Leon Bibb

Nov 29, 2024 | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

CLEVELAND — Cleveland officially ushers in the holiday season Saturday with the WinterLand Tree Lighting Festival at Public Square, promising a day filled with festive cheer, nostalgic memories, and dazzling lights. The celebrations kick off at 3 p.m. with family-friendly activities, including food, skating, live music, and more. As the sun sets, the main event begins. At 6 p.m., the lights of Public Square will come alive, transforming the downtown space into a glowing winter wonderland.

Oct 3, 2024 | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

CLEVELAND — We are in that season — not autumn, but another which catches our attention and reminds us of a right we share. In Ohio, the first formal count of voters began in August 1803, the year the state entered the Union. It was not until 1845 that Ohio law required registration to cast a vote. Today, more than six million Ohioans are registered. Still, many citizens who could vote remain ineligible because they have not registered, but registration is an easy process.

Jul 19, 2024 | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Filmmakers recently left Cleveland after shooting necessary scenes for a Superman movie. And for a time, our town became Metropolis, Superman's fictional city. Hollywood has it right, but not all right. Cleveland is wearing the makeup of another city.   In the minds of the originators of the superhero, Cleveland had a starring role.   Along the way Cleveland got upstaged. And Metropolis got the role.     In a Glenville neighborhood house the first idea of Superman took root.

May 18, 2024 | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

CLEVELAND — It is a season of flowers. Bursting forth with color. Blooms beautiful and abundant. But blooms watered with tears of grief.    These flowers are placed here by mourners of murdered Euclid police officer Jacob Derbin who was killed in the line of duty by a gunman who hid in the shadows as the officer answered a citizen's call for help.    Yes, there is an outpouring of grief and outrage over Jacob Derbin's murder. It is such acts of murder that almost nightly pepper the newscasts.

May 17, 2024 | wkyc.com | Leon Bibb

CLEVELAND — In Major League Baseball, the game is played with a ball clean and white, free of cracks and blemishes, as clean as it came from the manufacturer. If it hits the ground, a new one is tossed in.    But it has not always been that way. Many decades ago, a major league ball could be ragged, scarred, and grimy. It was that description of a baseball which led to a player's death, and it involved a Cleveland baseballer.