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Cleveland Hiring Help to Expand Smart Code Throughout City
On Monday, City Council approved plans to recruit a consultant to expand form-based planning code in more neighborhoods.
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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Jim Kukral Wants Clevelanders to Sink Their Worries on His Interactive Cuyahoga Cruise Line
The new show-on-the-water will feature a mix of comedy and catharsis this summer.
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ShotSpotter Renewal Didn’t Need Cleveland City Council’s Approval, Safety Director Argues
Many on Council’s Safety Committee felt snubbed by Public Safety Director Wayne Drummond, who earlier this month used a city oversight group to renew a contract with the controversial gunfire detection company.
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Capitol Theatre Scores County Grant to Upgrade Main Theater Projector System
Northwest Neighborhoods says the new tech will allow the financially struggling theater to host more events.
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Outdoor Scandinavian-Style Sauna Complex Planned for Cuyahoga Riverfront
Ohio’s first outdoor sauna and cold plunge complex, Saunagoose, is set to open on the northern tip of Scranton Peninsula by late fall.
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Way Cool Video, Throwback Movie Rental Shop, Opens in Lakewood
Owner Galadriel Olson is tapping into her 1980s childhood while DVDs and VHS tapes regain popularity with younger generations.
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Final Phase of New 238-Unit Public Housing Project Opens in Central
“It’s really just thinking about how we can create a holistic neighborhood where there’s not just housing,” said Matt Schmidt, a development chief with CMHA. “But services that support everyone, from younger kids to seniors that live here.”
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Cuyahoga County Agrees on $150 Million Repair Plan for Justice Center, Allowing New Jail Site to Move Forward
The Garfield Heights site will break ground in June—if County Council can agree on how much that jail will cost and how to fund it.
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Clevelanders Deliver Opposition to Proposed RTA Cuts, Including Elimination of Downtown Trolley
Many of the two dozen commenters on Monday night urged the RTA board to initiate a transit levy instead of going through with cuts.
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Cleveland’s African American Cultural Garden Breaks Ground on Final Phase
The $2-million second portion of the long-gestating project is set to be completed by October.
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Cleveland Hunts for New Eastside Market Operator
The city ended its least with NEON, the non-profit lately engulfed in serious financial turmoil, after it accumulated more than $200,000 in back taxes and missed utility payments.
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Polly Karr, a “Mom With a Blog,” is Cleveland Schools’ Most Fervent Watchdog
The 53-year-old mother of three has been holding CMSD’s power to account and sharing public records via her growing Substack. “I mean, you get this information and you gotta tell people about it,” she said.