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The Cleveland Browns want $500 million public investment in revamped stadium.
Players’ contracts often have performance bonuses. Maybe the city should make taxpayer support contingent on — just spitballing here — starting QB games played and playoff wins.
The folks who pay for stadium repairs.
There’s a long history of Clevelanders risking their own health for the greater good, but there’s got to be a better way to fund pro sports arenas than “sin taxes.”
Lighting up the Cleveland winter since 2010.
Saturday was beautifully bright and cold for this event that continues to show the imagination, commitment and value of the local music scene.
Performed at the Cleveland Museum of Art on Sunday.
The Jon Batiste concert was a memorable show for those lucky enough to see it. Like at almost every other stop on his tour through March, the eclectic Grammy-winning artist’s show sold out almost as soon as tickets went on sale.
“It’s All A Blur” tour stops at RoMoFiHo.
Our editors won’t let us use that Drake meme 🙄, so picture this:
Top frame: *Drake frowning* MAJOR ACTS SKIPPING CLEVELAND.
Bottom frame: *Drake smiling* STOPPING IN CLE AND VISITING LOCAL RESTAURANTS.
“There’s always next year” is here!
The Cleveland Guardians are in Arizona for spring training! Everyone’s ready for their home opener on April 8 — the game’s already sold out.
Cleveland jobs took center stage in budget talks.
They’ve got their work cut out for them: “ghost vacancies, “and “the vacancy pool” were big topics at the General Fund budget hearings. Not to mention the recently vacated safety director position.
Meeting monitors make milestones.
Fresh off covering 30-some hours of budget hearings, and recently notching 1,000 local government meetings covered in a little more than three years.
A.K.A that mysterious bright orb in the sky.
Every sunny day in February in Cleveland is like winning the Pick-3. Enjoy every moment — we still have months of winter-spring-spring-winter climate chaos until summer.
Coming to Cleveland?
Rumor has it that a TV production tax credit from the state might bring pro wrestling’s biggest annual event to the city. A modest proposal: the reigning tag team champs must face Myles Garrett and Stipe Miocic.