Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy

The Struggle at Schoolnew

Are new policies at Cleveland's most diverse high school helping Hispanic students or leaving them further behind?

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 06-10-2015 | Education

Forgotten Assaultnew

A brutal attack on two transgender women in 2011 foreshadowed several troubling years of violent crime against the LGBT community in Cleveland, and the city's ill-equipped ability to respond.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 12-24-2014 | LGBT

Tags: hate crimes

Gone Daddy Gonenew

Elizabeth Perez served in the Marines, went to college and started a family. Now she's fighting immigration laws after her husband was deported to Mexico.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 05-27-2014 | Immigration

Derf Ends 24-Year Run of Comic Strip 'The City'new

Cleveland cartoonist Derf Backderf published the final installment of "The City" today.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 05-15-2014 | Media

One Night in Amish Countrynew

A butter-churned journey into the heartland for the most exclusive dinner in Northeast Ohio.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 04-02-2014 | Features

The Battle for East Clevelandnew

With bankruptcy looming (again) and merger talks heating up, a look at how East Cleveland arrived here and what might be next

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy, Sam Allard, Vince Grzegorek and Doug Brown | 03-26-2014 | Policy Issues

All the Barsnew

We join the Cleveland Bar Experiment for a night, downing cheap beer and free tequila only to discover that there's always another drink on the path to visiting every bar in Cleveland

Cleveland Scene | Sam Allard and Eric Sandy | 03-13-2014 | Culture

The Would-Be Kid King of Cuyahoganew

The race for Cuyahoga County executive was another routine election until one young Republican punk from Berea showed up out of nowhere. Just as quickly, though, he disappeared.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 02-12-2014 | Elections

Tags: Cuyahoga County, Tanner Fischbach

Missing: The Long Lost Case of Christina Adkinsnew

A crowd of craned necks and reporter's notebooks was gathering Aug. 30 at the corner of Vega Avenue and the brick-lined alley of West 26th Place after FBI sources announced a search for human remains was under way. This sort of congregation had become routine during the summer of 2013, the questions always teetering on the brink of tragic discovery...

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 09-19-2013 | Features

Tags: Missing Persons, Christina Adkins, Vega Avenue

Cagednew

How Ohio politicians keep the state's puppy mill business booming with little regulation.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 07-25-2013 | Features

Marriage Equality Is Great And All, But...new

Cleveland's LGBT community is focused on more important things right now.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 06-19-2013 | LGBT

The Long History of Ariel Castro, Cleveland Kidnapper and Monsternew

Ariel Castro, 52, and his brothers Pedro and Onil were arrested following the rescue of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus and Michelle Knight. Ariel owned the Seymour Avenue home where the women had been kept. Police sources paint a grim picture of chains, restraints, locked doors, and rape.

Cleveland Scene | Eric Sandy | 05-07-2013 | Crime & Justice