Cleveland State University News

The Cleveland Planning Commission today approved the first phases of a plan to transform 100 lakefront acres from gritty maritime operations into an "urban village" of shops, condos, hotels and parks.

About 200 people turned out to a panel discussion on the future of minority participation and inclusion in county government, now that voters have approved a new charter that dramatically changes its structure.

Panelist Eric Johnson decried the coming county reforms, warning, "We are talking about moving toward regionalism." Young minorities who aspire to leadership roles in Greater Cleveland probably need more advice than they received Thursday night.

A registered sex offender accused of killing 11 women pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to all charges Thursday, a plea that will leave the legal system to decide whether a sane person can live for years with 10 bodies and a skull.Anthony Sowell, 50, entered the plea while being arraigned by video from jail.

There is the Biblical golden rule. There are also at least two other golden rules: One in business and politics goes "Those who have the gold make the rules." The one economists and market observers use is that the price of gold an incredibly reliable barometer of one or more of the following: uncertainty, fear, or inflation.

An Ohio graduate student with a Middle Eastern-sounding name says he found a toy camel with a noose around its neck hanging from his apartment door.

Military veterans share many experiences, from induction to discharge and everything in between.

The University Lofts apartments and adjacent condominiums are one of many projects that have sprung up along Euclid Avenue.

Cleveland State University is responding to the poor economy with what's called a "Freshman Scholars Program." If an incoming freshman has a 3-point GPA and an ACT score of 23 or a combined SAT of 1060, they will receive a $3,000 scholarship.

"There's a comfort knowing that there are elements that we share of our past, " said University of Michigan-Flint Philosophy Lecturer Stevens Wandmacher, also a a veteran, during his all-veteran philosphy class at UM-Flint Monday morning.

Q. Could the Red Sea have parted its waters as described in the Bible, allowing the Israelites to pass across the previously flooded area? A. For a fascinating natural explanation of the Biblical event, geophysicists Doran Nof and Nathan Paldor argue that a storm of even moderate strength, with winds of at least 40 mph, could move the waters of the ...

Trustees at Cleveland State University have shown a strong sign of faith in their new president by changing a longstanding board policy so that he can make top hires without board approval.

A Cleveland company did not properly remove asbestos in 2007 when it renovated the Rascal House restaurant on the Cleveland State University campus.

FREMONT -- Phil Yorko has been made the manager of the Fremont AAA store after successfully completing manager candidate training for AAA Ohio Auto Club.

A downtown Cleveland religion bookstore, stung by a poor economy and unable to compete with online sales, is closing its doors at the end of the year.

Interactive Media Services is providing integrated marketing and interactive media solutions to Rascal House Pizza using strategic and prime locations on various web sites and print.

When Angel Glass, 24, made her initial court appearance on charges of aggravated murder Oct.

University of Akron dance graduate Melissa Thomas is high-kicking through 31 cities in just two months as a Rockette performing in the tour of the Radio City Christmas Spectacular.

Keyona Humphrey, Lela Floyd and Vidah Saeed, left to right, were among the people who attended a candlelight vigil Monday in the Mount Pleasant neighborhood of Cleveland to remember the 11 women found dead at and around an Imperial Avenue home.

Congratulations to Midpark High School orchestra students Eric Fegan, Bryan Ciccarello and Michelle Kupiec on being accepted into the 2009 OMEA Northeast Regional Orchestra.