Veteran Cleveland muckraker Roldo Bartimole, “the conscience of Cleveland,” appeared on the Ralph Nader Radio Hour this weekend to discuss the Quicken Loans Arena Deal. The conversation, which begins ...

BELGRADE -- He said he was packing it in, retiring at 89. “I’m really tired,” he said. But weeks later he emailed, “Can’t slow down too much, not enough time left.” So onward, though slowly, to 90 in ...

George Forbes removes Roldo Bartimole from City Council meeting. Photo courtesy of the Michael Schwartz Library at Cleveland State University. The day Roldo Bartimole turned 35—April 5, 1968—a crisis ...

For decades, journalist Roldo Bartimole skewered politicians, business executives, media and philanthropists—the people who wielded money and influence in Cleveland. He did it all from the pages of a ...

One of the most striking and oft-cited photos in the annals of Cleveland journalism is a 1981 shot, snapped by Cleveland Press photographer Tim Culek, of city council president George Forbes grabbing ...