Episode 7 - Will Knight

You may have seen more and more yard signs supporting Will Knight starting to pop up in the Heights. Will Knight is one of the candidates in the crowded District 11 field vying to replace Marcia Fudge. The former Ohio State walk-on wrestler relishes the underdog role. He’s fighting to take a seat alongside his old wrestling coach Jim Jordan. The same Jim Jordan who abandoned Will and his Ohio State teammates as they fight to expose a decades-long sex abuse scandal.

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Episode 6 - Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell

Episode 6 - Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell

Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell continues to break new ground in Maple Heights. She talks about the partnership that led to leasing Dunham Park to Metroparks and their potentially groundbreaking lawsuit against Hulu and Netflix. She thinks we should be looking for someone with a CEO mentality as we elect our first mayor. We also talk about her additional duties as safety director and the challenge of guiding Maple Heights out of fiscal emergency.

Episode 5 - Cedar-Lee Theatre Owner Jon Forman

The Cedar-Lee Theatre has drawn thousands of people each month to the heart of Cleveland Heights for nearly 100 years . Jonathan Forman bought the Cedar-Lee nearly forty years ago when he was in his mid-20s. He founded the Cleveland International Film Festival there around the same time. The theater’s future and survival are critical as the city looks to add massive development at Cedar/Lee. Eric Silverman also joins us to talk about the on again/off again decades-long development history of the Lee/Meadowbrook site and outlines the current proposals.

Episode 4 - Craig Cobb

Episode 4 - Craig Cobb

Craig Cobb was recently appointed to city council for a second time. The seat sat empty for a year and appeared it would not be filled before November. In a move that surprised everyone Davida Russell, who had defeated Cobb head to head, made a motion to push Cobb across the finish line to be seated for a second time.

Episode 3 - Michael Dylan Brennan

We spoke with University Heights Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan at Walter Stinson Park. Topics included his impression of the field of mayoral candidates in Cleveland Heights, his experience level (or lack thereof) when he was elected three years ago, the future of the Wiley campus, the possibility of joint CH-UH pool passes and much more.

DEW DILIGENCE PODCAST - Episode 1

This November, Cleveland Heights voters will elect a mayor for the first time. As Jessica Cohen and Tony Cuda describe in Episode 1, it took a citizen-led ballot initiative and a battle with much of City Hall to make it happen. In future episodes we’ll talk to concerned citizens. We’ll engage leaders from neighboring communities. And of course we will get to know the candidates running to be first to take the reins of this historic inner-ring suburb. Subscribe to follow along. Video and audio-only versions below.
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