• My Ohio with Leon Bibb
  1. Bruce Weigl

    LCCC professor finalist for Pulitzer

    Professor Bruce Weigl at Lorain County Community College was a finalist in the Pulitzer Prize competition for poetry. 

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    Reading program taps barber role models

    The Barbershop Literacy Project is a program involving about  two dozen barbershops through the greater Cleveland area to establish reading corners for children.

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    Workers put final touches on Gatekeeper

    Cedar Point Amusement Park's newest roller coaster is a work of both strength and art.

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    Leon: 'A prison ghost mentioned me!'

    Twenty years after the hit movie "Shawshank Redemption" was produced in the old Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield, Ohio, Leon Bibb visits the unsettling former prison and discovers ghosts in the cellblock.

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    Humphrey Popcorn Co. still in business

    Humphrey Popcorn Company is still making the treats that were the major sellers at the old Euclid Beach Amusement Park.

  3. Leon Bibb honored by local veterans on March 18, 2013

    Local veterans surprise Leon Bibb

    Following his anchor duties during the noon broadcast, our own Leon Bibb was surprised by a trio of local veterans wanting to honor and thank him.

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Green Circle Growers boasts 100 acres of flowers with all of them under glass

Green Circle Growers is one of the largest greenhouse operations in the Midwest and produces hundreds of thousands of flowers for supermarkets and big-box

Rudy's Strudel and Bakery in Parma still has its owner rolling in the dough 35…

Eugene Polatajko, who bought Rudy's Strudel and Bakery in Parma 35 years ago, continues to make her Eastern European treats as if the food was for her own

Aging US military veterans stand a silent vigil at all funerals at Ohio…

At every funeral of a U.S. military veteran at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery, there is an honor guard unit giving tribute to the deceased. 

Looking for the big cheese in Ohio? Find it at the Guggisberg Cheese plant in…

Guggisberg family has made cheese the old-fashioned way for 60 years, following the recipe its ancestor brought from Switzerland.

Looking at the past of Cleveland auto building can provide a roadmap to the…

The Crawford Auto Aviation Collection of Cleveland-made cars and planes is highlighted as Western Reserve Historical society accelerates its coverage of

Cleveland pipe organ manufacturer in its 111th year as maker of music for…

Holtkamp Organs of Cleveland celebrates 111 years as a premier manufacturer of pipe organs.

Swenson's Drive-in Restaurant sticks with what works for the restaurant that…

Swenson's Drive-in Restaurants, based in Akron, sticks with what has made it a popular eatery since 1934. Its servers still run through the parking lot taking

Painesville Municipal Court could be nicknamed 'Court of Unusual Sentences'

The courtroom of Painesville Municipal Court Judge Michael Cicconetti could carry the nickname Court of Unusual Sentences.

Chagrin Falls hardware store celebrating 156 years in same location is loved by…

Time almost stands still in Chagrin Hardware, which has sold hardware goods in Chagrin Falls for 156 years. Still, its daily business is brisk.

Cleveland clergyman comments on violence, prays more people develop stronger…

The Reverend Kenneth Chalker speaks strongly against automatic weapons in the hands of the civilian population.

Hallmark Channel's 'The Christmas Heart' was written by a Cleveland reporter…

The residents of Arthur Avenue in the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood probably never thought their yearly Christmas Eve practice of lighting luminaries become a

'Tis The Season Christmas ornaments store - largest in Ohio - is merry, merry…

"Tis The Season is a year-around Christmas ornaments and decorations store. The owner began the business in 1996 after receiving "a sign from God" to go

Geauga County family found candles to be the flame that ignited a togetherness

When the philosopher penned the phrase "give light and the people will find their way," regardless of whether he knew it, he was providing a lighted pathway

Talking turkey with Summit County turkey farmer days before Thanksgiving

Farmer Terry Smith believes in farming the old-fashioned way, including how he raises turkeys that are bound for the Thanksgiving Day roasting oven.

Elyria kid had so much fun in 'Fun Size' feature film, he may follow his dreams…

A 13-year-old Elyria, Ohio, boy tried out for the Cleveland movie production of "Fun Size" and found so much success, he is now hoping Hollywood calls again.

First Ladies Library in Canton gives the history of the women behind the men of…

The First Ladies National Historic Site offers a wives' view of lives with the men the U.S. elected as presidents.

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