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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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What’s the deal with REAL ID? What Ohio drivers need to know

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis May 7, 2025May 7, 2025
A city worker in a cherry picker uses a chain saw to cut tree branches.
Posted inDocumenters

Cleveland’s Urban Forestry working to speed up its tree maintenance cycles

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters April 22, 2025May 14, 2025
A man in a hard hat and yellow vest stands atop the Viaduct Bridge in Cleveland.
Posted inNews

Span scan plan: RTA to conduct safety inspections of bridges

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters April 10, 2025April 9, 2025
A screenshot of Marcus Perez, OPS Administrator, presenting to Cleveland City Council.
Posted inWeekly Chatter

Cleveland police watchdog Marcus Perez out of the job April 10 after just two years

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis April 5, 2025April 7, 2025
A photo of an abandoned brick building with graffiti and open windows.
Posted inDocumenters

Cuyahoga County Council backs African Town Plaza project with grant and loan

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters April 3, 2025April 3, 2025
Vote here sign outside St. Leo The Great Parish and School in Old Brooklyn.
Posted inNews

Thousands of Cleveland voters’ polling places have changed. Council members want to know why

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauRachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects Editor by Frank W. Lewis and Rachel Dissell March 28, 2025May 2, 2025
Posted inGovernment

Metroparks forecast: fewer federal dollars?

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters March 27, 2025March 27, 2025
A photo of John Adams and Sharena Zayed seated at a table during a Cleveland Community Police Commission meeting in November 2024.
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Here are Cleveland’s five new Community Police Commission members. They meet tonight for the first time.

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters March 26, 2025April 1, 2025
A groundhog, one of the nuisance animals most loathed by Cleveland City Council members, in a yard in the city's Mount Pleasant neighborhood.
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Groundhog daze: Cleveland boosts budget for animal control

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Frank W. Lewis March 18, 2025March 20, 2025
Dr. David Margolius, a white man, speaks into a microphone to address Cleveland City Council.
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Cleveland health programs could suffer under federal budget cuts

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauCleveland Documenters by Frank W. Lewis and Cleveland Documenters March 13, 2025March 12, 2025

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