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Staff Writer, @ClevelandScene | Bylines: @NPR, @TIME, @Narratively, @psmag (RIP) | Concerned optimist | Tips, gossip: (216) 290-5890

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Fruit and vegetable prices are up 15 percent from what they were four years ago. It's what's given Cleveland's homesteaders added incentive: "We're trying to turn our communities into economic engines, so that they can take care of themselves." clevescene.com/news/cleveland…

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Pedestrian hit by a driver on West 25th at Market Avenue. CPD has one person in custody after they found the car parked on West 28th. Witnesses said the male victim was walking in the crosswalk and the driver took off. Male victim was transported in critical condition per EMS.

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Last night at the Rock Hall, Sean Watterson (of the Happy Dog) and Cindy Barber (of the Beachland) announced interest in pursuing a Cleveland Music Commission Along with a new one-stop-shop for live music listings: hellocleveland.live More on this in an upcoming issue

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To think that license suspension, jail time and public humiliation will keep human beings from driving drunk — and killing two cyclists — is just pure hubris.

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Cleveland City Council has scheduled a special meeting tomorrow to change the name of Browns stadium to Huntington Bank Field. Although Cleveland owns the stadium, its lease specifies that naming rights proceeds flow to the Browns and not the city. signalcleveland.org/huntington-ban…

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In August, Downtown Cleveland Clean & Safe Ambassadors: 🚮 Collected 81,638 pounds of trash 🧼 Removed 254 graffiti tags ☣️ Disposed of 549 biohazard incidents 🦺 Provided 53 safety escorts 🫧 Spent 50 hours power washing Request their services or by calling (216) 621-6000!

In August, Downtown Cleveland Clean & Safe Ambassadors:

🚮 Collected 81,638 pounds of trash
🧼 Removed 254 graffiti tags
☣️ Disposed of 549 biohazard incidents
🦺 Provided 53 safety escorts
🫧 Spent 50 hours power washing

Request their services or by calling (216) 621-6000!
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County just got $600,000 from the Feds for its Comprehensive Safety Action Plan to help keep streets safe. Unsure yet how this plays into Cleveland Moves, the five-year plan that could totally re-do the city's bike lane network. More on this soon. transportation.gov/grants/ss4a/20…

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The Friars’ Table, opening this winter in Playhouse Square, is inspired by monastic cuisine clevescene.com/food-drink/the…

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Clevelanders: What are some "secret" clubs, venues, restaurants, etc., here in the city that are off the beaten path, that don't make the usual lists / get the attention they deserve? Help me out here.