Thomas Francis, Author at Cleveland Scene

Closing the Valve

TRW, corporate citizen, burns the bridge on its way out of Cleveland.

Gossip. Rumor. Innuendo.

A broken wheelchair lift can mean a long, even dangerous wait for RTA’s disabled passengers.

On the road with Riders for Life, the bikers with a death wish and a marketing plan.

Texas investors say they can build a power plant driven by air. But there’s a dirty secret ingredient.

Even in jail, Clay Krcal refuses to give up his lifelong pursuit: swindling nearly everyone he meets.

A councilman warns his city about the dangers of baseball.

Karen Spencer had everything — money, an education, and an important county job. Unfortunately, she also had Curtis Middleton.

Workers at channels 19 and 43 do twice the work for half the pay — and they’re pissed.

The pay is bad, the hours are worse, and the job description precludes sex, marriage, and children. On the hunt for the next generation of priests.

Drugs, assassins, conspiracies, and the tale of a mild-mannered professor

Cleveland Clinic may have found a way to kill those pesky lung tumors. Camel Cash not accepted.