Red Cross Issues Emergency Appeal For Blood Donations, Also Offers Free Cedar Point Tickets
UPDATE: This week, the American Red Cross has issued an emergency appeal for donations of blood or platelets. Thanks to this warm time of year, when schools are on break and families go on vacations, the Red Cross of the Northeast Ohio region has seen a sharp decline in donations. The organization would like anyone…
Everarbor, an “Outdoor Lifestyle Company,” Opens in Tremont
Everarbor, a local outdoor lifestyle company, has opened on Scranton Road in Tremont. Founder and owner Derek Skapes has thus converted an array of outdoor-related “side hustles” into a brand with a brick-and-mortar footprint. At the location, Everarbor will will sell apparel, accessories, and a specialty fertilizer called Everbrew, made with waste from local coffee shops…
Smog Veil Records to Reissue Pere Ubu Co-Founder Allen Ravenstine’s 1975 Album ‘Terminal Drive’
Co-founder of the local art-punk act Pere Ubu, Allen Ravenstine played on some of the band’s most famous tracks, including “30 Seconds Over Tokyo/Heart of Darkness” and “The Modern Dance/Heaven.” He’s recorded with David Thomas & the Pedestrians, David Thomas & the Wooden Birds, Red Crayola and Robert Wheeler and performed with acts like John…
Ten Bands Worth Seeing at This Year’s LaureLive
LaureLive, an event branded as Northeast Ohio’s first and only multi-day, multi-stage and multi-act contemporary music festival, returns on Saturday and Sunday to Laurel School’s 140-acre Butler Campus located at 7420 Fairmount Rd. in Russell Township. Note that there’s no parking on site. Rather, shuttles will leave from Ursuline College (Pepper Pike), Gilmour Academy (Gates Mills) and…
Singer-Guitarist Mary Timony Revisits Helium’s Music in Advance of Reunion Show
For the upcoming Helium “reunion” show that takes place on June 13 at the Beachland Ballroom, singer-guitarist Mary Timony (Ex Hex, Wild Flag, Autoclave) has joined up with the members of the band Hospitality to play Helium songs in honor of Matador’s forthcoming reissue series. Timony fronted the indie rock band in the ’90s, and her…
Indie Rockers Warpaint Followed Their Intuition on Their Latest Album
Heads Up, the latest effort from the Los Angeles-based rock act Warpaint, finds the quartet embracing a bit of everything. Songs such as “Whiteout” and “New Song” feature dance-inducing electronic beats and evoke the R&B and disco sounds from the ’70s. With its synthetic drum beats and wispy vocals, the moody “By Your Side” possesses…
The Biggest Q Deal Sweetener is Hugely Dependent on LeBron’s Future
Thursday, Cleveland City Council’s official Twitter account, @CleCityCouncil, tweeted a story from Bloomberg BNA about the Q Deal: “Cleveland Cavaliers Stadium Deal No Slam Dunk to Protesters.” The story featured comments from Tristan Rader, of the Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus (CCPC), representing the opposition; and from Council President Kevin Kelley, representing the pro-deal political leadership.…
Steve Loomis Continues to Defend the Officers Who Killed Tamir Rice After Discipline Was Announced Today, Says “No Doubt” Loehmann Will Get His Job Back
[image-1] Cleveland police union president Steve Loomis gave a press conference this afternoon to address the discipline delved out to Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback in the Tamir Rice shooting, which was announced earlier today in a press conference by Frank Jackson, Chief Calvin Williams and others. You can watch the video for yourself below…
Woman Cuts Friend Who Refuses to Steal Vodka in Akron
It seems that real friends, the kind who would do anything for you, are hard to come by these days. Especially for one Akron woman, who, over Memorial Day weekend, sliced her friend’s forearm open after he didn’t do what she asked. The pair was walking along East Market Street in Akron Saturday night when Valerie…
Ohio Named Best State at Monitoring Prescription Drugs, Still No Decrease in Overdoses
[image-1]The American Medical Association listed Ohio as the top state to monitor prescription drugs, a somewhat surprising recognition in light of Ohio’s drug problem. Ohio processed more than 24 million queries from doctors and health professionals using the Board of Pharmacy’s Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS), and the AMA used this data to conclude…
A Kosher Supermarket is Coming to South Euclid Next Fall
The east side will soon be home to a lot more challah and gefilte fish. As Seasons, a kosher supermarket native to New York and New Jersey, has obtained a building permit in South Euclid’s Oakwood Commons, according to the Cleveland Jewish News. Mitchell Schneider, president of Oakwood’s developer, First Interstate Properties, initially pledged that the…
Garmback Suspended, Loehmann Terminated: Officers Disciplined in Tamir Rice Shooting
Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback, the two Cleveland police officers involved in the shooting death of Tamir Rice, were disciplined Tuesday morning. Officer Frank Garmback, who was driving the vehicle that approached the gazebo at the Cudell Recreation Center where Tamir Rice was playing, will be suspended for 10 days and will be required to…
Some Democrats Want Jerry Springer for Ohio Governor in 2018
Jerry Springer, host of the daytime television show The Jerry Springer Show and former Cincinnati mayor, is an unlikely candidate for Ohio Governor, but that’s who “more than half-a-dozen Democrats familiar with the race” are pushing for in 2018, according to Business Insider. In the era of President Donald Trump, Springer’s run doesn’t seem all that out of…
Billy Ritter Teams Up with The Black Pig for Ceramic Plating Event
Local ceramicist Billy Ritter’s art education began in a graphic arts program in a vocational program through Riverside High School in Ellwood, Pennsylvania. He earned his BFA in painting from Slippery Rock, and his studies eventually brought him to Northeast Ohio and Kent State’s ceramics program. During his time at Kent State, Ritter studied with…
Dennis Kucinich Coy About Local Political Plans: “Keeping Options Open”
Dennis Kucinich, in a meeting with Cleveland.com Friday, wouldn’t directly address rumors of a potential return to city or state politics, telling reporters that he was “keep[ing] all options open.” Reporter Robert Higgs suggested that Kucinich seemed more oriented toward state issues than local ones. (And running for Governor might be more logistically manageable, as…
Here’s the Best Reason to Feel Confident in the Cavs’ Chances to Repeat as NBA Champions
This Thursday evening the Cavs and Warriors will tip-off in a third consecutive NBA Finals matchup. It’s exactly where we thought we’d be since last June, basically, with a few added storyline twists like Kevin Durant’s move from OKC to the Bay Area thrown in during what was otherwise a very long and predictable NBA…
Supreme Court Will Hear Ohio’s ‘Voter Purge’ Case
We reported back in December that Ohio’s “voter purge” policy may be kicked up to the Supreme Court after federal judges ruled the set-up unconstitutional. Today, the justices agreed to hear the case. You’ll recall learning last year that Secretary of State Jon Husted’s office had actively scrubbed tens of thousands of registered Ohio voters…
MOCA Tees Up Vibrant Summer Exhibitions with Friday Opening
Celebrate the opening of MOCA Cleveland’s Summer 2017 season with a free opening night celebration from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday, June 2. New summer exhibitions include MOCA’s third regional biennial exhibition, Constant as the Sun, as well as Keith Mayerson: My American Dream and Lu Yang: Delusional Mandala. Each new exhibition features socially…
Future and Migos Serve Up Immersive Sets of Hits at Blossom
A few takeaways – some more obvious than others – from last night’s Nobody Safe Tour at Blossom Music Center: Future is a bonafide rock star; The Migos are nipping at his heels; Lebron is Cleveland’s king. It’s pretty surreal when the Cavs stroll into Blossom’s pavilion. While you might expect them to be preparing…
Cleveland Metroparks Board Wants to Expand Cheetah Exhibit, Repair Hinckley Dam
The Cleveland Metroparks Board met today to discuss the expansion of its cheetah exhibit and the financial future of the Hinckley Dam. Cleveland Metropark Zoo’s new cheetah exhibit would incorporate a large trail, to relocate guests and consolidate the Savannah exhibit, while adding a new conservation building that gives guests the option to walk through. There are…
Local Singer-Songwriter David Beans Dedicates Album to His Late Father
The death of his father inspired OK Boss, the new album from local singer-songwriter David Beans. The album’s title comes from the last text message he received from his father. “The project is a thematic record that chronicles my reconciliation with and ultimately the loss of my father to cancer over a ten-month period,” says Beans…
Hofbräuhaus Cleveland to Host Three ESPN Shows During NBA Finals
[image-1] Raise a stein! Hofbräuhaus Cleveland is set to host three ESPN shows during the upcoming NBA finals. The German brewery and restaurant will soon be the temporary home for First Take, starring Molly Qerim, Max Kellerman and Stephen Smith; The Jump, hosted by Rachel Nichols; and First Take at the NBA Finals, a one hour…
Local Rock Act the Missing to Release Its First Album in Five Years
Just about two years ago, Christopher Steven Marinin, the lead singer in the local rock band the Missing, reunited the group to play its first show in more than a year. The group’s music had just become available on iTunes for the very first time, and Marinin jumpstarted his former record label, Ghost Laboratories. He had also created a content…
Multi-Instrumentalist Zach Gill Returns to Blossom with Singer-Songwriter Jack Johnson
When singer-songwriter Jack Johnson played Blossom three years ago, the guy mixed things up enough — switching from acoustic to electric guitar throughout the night — to remain engaging. Sparse songs such as “Flake” and “Never Fade,” a song about Johnson’s wife, worked because their simple melodies were so damn memorable. And best of all,…
VIDEO: City Council Leadership Rejects Q Deal Referendum Signatures
Here is the moment Monday morning when members of the Q Deal referendum coalition attempted to deliver 20,603 signatures at Cleveland City Hall and were rejected by City Council leadership. The above video was posted to Facebook by Rico Dancy, who is running for City Council in Ward 10, currently represented by Jeff Johnson. The…
Cedar Lee Theatre to Screen Old School 3-D Films
[image-1]Way back in the 1950s, Hollywood studios started showing movies in widescreen formats and in 3D to combat the growing popularity of television. Between 1952 and 1955, Hollywood studios produced 50 English language 3D films using a dual projection system that required audience members to wear polarized lenses. But because of issues with keeping the images…
The Lake Erie Reckoning Is Here: Federal Government and Ohio Give Cold Shoulder to Regional Water Supply
Amid the wildly shifting tectonics of federal government, there’s a small patch of land that rests gently against the largest body of freshwater in the world. This land is home to Eastern Conference champs the Cleveland Cavaliers, as well as tens of millions of American citizens, from Rochester to Duluth. We call the body of…
Local Producer Jim Stewart Hopes to Make the Most of a New and Improved Studio Space
When the guys from the Lighthouse and the Whaler, one of the best indie rock bands in Northeast Ohio, walked into local producer Jim Stewart’s new recording studio on Superior Ave. in a space shared by the Tragic Hero Music Group, Crushtone Studio, and Jon Richey and Bill Demarco’s Vuture Visions Audio and Video, they immediately knew…
Lawyers to City Law Director: Certify Q Deal Referendum Signatures or We’ll See You in Court
Attorneys at the Chandra law firm representing the Q deal referendum coalition filed a taxpayer demand letter Friday morning, demanding that the Clerk of City Council accept the initiative petition that was rejected earlier this week. “Swift action is required,” the letter says. “Not only is the City apparently expending resources against the will of the electorate…
It’s On: Cavs Vaporize Celtics, Eye Warriors Three-match
It promises to rival the Ali/Frazier’s famous third rubber match, The Thrilla in Manila, yet Cavaliers-Warriors III is the culmination of arguably the most anti-climatic playoffs in NBA history. It could’ve been a romantic comedy, really any romantic comedy, puffed up like cotton candy on faux drama and ratcheted tension, leading after an interminable build-up…
6 Concerts to Catch This Weekend in Cleveland
FRIDAY, MAY 26 Cayetana/Diet Cig/Petal/Slingshot Dakota Lo-fi rockers Cayetana had just begun playing their instruments when they decided to form a band, but the three friends from Philadelphia have quickly made their mark in the city’s rich punk scene. Cayetana struck a chord with their debut LP, 2014’s Nervous Like Me, a 30-minute album bringing…
Cleveland Taxi Company Yellow Cab to Shut Down
[image-1]Crain’s has reported that 80-year-old Cleveland taxi company Yellow Cab, which includes Zone Cab, Westlake Cab and Express, will close. The fleet of more than 120 cars and vans, and an estimated 220 drivers, has been affected by the growth of app-based ride-hailing services like Uber and Lyft. “This company is a dinosaur,” a driver told reporter…
Chardon’s Square Bistro to Add Lower-Level Sushi Bar
[image-1]Since rolling out a new sushi menu a year and a half ago at his Chardon restaurant Square Bistro, chef-owner Jaret Havanchak has been overwhelmed by the response from his customers. He shouldn’t have been all that surprised; after all, he’s been running the popular Willoughby-based sushi spot Lure Bistro for more than eight years.…
Emirati Man Held at Gunpoint by Avon Police During Paranoid ‘ISIS’ Situation at Hotel Last Year Has Filed Lawsuit
In a sweeping lawsuit that eerily summarizes much of the paranoia and xenophobia gripping the U.S. since September 2001, Ahmed Al-Menhali has filed a civil complaint against a spectrum of Marriott business properties (like Fairfield Inn), a number of Avon police officers and two hotel clerks. Read the full complaint below. You’ll recall that in…
Who Are All These Randos Running for Mayor? Should You Care About Them?
The Cuyahoga County Board of Elections’ official candidate list currently includes 17 people running for Mayor of Cleveland. But it’s missing Mayor Frank Jackson, who is most certainly running; Fresh Brewed Tees’ owner Tony Madalone, who announced his candidacy yesterday; fiery former East Cleveland Mayor Eric Brewer, who announced his candidacy via Facebook back in…
North Ridgeville Humane Officer Who Drew Criticism in Past Years for Killing Kittens and a Raccoon Fired After Killing Baby Rabbits
“North Ridgeville humane officer Barry Accorti has a penchant for blasting helpless animals in front of people.” That’s how we began an article almost exactly two years ago about Accorti, a former lieutenant with the North Ridgeville police department who spent 31 years on the force before retiring and being hired as a humane officer.…
Wild Turkeys are ‘Terrorizing’ Huron Residents
It’s currently wild turkey hunting season in Northeast Ohio, and it appears some of the birds are trying to turn the tables by terrorizing the community of Huron. In the last month, local police have received three calls complaining about turkeys running wild in the town. “There are three or four turkeys that have taken…
1 Million Ohioans Could Lose Health Care Coverage Under Republican Bill: CBO Report
With broad and deep cuts to federal Medicaid funding at the forefront, the U.S. House health care bill — the American Health Care Act — would likely result in 1 million Ohioans losing coverage. According to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, the AHCA specifically targets lower-income, older Americans more prone to illness, injury and long-term…
Norah Jones Showed Cleveland Her Full Range At Last Night’s Jacobs Pavilion Performance
Norah Jones can do whatever she damn well wants. She could have been a country Western singer, a jazz pianist or jam band leader. And at last night’s crowded Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica performance, she showed glimmers of all three. Throughout the rainy and breezy evening, the singer-songwriter performed on a baby grand piano, keyboard…
Comedian Mike Birbiglia to Debut New Material at Hilarities This Weekend
Comedian Mike Birbiglia comes off as the thinking man’s comic. This American Life’s Ira Glass aptly describes the actor and comedian’s strengths: “Birbiglia’s stories are even funnier live than they are on the radio.” Time Magazine calls him a “master of the personal, embarrassing tale.” For the current tour, dubbed Mike Birbiglia’s Working It Out,…
The Winchester to Reopen This Weekend
Three years ago, Winchester Tavern owner James Mileti, who had a reputation as an artist friendly club owner, decided to sell the Lakewood establishment that catered to the classic rock and blues crowd. He sent an email out to his newsletter subscribers telling them that he intended to give the place up because “the importance…
Guns N Roses to Play Quicken Loans Arena in October
After skipping Cleveland since reuniting in 2016, Guns N Roses will finally bring its Not in This Lifetime tour to town. The band will perform at Quicken Loans Arena on Oct. 26. The lineup for the tour includes Axl Rose (vocals, piano), Duff McKagan (bass), Slash (lead guitar), Dizzy Reed (keyboard), Richard Fortus (rhythm guitar), Frank…
Man Sneaks Into Bakersfield Tacos, Drinks Beer, Steals iPad
Cleveland police are looking for this fella, who early in the morning on May 20 snuck into Bakersfield Tacos in Ohio City through a door left ajar by a delivery man. Once inside, the suspect drank beer and roamed around, at one point hiding in a bathroom when a manager arrived. It’d all be sort…
Pride Month Film Series Hits Capitol Theatre Next Week
If you’re in desperate need of a break from glitzy summer blockbusters, superheroes and Smurfs, Capitol Theatre has you covered. Next month, they’ll be screening six films “to showcase and celebrate the diversity of the LGBTQ community” for a Pride Month Film Series, according to a press release. The series kicks off June 1, with Below…
A Bocce Bar and Dante’s Inferno To Open in Flats East Bank
Ever since Crop Rocks, Crop Sticks and On Air Studio closed last fall, the chatter around the East Bank of the Flats has been centered around likely replacements. Now we know. In the former Crop Sticks space, chef Dante Boccuzzi will be opening Dante’s Inferno, a quick-serve Italian eatery serving fresh, made-to-order pizzas. Tribe fans…
Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. Opening in Flats East Bank This Summer
Thirsty Clevelanders will soon have yet another brewery to enjoy, as Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. plans to open in the Flats East Bank this August. Back in November, the Akron-based brewery — which started in 1997 and now distributes in 15 states — was in talks to take over one of the two closed spaces in…
The Fresh Brewed Tees Guy is Running for Mayor
Fresh Brewed Tees founder and owner Tony Madalone has announced that he will run for Mayor of Cleveland. The Ohio City resident, originally from Lorain, argues that “a new mindset” is necessary at City Hall. “For decades in Cleveland,” claims Madalone in an introductory letter on tonymadalone.com, “there has been no strategy for collectively strengthening…
Cuyahoga County Fentanyl Deaths Skyrocket 433 Percent in 2016: Medical Examiner Releases Year’s End Report
The Cuyahoga County medical examiner released the final year’s end report on 2016 fatal drug overdoses, landing on an inauspicious total of 666 deaths last year. (The unofficial number we’ve been using for months now has been 663.) This marks a sharp and concerted increase from 370 deaths in 2015, 353 in 2014 and 340…
Lineup Announced for This Year’s Wade Oval Wednesdays
[image-1]A summer tradition, Wade Oval Wednesday, which takes place every Wednesday from 6 to 9 p.m. at Wade Oval in University Circle, provides the opportunity to catch a free concert — jazz, swing, world music, and more. Between sets, you can check out the local food vendors, the beer and wine tent, the farmers’ market,…
Suicide Girls to Strut Their Stuff Tonight at the Beachland
There’s burlesque and then there’s the Suicide Girls. A group of “badass bombshells and geek goddesses,” the troupe takes the art form to another level. Consider, for example, their current Blackheart Burlesque Tour that they’ve re-launched after a six-year hiatus. Instructor/dancer Manwe Sauls-Addison, who’s worked with world famous performers such as Beyonce, Jennifer Lopez and…
Music Box Supper Club to Host Classic Car Show at Tonight’s Cleveland Stories Dinner Party Event
Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. Through it, the folks at the Music Box Supper Club hope to help raise awareness of the mission of the Western Reserve Historical Society’s new Cleveland History Center. The goal of the Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is to “bring to life…
Role Reversal: Kyrie Crushes Celtic Spirit While LeBron Closes It Out
[image-1]From the second half Sunday through the first half Tuesday, Cavaliers fans were treated to a horrific spectacle akin to watching Superman slowed and eventually felled by an extraordinary bad case of hayfever. Whilst he sneezed and wheezed a street gang of undersized Irishmen stinking of Jameson and sporting green boots (according to Ozzy) kicked…
Looking Inward With the Enlightened Works of Liz Maugans and David Masters
How much information is too much information? Artist, activist, community leader, and all around powerhouse Liz Maugans answers that question in her current series of print-based collages at HEDGE with a question. Each piece in Too Much Information is autobiographical and investigative. They are hectic yet organized as Maugans, showing bedlam who’s boss, lays mastery…
How to Love a Theater, Even When You Hate the Play
Okay, hate may be too strong a word. But Massacre (Sing to Your Children) by Jose Rivera is largely a pretentious muddle spiced with gross-out references to violence. And you should definitely see it because it’s being produced at convergence-continuum theater—a performance space and acting company you should love, even when they try your patience.…
An Unimaginative Menu, Hefty Price Points and Uneven Execution at Square 22 in Strongsville
For nearly 40 years, diners in search of an upscale meal in Strongsville pretty much had their pick of the litter so long as they chose Don’s Pomeroy House. So you can imagine the enthusiasm that many residents of the sizeable suburban community and neighboring cities cultivated during the lengthy construction process of Square 22.…
Cleveland Community Supported Agriculture Does the Growing For You
In the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Spice Acres (9557 Riverview Rd., spiceacres.com) is waking up as they prepare for their farm share season, which kicks off June 13. Andrea Heim, farm manager, has known founder chef Ben Bebenroth since 2012, when Spice first established a small suburban garden in Broadview Heights, totaling 10,000 square feet.…
Band of the Week: Years Before
MEET THE BAND: Kyle Clemenz (drums), Anthony Dargaj (guitar), Ian Ver (vocals, guitar), Joshua Jansen (bass) AN OLD SCHOOL APPROACH: The band came together in July of last year as Ver and Dargaj, both of whom used to play in the local post-hardcore act Between Home and Serenity, recorded a few cover tunes together. “We had…
Savage Love: Breathless
Dear Dan, I have two female sex partners who want to be breath-play dominated. I know the practice is dangerous, and I employ the rules of consent and communication a pro-Dom escort friend taught me. But is there a legal release document we could sign that protects consenting adults in the event of an accident…
20 Ways You Can Make Cleveland a Better Place This Summer
By all means, this summer you will and should escape in whatever mental or physical form you prefer. You should idly spend hours clicking through Snapchat or going down an Instagram wormhole until you forget how and why you ended up on Beyonce’s cousin’s boyfriend’s dog walker’s account. You should sit on a beach and…
Get Out: Everything You Should Do This Week (May 24-30)
WED 05/24 A Book Release Party Ken Schneck, PhD, is the host and producer of his This Show is So Gay podcast, as well as writer of a Huffington Post column and Associate Professor and the Director of the Leadership in Higher Education Program at Baldwin Wallace University, where he teaches courses on ethical leadership,…
