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How Hip-Hop Carjacked a Historic Ohio Wheel Companynew
In the early '90s, Dayton rims -- known as "D's" -- quickly became the Air Jordans of the wheel world: so coveted that owning a set could get you killed.
Cleveland Scene |
Gus Garcia-Roberts |
10-01-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Finally: A School That Doesn't Settle for Failing Black Kidsnew
Brush High's strategy is simple, if seldom employed: When the population of your school district begins the rapid transformation from lily-white to majority black, don't panic. Ignore the parade of evidence that suggests you're doomed, and instead, play offense.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
10-01-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Cleveland's Killing Fieldsnew
As the city's murder rate rises, the families of victims wait for justice that never comes.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
09-17-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Fine Line Between Sexual Assault & 'Kids Being Kids'new
When his trial began two weeks ago on 19 felony counts, girl after girl took the stand, breaking down as they relayed their encounters with Carl Wolfe -- how did he walk away a free man?
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
09-07-2007 |
Sex
Battling Mittal, the Steel Baronnew
Sleeping regulators, the world's fifth-richest man, and some very sick kids -- this won't be an easy fight.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
08-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
The Superior Americansnew
There's one piece of logic that seems to be missing from the argument to kick all illegal immigrants out of Painesville, Ohio: If the Mexicans go, there won't be much of a city to take back.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
07-20-2007 |
Immigration
Cleveland State Starts Classes Exclusively for Vetsnew
Unlike the government, the university is behaving as if it actually cares for war veterans.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
06-29-2007 |
War
Larry Zaslov, Smooth Criminalnew
He inspired trust in friends and family -- then he robbed them.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
06-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Quick and the Deadnew
It was far from the perfect crime -- but someone still got away with murder.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
05-25-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Bait & Switchnew
Cleveland kids still cursed by Barbara Byrd-Bennett's incompetence.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-25-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
The Edge of Reason at Case Western Reservenew
A professor's failed climb up the ivory tower ends in accusations of a hoax.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-18-2007 |
Education
Tags: Education
Sex, Lies, a Priest, & Elaine Pressernew
Presser married into one of the most corrupt families in Cleveland history -- so she had a head start stealing from priests.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
05-18-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Two Indian Sisters Get a Crude Intro to American Lifenew
Their uncle gave Jagwinder and Gurbinder so much -- but he had taken his share too, in the form kisses, touches and burnt cars.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
05-11-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
The Word Church: God's Disneylandnew
At this Ohio mega-church, the Lord preaches prosperity.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
05-11-2007 |
Religion
Tags: religion
Two Families Suffer from a Doctor's Best Intentionsnew
In the past 25 years, Dr. Daryl Steiner's diagnosed at least 275 infants with shaken-baby syndrome -- unfortunately, he has been wrong on more than one occasion.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
04-20-2007 |
Science
Tags: Health & Science
