Mayor Justin Bibb is firing a law firm that was helping Cleveland raise funds for waterfront development as well as ballpark and arena repairs — since that law firm is now representing Brook Park as it tries to attract the Cleveland Browns.

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Although Modell Law lawsuits in federal and Cuyahoga County common pleas court may appear to be redundant, the decisions by the Browns and city to file separate lawsuits come down to a fight for home-field advantage.

News spoke with the woman who called 911 she told us the house was filled with black smoke and she wasn’t sure if her neighbor was okay. According to Brook Park Fire Departme

The bottom line is this: the progress we've made is remarkable but fragile. Moving the Browns to Brook Park risks unraveling years of careful urban development and investment. The Browns belong downtown — not just for tradition's sake, but for the economic vitality of our entire region.

Brook Park Fire Department quickly contained a house fire on Parkland Avenue with aid from neighboring fire departments.

Though the lawsuits in federal and Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court may appear to be redundant, legal experts who spoke to cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer said the decisions by the Browns and city to file separate lawsuits come down to a fight for home-field advantage.

This week, the City of Cleveland (the City) and the State of Ohio (the State) took several key actions in the battle to prevent the Cleveland

BROOK PARK, Ohio — The Brook Park Fire Department is investigating a Monday morning fire at a home on Parkland Ave. Neighbors reported the home smoking near Parkland Ave and Forestview Circle shortly before 10 a.m. Next-door neighbor Karl Bartz said he rushed into the house with a fire extinguisher when he realized it was on fire.

The Space Act Agreement between NASA and Blue Abyss marks the next step in bringing a new astronaut training and space research facility to Brook Park’s west side.

In August, the Browns announced their intentions to move to Brook Park, which is about 13 miles southwest of the current stadium, because it was “their most compelling option.” The team described it as a $2.4 billion project, which was later revealed to include a domed stadium.

It’s safe to assume that when then-Ohio Gov. George Voinovich signed the so-called “Art Modell Law” in 1996, the possibility of the law being used against the Cleveland Browns wasn’t on anyone’s mind.

A toothless, untested, unenforceable piece of legislation that has no bearing on the team’s attempt to build a domed stadium in Brook Park after Huntington Bank Field’s (HBF) lease expires in 2028 (the Browns’ stance), or ...