I thought I found a deal flying home from spring break in San Diego: a $105 Frontier flight from California to Cleveland Hopkins, with a layover in Denver. The layover would be a six-hour-long headache. But the kids had their tablets, I had my laptop and we were all chipper when we left the hotel for the airport at 3:45 a.m. Pacific time. Ten hours later, just as we were about to board in Denver (where TSA lines are routinely so awful, Frontier warns passengers to leave extra time), Frontier canceled our flight home. Not just our flight -- every Frontier flight out of Denver that afternoon. Their reason? Ash from a Russian volcano. Frontier wouldn’t offer vouchers for food or a hotel, or help in their online chat. Hundreds of passengers lined up to talk to gate agents, hoping for some way to get where they were going. Staring at the possibility of a night on the airport floor and a 15-hour flight plan through Las Vegas, we rented an SUV and drove 18 hours straight. Mishaps make memories, I thought, as I yawned along I-80 through Nebraska at 1 a.m. That said, our next family vacation will be a planned road trip. - Laura |
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Cavs at New York Knicks: Donovan Mitchell’s nightmarish Game 4 puts Cavs in deep 3-1 series hole following 102-93 loss to Knicks Guardians vs. Miami Marlins: Logan Allen gives Guardians just what they need in 7-4 win against Miami Northeast Ohio weather forecast: Rain and snow showers in the morning |
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Keep your fingers crossed that summer travel in 2023 won't be a repeat of 2022, when thousands of flights were canceled or delayed. (Marvin Fong, Plain Dealer file photo) |
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Summer flying: Travel experts say this summer might rival last year in terms of flight disruptions due to high demand, ongoing staffing issues and the potential for problems both weather- and technology-related. Susan Glaser reports that already, government and airline officials are sending up warning flags that this summer travel season is going to be the busiest in years – perhaps the busiest ever – and travelers should be ready. 20-year-old parking tickets: Thousands of people who had been ticketed for parking illegally in Cleveland as long ago as the year 2000 recently received notices from the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, which the city has contracted to collect on unpaid parking debts. Lucas Daprile reports that a 2021 agreement says they are only supposed to collect on debts where the principal exceeds $100, but 98.4% of the 100,000 tickets in question are for less than $100. Jayland Walker: Following the announcement that a grand jury declined to indict eight Akron police officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker with a hail of bullets as he fled from his car, the question still remains: What happened? Dueling narratives are well-established, reports John Tucker. Now some experts are weighing in, asking whether Walker, who was troubled in recent weeks following his fiancée’s death in a car crash, induced his own death through a criminological concept known as “suicide by cop.” Today in Ohio: As Gov. Mike DeWine’s office has launched an independent investigation into “HR irregularities” at the Ohio Lottery Commission, his state budget proposal is seeking to keep findings of the commission’s internal audits secret until they’re completed. We’re talking secrecy on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast.
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COVID-19 magnets: At the height of the COVID-19 vaccination campaign, a Cleveland-area physician publicly warned state lawmakers that coronavirus shots “interface” with cell towers and make people who receive them magnetic, Jake Zuckerman reports. Almost two years later, Ohio regulators are considering suspending the license of Dr. Sherri Tenpenny. |
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Cleveland schools: Two finalists are vying to take over for Cleveland schools CEO Eric Gordon starting next academic year and both have ties to the district, report Courtney Astolfi and Hannah Drown. Warren Morgan, a Chicago-native chief academic officer for Indianapolis Public Schools, has a career that has spanned from St. Louis to Chicago, and even Washington, D.C., where he served one year as a White House Fellow. Ricardo “Rocky” Torres served as an assistant principal and principal for Cleveland schools from 2014 through 2019 after growing up in Cleveland. He is currently the assistant superintendent of student services for Seattle Public Schools. Earth Day: The new spirit of alignment between Cleveland and Cuyahoga County on improving physical links to Lake Erie also appears to include agreement on improving bike lanes, parks and trail connections across the city and the region. Steven Litt reports some 200 people celebrated Earth Day by showing up Saturday afternoon for a two-hour, eight-mile ride along the Cuyahoga River and across West Side neighborhoods with Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne. Senior services: Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne has nominated Natasha Pietrocola to serve as administrator over the county’s Division of Senior and Adult Services, reports Kaitlin Durbin. Under her leadership, DSAS has already launched its “Livable Cuyahoga” initiative to help older adults stay in their homes longer. |
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Unemployment: Ohio’s unemployment rate hit a record low in March, dropping to 3.8% for the first time in 22 years. The state’s unemployment rate hasn’t been at 3.8% or lower since March 2021, reports Sean McDonnell. CLE startups: Startups in the Cleveland area raised $18 million in the first three months of 2023, a low amount compared to some of the highs seen the past two years. Sean McDonnell reports the money was spread across 10 deals in the Cleveland area. UH: Starting today, University Hospitals is suspending limits on the number of visitors and easing its mask policies. Julie Washington reports UH is following the Cleveland Clinic and Summa Health, which already made masks optional for patients, visitors and caregivers in most units. COVID map: For the first time since tracking began in March 2022, all Ohio counties were designated green for low COVID-19 spread on the latest U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention map. Julie Washington reports it was the fifth week in a row that Cuyahoga County kept its green status. |
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Beachwood chief: A judge has rejected an attempt by the city of Beachwood and its police chief to use a defamation lawsuit to find out who wrote anonymous online comments critical of the chief, reports Cory Shaffer. The judge held that statements that two Facebook profiles and the owner of an encrypted email account made criticizing the leadership of Chief Katherine McLaughlin in late 2022 amounted to opinions that are protected under the First Amendment. Jayland Walker lawsuit: Akron officials have agreed to stop using pepper spray and tear gas during demonstrations over a grand jury’s decision not to indict eight officers who fatally shot Jayland Walker, reports Adam Ferrise. Several businesses are hosting fundraisers to post the bail of protesters who were arrested in the protests, reports Molly Walsh. Hate crime: A neo-Nazi accused of firebombing a Geauga County church ahead of a planned drag queen story hour and brunch event was charged Friday with a federal hate crime. Adam Ferrise reports a federal grand jury handed up an indictment against Aimenn Penny, 20, of Alliance, on charges of obstruction of persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs, a hate crime under U.S. law. Freak accident: A man driving on the Ohio Turnpike on Sunday said he feels lucky to be alive after a freak accident. Max Littman, 24, was driving through Elyria when he said the box from an electric power line fell onto his car while he was driving 70 mph, reports Molly Walsh. Professor killed: A professor from Cleveland State University was slain Wednesday at his home in Hudson, reports Olivia Mitchell. Todd Morgan, 41, an assistant professor in the Department of Management in the Monte Ahuja College of Business, was shot in the head and torso on the 300 block of West Streetsboro Street in Hudson. Patio crash: Five people were hurt after a driver plowed into the patio of a Lakewood restaurant Thursday, reports Olivia Mitchell. The accident happened about 1:50 p.m. at Hola Tacos on Madison Avenue. A woman who was leaving the parking lot at Liliana Bridal House, a neighboring store, accidentally drove her vehicle onto the patio at the restaurant. |
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Hollyzood: The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s latest addition isn’t an animal. It’s a “Hollywood”-style sign that greets visitors and passersby. The sign, located in the Brookside Reservation off John Nagy Boulevard and visible from I-71, is perfect for photo ops, reports Joey Morona. Blossom schedule: Music lovers have a lot to look forward to in 2023 at Blossom Music Center, the sprawling outdoor amphitheater in Cuyahoga Falls near Cuyahoga Valley National Park. Malcolm X Abram reports the pop schedule is one of the busiest in years, with The Cure, Fall Out Boy and Duran Duran to Jason Aldean, Shania Twain and Willie Nelson. Tina Turner musical: Nominated for 12 Tony Awards in 2020, “Tina: The Tina Turner Musical” promises a good time. How could it not? The stage production features 21 songs by Turner, one of only three women to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice, Joey Morona reports. The show begins a three-week run at the Connor Palace in Playhouse Square on Tuesday. Vintage base ball: Akron’s own vintage base ball team, the Akron Black Stockings, will have games at Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens and Hale Farm & Village this summer. The 1995-founded club aims to keep the history of the sport alive and promote good sportsmanship, reports Megan Becka. House of the Week: Developed by the award-winning Brickhaus Partners, 700 Lake in Rocky River includes 25 condos and eight townhomes, reports Joey Morona. A unit priced at $1,099,900 offers three bedrooms and 2.5 bathrooms in 2,112 square feet. |
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