You’ve booked your hotel, shelled out for a flight, winnowed your packing list to minimize baggage fees, only to circle the airport parking lot searching for a spot. During peak spring break travel Wednesday, every city-owned lot at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport was full – aside from the Brown lot, which requires a shuttle ride to the terminal. Hopkins parking lots have been overflowing in recent years during busy holiday periods, including late December, mid-March and July. What can you do? Book a spot online at a privately owned lot off-site, take an Uber or be really nice to your neighbors so they’ll offer to drive. - Laura |
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Cleveland Hopkins is expecting 800,000 travelers during the busy spring break period -- so plan for parking and get to the airport early. (cleveland.com file photo) |
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March madness: It’s the Cleveland traveler’s version of March Madness: searching for an airport parking spot during the busy spring break travel period, writes Susan Glaser. Constitutional threshold: A proposal to raise the voting threshold to pass a state constitutional amendment is resurfacing with new talks about putting it before voters in August, reports Laura Hancock. That move could deal a heavy blow to the chances of an abortion-rights amendment passing in Ohio. Today in Ohio: Two Ohio House Democrats have renewed the push to repeal and refund a coal bailout worth an estimated $700 million paid by Ohio electric customers statewide as part of House Bill 6. We’re talking about the corrupt law on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour podcast. |
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Speed limit: State senators on Wednesday shifted into reverse on their proposal to raise speed limits on many state highways, a day after Gov. Mike DeWine indicated he would veto the idea should it reach his desk. Jeremy Pelzer reports the Senate Transportation Committee removed language that would raise speed limits on all state highways outside a city or village with a 55 mph limit to 60 mph. East Palestine: An East Palestine mom on Wednesday described the anxiety of living in a town where “a bomb containing vinyl chloride” went off on Feb. 3 after a Norfolk Southern train derailment spewed toxins, reports Sabrina Eaton. Children who can’t use their contaminated school playground until it’s cleaned now play a game they invented called “evacuation” during recess. Book banning: An array of Ohio conservatives want to ban books about LGBTQ youth from state schools, deeming them “pornographic” – and they’re seeking the governor’s wife to help. Jake Zuckerman reports Dakota Sawyer, a 19-year-old in charge of The American Union PAC, penned a letter Wednesday to Ohio First Lady Fran DeWine, singling out the award-winning memoir “Gender Queer,” by Maia Kobabe. |
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Say Yes: Say Yes Cleveland may have found a way to solve its multimillion-dollar funding-gap crisis that put the program’s family support specialist positions in jeopardy. Hannah Drown reports that a $1.5 million grant was introduced this month at a Cuyahoga County Board of Control meeting, the first step in moving Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant funds from the state to Cuyahoga County. County Executive Chris Ronayne plans to introduce legislation to grant Say Yes $600,000 in health and human services funds this month. Oakwood explosion: A group of community health advocates is criticizing the Ohio EPA, saying the agency hasn’t done enough to help residents in the weeks after the fatal explosion at a metal-manufacturing plant in Oakwood. Sean McDonnell and Jeremy Pelzer report tests so far have not pointed to any public-health risks. But activists say the Feb. 20 explosion could expose residents to harmful amounts of lead. Transportation: Improved transportation and mobility were two areas that Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne said residents repeatedly told him were underserved during his 18 months of campaigning. But some County Council members worry his attempt to address it by creating a special senior adviser of transportation might be overserving needs, reports Kaitlin Durbin. Turnpike crash: A wall of snow and wind blinded drivers moments before a massive crash took place Dec. 23 on the Ohio Turnpike, according to videos obtained Wednesday by cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer. Molly Walsh reports authorities said no one will be cited in the pileup that killed four people and injured 73. Winter birds: Cardinals, woodpeckers, finches and juncos were among the most popular species of birds seen in Ohio this winter, reports Zachary Smith. From Nov. 26 to March 3, the northern cardinal - Ohio’s most popular bird overall - kept its top spot by being the bird most spotted at 90.4% of feeders during those winter months. |
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Jake Paul: Boxer and social-media star Jake Paul and actress Lindsay Lohan are among eight celebrities charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for illegally touting cryptocurrencies without disclosing they were paid for the promotions and how much they were compensated, Cliff Pinckard reports. |
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Homicide arrests: Two teen males have been charged with murder and multiple other counts in connection with the fatal shooting of a 19-year-old man in 2021 in University Heights. Cliff Pinckard reports the two suspects, currently 18 years old, were 17 when the fatal shooting of Antonio Johnson occurred on Nov. 24, 2021. |
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Guardians pass: The Cleveland Guardians are offering a ballpark pass for $49 that includes tickets for the sold-out home opener and all other April games at Progressive Field, reports Marc Bona. The Guardians have 12 home games in April. Office reunion: Kate Flannery, who played Meredith on “The Office,” is joining former co-stars Oscar Nuñez (Oscar) and Leslie David Baker (Stanley) at Fan Expo Cleveland this weekend. Joey Morona reports the annual three-day comic con at the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland brings a wide variety of celebrities to town from movies, television, animation and pop culture. |
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