Jim DeBrosse
Restaurant and Bar Workers Reach a Tipping Point
Servers, bartenders, and line cooks left the hospitality industry during the pandemic. Those who remain are banding together to push restaurant and bar owners to improve pay, protect tips, and find a better work/life balance.
A Journey of Discovery Bears Fruit for Artist Jason Al Ghussein
Jason Al Ghussein plants his Palestinian roots in Over-the-Rhine, hoping a bright mural can open minds and bring people together.
Jennifer Kinsley Is Caring From the Bench
The Chase College of Law professor joins the State Court of Appeals after a notable election victory.
Filling the Local News Voids
A new digital newsroom in Cleveland using “community documenters” is looking to spread across the state.
Win, Lose, Draw: Inside Ohio’s Redistricting Battle
Ohio Republican lawmakers submitted unconstitutional election maps five different times in order to run out the clock on fair redistricting, and they prevailed. A second primary this month cost taxpayers $20 million.
The Chaos Theory Behind Ohio’s Redistricting Fiasco
Republican lawmakers purposefully submitted gerrymandered election maps four different times in order to run out the clock on fair elections in 2022. Now we’ll have to pay up to $25 million to hold two primaries.
U.S. Attorney Ken Parker Strives for Justice With Humanity
The new chief law enforcement official for the Southern District of Ohio is focused on finding the root causes of crime and partnering with communities to prevent those crimes from ever happening.
A Monument to Shame
The Brent Spence Bridge’s traffic chokehold has taken a back seat to political cowardice and misplaced priorities for decades. Will the federal infrastructure bill finally bail out regional leaders who fiddled while the bridge burned?
How Thom Atkinson Became the Best Author You’ve Never Read
Atkinson has been serving up scenes and characters from his short stories and plays for decades in insightful, unforgettable ways.
Inside the Highly Profitable and Secretive World of Payday Lenders
Nasty divorce proceedings between the founder of Check ’n Go and his wife reveal a salacious sideshow of rich people behaving badly.