The water system in Cleveland Heights is in need of significant repair, estimated at $20 million. It also owes more than $3 million to the Cleveland Water Department, which supplies water to Cleveland Heights through a "master meter" (i.e. Cleveland Heights pays for all the water … [Read more...] about Update on CH water system from City Council Member Jason Stein
Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
Here is a series of charts using crime data from the Cleveland Heights Police Department. All of these have been published previously in the Heights Observer. I'm providing them as a quick visual to see crime trends. For information on how the data are gathered and managed, read … [Read more...] about Crime trends downward in Cleveland Heights
Ahh, the brief pleasure of peonies
Every year I watch the peonies slowly rise from a patch of soil in the back yard. They don't show new growth until long after the first thaw – after the crocuses and daffodils have had their time in the sun. They begin as red stalks and slowly grow thigh high while the tulips … [Read more...] about Ahh, the brief pleasure of peonies
Pardon our dust
The Heights Observer blog site is under construction. As with everything at the Observer, it's being done on a volunteer, part-time basis. We're doing our best to keep it functional while we fiddle. And the end result should be a site of locally oriented blogs that is more … [Read more...] about Pardon our dust
A walk in a whiteout
At this time of year, even those who embrace winter the most begin to get tired of it – the cold and gray, shoveling, shivering, trudging and salt-encrusted everything. But when a new snow storm comes in, I don't care how long or cold the winter has been; I head out for a walk … [Read more...] about A walk in a whiteout
