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The Cleveland Public Library celebrated its 150th year in 2019 — and 2020 will be equally eventful, the library's director said. Perhaps the most visible changes, Director Felton Thomas told ideastream, will come as part of a 10-year project to rebuild or extensively renovate all 27 of its branches.

Updated 12:45 p.m. 12/31/19: Local courts have tried to streamline the intake process for new defendants, but a major consolidation of bail-setting hasn't happened, according to a progress report on bail reform from Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.

The campaign to cut Cleveland City Council’s pay and membership calls itself “Clevelanders First.” But those leading the effort failed to register a political action committee by that name with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections. So Council President Kevin Kelley and an aide swooped in to take the name for their own.

The state of Ohio has reached a $16.5 million partial settlement in its lawsuit against the operators of an illegal East Cleveland dump — but collecting that money will be a difficult task.

Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and business groups are pooling resources to help Downtown shops vandalized in the wake of demonstrations last month. The money will help businesses make up for losses insurance doesn’t cover. Applications are due by the end of business on Tuesday, according to the online form. As of Monday morning, 38 businesses had applied, Downtown Cleveland Alliance CEO Joe Marinucci told Cuyahoga County’s Board of Control.

Cuyahoga County and the City of Cleveland are planning millions of dollars in aid for tenants who haven't been able to pay their rent during the coronavirus pandemic, just as the city’s housing court begins to accept eviction filings after a three-month pause.

On his last official day on the job July 6, Cleveland Police Capt. Keith Sulzer spent the morning at a supermarket, buying ice cream to hand out to neighborhood kids. "I got Eskimo Pies, I got some crunch bars," he said, perusing his cart as the cash register chimed. Sulzer joined the Cleveland Division of Police in 1990, later becoming commander of the second district.

The British government is under fire for only testing a tiny percentage of National Health Service staff as deaths from COVID-19 in the United Kingdom quickly rise to nearly 3,000.

Northeast Ohio grocery stores continue to evolve with new ways of dealing with the coronavirus outbreak. Starting Wednesday, at least one chain is offering elderly-only shopping times, while two others are actively recruiting workers to keep up with high demand.

Cleveland's public housing authority is exploring what can be done to keep people housed and healthy through the coronavirus crisis. The housing agency is looking at ways to expand some existing programs, including free meals and activities for youth, said Jeff Patterson, president and CEO of the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA). But any expansion will have to be weighed against concerns for employees’ safety, he said.