The Heights Observer

test View Image Gallery On Sunday, June 2, more than 500 residents celebrated the expansion and renovation of the Heights Libraries Noble Neighborhood branch. Due to unforeseen challenges w...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/06/15/noble-library-hosts-reopening-ceremony-then-closes-due-to-technical

test Cain Park’s summer production of “Big Fish the Musical” is set to captivate audiences June 20–30, at Cain Park’s Alma Theater. Based on the celebrated novel by Daniel Wallace and...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/06/15/cain-park-presents-big-fish-june-2030

In a press release, Cleveland Heights City Council Vice President Davida Russell announced that she and Judge J.J. Costello will collaborate with the Legal Aid Society (LAS) of Cleveland to host...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/russell-and-costello-to-host-legal-aid-advice-clinic-june

Cleveland Heights is not the only city where community development grants can be abused by developers and landlords for personal gain. This is a national issue. Other cities, however, have attem...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/chs-community-grants-should-be-fully-transparent

test View Image Gallery While FutureHeights restructures and develops its next strategic plan, the board of directors is pleased to announce that Brenda Bailey, currently FutureHeights' volun...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/futureheights-names-bailey-and-brown-interim-leaders

test The 46th Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids’ Playwriting Festival (MBKPF) will honor 24 young playwrights the weekend of June 7, 8, and 9. More than 250 students in grades 1–12 submitted pla...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/dobama-presents-annual-bianchi-kids-playwriting-festival

test This summer, ARTFUL is at it again—producing another community-devised theater piece through a series of workshops and summer youth camps. Batrachomyomachia—an Homeric epic, which tran...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/artful-presents-batrachomyomachia

test LaSaundra Robinson, an accomplished painter, curates the third annual Juneteenth exhibit at ARTFUL. The opening reception will be held June 15, 6–9 p.m., at Coventry PEACE Campus in Clev...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/robinson-curates-artfuls-juneteenth-exhibit

test View Image Gallery This summer, Heights Libraries will host a maker-in-residence program in the Heights Knowledge and Innovation Center (HKIC) STEAM Lab at the Lee Road branch. The goal...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/heard-is-librarys-first-makerinresidence

test View Image Gallery Weather-wise, Greater Cleveland seems to avoid the extremes other places endure. Though we sometimes experience weather-related problems, like short-term travel limita...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/noble-by-the-numbers

test View Image Gallery Building Heights, a cornerstone nonprofit in Cleveland Heights, proudly presents the fourth-season screening of Heights Middle School Shorts (HMSS) at the Cedar Lee Th...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/celebrate-middleschool-filmmakers-at-june-16-screening

test Heights Bicycle Coalition (HBC) and its community partners hosted and supported several events during National Bike Month in May, including Bike to Work Day fueling stations, the annual Ri...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/its-bicycling-season-in-the-heights

test University Heights’ 2025 Beautiful Home Awards nominations are underway. Throughout the summer, and no later than Sept. 15, residents are invited to nominate homeowners who exhibit an ou...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/uh-welcomes-beautiful-home-nominations

For decades, we’ve heard from Cleveland Heights officials that we need new, well-heeled residents to expand our population and, with it, the city's tax base. The current mayor and most council ...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/a-desirable-place-to-live

The CH-UH Board of Education (BOE) needs to develop a comprehensive facilities plan to efficiently manage its aging infrastructure. The CH-UH school district owns 14 buildings: HEIGHTS HIGH: reno...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/school-district-has-a-building-glut

On May 20, Cleveland Heights City Council approved TWG’s affordable apartment development, Nobility Court (once known as Noble Station). Since the community first learned about the developmen...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/ch-council-approves-noble-development

To the Editor: John Janssen's opinion, “What’s up with Wiley?’ (Heights Observer, April 2024), is important.   Wiley School sitting essentially vacant does citizens no good.   Having re...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/put-wiley-to-use

Growing up in Cleveland Heights, I have fond memories of shopping at Russo's Fairmount store. Like many longtime residents, I feel a sense of sadness seeing it vacant. Seeing it occupied by Dave'...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/consider-smaller-upscale-grocer-for-cedar-fairmount

test View Image Gallery “Do You Remember” is the first single off Lauren Lanzaretta’s new album, Soul Ties. Residents and visitors will be treated to a powerful performance—one they ...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/uh-kicks-off-summer-concert-series-june-13

test FutureHeights invites everyone to celebrate its 22 years of community engagement at this year’s annual benefit party on Saturday, July 13, 5–9 p.m. The party will embrace the Heights...

https://heightsobserver.org/read/2024/05/29/paint-the-town-at-fhs-july-benefit