When Dan Horrigan took office in Akron in 2016, the city had experienced a couple of tumultuous months. Longtime Mayor Don Plusquellic resigned, blaming coverage from his hometown newspaper. His successor, former City Council President Gary Moneypenny, resigned after two weeks after an "inappropriate encounter" with an employee. Horrigan pledged an open administration and introduced a host of initiatives to elevate the Rubber City. As a kid who grew up just outside Akron, it'll be interesting to see just how many candidates vie to take his place in the 2023 election. - Laura |
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Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan will not seek a third term. (Robin Goist, cleveland.com file photo) |
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Akron mayor: Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan on Tuesday announced he will not seek re-election in 2023. “My reasons are my own and they are without regret," Horrigan said. Robert Higgs reports some of Horrigan’s notable accomplishments as mayor include passing the city’s first non-discrimination ordinance, creating an annual Healthy Equity Summit to help improve maternal and child health, and partnering with the United Way of Summit County to open the city’s first Financial Empowerment Center, which aims to help Akron residents address their financial needs. Jail site: The Cuyahoga County Executive Steering Committee helping guide decisions for a new jail on Tuesday rejected the county’s plans to buy a contaminated site, reports Kaitlin Durbin. While five members of the body did believe that 2700 Transport Road was an “acceptable” location, six voted against it and one abstained, defeating the determination that required at least 10 votes of approval. East Cleveland: Four East Cleveland police officers are accused of beating two people following separate car chases, lying about it in official reports and smashing the cellphone of a man who tried to record the officers attacking him, according to an indictment handed up on Tuesday. Officers Brian Stoll, Tyler Mundson, Kyle Wood and Daniel Toomer are charged in a 16-count indictment with felonious assault, interfering with civil rights, theft in office, tampering with evidence, obstruction of justice and dereliction of duty, Adam Ferrise reports. Today in Ohio: Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley, Common Pleas Administrative Judge Brendan Sheehan and Public Defender Cullen Sweeney are threatening to sue the county if council moves forward with plans to buy the controversial Transport Road property for a new jail. We’re talking about how rare the move is and why the county is so hell-bent on the site on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Unemployment: During the first year of the coronavirus crisis, Ohio was the third-worst state in the nation when it came to paying traditional unemployment benefits in a timely way, reports Jeremy Pelzer. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Inspector General found only 43% of Ohioans who filed claims for traditional unemployment benefits between April 1, 2020, and March 31, 2021, began receiving them within the first three weeks of their eligibility. Medical marijuana: A new Ohio State University study found that for the first time a majority of patients are satisfied with Ohio’s medical marijuana program. Laura Hancock reports patients still believe medical marijuana costs too much, though they might be comparing Ohio prices, which have dropped 17% in the past year, to Michigan’s marijuana prices – which have plummeted to new lows because the state does not cap the number of licenses. |
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New jail: The Cuyahoga County jail can be renovated, but it might not be the most practical option, requiring extensive work and “many compromises,” the independent consultant concluded after a two-month assessment of whether the existing facility can be salvaged. Kaitlin Durbin reports the jail was designed for “custody and control” of inmates, which does not align with the county’s future goals and objectives for a new “care and custody” model. Sanibel Island: Susan Glaser has been traveling to Sanibel Island, Florida, for decades. She has long family ties to the area, back to the mid-1960s when her grandparents moved south from Ohio and bought land on nearby Fort Myers Beach. Northeast Ohio has always had a strong connection to Sanibel, Fort Myers Beach and other communities in Florida’s Lee County. Glaser writes about the devastation wrought by Hurricane Ian. |
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New Target: A new Target will open in Cleveland’s eastern suburbs on Nov. 6, replacing a Whole Foods that shuttered in 2018. The company announced its grand opening Tuesday, Sean McDonnell reports. The 33,000-square-foot store will open in the Village Square Shopping Center, which is on Chagrin Boulevard off Interstate 271. SodaStream: If you have a weakness for sparkling water, buying a SodaStream and making DIY seltzers can save you money. But if it's pop you want, you’re better off finding it on sale, Sean McDonnell reports. Car sales: Nine months into 2022, Greater Cleveland’s car dealerships are having the worst year for sales in recent memory, reports Sean McDonnell. Dealerships in Northern Ohio sold 149,404 new vehicles by the end of September, about 40,000 units short of sales ahead of the pandemic. It’s the lowest sales total seen through nine months in the past five years. Moving services: Summa Health will move labor and delivery services from Barberton to its Akron campus, effective Nov. 15, Julie Washington reports. The decision was made because of declining use of Barberton’s labor and delivery unit, Summa Health President and CEO Dr. Cliff Deveny said in a memo to employees. NIH grant: Case Western Reserve and Duke universities have received a $15.75 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to seek new treatment options for conditions such as hypertension, heart failure and gastrointestinal disorders, reports Julie Washington. The three-year research project will map the vagus nerve, which controls major organ functions, in order to speed development of therapeutic devices that improve chronic medical conditions. Hall of Fame resort: Two subsidiaries of Hall of Fame Resort & Entertainment Co. have agreed to borrow up to $28.2 million to help construct two retail buildings on the resort’s Canton campus. The borrowings — which include a sale and leaseback of land — are another example of the “just-in-time financing” the resort company is using to construct its football-themed resort during challenging financial times. |
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Gun charges: A man shot by deputy U.S. Marshals who went to arrest him pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal gun charges. Adam Ferrise reports DeWayne Taylor, 33, pleaded guilty to assaulting federal agents, brandishing a gun during a violent crime and possessing a weapon with a felony record. |
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'Les Mis': When the producers of “Les Miserables” were looking for a city to relaunch the North American tour of the iconic musical, they decided on a place where the show has been 11 times before: Playhouse Square. Joey Morona reports the Playhouse Square CEO says the decision "is a testament to the passion, dedication and size of our Broadway audiences in Cleveland.” Jeffrey Dahmer: The three-part documentary “Conversations with a Killer: The Jeffrey Dahmer Tapes” features never-before-heard audio interviews between the killer and his defense team, as well as fresh interviews with investigative journalists, prosecutors, psychologists, and victims’ friends and families, reports John Benson. Hocking Hills: Ohio’s first new state park lodge in more than 30 years will open its doors this weekend – and the views are expected to be terrific. Susan Glaser reports the 81-room lodge at Hocking Hills State Park is set amid some of Ohio’s most spectacular scenery, with the park’s signature waterfalls, caves and intricate rock formations a short distance away. |
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