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The city of Cleveland plans a deeper look at its policy of offering property tax abatements for new housing. Cleveland offers 15-year tax abatements for new housing construction and significant home rehabs. Councilman Tony Brancatelli is sponsoring legislation to hire a consultant to reexamine those policies.

With warmer weather and backyards full of deer, Lyme disease is on the minds of the public health community. Back in the 90s, Ohio saw a handful of Lyme disease cases. Now, that number is well into the hundreds each year. There were nearly 300 cases in 2018, according to data from the Ohio Department of Health. Last year, Cuyahoga County had 25 cases, the highest in the state.

"This Life" and "Unbearably White" are the latest songs to see release in advance of the band's first album in six years, due out May 3. Hear them now.

NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer and Weekend Edition puzzlemaster Will Shortz play a word game with WAMU listener Ryan Saunders of Washington, D.C.

The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is putting a tumultuous year behind it.

There are plenty of clubs or concert halls to make a live recording in California, where jazz trumpeter Curtis Taylor makes his home. But the Bedford Heights native is flying back to Cleveland to capture his band in performance at the Bop Stop at The Music Settlement Sunday at 7pm. “The Bop Stop is a musician friendly venue with a great set-up for live recording,” Taylor said.

Admittedly, municipal charter amendments aren’t the most exciting topics on the ballot in a year when the balance of the U.S. House and Senate could be in question. But, in ways big and small, they can change the way local government works. Numerous such amendments have been proposed around Northeast Ohio, and the deadline has passed for cities to place them on the Nov. 6 ballot.

As part of our You First! election initiative, ideastream wants to know what issues matter to you in this midterm election. We put that question to two panels recently on either side of the political aisle, with a particular focus on topics that matter to younger voters. You can watch both videos below.

NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro and puzzlemaster Will Shortz play the puzzle this week with Mark Nelson of Santa Barbara, Calif.

Alex Hart plays the puzzle with puzzlemaster Will Shortz and NPR's Lulu Garcia-Navarro.