CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A total of $65 million will go into making neighborhoods look good, and Glenville is first at bat. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson first announced the plan in May of 2017. Per city officials, the city of Cleveland will invest $25M and local banks will provide $40M. Business ownership has long been a part […]
CLEVELAND — A community has come together to give a historic theater a much needed face lift after it sat vacant for decades. Businesses are slowly coming back to the Collinwood and the street is starting to thrive again. “It’s like the Phoenix rising from the fire,” said Councilman Mike Polensek. The La Salle Threatre […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Three people were shot at a barbershop on the city’s east side around 2:30 p.m. Thursday. The shooting happened at Champions Barber Shop at 14806 St. Clair Avenue. One victim was reportedly shot in the neck. Two victims are being treated at University Hospital, the third victim is at Euclid Hospital. […]
CLEVELAND – Although it has been delayed again and again a redevelopment project that aims to bring a grocery store to the “food desert” in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood appears to be back on track. Interior and exterior construction have resumed at the former East Side Market, located near the intersection of East 105th Street and St. Clair Avenue. […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – At least seven people were shot overnight outside of The Dog Pound lounge on the east side of Cleveland. Police say officers responded to the shooting just after 1:30 a.m. to the bar located on St. Clair Avenue near East 185th Street. At least three of the victims are in critical condition, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Metroparks added a new park to their more than 23,000 acres. The Metroparks took over Dunham Park in Maple Heights on Friday. Lack of funding and downsizing in the department left Dunham Park in disrepair, making it a place for vandalism and unwanted loitering. This began driving people away. However, […]
CLEVELAND – A man was fatally shot near Duggan Park on Cleveland’s east side late Thursday night. The shooting happened on the 18200 block of Olympia Road around 11:40 p.m., police said. The victim was identified as Andre Wilson Jr., 23, of Bedford, according to the Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner. According to authorities, Wilson was […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Feast of the Assumption in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood is Aug. 12-15 and more than 100,000 people are expected to pass through the neighborhood to eat, drink and celebrate the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. It’s the 119th annual year for the event that is hosted by the Parish of Holy Rosary and commemorates Mary being […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — You’ve probably never seen a “Cupid Shuffle” like this! A group of Cleveland police officers took on the challenge at the Ward 7 New Day in Hough Festival Aug. 5. They danced the song with several neighborhood kids and residents — and gave them a pretty good run for their money! […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — People were leaving flowers, balloons, stuffed animals and candles, Monday, at the scene of a horrific crime in Cleveland: Police say Steve Stephens shot and killed Robert Godwin, Sr. on East 93rd St. on Sunday. The video was then posted on Facebook. Stephens, 37, claimed to have killed several other people, but […]
AVON, OH (WOIO) – Meijer superstores are coming to Northeast Ohio. The grocery store chain is currently planning sites in Avon, Mentor, Stow, Austintown and Bainbridge Township, at the former Geauga Lake site. They also have property under contract in Lorain and Wooster. A Meijer spokesperson said that the sites will open in 2019 at […]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Another Cleveland hotel property is fully booked for this summer’s Republican National Convention, and it hasn’t even officially opened its doors to the public. The brand new Holiday Inn features what you would expect to find in a higher-end hotel; it’s modern, contemporary and state-of-the-art. FOX 8 cameras were rolling Tuesday as workers were […]