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Before Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine ordered barbershops and hair salons closed, Black Cat Barbershop on Cleveland’s West Side wrestled with what do to do. “Every day was this weird tug of war, of like, ‘Should we be open? Is it responsible to be open?’” co-owner Ryan Hardwick said. “It was heavy, it was heavy. I was glad he shut us down. To be honest, it was like, he did it for us. He made the decision for us. And I guess that’s really what we were waiting for.”

The month of April was shaping up as the "cruelest month" for University Heights poet Philip Metres. His readings for poetry month and his book tour was canceled because of the current pandemic. Then on top of all that he got sick.

The Ohio High School Athletic Association canceled all ongoing winter sports tournaments on March 26, just days after Gov. Mike DeWine issued a statewide stay-at-home order. The decision stripped student-athletes across the state of their chances to compete for state championships. The Division I boys basketball tournament had nine teams remaining before the tournament was canceled. One of those teams was the Shaker Heights Red Raiders.

A three-year pilot program called Move To Prosper is showing the way to a successful future for 10 Columbus women and their families.The program includes…

When it comes to whether Ohio should reopen businesses or keep them closed amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, there’s no doubt where state Sen. Andrew…

When Ohio first ordered its bars to close, beer sales in grocery stores jumped 42 percent in a week. But for small craft breweries, on-site taprooms are...

Passover begins today and Holy Week is underway leading up to Easter Sunday. Sometimes memories of holidays can blend together from year to year, but this one will be different for many Northeast Ohioans celebrating during a pandemic. Rev. Micah Sims of Lee Memorial AME Church in Cleveland is all in with virtual church, streaming services, posting updates and conducting much of church life with members staying in their homes.

The elderly are especially vulnerable to COVID-19. The country’s first big outbreak was at a nursing home in Washington state, and more recently nursing...

Like many institutions that welcome the public into their buildings, libraries have had to rethink how to serve patrons during the coronavirus pandemic. Over the last few decades, libraries have made a concerted effort to make much of their material available online. Providing patrons access to that digital collection has proved invaluable in allowing libraries to “remain open,” even if their doors are physically closed.

Making Michael Arceneaux's book required reading in high schools would help a lot of young people think twice about the promise that going to college is the only path to upward social mobility.