Mark Oprea
Mark Oprea is a staff writer at Scene. He's covered Cleveland for the past decade, and has contributed to TIME, NPR, the Pacific Standard and the Cleveland Magazine. He's the winner of two Press Club awards.
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Cleveland City Hall to Reopen to Public Thursday Following Ransomware Attack
But still no word on if the FBI identified the hackers
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Why Some Northeast Ohio Communities are Banning Recreational Marijuana Dispensaries, and Why Others Are Buying In
“Having the ability to utilize marijuana is one thing. But having it get sold in a community that’s very family-centric is a totally different thing”
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Cleveland’s Ransomware Attack Could Spell Financial Hit For City Hall
“The typical understanding around ransomware: they want as much money as they can get,” a cybersecurity expert said
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‘Unhealthy’ Air Quality Alerts Issued for Cleveland as Heat Wave Arrives
We’ll have “moderate” levels of air pollutants all this week
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Globe Iron Concert Venue Coming to Flats West Bank
It’ll be AEG Presents’ third concert venue in the Cleveland area
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Mayor Bibb’s Cleveland Police Escort Involved in Accident Downtown Thursday Morning
Witnesses said the city vehicle ran a red light. Cleveland Police said the crash is still under investigation
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Ohio to Spend $169 Million Building Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Near Highways in Next Five Years
Ohio currently has 1,578 EV charging stations. That number with grow soon
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Cleveland Opens All Outdoor Pools for Season Despite Ongoing Lifeguard Shortage
The city has increased lifeguard pay to $15/hour in an attempt to attract more staff
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LGBTQ Clevelanders Report Poor Interactions With First Responders, New Study Finds
Amid efforts to implement care response models to dispatch social workers and mental health professionals to non-violent calls, LGBTQ residents felt least safe around police
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Coventry P.E.A.C.E. Campus Artists Warn Community Center Could Dissolve Due to Landlord’s New Lease Agreement
“If we lose this building, I won’t be able to afford another space,” one artist said
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Cleveland Okays $2 Million to Try and End Unsheltered Homelessness by 2025
The ‘House for Every Neighbor’ program aims to “rapidly” rehouse 150 unsheltered homeless people by the end of December