The Read

Sterle’s Country House owner Rick Semersky thinks he has a recipe for revitalization in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood. With the Hub 55 development plan, he’s tapping into what made that area great in the past. 

For the past three years, a group of young professionals has been working on a project to revive a six-block area in Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood. The process has been slow and complicated. But the plan to create rehabbed housing, better access to nearby Rockefeller Park and a retail revival may get its first big break this month.

David Ayers served 11 years in prison for the murder of an elderly neighbor. While his conviction was overturned due to police misconduct, DNA evidence suggests an unknown man is the real killer. So why haven't police reinvestigated the crime?

Cleveland Police Officer Michael Brelo is charged with manslaughter. Prosecutors claim that after a high-speed, 62-car chase in November 2012, Brelo jumped onto the suspects' car and emptied his gun into them at close range, killing them. The former Marine's case has implications for the nation's roiling debate about police and excessive force — and the differences between war and policing.

A year and a half since her liberation from Ariel Castro's prison, Michelle Knight has traveled overseas, written a best-seller, made new friends and created a new life for herself in Cleveland. Despite her physical and emotional hardships, she's striving to help others find courage and strength.

After 25 years, retired FBI fugitive hunter Phil Torsney can’t shake the unsolved murder of 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic.

Case Western Reserve University's Safe Zone Program teaches us how to become more accepting and open.

James Badal thinks he's solved the torso murders. We analyze his argument and re-examine Cleveland's most famous unsolved mystery.

After taking over 455 acres of neglected lakefront last year, Cleveland Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman has moved quickly to clean the beaches, make them safer and add amenities. Now he's looking to connect them with the rest of the Emerald Necklace.

Former Ohio House Speaker Armond Budish seems destined to crush his opponents and become the next Cuyahoga County executive. He's chased the job for more than a year. He won the money primary and insider's game long before your chance to vote. How do you feel about that?

Judge Harry Jacob III promised to bring greater integrity to Bedford Municipal Court. He seemed like the guy next door — family man, soccer coach, gentleman. Now he's accused of frequenting a brothel, accepting sex as a bribe and promoting prostitution — a charge often used against pimps. What really happened when he met the Studio 54 Girls?