Author Archives: Nick Castele

Government Reporter (he/him)
Nick joins us from the world of public radio, where he has 10 years' experience covering politics and government in Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. Last year 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

First Energy Stadium with train tracks in the foreground

Weekly Chatter: Mayor’s TV makeover, stadium speculation, neighborhood money

by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele and Rachel Dissell March 6, 2023March 6, 2023

Jack Casino Downtown near public square

Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland City Council’s casino revenue stuck in a bureaucratic ‘black hole’

by Nick Castele, Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Abbey Marshall March 1, 2023March 20, 2023

Jack Casino Downtown near public square

Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland City Council looks for more leeway in spending casino revenue

by Nick Castele February 27, 2023March 20, 2023

Cleveland Hopkins International Airport entrance

Weekly Chatter: Airport director on city radar, Mayor Bibb lands in N.C.

by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele and Amy Morona February 27, 2023February 26, 2023

Ronald James, a tenant who lives near Shaker Square, gives a tour of the property to Cleveland building inspectors in November 2022.

Owner of deteriorating Shaker Square apartment buildings meets with tenants

by Nick Castele February 24, 2023March 8, 2023

News

2023 Cleveland budget hearings: Friday, February 24 (live updates)

by Cleveland Documenters and Nick Castele February 24, 2023February 24, 2023

Cleveland City Hall sits at the intersection of Lakeside Avenue and East Sixth Street.

Cleveland City Hall

Cleveland tests job applicants for marijuana despite mayor’s expungement push

by Nick Castele February 23, 2023February 23, 2023

Cleveland City Council President Blaine Griffin during council's 2023 budget hearings.

News

2023 Cleveland budget hearings: Thursday, February 23 (live updates)

by Nick Castele and Cleveland Documenters February 23, 2023February 24, 2023

A sign points out a bike lane on Superior Avenue, where the City of Cleveland plans to build a separated bikeway.

Amendment nixing Cleveland’s Superior Avenue bikeway dropped after pushback

by Nick Castele February 23, 2023February 22, 2023

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Finance Director Ahmed Abonamah listen to Ward 5 Council Member Richard Starr during 2023 budget hearings.

Weekly Chatter: Bibb’s travel budget scrutinized, student journalists and MetroHealth fires back

by Mark Naymik, Nick Castele, Paul Rochford and Amy Morona February 20, 2023February 18, 2023