One of the biggest hits locally this year wasn't in the box office, it was on an RTA bus in Beachwood. On October 11 a video of a bus driver punching a passenger on an RTA bus went viral online is from an incident in Beachwood. Warning: Video contains graphic scenes and strong language. The video, first posted on the website WorldStarHipHop.com Oct. 11, has since been viewed nearly 17 million times there and reportings on YouTube have been viewed over 375,000 times. In the shaky, graphic video, a woman, Shidea Lane, 25, is seen standing at the front of the bus arguing with the driver, Artis …

Editor's Note: This story was originally published on July 6, 2012.  “I wasn’t thinking,” said U.S. Army Pvt. Donald Arnold. “We started to get shot at very heavily, and I jumped on the hood of a Jeep and hollered for somebody to drive it to go to the wounded men.” He spoke slowly. “And I thought, well, with the red cross on my helmet, they wouldn’t shoot at me. But it wasn’t true.” He took a long pause, staring straight ahead, then went on. “So we drove through town, picking up what we could of wounded men to get them out of harm’s way.” Arnold, a Cleveland Heights native who lived for …

While most in the region were affected by the shooting at Chardon High School earlier this year, the tragedy hit very close to home for a Beachwood Middle School coach. Domenick Iammarino, the school's wrestling coach, was the grandfather of Daniel Parmertor, 16, who was killed during the shooting. Read the No. 3 most-read story of the year: Chardon Shooting Victim Confirmed as Grandson of BMS Wrestling Coach After the shooting, Superintendent Rich Markwardt sent an email to Beachwood City Schools staff, coaches and alumni to share the tragic news of Iammarino's connection. "He’s been in …

Ricky Doody told the Beachwood planning commission in April he planned to open The Cedar Creek Grille  by September. While it was delayed until November, talk of the new restaurant took Beachwood by storm. Read the No. 4 most-read story of 2012: New Restaurant Coming to La Place The restaurant includes renovations and an expanded patio in the 6,200-square-foot space that housed Melange until early this year. Doody and his family have owned Lindey's Restaurant and Bar, an upscale new-American restaurant and bar in Columbus, for 30 years.  The restaurant opened for business on Nov. 7 but Doody …

The gas fire that burned at Sherri Park Apartments on Cedar Road March 29 could be seen for miles. UPDATED: Gas Fire at Sherri Park is Out The fire, which erupted after a landscaping vehicle hit a gas line, causing a leak, spread into all six floors of the south building. Around 100 residents of the south building were evacuated to a nearby assisted living facility. Read more here. After the flames were out, we heard from a woman who lost 86 years of treasures, a man whose $25,000 home business was in his burnt apartment, and a couple whose turtle was rescued by a big-hearted firefighter. See…