Inside and outside the fence

Locals in Cleveland wonder who the convention is really for?
The four-day Republican National Convention kicks off Monday, with an estimated 50,000 people expected to attend.
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Cleveland increases its protest insurance

Jul 15, 2016
For convention cities, the events are a financial risk-management challenge.
The Convention Center in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. 
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The conventions are coming...

Aug 6, 2015
Cleveland and Philadelphia gear up for Republican and Democratic national conventions.

Cities rethink their future by looking to the past

Jun 26, 2015
The first step is realizing your town may not be a Silicon Anything.

Cleveland looks to firms to help fund police reform

May 27, 2015
The city's deal with the DOJ includes costly trainings and computer equipment.

United kills another airline hub. What happens next in Cleveland?

Feb 3, 2014
Cleveland now goes the way of St. Louis, Pittsburgh and other former airline hubs, as United announces a streamlining of its routes

African-American hair salons spur 'creative commerce'

Jul 24, 2013
Bootstrap entrepreneurs sell their goods wherever they can, including hair salons and barber shops.

For public good, not for profit.

Cleveland area tries to create a college-going culture

Nov 30, 2012
Ohio's Cuyahoga County will start a college savings account for every kindergartener.

Cleveland Plain Dealer reporters launch pre-emptive strike

Nov 26, 2012
Expecting an end to daily publication, the paper's journalists are trying to get public support before cuts are announced.

Ohio: Staring into the face of change

Oct 5, 2012
From closed-down steel mills to the sprawling modern Cleveland Clinic, Ohio's economic past, present, and future is a window into the state of our nation.