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More than one-third of Cleveland rental properties show signs of disrepair and disinvestment, according to a new study from Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). Researchers inventoried rental properties in the Cleveland area to determine where assistance programs should be focused. The study found a majority of the Cleveland rental market consists of single- and two-family homes in average or good condition.

With the presidential election less than two weeks away, COVID-19 infection rates are increasing across Northeast Ohio and hospitalizations are going up. Infectious disease doctors predict this will continue as the weather gets colder. So what if you wait until November 3 to vote, but end up in the hospital, for COVID-19 or any other reason on that day?

A new photo exhibition, "Eroded Beauty," features images of battered buildings with flaking paint and broken concrete. These pictures of deterioration have a deeper spiritual meaning for photographer Rev. Tracey Lind. She served at Cleveland’s Trinity Episcopal Church for nearly two decades before stepping down four years ago due to a diagnosis of early-onset dementia. In a recent conversation, she discussed the connections between her life and her photography.

Matt Zone is relinquishing the Cleveland City Council seat he has held since 2002 to become director of local nonprofit Thriving Communities. The West Side Democratic councilman will recommend Jenny Spencer, the managing director of Detroit-Shoreway community development corporation, to serve out the remaining 13 months of his term representing Ward 15.

Unlike some other states, Ohio will get a head start processing ballots as absentee votes begin streaming into county election boards this month. Ohio’s voting procedures allow election officials to verify voter identities, open absentee envelopes and scan ballots before Election Day. What staff can’t do before the polls close Nov. 3 is tabulate those votes – that is, produce a readable report of results to date.

Cleveland Public Power (CPP) is facing criticism from City Council regarding contracts it entered into with a power supplier more than a decade ago. The utility provider gave an overview of billing and electricity procurement Tuesday at the latest in a series of hearings as part of a larger review of the 110-year-old electric service.

The school year is supposed to resume in just a few short weeks, but with the threat of a pandemic still looming large many families don’t know what to expect. Schools, meanwhile, are caught between the dire warnings of health officials and the pleading of parents who say they can no longer play teacher at home – including Northeast Ohio’s 108 Catholic schools. Frank O’Linn, the superintendent of schools for the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland, told ideastream that at this point, reopening plans are being left to the schools themselves.

University of Chicago sophomore Natasha Rodgers is having an unusual summer internship with the Bop Stop on Cleveland’s Near West Side. The music venue closed in mid-March due to the coronavirus pandemic. “When we talked over the phone during the interview, he told me up front, you know, ‘We’re closed right now. I’m not sure when we’re able to reopen,’” said Rodgers. “So I knew not to expect too much, but it looks like I’ll still be able to help out with some events.”

Cleveland’s housing market remains fragile following the 2008 recession, and tax abatements are becoming increasingly concentrated in neighborhoods with higher home value, according to a tax abatement study presented to Cleveland City Council Tuesday. Most of the city is facing depressed or declining home values, according to policy analyst Michael Norton with Reinvestment Fund.

Cleveland is preparing for the first phase of efforts to improve morale and managerial practices within the city’s Department of Public Health. City officials Monday presented Cleveland City Council with a two-part plan for reorganizing and stabilizing the department, including efforts to improve relationships between managers, supervisors and employees after an internal review was highly critical of department leadership.