The ''Cleveland Scene'' is an

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newspaper based in

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. The newspaper includes highlights of Cleveland-area arts, music, dining, and films, as well as

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. The first edition of the newspaper was published in the 1970s. ''Cleveland Scene'' provides a yearly "Best Of" list for the Cleveland and outlying areas that includes Best Restaurants, Best Clubs, Best Theater, etc. ''Cleveland Scene'' employs regular columnists as well as freelance journalists. In 2002, New Times Media, which published ''The Scene'', agreed to shut down its Los Angeles alternative paper in exchange for an $8 million payment, while Village Voice Media agreed to shut down its competing '' Cleveland Free Times'' for a smaller payment, triggering a federal

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investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

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''Cleveland Scene'' was founded in 1970. In 1998, the ''Scene'' was acquired by New Times Media. In 2005, New Times acquired Village Voice Media, and changed its name to Village Voice Media. The ''Free Times'' and ''Cleveland Scene'' were purchased by Times-Shamrock Communications, located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, in 2008. Times-Shamrock is a media company that publishes daily and weekly newspapers throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Florida, Michigan, and Texas. They also own radio stations in Baltimore. In December 2013, Times-Shamrock sold ''Scene'' to the Cleveland-based Euclid Media Group, along with the '' Detroit Metro Times'', '' Orlando Weekly'' and the '' San Antonio Current''. The company dissolved in August 2023 and four of the newspapers, including ''Scene,'' was sold to Chava Communications, an entity created by Michael Wagner and his wife, Cassandra Yardeni Wagner. In January 2024, the newspaper was sold to Cleveland Magazine parent company Great Lakes Publishing.

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