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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A Cleveland police car sits on a city street in Cleveland.

Government, News, Public Safety

Cleveland Police Chief Wayne Drummond retires, is rehired

by Nick Castele February 1, 2023October 18, 2024

Mayor Justin Bibb speaks at a community meeting at the Phillis Wheatley Association in the Central neighborhood.

Government, News

Mayor Justin Bibb proposes balancing Cleveland budget by cutting vacant positions

by Nick Castele February 1, 2023October 18, 2024

City workers collect leaves in Cleveland's Old Brooklyn neighborhood. The Bibb administration received strong blowback after deciding to cancel unbagged leaf pickup in 2022. After criticism, the city reinstated the service.

Government, News

Pressure is on for a little-known Cleveland office to boost city services

by Nick Castele January 31, 2023October 18, 2024

Teamsters Local 507 and several unions representing Cleveland city workers demonstrated Thursday outside City Hall on Lakeside Avenue to draw attention to their contract dispute with Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration.

Government, News

Snowplow drivers’ union ratifies new contract with City of Cleveland

by Nick Castele January 30, 2023October 18, 2024

Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin speaks at the City Club of Cleveland on Wednesday.

News

In speech, Blaine Griffin defends Cleveland City Council amid differences with mayor, activists

by Nick Castele January 25, 2023May 27, 2025

Residents holding a sign that says "People's Budget" outside of Cleveland City Hall.

Government, News

Cleveland City Council puts a hold on participatory budgeting proposal

by Nick Castele January 24, 2023October 18, 2024

A motorist passes the billboard on West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue. The property is at the heart of a legal battle over the Irishtown Bend hillside.

Fight over key property in Irishtown Bend redevelopment has cost the public more than $1.6 million

by Nick Castele January 23, 2023January 24, 2023

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb, right, and Gund Foundation President Anthony Richardson speak at the Futureland conference in October.

Weekly Chatter: Another trip for Bibb, talking up nurses and anti-violence proposal

by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele, Olivera Perkins, Amy Morona and Candice Wilder January 23, 2023January 23, 2023

A sign points out a bike lane on Superior Avenue, where the City of Cleveland plans to build a separated bikeway.

Government, News

Long-discussed bikeway projects move through Cleveland City Council

by Nick Castele January 17, 2023October 18, 2024

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb at the FutureLAND conference in October.

Weekly Chatter: Another call for a MetroHealth investigation, casino tax revenue and campaign hype

by Mark Naymik, Olivera Perkins and Nick Castele January 16, 2023March 20, 2023