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Bibb Leans Into Public Safety, Jobs and Housing in Second State of the City Address
Partly looking back, but mostly looking forward
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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For First Time Ever, Cleveland’s Arts Scene Will Have Representation at City Hall
An arts strategist and ‘transformative’ committee will, hopefully, bolster and diversify Cleveland’s arts scenes
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Months After Surviving Lawsuit, Backyard Pizza Oven in Cleveland Heights Welcomes Friends and Family, With No Fire Trucks Called
The partygoers enjoyed their slices of pepperoni without any neighbor complaints
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Guerrilla Sign Campaign Tells Cleveland Drivers to ‘Slow The F*ck Down’ as Pedestrian/Cyclist Accidents Climb
Citing apathy and bureaucracy at City Hall, a Clevelander took the matter into his own hands
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Yes, Lyndhurst Police Will Knock on Your Door in the Middle of the Night to Collect Overdue Parking Fines
“My wife was terrified. Cash only. Exact change,” one Lyndhurst resident said
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Literary Cleveland Moves Into New Larchmere Storefront as Membership Booms
After doubling its members since 2019, the popular writers community hosts a housewarming April 21st
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With New State Law in Effect, Cleveland Will Pursue Expungement of 4,000 Low-Level Marijuana Convictions
Bibb helped lobby the statehouse on the issue
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Police Chases Have Dramatically Decreased Since East Cleveland’s New Police Chief Took Office
But the department is still plagued by scandal with 11 officers indicted
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Ideastream’s Rick Jackson, Prominent Voice in Cleveland Media for 20 Years, Will Retire in June
The beloved broadcaster is calling it a career after four decades in radio and TV
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Millennia Says Construction on Centennial Project Could Begin This Fall, Adjusts Total of Workforce Apartments
The company gave a update on its renovation of the historic, and massive, Union Trust building into apartments, office space and a hotel this week
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RTA Eyes Newest Rail Cars In 40 Years—Plus Four New Possible Rapid Routes
The combined heavy/light rail fleet of 60 could arrive in three or four years
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With End of Pandemic-Era Bonus SNAP Benefits, City of Cleveland Launches Monthly Free Food Pickups
About 114,000 local households will lose their extra $100 a month