CLEVELAND, Ohio– Wednesday will be the biggest party Cleveland has likely ever seen, and now Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson has declared it a local holiday. It’s all because of our Cavaliers, who brought home an NBA Championship, Sunday night. A huge parade and rally will be held Wednesday beginning at 11 a.m. in downtown Cleveland […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cell phone video shows Justin Beiber in an altercation outside of The Westin Cleveland Wednesday night. It happened at just after 11 p.m. Bieber was in Cleveland for Game 3 of the NBA Finals at Quicken Loans Arena. In the video, you can see Beiber right outside the hotel involved in an altercation, […]
CLEVELAND – Taco Bell has confirmed to Fox 8 that they plan to open a Cantina in Public Square later this year. A Taco Bell spokesperson said the restaurant will be the first company-owned Cantina and it will serve alcohol. There is no exact opening date quite yet, but the company says it plans to have […]
CLEVELAND – City officials want to put a new police office space downtown and that’s making council members furious. Shouting broke out at a council committee meeting Monday, not because more police presence is a bad idea. But some council members said administrators are ignoring the rest of the city. “I am crying for my […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Quicken Loans has announced plans to double its space in downtown Cleveland, relocating its over 400 full-time workers to the historic Higbee Building. According to a press release, the company will relocate its team members from the M.K. Ferguson building to 81,000 square feet on the fourth and fifth floors of the Higbee Building in […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Officials are holding a press conference at in the Mayor’s Red Room Tuesday morning, less than 2 months before the Republican National Convention. Mayor Frank Jackson, Director of Public Safety Michael McGrath and others will speak on Cleveland’s preparedness regarding security. City officials are expected to present a comprehensive overview of security preparations […]
CLEVELAND – If you thought you spotted an alpaca wandering around downtown Cleveland Wednesday, you weren’t seeing things. Shay, a fluffy alpaca, was walking around for the group Just Us Riders. The group is walking through 315 cities throughout the country to spread their message. Here is their mission statement: To provide a catalyst for the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – New bathrooms under construction at Voinovich Park in Cleveland will be gender neutral. “I was happy to work with and see Cumberland Lakefront, LLC will install gender neutral restrooms at Voinovich Park. My hope is that the City of Cleveland will begin to install unisex public bathrooms therefore ensuring that all […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Hard Rock Cafe Cleveland, 230 West Huron Road, will close in July. According to a press release, the closing is a “strategic decision” meant to help focus efforts on the Hard Rock Cafe at Northfield Park and Hard Rock Rocksino. The Hard Rock Cafe in Cleveland opened in 1998. Employees at […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland State University wants to add more student housing and may get rid of the Wolstein Center to do so. The university sent out a “Request for Qualifications” to various contractors to get input on the proposal. The first option is to replace the 400,000-square foot area with a smaller facility […]
Today the hustle and bustle of downtown Cleveland is a little faster and a bit more furious. And it’s not just because the Cleveland Cavaliers face the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 tonight at Quicken Loans Arena. (Cavs won Game 1) Filming for “Fast and Furious 8,” the latest installment in the “Fast and Furious” […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The city of Cleveland has announced more closures in the downtown area during the filming of portions of “Fast and Furious 8.” Several scenes are being filmed throughout downtown and will require road closures and traffic reroutes. Only second shooting will take place here, so don’t expect to see actors Vin Diesel or […]