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Lawsuite Puts Shopping Mall Titan on a Hot Seatnew
Business magnate Dick Jacobs' nephew has filed a lawsuit accusing his uncle of taking or misspending as much as $448 million from family trusts, much of it to prop up failed real-estate investments in downtown Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
03-23-2005 |
Business & Labor
Discrimination Settlement Yields Little to Complainantnew
Darnay Cheeks was awarded $30,000 after Ford Motor Company agreed to settle regarding his complaint that it discriminated against blacks on a promotion test.
Cleveland Scene |
Kevin Hoffman |
03-22-2005 |
Race & Class
Football Player Responds to Rape Allegationsnew
The prosecutor declined to file criminal charges after a woman accused Cleveland Browns offensive lineman Ross Verba of rape. Now a second woman has made startingly similar allegations.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-22-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Performer Crafts an Interesting Rock/Hip-Hop Blendnew
Some of the songs on Citizen Cope's latest record fuse the best of hip-hop -- clever beats, great wordplay, important lyrical content -- with the best of rock, soul, funk, and reggae into a seamless whole.
Cleveland Scene |
John Nova Lomax |
03-15-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Legislator's Hunt for Liberals Turns Into Self-Sabotagenew
Ohio State Senator Larry Mumper took a pounding after he introduced the "Academic Bill of Rights," which would have compelled Ohio professors to halt the "indoctrination" of children "with left-wing issues."
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
03-15-2005 |
Politics
Former Basketball Star Faces Tough Timesnew
Bobby "Bingo" Smith, an Original Cavalier, once had it all. Now, with his heart failing, his son facing murder charges, and his earnings long gone, he wishes he could do any kind of work for the Cavaliers again.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
03-15-2005 |
Sports
The All-Time Greatest White-Boy Rhymesnew
White rappers are the new black quarterbacks, with pundits still arguing whether they could have the skills and smarts to seriously compete in a game invented by black players. Here's the evidence they can.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
03-09-2005 |
Music
Drag Racer Leaves Prison Behind ... at 200 m.p.h.new
Mike Charlton's quest is to become the fastest man alive. His latest attempt involves strapping a jet engine to the back of a semi.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
03-09-2005 |
Sports
Can a Gay Man in Akron Be Raped?new
Though slow in starting, the investigation yielded results. But even DNA evidence couldn't convince a jury that "Alan" was raped.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
02-11-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Love Lettersnew
In this moving, deceptively simple film, a weary Chinese mailman, his son and their dog take three days to complete a grueling trek to remote villages in south Hunan.
Cleveland Scene |
Bill Gallo |
02-02-2005 |
Reviews
Cleveland Film Commission May Be Facing Its Curtain Callnew
Back in 1998, when Chris Carmody founded the Cleveland Film Commission, his goal was to rival Pittsburgh's $25-million-a-year film industry within five years. Unfortunately for the local economy, he failed to live up to his own hype.
Cleveland Scene |
James Renner |
02-02-2005 |
Movies
Build a Convention Center, and They Won't Comenew
Though Cleveland is about to invest $300-$500 million in public money on a convention center, no one has made a valid case that a center would thrive. Statistics from other cities suggest the opposite.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
02-02-2005 |
Commentary
Eccentric Funk Troupe Parties with Politicsnew
Flo scats, raps and sings about everything from blow jobs to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict while sporting angel wings, a fuzzy Kangol visor and white spandex pants coupled with a large, intimidating black codpiece.
Cleveland Scene |
Jason Bracelin |
01-26-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Flo White, The Porpoise Project
Corporate Leeches Eye Clevelandnew
Development deals have little to do with morality. They are matters of dollars and cents. And when you look strictly at the numbers, Wal-Mart will be a disastrous play for Cleveland.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
01-26-2005 |
Business & Labor
Tags: hottopic
Enduring a Modern-Day Witch Huntnew
It's difficult for someone who's always been a "he" to find acceptance as a "she." But it's an especially difficult change to make in Salem, a conservative factory town. Making the switch around firefighters is even tougher.
Cleveland Scene |
Chris Maag |
01-26-2005 |
Sex
