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In 2016, white suburban women helped launch Donald Trump to presidential victory. The win jolted many Democratic suburban women into action. Katie Paris, a Shaker Heights mother of two and the former CEO of a left-leaning media company, found clusters of like-minded women all over Ohio, even in Republican strongholds. She formed Red Wine and Blue to harness their power, flip Ohio Blue in 2020 and loosen the GOP’s grip on statewide races.

NPR's history podcast Throughline gives us insight onto the ongoing battle for the right to vote.

A report from The New York Times says the U.S. Justice Department has effectively shut down the investigation into the death of 12-year-old Tamir Rice, who was killed by Cleveland police near the Cuddell Recreation Center in 2014. The Times further reports the department has not officially closed the case, adding further confusion. New York Times reporter Katie Benner helped break the story and she joined host Glenn Forbes on All Things Considered Friday.

Maria Torres loves the 10-year-old townhouse she rents in Cleveland’s Tremont Pointe neighborhood. It’s new and clean, she said, and the best part is she’s got enough space for a music room — a place she can practice singing and playing guitar for her church.

Community organizations and churches are scrambling to provide safe, digitally connected daytime spaces for Cleveland kids who won't be in school due to remote learning decisions. In many cases, they'd be home alone or out in neighborhoods where there could be bigger concerns than the coronavirus, like safety.

Older voters and younger voters, former Clinton supporters and Bernie Sanders fans, all say they want a candidate who is electable. "I want somebody to get Trump out of there," said Marilynn Leggio.

Sen. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) is one of the many Democrats seeking the party's nomination to challenge President Donald Trump in 2020. Bennet worked in Ohio early in his career as an aide to Gov. Richard Celeste. The senator outlined his platform Thursday at the City Club of Cleveland. ideastream’s Nick Castele sat down with Bennet to talk about his campaign. Listen to the interview above, or read an excerpt below.

You’ve likely seen Austin Pendleton many times in movies and TV shows, but never as a leading man. He’s always the “other guy,” the buddy or a side character in films like “My Cousin Vinny,” “What’s Up Doc,” “Finding Nemo” and “The Muppet Movie.”

Six international composers are making music inspired by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Two of their musical compositions are influenced by CMA's architecture both inside and out. Once the music is written, the works are performed at the museum. The composers hail from countries including Turkey, Serbia and Japan and were commissioned to create new works with the Cleveland Museum of Art serving as muse.

It's a joint that's spun into one of the region’s most popular fast-food chains. But at some point during its 85-year history, something about Swensons...