Independence News

Server Agueda Ortiz holds one of Cozumel's colossal margaritas. When those cravings for enchiladas, nachos, and chalupas set in, many local residents head out for a meal at "the Coz," or one of Greater Cleveland's four Cozumel Restaurantes Mexicano and Cantina s . This local favorite has branches in Broadview Heights, Brook Park, Brunswick, and ...

Lana Blaze holds Boo, the youngest kitten currently at the shelter. The city of Independence and St.

Padua's Mark Spehar carries the football. Padua finished the regular season strong with a 35-14 North Coast League football win against Holy Name.

POSSESSION OF MARIJUANA, LUDWIN DRIVE: A 20-year-old Independence man was charged with having marijuana and a glass pipe after police pulled over a Saturn he was driving at 10:42 p.m. Oct.

U.S. Steel Corp. , the largest U.S.- based steelmaker, reported its third consecutive quarterly loss as revenue declined amid a drop in global demand.

THEFT, SELIG BOULEVARD: A woman took several DVDs Oct. 10 from the Cuyahoga County Public Library's Independence branch.

An Independence man died after his car hit a tree Wednesday night. Charles John Janowski, 66, died when he crashed his vehicle into a tree on Oak Park Place in Brecksville just before 11 p.m. The Cuyahoga County Coroner's Office will perform an autopsy to determine the cause of death.

A concern for two local schools, and the H1N1 virus is not the issue. A feud is brewing between Walnut Ridge and Independence High Schools.

The U.S. economy is pulling out of the worst economic crisis since the Great Depression because federal stimulus measures are working, Vice President Joe Biden said during appearances in Cleveland this afternoon.

When First Fiduciary moved into Independence last month it proved, once again, how important location is.

10 going 72 mph in the high-speed lane in a 50 mph construction zone by Pleasant Valley Road.

VANDALISM, OLD ROCKSIDE ROAD: An excavating machine parked at Old Rockside Road and Pinnacle Park incurred $15,000 in damage when someone put mud in its fuel tank, smashed windows and poured oil on the machine.

Independence Ohio is 7 miles south of Cleveland and it is just a 10 minute drive to be downtown.

The inaugural "Cleveland Beer Week" is here and it runs through October 24th. It all begins at the Independence "Winking Lizard" at 6pm Friday with an official keg tapping.

DRUG ABUSE, QUARRY LANE: A man was stopped for an expired license plate Oct. 4. He was arrested for driving under suspension and a warrant from Parma.

The Independence High School Alumni Association will raise money through Applebee's "Dining to Donate" program.

Parma's boys and girls cross country teams both placed second out of 11 teams at the Garfield Heights Big Meet.

Paul Clark, regional president for National City , will discuss the expanded commitment of PNC to the region Oct.

The city lost a longtime resident, businessman, and generous benefactor when Richard Anthony DiGeronimo died last week.

The average income tax collections for cities served by the Regional Income Tax Agency in the first nine months of the year is down 5.4 percent.