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An Interracial Ohio Couple Claimed a 2019 House Explosion Was a Hate Crime. The Feds Now Say It Was a Hoax
Angela Frase has been indicted for mail fraud
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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Cleveland Institute of Music Faculty Vote Overwhelmingly to Unionize
Faculty voted 56 to 25 in favor of joining Local 4 after a tension-filled year
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Metroparks Secures $11M Federal Grant for Irishtown Bend Park
There’s still about $15 million more to raise
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Cleveland Institute of Music’s Tumultuous Era Continues With Contentious Union Vote This Week
The election comes after years of controversy, high-profile departures, lawsuits and distrust in leadership
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Three Dozen Faculty Members Take Buyouts at Baldwin Wallace as Layoffs Loom This Semester
BW continues to make drastic cuts to address a giant budget deficit
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Northeast Ohioans Challenged to Limit Car Trips During October
Log your miles on foot, bike, public transit or carpool for a chance to win
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After One Year of Cuyahoga County’s Downtown Safety Patrol Unit, Is the City Center Safer?
The unit was created amid a summer crime wave last year and low Cleveland police staffing levels
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Metroparks Approves Purchase of Downtown Site for Cleveland Women’s Pro Soccer Stadium
The Cleveland Soccer Group hopes to build a $150-million stadium, with $90 million coming from Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and Ohio
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There’s Still No Agreement on How Many Clevelanders Actually Live Downtown
A recent report showed around 12,000 living there while studies from other groups purport 20,000
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Two Studies Lean Towards Recommendation for Cleveland to Close the Burke Lakefront Airport
These “findings have reinforced my long-held belief that closing Burke is both possible and economically advantageous for Cleveland,” Mayor Bibb said
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Cleveland is in Bad Need of New Housing. Developers Blame a Draconian Permit Process
Permits pulled for new homes in the city are down on average. Developers point their fingers at City Hall.
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Operator Layoffs at Cleveland Hopkins Won’t Impact Fall Flights, Airport Says
Swissport USA, baggage handlers that have worked at CLE since 1996, laid off 213 workers last week