Ohio had at least 17,000 more deaths than average in 2020: The Wake Up for Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
Posted Jan 19, 2021
Here is the age breakdown for Ohio deaths in 2019 and 2020. The 2020 data is preliminary.Rich Exner, cleveland.com
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Death increase: The number of deaths from all causes last year in Ohio far exceeded previous years, with an increase well above the 9,500 that have been attributed to the coronavirus, Rich Exner reports. Preliminary data from the Ohio Department of Health shows that 139,072 Ohioans died in 2020, up 17,225 from the average of 121,847 over the past five years.
Office property connected to Agora Theatre in Cleveland sold, new owners plan to add apartments
Updated Jan 15, 2021;
Posted Jan 15, 2021
The new owners of the office building attached to the Agora Theatre and Ballroom in Cleveland plan to add apartments.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio The office building connected to the famous Agora Theatre in Cleveland’s Midtown neighborhood has new owners who plan to convert some of the rambling building into apartments.
Asaf Gishron of the Hungary-based Sabor Group confirmed that the company and a firm in Geauga County now control the Euclid Avenue building, which is about 90 percent filled with tenants. The new owners plan to keep much of the office space while adding new living units.