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You Officially Have to Be At Least 21 to Purchase Tobacco Products in Ohio as of Today

Starting today, Ohio state law prohibits anyone under 21 from buying tobacco and nicotine products. While Gov. Mike DeWine signed the bill into law...

By Alice Koeninger Oct 17, 2019 1:17 pm

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A Bone Thugs-n-Harmony Superfan Sold Everything He Owned and Left Japan for Cleveland to Meet His Idols

They're Not Here, But Four Months Later, He Still Is

This tale, one of the more bizarre stories you're bound to come across this year, begins in June. That's when the local police scanner...

By Vince Grzegorek Oct 17, 2019 1:10 pm

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Ohio Lawmakers Once Again Introduce Legislation Barring Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Discrimination

Ohio's anti-discrimination laws — designed to protect people from unfair labor, housing and other discrimination based on membership in protected groups — do not...

By Nick Swartsell Oct 17, 2019 12:12 pm

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On Last Night's Ohio Presidential Primary Debate: Warren Takes Center Stage — and Some Arrows

With a dozen candidates, the stage for the Democratic Party's fourth presidential primary debate in Westerville, Ohio, was vast, and at more than three...

By Nick Swartsell Oct 16, 2019 4:14 pm

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'Euclidhenge' Illuminates Euclid Ave. as Sunset Aligns With Street

Manhattanhenge, so named by Neil deGrasse Tyson, is the phenomenon in New York City on certain dates in the calendar year when sunrise and...

By Vince Grzegorek Oct 16, 2019 12:22 pm

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A Brief Note About the Cover Wrap Advertisement on This Week's Issue of Scene

Dear reader, If you see a print copy of this week's paper, you'll notice there is a cover wrap advertisement on the issue. Cover...

By Vince Grzegorek Oct 16, 2019 9:03 am

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The Man the Browns Falsely Accused of Throwing a Beer on a Titans Player Has Sued the Team for Defamation

Welp. Earlier this year the Cleveland Browns accused a man named Eric Smith of pouring beer on a Titans player during a game. A...

By Vince Grzegorek Oct 15, 2019 4:27 pm

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Report: Sherwin-Williams Will Build Massive New Headquarters in Downtown Cleveland

Ace development blogger Ken Prendergrast, who's about as plugged in as anyone on the Sherwin-Williams HQ front, reported yesterday that the homegrown Fortune 500...

By Vince Grzegorek Oct 15, 2019 2:08 pm

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With a Dozen Democrats, Tonight's Presidential Primary Debate in Ohio is the Largest Ever Televised

Television crews are going to need a wide angle lens to capture the dozen Democratic Party presidential hopefuls crammed onto the stage at Otterbein...

By Cincinnati CityBeat Staff Oct 15, 2019 10:18 am

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All the Spooky Halloween Events Happening in Cleveland This Year

We know that the number of parties to choose from around any holiday can get overwhelming, especially for one as spooky and sexy as...

By Alice Koeninger Oct 14, 2019 2:50 pm

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Actor Liam Neeson Went to Mahall's in Lakewood This Weekend

All right, all right, all right. Just like Matthew McConaughey before him, actor Liam Neeson was recently spotted goofing off a little at Mahall's 20...

By Laura Morrison Oct 14, 2019 1:02 pm

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Report: Black Ohioans Face 'Architecture of Segregation'

COLUMBUS, Ohio - New research shows discrimination and segregation continue to plague Ohio and other Midwestern states. According to the report "Race in the...

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Service Oct 14, 2019 11:31 am

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Everything We Saw at Cleveland's 2019 International Cat Show

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By Emanuel Wallace Oct 14, 2019 10:49 am

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Comedian Ron White To Perform on June 6 at MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage

Over the past 15 years, Blue Collar Comedy Tour alumnus Ron White has been one of the top grossing standup comedians. His comedy recordings...

By Jeff Niesel Oct 14, 2019 10:44 am

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98-Year-Old Ohio Man Fails to Come Home on Time, Wife Dispatches Cops to Look For Him at His Favorite Places — the Golf Course and Strip Club

A 98-year-old man on a recent day left his house and told his wife he'd be home around 4 p.m., according to the Moreland...

By Vince Grzegorek Oct 11, 2019 1:48 pm

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Cuyahoga County Announces How It'll Use $23 Million in Opioid Settlement Money on Treatment and Prevention Services

Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish yesterday announced how the county will spend $23 million it's received from four settlements in its lawsuit against opioid...

By Vince Grzegorek Oct 11, 2019 1:11 pm

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Teens Arrested in Connection with Death of Photographer Struck by Log at Hocking Hills State Park

Two teenage boys have now been charged in connection with the death of Chillicothe photographer Victoria Schafer. Over Labor Day weekend, the 44-year-old was taking...

By Laura Morrison Oct 11, 2019 1:00 pm

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Law Striking 'Pink Tax' on Feminine Hygiene Products Could Soon Pass Ohio Legislature

The Ohio House of Representatives has voted to pass Senate Bill 26, legislation that includes a provision removing state sales taxes on tampons and...

By Cincinnati CityBeat Staff Oct 11, 2019 11:24 am

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Cleveland Public Library Foundation's Black, White and REaD 150th Anniversary Gala To Take Place on Nov. 16

Founded in 1869, the Cleveland Public Library has grown exponentially over the past 150 years. It now features 27 neighborhood branches, the Main Library...

By Jeff Niesel Oct 11, 2019 9:40 am

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