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Studio West 117 Owners Defaulted on Millions in Loans, Owe Hundreds of Thousands in Back Taxes
The LGBTQ-focused complex will close at the end of the month.
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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Waterfront Board Reviewing 11 Proposals for Lakefront Development in Post-Stadium Cleveland
11 developers have pitched varied plans including mid-rises, a music venue and a hotel ahead of the next master plan for the area. Waterfront czar Scott Skinner told the City Planning Commission it’s going to be a decade-long process though.
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Tim Misny Comedy Series, a ‘Surreal Romp’ of Short Films, Premieres With Late December Showing
Filmmaker Moe Taylor’s other-worldly take on Cleveland’s superlawyer debuts Dec. 28 at the Five O’Clock Lounge.
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Bibb Wants Burke Shut Down for Development. Burke Businesses Say Why Not an Airport and Development?
“In my mind, a multi-purpose use of this land makes more sense,” one business owner at Burke said.
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Amid Mamdani’s Rise, Cleveland’s DSA Chapter is Trying to Capitalize on Momentum
Democratic socialist Tanmay Shah’s Cleveland City Council win has proved there’s energy on the local level too, organizers say, pointing to growing membership ranks.
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Studio West 117 to Close This Month
Since opening in 2022, the ambitious attempt at a nucleus for Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community had its highs and lows, but will close December 28, owners said
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Copper Moon Settles Trademark Suit, is Now The Brass Moon
The tiny coffee shop in Downtown Cleveland had been in a year-long lawsuit with a similarly-named café following a viral TikTok video last August.
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Cuyahoga County Reaches $1 Million Settlement in 2019 Death of Man at County Jail
Colbert, a U.S. veteran, died by suicide while being detained for a drug charge at the county jail. His family’s lawyer has long argued that staff ignored warning signs before his death.
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Tanmay Shah Wins Ward 12 Council Race, Unseats Incumbent Danny Kelly
The Democratic Socialist candidate edged Kelly by nine votes after final mail-in ballots and provisionals were counted. A recount, which officials doubt will change the result, will come next.
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Cleveland to Consider Expanding ‘Smart Code’ Across City
Form-based code is already in effect in three pilot neighborhoods. City Council will debate bringing it to others.
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What Do Akronites Dream About? Saelyx Finna Wants To Know
Live in the 330? Tell the Akron Dream Hotline what goes on at night in your head for a new film project.
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After Bobby George Threatened to Sue Online Critics, CWRU’s First Amendment Clinic Stepped In
“Mr. George isn’t the only one with constitutional rights,” a First Amendment lawyer wrote in response to cease and desist letters from the TownHall owner’s attorney.