Skies look promising downtown Cleveland this morning about five hours out from totality.
Skies look promising in downtown Cleveland this morning about five hours out from totality. Credit: Nick Castele / Signal Cleveland

If you live in Cleveland, you’ve heard about problems with landlords who live out of town or even out of state. But what about landlords who live 6,000 miles away? 

Signal Cleveland’s Nick Castele and April Urban spent months tracing hundreds of property sale records and sifting through court and business records from here to Sweden to understand the impact investors have on Clevelanders. This week hear from tenants, neighbors and the investors as part of our series “Cleveland for Sale.” We will publish the first story tomorrow. In the meantime, hear more from Nick about the story.   

Also, here are a few items to keep in mind this week:  

CMSD board meeting June 24

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District Board of Education is set to wrap up the 2023-24 academic year tomorrow night. Recent school board meetings have carried news of a tax levy coming to ballots this fall, residents speaking out about Cudell Park and plans for more school-based health clinics. Documenters are set to cover the meeting, and you can follow along on YouTube at 6:30 p.m. 

The Cleveland Orchestra plays Wade Oval Wednesday

On Wednesday, the Cleveland Orchestra will play a free concert as part of University Circle’s Wade Oval Wednesdays. The show starts at 5:30 p.m. You’ll want to get there on time to catch the pre-show act, the Stix Quintet, featuring talented students from the Cleveland School of the Arts.

Talking violence intervention

On Friday, June 28, Myesha Watkins, the executive director of Cleveland Peacemakers Alliance, will speak at the City Club of Cleveland about community-based approaches to violence intervention. The forum starts at 11:30 a.m. Find additional details here. We’ll be there as a community partner.

Help wanted: Lead Safe Advisory Board

The City of Cleveland is looking for applicants to fill a spot on the city’s Lead Safe Advisory Board for a four-year term. Board members have a direct role in making recommendations for improvements to Cleveland’s lead-safe policies and procedures. Learn more here. 

Revolutionizing journalism

Last week, the Poynter Institute featured Signal Ohio in an article about how organizations are revolutionizing journalism. It’s always good to see folks take note of the good, important work happening in Cleveland. 

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