"What Happened Now?" is a lively roundup and analysis of the top stories of the day in Northeast Ohio from News 5's Joe Donatelli. It’s like getting the news from a friend who always gets to the airport way too many hours early, like any proper dad.
Status as unpopular airport finally pays off for Hopkins: Flights at 40 major U.S. airports, including in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, were cut today as airlines complied with the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to scale back flights nationwide because of the government shutdown. Here in Cleveland, travelers face delays today due to flight cuts at connecting airports. No flights were cut locally because Hopkins does not rate as high as Anchorage, Memphis or Louisville.
The Northeast Ohio levies that failed mainly had one thing in common: They would have raised homeowner taxes, reports Morgan Trau. And homeowners have had it.
The school closings charm offensive is officially underway: Mayor Justin Bibb and CMSD CEO Warren Morgan have begun the process of selling the public on the idea that closing and merging a large number of public schools is a great idea. Bibb and Morgan held a press conference with Cleveland pastors yesterday to sell the restructuring.
- “Students across Cleveland will be swept into the school district’s largest consolidation in decades — and families, educators and even veteran city councilmen are left ‘gobsmacked’ as they wrap their heads around these changes and what they mean for the community,” reports Cleveland.com.
Which county leads the state in deer crashes? I would have said Athens on account of the deer there having easy access to large quantities of off-campus alcohol, but the answer is Stark County. Why Stark? I-77, I-71 and Route 30, reports anchor Tessa DiTirro.
'Lost & Found in Cleveland' has many stars: “Opening in theaters Friday, the film follows five Clevelanders whose paths cross when an antiques-appraisal television series comes to town. Set during the holidays, it tells a story of dreams, loss and belonging — themes that resonated with the cast,” reports Cleveland.com.
The other victims of the SNAP benefits government showdown: Many grocery stores are beginning to feel the pinch. The National Grocers Association, which represents independently owned stores, says SNAP supports more than 9,000 grocery-industry jobs across Ohio — generating more than $323.6 million in payroll at stores, from bodegas to supermarkets, reports Michelle Jarboe.
- Cleveland officials are taking action to protect residents from losing essential services as the longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history continues. Mayor Justin Bibb has announced a 30-day moratorium on utility disconnections for nonpayment, effective Friday, Nov. 7. The move temporarily halts service interruptions for Cleveland Water and Cleveland Public Power customers through early December.
There is a lot of talk of snow on Monday: This is a tremendous public service – meteorologist Allan Nosoff explains how (bleep) forecasts are made and when you should take them seriously.
I expected better from Cleveland’s Best Suburb – 2024: Rocky River has canceled all pickleball activities at the city’s civic center for the rest of the year because of poor behavior by adult participants, reports Cleveland.com with the type of restraint of which I am incapable. On a related note: you hate to see a once-great suburb fall like that. Rocky River residents who wish to play Pickleball will now have to travel to more well-behaved communities, like my hometown of Euclid, where the citizenry still enjoys the sport free from punitive government action.
This seems like the sort of thing Bernie Moreno would object to if someone did it to him: “A Senate Commerce Committee hearing on Transportation Department nominees blew up Wednesday when Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., accused Sen. Bernie Moreno, R-Ohio, of stalking her car. The tense exchange erupted as Ryan McCormack, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Transportation under secretary for policy, was being questioned. Moreno said he had obtained the vehicle identification numbers, or VINs, of several Democratic senators’ cars to highlight what he called the party’s hypocrisy on safety technology,” reports Fox News.
The Edmund Fitzgerald: It was a terrible tragedy. There was a song about the tragedy. We remember the tragedy because of the song. Here’s a nice piece from Ideastream on why the song still resonates. The 50th anniversary of the wreck is on Monday.
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