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Video games have been engaging players for decades, but they generally don’t cover museum walls. “I don't think everyone really thinks that games belong in museums,” said Theresa Bembnister, curator of the “Open World: Video Games & Contemporary Art” exhibit at the Akron Art Museum. Bembnister conceived of the idea for this exhibit 15 years ago, after she heard from several young artists how video games influence their work.

Relatives of foreign nationals being held in Iran are seeking more attention for what they say is a new hostage crisis. A U.S. resident who was imprisoned in Iran is now telling his story.

Mission accomplished. That's why the officials behind the nonprofit Gordon Square Arts District say it will suspend operations at the end of the year. The Near West Side organization formed in 2007 to support three Cleveland theaters. That meant raising funds to renovate both the Capitol Theatre and Cleveland Public Theatre as well as building a new home for Near West Theater.

The Walmart in El Paso where 22 people were killed is reopening Thursday. The community is split whether the building should have been reopened or torn down.

ENCOURAGING NUMBERS:The Cleveland Orchestra will start 2020 on firmer financial footing. The orchestra issued its annual report earlier this week, showing a balanced budget and growing base of patrons. CEO Andre Gremillet was particularly proud of the audience numbers.

The former players are accused of receiving payouts totaling $3.4 million for medical equipment they allegedly never purchased. The men charged include Clinton Portis, Robert McCune and John Eubanks.

Communities of color face more difficulty getting loans from banks regardless of income level, according to a new report from the Western Reserve Land Conservancy. The report found mixed results from three banks aiming to improve lending practices in underserved communities.

Twenty years ago it was feared that when the calendar flipped to Jan. 1, computer systems would fail to cope with the change and malfunction — leading to global chaos. It didn't happen.

Before digital technology, photographers developed film in the darkroom, making contact sheets of the images. But beyond the selected shots, many of those images stayed in the dark. “Even when contact sheets were essential and an everyday part of photography, people who were outside of the world of photography normally didn't see them because they were part of the working process,” said Peter Gallasi, former chief curator of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

Novelist and Northeast Ohio native Toni Morrison would have been 89 years old Tuesday, February 18th. On her birthday, members of the community will celebrate her impact on their lives. The commemoration centers on a park bench in Oberlin that bears her name.