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Cleveland City Council Passes Tanisha’s Law, Creating Community Crisis Response Department
Anderson’s family has for years pressed for a solution.
Mark Oprea
Mark Oprea is a staff writer at Scene. He's covered Cleveland for the past decade, and has contributed to TIME, NPR, Narratively, the Pacific Standard and the Cleveland Magazine. He's the winner of two Press Club awards.
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Hundreds of Clevelanders Protest ICE at Public Square on National Shutdown Day
“People are being shot down in the middle of the streets. We got to do what we have to do to make change,” said one attendee.
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Cleveland Small Businesses Participate in National Shutdown Day With Closures, Donations, Messages of Solidarity
“What is going on today in this country is beyond disappointing – it’s heartbreaking.”
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Cleveland’s Aggressively Going After More Nuisance Properties Thanks to New Laws, Officials Say
“The numbers speak for themselves. If you want to terrorize your neighbors, if you want to terrorize your street, there’s gonna be a price to pay,” said Mike Polensek.
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Meet the Clevelander Who Biked Across All Five Ice-Covered Great Lakes This Winter
Late last year, Eric McKinney decided he would be the first cyclist to traverse all five frozen bodies of water. He completed his journey this week.
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Opposition to Planned Heights Multipurpose Trail is Premature, Misguided, Cities Say
Posts to social media claim a majority of trees currently lining the street would be removed. Officials say that’s far from true.
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RTA Set on Building Bus Rapid Transit Lanes on West 25th Through Heart of Ohio City Despite Business Backlash
Opponents argue eliminating on-street parking would make the area around the West Side Market more dangerous for pedestrians.
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Two Progressive Candidates Challenging Martin Sweeney for Cuyahoga County Council District 3 Seat
“This is more just standing up to the establishment,” one told Scene. “There could be a lot more progress made with a younger, fresher approach.”
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With First Master Plan in Decades, Campus District Hopes to Spur Development, Establish Neighborhood Identity
Plans include new parks, bike lanes and hopefully some new housing and businesses to bolster the area.
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Cleveland’s Proposed Crisis Response Bureau Could Cut Down on Police Arrests
As in New Jersey and Colorado, the new bureau would likely minimize calls and eventual charges for what would be non-violent crimes.
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Literary Cleveland Launches Yearlong Celebration of Toni Morrison
“This is our opportunity to celebrate the greatest artist in our state’s history,” Literary Cleveland head Matt Weinkam said.
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Why City Hall Decided That Drivers Will Now Pay to Park on Weekends
Clevelanders are pissed, but transportation specialists at the city say its forthcoming parking hike for Downtown and Ohio City rests in good intentions.