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Updated: 11:28 a.m., Thursday, June 18, 2020 Cleveland is temporarily freezing the spread of dollar stores in city neighborhoods. City council on Wednesday afternoon approved a moratorium on new zoning permits or occupancy licenses for small-box retail. The pause will last until Nov. 1, while the city drafts new regulations for such businesses.

Joe Roman has been president and CEO of the Greater Cleveland Partnership (GCP) since it was created in 2004 – and will remain in that role until April 2021. He made the decision to retire two years ago and plans to stay on as a consultant. GCP announced his coming retirement Wednesday morning. The board of directors has launched a nationwide search for a replacement.

An online petition is calling for the Medina County Fair Board to ban the sale and display of the Confederate flag and related merchandise at the fair. The petition is the result of recent protests against police brutality and a failed legislative attempt to ban the flag across all county and local fairs, according to organizer and Medina County resident Leah Nichols.

Cuyahoga County plans to chip in $7.9 million to help the downtown Hilton Hotel meet its financial obligations at the county-owned building, as the coronavirus pandemic ravages the hospitality industry. Although Hilton runs the 32-story hotel, county taxpayers own it and are on the hook for the bonds sold to build it. This year, that debt payment comes to about $20.7 million.

Emerging data from COVID-19 cases show skin symptoms are potentially associated with coronavirus infection. Cleveland Clinic dermatologists Drs. Sarah Young and Anthony Fernandez recently published a study detailing several common skin symptoms in COVID-19 patients, such as hives and rashes. They looked at research from Europe. Fernandez said he's seen some of these symptoms in patients at the Cleveland Clinic as well.

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.

Columbus joined several other Ohio cities in requiring masks in public spaces. The Columbus mask mandate begins Friday. Akron may soon follow. “This is about science. This is not about politics,” said Akron Ward 5 councilwoman Tara Mosley-Samples. “I think that they have politicized it so much that we are ignoring the science here, and the science says we have a problem,” said Samples.

A group of 18 gyms and fitness centers around Cleveland are developing plans for reopening while keeping customers as safe as possible from the coronavirus. But so far, there’s no word from the governor’s office on when those facilities will get permission to begin operating.

Updated: 5:27 p.m., Thursday, June 4, 2020. Cleveland Botanical Garden in University Circle will reopen its outdoor trails and gardens to both members and the public June 10. Holden Forests and Gardens recently reopened Holden Arboretum to the public, with additional guidelines to help maintain social distancing. The arboretum opened to members May 12. Visiting the arboretum and botanical garden now require reservations, with maximum group sizes limited to 10 people.

Ohio’s extended primary election comes to an end Tuesday night, six weeks after state officials closed polling places as part of the effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. The state legislature’s COVID-19 response bill moved the primary from March 17 to April 28, an earlier date than Gov. Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Frank LaRose had originally sought.