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Trial begins for Cleveland police officer charged with killing unarmed couple; Factory fire on the East Side seen from the quad

Julia Bianco, News Editor April 10, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Trial begins for Cleveland police officer charged with killing unarmed couple Michael Brelo, a Cleveland police officer, is currently on trial for...

Ohio University (OU) students protest over president’s $1.2 million new home after bats force him out of old house; Canton woman stabs boyfriend over salsa dispute

Julia Bianco, News Editor April 3, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Ohio University students protest over president’s $1.2 million new home after bats force him out of old house More than a hundred students gathered...

At Cleveland Fashion Weeks runway shows, DeAndre Crenshaws pink dresses emphasized femininity, whereas Althea Harpers blue dress showed off free spiritedness.

Celebrating Cleveland’s finest fashions

Allison Duchin, Staff Reporter March 27, 2015

Fashion Week Cleveland closed out this past Saturday night, March 21, with its final event, the runway shows. It was a night of beautiful, glitzed-up gowns worn by both the models and the audience, as...

Nonprofits look to improve lakefront; Cleveland increases street-paving budget; Ohio senators extend statute of limitations for rape cases

Julia Bianco, News Editor March 27, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Nonprofits look to improve lakefront A new lakefront planning effort, the Lakefront Greenway and Downtown Connector Study, is looking to improve...

Bridging the gap

Sruthi Meka, Staff Reporter March 20, 2015

A recent study on economic segregation ranks Cleveland and its surrounding areas number one in income segregation among large cities in the U.S. The study, published by Richard Florida, a well-known...

President Obama speaks at the City Club; Police get photo of Akron man who pooped on neighborhood cars; Steve’s Hot Dogs burns down

Julia Bianco, News Editor March 20, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. President Obama speaks at the City Club President Barack Obama spoke at the City Club downtown on March 18. During his speech, he touched on the...

Republican National Convention gets a CEO; Superman flies into CLE

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 13, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Republican National Convention gets a CEO Jeff Larson, a Republican National Committee (RNC) staffer, was named the chief executive officer of the...

The stadium puzzle

JP. O’Hagan, Sports Editor February 5, 2015

It is an ongoing saga in sports; not directly tied to wins and losses, nor tied to the players or coaches, but still woven into the fabric of each sport and tied to how the fan experiences the sport in...

Shaker Square shooting leaves two dead; Bonne Bell closes doors, lays off

Julia Bianco, News Editor February 5, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Shaker Square shooting leaves two dead Tonia McCrary, 35, was shot and killed by her boyfriend on Feb. 2 outside of U.S. Bank in Shaker Square....

Cleveland Catch-Up

Julia Bianco, Staff Reporter January 23, 2015

We boil down what happened in Cleveland this week. Ohio Governor John Kasich dances around the question Ohio’s Republican Governor John Kasich gave his most clear answer yet to the question of...

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