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African American babies in Akron die before their first birthday at double the rate of white babies. Public health advocates gathered Tuesday at the third annual Health Equity Summit to address the disparity.

The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections announced Tuesday that deputy director Anthony Perlatti will step into the job as director. Perlatti has worked at the board for a dozen years, according to a news release, and has been deputy director since 2013. His predecessor, Pat McDonald, left the job in late February after Gov. Mike DeWine appointed him the director of the Ohio Lottery Commission.

The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland says the region’s economy is improving, even as the population shrinks and gets older, according to the bank’s latest report on local metro economies. Employment in the Cleveland area has inched up from mid-2017 to the middle of last year, growing 0.6 percent. Construction and manufacturing jobs saw the biggest percentage increase over that time.

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.