Thomas Francis, Author at Cleveland Scene

Captain Crunched

A connected Parma fireman rose up the ranks. State investigators may yank him back down.

Competitors beware: Bill Applegate, the master of ‘flash and trash’ news, has risen again, this time in Cleveland.

Republican Jamie Callender takes up the fight for mental health parity — despite what his party thinks.

Behind the headlines, White-PD relations have become very chilly.

How lawyers keep the public from seeing the court’s business.

An exclusive East Side club fends off charges of public nuisance.

Councilwoman Susan Straub never backs away from a fight — even when it hurts.