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February 6, 2026 at 2:14 PM
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Please mark your calendars and share to invite others to our featured events:
IndivisibleNEO.org/#events

Wed, Feb 4, Indivisible NEO’s 1st Birthday Party!

Sat, Feb 7, Block Party for Democracy

Sat, Feb 21, Resistance Fair 2026

Sat, March 28, No Kings Day 3

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February 1, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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✊ Tristan Rader for Ohio State Rep (HD-13)!

@twrader.bsky.social is an organizer who fought for 100% clean energy in Lakewood, raised wages, championed affordable housing and environmental justice, and now represents Cleveland’s West Side and Lakewood in the Ohio House.

more: tinyurl.com/3vzpphhj
February 4, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Always love stopping into the Flat Iron Cafe, a Cleveland original since 1910 in the Flats. I knew it long before I could drink, from stories and shirts worn by my uncles, the Swan boys. Still the perfect spot for a pint, just like your Cleveland dad or uncle did.
February 6, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Gov. DeWine tells marijuana advocates to stop 'whining' about new restrictions created by GOP www.news5cleveland.com/news/politic...
Gov. DeWine tells marijuana advocates to stop 'whining' about new restrictions created by GOP
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine wants cannabis advocates to stop "whining" after Republicans passed restrictions on marijuana and completely banned "intoxicating" hemp products.
www.news5cleveland.com
February 6, 2026 at 12:50 AM
Former Bellevue Republican councilman Joseph Burkhart — who attended Trump rallies and promoted Vivek Ramaswamy — is jailed again after bond revocation. Charged with strangulation, aggravated burglary, menacing by stalking, and drug offenses, among 22 total counts.
tiffinohio.net/posts/former...
Former GOP Bellevue councilman jailed again after bond revoked
Joseph Burkhart, a Republican former Bellevue City Council member who attended Trump rallies and backed Vivek Ramaswamy’s Ohio governor bid, is back in jail after a judge revoked his bond.
tiffinohio.net
February 5, 2026 at 11:57 PM
From Substitute Teacher at St. Ed’s Lakewood to Seahawk: Montorie Foster Jr. ’20 is Super Bowl-Bound
www.sehs.net/about-us/new...
Montorie Foster Jr. ’20 is Super Bowl-Bound
St. Edward alumnus Montorie Foster Jr. ’20 heads to Super Bowl LX as a Seattle Seahawk.
www.sehs.net
February 5, 2026 at 11:51 PM
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Book banners LOVE to say that they're ONLY banning books from school libraries. Remember, they're always lying to you. And this is from 2025!

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Tennessee public libraries close for Trump-inspired book purge
One hundred and eighty-one public libraries in Tennessee are reviewing their children’s collections after Tennessee Secretary of State Tre Hargett (R) ordered them to remove books with LGBTQ themes…
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February 5, 2026 at 2:33 PM
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Easy Out sports bar in Lakewood opens on Super Bowl Sunday www.clevescene.com/food-drink/e...
Easy Out Sports Bar to Open in Lakewood on Super Bowl Sunday
Easy Out Sports Bar to Open in Lakewood on Super Bowl Sunday - Cleveland Scene
www.clevescene.com
February 5, 2026 at 2:29 PM
LYNN THERESE EIFEL Obituary (2026) - Avon, OH - McGorray-Hanna Funeral Homes of Lakewood - goo.gl/alerts/gSCayX #GoogleAlerts
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February 4, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Harry Buffalo North Olmsted to close after 26 years in business | 'It's time to say goodbye' - goo.gl/alerts/8iwtGx #GoogleAlerts
Harry Buffalo in North Olmsted to close after 26 years in business: 'It's time to say goodbye'
Harry Buffalo in North Olmsted will close on Feb. 21.
goo.gl
February 4, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Officials urge visitors not to walk on Lake Erie ice coverage - Spectrum News - goo.gl/alerts/PkhPgq #GoogleAlerts
Officials urge visitors not to walk on Lake Erie ice coverage
The last time Lake Erie reached 100% ice coverage was in 1996.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:13 PM
Lakewood presents dangerous Hilliard Road and Madison Avenue intersection safety study - goo.gl/alerts/zPbn6u #GoogleAlerts
Lakewood to implement safety measures at dangerous Madison-Hilliard intersection
Lakewood last year hired Iteris, an international company known for smart mobility infrastructure management, to conduct a safety study of the Madison Avenue and Hilliard Road/Carabel Avenue intersect...
goo.gl
February 4, 2026 at 7:11 PM
Ohio State Football Top Remaining Recruits and 2026 Recruiting Class Predictions - goo.gl/alerts/HF9sR9 #GoogleAlerts
Ohio State Football Top Remaining Recruits and 2026 Recruiting Class Predictions
It's been a rough couple of months for the Ohio State Buckeyes, who lost the Big Ten Championship to Indiana, bowed out of the College Football Playoff in the quarterfinals, and then watched the Hoosi...
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February 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Arcade on Detroit in Lakewood Has Closed - Cleveland Scene - goo.gl/alerts/vddVa9 #GoogleAlerts
Arcade on Detroit in Lakewood Has Closed
Arcade on Detroit in Lakewood Has Closed - Cleveland Scene
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February 3, 2026 at 7:41 PM
Beck Center for the Arts seeks local artists to exhibit at Lakewood campus: A Place in the Sun - goo.gl/alerts/zBoJvS #GoogleAlerts
Exhibit your art at the Beck Center: A Place in the Sun
Beck Center for the Arts announces the opening of the application process for local visual artists to display their work on the Lakewood campus.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Bundle up! Lakewood City Schools schedule annual Winter Walk goo.gl/alerts/t7rnSH #GoogleAlerts
Bundle up! Lakewood City Schools schedules annual Winter Walk
Adults often forget about ice cracking and snow crunching while walking to school on frozen sidewalks.
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February 3, 2026 at 12:46 PM
Cleveland City Council passes emergency resolution opposing proposed Ohio ICE legislation
www.wkyc.com/article/news...
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Cleveland City Council passes emergency resolution opposing proposed Ohio ICE legislation
The city of Cleveland is pushing back on proposed legislation that would require state and local agencies to cooperate with ICE operations in Ohio.
www.wkyc.com
February 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
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Join Executive Director Aura Sunada Newlin and shakuhachi flute maestro Michael Chikuzen Gould at the Lakewood, Ohio, Public Library tomorrow for two events. Cleveland was a refuge for Japanese Americans during World War II. See more details here:
www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org/heart-mounta...
The Heart Mountain Residency: Special Presentations | Lakewood Public Library
Dr. Aura Sunada Newlin and Michael Chikuzen Gould will be conducting a residency at the Library exploring the history of Japanese American wartime experiences and celebrating Japanese arts and culture...
www.lakewoodpubliclibrary.org
January 30, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Cleveland, Ohio
SHOW THESE BUSINESSES SOME LOVE
#nationalshutdown2026
#cleveland
Rising Star Coffee, Cleveland Bagel Shop, Dahlia Coffee Co., Thai Thai Lakewood, Beet Jar
Cleveland Clothing Company,
Climb Cleveland, Océanne Studio, Loganberry Books, Propaganda Coffee & Tabletop
January 30, 2026 at 7:53 PM
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January 31, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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The Worst of Cleveland 2026, a celebration of the nefarious actors, bumbling idiots, self-absorbed morons, inept institutions, depraved ideas, and thieving bastards intent on charting a course toward regression. www.clevescene.com/news/clevela...
The Worst of Cleveland 2026
The Worst of Cleveland 2026 - Cleveland Scene
www.clevescene.com
January 28, 2026 at 2:51 PM
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This is another example of how Vivek Ramaswamy and his allies are making your life worse.

Ohio is taking taxpayer dollars from hardworking Ohioans and using them to fund for-profit charter schools.

www.cleveland.com/open/2026/01...
Ohio Ethics Commission kills charter school disclosure rule after political pressure
The Ohio Ethics Commission voted to indefinitely set aside a rule that would have required officials overseeing $1.6 billion in charter school funding to report income sources and investments.
www.cleveland.com
January 29, 2026 at 9:38 PM