Lakewood

The tour sponsored by publisher Penguin Random House comes as efforts have ramped up in recent years to ban books that discuss topics generating controversy like race, gender and sexuality.

This summer, some suburbs like Lakewood and Parma Heights restricted their public outdoor pools to just residents for the first time, following heatwaves in June. Are city pools enough to cool off residents?

A new chapter is being written about independent bookshops that could be titled “Independent Bookstores are Thriving…and Growing in Northeast Ohio.”

Some Lakewood Public Schools parents, students and others are concerned after the district has moved to change its schedule of special classes for its elementary schools, which will mean fewer music classes.

The funding will go toward improving school security in 945 schools across the state. A second round of $44 million in grants will be released in the coming weeks.

The Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index evaluates a city’s non-discrimination policies and practices to encourage improvement each year. All eight Ohio's cities that were surveyed scored above average, with six earning the highest score of 100 points.

Federal and state agencies issued two consent decrees in Northeast Ohio, mandating cities make modernizing repairs to their sewer systems. However, the decrees and sewer repairs are more common than some might think.

Storms tore through Northeast Ohio Wednesday night, leaving many residents with downed trees and no power. Crews are still working on repairs in and around Cleveland. Winds as high as 66 mph were measured near Oregon, Ohio, in Lucas County, according to the National Weather Service Cleveland. There were estimated wind gusts as high as 80 mph near Avon Lake and Sheffield Lake, the NWS said.

Ohio reported just over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases on Sunday, nearly half the 21-day average; authorities say a drive-by shooting at a Columbus memorial vigil killed a passing driver and wounded five people in the crowd, including a 12-year-old child; a western Cleveland suburb has removed the basketball hoops from a city park that police say are part of an investigation into a recent shooting; and more stories.

The city hopes the additional benefit will help to attract and retain employees.