La Plaza Taqueria at La Plaza Supermarket Opens this Friday at Noon
In 2011, Adrian Ortega relocated his popular Mexican grocery from Lorain Avenue to Lakewood Heights Blvd., where he renamed it La Plaza Supermarket (13609 Lakewood Heights Blvd., 216-476-8000). Since the beginning, the Latin foods market on the Cleveland-Lakewood border sold tacos, tostadas, quesadillas and other delicious items from a small counter in the rear of…
Laurie Strode Finally Gets the Final Girl Treatment She Deserves in ‘Halloween’
When we’re first introduced to Laurie Strode, she’s an insecure high schooler living in the sleepy suburb of Haddonfield, Illinois, worrying about her schoolwork, whether or not the guy she likes is interested in her and trying to figure out how she’s going to keep a little boy hopped up on trick-or-treat candy occupied later…
Comedian Bill Squire to Host Christmakwanzakah at the Agora in December
In what we assume is the attempt to be inclusive, comedian Bill Squire, co-host of the local radio program The Alan Cox Show, has just announced he’ll headline an event he’s calling Christmakwanzakah. Comedians Al Jackson, Mary Santora and Ryan Dalton will join him for the performance, which takes place on Dec. 23 at the…
Anita Baker to Bring Her Farewell Concert Series to Playhouse Square
Born in Toledo, Ohio, R&B star Anita Baker grew up in Detroit, where she began singing in her church choir. In the 1980s, she signed a major record deal and would have a series of hit albums and songs that resulted in multiple Grammy wins. Now, Baker is calling it a day with her Farewell…
Give a Warm Cleveland Welcome to New Cavs Courtside Reporter Angel Gray, Replacing Allie Clifton
Fox Sports Ohio announced today that Angel Gray, an 8-year veteran sports commentator and analyst who most recently served as the play-by-play announcer for the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks, will assume the Cavs courtside reporting role vacated by Allie Clifton. Gray will appear, alongside broadcast crew Fred McLeod and Austin Carr, beginning with the Cavs’…
Cleveland’s own ‘Winnifred Sanderson’ to be Featured on Freeform’s 25th Anniversary Celebration of ‘Hocus Pocus’
Cleveland cosplayer and occasional drag queen, Josh Baum-Shmigel is known for his impeccable impersonation of Winnifred Sanderson in Hocus Pocus. So much so, that he’s going to be featured on the Freeform (formerly ABC Family) 25th Anniversary Celebration and cast reunion airing Saturday night. Baum-Shmigel was introduced to Bette Midler at an early age, and…
Akron FrightFest Employees Suspended Amidst Investigation After Mock Rape Allegations
Less than 24 hours after we reported that Akron FrightFest was actively calling customers accusing an employee of “mock-raping” guests at their park “liars” on its Facebook page, we have a statement from the company. Jeremy Caudill, managing partner of Melanie Lake Inc. at Kim Tam Park, posted on the company’s Facebook page announcing that employees…
WOW Air Announces It Will Permanently End Direct Flights Out of Cleveland at the End of This Month
Last month WOW Air said that while it would temporarily end flights out of Cleveland this season on Oct. 26, it would resume them come spring. That has changed, according to a statement from the airline, one of two Iceland-based budget-operators that had been servicing Hopkins. WOW air is disappointed to confirm the cancellation of the…
Sherwin-Williams, ConAgra Must Pay $400 Million for Lead Paint Remediation in California, Supreme Court Says
Monday, the United States Supreme Court rejected appeals by Cleveland-based Sherwin-Williams and ConAgra Grocery Products, leaving intact a lower-court ruling that will force the companies to pay more than $400 million for the remediation of lead-based paint in California. Filed in 2011 on behalf of 10 California municipalities, including Los Angeles County, the lawsuit was…
The ‘Alt-Knight’ is Running For Ohio Congress. No, Seriously
Lord Levi Athon aka “Leviathon” aka McKenzie Levindofske aka “The Alt-Knight” is running for Ohio Congress in District 9. No, seriously. He’s recognized as an official write-in candidate for the district currently represented by democrat Marcy Kaptur. We did a profile on The Alt-Knight last year, and many people were justifiably concerned that we were…
Death Cab For Cutie to Play the Agora in December
On heels of the release of Thank You For Today, its ninth studio album, the Seattle-based indie rock act Death Cab for Cutie has announced a set of tour dates. The group performs on Tuesday, Dec. 4, at the Agora Theatre. “I realized early on in the process that I wanted to write a record…
Browns Reality Checks and Old-School Friday Nights — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac are back with more rambling. They discuss offseason hangovers, Jarvis Landry, Ohio State’s putrid defense and if the Browns will bounce back strong from a shellacking. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
Feds Now Taking Public Comments on Controversial Green Card Rule
COLUMBUS, Ohio – People can now officially weigh in on a proposal by the Trump administration to punish legal permanent residents who have used certain public benefits by making it harder for them to get a green card or visa. The proposal comes despite studies that show legal permanent residents use benefits such as the…
Baldwin Wallace Opera Presents Midwest Premiere of ‘Glory Denied’ and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
Gustavo Gimeno, the music director-designate of the Toronto Symphony, will guest conduct The Cleveland Orchestra this weekend, with Mark Kosower, the Orchestra’s principal cello, as soloist in Alberto Ginastera’s Second Cello Concerto. Also on the program: Samuel Barber’s Overture to The School for Scandal, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s tale of Scheherazade, who kept her head on her…
‘Cannibal, the Musical’ at Blank Canvas Theatre Lacks Timing, and Whole Lot More
It’s an old joke. You say, “What is the essence of comedy?” And just as the person starts to respond, probably with “I don’t know,” you interrupt and say “Timing!” It’s funny because it’s true. And if you asked me what’s wrong with Cannibal, the Musical, now at Blank Canvas Theatre, I’d quickly reply, timing!…
‘Ya Mama!” at Cleveland Public Theatre is a One-Woman Show Ya Gotta See
Okay, just so there’s no confusion about the currently running theatrical Mammas (with exclamation points!): Mamma Mia! is the musical now at the Great Lakes Theater while Ya Mama! is the one-person show that just opened at Cleveland Public Theatre. They’re both about mammas, however you spell them, but that’s about where the similarities end.…
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco Coming to Playhouse Square in January
Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco likes to joke about how 50 years ago, his Italian mom would save a cake “just for visitors” and leave the crap muffins for the family to eat. He’s obsessed with food, something he discusses in his new book, Stay Hungry. The book title also serves as the name of his 2019…
Jason Kipnis’ Annual Shoe Toss Hits Progressive Field Tomorrow at Noon
It’s time once more for Jason Kipnis’ annual shoe toss — in which he cleans out his locker full of shoes, bats, gloves and other miscellaneous items, signs them and tosses them over the players’ lot fence at Progressive Field to adoring, waiting fans. He posted on his social media today that folks can find him outside…
Buzzfeed Confirms Richard Cordray and Kenneth from ’30 Rock’ are the Same with Hilariously Impossible Quiz
People have joked for years that Ohio Democratic gubernatorial candidate, Richard Cordray, was the U.S. politics version of Jack McBrayer’s Kenneth “The Page” Parcell on 30 Rock, and Cordray even embraced the comparison in one of his “Richard Cordray Reads Mean Tweets” videos. One member of the Buzzfeed community (Quick update: It was a Cordray…
Attorney Offering Free Name Change Services to Greater Cleveland’s Transgender Community
Last Friday, Schriver Law, Ltd. announced that attorney Andrew Schriver is now offering free name change services for members of the transgender community. The document preparation and legal services are free, with the filing fee as the only monetary requirement for those seeking services. Schriver, a fairly new attorney, recognizes that his “newness” makes it…
Cleveland Police Want to Buy Back Your Guns Saturday
Receive money just for handing over your guns to Cleveland police this Saturday. The annual buyback program, which works to lessen the amount of excess guns on the streets, kicks off at 9 a.m. at the Cleveland Police Third District Headquarters. Those bringing in hand guns get a $100 gift certificate for food or gas, while…
Akron FrightFest Accused of Incorporating Mock Rape Scene into Haunted House Scares
Multiple guests at the Akron FrightFest at Kim Tam Park are claiming a worker has been incorporating a “mock rape” scene as a scare tactic in one of the haunted houses. FrightFest is advertised as the area’s first R-Rated house, as one of its houses is a full-contact, 18+ over haunt that requires all attendees…
Ninja Sex Party Brings Positive Reinforcement and Boner Rock to the Agora
For the last decade, Danny Sexbang (Danny Avidan of Game Grumps fame) and Ninja Brian (Brian Wecht—musician, comedian and retired theoretical physicist, seriously) have developed a cult following of fans gravitating toward their hilarious synthpop/rock songs focusing on love, fantasy creatures, or sex and seduction. However, after a recent apperance on Conan and the appearance of Stranger…
Clevelanders Pay More Than Most Cities For Using an Out-Of-Network ATM
Clevelanders are better off buying a pack of gum and asking for cash back at a convenience store than they are using an ATM, as a new report from BankRate shows that Cleveland charges some of the highest fees in the country for out-of-network ATM use. Cleveland is tied for the 6th highest out-of-network charge…
‘Galveston’ Producer Tyler Davidson to Conduct Q&As After the Film’s Friday and Saturday Night Screenings
A few years ago, Tyler Davidson, a Northeast Ohio-based movie producer who’s worked with indie flicks such as Take Shelter, My Blind Brother and The Signal, received a script based on Galveston, a novel by Nic Pizzolatto, the American writer known for creating the HBO hit True Detective. Davidson loved the script and began to…
Does Cleveland.com Editor Chris Quinn Hate Journalists as Much as it Sounds Like He Does?
Let us first digest, calmly and with open minds, Cleveland.com editor Chris Quinn’s analysis of a journalism kerfuffle earlier this week. The basic gist was this: The city of Cleveland issued a “Rules of Engagement” memo to media covering Mayor Frank Jackson’s State of the City Address, and local journalists responded. The comments below are…
In Advance of His Solo Acoustic Show at the Grog Shop Next Week, Pete Yorn Talks About the Joys of Playing Unplugged
Singer-songwriter Pete Yorn routinely played indie record stores when he was touring in the 2000s and performing indie record stores was a thing that up-and-coming musicians did. But at a White Plains, New York stop, he upped the ante and played a lengthy intimate radio show for contest winners. He loved the experience, one of…
Sprint is Giving 1,500 Cleveland Metropolitan School District Students Free Wi-Fi
According to Sprint, an estimated 70 percent of teachers in the U.S. give homework assignments that must be completed online, but nearly 5 million families do not have access to the internet. The digital divide is severe, especially so in Cleveland, as we’ve detailed before. To help address some of those in need, Sprint is…
A Fight Over Confetti Broke Out During a Gender Reveal Party at an Ohio Applebee’s
The Boardman police department is currently investigating a fight that broke out at an Applebee’s after concerns about cleaning up confetti between restaurant staff and the partygoers on Monday. According to the police’s incident report, a manager told officers that a party of 20 people came to the restaurant around 7 p.m. for a gender…
Minus the Bear’s Final Tour Rolls Through Cleveland Next Week
Minus the Bear has one tour left. After this year’s final snake through the country, the Seattle-based band won’t be playing anymore wild shows or recording albums or writing songs. In its near-two decades together, the crew has grown from Pacific Northwest obscurity to indie rock middledom — meaning that while making music is their…
Chipotle is Offering a BOGO Free Deal for Browns Fans Sunday
If you’re headed to the Browns game Sunday and are tired of tailgate potlucks but don’t feel like shelling out the dough for overpriced, average-tasting stadium food, Chipotle has you covered. This Sunday, anyone hitting up Chipotle during store hours in Browns (or Chargers) gear who orders an entree with chorizo earns a free entree.…
These Photos of Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Animals Eating Pumpkins are Everything
On a day when it’s finally starting to feel like fall in Cleveland, the urge to decorate pumpkins, pick apples and walk through a haunted house is finally hitting. And humans are not alone. Animals at the Cleveland MetroParks Zoo are getting into the spirit of the season, by eating pumpkins (seems they don’t have…
Cleveland Climbs to No. 29 on Bicycling Mag’s Ranking of Best Bike Cities
Highlighted by and credited to the city’s work on the Detroit-Superior Bridge, Cleveland climbed to No. 29 from No. 41 on Bicycling mag’s ranking of the 50 best bike cities in America. The list, compiled every other year, factors in scores on safety (29/40 for Cleveland), friendliness (27/30), energy (13/20) and culture (7/10). You might…
CWRU’s Mandel School Receives Renowned Artist’s Sculpture to Raise Homelessness Awareness
The late and world renowned artist, George Segal (famously known for the “Abraham and Isaac” sculptures in memory of the Kent State shootings), will have a permanent place at Case Western Reserve University, thanks to a sculpture donated to the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. Segal’s piece is a life-sized sculpture…
Addiction and Crime in Ohio Part 5: Issue 1
[image-1] COLUMBUS, Ohio – Is Issue 1 on Ohio’s November ballot a solution for both mass incarceration and the opioid epidemic? It depends on who you ask. If passed, Issue 1 would make offenses related to drug possession and use no more than misdemeanors; prohibit sending those on probation for felonies to prison for non-criminal…
‘First Man’ Promo Tour Includes a Stop at the Great Lakes Science Center
Earlier today while sitting in the NASA Gallery at the Great Lakes Science Center, director Damien Chazelle, who was in town to promote his new film, First Man, admitted he still finds the various photos of the moon in the room to be incredibly impressive. “I keep seeing the archival footage on the screens out…
Serial in Cleveland, Ep. 5 Recap: Pleas Baby Pleas
The fifth episode of Serial’s Cleveland-based third season focuses centrally on prosecutor Brian Radigan and on the office of the prosecutor generally: its history, its power. Picking up where episode four left off, host Sarah Koenig discusses the Avielle Wakefield case with Radigan. What led to suspect Davon Holmes’ dismissal, she wants to know? What…
Artist Zac Webb Talks About Living in Franklin Castle, the ‘Most Haunted House in Ohio’
Anyone who has walked by the Franklin Castle in Ohio City has some sort of theory about the energy that may still inhabit the castle walls. A nationally registered historical location, Franklin Castle, also known as the Tiedemann House, has been widely accepted as “the most haunted house in Ohio.” Last year, authors John Meyers…
Crime and Addiction in Ohio, Part 4: Community Impact
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Amid the heated debate about Issue 1, a recent survey of peer-reviewed studies demonstrates the negative impact of prison on communities and families. Criminologist Donald Hutcherson of Cleveland State University and Policy Matters Ohio Director Amy Hanauer reviewed more than 40 studies and found that serving time behind bars makes it more…
Cleveland Browns Rally Possum-Mania Has Hit Critical Mass
On Sept. 20, for the first time in 635 days, the Cleveland Browns won a football game. Many cite the No. 1 overall draft pick, quarterback Baker Mayfield, who stepped in for the injured Tyrod Taylor as the major source of the Browns 21-17 victory over the New York Jets, but many have a different…
Snoop Dogg Takes Over Cleveland, Browns Practice, But Hue Jackson Isn’t Totally Pleased
Rapper Snoop Dogg practically took over Cleveland yesterday, visiting TV stations along with a Browns football practice. Readying his stage play Redemption of a Dogg, which hits Playhouse Square Oct. 28, and also touting his upcoming cookbook, TV anchors and football players alike seemed thrilled to welcome Martha Stewart’s BFF. But Browns head coach Hue…
Ohio Democrats Threw an Early Voting Rally Yesterday, Complete with Marching Band
A few days after voter registration for the November elections came to a close, early voting kicked off yesterday at local board of elections all across Ohio. In Cleveland, polls will be open for in-person early voting at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. until October…
The End for the Indians, Just the Start for the Browns — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac discuss the Indians’ season ending with a thud, then lay out why they both think the Browns have become must-see TV. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
Travel Writer Notices Everyone in Cleveland Wears Cleveland T-Shirts
The Daily Mail has a lovely, glowing travel piece on Cleveland up this week, which normally wouldn’t be anything worth noting, but the eagle-eyed author makes prominent note of the city’s collective fashion sense. It’s not even a footnote or an aside in the piece. It’s one of the three teasers up top, sandwiched between…
Souper Market Will Open in Former Tea House Noodles Spot on East 6th
In August, Tea House Noodles (1900 E. 6th St.) closed its doors after two decades in the business of feeding busy downtown commuters. It was only a matter of days before the petite space was claimed by a new operator. “When I heard the space was available I immediately jumped on it,” says Matthew Moore,…
Whiskey Daredevils to Play Release Party at the Grog Shop on October 19
One of our favorite local acts, the Whiskey Daredevils have just released their latest effort, American Songbook, and it’s another winner. The disc, the band’s 13th album, commences with the Blasters-meets-Johnny Cash anthem “Big Wheels,” a tune that uses a gnarly guitar solo to show off their heavier side. Other highlights include the twangy surf…
In Advance of His Upcoming Show at the Agora, ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons Talks About Making a ’21st Century Blues Album’
If time travel was a real thing, we’d go back in a second to catch the Worldwide Texas tour, which ZZ Top mounted initially in support of 1975’s Fandango! album. They hit the road under that banner for the shows they played in 1976 and 1977. The concept was pretty simple — they wanted to…
5 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, OCT. 12 Vanessa Collier Singer-saxophonist Vanessa Collier draws equally from funk, soul, rock, and blues. This year, she received Blues Music Award Nominations (BMAs) for Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year and Horn Player of the Year. A graduate of the prestigious Berklee College of Music, she’s toured nationally and internationally. The current…
Cleveland-Based Gotta Groove Records to Reissue ‘Lost’ Albums by Ohio-Based Bands
This month, locally based Gotta Groove Records will kick off its new OH Wax Series, which will be dedicated to reissuing “lost” albums that are collectible and have a high demand in the used market due to the limited amount that were originally pressed, with a reissue of Salem’s Rise, a 1985 album by the…
Ohio Town’s New Speed Camera on I-76 Racks Up $643,800 in Collectible Fines in 20 Days
Speeders, beware! A new officer manned DragonCam installed along Interstate 76 is coming for your lead foot, and your wallet. (We hope you read that in your best local TV news anchor voice.) In just the first 20 days since Norton, Ohio, has been using a manned speed camera they’ve issued 3,219 citations, according to…
On Its First U.S. Tour in Decades, Soft Machine to Play Beachland Ballroom Next Week
When saxophonist-keyboardist-flutist Theo Travis joined the British psychedelic rock band Soft Machine Legacy in 2006, he was simply subbing for Elton Dean, who had been with the band since the late ’60s. Travis was to play just one show, but when Dean passed away, he began playing with the band on a regular basis and…
Disputes Arise Between Partners of ‘Bigger than Disneyland’ $2 Billion Ohio Entertainment Park
Remember earlier this summer when we reported that Delaware County outside of Columbus was about to be the home of a $2 billion entertainment park bigger than Disneyland and we all laughed thinking there’s no possible way this will ever come to fruition? We’ve got an update, and it’s exactly the type of big-business drama…
Loren Naji’s ‘Emoh’ Sphere is Now Available for Rental on Airbnb
You’d be hard pressed to find a more unique Airbnb rental in Cleveland, or most other places for that matter, than one of the most recent additions to Northeast Ohio’s short-term rental inventory — the “Emoh” sphere created by artist Loren Naji two years ago. “Emoh” (home spelled backward) is and has been a traveling…
Cleveland Area Paranormal Society to Host First Paranormal Festival Oct. 27 on Public Square
Deciding what to do on Halloween Weekend is never easy, but the Cleveland Area Paranormal Society (CAPS) is offering a completely new experience unlike anything The Land has ever had before. On Oct. 27, Public Square gets taken over by spooky vendors, beer gardens, tarot readers, readings from professional mediums, a ‘Vamps and Ghouls Variety Show’…
Greta Van Fleet to Play Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in June
Earlier today, the hard rock act Greta Van Fleet announced dates for its upcoming March of the Peaceful Army World Tour that will hit the road in 2019. The dates support the band’s forthcoming full-length debut, Anthem of the Peaceful Army, that’s due out on Oct. 19. The tour arrives at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica…
After Pressure from Media, City Walks Back ‘Rules of Engagement’ for Coverage of Frank Jackson’s State of the City
The Press Club of Cleveland has issued a statement in response to a memo sent by the city to media personnel yesterday morning that specified “Rules of Engagement” for coverage of Mayor Frank Jackson’s State of the City address. Much like similar press memos during the RNC, the city outlined a series of “Do’s” and…
Addiction and Crime in Ohio, Part 3: The Cycle of Addiction
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With Ohio prisons overflowing and thousands dying each year because of drug overdoses, there are calls for the state to change its approaches to addiction and crime. Mitzi Stoddard of East Liverpool spent time in and out of prison for a decade while she struggled with addiction, and eventually got clean when…
Flight From Orlando to Cleveland Delayed After Woman Brings Emotional Support Squirrel Onboard
Folks settling in for a Frontier Air flight from Orlando to Cleveland last night endured a two-hour delay after police were called to deal with a woman who tried to bring a squirrel onboard. Everything and anything can be an emotional support animal, basically, and the unnamed woman claimed the squirrel was hers. That may…
Cleveland ClusterTruck Food Delivery is No More (For Now)
[image-1] ClusterTruck appeared to be on a tear. Since launching two years ago in Indianapolis, this tech-driven food-delivery startup added locations in Bloomington, Columbus, Denver, Kansas City and Cleveland, which debuted last November. For now, at least, the company has ceased operations in Cleveland (and Minneapolis). Customers who attempt to place an order receive the…
Garbage to Play Its Second Album in Its Entirety at Next Week’s Hard Rock Live Show
Guitarist Steve Marker and his Garbage bandmates go back a long ways. Originally, Marker played with drummer Butch Vig and guitarist Duke Erikson in Fire Town, a Madison, WI-based rock act. Marker says he liked their band so much that he had “weaseled his way” into becoming a roadie. He and Vig then started Smart…
Survey Shows 7 out of 10 Ohioans Have a Favorable View of Medicaid
COLUMBUS, Ohio – New research indicates Medicaid is a valuable program for the Buckeye State. In the Ohio Health Issues Poll, released by the group Interact for Health, nearly seven in 10 Ohioans have a favorable view of Medicaid, which provides health insurance coverage for more than 3 million people in the state. Community organizer…
‘First Man’ Offers a Unique Perspective on the Inaugural Lunar Landing
Director Damien Chazelle (Whiplash, La La Land) has said he wanted his ambitious new film, First Man, to demonstrate just how terrifying it must have been for Neil Armstrong & Co. to fly to the moon for the very first time. He accomplishes that and then some with his remarkable movie that opens area-wide on…
Band of the Week: Joe Joyce Band
MEET THE BAND: Joe Joyce (vocals, acoustic guitar), Ryan Marquette (guitar), Bobby Vaughn (keyboards, vocals), Ryan Grimes (bass), Ryan Moore (drums, vocals) MUSIC AS AN OUTLET: Joyce grew up in North Olmsted and started playing drums after his dad got him his first drum kit when he was 7. He then learned to play bass…
Band of the Week: Jeff Varga
MEET THE BAND: Jeff Varga (vocals, guitar) GOING GLOBAL: Born in Cleveland, Varga moved to New York after high school. “I toured and played all over the world with different bands,” he says. “I was always doing songwriting and trying to get things going.” He moved back to Northeast Ohio in the 1980s and has…
Savage Love: Quickies Again
I was involved with a straight man who enjoys cross-dressing and taking explicit photos. The problem is that the props he uses belong to his three children, all under age 12. For example, he dressed up as a slutty schoolgirl and wore his daughter’s backpack. He dressed up as a slutty cowgirl and posed with…
The Furious Saga of Bernie Moreno, Car Dealer Turned Tech Evangelist
One of the few things Bernie Moreno remembers from college is a story about the smartest guy in the world. “It’s not me, by the way,” he tells Scene. “I’m certainly not the smartest guy in the world. Not even close.” It might have been a study, Bernie thinks, or maybe just a parable his…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Week (Oct. 10-16)
WED 10/10 Cleveland Stories Dinner Party Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. The goal of the series is to “bring to life some of the fun, interesting stories about Cleveland’s past — from sports, to rock ‘n’ roll, to Millionaires’ Row,” as it’s put in a press…
‘The Old Man & the Gun’ Serves Best as an Ode to Robert Redford’s Career
In what was originally pitched as his final film performance, Robert Redford plays Forrest Tucker, a career criminal who has successfully escaped from prison on 16 separate occasions and gets his kicks robbing banks well into his late ’60s. He’s charming, a snazzy dresser and exudes a level of cool confidence that goes unmatched by…
Polpetta Takes Meatballs on a Clever and Wholly Satisfying Culinary Journey
If you haven’t been paying attention, conventional restaurants continue to be edged out by gimmicky concepts that focus more on customization than quality. Every day, it seems, we learn of a new build-your-own [insert popular food item here] place that puts the diner squarely in control of his or her culinary destiny. It’s a clever…
Here We go Again With ‘Mamma Mia!’ at Great Lakes Theater
The jukebox musical Mamma Mia! has been around for almost 20 years, but it seems much longer. Perhaps that’s because some of the music by Benny Andersson and Bjorn Ulvaeus, performed by their Swedish pop group ABBA, was playing on radios for 25 years before this musical was even considered. As a result, our bodies…
