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Mark Oprea

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Staff Writer, @ClevelandScene | Concerned | Tips, gossip: (216) 290-5890 | Message me privately on Signal: oprea_mark91

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'It Just Keeps Lingering': Overnight Smell in Birdtown Baffling Health Department

'It Just Keeps Lingering': Overnight Smell in Birdtown Baffling Health Department

'It Just Keeps Lingering': Overnight Smell in Birdtown Baffling Health Department - Cleveland Scene

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There is now a graveyard of coin-operated parking meters in the Cleveland City Hall parking garage.
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A move unprecedented in recent memory: Cleveland City Council voted against paying $1.1 million to reimburse the Browns for repairs the team made to the city-owned stadium. signalcleveland.org/clevelan…
Cleveland council refuses to pay $1M for Browns stadium repairs

Cleveland council refuses to pay $1M for Browns stadium repairs

Cleveland owns the stadium and pays for significant repairs. But many on council are unhappy with the Browns' move to Brook Park.

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Publicly funded stadiums are bad business. Sports economist J.C. Bradbury, who has a new book on the topic out now, says the Browns dome in Brook Park won't be any different clevescene.com/news/publicly…
Publicly Funded Stadiums Are Bad Business. Sports Economist J.C. Bradbury Says the Browns' Brook...

Publicly Funded Stadiums Are Bad Business. Sports Economist J.C. Bradbury Says the Browns' Brook...

Publicly Funded Stadiums Are Bad Business. Sports Economist J.C. Bradbury Says the Browns' Brook Park Dome Won't Be Any Different - Cleveland Scene

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With Hood Honey, Trey Williams builds community connection in Mount Pleasant through urban beekeeping clevescene.com/news/with-hoo…

With Hood Honey, Trey Williams Builds Community Connection in Mount Pleasant Through Urban Beekee...

With Hood Honey, Trey Williams Builds Community Connection in Mount Pleasant Through Urban Beekeeping - Cleveland Scene

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Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller unfit to serve in Congress clevescene.com/news/ohio-new…

Sen. Bernie Moreno Says Former Son-in-Law Rep. Max Miller Unfit to Serve in Congress

Sen. Bernie Moreno Says Former Son-in-Law Rep. Max Miller Unfit to Serve in Congress - Cleveland Scene

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No Surf House, Cleveland's free hostel for touring bands, planning year-long residency clevescene.com/music/no-surf…
No Surf House, Cleveland's Free Hostel for Touring Bands, Planning Year-Long Residency

No Surf House, Cleveland's Free Hostel for Touring Bands, Planning Year-Long Residency

No Surf House, Cleveland's Free Hostel for Touring Bands, Planning Year-Long Residency - Cleveland Scene

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How Cleveland lost its downtown grocery store and how it's working to attract the next one clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
How Cleveland Lost Its Downtown Grocery Store and How It’s Working to Attract the Next One

How Cleveland Lost Its Downtown Grocery Store and How It’s Working to Attract the Next One

How Cleveland Lost Its Downtown Grocery Store and How It’s Working to Attract the Next One - Cleveland Scene

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Millennia has one month to save Centennial Building from auction clevescene.com/news/clevelan…

Millennia Has One Month to Save Centennial Building From Auction

Millennia Has One Month to Save Centennial Building From Auction - Cleveland Scene

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Payne Avenue will be first downtown Cleveland corridor with a protected bike lane clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
Payne Avenue Will Be First Downtown Cleveland Corridor With Protected Bike Lanes

Payne Avenue Will Be First Downtown Cleveland Corridor With Protected Bike Lanes

Payne Avenue Will Be First Downtown Cleveland Corridor With Protected Bike Lanes - Cleveland Scene

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ShotSpotter contract renewal didn't need Cleveland City Council's approval, safety director argues clevescene.com/news/shotspot…
ShotSpotter Renewal Didn't Need Cleveland City Council's Approval, Safety Director Argues

ShotSpotter Renewal Didn't Need Cleveland City Council's Approval, Safety Director Argues

Mayor Justin Bibb defends the Cleveland ShotSpotter renewal. Explore the legality and implications for the community.

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Cleveland's African American Cultural Garden breaks ground on final phase with construction set to finish in October clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
Cleveland's African American Cultural Garden Breaks Ground on Final Phase

Cleveland's African American Cultural Garden Breaks Ground on Final Phase

Discover the story behind the African American Cultural Garden and its final phase groundbreaking

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The Checkered Shelf, a new bookstore, opens in former Appletree Books space in Cleveland Heights clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
The Checkered Shelf Opens in Former Appletree Books Space

The Checkered Shelf Opens in Former Appletree Books Space

Owner Mary Pat Jolivette wants her store to be an epicenter of experience. "I want people to come in and spend a half hour in here," she said.

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RTA may scrap last downtown Trolley, scale back Waterfront line in service cuts clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
RTA May Scrap Last Downtown Trolley, Scale Back Waterfront Line in Service Cuts

RTA May Scrap Last Downtown Trolley, Scale Back Waterfront Line in Service Cuts

Explore the potential cuts to the RTA Trolley service and their implications for Cleveland's transit system and riders.

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Cleveland small businesses participate in National Shutdown day against ICE with closures, donations, messages of solidarity clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
Cleveland Small Businesses Participate in National Shutdown Day With Closures, Donations, Messages...

Cleveland Small Businesses Participate in National Shutdown Day With Closures, Donations, Messages...

Cleveland Small Businesses Participate in National Shutdown Day With Closures, Donations, Messages of Solidarity - Cleveland Scene

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"The folks are fearful." Haitians living in Ohio may soon lose temporary protected status clevescene.com/news/ohio-new…
‘The Folks Are Fearful.’ Haitians Living in Ohio May Soon Lose Temporary Protected Status

‘The Folks Are Fearful.’ Haitians Living in Ohio May Soon Lose Temporary Protected Status

‘The Folks Are Fearful.’ Haitians Living in Ohio May Soon Lose Temporary Protected Status - Cleveland Scene

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The Worst of Cleveland 2026: A celebration of the nefarious actors, bumbling idiots, self-absorbed morons, inept institutions, depraved ideas, and thieving bastards intent on charting a course toward regression. clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
The Worst of Cleveland 2026

The Worst of Cleveland 2026

The Worst of Cleveland 2026 - Cleveland Scene

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Meet the Clevelander who biked across all five ice-covered Great Lakes this winter clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
Meet the Clevelander Who Biked Across All Five Ice-Covered Great Lakes This Winter

Meet the Clevelander Who Biked Across All Five Ice-Covered Great Lakes This Winter

Meet the Clevelander Who Biked Across All Five Ice-Covered Great Lakes This Winter - Cleveland Scene

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Stay informed in emergencies. Sign up for ReadyNotify, Cuyahoga County’s alert system for emergency events, weather updates, and safety info. Learn more at Ready.gov. #ohwx
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RTA set on building bus rapid tarnsit lanes on W. 25th through heart of Ohio City despite business backlash clevescene.com/news/clevelan…
RTA Set on Building Bus Rapid Transit Lanes on West 25th Through Heart of Ohio City Despite...

RTA Set on Building Bus Rapid Transit Lanes on West 25th Through Heart of Ohio City Despite...

RTA Set on Building Bus Rapid Transit Lanes on West 25th Through Heart of Ohio City Despite Business Backlash - Cleveland Scene

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