Lakewood City Council approved an ordinance to allow paid parental leave for city employees this week. And one Cleveland City Council member is hoping Cleveland is next. The Lakewood ordinance provides 12 weeks of paid leave for the birthing parent. Non-birthing parents are eligible for two weeks of paid bonding leave.

The Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the new home for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, starting this fall. After more than a year of virtual events across the country, the Rock Hall is looking to break out of a COVID-19-induced prison and return to a live induction event in Cleveland on October 30. Rock Hall president Greg Harris said it will be the sixth time for a hometown induction. “It was here back in ‘97 in a hotel,” he said. “Then, in 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018, it was held at Cleveland's Public Auditorium.”

Sherwin-Williams President and Chief Operating Officer David Sewell announced his resignation Monday, effective March 12. Sherwin-Williams will not immediately move to fill his role, the release said. Instead, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer John Morikis will assume the duties and responsibilities associated with the position. "Our deep and experienced global team continues to move forward with great momentum, focused on delivering solutions to our customers and executing on initiatives that will drive sustained long-term success,” Morikis said in the release.

The president of the Ohio Health Care Association, which represents several nursing homes in Northeast Ohio, is happy Gov. Mike DeWine is encouraging compassionate care visits for families. In fact, requests for those visits have increased at several nursing homes and assisted living facilities since DeWine issued guidance last week to encourage family visits if a resident's mental health and physical health is declining, Peter Van Runkle said.

Jessica Watkins, a central Ohioan who participated in the January 6 storming of the U.S. Capitol, will remain in jail until her trial. The Washington, D.C. federal district court judge’s decision to hold Watkins, despite the pretrial release of other alleged participants in the riot, focused on her leadership role in an antigovernment militia.

Updated: 4 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost moved Friday to suspend Ken Johnson from Cleveland City Council while he faces federal corruption charges. Yost filed the request with Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor under a state law allowing the suspension of local officials charged with felonies for conduct in office. If Johnson does not voluntarily step aside, O’Connor could appoint a three-judge panel to decide on his suspension.

Updated: 1:30 p.m., Friday, Feb. 26, 2021 A firm contracted to analyze Cleveland’s waste management system is recommending the city make significant changes to recycling, bulk and trash collection, including a move to an opt-in, fee-based recycling program.

A former Clevelander’s story of war, drug addiction and bank robbery hits the big screen today. The box office-smashing Russo brothers turned Nico Walker’s bestselling book into the film “Cherry,” which is scheduled to start streaming on Apple TV+ on March 12. Set and filmed in Cleveland, it’s based loosely on Walker’s experience as an Iraq War vet. The novel “Cherry” starts with an author’s note: “This book is a work of fiction. These things didn’t ever happen. These people didn’t ever exist.”

The Cleveland Landmarks Commission did not rule on the fate of the revered Club Azteca building during its meeting Thursday, a day after activists rallied at the site seeking to prevent its demolition. And commissioners made it clear that any decisions regarding the vacant Detroit Avenue property will not be rushed. The Bond Street Group plans to build a multi-story, multi-use building on property that includes the parcel where the Club Azteca building sits in the Gordon Square Arts District.

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) will push back its school re-opening timeline by one week, bringing students back to the classroom for hybrid, in-person learning starting March 8. CMSD CEO Eric Gordon contacted families Thursday with the update that all students will stay in remote learning through the week of March 1. In his message, Gordon said the delay was necessary to make sure things are in place to ensure a safe and smooth transition.