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Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau

Author Archives: Frank W. Lewis

Associate Editor and Director of the Editors’ Bureau (he/him)
Important stories are hiding everywhere, and my favorite part of journalism has always been the collaboration, working with colleagues to find the patterns in the information we’re constantly gathering. I don’t care whose name appears in the byline; the work is its own reward. As Batman said to Commissioner Gordon in “The Dark Knight,” “I’m whatever Gotham needs me to be.”

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A photo of Carl Stokes at Cleveland City Hall's celebration of the first Black mayor of a major U.S. city
Posted inNews

‘The man of power’: On Carl  B. Stokes Day, Cleveland reflects on a remarkable career

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauNick Castele, Government Reporter by Frank W. Lewis and Nick Castele July 1, 2025June 30, 2025

Mayor Justin Bibb, City Council members, Stokes’ family and community leaders remembered the late mayor at a gathering in the City Hall rotunda Monday afternoon. 

Rayshaun Finley, who played on the Garden Valley Falcons football team as a child, with his aunt Latoya Solomon at Rainbow Terrace Apartments serving food to residents after a fire.
Posted inNews

‘When Cleveland truly steps up’: Here’s how to help families affected by the Garden Valley apartment explosion

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauLila Mills, Signal Cleveland by Frank W. Lewis and Lila Mills June 25, 2025June 26, 2025
Dangerously high daily temperatures over 90, with moderate to extreme heat risk, are expected to begin Sunday and last through Thursday in the Akron area and across the state of Ohio. 
Posted inHealth

Greater Cleveland is in a heat advisory. Here’s what it means and how to stay safe

Avatar photoFrank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauA headshot of Celia Hack, health reporter for Signal Cleveland by Reegan Davis Saunders, Frank W. Lewis and Celia Hack June 20, 2025June 24, 2025
Security cameras
Posted inNews

Eyes everywhere: Cleveland police want access to your security cameras. Does it make the city safer?

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis June 10, 2025June 9, 2025
Am image showing a doorbell camera, a police car and a sign that reads “Notice: This area under video surveillance.”
Posted inExplainers

Cleveland police want your security camera video. Would you share it?

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis June 9, 2025June 11, 2025
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Wearing orange is encouraged but not required at these Gun Violence Awareness Month events in Cleveland

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis June 4, 2025June 17, 2025
Neshia and TJ make custom buttons at the Cleveland Public Library table during the annual Ward 5 Back to School Fair at the Friendly Inn Settlement in Cleveland's Central neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024.
Posted inDocumenters

‘Original gangsters of technology:’ Cleveland Public Library officials tout the system’s high-tech offerings

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters May 28, 2025May 29, 2025
A photo of John Adams and Sharena Zayed seated at a table during a Cleveland Community Police Commission meeting in November 2024.
Posted inNews

Cleveland Community Police Commission restarts search for permanent executive director

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis May 23, 2025May 27, 2025
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Cuyahoga County Council renews down payment assistance for eligible home buyers

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters May 22, 2025May 22, 2025
Jason Goodrick speaks at a Community Police Commission meeting in 2023.
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Longtime director of Cleveland Community Police Commission resigns to take different city role

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

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