CLEVELAND – A long-time restaurant in downtown Cleveland’s Warehouse District announced Wednesday it is closing its doors at the end of the year. Lindsay Killian, spokeswoman for CraftWorks Restaurants and Breweries, said in a news release that the Cleveland ChopHouse & Brewery will permanently close after Dec. 31. The restaurant, located at 845 West St. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It may seem like an odd turn of events – the people covering the news now making the news themselves. That’s exactly what’s happening at the Plain Dealer – a newspaper that’s been around for over one hundred and sixty years at risk of becoming extinct – at least in its […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Embassy Suites in Downtown Cleveland closed hundreds of hotel rooms on Monday. The K&D Group plans to use the Reserve Square East 12th Street building as apartments. The move will turn Reserve Square into one of the largest apartment buildings in downtown Cleveland. 100 people lost their jobs due to the transformation. […]
(CNN) — Before Sheldon Bruck told his orthodox Jewish parents he was gay, the teenager looked for a way out of homosexuality. His search led him to JONAH — Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing — which claimed on its website to help people “struggling with unwanted same-sex sexual attractions.” JONAH co-director Arthur Goldberg promised […]
CLEVELAND – Road maps, newspapers, and phone books are on their way to extinction because of the Internet. Some retail experts say paper receipts could be next. A number of major retailers, including Kmart, Old Navy and Gap Inc., now offer customers the option of receiving electronic receipts that are sent to their e-mail accounts. […]
Sarah Garrison grew up Catholic, but today she does not consider herself part of any religion. Yet as someone who meditates and prays every day to the “God here in our hearts,” she would never call herself an atheist or agnostic and thinks church can play a positive role in society and individual lives. “Some […]
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – A new Cuyahoga County Prosecutor started on Monday, and he’s already promising changes that residents will notice in their wallet and on the streets. Timothy McGinty is taking over for Bill Mason, who stepped down early to join Cleveland law firm Bricker & Eckler. During a news conference on Monday, McGinty […]
(WOIO) – ODOT is making some changes to traffic lights to make those busy four-way stops safer. It is a federal mandate that ODOT is required to make. The traffic signals above the state’s 643 designated left turn only lanes need to be switched from a solid red light to a red arrow. ODOT plans to […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -The United Way of Greater Cleveland Board of Directors unanimously voted to add sexual orientation to its Equal Opportunity and Diversity Policy at its September meeting.The policy reads as follows: United Way is an equal opportunity employer and believes culturally diverse governance structures and workforces are assets to our organization and our […]
CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH (WOIO) – Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Bill Mason has announced he will resign his position. Mason sent a letter to supporters thanking them for their support over the years, and said he would be stepping down to join Cleveland law firm Bricker & Eckler. Mason’s last day will be September 30. Statement from […]
Downtown Cleveland continues to grow as a place to stay with the announcement of two new apartment buildings. K&D will have the first apartments at Playhouse Square with the $24 million project called The Residences at Hanna, 102 luxury-style apartments. The company also transformed a historical retail and office complex at 668 Euclid Ave. into […]
McDonald’s president Jan Fields announced today that starting next week, menu boards in the chain’s restaurants and drive-thrus will contain calorie counts for all menu items in accordance with the company’s ongoing Commitments to Offer Improved Nutrition Choices program. The announcement came as part of the presentation of McDonald’s 2012 Nutrition Journey Progress Report, which […]