Cleveland Scene

Alleged "deficit hawk" Senator George Voinovich, who voted for every budget submitted by unrepentent spender George W. Bush , has found a new way to crow about his phony credentials. Full Story »

The shells of former automobiles line both sides of the wide, muddy path that runs through the lot behind the office of Pearl Road Auto Parts. Every wheel has been removed, many are missing doors and all are unmistakably worn. Full Story »

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St. Edward product Delvon Roe chose Michigan State as the venue for his collegiate basketball career, but that choice wasn't without controversy. In a new book by Roy Williams, the UNC coach, without naming names, comes strong after one recruit for backing out of playing for the Tar Heels. Full Story »

For over a year, Steve Jambrozy has been trying to get someone's attention, but his topic is about as unsexy as it gets: library chairs. Full Story »

The answer, really, is never. No one wants to see your guns. No one wants to see your tribal tats. Or how well you fill out the jersey. You're not playing in a pickup game. You're not going to impress anyone with your biceps. And if you're not in shape? Full Story »

I was over at Cleveland Frowns' house about a week ago and was thrilled when he served a cold beverage in this exact glass. Classic logo on a rocks glass? Where do I sign up? He had a whole set, which basically means he never has to own another rocks glass in his life. Full Story »

Waiting for Next Year breaks down some important Cleveland sports issues with graphs. Look! Color! Shapes! (Very much worth a look.) Full Story »

The idea’s genesis came about during a conversation we had with Max Chandler of Cleveland Heights. Max’s son, Cormac, is the crew chief aboard a Medivac helicopter. Based in Kandahar, one of Cormac’s major responsibilities is to evacuate wounded troops from battle situations. Full Story »

"If Jeezy's paying LeBron, I'm paying Dwyane Wade." That line from Hova's "Empire State of Mind" is misheard and misunderstood all the time. Full Story »

The Ohio Democratic Party brought its “Knockout” road show to Cleveland Monday night, the last stop on a tour of the state to generate enthusiasm for the 2010 campaign. Full Story »

If the opening of a vintage store for pop-culture junkies marks the transition from up-and-coming neighborhood to must-visit shopping destination, then Collinwood’s Waterloo Road has arrived. Full Story »

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All it really took was the ring on Cleveland State basketball coach Gary Waters' hand. Norris Cole, a senior at Dunbar High School at the time, heard the coach's words when he visited Cole and his family in East Dayton in 2006, but the ring spoke louder. Full Story »

Detective Phillip Habeeb waited outside the house for the right moment to make the early-morning entry, anxious to confront the 15-year-old boy he suspected of robbing a pizza deliveryman hours earlier. Full Story »

George Forbes, a cook of some measure, comes in three flavors: sweet, sour and saucy, the latter so biting it can gag. Sauce was boss these recent days as Forbes managed to offend most sensible souls in town when he allowed The Call & Post to attack state senator Nina Turner with an Aunt Jemima caricature and a berating editorial. Full Story »

Oh, Hector. Ye hero of the Crunch faithful. I think the first sporting event I ever went to in person was a Cleveland Force game. Full Story »

Federal lawmakers came to Cleveland this week for a grim analysis of how foreclosures continue to devastate the region. Full Story »

Comeback politician Jeff Johnson has heard all the clichés about his “fall from grace” and his “crash-and-burn.” But the 51-year-old political veteran promises, "I’m not going to be a Greek tragedy.This isn’t going to be the end of the story.” Full Story »

At a Congressional field hearing on Monday, ESOP will ring the alarm on the federal government’s failure to address the ongoing foreclosure crisis in Ohio and, as a result, the looming extinction of foreclosure counseling groups like Empowering and Strengthening Ohio’s People (ESOP). Full Story »

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County Prosecutor Bill Mason has two private e-mail accounts with which he sometimes conducts business, which should make their contents public records. But he's figured out how to keep some of them secret. Full Story »

Congressman Dennis Kucinich, chairman of the House Domestic Policy subcommittee of the Oversight and Government Reform Committee, is bringing his subcommittee to Northeast Ohio Monday for a field hearing to get the feeling of the community on the impact of the foreclosure crisis. Full Story »

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