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Class Action Suit Targeting Cleveland Clinic's Billing Practices Gets Big Victory

By Sam Allard on January 15, 2021 at 3:50PM

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The Last Ohio Statehouse Protests Ended in Fistfights. Now Officials Worry About Inauguration Violence

By Jake Zuckerman, Ohio Capital Journal on January 15, 2021 at 3:17PM

It was a peaceful protest outside the Ohio Statehouse. Then it was a crowd of Proud Boys wailing on Dejuan Sharp.

As Cleveland Hospitals Get Ready to Expand Vaccine Rollout to Public, They're Still Trying to Get Full Buy-In From Own Staffers

By Vince Grzegorek on January 15, 2021 at 2:51PM

Ohio's rollout of the Covid vaccines next week enters phase 1B, which will include older residents and school personnel. Phase 1A, which includes healthcare workers and first-responders, has been ongoing since vaccines began arriving in December and continues.

New Welshly Arms Single Offers Message of Hope

By Jeff Niesel on January 15, 2021 at 2:31PM

Just today, Welshly Arms, the local rock band that includes singer-guitarist Sam Getz, bassist Jimmy Weaver, drummer Mikey Gould, singer Bri Bryant and singer Jon Bryant, released its latest single, “I Will Overcome,” a song that, as a press release puts it, “coincides with the country’s changing political tides and rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.” "We wrote 'I Will Overcome' about looking forward and moving past all of the division, polarization, marginalization and unrest that we had to face over the past year,” says Getz in a statement about the soulful gospel-tinged song. “Though we are still in the midst of this challenging chapter, we know a change is coming and we are ready to turn the page and step into what is next.

Still frame from moments after Tamir Rice was shot.

Tamir Rice Family to Protest Downtown Friday, Demand Accountability in Dropped Federal Investigation

By Sam Allard on January 15, 2021 at 12:41PM

the law." Demonstrators will meet at 2:30 p.m. at Fort Huntington Park, the small green space at Lakeside and West 3rd, across from the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.

Big Parma and Brunswick News: New Chick-Fil-A Locations Will Open Next Week

By Vince Grzegorek on January 15, 2021 at 12:05PM

If what you're 2021 was missing so far was a Chick-fil-A even more conveniently located to your house than the options already dotting Northeast Ohio, well good news to residents of Brunswick and Parma and environs nearby has arrived. The purveyor of assorted chicken menu items confirmed today that its new locations in those two lovely Cleveland suburbs will open for business on Thursday, Jan. 21.

Corky & Lenny's Casino Location Closing at the End of January

By Vince Grzegorek on January 15, 2021 at 10:28AM

JACK Cleveland Casino will say goodbye to Corky & Lenny's at the end of January. After nine years delivering gamblers a taste of what they could score at the Chagrin Blvd. location, owners Amanda and Kenny Kurland are calling it a day downtown, they told Cleveland Jewish News.

Groups Look to New Administration to Clean Up Ohio River

By Lily Bohlke, Ohio News Connection on January 15, 2021 at 9:43AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Groups that advocate for water quality are urging the incoming Biden administration to meet the goals of the Clean Water Act, which means reducing what's known as nutrient pollution in the Ohio River. After the last four years of federal water regulation rollbacks, ten plus groups filed a petition asking the Environmental Protection Agency and Ohio River Valley Water Sanitation Commission - or ORSANCO - to take immediate steps.

City of Cleveland Offices to Close Friday through Wednesday over Concerns of Unrest

By Sam Allard on January 14, 2021 at 4:52PM

The City of Cleveland has announced that its offices, and the Willard Park Garage adjacent to City Hall, will be closed from Friday, Jan. 15 through Wednesday, Jan. 20. City rec centers will be closed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. A press release did not explain the motivations for the closures in detail, but Scene confirmed that they were driven primarily by the Jan. 6 siege of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington D.C. and ongoing concerns about additional unrest, including statewide actions planned in conjunction with the presidential inauguration of Joe Biden.

Chef Eric Williams to Debut Mod Mex Cenas Televisiones (Frozen Dinners)

By Douglas Trattner on January 14, 2021 at 2:47PM

Chef Eric Williams of Momocho and El Carnicero continues to employ and pay his staff by selling take-out food five days a week at both of his restaurants. He says that the pandemic continues to challenge him in ways that he never expected.

Golden Streets of Paradise Avoid 'Excessive Digital Processing' on New Album

By Jeff Niesel on January 14, 2021 at 2:43PM

Brian Straw’s giant concrete stairwell for reverb, which ultimately informed the sound of the record." Throes comes in three vinyl variants, including blue with black swirl (limited to 150), purple with pink swirl (limited to 100), and standard 150g black (limited to 50).

Former Cleveland Schools Occupational Therapist Charged in Connection to Capitol Riot

By Vince Grzegorek on January 14, 2021 at 12:25PM

Her case will be transferred to a federal court in D.C. where prosecutors are working cases of those arrested and charged in the riots. Priola's residence was searched by FBI agents last week after she was identified in photos circulated by authorities seeking tips.

Here's the Menu for This Weekend's Kate’s Good Fish Company Pop-Up

by Douglas Trattner on January 14, 2021 at 12:03PM

While his plans for a New England-style seafood shack at the West Side Market are still on hold, Tom McIntyre is pushing forward on a separate retail fish concept. McIntyre, owner of Kate’s Fish, will team up with Brett Sawyer of the Plum and Good Company to open Kate’s Good Fish Company.

Rock Hall Receives Massive Archival Donation from Photographer Baron Wolman

By Jeff Niesel on January 14, 2021 at 11:14AM

The Rock Hall just announced that it has received a massive donation from the late Baron Wolman, a terrific rock photographer who passed away in November 2020. His estate has donated more than 100,000 images, making it the largest archival donation that the Rock Hall has ever received.

City Council Health Committee to Begin Holding Weekly Covid-19 Hearings

By Sam Allard on January 14, 2021 at 11:12AM

Cleveland councilman Kerry McCormack announced Thursday that the Health and Human Services Committee he oversees will begin holding weekly meetings on Monday mornings to provide more active oversight of the city's Covid-19 response. In a statement posted to Twitter, McCormack said that the rapidly evolving nature of Covid-19 news could be confusing for residents, and that they deserved to have "clear and timely" updates.

Severe Allergic Reactions to COVID-19 Vaccines Are Extremely Rare, CDC says

By Aimee Cunningham, Science News on January 14, 2021 at 10:46AM

Out of the first 1.9 million doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine administered in the United States, there were 21 reported cases of severe allergic reactions to the vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said January 6. The rate of anaphylaxis seen so far — 11.1 cases per 1 million vaccine doses — is higher than for the flu vaccine, which is 1.3 cases per 1 million doses, Nancy Messonnier, director of the CDC’s National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, said in a Jan. 6 news briefing.

Human Trafficking: Pandemic Increases Vulnerability, Diminishes Response

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection on January 14, 2021 at 10:27AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and advocates in Ohio say COVID-19 has made awareness more important than ever. Amy LaGesse, project coordinator for FOCUS on Runaways, and a board member of Ohio Alliance to End Sexual Violence, has worked for years in the Toledo area on the issue, and said the pandemic has not necessarily increased incidents, but better disguised them more as people spend more time at home.

Noise and Experimental Acts To Play a Virtual Concert From the Bop Stop on Saturday

By Jeff Niesel on January 14, 2021 at 9:29AM

The Deed, a WCSB radio program hosted by Charbel Zakharia, will present a virtual concert at 8 p.m. on Saturday featuring a triple bill of noise and experimental acts. The performace will take place at the Bop Stop without an audience.

How Ohio Advocates Have Stepped Up Efforts to Help Sex Trafficking Survivors

By Christopher Johnson on January 14, 2021 at 6:00AM

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Police Chief Calvin Williams sheds tears as he discusses the recent shootings in Cleveland.

Cleveland City Council Holds Hearing on May 30th Police Report, Calvin Williams Stands by Justice Center Breach Claims

By Sam Allard on January 13, 2021 at 6:08PM

After testimony about the May 30th demonstrations from local activists Kareem Henton and Julian Khan at a Cleveland City Council Safety Committee meeting Wednesday, Police Chief Calvin Williams refuted the narrative that police had started the riots. Williams said he'd heard this narrative repeatedly — though it had not been voiced by either Henton or Khan — and said it was simply not the case that police had ignited the violence outside the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.

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