Ohio

Julie Grant of WKSU in Kent, Ohio, goes underground to find out what's wrong with our nation’s sewage systems and discover the rising costs of urban sewage system management.

While downtown advocates encourage lights and signs with animated activity in Columbus' core, complaints have arisen over those flashy signs on suburban arterials.

What happens when the high cost of housing prices teachers and police officers out of the communities where they work?

The Ohio Supreme Court has sided with homeowners in the latest case over property rights.

A partnership of the City of Columbus, the Central Ohio Building Industrial Association, a local housing group, and others, is sponsoring an affordable housing project built to green standards.

As a developer sets his sights on redeveloping some of Cleveland's Cuyahoga Riverfront, the state of Ohio is considering the use of eminent domain to secure the land and ensure the economic development it promises.

Victorian houses are for sale for $6,000 in Canton. Local real estate investors flip, rent, or renovate in "the city the boom passed by".

The Great Lakes represent an excellent source of untapped wind energy, but the hurdles would be formidable, particularly the "visual pollution" aspect presented by the 400 foot machines.

An intact 19th century neighborhood has been placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual list of the nation's Top 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.

A single redevelopment law must control the use of eminent domain by Ohio municipalities, townships, and counties, writes Stuart Meck in this editorial.

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources owns some property on Cleveland's rocky Lake Erie coastline. Now a rare layover for migratory birds, polluted Dike 14 has the potential to become a model park for the city.

Population loss continues for Cleveland and its inner-ring suburbs.

Cuyahoga County's woes figure prominently in a new report that calls for addressing the growing needs of older suburbs.

Despite a number of technology awards, only about half of the city's adults have internet access, and even fewer have broadband connections.

Planners and transit advocates consider rail to alleviate traffic congestion and promote development in Greater Cincinnati.

The state supreme court is reviewing a similar case, with the opportunity to reduce the eminent domain power provided to local governments in Kelo, in this commentary.

Old-style downtowns benefit from comsumers' "mall overload".

The Cleveland Plain Dealer profiles hometown company Forest City Enterprises, highlighting its emergence as a big-name player in real estate development nationwide.

America's fifth most 'unwired' city is an example of emerging technology going mainstream, and its potential economic development impact.

Churches and their parking lots dominate some East Side neighborhoods. It's a mixed blessing at best.