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.
Posted inNews & Views
Cleveland Wants to Become a 15-Minute City. What Does That Mean? And How Does It Plan on Getting There?
The city is pursuing two key avenues: a change to zoning laws and incentives for transit-oriented development that doesn’t plan around parking
Posted inNews & Views
Public Square’s Bollard Plan Passes Design Review
Construction, and the removal of the Jersey barriers, will begin this fall
Posted inNews & Views
With New Stadium Set Up, ‘Tennis In The Land’ Eyes Permanent Residence In Downtown Cleveland
The courts would be in the “heart of the city,” the tournament director said
Posted inNews & Views
CentroVilla25, Cleveland’s First Major Latin Market, Closes in on Funding Goal
City Council approved $1.5 million in ARPA dollars to bring CentroVilla25 closer to its $12-million target
Posted inNews & Views
Former Ashtabula Schools Volleyball Coach Abused Students for Years, New Lawsuit Claims
The complaint says Christine Seuffert sexually groomed at least six students in the late 1980s and 1990s
Posted inNews & Views
Rats, Dirty Air, Broken Faucets: Lakeview Terrace Residents Wonder When Help Will Come
A new data-gathering initiative on air quality might change public policy—but will take at least two years
Posted inNews & Views
Bootsy Collins Roots Anti-Violence Project in Garfield Heights, Urges Kids: Funk, Not Fight
The funk hero’s initiative will fortify a nonprofit’s music studio capabilities and instrument inventory
Posted inNews & Views
Lakefront Project Plans Come Into Focus as North Coast Master Plan Team Completes Second Listening Tour
The Shoreway will most likely be converted into a 35 mph boulevard
Posted inNews & Views
Chris Ronayne to Appoint Harold Pretel as Cuyahoga County Sheriff
Pretel, deputy chief of homeland security operations for the Cleveland police department, is expected to be confirmed
Posted inNews & Views
Warren Morgan Will Be CMSD’s New CEO
Morgan will replace Eric Gordon at the end of the school year
Posted inNews & Views
Census Data Shows Diverging Population Trends in Cleveland Neighborhoods, With Some Adding Housing Units But Losing Residents
More single-family homes, fewer multi-unit buildings at the heart of the issue