Author Archives: Nick Castele

Government Reporter (he/him)
Nick joins us from the world of public radio. He has more than a decade experience covering politics and government in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. In 2021, he produced and hosted "After Jackson: Cleveland's Next Mayor," an Ideastream Public Media podcast on the Cleveland mayoral race. He has also covered breaking news, opioid lawsuits and elections nationally for NPR.

nick@signalcleveland.org

The future location of Have Fun Tattoo shop in the Edgewater neighborhood.

Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland zoning board no-shows leave businesses in limbo

by Nick Castele September 12, 2023September 12, 2023

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb takes orders at Fat Cats in the Tremont neighborhood to highlight a slate of grants for restaurants to pay workers $15 an hour.

News

Mayor Justin Bibb serves wage-increase proposal, Ghost Train returns to waterfront, People’s Budget battle continues (Weekly Chatter)

by Mark Naymik and Nick Castele September 11, 2023September 8, 2023

Yvette Helms speaks at a protest of working conditions in the Jane Edna Hunter Social Services Center, the headquarters for the Cuyahoga County Division of Children and Family Services. The protest was organized by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the union for child services workers.

Cuyahoga County Council/Executive

Cuyahoga County child services workers up against understaffing, teens staying overnight in their office building

by Nick Castele September 8, 2023September 9, 2023

Supporters of a participatory budgeting charter amendment launch their campaign at Cleveland's Public Square.

People’s Budget vote is on after compromise talks fail

by Nick Castele September 6, 2023September 6, 2023

Cleveland officials and KeyBank CEO Christopher Gorman celebrate the bank's $2.5 million grant for the city's home repair fund.

Cleveland looks to private lenders, stimulus spending to help fix city’s complicated housing problems

by Nick Castele September 5, 2023September 6, 2023

Images of residents standing on the steps of City Hall.

News

Labor groups line up against People’s Budget

by Nick Castele September 5, 2023September 5, 2023

Progressive Field, left, and Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

Gateway, the nonprofit managing your tax dollars for sports facilities, explained

by Nick Castele August 29, 2023August 29, 2023

Cuyahoga County Court House

Cleveland mayor surveys workers, municipal court candidates get bad reviews and a county judge is overruled (Weekly Chatter)

by Mark Naymik and Nick Castele August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

Spin scooters stand in a loading bay in Cleveland's Goodrich-Kirtland Park neighborhood. The company is clearing out the warehouse after the city complained about a potential fire hazard.

Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland moves to shut down warehouse of old scooters over potential fire hazard from batteries

by Nick Castele August 24, 2023August 24, 2023

Hand holding cell phone with picture of new Cleveland City Hall Website

Cleveland City Hall

City of Cleveland launches new website

by Nick Castele August 22, 2023August 22, 2023

Latest meeting briefs

Purchase of land for new county jail in Garfield Heights approved October 2, 2023
Cuyahoga County Council members voted to approve the purchase of about 72 acres in Garfield Heights for the new county jail site.
Public commenters cut off at the micSeptember 29, 2023
Cleveland City Council cut two public commenters' mics Monday. One of them for homophobic & antisemitic remarks.
Second time’s the charm for Have Fun Tattoo in EdgewaterSeptember 29, 2023
On Sept. 25, Cleveland Zoning Board of Appeals approved the opening of a tattoo parlor on Detroit Avenue.
A $3.5 billion plan to transform downtown ClevelandSeptember 28, 2023
On Sept. 19, Cleveland City Council discussed Bedrock's $3.5 proposal to transform Tower City and the riverfront over the next 20 years.