Written by the community, for the community.

The monthly Heights Observer hyper-local community newspaper is the embodiment of our mission of civic engagement.

The Heights Observer has brought you fresh local news, written and produced by hundreds of local residents each month, since 2008. 10,000 free print copies are volunteer-delivered to Cleveland Heights and University Heights neighborhood businesses and institutions. The Heights Observer website provides daily and more timely updates of local news and information and the Heights Observer Blogs gives residents a place to publish essays about all things local.

The Heights Observer is meeting its goals of community advocacy, being a catalyst for public discourse, keeping residents informed, promoting citizen involvement, reflecting the diversity of our neighborhoods, and improving the overall quality of life for residents. We owe it all to our citizen journalists and editors, whose thousands of hours of volunteer efforts make the Heights Observer one of the finest community newspapers in the nation.

YOU can become an Observer. Anyone can contribute news. Have a story? An event? News the community needs to know? No prior experience necessary. Click here to get started at the Heights Observer Member Center. Easy, online submission. Become an Observer and help make Cleveland Heights and University Heights THE best place to live in NE Ohio.
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