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The Never-Ending Pain of the Boy Scouts' 'Perversion Files'new

A former Scoutmaster confesses to decades of molestations that happened as the Scouts looked the other way; a victim explains the trauma endured at the hands of another troop leader.
Cleveland Scene |
Doug Brown |
07-31-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Boy Scouts Sex Abuse
Cagednew

How Ohio politicians keep the state's puppy mill business booming with little regulation.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
07-25-2013 |
Features
Startup Citynew

Never mind the rust. Young tech companies are hot in Cleveland, where creating a startup has never been easier.
Cleveland Scene |
Lee Chilcote |
06-24-2013 |
Business & Labor
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
Overdose Nationnew

As the opiate epidemic continues to ravage Northeast Ohio, a small group of folks try to distribute medicine that will stop the deaths.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
05-24-2013 |
Drugs
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
The Wrong Side of Rightsnew

Alfred Cleveland is not a murderer. Alfred Cleveland has spent 16 years in prison for murder
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
04-18-2013 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: wrongful convictions
By His Handsnew

Bishop Lennon has provoked his flock and angered Rome,
but Cleveland's most important Catholic isn't about
to start changing now
Cleveland Scene |
Sam Allard |
03-27-2013 |
Religion
Sunk by Sandynew

How a mid-Atlantic hurricane hit Cleveland hard, frustrating many and devastating a forgotten few.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
02-14-2013 |
Disasters
Tags: Cleveland, Hurricane Sandy
Forrest vs. The State of Ohionew

After a near-fatal shooting, one dog joins the fight against Ohio's antiquated animal protection laws.
Cleveland Scene |
Eric Sandy |
01-31-2013 |
Animal Issues
Can The Cleveland Plain Dealer Be Saved?new

In short, no. Cleveland will soon be left without a daily newspaper.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
12-07-2012 |
Media
Academic Emergencynew

The election promises either a brighter future or state control for Cleveland's schools.
Cleveland Scene |
Lee Chilcote |
11-01-2012 |
Education
Tags: Cleveland Schools
Saucers Fullnew

For the Cleveland Ufology project, the search never ends
Cleveland Scene |
Frank Kuznik |
10-10-2012 |
Features
Beasts of the Northern Wildnew

A field guide to Cleveland's alarming, alluring summer animalia.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson and Vince Grzegorek |
08-02-2012 |
Animal Issues
Exotic Theoriesnew

After Zanesville, an Oklahoma advocate cries conspiracy.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
06-21-2012 |
Animal Issues