Garrett Morgan’s long road to inventing the modern-day traffic light – Ideastream Feb. 11, 2025

A display at the Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland showcases Garrett Morgan’s accomplishments, which included inventing hair care products and founding the Cleveland Call & Post newspaper, which is still in print today.

Garrett Morgan’s long road to inventing the modern-day traffic light
by Alanna Marshall
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Did Playhouse Square’s rescue hinge on a magazine picked up at a barbershop? by John Vacha Feb 2, 2025

This mural, painted in 1921 by James Daugherty in the lobby of the State Theatre and photographed in 2015 during renovations, played an indirect role in the rescue of Playhouse Square, local historian John Vacha writes today. That’s because, when part of the mural was featured on the cover of a Feb. 27, 1970, Life magazine that the late Ray Shepardson casually picked up to read in his barbershop, Shepardson had a déjà vu moment, recognizing that the original was in the then-darkened State Theatre and prompting Shepardson to become the improvisational genius behind Playhouse Square’s rescue. (Lisa DeJong/The Plain Dealer, File)

Did Playhouse Square’s rescue hinge on a magazine picked up at a barbershop?
by John Vacha, Plain Dealer, February 2, 2025

The renovation of Cleveland’s Playhouse Square traces to the late Ray Shepardson’s casual look for reading material while waiting for a turn in a barber’s chair. But what if the previous patron had walked off with that copy of Life magazine five minutes before Shepardson came in for a haircut? Maybe: No deja vu moment, no renovated State and Ohio theaters, possibly no Playhouse Square. Think about it, writes guest columnist John Vacha, author of “Playhouse Square and the Cleveland Renaissance,” published last year by the Kent State University Press.
by John Vacha
https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2025/02/did-playhouse-squares-rescue-hinge-on-a-magazine-picked-up-at-a-barbershop-john-vacha.html

Cleveland’s Canine Hero: Celebrating 100 years of Balto’s Legacy, Cleveland Magazine

Cleveland’s Canine Hero: Celebrating 100 years of Balto’s Legacy
A century after leading the 1925 serum run to Nome, Alaska, the unlikely sled dog hero Balto continues to inspire at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History.
By Lainey Novak, 1/13/2025
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Michael D. Roberts Articles

Michael D. Roberts (photo Gray and Co.)

A collection of Cleveland History articles written by Michael D. Roberts

Rockefeller’s Right Hand Man: Henry Flagler
https://teachingcleveland.org/rockefellers-right-hand-man-henry-flagler/

The Man Who Saved Cleveland by Michael Roberts and Margaret Gulley
https://teachingcleveland.org/the-man-who-saved-cleveland-by-michael-roberts-and-margaret-gulley/

“The Election That Changed Cleveland Forever” by Michael D. Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/qthe-election-that-changed-cleveland-foreverq-by-michael-d-roberts/

Cleveland in the 1960s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1960s-mike-roberts/

Cleveland in the 1970s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1970s-mike-roberts/

Cleveland in the 1980s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1980s-mike-roberts/

Cleveland in the 1990’s – Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/cleveland-in-the-1990s-mike-roberts/

Rockefeller and his Oil Empire by Mike Roberts
https://teachingcleveland.org/rockefeller-and-his-oil-empire/

Time and Again
https://clevelandmagazine.com/in-the-cle/commentary/articles/time-againhttps://teachingcleveland.org/time-and-again-from-cleveland-magazine-july-2009/

Making of a Mayor
https://teachingcleveland.org/making-of-a-mayor/

Remembering Michael D. Roberts: Pioneering Cleveland Magazine Editor and Journalist Dead at 85

 

Michael D. Roberts

Remembering Michael D. Roberts: Pioneering Cleveland Magazine Editor and Journalist Dead at 85
Michael D. Roberts, former The Plain Dealer reporter and founding editor of Cleveland Magazine, left a legacy as a trailblazing editor and mentor to a generation of journalists.
By Dillon Stewart
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How a 1963 Cleveland case shaped stop-and-frisk police tactics, and why it still matters, Signal Dec. 19, 2024

A historical marker honoring Cleveland police Detective Martin J. McFadden sits downtown near where the 1963 police stop happened that led to the landmark Terry v. Ohio U.S. Supreme Court decision. Credit: Courtesy of Jonathan Witmer-Rich

How a 1963 Cleveland case shaped stop-and-frisk police tactics, and why it still matters
by Brittany Hailer and Rachel Dissell,  

In 2015, Cleveland officials signed a federal consent decree and agreed to update department policies on stops and searches. Now, the department tracks who is stopped and why

The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it’s making a comeback, NPR Oct 12, 2024

Firefighters stand on a bridge over the Cuyahoga River to spray water on the tug Arizona as a fire, started in an oil slick on the river, engulfs docks in Cleveland on Nov. 1, 1952.
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The Cuyahoga River was so polluted, it used to catch fire. Now it’s making a comeback

by Scott Neuman, NPR October 12, 2024
https://www.ideastream.org/2024-10-12/the-cuyahoga-river-was-so-polluted-it-used-to-catch-fire-now-its-making-a-comeback

Jacobs Field at 30: Looking back at a ‘magical time’ and the Gateway deal that ushered in a downtown revival, Plain Dealer 9.24.2024

 

Cleveland faced Seattle on Opening Day 1994.The Plain Dealer

Jacobs Field at 30: Looking back at a ‘magical time’ and the Gateway deal that ushered in a downtown revival
September 24, 2024
By Marc Bona, cleveland.com

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