By Sheila Ferguson DeChandra Ritter is new to the workforce. She just earned a Bachelor’s Degree last spring and is now completing her first year as an outreach worker. Dee thought she was doing everything correctly. Throughout the year, she followed the prescribed procedures, responded positively to her clients, and kept timely records. Sadly, her […]
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Is Cleveland’s Drinking Water Safe?
CLE Observer News Brief The Cleveland Water Department issued a tweet initiated by several inquiries about whether there’s any concern for Cleveland’s water quality following the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Your drinking water remains safe. Cleveland Water gets drinking water from Lake Erie. The Lake and its watershed are separate from the Ohio […]
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What the guilty verdicts in the HB 6 corruption case mean for energy policy and good government in Ohio
Experts see the case against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and lobbyist Matt Borges as a test of limits on dark money in Ohio politics. By Kathiann M. Kowalski This article is provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism, in partnership with the nonprofit Energy News Network. Please join […]
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Utility Assistance Resource Fairs
By Bruce Checefsky Ward 7 Councilwoman Stephanie Howse, Ward 10 Councilman Anthony Hairston, and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District (NEORSD) hosted a Utility Assistance Resource Fair to offer eligible customers financial assistance on water, sewer, gas, and electric bills. The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District, City of Cleveland Division of Water, CPP, Dominion, FirstEnergy, […]
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East Palestine: What’s Happening?
By Lily Stuart On Feb. 3, a train derailed in East Palestine, Ohio, after a railcar axle failed due to a mechanical defect. 11 of the total cars impacted contained hazardous materials. Safety crews performed a controlled burn of the material, which released a black plume of smoke into the air. Hazardous chemicals have found […]
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Around the block: Cleveland officials discuss spending $34 million of federal community development grants
Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Signal Cleveland’s Doug Breehl-Pitorak | Edited by Rachel Dissell and Mary Ellen Huesken Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of Feb. 27 Last week’s budget hearings dealt solely with Cleveland’s expected allotment […]
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TCO Kids Korner – February 2023
Greetings! I hope you are having a great new year so far! Please enjoy our latest reader submissions, many of which were in response to our request for Valentine’s Day drawings. ❤️
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By the People, For the People?
By Bruce Checefsky Ward 13 Councilman Kris Harsh shook his head in disbelief while PB CLE Organizer Jonathan Welle called on city council members to support funding for participatory budgeting. Welle spoke on behalf of PB CLE during the public comments portion at the Jan. 9 council meeting. Mayor Bibb proposed legislation under a pilot […]
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A 5 minute read on 30+ hours of Cleveland budget hearings
Meeting coverage by Cleveland Documenters | Compiled by Signal Cleveland’s Doug Breehl-Pitorak | Edited by Rachel Dissell and Mary Ellen Huesken Here’s what happened last week in local public government meetings covered by Cleveland Documenters. Cleveland Public Meetings Report – The week of Feb. 20 Department of Law Council kicked things off last Tuesday by […]
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Black Programs Streaming this Month
By Margaret Adams Here’s a list of some programs streaming in February for Black History Month: Cleveland WVIZ Public TV Roberta Flack Zora Neal Hurston Block Party Fight The Power (How Hip Hop Changed the World) Hulu 1619 Project The Help Abbott Elementary I Am Not Your Negro Netflix Descendant 13th Amend Who We Are […]