Vic Gideon

Cleveland

Award-winning reporter for CBS affiliate in Cleveland @cleveland19 Fan of independent film, alternative music, and adroit with a fungo bag

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Real ID deadline gets grace period on first day

1 week ago | cleveland19.com | Vic Gideon

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Most travelers flying out of Hopkins this morning were prepared for the Real ID deadline. Susan and Gary were flying to Los Angeles to visit their son. “I have my license,” Susan Pellman said as she proudly showed her Real ID, complete with the star in the upper right corner. “I knew today was the deadline.”“I didn’t want to wait until the last minute to get a federally approved ID,” her husband, Gary, explained.
Leaking roof, standing water only some of problems for a senior renter

2 weeks ago | cleveland19.com | Vic Gideon

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) -Eban Baker, 63, has lived at Morning Star Tower on St. Clair, just east of East 105, for four years. “Water’s coming down, it leaks all up in my house,” said Baker, pointing to water on the kitchen floor, a full bucket in the living room, and missing tile on the ceiling. “(I) clean up every morning and this here is where I vacuumed and it (tile) fell down on me.
St. Ignatius students return from Pope Francis funeral changed

2 weeks ago | cleveland19.com | Vic Gideon

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Six St. Ignatius High School students, the school’s principal, and a priest are on their way home after a whirlwind trip to The Vatican. “To represent not only St. Ignatius High School but also the Diocese of Cleveland at the Holy Father’s funeral was a really great gift,” said Dr. Anthony Fior, principal at St. Ignatius.
Former women’s college closer to becoming hub for new women’s soccer team

2 weeks ago | cleveland19.com | Vic Gideon

SOUTH EUCLID, Ohio (WOIO) - Notre Dame College closed its doors after more than 100 years last spring, leaving a 48-acre hole in South Euclid. But, a new Cleveland women’s soccer team might kick new life into the historic campus. “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity for a community like South Euclid,” says Michael Love, Planning and Development Director for the city.
With vacant storefronts and Dick’s moving, Crocker Park transitions

1 month ago | cleveland19.com | Vic Gideon

WESTLAKE, Ohio (WOIO) - Bar Louie at Crocker Park abruptly shut down two weeks ago. “We were surprised on that one,” said Stacie Schmidt, Vice President of Marketing and Communications at Stark Enterprises, owner of Crocker Park. “We’ll take it in stride,” she said. “We’re excited to actually find some good new suiters for that location that people will be really excited about.”Hot Chicken Takeover also recently closed its Crocker Park location.
Shaker Heights library reopens following deadly shooting

1 month ago | cleveland19.com | Vic Gideon

SHAKER HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Shaker Heights Public Library reopened Saturday morning just days after a deadly shooting that left a teenager dead. According to a post on Facebook, community members came together for the reopening with kindness and even flowers or hot chocolate. On Thursday, Shaker Heights High School reopened with grief counsellors on hand, after closing for a day in the wake of the tragedy. Students knew the deadly shooting would be on the minds of everyone.
‘Kid unfriendly’: Brewery bans those under 16 after complaints

Sep 22, 2024 | fox5vegas.com | Vic Gideon

CLEVELAND (WOIO/Gray News) - A Cleveland brewery says it is banning kids under 16 due to safety concerns and customer complaints. Forest City Brewery welcomes beer drinkers, music lovers, sports fans – almost everyone – but owner Jay Demagall says now, one sort of person won’t be welcomed: kids. “This place is equipped to be a beer garden, not necessarily a playground,” Demagall told WOIO. The bar will be open to those 16 and over only due to safety concerns and customer complaints.
Nearly 100-year-old theater planned as centerpiece of neighborhood rebirth

Sep 3, 2024 | msn.com | Vic Gideon

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High school sports come at a price in some Northeast Ohio districts

Aug 28, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Vic Gideon

ShareCLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Pay to Play, or Pay to Participate, varies from district to district, from hundreds of dollars a sport to nothing at all. Mentor High School Athletic Director Jeff Cassella said it’s “$200 for the first sport and it’s $50 for each sport after that at the high school level” for his district. Mentor enacted its Pay for Play policy about 20 years ago. In Twinsburg, which has had Pay to Participate since a budget tightening in 2012, the district calculates it differently.
Mayor pledges more aggressive inspections after façade crumbles

Aug 20, 2024 | cleveland19.com | Vic Gideon

CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, Ohio (WOIO) - Thousands of pounds of heavy sandstone fell from the roof of the Heights Medical Center Building, falling onto the sidewalk of the Fairmount, just after it closed early Sunday morning. “The Heights Medical Building experienced a failure of the façade that resulted in damage to the storefront along Fairmount at the intersection of Cedar,” said Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren at a council meeting a day after the collapse. “Luckily, no one was hurt,” he added.