When you’re sick, it can be tough to schedule an appointment with your primary care doctor. Which is one appeal of urgent care centers. University Hospitals is rapidly expanding its urgent care network, with 21 facilities across Northeast Ohio. This is retail healthcare, as easy as walking into a shopping plaza, with expansive hours and doctors, nurse practitioners and physicians assistants who can treat ear infections, broken bones, cuts and bites. The first urgent cares opened in the United States in the 1970s. They’ve more than doubled in the past decade to more than 14,000 nationwide. They’ve helped in a pinch for my family, when my kids had infections on vacations or I needed a quick diagnosis for shingles. They’ll likely continue to grow, especially with young people. About 56% of Gen Z (ages 12 to 27) and 45% of millennials (ages 28-43) said they visited an urgent care more than three times in the past 12 months. — Laura |
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Browns vs. Los Angeles Chargers: Jameis Winston throws 3 picks, defense gives up 4 TDs as Browns lose, 27-10, to Chargers Northeast Ohio weather forecast: That 70s show returns |
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UH Urgent Care Cleveland Heights – The Ascent, which opened in September, is part of UH’s urgent care building boom. (Julie Washington, cleveland.com) |
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Retail healthcare: University Hospitals is building a next-generation network of urgent care clinics, right next to your neighborhood Chipotle or Starbucks, reports Julie Washington. By 2026, it expects to have 36 UH urgent care centers across northern Ohio, located in high-traffic retail centers and matching the number of such centers operated by the Cleveland Clinic in Ohio. Submetering: "Submetering” companies strike deals with landlords and manage tenants’ accounts behind an apartment complex’s master meter for water, gas or electric. And they’re not under the same scrutiny as utilities, reports Jake Zuckerman. Some 316 complaints have been filed to the state attorney general and public utilities commission (plus more to the Better Business Bureau) about the two submetering companies since 2020. In interviews, 14 of the filers said the companies are squeezing them with bills that surge unpredictably. Cuyahoga profile: In the same county where people cheer – or boo – for professional sports teams, residents can get lost in world-class museums, see a musical fresh off of Broadway or hike through myriad parks. Spanning 459.8 square miles, Cuyahoga County is diverse, from Lake Erie beaches to close-knit immigrant communities, sprawling mansions to urban blight. It’s the second-most populous county in Ohio, with over 1.2 million residents, but since 2013 that has decreased by about 2.5%. When it comes to politics, Molly Walsh and Courtney Astolfi report the overwhelmingly Democratic county acts as a counterweight to more conservative, rural areas of Ohio. Today in Ohio: Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has asked a federal judge to let his office defend the state‘s “Art Modell Law” against the Browns’ recent challenge to its constitutionality. We’re talking about Yost’s recent intervention on behalf of taxpayers on Today in Ohio. |
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Portage profile: Portage County, a politically mixed community of 160,000 residents, has swung hard to the right in recent elections. Donald Trump captured it by 9% in 2016 and expanded his margin to 12% over Joe Biden in 2020. As we approach Tuesday’s presidential election between Trump and Kamala Harris, residents and analysts wonder if Portage will return to its role as a bellwether or remain in the Republican camp, reports Cory Shaffer. New voting bill: Ohioans would have to provide proof of citizenship when registering to vote in order to participate in state and local elections, under new legislation recently proposed in the Ohio Senate. Jeremy Pelzer reports the bill was introduced by Republican state Sen. Niraj Antani of suburban Dayton and follows a similar proof-of-citizenship voter-registration law already on the books in Arizona. Voting monitors: The Justice Department is monitoring polls in 27 states, including two Ohio counties, to ensure federal voting laws are adhered to on Election Day. In Ohio, federal officials will examine voting in Cuyahoga and Portage counties, reports Molly Walsh. Sherrod Brown: As Ohio has become an increasingly Republican state, it makes Democratic U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown’s political survival all the more striking. Jeremy Pelzer interviewed experts and political veterans who offered a number of different reasons for Brown’s success up until now. Donald Trump: Could Donald Trump really punish his enemies and send the military into cities like Cleveland if he wins a second term as president? Experts say it boils down to a centuries-old law that hasn’t been invoked in more than 30 years, reports Sabrina Eaton. The Insurrection Act of 1807 was last used after riots erupted in Los Angeles following the 1992 acquittal of police officers who beat Black motorist Rodney King. |
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Early voting: A clear sunny sky shone over the long line of voters taking advantage of the final day of early in-person voting Sunday. Megan Sims reports that according to data collected by Ohio, as of Sunday afternoon nearly 2.5 million Ohioans already have cast a ballot in the 2024 general election. Of those, almost 1.5 million voted early in person at one of Ohio’s 88 county boards of elections. Street takeovers: Cleveland plans to mill, or cut grooves, into its streets to strike back at the chaos caused by stunt drivers who commandeered intersections in September. Olivia Mitchell reports the grooves in the roadways would make the street’s surface uneven and would cut into drivers’ tires during spins and stunts. County Council: Cuyahoga County Council will have at least two new members after the election this week. Cheryl Stephens, who has represented District 10 for six years, and Michael Byrne, who has represented District 4 for the past 10 months while completing former Councilman Scott Tuma’s term, did not seek re-election, reports Kaitlin Durbin. Rate increase: Cleveland Public Power is poised to raise its base rates for the first time since 1983 to address rising costs and the need for more infrastructure improvements at the city-owned utility. Courtney Astolfi reports City Council is expected to approve two years of increases at its meeting tonight. If approved, the change is set to go into effect in 2025. Fire fatality: An infant died and two people were seriously hurt in a house fire in Bedford on Halloween night. The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating the incident, reports Lucas Daprile. The cause of the fire is unclear. Cultural gardens: Zachary Smith introduces us to the French Cultural Garden, which became the newest installation in Cleveland’s Cultural Gardens after having its ribbon cutting and dedication this past April. The dedication came after the installation of the first of four phases planned for the garden, an effort that the French-American Chamber of Commerce, the garden’s sponsors, estimated to cost $400,000. Grant winners announced: Shaker Heights recently announced the winners of the City Council’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee‘s first-ever community micro-grant program. The grants are all less than $2,500 and will go to a workshop and free ice skating session, a free youth lacrosse clinic and a series of self-defense and protection classes, reports Cory Shaffer. |
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New hotel: Downtown Cleveland will soon add another hotel to its portfolio. The Fidelity Hotel is located in the Baker Building on East Sixth Street and is currently accepting reservations. Susan Glaser reports it is set to open for overnight stays in January. Lotto vendor: The Ohio Lottery selected a new central gaming vendor last week who will work the machinery behind its billions in annual ticket sales, reports Jake Zuckerman. Scientific Games, of Atlanta, will take over lottery operations June 30, 2027, according to a lottery spokesperson. |
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Fentanyl: Federal authorities say they have plugged a drug pipeline that flooded Lorain County with more than 42,000 fentanyl pills over the course of 17 months. A federal indictment unsealed last week accused 15 people of peddling the pills to users in Elyria and Lorain. Bond denied: A Cleveland police officer was ordered held without bond Friday after a shooting outside a Painesville Township elementary school that the officer said stemmed from “a mental break.” Painesville Municipal Judge Paul Malchesky declined to set a bond because of the seriousness of the charges and approved a restraining order that prevents Alexander Sinclair from contacting the victim in the case, who is the mother of his child. Coach charged: The head baseball coach for Berkshire High School is facing a felony charge after investigators with the Geauga County Sheriff’s Office say he sent a “lewd/pornographic” photo to a student, Cliff Pinckard reports. Nick Burzanko, 35, of Middlefield, is charged with disseminating matter harmful to juveniles, a fifth-degree felony. Stolen Jeeps: Cleveland police confirmed that the two vehicles pulled from the Cuyahoga River on Tuesday of last week were stolen. Officers have not connected the vehicles to the disappearance of Keshaun Williams at this point, reports Olivia Mitchell. Carjacking arrest: A Cleveland man was arrested Thursday on charges that accuse him of helping to carjack an ATM service truck. Christion Sims is charged in federal court in Cleveland with robbery and using a gun during a violent crime, reports Adam Ferrise. He is accused of helping to steal more than $300,000 during the carjacking. Body found: The body of a missing man from Avon Lake was recovered from the Cuyahoga River on Thursday. Olivia Mitchell reports Vincent Zimmer was last seen Oct. 21 in the Cleveland area. Challenge rejected: The Ohio Supreme Court unanimously determined the new Brook Park fire chief was properly appointed to the job, rejecting a challenge from an interim fire chief who thought his position was permanent. Laura Hancock reports the dispute arose after the city’s longtime fire chief, Thomas Maund, retired on Sept. 6, 2022. Hit-and-run: State troopers have asked for help in locating a maroon-colored commercial vehicle which was involved in an accident Thursday night on Interstate 71 in Medina County. Lucas Daprile reports the vehicle struck a Volvo commercial vehicle which had broken down and then fled the scene. |
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Andre 3000: After several months of touring, promotion and reams of digital ink, the audience at Andre 3000's show in Akron knew what they were getting into and no one seemed to be waiting for him to grab the mic and start singing “Hey Ya!” What they got was just under 90 minutes of improvised music and, as is usually the case with spontaneous compositions, some pieces worked better than others, Malcolm X Abram reports. House of the Week: Ever wanted to live in a celebrity home? This is your chance as Browns offensive lineman Jack Conklin has placed his Gates Mills home on the market. The house is listed at $9.5 million and sits on 43 acres, reports Joey Morona. Manuscript returned: The Cleveland Museum of Art has announced it will return a 13th-century manuscript it acquired in 1952. Peter Chakerian reports the decision was made after a collaborative research effort conducted by Italy’s Ministry of Culture and the museum determined the work was once part of a choral book located at a church near Sienna. |
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