• Chris MazzoliniPatch Staff Verified Patch Staff Badge

  • Cleveland Heights, OH

Chris Mazzolini worked as a newspaper reporter in North Carolina for the past six years, where he jumped at the chance to cover all kinds of interesting and crazy things. Chris embedded with U.S. Marines on search-and-rescue operations in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. He got some government folks fired for corruption. And a bunch more.

Life on the beach was great (he lived in a place called Surf City!) but his heart and family were elsewhere. So Chris happily returned to Northeast Ohio to abandon the printing press, go full digital and build something great at Patch.



Before beginning his career as an ink-stained wretch, Chris graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University with a master's degree. Before that, he studied political science and played football at Kenyon College. Even before that, he came of age at Wickliffe High School.

Chris is happily married to his wife Karyn. Together, they maintain a stable of critters - two dogs, two cats. In his free time, he enjoys reading and sports. Like many of you, he curses the Steelers and Ravens, and roots in vain for the Browns.

Posting Activity

Cleveland Heights|News|

Man In Mask Robs Cleveland Heights Bank

A man wearing a mask robbed a Cleveland Heights bank Monday afternoon, reports Patch news partner WEWS News Channel 5.

Man In Mask Robs Cleveland Heights Bank
Cleveland Heights|News|

Buying a Home from Home

Take a peek inside these homes for sale in Northeast Ohio.

Buying a Home from Home
Cleveland Heights|News|

Ariel Castro Commits Suicide

Sources say the man who held three women captive and raped them hanged himself in prison.

Ariel Castro Commits Suicide