Update: Old Brooklyn Cheese Co. Now Open at Van Aken District Market Hall in Shaker Heights
Update: Old Brooklyn Cheese Co. is now open inside the Market Hall at Van Aken District. See below for original story (dated 07-07-20) that discusses owner Michael Januska’s decision to expand the reach of of his 4-year-old business across town. ****** Since before it even opened the doors, Van Aken District has been pitching Michael…
What You Need to Know About the Airborne Transmission of COVID-19
The scientific debate over evidence that the coronavirus can float in the air for extended periods of time is intensifying. The World Health Organization has repeatedly downplayed the importance of such airborne transmission, instead emphasizing, with substantial evidence, the risks of close contact with infected people. But now, over 200 experts have signed an open…
Ted Diadiun’s Prodigiously Ignorant Worldview Should Be on Life Support, Not on Cleveland.com
In cities like Cleveland, Ohio, it’s almost impossible to square the notion of Free Speech under siege, (as advanced by an omni-partisan battery of the nation’s foremost intellectuals in an open letter this week), with the reality on the ground, in which wingnut columnists get to spout the deranged contents of their brains on a…
Red Rose Panic to Livestream Concert From Jilly’s Music Room on Saturday
The Akron-based hip-hop group Red Rose Panic first launched a couple of years ago as a duo. Best friends for years, Luminari and Styxx began performing together and even recorded an EP together before they recruited the group’s other members. They were supposed to have a busy spring and summer, but like many local acts,…
The 2020 Foilies Awards: Recognizing the Year’s Worst in Government Transparency
“The Ringer,” the first track on Eminem’s 2018 album, Kamikaze, includes a line that piqued BuzzFeed reporter Jason Leopold’s curiosity: the rapper claimed the Secret Service visited him due to some controversial lyrics about Ivanka Trump. To find out if it was true, Leopold filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), the…
Cleveland Sees First Day of Triple-Digit Coronavirus Cases
As coronavirus infections continue to climb statewide, especially in the seven counties at Level 3 on Ohio’s new public health advisory system, Cleveland yesterday saw a record number of confirmed infections. Not only did the city hit triple digits for the first time with 100 new cases, the average age of patients, mirroring statewide trends,…
Hibachi Japan Steak House to Open in Former Akira Sushi and Hibachi Spot in Solon
This hibachi saga begins, curiously enough, with a night on the town starring Baseball Hall of Famer Tom Seaver. In the 1970s, Paul Goetz was a sports agent living and working in New York. After a visit with Seaver to a Greenwich Connecticut Benihana, Goetz discovered the second career he was looking for. A couple…
Mayor Frank Jackson Insists Police Chief Calvin Williams is “Not a Liar”
Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams and Mayor Frank Jackson swore up and down Tuesday that Williams was not a liar. “I don’t have a need to lie,” said Williams in a teleconference, referencing erroneous claims he’d made about the May 30 George Floyd demonstrations downtown. “Any statement that I give is based on information that…
Rock Hall Cancels Live Event for This Year’s Inductions
The Rock Hall has just announced that its inductions that were bumped from May to November due to coronavirus concerns will no longer be a live event. Instead, the 2020 Inductees will be honored with a special program that will air on HBO and stream on HBO MAX at 8 p.m. on Nov. 7. The…
Twin-Concept Eatery Starring Brunch and Vegan Food to Replace Yours Truly at Shaker Square
On Monday we reported that Yours Truly had closed its Shaker Square location after nearly 30 years. Today we learned who will be taking that space over. Akin Affrica of Angie’s Soul Café says that he will operate two separate concepts out of the same property: Cleveland Breakfast Club and Cleveland Vegan Club. The first…
Savage Love: Where Do I Learn About Cuck Role-Play for Lesbians?
I’m a lesbian in a long-term relationship. After much conversation with my partner, we’ve decided to explore cuckolding role-play together. I’m not comfortable bringing another person into the relationship — especially right now — but I am willing to explore this as a fantasy. The thing is, I’m having a hard time figuring out how…
Coalition Demands Black Lives Matter Arrests in Cincinnati Be Dismissed
CINCINNATI — There are new demands that the City of Cincinnati drop the charges against hundreds of people arrested during racial-injustice protests. On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Mass Defense Coalition served the city with motions to dismiss the cases against more than 500 people who were arrested, detained and charged while protesting in support of Black…
Op-Ed: The Public Health Threat in Ohio’s Prisons is Not Over
As of Monday, Ohio had confirmed 54,232 novel coronavirus infections throughout the state. One of the most striking truths about COVID-19 data in Ohio is that 9 percent of these cases (5,048) are linked to a single source: its state prison system. Right now 1 in 5 people incarcerated across Ohio’s 28 prisons (10,047) are…
Westside Hotel Gives Cleveland’s Homeless a Place to Rest Their Heads During The Coronavirus Pandemic
A cherry-colored 10-speed rests inside the door of room 123 at a hotel* on the west side. It’s overturned, forks facing the ceiling, a deflated front tire slung over a pedal. Abel Currie has crisscrossed Cleveland on the vintage bike, sometimes on a shady park trail, other times packing a lunch and heading to the…
The New Easy and Effective Way to Consume CBD: Oral Strips
This article was originally published on Blue Ribbon Hemp. To view the original article, click here. Consuming CBD has become more and more mainstream, and the methods of consumption are evolving with the times. Many people are enticed by the health benefits CBD are thought to have, but they haven’t found the best way to…
Ohio to Make Masks Mandatory in ‘Level-3’ Coronavirus Counties, Including Cuyahoga
While individual cities including Cleveland and Dayton have in the past week made masks mandatory as coronavirus infections spike, Gov. Mike DeWine today announced the state would make masks mandatory across whole counties that are currently at Level 3 on the state’s public health advisory system. Level 3 “means there is a very high exposure…
New Credit Card Study Links Covid Infection Spikes to In-Person Restaurant Dining
If you’ve been feeling a little too nervous to eat inside a restaurant of late because of concerns over coronavirus, you just might be on to something, at least according to a recent study conducted by investment bank J.P. Morgan Chase. CNBC recently reported on a study conducted by J.P. Morgan, where in-house analysts cross-referenced…
Collinwood Project Prompts Resignation, City Planning said to be “Corrupted by Favoritism”
In a scathing letter Monday, Cleveland historian and writer Carol Poh resigned from the Design Review Committee of the Cleveland Planning Commission, saying she could longer serve a city department that “engages in political favoritism and fails to uphold the protections of the zoning code for its citizens.” Poh’s resignation, effective immediately, was motivated by…
Ohio Agencies Look to Reduce Racial Bias in Child Welfare
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Racial inequalities in the children-services system are not a new problem, but recent civil unrest around the country is helping to shed light on the issue. Compared with their White peers, Black children are more likely to linger in foster care, less likely to find a permanent home and more likely to…
The Ultimate Guide to CBD And Seniors for Pain Pill Replacement
This article was originally published on CBD Seniors. To view the original article, click here. By Dr. Igor Bussel As we age, we naturally develop joint pain, arthritis, and other age-related illnesses. While these disorders may be natural by-products of the aging process, they can still be incredibly painful to experience. In the past, many…
New Night Demon B-Side Features Previously Unreleased Song Recorded Live at the Beachland in 2017
The metal band Night Demon has just released a new single, “Vysteria,” and the B-side, a cover of Iron Maiden’s “Wasted Years,” represents the lone previously unreleased track from a 2017 set that the band played at the Beachland Ballroom as part of the annual Cleveland Metal Holiday fundraiser. Iron Ingo Stührenberg, a music critic from Wiesmoor,…
Mail-In Voting is Bad for Democracy. And More Importantly, Me
I once considered joining the Marines, then realized I could better serve my country as a Civil War reenactor. If you saw me in my Stonewall Jackson outfit, you’d know why the Daughters of the Confederacy email blast once cited my “stirring performance” as “the finest of the day, marred only by repeated falls from…
Dave Chappelle is Throwing Intimate, Celebrity-Packed Comedy Pop-Ups in Rural Ohio — And I Got a Ticket
On June 12, comedian Dave Chappelle released 8:46, a stand-up special filmed just days before in his hometown of Yellow Springs, Ohio. It’s hard to call it comedy — after all, the title refers to the length of time that police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the neck of George Floyd in late May, killing…
Yours Truly Closes Shaker Square Location After 27 Years of Business
After 27 years on Shaker Square, Yours Truly Restaurants has decided to close that location effective July 6. The news was announced today via social media. “With a heavy heart we are announcing the sale of the Yours Truly Shaker Square location. As we work to transform our YTR locations into the new Kitchen & Bar…
Should Bars and Restaurants Publicly Announce When Staffers Test Positive for Covid? Many Think It’s the Right Thing to Do
On June 20, Yours Truly restaurants publicly announced that an employee had tested positive for Covid, adding that the Rockside location where he or she worked was closed effective immediately. Yours Truly joins a growing number of bars and restaurants that are having to suspend operations after a staffer tests positive for the virus. Platform…
Iconic IX Indoor Amusement Park Jingle Got COVID-19 Cover Treatment it Deserved
Good morning everyone it’s me Eric. Here’s a cover I recorded last night when I couldn’t sleep of the IX Indoor Amusement Park jingle for all my fellow Northeast Ohioans, enjoy: pic.twitter.com/V9wFQ6JWPT — H҉E҉A҉R҉T҉ ҉A҉T҉T҉A҉C҉K҉ ҉M҉A҉N҉ 🥕💉 (@HeartAttackMane) July 6, 2020 The guitarist and vocalist for local rock band Heart Attack Man recorded an instant…
Indians Say They’ll Discuss New Name, Local Native American Groups Approve
The Cleveland Indians issued a statement Friday announcing that they intended to engage the community and “appropriate stakeholders” to determine a path forward with respect to the team name. pic.twitter.com/NUM5GYvlwe — Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 4, 2020 The statement arrived on the heels of the Washington NFL franchise announcing plans to do the same, under…
New Book Captures the Legacy of Cleveland-Bred Producer and Music Industry Executive Tommy LiPuma
When Cleveland native Tommy LiPuma passed away in March of 2017, he left behind an incredible legacy of work, time spent behind the boards and in collaboration with an impressive collective of artists — including Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Dr. John, Miles Davis, George Benson, Diana Krall and many more. Musician and author Ben Sidran…
Zaytoon Lebanese Kitchen to Close After Three Years, New Concept to Follow
All restaurants are suffering right now, but those located downtown — and especially ones in Playhouse Square — seem especially hard hit owing to a lack of work and theater traffic. Those challenges proved too much for the Ina family to overcome, explains David Ina, who recently announced that he is closing Zaytoon Lebanese Kitchen…
COVID Renews Calls to Bring Down Pet Population
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Animal welfare groups say the coronavirus pandemic is exacerbating the overpopulation crisis for cats and dogs. According to Lisa Lange, senior vice president of communications for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), more than 6 million cats and dogs enter shelters in the U.S. each year. And with COVID-19 safety…
The U.S. Largely Wasted Time Bought by COVID-19 Lockdowns. Now What?
From March to May, much of the United States pressed pause. In the face of a new, highly transmissible coronavirus, widespread lockdowns and social distancing were the only tools available to prevent an overwhelming surge in infections and deaths that threatened to overwhelm healthcare systems. The strategy largely worked to keep most hospitals functioning. The…
Ohio Report Suggests Investing in Small Farms and Farmers Markets to Improve Food Security
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Supply-chain disruptions during the pandemic have showcased the importance of local foods, and a new report offers a pathway to improve the health and resilience of Ohio’s food system. Jaime Hadji, who chairs the Ohio Farmers Market Network, said people who want safe food options have been able to turn to farms…
City of Cleveland Mandates Masks in Public Spaces, Including Businesses and Restaurants, Effective Immediately
Mayor Frank Jackson tonight announced masks are now required in public in the city of Cleveland to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. This includes offices, businesses and restaurants. COVID-19 infections have been climbing across the country. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has thus far resisted imposing mandatory mask regulations on certain counties, though the…
Just Stay Home If You’re Too Scared to Wear a Mask, Snowflake
This week, both Dayton and Columbus made masks mandatory in public to help stop the spread of COVID-19, which is still spreading, and in fact hitting infection rates that are downright worrisome. The move comes as the efficacy of masks in preventing transmission of the virus has been increasingly proven, with one recent study commissioned…
With Rising Covid Stats, DeWine Unveils Public Health Advisory Alert System, But No Mask Requirement
Gov. Mike DeWine has unveiled a new statewide system to indicate the COVD-19 threat level in each of Ohio’s 88 counties as infections rise here and in other states, though he didn’t do what Texas, of all places has done — require masks in public. The so-named Public Health Advisory Alert System is a four-level…
Ohio Research Brings to Light Brain Injuries from Domestic Abuse
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sometimes, the impacts of physical abuse run deeper than a scar, and researchers in Ohio are digging deeper into cognitive injuries caused by domestic violence. Working with researchers from Ohio State University, the Ohio Domestic Violence Network’s CARE project discovered that a majority of survivors have lived through extensive violence directed at…
Former Indian Trevor Crowe Federally Charged for Evading Taxes In Connection With Illegal Gambling Operation
Former Indian Trevor Crowe was charged in federal court today with filing false tax returns in connection with an illegal gambling business. The charges in the Northern District of Ohio came in a Criminal Information filing, which generally means the defendant will plead in the case. Federal charges filed last year against a Mentor-on-the-Lake man…
BottleHouse Brewery to Unveil New Food Concepts from Chef Michael Schoen at Cleveland Heights and Lakewood Locations
Chef Michael Schoen has partnered with BottleHouse Brewery to open food concepts at the brewery’s Cleveland Heights (2050 Lee Rd., 216-214-2120) and Lakewood (13368 Madison Ave., 216-926-0025) locations. Each has its own theme and menu, shaped by the needs of the neighborhood, Schoen explains. The original plan, says the chef, was to launch the Lakewood…
Market Garden Brewery Now Serving ‘Freekly,’ a Special Beer to Celebrate Scene’s 50th Anniversary
Scene turned 50 this week, a momentous milestone that we will celebrate with all due festivity in a commemorative issue later this year when things Aren’t So Shitty, but that doesn’t mean the occasion will pass without something special. In honor of the anniversary and Scene’s status as the longest continually operating altweekly in America,…
Mike McIntyre Stepping Down as Primary Host of Sound of Ideas, WCPN’s Flagship News Program
Mike McIntyre, the former Plain Dealer columnist and new executive editor at ideastream, is stepping down as the primary host of Sound of Ideas, WCPN’s flagship morning news program. McIntyre has sat in the host’s chair for 10 years. Rick Jackson, who hosts the Friday “Reporters Roundtable” and who has filled in for McIntyre more…
A Reborn Mojo World Eats Dazzles Even In These Strange Times
I went 14 weeks without eating a meal inside a restaurant, an unprecedented span of time that has not been repeated in my entire adult life. It most certainly hasn’t happened during my two-decade stint as a food writer. My last working meal took place on March 11 at Mojo, the new-old concept that chef…
United Way of Medina County Splits with Cleveland Chapter, Merges with Summit County
The United Way of Greater Cleveland and the United Way of Medina County, which merged in 2015 to prevent conflicts arising from fundraising overlap, have parted ways. Per agency press releases and media reports, the Medina organization will now merge with the United Way of Summit County. Medina surrendered its independent chapter status when it merged…
Forced by the Pandemic to Adapt, Chef’s Garden Shifts its Focus from Restaurants to Home Cooks with Direct Shipping and Farm Sales
For more than 35 years, the Chef’s Garden in Huron has been the supplier to the stars in terms of specialty produce, with the farm’s in-demand products bound for temples of gastronomy around the globe. But as a garden for chefs, Chef’s Garden’s goods have largely been out of reach for the general public. “The…
Savage Love: Are Gay Guys Just Kinkier?
I have a question. I’m a gay man in a relationship and we’re both really happy since we met a year ago. We’re “open” in the sense that he wants the option to be intimate with someone else if a connection happens and in turn he said he would be supportive of me being involved…
Band of the Week: Guy Snowdon & the Citizens
Meet the Band: Guy Snowdon (vocals, bass), Billy Brock (keyboards), Tyler Ray (guitar), Zachary LeFeber (drums) ON PUTTING THE BAND TOGETHER: Over the last few years, local singer-bassist Snowdon, a British transplant, wrote a handful of songs that he recorded by himself and posted on his Soundcloud page. When a friend heard them, he suggested Snowdon recruit…
