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The Cleveland Museum of Art will get $869,265 from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture for 2025, one of the largest grants in this cycle.
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Arts & Culture
Cuyahoga Arts & Culture awards more than $10.7 million for 2025
Kabir Bhatia
The grants to 300 organizations are the second part of a two-year cycle, ahead of an increase in funding expected from a voter-approved rise in the county cigarette tax.
The image on the left depicts the procedure to treat an irregular heartbeat. The image on the right depicts the heart implant meant to prevent blot clots after the initial procedure.
Cleveland Clinic
Health
Cleveland Clinic finds heart implant effective alternative to blood thinners
Stephen Langel
Sen. Jerry Cirino (R-Kirtland), along with Sens. Sandra O'Brien (R-Ashtabula) and Michael Rulli (R-Salem) after a press conference in March on the higher education bill they're sponsoring. Senate Bill 83 would make sweeping changes in education that conservatives say are needed, but opponents say will chill free speech on campus and could cost universities millions.
Government & Politics
Sponsor says controversial higher ed bill will be back next year, after speaker blocks vote on it
Karen Kasler
Government & Politics
Gov. Mike DeWine holds delta-8 THC at a news conference in January 2024.
  1. Will Ohio ban delta-8 THC? Marijuana, health care industries largely want that
  2. 'I do believe there will be a Kamala effect.' Cleveland officials reflect on women in politics
  3. Don't expect property tax reform to pass before Ohio lawmakers end lame duck session
Law & Justice
A man holds up his fingers to form peace signs as tears stream down his face.
  1. Takeaways from conversations with wrongfully convicted Ohioans
  2. Police kill fugitive in Jackson Township altercation that shut down I-77, nearby businesses
  3. Akron's police oversight board, city council discuss use-of-force policy
Health
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  1. Former MetroHealth CEO Akram Boutros files new defamation lawsuit against hospital system
  2. A statewide telehealth service is changing the game for Ohioans with gambling addictions
  3. Is it the flu or is it COVID? One at-home test can tell you
Education
Cleveland Metropolitan School District headquarters in Downtown Cleveland.
  1. CMSD forecast shows district quickly running out of money despite levy approval
  2. Northeast Ohio school districts take stock after half of levies failed statewide this November
  3. University of Akron faculty union prepares for possible layoffs
Economy
A sign of Shaker Square in front of Edwins Restaurant.
  1. Revitalizing a Cleveland landmark. Advocates say an active district is key for a safer Shaker Square
  2. Citing the pandemic, TGI Fridays files for bankruptcy
  3. A new buzz: Cannabis-infused beverages offer a new high for consumers
Environment & Energy
A worm rests in a clump of soil in Nathan Brown's hand on his farm in Hillsboro. It's a sign of good soil health.
  1. “Climate change” can turn off some farmers. So these scientists are using another two-word phrase
  2. Greater Cleveland RTA gets $800,000 for bus stop upgrades, improved microtransit links
  3. How will Ohio replace its 750,000 lead-based water lines?
Science & Technology
People work inside the TikTok Inc. building in Culver City, Calif., Monday, March 11, 2024. House Republicans are moving ahead with a bill that would require Chinese company ByteDance to sell TikTok or face a ban in the United States even as President Donald Trump is voicing opposition to the effort. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
  1. Inside the TikTok documents: Stripping teens and boosting 'attractive' people
  2. TikTok executives know about app’s effect on teens, lawsuit documents allege
  3. The Manhattan Project of World War I? Exploring Ohio's murky link to chemical warfare
Race, Gender & Identity
Columbus Police vehicles outside the division headquarters.
  1. Columbus leaders express outrage after Nazi march in Short North on Saturday
  2. FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election
  3. Why more Native Americans are on U.S. ballots than ever before
Arts & Culture
Margaret Hamilton was born and raised in Cleveland. She began her teaching career in the city before turning to acting and eventually moving to Hollywood. Her work as the Wicked Witch in 1939's "The Wizard of Oz" is one of many roles detailed Don Billie's new book.
  1. The Wicked Witch from Cleveland profiled in new book
  2. Barberton natives cultivate arts community at White Rabbit Galleries
  3. Cleveland reporter, jazz historian Joe Mosbrook dies at 91
Community
  1. From victim to voice: Wayne County woman advocates for abuse survivors
  2. President Joe Biden denounces weekend neo-Nazi march through Columbus' Short North area
  3. Veteran Affairs says progress is being made in reducing number of homeless vets in Ohio, US
Sports
Cleveland Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell plays during an NBA basketball game on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Philadelphia.
  1. Revisiting 2022: Cavs hit 'homerun' with Mitchell, Ramirez stays and Browns whiff on Watson
  2. Jon Jones sends Stipe Miocic into retirement with decisive UFC heavyweight win in front of Trump
  3. Jake Paul beats 58-year-old Mike Tyson in a much-hyped Netflix boxing match
Reporters Notebook
A selfie of several staff members of Ideastream Public Media standing in the dining room of a pizzeria that has long tables covered in red and white-checkerboard table cloths and framed posters on the walls.
  1. What it's like to cover elections
  2. Winner, winner election night dinner. It's pizza in a landslide
  3. My Halloween spirit rests with Cuyahoga Valley National Park