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"Love Is Blind" Season 10 recap: Breakups, red flags and Ohio homecoming

The contestants head back to Columbus, where the real drama is about to take place.

News

It&#x27;s back to the real world for the contestants on Season 10 of &quot;Love Is Blind&quot; — and by &quot;real world,&quot; we mean Ohio.State of play: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The first week&#x27;s episodes" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/02/11/love-is-blind-season-10-ohio-recap-first-episodes" data-vars-content-id="e20b1312-8956-4964-b4ac-f03778d9c414" data-vars-headline="&quot;Love Is Blind&quot; Season 10 recap: Breakups, red flags and Ohio homecoming" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/02/11/love-is-blind-season-10-ohio-recap-first-episodes" target="_self">The first week&#x27;s episodes</a> of Netflix&#x27;s popular reality series saw seven couples get engaged sight unseen and then go on vacation together.

U.S. Rep. Brown to skip State of the Union

The Cleveland Democrat says attending would signal respect for conduct she believes harms democracy.

U.S. Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) said she will not attend President Trump&#x27;s State of the Union address Tuesday.Why it matters: Brown has shown up for every SOTU speech since taking office in 2021, but says this year is different.

Cleveland's next big sports destination: Cosm

The venue will serve as an anchor for Cleveland's riverfront development plan.

The Browns are heading to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Brook Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/02/06/super-bowl-stadium-brook-park" data-vars-content-id="31a9461a-7b9b-4c11-a4a1-166dfdeeba02" data-vars-headline="Cleveland&#x27;s next big sports destination: Cosm" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2026/02/06/super-bowl-stadium-brook-park" target="_self">Brook Park</a> in a few years, but another major venue where you can watch football and other sports is coming to downtown.Why it matters: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cosm" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cosm.com/" data-vars-content-id="31a9461a-7b9b-4c11-a4a1-166dfdeeba02" data-vars-headline="Cleveland&#x27;s next big sports destination: Cosm" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cosm.com/" target="_blank">Cosm</a>, a Los Angeles-based sports and entertainment technology company, is building its largest-ever facility in Cleveland in 2027.<ul><li><a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The venue" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cosm.com/news/cosm-is-coming-to-cleveland-anchoring-bedrock-rock-block-development" data-vars-content-id="31a9461a-7b9b-4c11-a4a1-166dfdeeba02" data-vars-headline="Cleveland&#x27;s next big sports destination: Cosm" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cosm.com/news/cosm-is-coming-to-cleveland-anchoring-bedrock-rock-block-development" target="_blank">The venue</a>, which broadcasts sporting events, films and more, will serve as an anchor for Bedrock&#x27;s riverfront <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="development plan" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/11/18/bedrock-riverfront-plan-17-story-hotel-and-music-venue" data-vars-content-id="31a9461a-7b9b-4c11-a4a1-166dfdeeba02" data-vars-headline="Cleveland&#x27;s next big sports destination: Cosm" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/11/18/bedrock-riverfront-plan-17-story-hotel-and-music-venue" target="_self">development plan</a> in the Gateway District.</li></ul>

Paul McCartney and Wings to take flight at the Rock Hall

The museum's exhibit on McCartney's 1970s band opens on May 15.

Music

For the first time, the Rock &amp; Roll Hall of Fame is launching an exhibit focused on the band Paul McCartney formed after leaving the Beatles.Driving the news: The exhibit, &quot;Paul McCartney and Wings,&quot; opens May 15 and focuses on the 1970s group consisting of McCartney (vocals/bass), his wife Linda McCartney (keyboards), Denny Laine of the Moody Blues (guitar/vocals) and Denny Seiwell (drums).

Irishtown Bend hillside no longer at risk of tumbling into the Cuyahoga

The Port of Cleveland completed a $65 million stabilization project, clearing the way for a 25-acre park.

Development

The Port of Cleveland has finished stabilizing the crumbling hillside along the Cuyahoga River, clearing the way for the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hotly anticipated Irishtown Bend Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/03/21/irishtown-bend-park-honor-cleveland-irish-immigrants" data-vars-content-id="e8f39579-433b-4c15-9b4a-3fbf3ac93ddf" data-vars-headline="Irishtown Bend hillside no longer at risk of tumbling into the Cuyahoga" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/03/21/irishtown-bend-park-honor-cleveland-irish-immigrants" target="_self">hotly anticipated Irishtown Bend Park</a>.Why it matters: For years, erosion and hillside movement raised fears of a catastrophic collapse that could have dumped soil into the river and blocked the shipping channel — jeopardizing thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in annual economic impact.

Tower City's fountain era officially ends

Bedrock is removing Skylight Park and the fountain beneath it to make way for a massive, flexible event space.

Bedrock is removing Tower City&#x27;s Skylight Park installation to create a nearly 20,000-square-foot flexible event space.Why it matters: The change will remove the long-dormant fountain infrastructure at the heart of Tower City — a bittersweet makeover that signals yet another shift away from retail and toward live experiences downtown.

What's next for Cleveland in 2026: Schools, airports, big civic bets

The biggest storylines facing Cleveland in the New Year.

Some of the biggest local storylines of 2025 included Cleveland&#x27;s growth as a movie hub, lakefront plans and Browns stadium drama.State of play: 2026 will reveal how those things continue to unfold, while also highlighting key developments in Cleveland&#x27;s school system, airport and public transportation.

Cleveland OKs $100M Browns deal

Council greenlit the team's move to Brook Park, securing millions for city neighborhoods.

Sports

Cleveland City Council&#x27;s support of a reworked $100 million settlement with the Haslam Sports Group ends months of acrimony and clears the way for the Browns&#x27; move to Brook Park.Why it matters: After decades of subsidizing pro sports in Cleveland, Monday&#x27;s vote flips the script — securing tens of millions from the Browns for lakefront development and neighborhood projects.

A former City Hall insider called Cleveland's $100M Browns deal months ago — down to the dollar

Ken Silliman believes the city has acted prudently, and the Haslams should pay for their own stadium.

Earlier this year, retired City Hall chief of staff Ken Silliman predicted <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Cleveland&#x27;s $100 million deal" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/10/20/bibb-browns-deal-haslam-100-million" data-vars-content-id="9bc782a4-2c03-413a-a0d9-10194463b5ac" data-vars-headline="A former City Hall insider called Cleveland&#x27;s $100M Browns deal months ago — down to the dollar" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/10/20/bibb-browns-deal-haslam-100-million" target="_self">Cleveland&#x27;s $100 million deal</a> with the Haslams down to the exact dollar. Flashback: &quot;I see one of two outcomes as this point,&quot; he wrote on LinkedIn in May. <ul><li>&quot;1) The State declines to fund the Browns&#x27; full $600 million ask; the Browns then end up making a deal with City/County on renovating the lakefront stadium; or 2) the state grants the $600 million ask, after which the City agrees to dismiss its Art Modell lawsuit in exchange for the Browns contributing $100 million to the lakefront.&quot; </li></ul>

Cleveland and county leaders ask feds to help close Burke

They say shuttering the airport would open prime downtown real estate for housing, parks and jobs.

Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne are formally asking Washington to help them close <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Burke Lakefront Airport" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/09/16/burke-lakefront-airport-lake-erie-closure-study-mayor-bibb" data-vars-content-id="f7ceca88-1ec2-4441-9f80-5d4db0da6b06" data-vars-headline="Cleveland and county leaders ask feds to help close Burke" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/09/16/burke-lakefront-airport-lake-erie-closure-study-mayor-bibb" target="_self">Burke Lakefront Airport</a>.Why it matters: With federal approval, Cleveland could bypass years of Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) red tape and move quickly to repurpose the 450 acres of prime downtown real estate as housing, parks and job-creating development.

Cleveland opens new park in Hough

Thurgood Marshall Green just opened on the former site of a CMSD elementary school.

Cleveland opened its newest park Friday, and it&#x27;s a beauty.State of play: Thurgood Marshall Green is a 2.6-acre public space next to the Thurgood Marshall Recreation Center in Hough.

NASA Glenn tapped to lead lunar nuclear power effort

The major research initiative is expected to draw billions of dollars to Northeast Ohio.

NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland has been chosen to spearhead the development of nuclear power on the Moon.Why it matters: The Fission Surface Power System program is expected to involve billions of dollars of economic activity in Northeast Ohio, and it cements NASA Glenn at the forefront of U.S. space research and exploration.

Hitchcock Center for Women unveils new $28M facility

The modern complex will include Section 8 supportive housing units overlooking Rockefeller Park.

Health

Cleveland is celebrating the opening of the $28 million Hitchcock Center for Women, a new facility that nearly doubles the organization&#x27;s capacity to serve women in recovery.Why it matters: The center will serve about 600 women each year — up from 300 — and offers something rare in addiction treatment: the chance for mothers to live with their children during recovery.

Epstein to lead the Port of Cleveland

The city's economic development chief takes reins of a port supporting 23,000 jobs.

The Port of Cleveland has tapped Jeff Epstein, Cleveland&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="chief of integrated development" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/09/20/modular-homes-cleveland-housing-shortage" data-vars-content-id="a4fdfc1a-243e-435c-b267-8bbc19296d8d" data-vars-headline="Epstein to lead the Port of Cleveland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/09/20/modular-homes-cleveland-housing-shortage" target="_self">chief of integrated development</a>, as its next president and CEO. Epstein will take over Oct. 15, pending board approval.Why it matters: The Port is one of Northeast Ohio&#x27;s biggest economic engines, supporting 23,000 jobs and processing more than 13 million tons of cargo every year through the harbor.

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Irishtown Bend hillside no longer at risk of tumbling into the Cuyahoga

Tower City's fountain era officially ends

What's next for Cleveland in 2026: Schools, airports, big civic bets

Cleveland OKs $100M Browns deal

A former City Hall insider called Cleveland's $100M Browns deal months ago — down to the dollar