Cleveland

Do you bank with National City? Well, it's time you were introduced to PNC. Based in Pittsburgh, PNC is buying Cleveland-based National City for $5.2 billion. PNC is also taking $7.7 billion from the Treasury's capital-infusion program. [NYT] MORE »

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No Shade For Sweaty Cleveland iPhone 3G Hopefuls

Reader Ron writes:

Folks waiting in line for an iPhone 3G at the Legacy Village Apple store near Cleveland, OH are being told by Legacy Village (the complex, not the Apple store) that they can't wait in line on the sidewalk - even the sidewalk that doesn't have storefronts on it. This is made worse by the fact that today is an unusually sunny day in Cleveland and the sidewalk is the only place where there is any shade!

It's currently 82 degrees and sunny sunny sunny in beautiful Cleveland. Pack water and a parasol.

(Photo: TheeErin)

12:39 PM on Fri Jul 11 2008
By Ben Popken
3,711 views, 69 comments

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Paramedic Steals Credit Cards From Patient, Goes On Shopping Spree At Target
A Cleveland paramedic was arrested last week after being caught on video using credit cards she had stolen from an 87-year-old patient, according to The Plain Dealer. Tiffany Forte, age 32, has been working for the Cleveland Emergency Medical Services for the last seven years. A police statement says she was seen on video surveillance at Target and Marshalls racking up $1000 worth of charges while wearing her EMS t-shirt. Details, inside... More »

7:38 AM on Wed Jul 2 2008
By Jay Slatkin
7,249 views, 31 comments

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Snow in Cleveland is affecting air travel. The FAA says:
Due to WEATHER / SNOW-ICE, there is a Traffic Management Program in effect for traffic arriving Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Cleveland, OH (CLE). This is causing some arriving flights to be delayed an average of 3 hours and 12 minutes.
Continental, which uses Cleveland as a hub, is canceling lots of flights. [Ohio.com]

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real estate
Vacant, Abandoned Housing Is A Blight On Cities
In Cuyahoga County, Ohio there are 17,000 vacant, foreclosed properties. In Baltimore, there are 16,000. These properties sit, unmaintained, with boarded up windows, affecting not just their own value, but the values of homes nearby. More »

12:14 PM on Wed Feb 6 2008
By Meg Marco
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"If it sounds like legal loan-sharking, it's not. 'Loan sharks are actually cheaper," leader of the Ohio Coalition for Responsible Lending, talking about payday loans. [CNN Money]

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Fake AT&T Workers Steal From Unsuspecting Customers
According to Fox Cleveland, "fake AT&T workers" are going door to door asking to see customer's bills and gaining access to their homes. The thieves have a taste for electronic dictionaries: More »

2:25 PM on Mon Mar 26 2007
By Meg Marco
807 views, 5 comments
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Cleveland Airport Confiscates Passenger's 'Dangerous Liquid' Pies
A Cleveland airport considers pie filling a dangerous liquid, while at JFK the pie loses its incendiary properties. TSA employees seized at least a dozen of the baked goods from travelers. More »

12:24 PM on Sun Nov 26 2006
By Ben Popken
691 views, 22 comments