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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
Buying the Farmnew

Cleveland wants its citizens eating local by 2019. But is it doing enough to make that happen?
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
03-26-2012 |
Policy Issues
Life After Death Tax?new

Ohio’s repeal of estate taxes could strike a lethal blow to its local communities.
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
05-25-2011 |
Policy Issues
Tags: Estate Tax
What Your Butts Buynew

How we spend one of the nation's biggest pots of public arts money.
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
05-04-2011 |
Policy Issues
Pass the Whiskey and Ammonew

Guns and booze don't mix. But Ohio lawmakers are serving up that cocktail at a bar near you
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
04-27-2011 |
Policy Issues
Cuyahoga County's Fight Over Document Fees Yields a Dubious Alliancenew

Five years before Cuyahoga County Recorder Pat O'Malley resigned in May 2008, he quietly closed a deal that garnered little interest at the time. It was a pact with Data Trace, a California company that specializes in snapping up title and tax documents, then customizing and re-selling the information.
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
04-20-2011 |
Policy Issues
Dead Because He Knew Too Much?new
If there was a plot to steal the 2004 election in Ohio, GOP consultant Michael Connell knew about it.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
01-23-2009 |
Policy Issues
Thieves Pillage HUD-Owned Homesnew
By putting the same lock on every home it repossesses in Ohio, the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development seems to invite break-ins. In Cleveland, every house owned by HUD gets looted.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
11-08-2004 |
Policy Issues