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  "path": "/opinion/2026/04/if-we-want-the-capitol-theatre-to-exist-in-five-years-its-time-to-act-jeff-barge.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T09:37:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "If the Capitol Theatre fades or closes, the impact will ripple outward: fewer visitors, weaker businesses, and a blow to the Gordon Square community, which has seen an estimated $400 million in neighborhood redevelopment since the start of redevelopment in 2007. Let’s not let that investment go to waste, writes guest columnist Jeff Barge, a community activist in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland,",
  "title": "If we want the Capitol Theatre to exist in five years, it’s time to act: Jeff Barge"
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