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New Cleveland Chief of Police, Safety Director Sworn In a Week After Karrie Howard Resigns
Howard bowed out last week after a Fox 8 investigation into a possible infringement of city policy
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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Fidelity Hotel on East 6th Street Looks Toward Fall Opening
Along with 97 rooms come a private dining room, reading room, café and a “high-end sports bar”
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Ohio City Inc., Placing Bet on Local Retail, Buys City Goods
“This is a long-term investment,” OCI director Chris Schmitt told Scene of the retail cluster purchase
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With Cancellations of FRONT and CAN Triennials, Cleveland Artist Tribunal Brainstorms Possible Replacement
Dozens of artists met last week to toss around ideas for festivals and engagement
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After Vocal Opposition From Munson Residents, Christian Nonprofit Withdraws Plans for Women’s Homeless Shelter
“We’re not trying to force something in the community that doesn’t want it”
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Bibb Announces $2 Million in Funding to House Homeless
The Home For Every Neighbor program aims to house 150 people by 2025
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A Christian Nonprofit Wants to Build a Small Women’s Homeless Shelter in Munson Township. The Town’s Residents Came Out in Force to Kill the Project
Despite clear data of unmet housing needs and unsheltered residents: “You do not want the inner city coming to our county,” one resident said. “This will be like a cancer.”
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Hotel Cleveland, After Year of $80 Million Renovations, Will Open Anew in April
The former Renaissance Hotel on Public Square is ready to debut with strong nods to the property’s history in Cleveland
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Annual Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Report Questions Effectiveness of Cleveland’s Vision Zero Program
Fatal crashes involving pedestrians and cyclists haven’t changed much since the initiative started in 2022. Local leaders say more needs to be done to match “national standards for street design”
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Literary Cleveland to Host Third Annual Poetry Festival in April
About 18 poets, from Cleveland and elsewhere, will host readings and workshops
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RTA Waterfront Line’s Browns Sunday Resurgence Kicks Up Questions About Next Phase
There were plans, at one time, to extend the route into a downtown loop
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‘A Stark Contrast in Approach’: Michael O’Malley and Matthew Ahn Go Toe-to-Toe in Prosecutor Race Forum
The two debated, and disagreed heavily on, the death penalty, on state law, on office transparency, and so on