Amazon healthcare? Shopping behemoth partners with Cleveland Clinic: The Wake Up for Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2024

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You can order just about anything on Amazon – and if you have Prime you can have it delivered nearly immediately to your house.

Could you do the same with doctor’s appointments?

Amazon One Medical is active already in select cities, including Columbus. Monthly or annual memberships allow access to same-day and next-day appointments at One Medical offices, as well as on-demand virtual appointments.

Now the online retailer is partnering with the Cleveland Clinic to open an office here.

Amazon Prime members can pay $9 per month or $99 per year initially for one person to be an Amazon One Medical member. Family members are an additional $6 per month each.

— Laura

Northeast Ohio weather forecast: More sunshine, warm temps

Amazon health: Amazon One Medical — part of Amazon’s push to enter the healthcare field — offers pay-per-visit telehealth visits for routine care or annual memberships, reports Julie Washington.

Tax forgiveness: Some Cuyahoga County seniors who have fallen behind on their property taxes could qualify for forgiveness under a new program that County Executive Chris Ronayne hopes will help more seniors to age at home. Kaitlin Durbin reports the proposed Taxpayer Assistance Program will pay up to $10,000 in tax bills for seniors aged 70 or older making less than $70,000 a year and who have fallen delinquent on their property taxes.

Vance votes: Since becoming Donald Trump’s vice presidential running mate in July, U.S. Sen. JD Vance hasn’t cast a single vote in Congress, reports Sabrina Eaton. The 42 votes the Cincinnati Republican missed while on the campaign trail for Trump were mostly to confirm federal appointees but they also included measures to expand the child tax credit, create a right to in-vitro fertilization, and to extend government funding and avoid a partial government shutdown.

Today in Ohio: Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office is asking Ohio mayors to spread the word about its website on Issue 1, the proposed redistricting reform measure on the November ballot, using his misleading ballot language. On Today in Ohio, we’re talking about one Northeast Ohio mayor’s pushback on what he calls a thinly veiled attempt to spread Republican propaganda.

Modell law: During his days as an Ohio legislator, ex-Cleveland Mayor and U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich authored a 1996 law that requires taxpayer-funded sports teams to give their cities six months notice before leaving town and give the city and its residents a chance to buy the team. Sabrina Eaton reports Kucinich says one way or another it will be invoked to fight the franchise’s recently announced intent to relocate to Brook Park.

Election officers: U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio Rebecca Lutzko named two federal prosecutors to serve as election officers for the looming 2024 contests. Both Megan Miller and Ava Dustin will oversee the office’s handling of Election Day complaints, reports Jake Zuckerman.

Marijuana packaging: The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control has recalled marijuana it says was sold in packaging that a child could easily access in violation of program rules. Laura Hancock reports Paragon Development Group LLC, which is in Tipp City, near Dayton, packaged flower for vaping in mylar-style bags.

Security failures: U.S. Rep. Dave Joyce on Monday criticized the U.S. Secret Service for failing to coordinate with other law-enforcement agencies to secure a July 13 event in Butler, Pennsylvania, where a gunman shot at ex-President Donald Trump and killed a bystander. Sabrina Eaton reports that Joyce is the only Ohioan on a bipartisan task force investigating this summer’s attempts to assassinate Trump. He said a 53-page interim report the task force released Monday revealed “the blatant lack of coordination by the Secret Service to properly secure the event.”

New citizens: Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office has clarified that Ohioans who recently became U.S. citizens don’t need to update their “noncitizen”-marked driver’s licenses and state identification cards before using them as photo ID to vote, reports Jeremy Pelzer.

Ronayne on Browns: Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne on Monday doubled down on his August pledge not to provide county funds for a Browns move to Brook Park, reports Kaitlin Durbin. “So to announce you’re leaving and hope everybody just comes with you upon that announcement is a fantasy. We haven’t seen a case for support, financially or otherwise,” Ronayne said.

Glorious weather: Typically, in the second half of October, days tend to get cooler. But Zachary Smith reports that five days in a row of temperatures of at least 70 degrees from Oct. 16 to Oct. 31 occurred in seven other years since 1950.

Riverfront: Bedrock has brought its multi-decade $3 billion conceptual plan to the revitalize the city’s Cuyahoga River waterfront to life in the form of a short video, reports Megan Sims. The Riverfont, which according to a spokesperson is the project’s new name as it transitions from master plan to active development, is an effort to transform the southwestern corner of downtown Cleveland.

Jayland Walker: The city of Akron has agreed to pay $4.85 million to the family of Jayland Walker, who was killed in a hail of 94 bullets fired by police officers following a car chase, reports Adam Ferrise. Walker’s family attorney, Bobby DiCello, and Akron Mayor Shammas Malik said in a joint statement that Akron officials will examine police policies and procedures as a result of the 2022 shooting.

Park-to-park trail: Euclid City Council will consider designating a special tax district along Euclid Avenue to pay for a multi-purpose trail and other improvements along the corridor, Cory Shaffer reports. The move would pay for the off-road trail that will connect the Cleveland Metroparks’ Euclid Creek Reservation to Euclid’s Hero Park on East 222nd Street.

Walleye hatch: After a string of excellent years, this year’s walleye hatch in Lake Erie is in the low range. But Peter Krouse reports that should have little impact on the quality of the walleye fishing on the lake because there have been so many years recently where the numbers have been outstanding.

Unemployment rate: Ohio’s unemployment rate was 4.5% in September, unchanged from August and remaining above the national unemployment rate of 4.1%. The number of jobs in Ohio, however, increased by 13,500 for the month to 5,675,600 from a revised estimate of 5,662,100 in August.

Market jobs: Three jobs are open at the West Side Market and the Cleveland Public Marketing Corp. is hoping to fill them soon, reports Paris Wolfe. The market is replacing the merchant and leasing coordinator, while the facilities manager and the program and volunteer coordinator are new positions.

School resource officer: Akron Mayor Shammas Malik on Monday said an Akron police school resource officer punched a student in the head last week at Firestone Community Learning Center. Olivia Mitchell reports Akron police launched an investigation into the incident and the officer was placed on administrative duties.

Slaying charges: A man who once pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping and was later deported has now been charged in connection with a 2011 slaying, reports Sean McDonnell. Yousef Ali, 31, is accused of kidnapping and then killing a 21-year-old woman in Cleveland when he was 18.

Best cheesesteak: Cleveland.com’s Best Of team ordered 20 cheesesteak/Philly sandwiches from national chain sub shops with local locations. They ranked each one and noted if they live up to hype.

Gilmore in Akron: Akron’s popular Smells like Snow Coffee Festival returns to Cascade Plaza on Nov. 2. Inspired by Amy Sherman-Palladino’s comedy-drama TV series “Gilmore Girls,” Cascade Plaza and Main Street from Mill to Bowery streets will be transformed into the fictional town of Stars Hollow for the event, reports Megan Becka.

Grog Bakeoff: Alex Darus and Josh Duke, the host of cleveland.com’s “DineDrinkCLE: The Podcast,” will host the third Great Grog Bakeoff, providing goofy anecdotes in the signature style of the TV show.

Cleveland Orchestra: When the Cleveland Orchestra performs on Oct. 31 and Nov. 2, principal percussionist Marc Damoulakis will be playing with water, reports Paris Wolfe. Not splashing about aimlessly but organizing a pattern of sounds to accompany the orchestra’s performance of composer Tan Dun’s 1999 “Water Concerto.”

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— Curated by content director Laura Johnston with contributions by by Cliff Pinckard.

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