Editor’s note: This story contains language that may offend some readers. (CNN) — A prosecuting attorney greeted the jury in the George Zimmerman trial Monday with a quote full of expletives, while his adversary decided it was appropriate to tell jurors a knock-knock joke. And that was just the beginning of opening statements in Zimmerman’s […]
CLEVELAND – Start with a dash of Epcot at Walt Disney World. Add a pinch of the Great Lakes Science Center. Stir in the world’s leading medical product and service companies. Attach it to a state-of-the-art convention center, and you have Cleveland’s Global Center for Health Innovation. The one-of-a-kind center will be ready for its […]
CLEVELAND – After more than two years of construction, the new Cleveland Convention Center will open to the public this weekend. “Celebrate the Center: Community Open House and Celebration” is set for Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Lakeside Avenue and it’s all free. “We did it! We built this new convention center. […]
CLEVELAND – The first phase of the Flats East Bank is nearly complete with the opening of the Aloft hotel and the Ernst & Young office building this week. Three restaurants – Ken Stewart’s, Lago and Willeyville – are set to open within the complex in the next two weeks. “It’s been quite a journey,” […]
NORTH RANDALL, OH (WOIO) – Rock Ohio Caesars LLC (ROC) announced that it’s latest Ohio gaming destination – ThistleDown Racino – will celebrate its grand opening on April 9, pending regulatory approval. Owned and developed by ROC, a joint venture between Rock Gaming LLC and Caesars Entertainment Corporation, ThistleDown’s grand opening will usher in a […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The Northern Ohio District of the United States Postal Service is announcing new opportunities for employment in the United States Postal Service. The City Carrier Assistant (CCA) is a new category of non-career employee with a path to possible future employment as a career letter carrier. CCAs are appointed for a […]
SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio – A new modern-style quick service Italian restaurant primary based in the Columbus area opened its first northeast Ohio location Friday. Piada Italian Street Food opened at 10:45 a.m. and offered free food to the first 200 customers. The restaurant is located in Cedar Center North in South Euclid (13947 Cedar Rd.). […]
PENINSULA, Ohio – Wednesday’s snow storm wasn’t a blizzard, but the snowfall total was cause for celebration at local ski resorts, which plan to open over the next two days. Boston Mills Ski Resort will open with limited terrain at 3 p.m. on Friday. The resort was busy on Thursday preparing at least three slopes […]
CLEVELAND – A new soul food restaurant with a familiar owner will soon open in downtown Cleveland. “Stonetown,” as it will be named, is owned by Soul Republic Restaurant Group and will occupy the space vacated by Nexus Café and Coffeehouse on Prospect, which closed its doors in October. At 627 Prospect, the restaurant will […]
CLEVELAND – A new community resource center in Cleveland’s Fairfax Community was dedicated Thursday by PNC Bank. The PNC Fairfax Connection is expected to offer several programs, designed to foster community empowerment and revitalization. “We celebrate the opening of the PNC Fairfax Connection as a demonstration of what it truely means to work together to […]
CLEVELAND – So an international company visits Cleveland in February and decides to locate its North American headquarters there. In the past you might be waiting for the punch line but there is none needed for that is what happened in the case of global talent recruiting company Alexander Mann Solutions. The company expects to […]
CLEVELAND – Winking Lizard is planning to expand, relocate or open at least four locations in the Cleveland and Akron areas, according to Winking Lizard Partner John Lane. Here is a rundown of changes and additions to the northeast Ohio-based sports bar: 1) The Fairlawn location will relocate to Copley Township in the former Golden […]