More than 3,000 Cleveland restaurants were cited with food inspection violations in the last reporting year, which ended Feb. 28. Some violations are minor. Some can be disturbing – like rodents, insect-covered fly strips in kitchens, or cleaning chemicals kept next to cooking supplies. Many problems are fixed at the time of the inspection. And more than two-thirds of the cited locations received less than 10 citations. Cleveland.com is detailing the worst culprits in five Northeast Ohio counties, plus the cities of Cleveland, Akron and Kent. Any violation that was corrected was not included in the final count. Check out the lists over next few weeks to see if your favorite spots are on them. Tick Tock Tavern, Superior Pho, l Venetian and 21 other Cleveland restaurants, convenience stores and more have at least 50 food violations, reports Zachary Smith. The top spot was cited with 94 violations. -- Laura |
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Twenty-four Cleveland restaurants had 50 or more health inspection violations during the last inspection year. (Zachary Smith, cleveland.com) |
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Restaurant violations: More than 3,000 Cleveland restaurants were cited with food inspection violations during the 2022-23 inspection year ending Feb. 28, reports Zachary Smith. More than two-thirds of the cited locations received less than 10 citations. Enhanced ID: A new Ohio law will let residents, at some point, get an “enhanced” driver’s license or ID card that they can use instead of a passport to more easily enter Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. The move is somewhat curious, as Ohio is the first state in years to join the handful of other states (all along the Canadian border) that offer enhanced licenses, Jeremy Pelzer reports. Ohio lawmakers initially rejected enhanced licenses nearly a decade ago amid civil-liberties concerns, but experts say those worries seem almost quaint now as technology has advanced. Today in Ohio: The list of companies and organizations that supported Generation Now, a dark-money nonprofit allowed to raise unlimited sums from donors and spend it on Larry Householder’s political aims, is long. We’re talking about what that says about Ohio government on Today in Ohio.
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Workforce hub: Columbus will be among five new “Workforce Hubs,” where the Biden administration will partner with state and local officials, employers, unions, community colleges, high schools and others to develop training programs to meet the region’s demands for labor, reports Sabrina Eaton. White House officials described the five areas around the country that will get the designation -- which also include Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Baltimore and Augusta, Georgia -- as “cities and regions where we’ve seen significant concentration of public- and private-sector investments, often focused on specific industries.” Police law: The U.S. Senate on Tuesday approved a measure by Sen. JD Vance, a Cincinnati Republican, that would nullify a District of Columbia police reform law that Vance says increases crime and makes “it harder for police officers to do their job.” The Senate voted 56 to 43 to overturn the D.C. City Council’s Comprehensive Policing and Justice Reform Amendment Act of 2022, the first measure sponsored by Vance to get a vote on the U.S. Senate floor, Sabrina Eaton reports. Bank failures: Executives from a pair of failed banks blamed their collapses on misfortune rather than mismanagement at a hearing of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee led by Ohio’s Sherrod Brown. Sabrina Eaton reports that Brown said the banks pushed up stock prices and executive pay but didn’t address risks. |
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Hispanic center: A proposal to fund a Hispanic cultural center on the city’s West Side received a warm reception Tuesday during a Cleveland City Council committee meeting, reports Lucas Daprile. The legislation would set aside $1.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act money to help fund the CentroVilla25 project, which would include a market, kiosks for small businesses, specialty grocery stores, multipurpose spaces, working spaces for businesses and more. Iris garden: Willott Iris Garden, located next to the Rockefeller Park Greenhouse, has more than 600 varieties of iris flowers on display. The collection was started by Tony and Dorothy Willott, a Beachwood couple who bred, or “hybridized,” irises to develop new colors, sizes, and features far beyond the typical blue and gold coloration that most of us picture, writes Susan Brownstein. |
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Amazon health: Amazon is now applying its trademark efficiency to healthcare. The virtual health service Amazon Clinic allows patients to connect with caregivers within hours to help manage common health conditions like allergies, asthma and COVID-19, reports Julie Washington. Home prices: Median single-family home prices in Cuyahoga County increased for the third straight month to $173,000 in April, reports Megan Sims. Property data collected by cleveland.com showed a countywide median home price increase of $19,750 from March, the largest month-to-month increase so far this year. |
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Lewd photo: A former Streetsboro councilman convicted of sending a lewd photograph to a 13-year-old boy whose house he later tried to sneak into was sentenced Tuesday to spend a year in prison. Cory Shaffer reports John Ruediger, 44, was convicted of disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fifth-degree felony, after a three-day trial in April. |
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Cleveland Marathon: The 2023 Cleveland Marathon will look a little different this year, with the start and finish line near the Fountain of Eternal Life in Memorial Plaza on the Mall, and the entire course within city limits. Tim Bielik has everything you need to know. Geraci's Slice Shop: If you walk into Geraci’s Slice Shop and blink a few times, it will definitely feel like you walked into a time machine – albeit a nice-smelling one with aromas of garlic, warm bread and oven-cooking pizzas – right in the heart of the 1980s, Marc Bona reports. |
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