Joe Scalzo

2 days ago | crainscleveland.com | Joe Scalzo

One in five adults in the U.S. lives with a mental illness. Two in five teens report struggling with depression. With numbers like that, Case Western Reserve’s new mental health institute — and its choice of leader — couldn’t come at a more critical time. CWRU has appointed Norah Feeny — a leading clinical psychologist and expert in PTSD, trauma and anxiety — as the inaugural executive director of the newly established Sara and Curt Moll Institute for Mental Health and Well-Being.

3 days ago | crainscleveland.com | Joe Scalzo

The Cleveland Browns are close to scoring $600 million from the state — but they’re still facing stiff defense from Cuyahoga County. Haslam Sports Group COO David Jenkins said Wednesday, June 4, the team is optimistic about securing state funding for a proposed $2.4 billion stadium project in Brook Park, even as County Executive Chris Ronayne remains opposed to moving the team out of downtown Cleveland.

3 days ago | crainscleveland.com | Joe Scalzo

Cleveland Browns The Cleveland Browns broke ground on their 16-acre expansion in Berea on Thursday, June 4. To understand why the Cleveland Browns’ campus expansion matters so much to Berea, you have to see it the way Cyril Kleem does — through the eyes of a boy who grew up on Front Street, about a block from the team’s headquarters. “Back in the day, there were dozens of businesses on Front Street,” said Kleem, who is now in his fifth term as Berea’s mayor. “The Berea auto mile.

3 days ago | crainscleveland.com | Joe Scalzo

The Cleveland Guardians have traded betting slips for ballgame tips, converting their short-lived Fanatics Sportsbook into a fan services center just outside the right field gate. The new location is open only on game days and is designed to assist fans with ticketing issues, seating questions and other in-ballpark needs. It mirrors a similar Fan Services setup at the Meijer Left Field Gate.

5 days ago | crainscleveland.com | Joe Scalzo

About a month ago, a faculty member from the Cleveland Institute of Art’s animation department led about 30 students through the school’s new Interactive Media Lab, a sprawling, high-tech space outfitted with immersive projection walls, motion-capture cameras, and tools more often found in professional film and gaming studios. Two hours after the tour ended, Matthew McKenna, CIA’s associate vice president of information systems and technology, thought he was the last person in the building.