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Cuyahoga County is searching for an operator for a new diversion center meant to redirect people from jail to mental health and addiction treatment. The long-discussed diversion center could relieve pressure on the typically crowded Cuyahoga County Jail. Potential operators have until June 24 to submit plans in response to a county request for proposals (RFP). The center would offer space for up to 150 beds, provide crisis intervention training and operate a 24-hour help line for law enforcement, according to the RFP.

A new report places Cleveland 29th in the nation for its park system, up six spots from its ranking in a similar study last year. The ParkScore index from the Trust for Public Land (TPL) looks at various factors to determine the quality of a city’s park system, including accessibility, size, amenities and financial investment.

Northeast Ohio’s community health centers are preparing to ramp up coronavirus testing efforts, with a focus on minority and high-risk populations.

More than five-hundred young poets from around the country head to Houston next week for the national slam poetry championship, which is part of the Brave New Voices festival. Cleveland sends a team of 4 young poets who've grown under the tutelage of former national poetry slam champion - Daniel Gray-Kontar.

Since making its debut in 2015, "Hamilton" has become a touchstone of musical theater for its songs, politics and social commentary. "Hamilton" arrives on tour in Northeast Ohio this week.

Actor Vanessa Bell Calloway is back at Karamu House, the place where her career in performing arts began. “I had it in my head what I wanted to do, what I wished I could do, but Karamu actually made that a dream come true,” Calloway said. At age 12 her mother brought her to Karamu, the oldest African-American performing arts theater in the country in Cleveland’s Fairfax neighborhood. She first took dance lessons and later became involved in plays and the dance company.

Pierre-Jacques Brault and Brian Marshall were still college students pursuing musical theater degrees at Baldwin Wallace when they decided to create their own company in the summer of 1998.

A new report from the federal department that oversees Medicaid finds that prescribers in Ohio may still be overprescribing opioids in some cases. The Department of Health and Human Services’ inspector general looked at opioid prescriptions for Medicaid participants in Ohio between June of 2016 and May of 2017.

More than 100 people are believed to still be detained after immigration raids in Northern Ohio last month that garnered international attention. Sunday the Bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland Nelson Perez celebrated Mass in Lorain for the needs of immigrant families, and for immigration reform.

Ten years ago this month, two Cleveland guys quit their jobs and bought an old bar at the corner of West 58th Street and Detroit Avenue - "The Happy Dog." The two friends shared a first name - Sean Watterson and the late Sean Kilbane, who died in 2014 at the age of 43. The Happy Dog is now known for hosting everything from polka parties to pinball leagues to "Keep Talking" storytelling sessions.