Thomas Francis, Author at Cleveland Scene

Home and Away

Welcome to the Dawg Pound, Chicago-style.

Guitarist Glenn Schwartz could have been a rock god. But on the verge of conquering the world, he chose to save his soul.

A ’90s generation of Cleveland mobsters had ambition. They weren’t much for loyalty.

Lying on a résumé isn’t a crime – except when a doctor does it. Luckily for Edward Patrick, the Ohio Medical Board is forgiving.

Lessons learned from the burning of Eastlake.

The Kilbanes had one more skeleton in their closet. 36 years after he was murdered, Arnie Prunella gets his revenge.

Henry Heimlich is Ohio’s most revered doctor. He may also be the most dangerous. Ask his colleagues — and his son.

An ABC documentary captures a death-penalty trial from the inside, but the real drama is still unfolding.

It took 45 minutes to find his mother’s rapist. Should Timothy Holt get life for what happened next?

Lutheran East is hanging by a thread — one its principal seems bound to break.

An eye-opening exclusive report every Clevelander must read.

From Bedford to the big time, it’s been a long, weird trip for Lee Evans.