The ''Cleveland Scene'' is an alternative weekly 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 ''

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'' for a smaller payment, triggering a federal

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investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Ownership

''Cleveland Scene'' was founded in 1970. In 1998, the ''Scene'' was acquired by

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. 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 Times-Shamrock Communications is an American media company based in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The company, owned by the Lynett and Haggerty families of Scranton, lists among its assets four daily newspapers, six weekly newspapers, and nine radio stat ...

, 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'', ''

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'' and the '' San Antonio Current''.

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