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Northeast Ohio theater is showing "The Odyssey" as Christopher Nolan intended

You can watch "The Odyssey" in 70mm film format at Phoenix Theatres Great Northern Mall.

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Movie fans in Northeast Ohio have one of the country&#x27;s rare chances to see &quot;The Odyssey&quot; the way director Christopher Nolan intended.State of play: Michigan-based <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Phoenix Theatres" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/11/20/wicked-for-good-movie-marathon" data-vars-content-id="21d7af32-f7a5-43b7-90fd-4072d0e305fc" data-vars-headline="Northeast Ohio theater is showing &quot;The Odyssey&quot; as Christopher Nolan intended" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2025/11/20/wicked-for-good-movie-marathon" target="_self">Phoenix Theatres</a> is showing Nolan&#x27;s latest epic, which opens Thursday, in classic 70mm film format exclusively at its Great Northern Mall location in North Olmsted.

Amazon's drone delivery service is coming to Cleveland

The Prime Air drones will deliver packages up to 5 pounds near the North Randall fulfillment center.

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Amazon&#x27;s custom <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="delivery drones" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/05/30/amazon-faa-drone-delivery" data-vars-content-id="6226c2ef-1c8e-4e32-bee4-4c98151dabca" data-vars-headline="Amazon&#x27;s drone delivery service is coming to Cleveland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/05/30/amazon-faa-drone-delivery" target="_self">delivery drones</a> will soon be flying across Cleveland and its eastern suburbs, adding a new way for Prime customers to get their packages.Why it matters: Cleveland is among a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="growing number of metros" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/04/22/amazon-drone-delivery-2024" data-vars-content-id="6226c2ef-1c8e-4e32-bee4-4c98151dabca" data-vars-headline="Amazon&#x27;s drone delivery service is coming to Cleveland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/phoenix/2024/04/22/amazon-drone-delivery-2024" target="_self">growing number of metros</a> where Amazon is rolling out <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="drone delivery service" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2024/01/02/delivery-drones-2024-amazon-zipline-wing" data-vars-content-id="6226c2ef-1c8e-4e32-bee4-4c98151dabca" data-vars-headline="Amazon&#x27;s drone delivery service is coming to Cleveland" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2024/01/02/delivery-drones-2024-amazon-zipline-wing" target="_self">drone delivery service</a> alongside its existing warehouses and blue trucks.<ul><li>The goal is for packages to arrive 30 minutes after an online purchase, though the fastest on-record delivery is 11 minutes.</li></ul>

Christopher Nolan's movies ranked from best to worst

We ranked the famed director's films, from "The Dark Knight" to "The Odyssey."

Director Christopher Nolan&#x27;s latest epic, &quot;The Odyssey,&quot; is destined to become one of the director&#x27;s signature films.State of play: The big release has us debating where Nolan&#x27;s latest belongs among his best films.<ul><li>Our resident movie nerds, Troy and Sam, took a crack at ranking the whole catalog.</li></ul>

Wildfire smoke chokes Northeast Ohio

Health officials are urging residents to avoid strenuous outdoor activity as poor air quality persists through Friday..

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Canadian wildfire smoke pushed Northeast Ohio&#x27;s air quality into the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="&quot;very unhealthy&quot;" data-vars-click-url="https://www.wkyc.com/article/weather/weather-impact/canada-wildfire-smoke-unhealthy-air-quality-cleveland-weather-forecast-code-maroon-ohio-epa/95-9ea26bd2-08ee-4d44-af0b-3cae59a38b44" data-vars-content-id="fcaed111-0025-47fd-a84f-533e380725ff" data-vars-headline="Wildfire smoke chokes Northeast Ohio" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/weather/weather-impact/canada-wildfire-smoke-unhealthy-air-quality-cleveland-weather-forecast-code-maroon-ohio-epa/95-9ea26bd2-08ee-4d44-af0b-3cae59a38b44" target="_blank">&quot;very unhealthy&quot;</a> range Thursday, with forecasters warning that hazardous conditions will last through Friday. Why it matters: Local health officials have urged everyone — not just sensitive groups — to limit time outdoors as smoke lingers into the weekend.

Ohio could join federal radiation compensation program

A new bipartisan proposal would extend benefits to communities surrounding Ohio's Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant.

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Ohio could be included for the first time in legislation that provides federal compensation for Americans exposed to radiation from the nation&#x27;s nuclear weapons program.The big picture: The proposed expansion of the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Radiation Exposure Compensation Act" data-vars-click-url="https://www.justice.gov/civil/reca" data-vars-content-id="7b2ec782-92bd-4c63-9d10-941d4cbc28fc" data-vars-headline="Ohio could join federal radiation compensation program" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.justice.gov/civil/reca" target="_blank">Radiation Exposure Compensation Act</a> (RECA) would add communities surrounding the Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Pike County, which local officials say have been overlooked despite decades of nuclear operations.

A notorious toxic site in Collinwood is coming down

Demolition has begun at the long-abandoned Advanced Medical Systems property.

Crews began demolishing on Monday the former Advanced Medical Systems site on London Road in Collinwood. Why it matters: The facility once manufactured and serviced medical radiation equipment containing Cobalt-60 and has been both an eyesore and an environmental hazard <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="since the 1980s" data-vars-click-url="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/30/133/471508/?__cf_chl_f_tk=mO8juwiZNZWxvkqJL9fbSacdg8Lwl74vvjK67NHI5as-1782750139-1.0.1.1-P4yvtu.r5Cu5POcUQewtEapvyfmzn8uRkPjlCOal16c" data-vars-content-id="6f388ae3-24d1-448f-a92a-ae455441da04" data-vars-headline="A notorious toxic site in Collinwood is coming down" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/F3/30/133/471508/?__cf_chl_f_tk=mO8juwiZNZWxvkqJL9fbSacdg8Lwl74vvjK67NHI5as-1782750139-1.0.1.1-P4yvtu.r5Cu5POcUQewtEapvyfmzn8uRkPjlCOal16c" target="_blank">since the 1980s</a>.

Cleveland slides one spot in annual parks rankings

The Forest City continues to earn high marks for access and amenities, but hurt by below-average acreage

Cleveland has slipped from No. 30 to No. 31 in the Trust for Public Land&#x27;s ParkScore rankings. The big picture: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="annual report" data-vars-click-url="https://www.tpl.org/parkscore" data-vars-content-id="a9bc4f57-fafa-4e4d-8fdc-3128adafe04d" data-vars-headline="Cleveland slides one spot in annual parks rankings" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.tpl.org/parkscore" target="_blank">annual report</a> ranks the 100 most populous U.S. cities&#x27; park systems relative to one another based on five categories: access, acreage, amenities, equity, and investment.

Remember when Cleveland took all its recycling to the landfill?

An Earth Day flashback to the 2020 scandal that shook trust in the city's sustainability efforts.

On this Earth Day, we&#x27;re looking back at the Cleveland recycling scandal of 2020.😲 Flashback: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="The Fox 8 I-Team" data-vars-click-url="https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-all-recyclables-in-cleveland-going-to-the-landfill/" data-vars-content-id="27eb2785-c68d-4cb3-8e40-d4c914ae2708" data-vars-headline="Remember when Cleveland took all its recycling to the landfill?" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-all-recyclables-in-cleveland-going-to-the-landfill/" target="_blank">The Fox 8 I-Team</a> broke the unbelievable story: Cleveland was dumping all recycling into a landfill, and had been for months.

Ohio filmmaker examines Underground Railroad through nature

A documentary showcases how escaped slaves used forest moss to navigate to the North.

A Northeast Ohio filmmaker has found a new way to tell the incredible story of the Underground Railroad.Why it matters: Ohio was <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="an active stop" data-vars-click-url="https://ohio.org/home/ugrrtrail" data-vars-content-id="932e16f1-51c8-4e61-a977-f06e64191996" data-vars-headline="Ohio filmmaker examines Underground Railroad through nature" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://ohio.org/home/ugrrtrail" target="_blank">an active stop</a> on the secret network of routes abolitionists used to help fugitive slaves escape the South during the 1800s.

Billboard blitz across Northeast Ohio slams national park cuts

A national campaign will hit Cleveland drivers this month.

A pro-labor news outlet is putting up 26 billboards across Northeast Ohio this week to protest the Trump administration&#x27;s cuts to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="national parks" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/national-park-federal-workers-layoffs-trump" data-vars-content-id="db22f5c9-843c-49f3-9595-6839cb641120" data-vars-headline="Billboard blitz across Northeast Ohio slams national park cuts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/05/national-park-federal-workers-layoffs-trump" target="_self">national parks</a>.The big picture: <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="More Perfect Union" data-vars-click-url="https://perfectunion.us/about/" data-vars-content-id="db22f5c9-843c-49f3-9595-6839cb641120" data-vars-headline="Billboard blitz across Northeast Ohio slams national park cuts" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://perfectunion.us/about/" target="_blank">More Perfect Union</a> launched a multimillion-dollar national ad blitz in more than 40 cities decrying the gutting of &quot;one of our nation&#x27;s most treasured assets.&quot;

Cleveland is really bad at planting trees

A new division of urban forestry hopes to improve planting with better resources.

Urban Forestry is now a standalone division within Cleveland&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new Department of Parks and Recreation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/07/15/cleveland-create-standalone-parks-recreation-department" data-vars-content-id="63f6b211-8ab6-4b18-b5f6-72e6a8351bfc" data-vars-headline="Cleveland is really bad at planting trees" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/cleveland/2024/07/15/cleveland-create-standalone-parks-recreation-department" target="_self">new Department of Parks and Recreation</a>, and city leaders are eager to revive the local tree canopy.Why it matters: Trees reduce carbon emissions, support biodiversity, absorb rainwater and offer relief from extreme heat.

Environment

Wildfire smoke chokes Northeast Ohio

Ohio could join federal radiation compensation program

A notorious toxic site in Collinwood is coming down

"Human composting" may be coming to Ohio

What to know about "chaos gardening" in Northeast Ohio