DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND (WOIO) – As summer vacation for school kids winds down, Downtown Cleveland is bustling with people. But can it ever return to it’s stature as a downtown shopping destination? There is no doubt that downtown Cleveland is in a transition phase. In some ways that means out the with old like Downtown Records, […]
Mariah Carey has officially joined “American Idol.” Following weeks of speculation, Fox’s entertainment president Kevin Reilly made the announcement at the Fox executive session at the Television Critic’s Association Summer Press Tour. “I’m so excited to be joining ‘Idol,’ I wanted to be there today and I wish I could’ve been there myself to tell […]
CLEVELAND – The owner of a new restaurant coming to Cleveland soon cites the ongoing revitalization of downtown as a reason to open his first northeast Ohio store just blocks from Public Square. J. Gumbo’s, a cajun and creole-style restaurant, will open at 226 Euclid Ave., next to Jimmy John’s and just a couple blocks […]
By: Royce White, CBSsports.com There’s a trade on the table, or at least the framework of one, that would send Dwight Howard to Brooklyn. But goodness, it’s complicated. Here it is, via Yahoo! Sports: Brooklyn gets: Dwight Howard, Jason Richardson and Earl Clark from the Magic. Orlando gets: Brook Lopez, Damion James and Sheldon Williams […]
The saddest rap beef of all time continues: Chris Brown has released a new verse for Chief Keef’s “I Don’t Like,” a diss track in which he slams Drake for “throwing bottles” (Breezy says that he, on the other hand, is “throwing models”). For those who are unaware: Drake and Chris Brown’s posses got into […]
CLEVELAND – Number four overall pick in the NBA Draft Dion Waiters and 17th pick Tyler Zeller, took the stage with Cavs head coach Byron Scott and general manager Chris Grant on Friday. Both draft picks, dressed in suits and ties, took questions from the assembled media after a brief introductory remarks by Grant. When […]
NOVELTY, OH (WOIO) – A 2-year-old blind dog rescued from severe neglect is looking for his forever home. Isaac was among 15 dogs that were seized from severe neglect on May 4 in Geauga County. The dogs were found living in filthy conditions without sunlight or the chance to go outside. The elderly owners were cooperative […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – It’s a new era for Cleveland’s birthplace, the Flats East Bank. Wednesday, June 6, project developers, The Wolstein Group and Fairmount Properties, joined Cleveland civic and business leaders, public partners and tenants of the Flats East Bank to sign the final steel beam of the 23-story office building before it is hoisted […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – 19 Action News has learned the first steps have been taken to merge the Cleveland Fire Department and ambulance service. The goal is to increase response time. Multiple sources tell 19 Action News the EMS Union voted overwhelmingly to allow firefighters, who are paramedics, to serve on ambulances. This hadn’t been done […]
Cleveland (WOIO) – The NBA officially announced on Tuesday Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving as the Rookie of the Year. Despite missing 15 games this season, Irving averaged 18.5 points, 5.4 assists and 3.7 rebounds a game. The number one pick in the 2011 NBA Draft was on vacation with teammate Tristan Thompson which delayed the […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A new timekeeping system for all Cleveland firefighters and EMS workers. The time clocks are fallout from a pay scandal within the Cleveland Fire Department. Firefighters paid other firefighters under the table to work for them while they still collected a paycheck. Firefighters and paramedics will now use a thumbprint to sign […]
It was April 1992. Euro Disneyland would open its doors in Paris, France; a jury would acquit four police officers in the beating of Rodney King, setting off six days of massive rioting in Los Angeles; and producer Teddy Riley would put the finishing touches on the debut album of a brand new girl group […]