Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence
Deputy Editor - DigitalExpertise: Digital storytelling, social media strategy, reporting, copy editing, health, sports
Education: Cleveland State University - Bachelor of Arts, Journalism and Promotional Communication
Ontario High School - Mansfield, Ohio
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: Old Angle Tavern
Experience:
Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence is the deputy editor of digital at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ. She joined ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ as a digital producer for the engaged journalism team in 2023. Her journalism career began as a sports reporter for The Morning Journal in Lorain, Ohio, before she joined Cleveland's WKYC-TV as a digital producer. She also spent time in the higher education industry as the social media manager for Cuyahoga Community College.
Highlights:
- 2020 Regional Emmy Award
- Produced web and social media for a 2018 Edward R. Murrow Award-winning story
- Managed social media for several National Council for Marketing & Public Relations Paragon Award-winning campaigns
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From new food collaborations to all-you-can-eat seats (you don't actually eat the seats, though), the Cleveland Guardians have a handful of new offerings at Progressive Field for the 2026-27 MLB season.
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After reports of a loud boom surfaced across Northeast Ohio, the National Weather Service said a meteor was the likely cause.
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Fans showed their support for Cleveland Heights native Laila Edwards, who competed with Team USA against Canada in the women's hockey gold medal match.
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The City of Cleveland and the federal government filed a joint motion to cease the city's consent decree on policing after more than a decade of oversight.
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From Cleveland Heights to North Royalton, these winter Olympians have Northeast Ohio ties. Here's how they're performing in Milan.
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Cleveland Clinic said it hopes to establish a Level 1 trauma center at its main campus in 2028. It would be the third such center in Cleveland, after others operated by MetroHealth System and University Hospitals.
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The renovated East Arcade features heating and air conditioning, ground-level vendor stalls and nutrition programming.
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Demonstrators gathered with signs to protest ICE and remember Renee Good, who was shot and killed by an officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
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More than two dozen "No Kings" protests were scheduled across Northeast and North Central Ohio Oct. 18.
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Cleveland won the bid to host the Special Olympics USA Games, which occur every four years.