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Call It Evennew
The wrong guys went down for an old lady's murder. At least the prosecutors are unscathed.
Cleveland Scene |
Vince Grzegorek |
07-05-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Alice Zolkowski, Thomas Siller
The Film Buffnew
Steven Barrett is a fixture on the local scene. Now he's earning a rep in pervert circles too.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
06-30-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Steven Barrett
Shots in the Darknew
Prosecutors allowed Jamelle Swanson’s killer to walk. Swanson’s sister isn’t going so quietly.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
06-29-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Mr. Hollywoodnew
Morrie Everett’s movie poster empire draws the collectible world to Kirtland.
Cleveland Scene |
Anastasia Pantsios |
06-22-2011 |
Culture
Tags: Morrie Everett, Movie Posters
Tilting at Windmillsnew
Cleveland may win the race to build offshore turbines, but why have others stopped trying?
Cleveland Scene |
Maude L. Campbell |
06-15-2011 |
Business & Labor
What the Boy Sawnew
A child's testimony put three men on death row. The neighborhood saw it differently.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
06-08-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Harry Franks, Ronnie Bridgeman
Shakeup in Lockdownnew
As Ohio prisons go private, a prison town goes berserk.
Cleveland Scene |
Loretta Ashyk |
06-01-2011 |
Crime & Justice
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
Cleveland's Job Machinenew
Global Cleveland wants to put the region to work. Who gets the jobs isn't clear.
Cleveland Scene |
John Lasker |
05-18-2011 |
Business & Labor
Homicide & Hypenew
The murder of a town eccentric reignites talk of one of Cleveland’s most notorious unsolved crimes.
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
05-18-2011 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: Amy Mihaljevic
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
Could Too Much Gaming Create Problems for Ohio's Casinos?new
Ohio is considering whether to expand gaming through digital slot machines at Ohio's racetracks, a move that would amount to an overnight Cinderella switch, turning cash-bleeding racetracks into slot parlors, or "racinos," in industry-speak
Cleveland Scene |
Kyle Swenson |
04-13-2011 |
Business & Labor
Three Erstwhile Punks Are Once Again Packing Houses Across Americanew
In a way, The Cleveland Confidential Book Tour is just like the old days, when Pagans frontman Mike Hudson, Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome, and Human Switchboard frontman Bob Pfeifer would pile into a van, drive across the country, and convince occasionally indifferent audiences to listen to them. They're even calling the readings "gigs" -- gigs with less equipment, as Pfeifer says.
Cleveland Scene |
Michael Gallucci |
04-06-2011 |
Music
