Mayor Frank Jackson would never consider closing Burke Lakefront Airport. Now Mayor Justin Bibb has two studies underway on the best uses for the 450 acres the airport occupies. Burke – which wasn’t called Burke until it was christened for Mayor Thomas Burke in 1958 – opened in 1947 as a 3,600-foot dirt runway meant to relieve congestion at Hopkins International Airport. Traffic volume peaked in 2000, with 100,000 takeoffs and landings, but has fallen to about 40,000 annually. What to do with the airport will surely be a focus of Bibb’s series of lakefront public meetings. - Laura |
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Burke Lakefront Airport encompasses 450 acres of waterfront land in downtown Cleveland. (cleveland.com file photo) |
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Burke plans: Cleveland is seeking a consultant to study the economic impact of downtown’s Burke Lakefront Airport and whether the land could be better used in other ways. Susan Glaser reports the analysis will consider a range of options for alternate development of the airport, from a park to mixed-use development at maximum density. Split ticket: Democratic U.S. Rep. Tim Ryan is looking for support from an unlikely source in his uphill climb to represent Ohio in the U.S. Senate: backers of Republican Gov. Mike DeWine. Andrew Tobias reports polls suggest Ryan is having some success persuading a chunk of voters who are casting their ballots for DeWine to split their tickets and check the box for him, though it’s not clear whether it will be enough to put him over the top. Child protection: Cuyahoga County is considering funding a countywide Child Protection Team to make it easier to identify and support victims of abuse. An anticipated $4 million contract with Canopy Child Advocacy Center would streamline coordination between multiple agencies, prevent children from having to be interviewed multiple times as part of an investigation, provide access to medical treatment, and be a one-stop place to receive wraparound services to help keep them safe, reports Kaitlin Durbin. Today in Ohio: A restaurant in North Royalton was cited for 36 critical health violations during the 2021-22 inspection year. We’re talking about the most-cited restaurants in Greater Cleveland, from mouse poop to gnats, on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Home-rule guns: Resurrecting a years-old debate over cities’ home-rule powers, a Franklin County judge on Thursday temporarily placed on hold parts of two Ohio laws that prohibit local governments from passing their own gun-control ordinances. Jeremy Pelzer reports the judge sided with the city of Columbus, which argued that, under the Ohio Constitution, it has the home-rule authority to ban firearms manufacturing in residential neighborhoods. Jim Jordan: Ohio’s Jim Jordan is a longtime political bomb-thrower who appears regularly on Fox News and is a favorite of ex-President Donald Trump. But despite Jordan’s national prominence, 43.7% of Northeast Ohioans who were interviewed by pollsters from Baldwin Wallace University said they had not formed an opinion of him, reports Sabrina Eaton. Gubernatorial results: Republicans have won seven of the past eight Ohio governors races, starting with George Voinovich’s victory over Anthony Celebrezze in 1990, reports Rich Exner. But the trends by county are a little different. Democrats, for example, have won the Cuyahoga County vote in five of the past six gubernatorial elections, and three of the past four times in Franklin County. Issues 1 and 2: Democratic U.S. Senate nominee Tim Ryan now says he’s planning to vote for State Issue 1, which requires local judges to consider public safety as a factor when setting bail for defendants in criminal cases. Ryan also said during a recent interview with Cleveland.com/The Plain Dealer that he’s a “yes” on State Issue 2, which would bar non-citizens from voting in Ohio elections, Andrew Tobias reports. Dobos' debts: A GOP candidate for a Columbus area seat in the Ohio House did not disclose to a state ethics committee a $150,000 judgment against him from a lender who accused him of fraudulent business practices in 2012, Jake Zuckerman reports. The plaintiff who sued him says David Dobos, who is campaigning in the competitive 10th District of the Ohio House, still hasn’t paid him for the 2014 judgment, bringing Dobos’ total amount of outstanding legal debts to $1.45 million. Dobos belatedly disclosed a $1.3 million debt to a state ethics committee last month. |
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Police HQ: Four years after Cleveland backed out of a bid to move its police headquarters to the former Plain Dealer building, Mayor Justin Bibb is seeking proposals for a site virtually identical to it. Lucas Daprile reports the city is seeking a building that is within two-and-a-half miles of City Hall, close to a highway, and includes 250,000 square feet of space and 450 parking spaces that are separate from public parking. Union protest: Several unions representing workers with the city of Cleveland held a protest outside city hall Thursday calling for higher wages, reports Lucas Daprile. The unions represent hundreds of city employees who work in waste collection, custodial services, road repair, park maintenance and more, including garbage truck and plow drivers, utility supervisors, and airport employees. Discrimination lawsuit: Two former University of Akron professors accused the university of discrimination during widespread layoffs because of pandemic-related budget cuts, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday. Aigbe Akhigbe and Bhanu Balasubramnian filed the lawsuit in federal court in Akron and accused the university of discriminating against them because of their race and nationality, Adam Ferrise reports. Smoke alarms: It’s not just your clocks that will need to be adjusted for daylight saving time. Alexis Oatman reports that Cleveland fire officials say you should check on your smoke alarms, too. |
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Grocery shopping: Sean McDonnell shopped at nine stores to find the cheapest groceries in Cuyahoga County. It turns out where you shop can save you up to a third on your bill. Record season? Holiday sales are expected to top $942 billion in 2022, despite inflation and worrying signs in the economy. Sean McDonnell reports the National Retail Federation predicts sales between $942.6 billion and $960.4 billion, which would shatter last year’s record of $889.3 billion, excluding vehicle sales, gasoline and restaurants. Weekly cases: The number of COVID-19 cases in Ohio rose this week to 12,262, from 11,663 last week, the state of Ohio reported Thursday in its weekly dashboard update. Julie Washington reports the new case number kept Ohio over the 10,000-case benchmark for a third week in a row. |
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Drug ring: A North Royalton man admitted Thursday to leading a drug ring that made more than $20 million in sales in three years. Adam Ferrise reports Marc Mahoney faces 14 years in federal prison after he pleaded guilty in federal court in Cleveland to six charges, including conspiring to deal drugs and launder money and using a phone to conduct drug deals. |
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Marvel partnership: Joe and Anthony Russo have made four films for Marvel. Their most recent, 2019′s “Avengers: Endgame,” is the second-highest-grossing movie of all time. But don’t expect the Cleveland-born directors to return to the universe until at least the end of the decade, reports Joey Morona. Rock inductions: There was a time when it looked like the annual Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony might take place in Cleveland every other year. Rock Hall Chairman John Sykes confirms the ceremony will rotate between Cleveland, New York and Los Angeles moving forward, reports Troy Smith. Inductions guests: Who’s appearing at the Rock Hall inductions in L.A.? Troy Smith reports Bruce Springsteen, Olivia Rodrigo, Alanis Morissette, Maren Morris, Zac Brown, John Mellencamp, The Edge, Pink and Sheryl Crow all will take part in the ceremony. Things to do: With the Cavs out of town and the Browns on a bye week, Cleveland’s other pro sports teams have a chance to shine. Here’s 20 things happening around Northeast Ohio for you to check out this weekend and beyond. |
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