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Ohio City Inc.’s Tom McNair to Head City’s Department of Economic Development
McNair, who spent 15 years growing Ohio City, will now help guide City Hall’s strategy citywide
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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City Council Greenlights Slew of Development Legislation in Marathon August Meeting
From transit-oriented development to TIFs for downtown developments, it was a busy day in council chambers
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Could a Cleveland Music Commission Lift the Local Scene?
Austin has one. Nashville has one. Cleveland’s music scene, venue owners say, should be next.
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Winking Lizard 86ing Its Live Iguanas
The iguana mascots still in Avon, Bedford Heights and Lakewood will most likely be re-housed by the end of the year
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Forbes Announces Its Cleveland ’30 Under 30′
The city’s one out of 10 on the business magazine’s new local list and will host the national Under 30 Summit in October
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Two Years After the Chaotic Mass Evacuation of Afghanistan, Asylees in Cleveland Are Still in Legal Limbo
With humanitarian parole set to expire in August for hundreds living in the city, a lack of action by Congress and Biden leaves their immigration status up in the air
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Two-Month Festival Will Celebrate Superman’s Cleveland Origins
“I mean, why aren’t we doing more of it? Think of the tourism potential.”
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After Successful Pilot Efforts, What Will it Take to Close Market Avenue to Cars for Good?
“I just don’t understand it. I want it. The mayor wants it. The businesses want it. The community wants it. But yet it still hasn’t happened.”
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Get Ready to Squash: More Spotted Lanternflies Found In Northeast Ohio
The Ohio Department of Agriculture says they’ve been receiving ‘five to 10’ reports a day. Ohio vineyards and park systems are taking notice
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Matthew Ahn to Challenge Michael O’Malley in Race for County Prosecutor
Running on a progressive platform, Ahn believes O’Malley’s tenure has been dominated by outdated ideas about criminal justice
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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”
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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