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![Dave’s at Shaker Square set for an upgrade](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/IMG_1760-scaled.jpeg?fit=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Dave’s at Shaker Square set for an upgrade
Dave’s Market in Shaker Square is set to receive a $250,000 forgivable loan from the City of Cleveland.
Documenters Meeting Coverage
![Cleveland RTA plans to modify Red Line platforms to make way for new train cars](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/CLE_Generics_Signal_101.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Cleveland RTA plans to modify Red Line platforms to make way for new train cars
RTA staff asked a board committee for roughly $860,000 to help pay for the repairs to 22 Red Line platforms.
![Fewer CMSD students missing school, but gaps persist for Black students and students with disabilities](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/20240625CMSDBoardMeeting-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Fewer CMSD students missing school, but gaps persist for Black students and students with disabilities
CMSD officials and board members looked at student outcomes and talked about possible solutions for decreasing chronic absenteeism at a board meeting on June 25.
![Cleveland Metroparks looks to banish bad bathroom smells with ‘magic bubblers’](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Vault-2.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Cleveland Metroparks looks to banish bad bathroom smells with ‘magic bubblers’
Cleveland Metroparks announced the successful switch to ‘magic bubblers’ to help improve the user experience at six park bathrooms.
![Should Cuyahoga County keep its money in Israel? Residents debate for nearly four hours at county meeting](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Header-image-6.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Should Cuyahoga County keep its money in Israel? Residents debate for nearly four hours at county meeting
Dozens of residents showed up to speak about a now-withdrawn resolution that called for immediately stopping local investments in foreign countries, including Israel.
![‘We continue to dive towards failure’: Cleveland lead safe efforts still short of goals](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/FollowUpHousingRed.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
‘We continue to dive towards failure’: Cleveland lead safe efforts still short of goals
Cleveland’s Lead Safe Advisory Board talks about challenges to meeting its lead-safe goals by 2028, such as declining applications for certification.
![Demolitions denied for three homes on Cleveland’s East Side](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/IMG_1665-2-scaled.jpeg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Demolitions denied for three homes on Cleveland’s East Side
The Cleveland Landmarks Commission denied the demolitions after officials expressed concerns about home loss in historic districts.
![Central’s Outhwaite Homes set for $3.2 million in repairs](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Header-image.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Central’s Outhwaite Homes set for $3.2 million in repairs
The Outhwaite Homes complex, located on the corner of East 40th Street and Quincy Avenue, was one of the federally funded housing projects in Cleveland when it opened in 1937.
![Residents thank Cleveland officials for pausing Cudell Park construction, propose next steps](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/cc1.png?resize=200%2C150&ssl=1)
Residents thank Cleveland officials for pausing Cudell Park construction, propose next steps
During Cleveland City Council’s last meeting before summer, residents thanked officials for pausing new school construction in Cudell Park.
![Cleveland official warns of weed monopoly created by Ohio law](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/WeedIssue2.png?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Cleveland official warns of weed monopoly created by Ohio law
Cleveland City Council Member Stephanie Howse-Jones cautioned that Ohio’s new recreational weed laws will allow monopolies to sprout.
![Cleveland’s plan to send police to presidential nominating conventions awaits council action](https://cdn.statically.io/img/i0.wp.com/signalcleveland.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Header-image-5.jpg?resize=1200%2C900&ssl=1)
Cleveland’s plan to send police to presidential nominating conventions awaits council action
Safety Committee Chair Michael Polensek said he was “not inclined” to support a plan to send Cleveland police to Milwaukee and Chicago conventions.
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