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Halloween is over, but not the joy of seeing the faces and places from reader-submitted photographs.    Full story »

Beachwood doctor Stephen E. Bloom spent four hours carving this pumpkin in tribute to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dr. Bloom said the inspiration for carving Lebron and Shaq on the pumpkin was "the start of a new season and a new beginning." He titles the picture, "A Tribute to a Positive Future."  Full story »

Residents easily approved two local issues on Tuesday. Issue 11, a tax levy renewal for the police department, passed by 4,413 votes (64 percent) to 2,422 votes (35 percent), according to unofficial results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections.  Full story »

It was election day and Sun News covered the races and issues in your community. Get a rundown on who won and the issues that passed or failed in your area.  Full story »

Send us your best Halloween photos for possible posting on cleveland.com/sun and where possible, within the pages of your local Sun newspaper Full story »

The Cleveland Clinic has announced new hires to its team of orthopaedic surgeons.  Full story »

CityMusic Cleveland, a professional chamber orchestra that performs free concerts throughout Northeast Ohio, will perform the following concerts this week. The public is invited to attend:  Full story »

When I was a child, my mother had one cardinal rule on family vacations: She refused to stop at restaurants that had beer signs in the window. She’d have never set foot inside the Double T Bar in Halsey, Neb. (pop. 210.) What a pity.  Full story »

I’ll wager that your grandmother never tossed a sleeping bag and tent in her trunk and set off for a solo journey across the country. Mine didn’t either. But this grandmother is doing exactly that. By the time you read this, I’ll have meandered across seven or eight states, unless I discover some quirky place along the way that moves me to wad up my loose agenda and stay awhile.  Full story »

The West Side Sun has ceased publication. Get the latest West Park news and police blotters in the Sun Post-Herald. Full story »

Age: "2ish" Owner: Rick Wendell Breed/Type: Terrier mix ("Benji" dog) Dines on: "Hmm . . . would prefer anything and any dog food, if I have to; if lucky, a hot dog from the grill or sneaking up on the table for a snack when my owners look away. But look at me . . . how could they... Full story »

As a labor and delivery nurse at MetroHealth Medical Center for the past 23½ years, Racette figures she's helped deliver thousands of babies. She enjoys helping parents get acquainted with their newborns and to bond as a family. "There's nothing like having a new dad cut the umbilical cord. It's a unique moment," she said. Racette, the mother of... Full story »

ROBBERY, WEST 117TH STREET: A robbery on July 26 apparently was recorded -- a video of the robbery was entered as evidence. The suspect was robbed of $155. PETTY THEFT, LORAIN AVENUE: Tops, swim suits, shorts, a bra and a scarf were among items reported stolen July 19 at a store on Lorain. THEFT, WEST 95TH STREET: Tools worth... Full story »

AVON Chris Rigo knows the key word is opportunity. The former St. Ignatius High baseball and football player is making the best of his latest as a starting pitcher for the Lake Erie Crushers, the newest member of the independent Frontier League. Rigo, of Westlake, was not selected in the Major League Baseball amateur draft in June after concluding his... Full story »

St. Edward High School has announced its induction class for 2009 to the Howard Ferguson Athletic Hall of Fame and it finds the graduating class of 1998 well-represented. Among the eight players and one coach to be inducted in ceremonies slated for Sept. 11 at Brennan's Party Center are four former Eagles from four different sports from that class of... Full story »