When Ohio approved its first sales tax holiday in 2015, purchases were limited. You could buy clothes priced at $75 or less and school supplies at $20 or less. So you still had to pay tax to buy that graphing calculator on your seventh-grader’s shopping list. Plus, the holiday was limited to a long weekend. This year, the sales tax holiday will last for more than a week, from 12 a.m. today until 11:59 p.m. Aug. 8. The tax exemption applies to all tangible personal property priced at $500 or less — except boats, motor vehicles, alcohol, tobacco, vapes and marijuana. Because, after all, the tax holiday originated as a way for Ohioans to save money while outfitting kids with spiffy new running shoes, backpacks and binders. Have you started back-to-school shopping yet? — Laura |
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Cleveland shoppers will save $8 on every $100 they spend on eligible items during Ohio's tax holiday. (Wilfredo Lee, Associated Press file photo) |
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Sales tax holiday: Ohio’s newly expanded sales tax holiday means all goods (but not services) costing less than $500 are exempt from state and local sales taxes, reports Jake Zuckerman. Canceled event: Cuyahoga County has canceled a paid speaking event with a former Cleveland city councilman who remains under federal investigation, following questions from cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. Kaitlin Durbin reports the county had initially planned to pay Basheer Jones $2,950 to speak at a high school graduation event in August, in addition to buying $2,000 worth of copies of his book, "A Journey to Leadership: From Pain to Inspiration." Local fruit: If you love local, seasonal fruit, pay attention. Starting with strawberries in May, fruit grown in Ohio has been coming into markets at least two weeks ahead of schedule, Paris Wolfe reports. Local clingstone peaches have been hitting farmers markets tables for at least two weeks. Today in Ohio: Ohio has more than 18,000 locations where you can’t open a recreational marijuana business. We’re talking about the difficulty of finding locations far from schools, parks and churches on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Marijuana market: Thirty-four Ohio medical marijuana businesses now have certificates of operation to expand into the recreational market, including the first four testing labs to receive permits. Laura Hancock reports 24 of these growers, processors and testing labs are new as of Friday. The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control initially granted 10 businesses medical and recreational dual-use licenses on July 19. Vance: Since his anointment as Donald Trump’s GOP vice presidential running mate, U.S. Sen. JD Vance of Ohio has been barnstorming the country on behalf of Trump as his past policy reversals and contentious remarks have been put under a microscope. Sabrina Eaton summarizes Vance news, from his "childless cat ladies" comments to his view on transgender rights. Film credits: Ohio announced $36.7 million in tax credits that were given to 17 new projects. Included are 14 films, two TV series and one theatrical production. Films identified in the applications as “Syndicate” and “Kickin’ It” will look to film in Cleveland, winning $4.7 million and $1.2 million tax credits, reports Sean McDonnell. RFK candidacy: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the independent presidential candidate, has filed candidacy paperwork in Ohio, reports Andrew Tobias. Kennedy’s campaign on Friday submitted 13,000 voter signatures along with its its filing. Elections officials now will verify the signatures, of which 5,000 must be found valid for Kennedy to make the November ballot. |
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Phone free: Beginning this academic year, all Cleveland Metropolitan School District schools will enforce a cell-phone-free environment to enhance student learning and academic performance. This initiative comes as part of a broader movement observed across various school districts and legislative actions aimed at minimizing distractions caused by personal electronic devices in educational settings. Bedrock billion: Cleveland City Council members on Tuesday will hold a special committee hearing to vet Mayor Justin Bibb’s proposed $1 billion-plus incentive package for Bedrock’s planned redevelopment of Tower City Center and the eastern bank of the Cuyahoga River. Courtney Astolfi reports the hearing will be a joint meeting of council’s Finance, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee, and its Development, Planning and Sustainability Committee. Beach hazards: Concerns about bacterial hazards at Edgewater, Villa Angela and Euclid beaches have been mitigated to the point where the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may no longer consider them worse than other beaches along Lake Erie. The three beaches are part of the EPA-designated Cuyahoga River Area of Concern, which also includes a 46.5-mile stretch of the river, reports Peter Krouse. Sewer overflow: A public advisory was posted Monday afternoon at Edgewater Beach after a combined-sewer overflow discharged a combination of raw sewage and stormwater into Lake Erie following heavy rains that overwhelmed the sewer system, reports Peter Krouse. RTA for CMSD: Cleveland Metropolitan School District students heading back to school this week can catch a free ride on public transportation Monday and Tuesday, reports Kaitlin Durbin. The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority says rides will be free for all students over the two days until eligible riders receive their farecards for the school year. Summer camp: Paddleboarding is not that hard, despite what you might have heard about it, Sean McDonnell writes in our Summer Camp series. It was a relatively relaxing way to get out on the water and learn a new skill. |
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Melt closings: Melt Bar and Grilled is closing two of its last three locations in August, Marc Bona reports. The final day for the Mentor restaurant is Aug. 11 and the last day for the Montrose location is Aug. 25. In addition, the company will temporarily close its flagship eatery in Lakewood for a week beginning Sept. 2. When it opened, the company took the region by storm with its hearty, creative grilled-cheese sandwiches and plethora of craft-beer taps. But it has struggled in the post-pandemic era. Special stent: Researchers at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center have developed a specialized drug-coated stent that when inserted into blood vessels prevents the scar tissue that forms after surgeons perform various vascular procedures. Gretchen Cuda Kroen reports the scar tissue frequently results in the blockage of blood flow and is the reason nearly half of all vascular procedures fail in less than five years. Ohio stocks: A total of 26 major Ohio companies saw stock growth last week, but the one with the highest growth of them all was located in Cleveland. Zachary Smith reports the major Ohio company with the most growth from the previous week was Sherwin-Williams. Its stock value increased 8.5%, or $27.37 a share. Hopkins carriers: For the first time in many years, United Airlines is not the top carrier at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport. Susan Glaser reports that Frontier Airlines, which added a dozen new routes from CLE in recent months, served more passengers in June than United. New apartments: The Bell Apartments at 45 Erieview is finishing up its renovations on more than 360 units prior to the Aug. 1 move-in of its early residents. The complex is centrally located near the Galleria on East Ninth Street just minutes from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Megan Sims reports. Dahlia Coffee Co.: Dahlia Coffee Co. is moving its Mexican coffee shop from Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood and into a bigger facility on the West Side of town, Alex Darus reports. Dahlia Coffee Co.’s cafe will soon be located at 2085 W. 114th Street, the former home of Scoot! Cold Brew Coffee. |
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Runner burned: A female runner suffered severe burns Sunday when two men threw a liquid at her that combusted on her legs. The woman was alone on the Chippewa Trail at Silver Creek Metro Park in Norton at about 3:30 p.m. when the men approached her and doused her with the unknown liquid. St. Malachi shooting: Three people were wounded when an apparent gun battle erupted Monday evening outside St. Malachi Parish in the Ohio City neighborhood, police say. Cliff Pinckard reports that one of the wounded males is considered a "person of interest" in the shooting. Deputy footage: A routine traffic stop in downtown Cleveland last December resulted in a Cuyahoga County deputy slamming an unarmed motorist to the pavement, pointing a gun at his face and threatening him, reports Cory Shaffer and John Tucker. During the scuffle, Sgt. Timothy Coyne dealt a flurry of punches to the driver, 46-year-old Kevin Kinds. The incident left Kinds with a fractured orbital, nasal bone and rib, his lawyers say. Money laundering: A Conneaut businessman on Monday agreed to serve more than four years in prison after he admitted to laundering a major drug dealer’s money and burning down a shuttered restaurant for $1.1 million in insurance money. Rueben Schwartz, 52, accepted the terms of the 50-month sentence as part of his guilty plea in federal court in Cleveland to two dozen charges over his plot to burn the Golden Anchor restaurant in February 2021 and launder Marc Mahoney’s cash by selling him property, reports Adam Ferrise. |
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Ask Lucas: How do you stop your co-worker from being so annoying? Lucas Daprile asks could you, theoretically, challenge your co-worker to a tennis or pickleball match with the loser having to stop playing music at work? Talking Heads: Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Jerry Harrison, former keyboardist and guitarist of 2002 inductees the Talking Heads, has joined forces with former Talking Heads guitarist-singer Adrian Belew for the “Remain In Light” tour. They celebrated the classic 1980 album that featured the Talkking Heads' breakthrough hit, “Once In A Lifetime,” at the Agora on Sunday, reports Malcolm X Abram. Katie Moon: For Olmsted Falls’ Katie Moon, coming to Paris to defend her Olympic pole vault title is a homecoming of sorts. In 2013, in her final year studying fashion design at Ashland University, the two-time world champion had one of the highlights of her life as she was able to learn at the Paris Fashion Institute as part of her program. Parmatown photos: Billed “the most modern shopping center yet,” Parmatown opened at the intersection of Ridge Road and Ridgewood Drive on Sept. 1, 1956. Developed and constructed at a cost of $3.5 million, the open-air shopping center featured 33 stores at launch. Joey Morona has historical photos. BMX fest: BMX fans who are ready for the freestyle competition at the Paris Olympic Games, take note: There’s a two-day Cleveland showcase of top flatland BMX athletes from around the world happening right here in Northeast Ohio, reports Peter Chakerian. |
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