Local Indie Rockers Shelter Pup. Release New Single and Accompanying Music Video
Originally, the local indie rock band shelter pup. began as a solo project for singer-songwriter Trevor Stout. Over the time, the band has evolved into a three-piece; just today it released its latest single “(It’s) Your Funeral.” With its undulating guitar riff and soft vocals, the hypnotic song distills the band’s disparate influences. “My biggest…
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Resumes Train Rides October 1st, Polar Express Returns in November
All aboard the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad. The Cuyahoga Valley Nationa Park this week announced that its popular train rides will be reopening on October 1st with new safety measures in place. The CVSR also announced that their annual Polar Express ride will be reopening on November 6th. “We are incredibly happy to welcome our…
Newly Renovated Beachland Ballroom to Reopen This Weekend
Earlier this year, the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, the North Collinwood club known for hosting an eclectic line-up of musical acts seven nights a week, celebrated its 20th anniversary with a string of spectacular shows, including indie rock noisemakers the Black Lips, heavy metal singer Geoff Tate and arty rockers Of Montreal. The club even…
Hell’s Fried Chicken to Open in University Circle Later This Month
Hell’s Fried Chicken (11324 Euclid Ave., 216-331-1005), a fried chicken concept that has been in the works for more than a year, finally is approaching opening day. It will do that later this month in a location that is across the street from its original home, which was the primary cause for the delay. The restaurant is…
21 Covid-19 Deaths In Cleveland In the Past Two Days, Ages Range 20s to 90s
With late August’s state and citywide coronavirus numbers trending downward, the past two days have been a jolt in Cleveland: The city announced there have been 21 COVID-19 deaths among residents over 48 hours — six announced on Monday, 15 more on Tuesday. The ages of the deceased ranged from their 20s to their 90s.…
Cleveland Director Johnny Wu’s Latest Movie Receives Domestic Release
Last year after he hosted a local screening, local filmmaker Johnny Wu took his latest film, Wu Xia 2 the Code, on the festival circuit where it screened at more than 10 festivals. The movie combines science fiction visuals with Hong Kong-styled martial arts sequences that many of the actors choreographed themselves and tells the story of…
RTA Drops Price of All-Day Fare, Takes Proposed Fare Increases for 2021-2022 Off the Table
Fare increases slated for the next two years are now officially off the table and RTA has lowered the price for an all-day pass. Those were the two major developments out of today’s RTA board of trustees meeting that signaled progress but which local advocacy group Clevelanders for Public Transit cautioned didn’t go far enough.…
City Council to Drill Down on Slew of Problems Facing Cleveland Public Power
For the next six weeks, Cleveland City Council will conduct hearings each Tuesday to delve into the history, operations and finances of Cleveland Public Power. After the publication of a redacted briefing document which outlined critical issues facing the municipal utility, Ward 16 Councilman Brian Kazy, who assumed the lone chairmanship of the Utilities Committee…
Comedian Nate Bargatze Coming to the Aut-O-Rama in October
Originally from Old Hickory, TN, slow-talking comedian Nate Bargatze took inspiration from his dad, a former clown turned world class magician. It’s worked out pretty well for him, and for the past decade or so, his career has been on an upward trajectory. In March of last year, Bargatze’s first solo one-hour Netflix special, The…
A Cleveland Artist Made Trump’s Face Using More Than 2,000 Dildos
It’d been about three years since Cleveland artist Stephen Manka came across a cache of more than 2,000 metal dildos, and he hadn’t quite yet hit on the right idea for how to use them. Solid copper, the dongs were decades old and someone — he won’t divulge the source, who prefers to remain separate…
Local Buildings and Attractions To Be Lit in Red Tonight for National RedAlertRESTART Day of Action
More than 25 local buildings and attractions in Cleveland will be lit in red from 9 p.m. to midnight tonight as part of the #RedAlertRESTART Day of Action, which supports the live events industry. #WeMakeEvents, a coalition of trade bodies, businesses, unions and live events workers, will light up their venues, homes and cities red…
A Reimagined SPARX in the City Features Socially-Distanced and Virtual Events September 11th and 12th
SPARX in the City, one of Cleveland’s favorite arts and cultural events, will go on this year, but the 18th annual festivities will do so while accounting for the COVID-19 pandemic reality. On Sept. 11th and 12th, the two-day festival will feature both live, socially-distanced events and virtual programming. “SPARX presents a unique opportunity to…
Holly Bass, SPACES’ Artist-in-Residency, Examines Freedom and Safety With “Liberation Labs”
Holly Bass — a multidisciplinary performance and visual artist, writer, director and SPACES’ artist-in-residency — explores the notions of personal safety and freedom in the midst of the global crisis with her latest work, called “Liberation Labs.” Originally, Bass set out to engage residents whose lives had been affected by the court system, but the…
Ohio to Purge Almost 116,000 Inactive Voters After November. Here’s How to Check If You’re On the List
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office has released what he’s calling a “Registration Readiness” list of 115,816 voter registrations which will be removed from the state’s roll for being inactive. LaRose says no one on the list will be removed before the Nov. 3, 2020 General Election and voter registrations will only be removed…
Tower City Cinemas to Close Permanently
Local movie theater chain Cleveland Cinemas announced Monday that Tower City Cinemas, the 10-screen theater housed in the eponymous mall downtown which annually played host to the Cleveland International Film Festival until this year, is closing permanently as of today. “While Tower City Cinemas has been closed since March due to the on-going health crisis,…
Burnt Orange Heresy is Moody Art World Euro Noir
The Burnt Orange Heresy, directed by Giuseppe Capotondi (The Double Hour) is an art world drama that so effectively creates an atmosphere of dread and mistrust that it often feels like a horror. The rakish Dane Claes Bang (The Square) plays James Figueras, a minor figure in the world of art criticism. As a young…
The 17 Scariest Lines From the Republican National Frightfest
They’ve never had much of a game plan beyond cutting corporate taxes. So last week’s Republican National Convention reprised a tactic they’ve been using since Nixon. Central message: We may be scary and we’d never, ever want to have a beer with you, but the other guys are so much worse. The party’s greatest minds…
The Summit To Celebrate National Recovery Month With Enhanced Programming
Locally based Rock & Recovery will celebrate National Recovery Month, which begins tomorrow, by introducing several new components to the existing community service channel created and produced by the Summit (WAPS-FM 91.3 Akron-Canton/90.7 Youngstown). At 4 p.m. Monday through Friday throughout the month of September, the Summit will feature daily on-air interviews with on-air personality and…
Countryside Farmers’ Market at Howe Meadow, Like All Local Markets, is Hitting its Peak in Terms of Produce and Product
I adore peaches, but I’m the opposite of a morning person. By the time I drag myself out of bed and make it to the farmers markets, the early-risers already have exhausted the farmers’ supply of juicy-ripe tree fruit. This is the case despite the fact that my local market, North Union at Shaker Square,…
Ohio Voters Agree on Repeal of House Bill 6
During these highly polarized times, one thing Ohioans on both sides of the aisle seem to agree on is the repeal of House Bill 6. Just over a month ago, former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and four others were arrested in a $60 million bribery and racketeering scheme related to passage of the 2019…
Upset by Politics Driving COVID-19 Policy, Ohioans Say They Want Fact-Based Leadership
They came from all corners of Ohio, all walks of life, and they’re all trying to cope with the coronavirus pandemic in many of the same ways — more face-time with family; experimenting in the kitchen; finally cleaning out that old, junked garage. They shared many of the same concerns about the vast unknown that…
Four Family Members Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide in Shaker Heights
Shaker Heights Police and the Ohio Bureau of Criminal Investigation are investigating an apparent murder suicide on South Woodland Road. Police found a family of four dead Sunday afternoon while conducting a welfare check. The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner released the names of the deceased. They are John Tobin, 57; Regina Tobin, 58; and their…
Cleveland Taco Week Arrives in September With $2 Tacos From Your Favorite Restaurants
Enjoy participating Cleveland restaurants as they take Taco Tuesday to a whole new level from September 28- October 4th, 2020. Restaurants will be offering specialty $2 tacos the whole week. Why? Because Taco Everyday is better than Taco Tuesday. Cleveland Taco Week passports will help guide taco lovers to participating restaurants — passports will be…
After Week of In-Person Classes, CSU Had Only Two Positive Covid-19 Cases
Cleveland State University President Harlan Sands confirmed Friday that after one week of in-person classes, two students had tested positive for Covid-19 and nine were quarantined in university residence halls. Speaking with the City Club of Cleveland’s Dan Moulthrop, Sands said that CSU had tested roughly 60 students in total, all of whom were symptomatic. But…
Metallica S&M2 Radio Special to Air on WJCU’s ‘Metal on Metal’ Radio Show
Tonight’s Metal on Metal radio show will feature the nationally syndicated Metallica S&M2 Radio Special. All four band members will speak throughout the entire 100-minute documentary about the group’s performance with the San Francisco Symphony. The program airs at 8 p.m. and can be heard either at 88.7 FM or wjcu.org. “We are proud to have…
COVID-19 Plasma Treatments May Be Safe, But We Don’t Know If They Work
With emergency permission for using plasma donated by recovered COVID-19 patients to treat sick ones, some researchers are once again raising concerns that the push for speed is getting ahead of the science. No randomized controlled trials have shown that convalescent plasma works against COVID-19 yet. Even so, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced…
Indians Fans “Will Have to Be Patient” As Team Mulls Name Change
Thirty-four minutes into a Press Club of Cleveland “Behind the Headlines” event featuring Indians’ Senior VP of Public Affairs Bob Dibiasio and veteran beat writer Paul Hoynes, moderator Nick Camino asked about the ongoing name change discussion. Dibiasio apologized — he was surprised it took as long as it did to get a question on…
Report: One in Ten Older Ohioans Victimized by Fraud
COLUMBUS, Ohio – It’s estimated that nearly one in ten Ohioans over age 60 is swindled out of their hard-earned money each year, according to a new report. Some 334,000 incidents of financial fraud targeting older people are reported to authorities annually. And Paul Bischoff, editor of the consumer website ‘Compairtech.com,’ explained that may be…
Flooding, Pollution, Sprawl and Fragmented Governance — Northeast Ohio’s Water Systems Are Death by a Thousand Drops for Its Poorest Residents
In November 2013, Cleveland Water and the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District split up the water and sewer bills being sent to their customers. The effort was framed as an attempt to eliminate confusion. In July 2014, a series of storms overwhelmed the Shaker Heights stormwater sewer system to a point of disrepair. It would…
Grounded By the Pandemic, Community Groups Are Working to Save Cleveland’s Census
When Ohio Governor Mike DeWine issued the statewide coronavirus stay-at-home order in mid-March, Selina Pagan and other Latino leaders in Cleveland were worried. They’d been planning in-person events to get more people to participate in the 2020 census – historically, Hispanics have been undercounted, resulting in a loss of federal funds and voting power at…
Black Workers Are More Likely to Be Unemployed but Less Likely to Get Unemployment Benefits
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. Record numbers of Americans are receiving unemployment insurance during the pandemic. That’s because of the enormous scale of jobs lost — but also because Congress greatly expanded the number of workers eligible…
“Sock Exchange” Event Saturday Will Provide Head Shots for Donations to Homeless
Six area photographers will donate their time Saturday afternoon to provide mini photo shoots for those who donate socks or cash to support the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH). NEOCH provides thousands of essential items to people experiencing unsheltered homelessness in Cleveland every year. The donations collected Saturday will support the organization’s ongoing street…
Ideastream to Lay Off 8 Employees Due to Covid-19, Financial Insecurity
Ideastream, the local nonprofit media organization which operates the Cleveland NPR (90.3 WCPN) and PBS (WVIZ) affiliates, as well as classical radio station 104.9 WCLV, will lay off eight employees due to Covid-19 cost-cutting measures. WCPN’s Nick Castele reported the internal news Wednesday, noting that five vacant positions would remain unfilled as well. The eight layoffs,…
Summer’s Last Socially Distanced Peninsula Flea To Take Place Sept. 5
With most mass gatherings on hold for the time being, it’s good to know that you can still shop for fall and the holidays at one last socially distanced Peninsula Flea. “We are so thankful to all of our shoppers, vendors and staff for the safe shopping environment we have created with so many art…
Domo Yakitori and Sushi at Van Aken District is a One-Stop Shop for Three Classic Japanese Street Foods
Tucked into a roomy corner space in the Van Aken District Market Hall, Domo Yakitori & Sushi (3401 Tuttle Rd.) almost feels like a proper – albeit small – restaurant as opposed to a food court stall. It is physically separated from the main hall, there are tables and chairs, and guests can even plop down…
Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale Under Review for Alleged Campaign Finance Violations
State Rep. Nino Vitale is being referred to the Ohio Elections Commission for “apparent violations of campaign finance law,” Secretary of State Frank LaRose announced on Wednesday. LaRose said his office began investigating the Urbana Republican in June after the lawmaker’s campaign committee missed a campaign finance reporting deadline, eventually submitting a blank report a…
“Succession School” to Help Ohio’s Elder Generation of Farmers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The future of our food system depends on the successful transfer of land to the next crop of farmers. However, it can be an overwhelming process for the elder generation. Kelly Cabral, farmland specialist for the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association (OEFFA) said the direct descendants of farmers are becoming less…
Cavs, Indians and Browns Alliance Will Encourage Voting, Equality; Ignore Owners’ Role in Draining City Resources
The morning after the Milwaukee Bucks led a strike, refusing to play in last night’s NBA playoff game in the aftermath of police shooting Jacob Blake seven times in the back, and after both the L.A. Lakers and Clippers announced they wouldn’t play the remainder of the postseason, the Cavs, Indians and Browns have announced…
Capitol Upgrading Upstairs Theaters to Reclining Luxury Seats
In what will be welcome news to some of you and a horrifying development to others, Capitol Theatre announced this week that the two upstairs theaters will be receiving seating upgrades later this fall: Reclining, luxury seating will be installed thanks to a grant from the Ohio Facilities Construction Commission. Installation will take place between September…
Ohio Voting Rights Groups Sue Frank LaRose Over Flawed Signature Matching Requirements on Absentee Ballot
As November’s General Election approaches and an unprecedented number of Americans — and Ohioans — seem poised to vote by mail in light of the pandemic, multiple concerns have cropped up about how the United States Post Office will handle the glut of time-sensitive material, and how Ohio will manage its mail-in ballots as well.…
Scamming Conservatives Now the Hottest Sector of U.S. Economy
When former White House advisor Steve Bannon was arrested aboard the yacht of a fugitive Chinese billionaire last week, many saw it as another sign of wonton corruption within the Trump administration. Yet economists saw hope. They’re calling this the “Summer of Swindle,” and say it may well rescue the U.S. economy. According to the…
