Cleveland, OH
Northeast Ohio school closings and delays for Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024; Cleveland city schools close
CLEVELAND, Ohio — School districts throughout Northeast Ohio, including Cleveland Metropolitan School District, are canceling classes for Wednesday, with forecasts calling for dangerously cold temperatures early in the morning.
The National Weather Service has issued a wind chill advisory for much of Northeast Ohio, including Cuyahoga, Geauga, Lake, Medina, Portage, Stark, Summit and Trumbull counties. Forecasts say it will be about 5 to 6 degrees during the time children usually wait for bus pickup or walk to school, but wind chills will make it feel like minus-16.
The advisory is in effect until noon Wednesday. Temperatures eventually will climb into the low 20s, but it will remain windy throughout the day, with gusts up to 31 mph.
Here is a list of school closings and delays from WKYC Channel 3. All schools listed are closed Wednesday unless otherwise noted.
Academy of St. Bartholomew
Agape Christian Academy
Akros Middle School
Akron City Schools
Albert Einstein Academy, all campuses
Alliance City Schools
All Saints of St. John Vianney
Alpha Care (Cuyahoga, Lorain)
Amherst Exempted Village Schools
Andrews Osborne Academy
Apex Academy
Archbishop Hoban High School
Assumption Academy Broadview Heights
Aurora City Schools
Avon Lake City Schools
Avon Local Schools
Barberton City Schools
Bay Village City Schools
Beachwood City Schools
Beaumont School
Bedford City Schools
Benedictine High
Berea City Schools
Berkshire Local Schools
Bethel Baptist Christian Academy
Bethel Christian Academy (Parma)
Brecksville-Broadview Heights Schools
Broadmoor School
Broadway Academy
Brooklyn City Schools
Brownstone Day School
Brunswick City Schools
Buckeye Joint Vocational School District
Buckeye Local (Ashtabula County)
Buckeye Local (Medina)
Bucyrus City Schools
C.A.S.T.L.E High School Parma
Canton City Schools
Canton Country Day School
Canton Harbor High School
Canton Local Schools
Cardinal Local Schools
Central Christian School
Chagrin Falls Exempted Village Schools
Chapel Hill Christian North
Chapel Hill Christian School South
Chardon Local Schools
Chippewa Local Schools
Christian Community School
Christian Faith Academy
Citizens Academy Southeast
Citizens Leadership & Academy Glenville
Clearview Local Schools
Cleveland Central Catholic High School
Cleveland Heights-University Heights Schools
Cleveland Metropolitan School District
Cloverleaf Local Schools
Columbia Local Schools
Constellation School Westpark Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Eastside Arts Academy
Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Elyria Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Elyria Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Lorain Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Lorain Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Madison Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Old Brooklyn Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Parma Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Parma Community Middle
Constellation Schools Parma Community High School
Constellation Schools Parma Community Intermediate School
Constellation Schools Puritas Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Puritas Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Stockyard Community Elementary
Constellation Schools Westpark Community Middle School
Constellation Schools Westside Community School of Arts
Constellation Schools-Pearl Road Elementary
Copley Fairlawn City Schools
Cornerstone Christian Academy
Corpus Christi Academy
Coventry Local Schools
Crestwood Local Schools
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools
Cuyahoga Heights Local Schools
Cuyahoga Valley Career Center
Cuyahoga Valley Christian Academy
E Prep & Village Prep Cliffs
E Prep & Village Prep Willard
E Prep & Village Prep Woodland
ECEC-Shaker Heights
Edge Academy
Education Alternatives-Bedford
Education Alternatives – Painesville
Education Alternatives-Cuyahoga Falls
Education Alternatives-Elyria
Education Alternatives-Ravenna
Education Alternatives-Willoughby
EHOVE Career Center
Elyria Catholic High School
Elyria City Schools
Emmanuel Christian Academy
Euclid City Schools
Fairlawn Lutheran School
Fairport Harbor Exempted Village Schools
Fairview Park City Schools
Field Local Schools
Garfield Heights City Schools
Geauga Head Start
Geneva Area City Schools
Gilmour Academy
Global Ambassadors Language Academy
Gospel Haven Academy
Grand Valley Local Schools
Green Local Schools (Summit County)
Green Local Schools (Wayne County)
Hartville Christian School
Hathaway Brown School
Hawken Schools
Heritage Christian Schools, Canton
Heritage Classical Academy – Northfield
Heritage Classical- Bainbridge
Heritage Classical- Peninsula
Hershey Montessori, Concord Township
Hershey Montessori, Huntsburg Township
Highland Local Schools
Hillsdale Local Schools
Holy Cross Lutheran School
Holy Family-Parma
Holy Family-Stow
Holy Name Elementary
Holy Name High School
Horizon Science Academy Cleveland High School
Hudson City Schools
IDEA House Educational Services
Imagine Bella Academy
Immaculate Heart-Cuyahoga Falls
Incarnate Word Academy Elementary
Independence Local Schools
Innovation Academy West
Insigtful Minds
Intergenerational School
Invictus High School
iSTEM Geauga Early College High School
Jackson Local Schools
James A Garfield Local Schools
Julie Billiart School- Akron
Julie Billiart School- Lyndhurst
Julie Billiart School- Westlake
Kenston Local Schools
Kent City Schools
Keystone Local Schools
Kingsway Christian School
Kirtland Local Schools
Lake Catholic High School
Lake Center Christian Schools
Lake Local Schools (Stark County)
Lake Ridge Academy
Lakeland Community College, all campuses
Lakeshore Intergenerational School
Lakewood Catholic Academy
Lakewood City Schools
Lakewood Lutheran Elementary
Laurel School Butler Campus
Laurel School Lyman Campus
LEAP Program – Crestview
LEAP Program – Garfield Heights
LEAP Program – Green
LEAP Program – Kent
LEAP Program – Rittman
Lerner School
Lorain County Early Learning Center
Lorain Preparatory School
Louisville City Schools
Lutheran East High School
Lutheran West High School
Madison Local Schools (Lake County)
Madison Local Schools (Richland County)
Maple Heights City Schools
Maplewood Career Center
Mater Dei Academy
Mayfair Christian School
Mayfield City Schools
Medina Christian Academy
Medina City Schools
Medina County Career Center
Mentor Christian
Mentor Exempted Village Schools
Messiah Lutheran School
Metro Catholic Parish Elementary
Middleburg Early Education Center
Middlebury Academy
Midview Local Schools
Minerva Area Christian School
Minerva Local Schools
Mogadore Local Schools
Monarch School
Montessori School of University Heights
New Life Christian Academy
Noble Academy-Cleveland
Nordonia Hills City Schools
North Canton City Schools
North Olmsted City Schools
North Ridgeville City Schools
North Royalton City Schools
Northside Christian Academy
Northwest Local Schools
Norton City Schools
Notre Dame-Cathedral Latin Schools
Oberlin City Schools
Old Trail School
Olmsted Falls City Schools
Orange City Schools
Orchard Park Academy
Orrville City Schools
Our Lady Mt. Carmel – Cleveland
Our Lady of Angels Elementary
Our Lady of Elms-All
Our Lady of Peace-Canton
Our Lady of the Lake School
Padua Franciscan High
Painesville City Schools
Parma City Schools
Perry Local Schools (Lake County)
Perry Local Schools (Stark County)
Pinnacle Academy
Plain Local Schools
Portage Lakes Career Center
Portage Learning Center Atwater
Portage Learning Center Ravenna (No transportation)
Portage Learning Center Kent
Pymatuning Valley Local Schools
Ravenna School District
Redeemer Christian Elementary
Revere Local Schools
Richmond Heights Local Schools
Rittman Exempted Village Schools
Painesville Riverside Local Schools
Rocky River City Schools
Ruffing Montessori-Cleveland Heights
Ruffing Montessori-Rocky River
South Euclid-Lyndhurst City Schools
Shaker Heights City Schools
Solon City Schools
South Suburban Montessori
Southeast Local Schools (Portage County)
Spring Garden Waldorf School
Springfield Local Schools (Summit County)
St. Adalbert-Cleveland
St. Agatha-St. Aloysius
St. Albert the Great Elementary
St. Ambrose-Brunswick
St. Angela Merici
St. Anselm School
St. Anthony of Padua-Akron
St. Anthony of Padua-Lorain
St. Augustine-Barberton
St. Barnabas Elementary
St. Benedict Catholic School
St. Brendan School
St. Charles Borromeo School
St. Christopher Elementary
St. Columbkille Elementary
St. Dominic School
St. Francis-Gates Mills
St. Gabriel-Mentor
St. Helen School-Newbury
St. Hilary Elem-Fairlawn
St. Ignatius High School
St. Ignatius of Antioch
St. Jerome Elementary
St. Joan of Arc-Chagrin Falls
St. John Lutheran-Cleveland
St. John School-Ashtabula
St. Joseph Academy
St. Joseph-Randolph
St. Jude Elementary-Elyria
St. Ladislas Good Shepherd
St. Leo The Great-Cleveland
St. Mark Catholic School
St. Martin de Porres High School
St. Mary Byzantine Elementary
St. Mary Elementary-Berea
St. Mary Elementary-Chardon
St. Mary Elementary-Elyria
St. Mary Elementary-Mansfield
St. Mary Immaculate-Avon
St. Mary of the Assumption
St. Mary-Akron
St. Michael-Canton
St. Michael-Independence
St. Paschal Baylon Elementary
St. Patrick Elementary-Kent
St. Paul Lutheran-Westlake
St. Peter Elementary-Canton
St. Peter Elementarhy-Lorain
St. Peter-North Ridgeville
St. Raphael Elementary
St. Rita Elementary
St. Rocco Elementary
St. Sebastian Elementary
St. Stanislaus Elementary
St. Thomas Aquinas
St. Thomas More Elementary
St. Vincent-St. Mary High School
STEPS Academy
Stepstone Academy
Stow-Munroe Falls City Schools
Streetsboro City Schools
Strongsville City Schools
Sts. Joseph and John-Strongsville
Sts. Robert and William Elementary
Summit Academy Elementary-Akron
Summit Academy Elementary-Lorain
Summit Academy-Akron Secondary
Summit Academy-Canton
Summit Christian School
Tallmadge City Schools
The Methodist Preschool of Chagrin Falls
Thurgood Marshall High School
Towpath Trail High School
Trinity High School
Triway Local Schools
Twinsburg City Schools
UCP of Greater Cleveland
University School
Urban Vision-Akron
Valley Christian Academy-Aurora
Vermilion Local Schools
Villa Angela-St. Joseph High School
Wadsworth City Schools
Walsh Jesuit High School
Warrensville Heights City Schools
Washington Park Community School
West Branch Local Schools
West Geauga Local Schools
Western Reserve Local Schools
Westlake City Schools
Westshore Montessori
Westside Christian Academy
Wickliffe City Schools
Wings Academy
Woodridge Local Schools
Wright Preparatory Academy
Published on Mar. 11, 2026
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A series of social media posts from a cryptid-focused podcast has ignited speculation about widespread Bigfoot sightings in northeast Ohio, with enthusiasts pointing to what they describe as a concentrated burst of activity in the Mantua and Garrettsville areas southeast of Cleveland. The Bigfoot Society, a podcast and online community, says it has received six separate reports of alleged Bigfoot encounters between March 6 and March 10 in wooded areas in the region.
Why it matters
Bigfoot sightings are relatively common across the United States, but a cluster of multiple reported encounters in a small geographic area over a short period is considered unusual and potentially indicative of increased cryptid activity. The reports have generated excitement within the Bigfoot research community, which is eager to investigate further and potentially uncover new evidence of the elusive creature’s existence.
The details
According to the Bigfoot Society, the reported encounters include alleged sightings of a nine-foot-tall, brown-haired Sasquatch, as well as other details about the creature’s appearance and behavior. However, the group has not released any photographs, video, or independently verified physical evidence to corroborate the claims. Nonetheless, the podcast host described the cluster of sightings as a possible “flap” event, a term used in cryptozoology to refer to multiple sightings within a short time span.
- The reported sightings occurred between March 6 and March 10, 2026.
- The Bigfoot Society received the six separate reports during this four-day period.
The players
The Bigfoot Society
A podcast and online community dedicated to collecting eyewitness accounts of Sasquatch encounters.
Jeremiah Byron
The host of the Bigfoot Society Podcast, who spoke to Fox 8 about the reported sightings.
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What they’re saying
“It’s normal for there to be Bigfoot sightings all over the United States, but it’s not normal to have multiple sightings in a small area within a short number of days.”
— Jeremiah Byron, Host, Bigfoot Society Podcast (Fox 8)
“So, if you’re in this area, keep your eyes open and maybe your doors locked because there could be a Bigfoot in the same general vicinity.”
— Bigfoot Society Poster (Bigfoot Society)
What’s next
The Bigfoot Society has urged residents in Portage County to remain vigilant and report any additional sightings or evidence to the group. The podcast host indicated that the community is eager to investigate the reports further and potentially uncover new evidence of Bigfoot’s existence.
The takeaway
While Bigfoot sightings are not uncommon across the United States, the cluster of reports in northeast Ohio has sparked significant interest and speculation within the cryptid research community. The lack of verifiable evidence, however, means that the alleged encounters remain unconfirmed, and the true nature of the activity in the region remains uncertain.
Cleveland, OH
Ohio’s Asphalt Paving Industry at an Inflection Point: What Cleveland Commercial Property Owners Need to Know in 2025-2026
Empire Paving: Asphalt Paving Contractors in Cleveland, OH
Ohio’s asphalt paving industry is undergoing a significant structural shift driven by $14 billion in federal infrastructure funding through the IIJA, aging pavement across Northeast Ohio’s commercial corridors, and rising demand for integrated pavement management over one-time new construction. For Cleveland-area commercial and industrial property owners, this convergence of public investment, climate-driven wear, and evolving contractor capabilities creates both urgency and opportunity.
CLEVELAND, OHIO – The asphalt paving industry in Northeast Ohio is entering a pivotal period of transformation, driven by federal infrastructure dollars, aging commercial pavement, and the region’s punishing freeze-thaw climate. For commercial property owners, facility managers, and HOAs throughout the Cleveland metro area, these trends directly inform decisions about when to pave, whether to repair or replace, and how to select the right contractor.
Historic Infrastructure Investment
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act is channeling an estimated $14 billion into Ohio, including $9.7 billion for roads and bridges. In Northeast Ohio alone, ODOT announced over $1.7 billion across 248 projects. Ohio voters further reinforced this in May 2025, approving $2.5 billion in general obligation bonds for infrastructure. For commercial property owners, improved surrounding roads make neglected private parking lots more conspicuous – and more costly to ignore.
Ohio’s Infrastructure Report Card Signals Urgency
The ASCE issued Ohio an overall grade of C- in its 2025 Infrastructure Report Card. NOACA confirmed that 76% of its 2024-2027 roadway funding is dedicated to system preservation – a clear signal that the region’s pavement stock needs rehabilitation. Privately owned parking lots and access drives, many built during Ohio’s industrial peak, are likely in comparable or worse condition.
The Shift to Integrated Pavement Management
Pure “paving-only” revenue among the top 50 U.S. contractors declined approximately 24% from its 2023 peak, even as total revenues climbed 18%. Property owners increasingly seek contractors offering integrated services – milling, resurfacing, drainage repair, sealcoating, and long-term maintenance planning – not just new installation.
Freeze-Thaw Climate Creates a Compounding Crisis
Cleveland’s repeated freeze-thaw cycles fracture pavement from within, saturate subbases, and accelerate structural failure. Well-maintained asphalt can last 20-30 years; neglected pavement often requires full replacement in 10-15. Replacement costs can run up to seven times that of a proactive maintenance program.
In-House Crews Separate Winners from the Rest
Contractors with in-house crews and integrated capabilities outperform subcontracting-dependent firms on scheduling, quality control, and accountability – all critical on active commercial and industrial sites.
Empire Paving has delivered commercial asphalt paving, concrete construction, drainage solutions, and pavement maintenance across Northeast Ohio for over 20 years from its Cleveland headquarters. Learn more at https://www.empirepaving.biz/cuyahoga-county/cleveland-oh/ or call (216) 581-1000.
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The Cleveland Cavaliers were crowned NBA champions for the first time in their franchise’s history ten years ago. The 2016 NBA Finals seems like it was just yesterday.
The memories of LeBron James pouncing on a vulnerable Andre Iguodala to swat away his layup attempt is still fresh in the memory of Cavs fans watching at the time.
Kyrie Irving’s stepback three-point shot over Stephen Curry is a moment in time that will be replayed in NBA documentaries and compilations for decades to come. This period of time was truly a magical time for the city of Cleveland and the state of Ohio.
The city had never experienced anything similar to what the 2016 Cavs did for Cleveland. The star duo of Mark Price and Brad Daugherty from the late 1980s and early 1990s got far into the playoffs routinely, but never into the NBA Finals, largely because of Michael Jordan’s Chicago Bulls.
The Cavaliers toppled the mighty record-breaking 73-win Golden State Warriors in 2016 and now the organization is keeping that memory alive in a huge way.
A professional-sized basketball court
Plans to advance development of “Meet Me Here” Park went through City of Cleveland this past Friday. Developers are speeding up plans to revamp the park in order to have it ready by the 10th anniversary of the championship victory later this summer.
The #Cavs have unveiled development plans for a space on the corner of E 4th St. and Huron Rd. to commemorate the Cavs 2016 NBA Championship.
The project will feature a professional-size basketball court, seating, active greenspace and artwork. pic.twitter.com/aRwPLnwGjA
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) March 10, 2026
The space where this development will be built is in Downtown Cleveland. A NBA-sized basketball court will dominate the space, but benches for spectators and artwork is slated to be included as well. The design of the court will be based on the 2016 NBA championship victory. There’s room for additional mobile hoops to be inserted for specific community events.
The space is temporary and has room to grow
The current plans unveiled last Friday are set to be a temporary solution due to the 10th anniversary approaching. There could be more grand plans to revamp the surrounding area beyond the one professional-sized basketball court. The current space will feature grass areas, trees, and a fence to block basketball from wildly rolling into the street.
A nearby parking garage will also hang a banner with LeBron James famous “Cleveland, this is for you” quote after winning game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals.
This development is one of many recent advancements geared toward building up the surrounding areas of Rocket Arena. A riverfront park that supports residences is being developed near Rocket Arena.
The Cavaliers are opening a brand new practice, training, and sports medicine facility in 2027 called the Cleveland Clinic Global Peak Performance Center. On top of these developments and the new basketball court, a riverfront amphitheater fit to seat about 6,200 people is set to open around 2028. Cleveland is developing right before the eyes of nearby residents and it’s the consistent success of the Cavaliers that have contributed heavily to these possibilities.
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