Saturday, October 21, 2017

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  • Afendi Yusuf primed to get down to work as new principal clarinet of ...

    Afendi Yusuf primed to get down to work as new principal clarinet of ...
    CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Cleveland Orchestra was already one of the greatest. Now it may also be one of the luckiest. So, at least, claims Yehuda Gilad, the former teacher of Afendi Yusuf, the orchestra's newly appointed principal clarinet. In appointing Yusuf to one of its most prominent posts, the group made what he calls an inspired choice. "Any orchestra that gets [Yusuf's] services will be the luckiest in the world," said Gilad by phone from Los Angeles, where he taught Yusuf at the Colburn S..
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  • Cleveland police met with Browns to discuss controversy over ...

    Cleveland police met with Browns to discuss controversy over ...
    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland police officials on Thursday met with Browns officials and players to discuss the controversy surrounding 11 players who knelt during the national anthem prior to a recent preseason game. Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia said Chief Calvin Williams met with Browns representatives. She said that the meeting was meant to discuss Sunday's season opener and what role the city's police would play in the event. A Browns spokesman said that they were "just..
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  • Mostly cloudy skies, more chances of light showers Friday in ...

    Mostly cloudy skies, more chances of light showers Friday in ...
    One high-resolution forecast model of rain Friday. If the loop does not automatically repeat, click the image.Kelly Reardon, cleveland.com  CLEVELAND, Ohio - The week's gloomy, gray, rainy weather will continue today in Cleveland, with thankfully a reprieve for the rest of the weekend. Scattered chances are highest in the morning, with slight chances through the afternoon. By the evening, just in time for your Friday night out, chances dwindle to less than 20 percent. Skies will be nearly overc..
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  • Hundreds rally in Cleveland to support DACA

    Hundreds rally in Cleveland to support DACA
    Please enable Javascript to watch this video CLEVELAND-- Bearing signs and lighting candles, hundreds rallied in Market Square Park in Ohio City to support undocumented immigrants whose futures are now in flux. It comes after the Trump administration announced Tuesday that it is ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. “This program has allowed us to work, allowed us to drive legally and we`re contributing and paying taxes,” said Jose Mendez, DACA recipient and ..
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  • Cleveland Indians' magic number at 12 after 15th straight win

    Cleveland Indians' magic number at 12 after 15th straight win
    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Indians cut their magic number to clinch a second consecutive American League Central Division title to 12 on Thursday following a win in Chicago. Corey Kluber struck out 13 and allowed just two runs on three hits in an 11-2 Indians victory. The win established Cleveland's new franchise record for consecutive wins at 15. The Tribe entered action Thursday with a magic number of 13. Minnesota (72-67) rallied to defeat Kansas City, 4-2, on Thursday behind a three-r..
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  • Meet a special group of cats from Cleveland's Tails from the City ...

    Meet a special group of cats from Cleveland's Tails from the City ...
    CLEVELAND, Ohio - When it comes to adding a pet to your home, plenty of words can sometimes immediately turn away potential new adopters. Among them is "FIV." Cats living with feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV) often get overlooked at shelters. But Cleveland's Tails from the City rescue wants to change that mindset. The west side shelter has taken several FIV cats under its wing. FIV cats can and do lead happy, healthy lives with proper medical check-ups and by being kept indoors - just like a..
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  • Brian Cummins in the Cleveland Ward 14 primary: endorsement ...

    Brian Cummins in the Cleveland Ward 14 primary: endorsement ...
    Brian CumminsCourtesy of Brian Cummins  Residents of Ward 14 -- Cleveland's most heavily Hispanic ward, reaching from Brooklyn Centre to the Clark-Fulton and Stockyards neighborhoods on the West Side -- deserve a City Council race focused on the ward's needs. Instead, they've gotten a political scrum of vendettas and savage personal attacks. It's ugly. And needless. The pointless, destructive battling impedes Ward 14's ability to move forward with new ventures like La Villa Hispana that aims to..
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  • Three armed Cleveland home invasion suspects shot during ...

    Three armed Cleveland home invasion suspects shot during ...
    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Three home invasion suspects stormed into one of their ex-boyfriends home and all three ended with injuries from gunshot wounds, according to Cleveland police.  The women -- ages 32, 50 and 28 -- forced their way into the home with an assortment of different weapons, police said.  All three were arrested, but no formal charges have been filed in the case. A fourth person with them has not been identified, police said. A 32-year-old man and 33-year-old woman inside the home we..
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  • First look: Children's Museum of Cleveland ready to reopen Nov. 6 ...

    First look: Children's Museum of Cleveland ready to reopen Nov. 6 ...
    CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Children's Museum of Cleveland is keeping a promise. After getting pushed out of its former location in a remodeled Howard Johnson's restaurant in University Circle in January 2016, the institution vowed it would reopen late this year. And that's exactly what it's doing. The museum announced today it would open Monday Nov. 6 at its new location, the remodeled Stager-Beckwith home at 3813 Euclid Ave. in Cleveland's Midtown, where it will breathe new life into one of the las..
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  • Cleveland mayoral candidates: What they say about a $15-an-hour ...

    Cleveland mayoral candidates: What they say about a $15-an-hour ...
    Raise-up-cleveland-protest.jpg CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Efforts to establish a $15-an-hour minimum wage in Cleveland sputtered late last year after the state of Ohio barred communities from setting a minimum pay rate on their own.  But the issue remains an issue in Cleveland's mayoral primary race.  The effort by Raise Up Cleveland, working hand in hand with Service Employees Inte..
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