5J9WqffoVTv571IiiS4oujzwXQ2n5WWQWw/viewfor

Join FutureHeights for the first Crowdsourced Conversations event of 2025. Improving Road Safety in the Heights will focus on tactical urbanism, short-term, low-cost changes to the built environment to improve neighborhoods. Examples include painted crosswalks or curb bumpouts, plastic bollards to d...

On Thursday, April 24, 6:30–8 p.m., at the Noble Neighborhood Library, FutureHeights will host its first Crowdsourced Co...
04/09/2025

On Thursday, April 24, 6:30–8 p.m., at the Noble Neighborhood Library, FutureHeights will host its first Crowdsourced Conversation event of 2025. The community-driven forum, "Getting Tactical: Improving Road Safety in the Heights," will address safety issues for people walking, biking or rolling Heights streets, providing a close look at tactical urbanism and how residents can get involved.

Sign up at http://www.futureheights.org

More info here: https://heightsobserver.org/read/2025/03/27/crowdsourced-conversation-takes-on-road-safety-tactical-urbanism

02/28/2025
01/30/2025

As the Coventry PEACE Campus Building transitions, its member organizations are finding new homes. Here’s a roundup of where they’re headed:

🎨 Artful Cleveland & Coventry P.E.A.C.E.: Exploring a shared move, with plans in progress. If plans finalize, they have requested continued support from the community.
🖋️ Lake Erie Ink: Now permanently residing in the Cedar-Taylor neighborhood, with programs resuming soon.
💃 DANCECleveland: Working remotely while trying to find a forever-home, with Alvin Ailey shows Jan 31–Feb 1!
🎵 The Singers' Club of Cleveland: Rehearsing at Church of the Savior while looking for a permanent space; spring concert coming soon.
📚 Cleveland Heights Teachers Union 795: Relocated to the Cedar-Fairmount neighborhood.
✝️ Grace Communion Cleveland: Meeting via Zoom as they search for a new location.
📞 Reaching Heights: Fully remote, reachable at the same phone number.
🏢 FutureHeights: Searching for a new space.
🤝 Do Good Day Hub: Continuing their work at the P.E.A.C.E. Building through their leasing term, with a new Free Fridge Program!

To get more updates on the residents, visit coventrypeacecampus.org and follow the links provided to each organization.

https://neo-trans.blog/2025/01/29/developer-to-rebuild-after-cleveland-hts-fire/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1jqgppg9YIQT...
01/30/2025

https://neo-trans.blog/2025/01/29/developer-to-rebuild-after-cleveland-hts-fire/?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1jqgppg9YIQTXrigtcXQAxtTYYLPN2T8xIqeDTqjeAmXuJ5K4sNPj3DXk_aem_Cr6XlpXtYZJF_X5Ge9_ung

Developer to rebuild after Cleveland Hts fireBy Ken Prendergast / January 29, 2025 Looking west down Cedar Road from the front yard of Cleveland Heights High School, firefighters from 17 different communities joined forces Jan. 25 to quickly contain a rapidly spreading fire at the Marquee at Cedar L...

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