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People grieve in different ways. Cleveland writer Mary Weems puts her grief on paper. “If you look at my body of work, I’m writing about what’s going on in the world and usually not the stuff that you sing about,” Weems said. On a January morning in 2017, a phone call interrupted Weems’ regular workout routine. “Lifebanc was asking if it was OK to get my daughter’s organs. That’s how I found out she was dead,” she said.

The New York Times Best Sellers list has been full of anti-racism and social justice books this summer, and the Cuyahoga County Public Library is seeing increased demand for these titles, too. “White Fragility” by Robin DiAngelo is the most popular, according to Hallie Rich, the library’s communications director.

"She is in a state of good health and will follow all established protocols," the Planalto Palace says. The news comes as Brazil — with record high infection rates — lifts its air travel ban.

The Cleveland Clinic is tweaking the way it tests patients for COVID-19. Patients tested at the Clinic's drive-through testing site, near the main campus in Cleveland, will now do a self-administered nasal swab. The test is different than the nasopharyngeal swab test used at some other Cleveland hospitals. University Hospitals and MetroHealth Systems, for example, will still use staff to take samples from patients in the drive-through testing centers.

About 50 Ohio National Guard troops arrived at the Cuyahoga County jail this week to help cover for dozens of staff who are out for coronavirus-related reasons. According to Warden Michelle Henry, Guard members are available to cover staff shortages throughout the jail, from intake through security.

The City of Cleveland has agreed to pay $4.85 million to David Ayers, 20 years after he was wrongfully convicted of murder. The city tucked the settlement announcement into its daily coronavirus press release Monday night. The judgement appears to bring to a close a decades-long saga for Ayers.

The Canton Symphony Orchestra recently launched a new podcast to talk about problems in the classical music industry. Racial and gender inequality in the profession and appealing to younger and diverse audiences are some of the many issues up for discussion in “Orchestrating Change.” The podcast, hosted by assistant conductor Matthew Jenkins Jaroszewicz and education manager Rachel Hagemeier, aims to educate the symphony itself as well as others.

To mark the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, pianist Jonathan Biss explores the solitary side of the composer in extraordinary music written after Beethoven became deaf.

A nonprofit founder and Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority board member is weighing a bid for Cleveland mayor in 2021. Justin Bibb formed a campaign fundraising committee at the beginning of September, Cuyahoga County Board of Election records show. So far, he has raised $180,000 for a possible run, he said.

A Warren resident is facing charges for his alleged involvement in the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol Building Jan. 6. Stephen Ayres is charged with obstruction of justice, unlawful entry into restricted buildings and violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol Grounds.