Regional Features: Archive by Date

March 2007

Flats Property Owners Ask Judge to Dismiss Eminent Domain Claim
Posted Thursday, March 22
Lawyers for both sides in the dispute over prime land in Cleveland's East Flats District were in court yesterday. The Cleveland Cuyahoga County Port Authority wants to acquire the land through eminent domain for a $230 million mixed residential and retail development project. In a contentious hearing, holdout property owners asked the judge to throw out the Port's claim. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy reports.

One Family’s Foreclosure Struggle
Posted Thursday, March 22
A local family scrambles to save their home from foreclosure.

Searching for Answers in Akron Police Shooting
Posted Wednesday, March 21
Investigators in Akron are sifting through contradictory accounts of a shooting by police that left a 19 year old dead. The police told reporters over the weekend that officers shot and killed Demetrus Vinson after firing three bullets into his car. But a coroner has now ruled his death a suicide. It's a case where the officers were white, the victim black - and it's angered members of the black community as they search for answers. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Carl Chancellor, who has been following this story for the Akron Beacon Journal.

Flats Eminent Domain Case Back to Court
Posted Wednesday, March 21
Owners of property in Cleveland's East Flats district are heading back to court today in hopes that a judge will deny the Port Authority the right to take their land by eminent domain. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy has more.

New Regional Marketing Coming
Posted Wednesday, March 21
The Greater Cleveland Partnership says it's making progress on developing a new marketing strategy for the region and expects to unveil it next month. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Statehouse News Bureau: Campaign Finance Law Change Won’t Fly With Ohio Voters
Posted Wednesday, March 21
Ohio's campaign finance laws are among the worst in the nation, according to a group studying laws on money and politics. But the author of the state's most recent campaign finance law says their main change won't fly with Ohio voters. Statehouse correspondent Karen Kasler reports.

Ohio Public Radio: Closing the Achievement Gap
Posted Wednesday, March 21
Governor Strickland has laid out a plan he says will help more minority and low income students perform better in school. As a key part of that plan, Strickland has created a new position, a special representative for closing the achievement gap. He's tapped former Ohio Senator C.J. Prentiss. In an interview with Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles, Prentiss explains what she'll be doing in this new role.

University Schools Students Talk With Space Station Astronaut
Posted Tuesday, March 20
Students from University School in Shaker Heights were treated to a unique lesson on Friday. The school connected with the International Space Station over amateur radio waves to talk to Euclid-born Astronaut Sunita Williams. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton has more.

Ohio Public Radio: Call for Cuyahoga County Elections Board Resignations
Posted Tuesday, March 20
Cuyahoga County got some unwanted national attention over voting problems both in the 2004 Presidential election and again last May. In February, elections chief Michael Vu was forced out of his post. Now, Ohio's Secretary of State is asking all of the members of the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections to resign. But the board chairman says he won't step down without a fight. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles has more on the story.

NASA Glenn Lands Spacecraft Testing Contract
Posted Monday, March 19
NASA's Glenn Research Center has further cemented its role in future space missions by securing a $63 million contract for spacecraft testing. ideastream's Tasha Flournoy has the story.

Educators & Government Meet About Bullying
Posted Monday, March 19
Educators and government representatives from 24 states and 13 countries convened at Cuyahoga Community College last week to talk about bullying and conflict resolution in the classroom. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has the story.

Strange Son: Portia Iverson Interview
Posted Monday, March 19
For more than a decade, writer Portia Iverson couldn't communicate with her son, who is severely autistic. But today, she knows he enjoys politics, math and even has a sense of humor. She's written a book called Strange Son. ideastream's Eric Wellman spoke with Iverson about how she taught her son to communicate, and with Deborah Mandel, head of the Monarch School for Children with Autism in Shaker Heights.

Man Sues Tyco International Over Drug
Posted Friday, March 16
A Chagrin Falls man is suing the drug maker Tyco International over it's drug Optimark. The man claims the drug gave him a debilitating form of fibrosis and limited his ability to walk. ideastream's health reporter Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Statehouse News Bureau: Strickland Proposes End to Annual Tuition Increases
Posted Friday, March 16
For years, students at state-supported universities across Ohio have been faced with annual tuition increases of 4%, 6%, 9% and more. But if Governor Strickland gets his way, those kinds of increases will soon come to an end. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports on the Governor's proposed budget.

Talk of the Nation Remembers Brook Park Soldiers
Posted Friday, March 16
Many will recall the toll the fighting in Iraq took on Northeast Ohio during the summer of 2005. That's when some 20 marines from the 3rd battalion, 25th regiment based in Brook Park were killed in a single week. With that in mind - and with the 4th anniversary of the invasion of Iraq just a few days away - NPR's call-in program Talk of the Nation brought the show to Cleveland yesterday. Broadcasting from our studios at the Idea Center, host Neal Conan spoke with some Northeast Ohioans most affected by the war. ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has more.

Some Airport Tenants Not Billed for Property Taxes
Posted Friday, March 16
Officials at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport have failed to bill some of their tenants for property taxes they've owed for at least 20 years. The finding comes from an internal review of Airport practices released yesterday. ideastream's Mhari Saito reports.

Ohio Public Radio: Strickland Gives First State of the State Address
Posted Thursday, March 15
We have learned a good deal about Governor Strickland's vision for Ohio in his State of the State Address yesterday. It includes giving schools more money, making college more affordable and providing health care for uninsured children. And Strickland says he can accomplish all of that without raising taxes. Ohio Public Radio's Jo Ingles reports.

City of Cleveland Going to Court Over Home Rule
Posted Thursday, March 15
The city of Cleveland is, once again, going to court over it's right to home rule. City lawyers have filed a suit to counter a new state ordinance that may render local gun laws meaningless. ideastream's David C. Barnett reports.

Veterans’ Care in Northeast Ohio
Posted Thursday, March 15
The Louis Stokes Medical Center treats 90,000 veterans at its two hospitals and more than a dozen outpatient centers in Northeast Ohio. About 2,300 of those served in the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The recent revelations about poor conditions at the Army's Walter Reed Medical Center have both the Army and the Department of Veterans Affairs re-examining their care. While the Army's hospitals are separate from the VA, both are under the microscope. We wanted to get a sense of how veterans' care is here in Northeast Ohio, and ideastream's Dan Bobkoff has the report.

Citizens Call For Stricter Pollution Controls
Posted Wednesday, March 14
Yard signs are popping up around the Cleveland neighborhoods of Tremont and Forest City calling on Mittal Steel to "Clean Up For Real." As ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports, the campaign for stricter pollution controls is generating some national attention.

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