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A trip to the Akron Art Museum or Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank could soon include a surprise musical performance. Small, pop-up concerts are one way the Akron Symphony Orchestra plans to connect with the community and provide musicians work during the pandemic. Many performing arts organizations have been postponing or canceling large, in-person events until later in the year or next year. The Akron Symphony Orchestra went ahead this week and postponed its entire 2020-21 season for a whole year.

At least 3,865 new COVID-19 cases have been confirmed in Hamilton County since last week. On Thanksgiving Eve, the county's health commissioner said he...

There's a long waiting list to get into public housing in Cleveland. At last count, the list ran to about 19,000 people. That's about one out of 20 city residents, all waiting to get apartments at places like Woodhill Homes. And the number doesn't include the Housing Choice Voucher program, formerly Section 8, where people get a subsidy to rent an apartment on the private market. Another 10,000 people wait on the list for that.

Cleveland’s Indian American community is celebrating on Inauguration Day, as Kamala Harris becomes the first woman of color to become vice president. Harris’ move into to the role of vice president is an inspiration to women everywhere, said Association of Asian Indian Women in Ohio Vice President Nita Sahai. Sahai hopes Harris can help bring about changes in areas such as access to contraception, the gender pay gap and resources for victims of sexual assault, she said.

The Cleveland Hostel is opening its doors as a seasonal homeless shelter this winter, as advocates look for socially distant ways to house people during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. Homeless service providers told Cleveland City Council on Monday they needed more space close to downtown that could handle a sudden influx of people seeking shelter. The hostel, on West 25th Street in the Ohio City neighborhood, fit the bill.

What are your questions about the coronavirus vaccine? ideastream's health team is answering as many questions as possible, with help from local experts in a range of fields. You can send us your questions with our online form, through our social media group, or call us at 216-916-6476.

The “Dennis!” yard signs aren’t back out quite yet, but former Rep. Dennis Kucinich has taken a step toward a Cleveland mayoral bid. Kucinich filed paperwork with the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections this past week to form the “Reelect Mayor Kucinich” campaign fundraising committee, according to Joe Tegreene, an attorney acting as treasurer for the committee. That’s reelection to the job he held 41 years ago.

In the lead up to next month’s election, ideastream is answering your questions about voting. Lacey from Columbus asked what happens if your ballot seems to have been lost in the mail. According to Portage County Board of Elections Deputy Director Terry Nielsen, if a voter calls into the board to report a missing ballot, the board can mark an already mailed absentee ballot as void and send a new one.

Cleveland officials used a Monday press conference to encourage protestors to be peaceful – and assure residents that protests will be kept under control – ahead of Tuesday’s presidential debate. The city hosting the first debate between President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden at the Cleveland Clinic Tuesday evening.

The legislation addresses many of Democrats' top priorities that were included in the $3.4 trillion bill that passed the House in May. The latest bill lessens the duration of benefits.