Gabriel Kramer

1 week ago | ideastream.org | Gabriel Kramer |Stephanie Czekalinski

There is evidence that the wife of embattled Cleveland Heights’ Mayor Kahlil Seren "cursed, screamed, and was otherwise inappropriate and unprofessional," but her behavior did not create an "unlawful hostile work environment" at City Hall because she did not target anyone, according to an investigation released Tuesday.

1 week ago | ideastream.org | Gabriel Kramer

Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren said he will not resign, and the accusations of antisemitism against his wife are false, during a public event Monday at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church on Fairmont Boulevard. "I’m not one to resign because people who have biases that are influencing their view of my actual accomplishments are telling me to," Seren said.

3 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Gabriel Kramer

LGBTQ+ celebrations are kicking off for Pride Month across Northeast Ohio, including one in Medina on Thursday evening. With growing cutbacks to diversity, equity and inclusion practices in schools, businesses and government programs, organizers of Pride Month celebrations said these events are even more important, including OutSupport, the LGBTQ organization behind “Pride on the Square,” taking place on the Downtown Medina Public Square.

3 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Gabriel Kramer

The former city of Cleveland Heights employee who accused the mayor’s wife of antisemitic behavior that created a hostile work environment has filed suit against the city. The former special assistant to the mayor Patrick Costigan filed the complaint with the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas court on Friday, naming both the city and Natalie McDaniel, Mayor Kahlil Seren's wife as defendants, court records show.

4 weeks ago | ideastream.org | Gabriel Kramer

Cleveland Heights residents have launched an effort to recall the mayor following accusations that he enabled a hostile work environment at City Hall. A group of about a dozen Cleveland Heights residents worked to create the petition and started collecting signatures Tuesday, said Josie Moore, one of the residents collecting signatures. The contraversy surrounding Mayor Khalil Seren stems from allegations of antisemitism at City Hall by Seren’s wife Natalie McDaniel, who is not a city employee.