There’s no crying in baseball. Just like there’s no crying over the weather in Cleveland, even when it feels more like winter than spring for the Guardians’ home opener. But there is crying over prices at the grocery store – and drops in 401(k)s as the stock market nosedives in reaction to economic uncertainty. As we brace for the effects of President Trump’s tariffs, we’re tracking how prices change on 100 basic household items, from soup to nuts. Or coffee to toothpaste. Reporter Molly Walsh went pretend shopping at Giant Eagle, Lowe’s, Walmart and Amazon to capture prices now. She made a list and she’ll check back in a couple of months. Have you seen prices rise? Are you worried? — Laura |
Overnight Scores and Weather |
Guardians vs. Chicago White Sox: Nolan Jones gives Guardians’ 1-0 walkoff win over White Sox in frigid home opener Guardians vs. Chicago Bulls: Cavs clinch No. 1 seed in the East with win over Bulls, 135-113 Northeast Ohio weather forecast: Warmer weather on the way |
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Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer are tracking the cost of 100 everyday items at Walmart, Giant Eagle, Lowe’s and Amazon as President Trump’s proposed tariffs threaten to raise prices even more. (Molly Walsh, cleveland.com) |
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Tariff prices: High prices are already squeezing shoppers across Northeast Ohio, and President Donald Trump’s tariffs could push them even higher. To help consumers get a clearer picture of how tariffs could hit their wallets, Molly Walsh is tracking the prices of everyday items over the coming months. Solar power: Ohio is among the top states for solar power generation, though its position is slipping amid restrictions enacted by the super-majority of Republicans in the statehouse. In 2024, the state generated 4,021 gigawatt hours of electricity from solar power, reports Molly Walsh. Library funding: Ohio House Republicans are boosting library funding to guarantee an increase over the last budget cycle, but they aren’t backing away from plans to end the century-old system that gives libraries a share of state tax revenues, Anna Staver reports. Today in Ohio: An email from the state House majority whip’s office appeared to threaten library funding for those “pushing specific ideologies” — but the GOP leader says it was sent by a staffer without approval. We’re talking about the pushback over cutting money to Ohio’s beloved libraries on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Cellphone ban: Gov. Mike DeWine is backing a new Ohio Senate bill that would prohibit students from using cellphones during the school day, reports Laura Hancock. Senate Bill 158 was scheduled for a first hearing in a Senate committee Tuesday afternoon, with testimony from sponsoring state Sen. Jane Timken, a Stark County Republican, and proponents. School funding: Ohio lawmakers’ latest version of their new two-year state budget plan would allow school districts to hold onto slightly more money year-to-year before having to reduce local property taxes and retreats on proposed funding cuts to public libraries, report Jeremy Pelzer and Jake Zuckerman. Selling federal buildings: U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown on Tuesday told a House of Representatives subcommittee hearing that federal efforts to sell Cleveland’s Anthony J. Celebrezze Federal Building “could destabilize essential services for my constituents, displace some 4,000 federal employees and deal a blow to the local economy,” reports Sabrina Eaton. Democratic challengers: Emboldened by Democratic candidates’ showings last week in two Florida congressional races, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee is adding Ohio Republicans Max Miller, Mike Turner and Mike Carey to the list of incumbents it will strive to topple in 2026. Sabrina Eaton reports the House Democrats’ campaign arm said that adding the trio to their list of “Districts in Play” will ensure that Ohio voters know the Republicans are embracing “Elon Musk’s extremism and their party’s dangerously far-right agenda" |
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Housing aid: The Trump administration’s silence on federal housing aid has left Cleveland bracing for the worst: a $28 million shortfall that could devastate the community development department and a dozen neighborhood nonprofits. Sean McDonnell reports city leaders and nonprofit executives alike are in a precarious position because HUD would usually give Cleveland an estimate on funding by this time of year. Best graduate schools: Ohio colleges ranked among the best graduate schools in the country in U.S. News & World Report’s 2025 list of best graduate schools. Ohio State University rated tops in the country among public colleges for its Nursing Master of Science degree. Its dispute resolution program, part of its Moritz College of Law, again was rated the best in the U.S. Case Western Reserve University’s school of medicine held its Tier 1 status, ranking it among the top 15% in the nation. Reentry bag: Most of the time, people exiting the Cuyahoga County jail leave with nothing more than the clothes and items they had with them when they entered, days or even months prior. Kaitlin Durbin reports a deputy chief in the Cuyahoga County Public Defender’s Office said she noticed more people showing up to the office needing bus passes, season-appropriate clothing or help finding a meal. Parma superintendent: The firm tasked with finding the next Parma schools superintendent will hold a meeting April 15 to hear what characteristics and qualities residents want from the district’s next leader, reports Cory Shaffer. Nurturing seedlings: Getting beautiful little seedlings to pop out of the soil is the easy part of starting your garden indoors. Next is the journey of several weeks to nurture them from tiny sprout to hardy plant and cope with our unpredictable spring weather, writes Susan Brownstein. |
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Sensory friendly: The Great Lakes Science Center is launching a new weekly series of sensory-friendly Sunday morning programming in April and a new Sensory Space, all designed to make the museum more accessible for all community members, reports Julie Washington. Rental market: A recent study found that Northeast Ohio has the 40th hottest rental market in the country, reports Megan Sims. The findings come from Rent Cafe, an apartment search and resource website, which analyzed apartment data across 139 rental markets. West Side Market: Two West Side Market produce vendors – King Quality Produce and Mariam’s Produce – lost their stands in the North Arcade when their leases weren’t renewed last month. Cleveland Public Market Corp., which manages the market for the city of Cleveland, has given them until the end of April to close, reports Paris Wolfe. |
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Arson: Federal prosecutors say a Conneaut man burned down a vacant restaurant so his business partner could collect $1.1 million in insurance money, reports Adam Ferrise. Ryan Anderson set fire to the former Golden Anchor restaurant when his business partner, Rueben Schwartz, was out of town to dupe arson investigators. Dirt bikes: Four people have been charged in Cuyahoga County with stealing dozens of dirt bikes and all-terrain vehicles after using social media to lure sellers, reports David Gambino. The four – Glenn Grisby of Maple Heights and Cleveland suspects Donald Jordan, Jamal Mobley and Janiya Henderson – face a combined total of 94 charges, according to an indictment unsealed Monday. Illegal search? A federal judge threw out a lawsuit that accused Portage County sheriff’s deputies of illegally searching a CBD grower’s car, reports Adam Ferrise. U.S. District Judge David Ruiz ruled on Friday that deputies in April 2023 were allowed to search William Lane’s car because it smelled like marijuana. Fentanyl arrest: A man accused of trafficking fentanyl was arrested after walking through the front door of Elyria Police Department, reports Lucas Daprile. |
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Ask Yadi: A wife asks if she's being unreasonable in not wanting to pay for a yard service that isn’t necessary. Yadi Rodriguez writes, what about you cutting the grass and letting your husband handle the inside chores? Home opener: There were plenty of things happening in the Cleveland area as the Guardians played their first home game of the season. Marc Bona makes the rounds. Chopped: Two Northeast Ohio chefs are appearing on a special “Hungry for Love” tournament of the Food Network’s “Chopped.” The tournament pits couples at different stages in their relationships against each other, reports Paris Wolfe. Gin Blossoms: Jangly 1990s alt-pop hitmakers the Gin Blossoms are coming to MGM Northfield Park on July 25, reports Malcolm X Abram. Dobama: Dobama Theatre has unveiled its 2025-26 season, a diverse lineup of five plays — all making their regional debuts — including a fantastical journey to Middle Earth, reports Joey Morona. Isabela Merced: Need a young, rising star for your movie franchise? Just call Cleveland native Isabela Merced. Joey Morona reports the 23-year-old actress has become a franchise collector of sorts, appearing in the “Alien,” “Transformers,” “Dora the Explorer,” “Father of the Bride” and “Sicario” sagas, as well as Sony’s Spider-Man Universe. This summer, she adds another major studio tentpole to the list: DC’s “Superman.” |
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