Author Archives: Nick Castele

Government Reporter
I follow how decisions made at Cleveland City Hall and Cuyahoga County headquarters ripple into the neighborhoods. I keep an eye on the power brokers and political organizers who shape our government. I am a graduate of the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and have covered politics and government in Northeast Ohio since 2012.

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Dennis Kucinich's portrait hangs beside a painting of Harold H. Burton, who served as Cleveland mayor from 1935 to 1940.

Dennis Kucinich finally gets his due: a portrait at Cleveland City Hall

by Nick Castele November 13, 2023October 18, 2024

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections on East 30th Street and Euclid Avenue in Cleveland.

Election results delay explained, Financial Times gushes over Cleveland, Tri-C has high hopes for new levy

by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele and Amy Morona November 13, 2023November 14, 2023

Map of Cleveland voter turnout.

Take a deeper look at Cleveland’s voter turnout

by Nick Castele and April Urban November 8, 2023May 16, 2025

Jonathan Welle, left, talks with Evelyn Burnett at the People's Budget Cleveland campaign's election results watch party at Connect Lounge.

People’s Budget defeated as Cleveland voters say no to Issue 38

by Nick Castele November 8, 2023November 8, 2023

Cleveland’s Greater Abyssinia Baptist Church on East 105th Street was recognized with a special marker for its decades of civil rights and social justice work under Pastor, Rev. E.T. Caviness. The 95-year-old Caviness is credited with taking the lead in the civil rights movement in the city.

News

Adding to Cleveland’s civil rights history, forgiving utility bills and Shaker Square landlord update

by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele and Olivera Perkins November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Supporters of a participatory budgeting charter amendment launch their campaign at Cleveland's Public Square.

Anti-Issue 38 ads hit radio airwaves as fight over People’s Budget heats up

by Nick Castele November 1, 2023October 18, 2024

Blaine Griffin rallies supporters at a fundraiser at the Academy Tavern, the Larchmere watering hole that he calls his "uptown office."

Why I wrote this

Meet your Cleveland City Council president, Blaine Griffin

by Nick Castele October 31, 2023October 31, 2023

City Council President Blaine Griffin is driven through Cleveland in October 2023. The council president says he's a politician who can both fight and reach compromises.

Government, News

Blaine Griffin makes a bet on the politics of No

by Nick Castele October 31, 2023October 18, 2024

Rev. Otis Moss Jr.

Honoring Rev. Otis Moss Jr., Med Mart Makeover, and People’s Budget on the airwaves

by Mark Naymik and Nick Castele October 30, 2023October 31, 2023

The apartment building at 12701 Shaker Boulevard is one of the properties at the heart of Cleveland's lawsuit against a limited-liability company landlord.

Government, News

Ohio chief justice rejects bias complaint against Cleveland Housing Court Judge W. Moná Scott

by Nick Castele October 27, 2023October 18, 2024