Mike Tobin, Author at Cleveland Scene

Cop Land No More?

City workers fight for their right to flee to the suburbs.

Residents cry environmental hazard, but is that really their beef?

Why the mayor needs a makeover

Gambling junkies aren’t the only ones addicted to the lottery.

Racist cops aren’t the only thing the mayor can’t find.

For months, Scott Strothers threatened to kill Penny Chang. Why wasn’t he stopped?

When the lake freezes, the Coast Guard heats up.

Racial tensions simmer in the Cleveland Fire Department as a 23-year-old affirmative action decision comes under fire.

Cleveland’s coming to an end — so why the long face?

Ex-cop Billy Evans tows ’em as he sees ’em.

County officials are poised to spend $75 million on a new juvenile detention center that nobody wants. Unless they change their minds. Again.

Jim Parker’s legacy illuminates the silver screen.