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The Cleveland city budget is settled and waiting for a final vote
City Council President Blaine Griffin kept his promise that council members would work out any changes to Bibb’s proposed Cleveland city budget – a process called reconciliation – by March 4.
Cleveland police horses stop traffic on I-90
The police department press office begged media to stop asking for their body cam footage. Enjoy the horses’ run on Signal’s YouTube channel.
The Cleveland State women’s basketball team is semifinals bound.
They finished the regular season 27-4 with a home record of 16-0, which got them the first seed in the Horizon Conference Tournament. Wishing the Vikings best of luck in the semifinals March 11.
Spring ahead
In case you forgot and wondered why it seemed to take an hour to make toast. (Also, change the batteries in your smoke detectors.)
Pro-Palestinian protestors in Cleveland passed their own ceasefire resolution.
For weeks, the Cleveland Palestine Advocacy Community and its supporters have attended City Council meetings, demanding legislators call for a ceasefire. Last Monday, advocates met passing a ceremonial resolution they wrote themselves.
Peter Lawson Jones is starring in a play at Playhouse Square.
The former county commissioner brings his second act back home after several high-profile TV and movie roles.
Is Joey Chestnut the new pierogi king of Cleveland?
The famous competitive eater from Kentucky downed 39 pierogies in two minutes during halftime at the Cavs game on Tuesday — 16 more than THREE fans. Who will step up for a rematch to reclaim the city’s honor?
Is Joe Flacco fielding job offers?
NFL free agency starts March 13. He could leave to start somewhere else or stay in Cleveland and enjoy the inevitable QB controversy. Win-win.
Shaq breaks Jason Kelce’s foot off.
An unexpected twist to bobblehead day for Cleveland’s favorite football brothers. No one man should have all that power.
Rain and snow are back in Cleveland with a vengeance.
Just in time, everyone’s Vitamin D levels were getting dangerously high.