Chris Mosby

2 months ago | crainscleveland.com | Chris Mosby

In 2025, journalists are either utterly reviled or quietly mistrusted. I hate to start with stats but these are revelatory. Gallup’s most recent poll on the topic found 36% of Americans have “no trust in media at all” and another 33% have “not very much” confidence in us. There’s a host of reasons for this broad sense of antagonism, and I can hardly touch on all of them. But we can dig into one: We’ve all forgotten the value of community news.

2 months ago | thelandcle.org | Chris Mosby

It’s never easy for parents to find affordable summer programming for their kids. The Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio (BGCNEO) is hoping it can help. BGCNEO is opening 17 summer sites across its footprint, including 5 in Cuyahoga County. Each site will offer free summer programming for youth between the ages of 6 and 18. Registration for the programs starts April 29. The summer programming will run from June 10 through Aug.

2 months ago | thelandcle.org | Chris Mosby

On Easter Monday, after a battle with a chronic lung ailment, the 88-year-old Pope Francis died. He was the first Latin American pontiff, hailing from Argentina, and became an instantly recognizable figure after becoming pope. The Associated Press described him as charming, “the world with his humble style and concern for the poor,” noting that he also, “alienated conservatives with critiques of capitalism and climate change.” He was also the Catholic Church’s first Jesuit pope.

2 months ago | thelandcle.org | Chris Mosby

Scott Osiecki will be retiring as the CEO of the Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County on Sept. 1, 2025, he announced this week. “I’ve been incredibly fortunate to work alongside dedicated colleagues and community partners who care deeply about the people we serve,” Osiecki said in a statement.

2 months ago | thelandcle.org | Chris Mosby

Public libraries across Northeast Ohio are warning their communities about steep cuts, loss of services, and possible closures that could arise due to the current proposed State House budget. According to the Ohio Library Council, the substitute bill introduced in the House Finance Committee proposes eliminating the Public Library Fund (PLF) as it exists today. “Ohio’s public libraries already experienced a $27 million loss in state funding in Calendar Year (CY) 2024 as compared to CY 2023.