Vicious Biscuit will open a Medina location on June 22 with a week of giveaways, charity donations and a chamber ribbon-cutting. The spot will operate mornings through early afternoons.

A child was injured in a house fire in Cleveland’s Cudell neighborhood; one minor is stable and the American Red Cross is assisting displaced residents. Investigators are working to determine the cause.

Arthur Treacher’s will open a Lakewood takeout shop this July at West 117th and Madison, serving the chain’s classic fish‑and‑chips menu. The site will be mostly carry‑out with a few tables.

Progressive elevated two internal leaders as longtime Personal Lines president Pat Callahan prepares to retire. The moves are meant to keep continuity at the Mayfield Village insurer.

Elyria won $650,000 from Ohio’s capital budget to fully rebuild East Park Pool. Planning has begun; construction is expected in 2027 with a 2028 reopening planned.

Barflyy is taking over the former Inferno spot on the Flats East Bank with an early‑2000s college‑bar throwback, cheaper drinks and a raised dance floor.

A package suspected to contain an explosive prompted evacuations on Keynote Circle in Brooklyn Heights, Ohio; federal investigators and bomb technicians are on scene.

Inspections found widespread water damage at the Geauga County Safety Center. Commissioners are moving to open bids this summer for a full roof replacement.

Cleveland Metro Schools has moved to cut hundreds of jobs as it consolidates buildings — a local example of a national wave experts call the “Big Shrink.”

A late-night shooting in the parking lot of Caribbean Vybz Bar & Grille near St. Clair and E. 71st sent one person to the hospital; police have the scene taped off.

A European‑style restaurant modeled after Parma Heights’ Café Blanc is planned for the sandstone Berea Union Depot at 30 Depot St, with owners aiming to open in about a year.

A 70-year-old man surrendered after a four-hour motel standoff in Westlake; tactical teams used an armored vehicle and nonlethal rounds, and no one was hurt.

EPA crews have started removing roughly 20,000 gallons of hazardous plating waste from the former Woodhill Plating Works on Cleveland’s East Side. Air monitoring and increased truck activity are planned during the two‑ to three‑month operation.