
Abbey Marshall
Reporter at Signal Cleveland
professionally nosy. Cleveland local government reporter @Ideastream @npr. @scrippsjschool alum. after hours: playwright, actor, director (she/her)
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1 week ago |
ideastream.org | Abbey Marshall
Last month, Canton native Justin Woody became the first Ohioan to win the reality competition series RuPaul's Drag Race. The long-running show has aired hundreds of episodes, won dozens of Emmy's, and launched careers on Broadway and in Hollywood. Ideastream Public Media's Abbey Marshall spoke with the Cleveland-based drag queen, known better as 'Onya Nurve,' to talk about what makes Northeast Ohio's drag scene so special. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.
Their dog lost a leg to a Cleveland garbage truck. Owners want an apology, more city traffic calming
2 weeks ago |
ideastream.org | Abbey Marshall
Stanley is the first to greet guests at the back gate of his home on Thorne Avenue on Cleveland's East Side. The three-year-old Labrador beagle mix wags his tail and bounds eagerly to greet visitors, hopping up on them with his lone front paw. "He's kind of the love of our lives," said Dane Vannatter, a Glenville resident and Stanley's owner.
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2 weeks ago |
ideastream.org | Abbey Marshall
The Greater Cleveland Partnership has endorsed the Browns’ Brook Park stadium plan, breaking from city and county leaders. In a statement, the region's chamber of commerce called the $2.4 billion stadium proposal “transformative” for the region. “While a downtown dome is ideal, financial and development constraints have been challenging; the Brook Park option is more practical to move forward,” GCP wrote in a Tuesday statement.
As Trump signals ending consent decrees, Cleveland mayor says police accountability still a priority
2 weeks ago |
ideastream.org | Abbey Marshall
As the Trump administration signals it intends to end police accountability consent decrees, Cleveland’s decade-long federal mandate to reform its police department could be affected, but Mayor Justin Bibb says he intends to stay the course. "I don't care what happens in D.C," Bibb told reporters Tuesday.
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2 weeks ago |
ideastream.org | Abbey Marshall
Cleveland City Council approved proposals Monday to fund arts and marketing training for city youth this summer. Cleveland will grant $60,000 to Karamu House, the oldest producing Black theater in the country. Last year, the East Side theater served 24 children in performance and technical theater skills. Councilmember Kevin Conwell said he has fond memories performing in a production of "Pippin" at Karamu House when he was a child. He said arts skills are transferrable to other fields.
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ICYMI: This morning, I reported on texts I obtained from a Cleveland City Council group chat following allegations of harassment from a councilman. Two members of council appear to discuss retaliating against the nonprofit that lodged complaints. More: https://t.co/SsoK4zrszZ

Dozens of Cleveland residents gathered Monday on Shaker Square to demand that City Council "fix" President Blaine Griffin's proposed maps redrawing ward boundaries to eliminate two of council's 17 seats. @Ideastream https://t.co/zZqMteMAr9

Cleveland City Council released proposed maps for new ward boundaries that ax two of its 17 seats. Read about the once-in-a-decade process, and why one council member says she has concerned about gerrymandering: @Ideastream https://t.co/tfk4eywUna