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Iconic Cleveland toy store is closing after 27 years
by
Kai Ryssdal
Feb 6, 2018
Operating a small business, especially in a niche industry, can go either really well or not. For a couple decades, business at Steve Presser’s vintage toy store in Cleveland was booming, despite the challenges. We checked in on him on several occasions to see what it was like to be a small business owner in America’s heartland. Now […]
What happens when a town loses its only grocery store?
Dec 6, 2017
You may think of food deserts as an urban phenomenon. But they exist in rural towns too.
In Ohio's opioid crisis, Medicaid cutbacks could be disastrous
Jun 30, 2017
At the epicenter of the opioid crisis, a Medicaid rollback could be terrible for Ohioans
Two small business owners with different views of Trump
Dec 19, 2016
In suburban Ohio, some see a windfall with his election, while others fear the worst.
Dayton has welcomed immigrants, but many are now in limbo
Dec 14, 2016
The city has a program called "Welcome Dayton" that encourages immigrants to settle down there.
The lay of the land in Florida and Ohio
by
Tony Wagner
Mar 15, 2016
It's another super Tuesday. Here's what's on primary voters' minds.
Mobile home park residents see erratic water service
Feb 24, 2016
Ohio mobile home park resident said water routinely turned off without notice
For public good, not for profit.
In Dayton, empty homes hurt recovery
Jan 25, 2016
While developers focus on the city center, historic neighborhoods are suffering.
"Bitcoin Boulevard" no longer booming
Jan 8, 2016
When businesses in a Cleveland suburb began accepting bitcoin, the response was huge
Nuclear cleanup work sustains ailing Ohio town
Dec 4, 2015
One town in Ohio is holding on to remnants of Cold War-era uranium enrichment.