Cuyahoga County launched a Financial Empowerment Center offering free one‑on‑one counseling to help residents tackle debt and build savings, seeded by a $150K grant.

Lourdes University will close at the end of the academic year, and teach‑out deals and a state WARN filing now spell out the timetable for transfers and layoffs.

A public exchange at the City Club put Downtown Cleveland Inc. and NEOCH in the spotlight over a new seasonal shelter in the Superior Arts District. The conversation ended with a meeting over coffee and a promise to coordinate.

A Sheffield Village woman accidentally bought a Mega Millions ticket on Friday the 13th and won $100,000, after taxes, she'll take home about $73,000.

Akron officials say a partnership with Undue Medical Debt will erase nearly $20 million in bills for about 17,000 residents. Notices will be mailed to qualifying households.

Parma will take over repairs for sidewalk trip hazards caused by tree‑lawn roots, using grinding, panel‑lifting and replacement to protect trees and improve safety.

City‑level simulations show many Ohio households are only a modest surprise expense away from poverty, with tipping points as low as about $11,500 in some metros.

NEON workers in Cleveland are taking unpaid‑wage claims to small‑claims court after missed paychecks and lapsed benefits. The move comes as a lender threatens foreclosure on clinic properties.

Turning Point, Lorain County’s only short-term youth shelter in Elyria, closed after county funding was eliminated, leaving judges and social workers racing to find placements.

A Toledo manufacturing plant will shut in May, putting 63 jobs at risk. The company cites a pending sale and says some workers may be rehired.

Teamsters Local 507 picketed a Cleveland public works garage Tuesday, alleging unsafe garbage trucks with missing latches, bald tires and unsanitary conditions and demanding repairs.

The Trooper Kenny Velez golf fundraiser will hold its tenth and final tournament in 2026, organizers say a new committee will launch a Phillip Wagner memorial drive in 2027.

Akron Public Schools is proposing about $11 million in cuts to its 2026–27 budget, targeting administrators, programs and operations while pledging to shield classroom instruction. Leaders warn deeper multiyear reductions may still be needed.