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Council Public Safety Meeting Puts Pressure on Police Staffing, Bibb’s Anti-Crime Program Amid Wave of Summer Offenses
“The anger and frustration in our community is palpable”
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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RTA Waterfront Line Will Reopen in September, But Only for Browns Home Games
The line, which has been inoperable since 2021, won’t see a return to full service until 2024
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Masonic Auditorium Poised for $8 Million Facelift Thanks to Owner Temple Live
A rehab of Midtown’s 250,000 square-foot behemoth hopes to make the Masonic “the coolest venue in Cleveland” with upgraded sound and more
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North Coast Lakefront Master Plan Reveals Cleveland’s Big Goals
The city hopes to connect the east and west side and give Black and Hispanic residents better lakefront access
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County Exec Chris Ronayne Names Erik Janas as Next Chief of Staff
He’ll take over from Eric Wobser, who is heading back to Sandusky
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County Council Members Raise Doubts About Funding, Suitability of Proposed Garfield Heights Jail Site
Councilmembers questioned whether or not $750 million would be enough to cover the site, and whether the site itself is ideal
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With New Pop-Up Events, Literary Cleveland’s Inkubator Lit Fest Returns Bigger and Better This September
A series of “community projects”—from writerly bike rides and comics creation—will wrap around the organization’s annual festival at the CPL
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Michael Hardy Will Challenge Danny Kelly for Ward 11 Council Seat
“I live in the ward. I know what the ward needs,” says Hardy, who narrowly lost a race in 2021 against Brian Mooney
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Cleveland to Consider Legislation to Incentivize Transit-Oriented Development, Issues RFP for Mobility Study
Both are major prongs in the administration’s goal of making Cleveland a 15-minute city
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Five Iron Golf, New Sports Simulation Bar, Opens Downtown Next Week
Five Iron also offers a full kitchen
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Sifi Pitches Council on Privately Funded, $500 Million Project to Install Fiber Optic Cable Across Cleveland
The company would do a street-by-street installation to bring high-speed internet access to Cleveland, albeit at a price point higher than what DigitalC would offer
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ODJFS Addressing Unemployment Account Delays Caused by Scammers, But Claimants Continue to Worry
“I feel like if people in [my daughter’s] situation could at least be given an expected resolution date,” one claimant said, “that would be helpful.”