Posted inNews & Views Cleveland City Council Passes Tanisha’s Law, Creating Community Crisis Response Department Anderson’s family has for years pressed for a solution. by Mark Oprea February 3, 2026February 4, 2026
Posted inNews & Views Experience Battles Newcomer Idealism at Thursday Night Panel of City Council Hopefuls It was city-subsidized grocery stores versus doubling-down on potholes on display in Tremont by Mark Oprea August 1, 2025August 14, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Collinwood CDC Resurrected After Years of Being Out of Commission “We are very not focused on the past,” its new board chair told Scene. “We are very forward looking” by Mark Oprea June 10, 2025July 7, 2025
Posted inNews & Views One Kia Theft, One Crash, Countless Lives Thousands of cars were stolen across Cleveland in recent years driven by the Kia Boys trend. This is the story of one. by Mark Oprea April 9, 2025July 2, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Cleveland City Council Targets Illegal Street Takeovers With New Legislation Council’s new ordinance would ban “blocking intersections, burnouts, doughnuts, wheelies, drifting and stunt driving” by Mark Oprea October 8, 2024May 25, 2025
Posted inNews & Views As Cleveland City Council Begins Redistricting, Concerns About Ward Boundaries and Representation Rise “I’m kind of waiting to see the map like everybody else” by Mark Oprea July 2, 2024May 1, 2025
Posted inNews & Views New Cleveland Curfew Laws Go Into Effect After Council Passes Stricter Penalties For Parents “You want to have kids? Be responsible for them” by Mark Oprea October 3, 2023June 11, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Polensek Introduces Legislation to Amp Up Penalties on Parents of Curfew-Breaking Teens as Kia and Hyundai Thefts Continue “Parents, you have to keep an eye on your children,” County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley told Old Brooklyn residents recently by Mark Oprea August 21, 2023April 9, 2025
Posted inNews & Views Council Public Safety Meeting Puts Pressure on Police Staffing, Bibb’s Anti-Crime Program Amid Wave of Summer Offenses “The anger and frustration in our community is palpable” by Mark Oprea August 3, 2023July 9, 2024
Posted inNews & Views Tension Erupts Between Council and Mayor’s Office in Wake of Warehouse District Mass Shooting “It sounds to me like somebody’s butthurt,” councilman Brian Kazy said after Bibb no-showed a council meeting by Mark Oprea July 17, 2023July 22, 2025