At 3:13 p.m. Monday, Cleveland boasted clear skies for the big eclipse show. Around Northeast Ohio, where schools, city halls and plenty of businesses were closed, neighbors marked the eclipse with backyard bonfires and lawn chairs. Families and friends gathered in parks, sports fields, even Boston Mills ski resort. Armed with eclipse glasses, we all came outside to look up. To watch the moon block the sun and the Earth take on the glow of gloaming. In what was for many a once-in-a-lifetime event of totality, the temperature dropped, street lights flicked on and watchers celebrated with shouts, firecrackers and horns. Of course, it’s tough to photograph the sun. (Yet we tried.) Thankfully our photographers captured magnificent shots at the Great Lakes Science Center, over the downtown skyline and at Progressive Field, where the Guardians had their home opener. We hope you enjoyed the spectacle. — Laura |
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The solar eclipse reaches totality Monday afternoon, turning the skies dark as people watch at the Great Lakes Science Center in Cleveland. (Joshua Gunter, cleveland.com) |
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Total eclipse over CLE: What was the scene around Cleveland as the sun disappeared behind the moon? Peter Krouse reports from the center of the action at the Great Lakes Science Center. Cleveland.com photographers took dozens of photos of the event. Election deadline: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Donald Trump and Joe Biden all have appeared on Ohio’s November ballots despite their parties nominating them after an obscure deadline in state law. But that same deadline could prevent President Joe Biden from qualifying for Ohio’s November ballot this year, report Andrew Tobias and Jeremy Pelzer. Biden’s campaign says it’s not worried that he’ll be kept off the state’s ballot. An expert says the Democratic party could hold a mini convention to skirt the deadline. Akron police shooting: Video released Monday shows an Akron police officer shot a 15-year-old boy April 1 soon after he pulled up and saw what appeared to be a gun in the boy's hand. Molly Walsh reports Officer Ryan Westlake, a nine-year veteran, had been suspended and fired from the department in 2021 for several issues, but he was rehired in an agreement with the city and the police union. Today in Ohio: Should news media call out the lies Fox News tells on a daily basis? Could a trusted personality get Americans to see facts, rather than propaganda? We’re talking on Today in Ohio about healing our fractured, partisan society. |
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Energy standards: Following a push from Ohio and Pennsylvania legislators, the U.S. Department of Energy on Thursday finalized new electrical distribution transformer energy standards that will continue use of Cleveland-Cliffs steel produced in those states. Sabrina Eaton reports the final standards tweak an earlier proposal that would have eliminated the market for grain-oriented electrical steel produced by Cleveland-Cliffs, risking 1,500 jobs. |
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Greyhound station: Where will Greyhound relocate now that the Playhouse Square Foundation, the nonprofit arm of the theater complex, closed on a deal to purchase the 27,650-square-foot station on Chester Avenue for $3.35 million? Posted schedules show at least 14 departures from Cleveland daily. Megan Sims reports the city and Cuyahoga County are working to find a new home, including possibly the Puritas Rapid Station at West 150th Street and Interstate 71, as well as the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Transit Center at East 22nd Street and Prospect Avenue on the east side of downtown. Homeless help: A man walking barefoot in Lakewood in near-zero-degree weather inspired Homeless Hookup to convert an old RV into a mobile hygiene unit. Zach Mentz reports the program now includes five layers as part of its outreach program. Homeless Hookup hosts monthly mobile hygiene bus events where homeless individuals can receive free haircuts, food, a hot shower, toiletries and clothes. |
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Maternal mortality: Around the world, the number of women who die from complications after childbirth is dropping. But in the United States, despite having some of the world’s best healthcare, those numbers have been steadily rising. The question is why? And what can we do to change it? Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports "American Delivery," a documentary film at the Cleveland Film Festival, poses these questions and digs deep into the crisis facing American women. Eclipse babies: Even babies celebrated Monday’s total solar eclipse in Cleveland. Julie Washington reports patients in Cleveland Clinic Children’s neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Hillcrest Hospital rocked special solar eclipse onesies and eye covers, thanks to neonatal caregivers who dressed them up for a fun photo shoot. |
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Stimulus fraud: Federal prosecutors say two area men created a slew of fake businesses to get $4.2 million in government funds meant to help small businesses and employees survive the coronavirus pandemic, reports Adam Ferrise. Joseph Oloyede, 61, of Medina, and Edward Oluwasanmi, 61, of Willoughby, were charged Friday in federal court in Cleveland with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, nine counts of wire fraud and three counts of money laundering. Body found: Police are looking to identify a body recovered Monday from Lake Erie near Voinovich Park in Cleveland, Olivia Mitchell reports. |
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Ask Lucas: How do you get your son to stop using tobacco? Lucas Daprile writes that you might be tempted to start using Zyns yourself, since the fastest way to show kids things are lame is to make them cool with adults. However, much like Facebook, it is also lame, exploitative and habit-forming. John Fogerty: Singer-songwriter John Fogerty will be coming to Jacobs Pavilion on Aug. 3, with George Thorogood & The Destroyers and Hearty Har (featuring Fogerty’s sons Shane and Tyler Fogerty) opening, reports Malcolm X Abram. Tickets for the show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at axs.com. Best tacos: Where can we find the best tacos in Northeast Ohio? Does your favorite taco spot inspire you to visit beyond the cursory Tuesday? Our Best Of team wants to know. Miami residency: The Cleveland Orchestra will return to Miami, Florida, in January for its 18th year as part of the 2024-2025 season. The three-week residency continues the orchestra’s ongoing partnership with the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County, Alex Darus reports. |
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