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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‘Do The Right Thing’: Sherrod Brown Urges Norfolk Southern to Fix Crumbling Bridges in Cleveland
“You have a chance to fix past mistakes,” Brown wrote
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Cleveland Bitcoin Thief Who Used $4.8M in Stolen Funds for Lavish Life Sentenced to Four Years in Prison
Harmon splurged on a Lamborghini, a house, a $15,000 “whale room” at a nightclub, and more
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On Independent Bookstore Day’s Tenth Anniversary, Cleveland Shops Celebrate Their Niches
Discounts, scavenger hunts, and all things books
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After ArtCraft’s Closing, Buildings For Creatives Continue to Rise. Will They Offer Affordable Rents?
About a half dozen projects are in the works to provide studio space for migrating artists
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Cleveland Conducting Second Study to Gauge Future of Burke Lakefront Airport
The question has lingered for years. Bibb has made good on a campaign promise to explore possibilities
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Judge Denies Beachwood Police Chief’s Attempt to Identify Anonymous Commenter
The judge ruled the anonymous comments and emails were protected speech
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Downtown Cleveland Housing, By the Numbers
Growing population, increasing rents, and very few downtown workers who also live there
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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
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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