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The retirement of University Hospitals CEO Thomas Zenty in 2021 will come as the regional health care provider tries to navigate a changing healthcare industry. Zenty took over UH in 2003 and expanded the system from three to 18 hospitals during his two decades at the helm. But, according to Tom Campanella, director of the Health Care MBA program at Baldwin Wallace University, there’s major change stirring in the industry.

Cleveland Heights is seeking help deciding the future of Severance Town Center, the city’s largest business district.

Cleveland City Council is considering an ordinance that would remove fines and prohibit jail time for possession of marijuana offenses. The proposed ordinance wouldn’t decriminalize marijuana in Cleveland. And state laws against possession still exist. Under the proposal, marijuana possession would still be a criminal charge in Cleveland. Up to 100 grams would be a minor misdemeanor, between 100 and 200 grams a 4th degree misdemeanor. All fines and court costs would be suspended.

The State Medical Board of Ohio has delayed adding autism spectrum disorder and anxiety to the list of qualifying conditions for the medical marijuana program. The board met June 12 in Columbus to consider adding several new medical conditions to the program. The 12-member board rejected petitions to include depression, insomnia and opioid use disorder in Ohio’s medical cannabis program, said board spokesman Tessie Pollack. However, the board tabled the vote on anxiety and autism spectrum disorder, Pollack said.

The agency that funds arts activities through a Cuyahoga County cigarette tax continues to search for a new leader more than a year after the departure of former executive director Karen Gahl-Mills. A Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) committee tasked with the hunt is still sifting through candidates. At CAC’s latest meeting Wednesday, board chair Charna Sherman predicted a decision in the coming months.

Providence House, the Ohio City care center for children whose families are in crisis, plans to double its staff and capacity with the opening of an East Side location. The organization serves children ranging in age from infancy to 12 years old. Providence House helps around 350 children a year and hopes to add space for another 325 with this expansion, CEO Natalie Leek-Nelson said. The center also plans to hire another 45 employees.

Hedge fund billionaire and environmental activist Tom Steyer is taking a campaign tour through Ohio, more than a week after launching a bid for the Democratic presidential nomination.

Researchers at The Ohio State University have identified a new, potentially harmful algae bloom in the central basin of Lake Erie that could affect Cleveland's water. The cyanobacteria found in the middle of the central basin thrives in cooler waters, starting in July.

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is ordering the state to conduct monthly inspections of the Cuyahoga County Jail, threatening "additional legal action" if conditions at the facility don't improve. The governor's office has also asked the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to more than double the staff of the bureau that conducts jail inspections, according to a Thursday news release.

If you feel like you are coughing and sneezing more this year from seasonal allergies, one local doctor says you are right. The official pollen count will likely continue to be high this spring in the Cleveland area, said Dr. Tina Abraham, a Senior Allergy and Immunology Fellow with University Hospitals. The trees, which produce spring pollen, are similar to humans in that they have been waiting anxiously for the snow and cool temperatures to give way to sunshine and warmth.