Towpath Trail Bridge Reopened After Arson Damage
UPDATE: The case remains unsolved, but a temporary fix is now in place after a bridge on the Ohio & Erie Canal Towpath Trail was damaged by arson on April 19. Since the bridge wasn’t insured there’s no timeline for when the fix will be completed. It will cost between $75,000 and $90,000 to replace,…
Missing Person Jerita Scott Pruitt, 15, Found in Cuyahoga Falls
Cleveland police announced that Jerita Scott Pruitt, who was reported missing March 20 in Cleveland, was found this week. “Missing person Jerita Scott has been located in Cuyahoga Falls, OH and is in good condition. Ms. Scott is believed to have left her residence on her own accord. Cleveland Police would like to thank the…
Local Industrial/Goth/Alternative Dance Club to Celebrate 20th Anniversary
During the 1980s and 1990s, industrial/Goth/alternative dance clubs sprouted up everywhere. Many have since failed and faded. Not the Chamber. Located in the Phantasy Niteclub and Theatre complex in Lakewood, the club has held on. To celebrate its 20th anniversary, it will throw a huge party that takes place from 9 p.m. to 2:30 a.m.…
Akron Leaders Call for Demolition of Rubber Bowl
As reported by the Akron Beacon Journal, city leaders in Akron have begun openly calling for the demolition of the Rubber Bowl, once the home of the University of Akron football team. The stadium stands bleacherless and abandoned near the airport in southeast Akron. “I’d like to see it come down,” Mayor Dan Horrigan told the…
UK Rockers the Darkness Bring ‘Back to the USSA’ Tour to House of Blues
When the UK hard rock band the Darkness got together in 2000, it was the result of a pact made between singer Justin Hawkins and his brother, guitarist Dan Hawkins. “On Millennium Eve, Justin and Dan made a pact with each other and they would form a new band and Justin would be the singer,”…
MetroHealth Hospital Employee Investigated for Possible Research Grant Theft
Charges have yet to be filed, but police, Case Western Reserve University and MetroHealth Medical Center are looking into a hospital employee who may have stolen money. The woman managed research grant accounts for CWRU. MetroHealth police told the university about the possible theft on March 17, and a police report was filed. The university…
Neil Breen’s God-Awful “Pass Thru” To Screen at Capitol Theatre Tuesday
Bad-movie fans: The Capitol Theatre marquee beckons, Tuesday evening, with a promise of epically awful movie making. It’s a one-night-only engagement of Neil Breen’s Pass Thru, an inept metaphysical dram-com that fans of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room might enjoy. It screens at 7:00. The gist: An alien intelligence inhabits the body of a nameless overdose victim in…
A Beacon of Light in the World of Flight: Heights Arts’ ‘Things That Fly’ Opens This Week
Humans have always had a fascination with flight. Locally, Ohio has played a major role in flight and aviation. In fact, in 2003, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 378-3 for a resolution (HR 162) naming Dayton, home of Wilbur and Orville Wright, as the official “Birthplace of Aviation,” dethroning North Carolina, where the Wright…
Lake County Panel on Racial Diversity Isn’t All That Diverse
Organizers in Lake County are questioning a forum on race and the criminal justice system to be held at Painesville’s Harvey High School Wednesday evening. The forum, billed as the first in a series of conversations about diversity, was initially spearheaded by the Lake County NAACP and the Lake County Prosecutor. In fact a committee,…
Councilman Zack Reed Continues to Push for Handheld Cell Phone Ban for Drivers
The city of Cleveland may soon have a handheld cell phone ban in place if Cleveland City Council goes forward with a push by Zack Reed to do so. Councilman Zack Reed wants the city to ban handheld cell phone use while driving in Cleveland, which would be the next step to totally eliminating using…
Now Open: The Plum Cafe in Ohio City
It’s been almost three years since Nate Lobas and Jonah Oryszak purchased the 150-year-old building on Lorain Avenue that would become The Plum Café and Kitchen. After all that time, and all that work, the Ohio City restaurant (4133 Lorain Ave., 216-938-8711) finally has begun serving its first customers. The plan all along was to…
Singer-Songwriter Jake Smith, aka the White Buffalo, Explores Positivity on His New Album
Jake Smith, who records and tours under the moniker the White Buffalo, didn’t intend to become a singer-songwriter. Hall, who’s benefited from having numerous songs featured on the TV drama Sons of Anarchy, including the chilling “Come Join The Murder,” a track co-written with Sons of Anarchy creator and executive producer Kurt Sutter and music…
The Harp Can Keep Hosting Live Music, Zoning Board Rules
Monday, Cleveland’s Board of Zoning Appeals ruled unanimously that the Harp, the Irish pub on Detroit Ave. at W. 44th Street, can continue playing live music. The Harp’s owner, Karen O’Malley, successfully demonstrated to the BZA that without live music, her business would experience “unnecessary hardship.” She presented her earnings on nights with live music…
Rapper Tech N9ne Pushes the Boundaries of Conventional Hip-Hop on His Latest Release
Rapper Tech N9ne (Aaron Dontez Yates) has found memories of performing in Cleveland. He’s played in town numerous times over the years, often at the now defunct Peabody’s, a venue that hosted metal and hardcore as much as hip-hop. “We would be doing our rap show and in the other room there would be an…
Woman Pleads Guilty in Plot to Smuggle Heroin into Jail in a Painting
A woman serving a 60-day sentence after pleading guilty to drug charges is in trouble again, this time for attempting to smuggle drugs into the facility in a painting, of all things. The incident dates back to January when Nicole E. Henderson, 26, asked a man to paint a picture with heroin mixed into the…
Comedy’s Best Kept Secret Tour Coming to Wilbert’s
Talk about a humane endeavor. Comedy’s Best Kept Secret Tour, a 27-day journey to produce and promote comedy shows while raising money for dogs and cats via the Liberty Humane Society, offers up-and-coming comedians a chance to show off their stuff. Last year, comedian Dan Frigolette, who’s had appearances on numerous nationally televised shows, embarked…
Update: Second Paul McCartney Cleveland Show Added
Update: The Q announced this morning that a second Paul McCartney show has been added in August. Due to overwhelming demand (duh!) the Beatle will follow up the show on August 17th with a show the night after, August 18. Tickets for the August 18th Cleveland date are on sale now. Get ’em through theQarena.com,…
The Church’s Steve Kilbey Talks About Revisiting the Band’s Second Album
For the current 17-city tour, which includes a stop at the Music Box Supper Club, Aussie rockers the Church plan to play two full sets. The first will feature the band’s second album, The Blurred Crusade, in its entirety. Only released in the States as an import, it features the psychedelic rock undertones for which…
Cavaliers Outpace Pistons Behind Big Three’s Better Horsepower
It’s possible that last night’s 106-101 victory over the Detroit Pistons could’ve turned out differently. On the other hand there’s a certain inevitability to the victory when the opponent shoots over 60% from the field and from 3 for the first half and only has a five point lead. Eventually Rick Grimes was going to…
Canton Couple Receives Anti-Gay Letter in Response to Wedding Invite That Went to the Wrong Address
A Canton-area couple — Chad Michael and Keith Alan — sent out invites to their upcoming wedding. No biggie, right? We don’t know them but we’re super excited nonetheless. Love is great. Why are we talking about their wedding? Well, one of those invites apparently ended up at a wrong address. That happens. No biggie…
8 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, APRIL 15 Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate) Farewell Tour This is the curtain call for Empire! Empire! (I Was a Lonely Estate), a band that released consistently touching examples of songwriting. “How to Make Love Stay,” from their debut album, kicks off a brief career of heart-rending tunes and impassioned musicianship. Empire!…
Filter’s Richard Patrick Returns to His Industrial Rock Roots on New Album
Filter’s Richard Patrick, who grew up in Bay Village, says he can remember wanting to play guitar since he was 4 or 5 years old. He didn’t actually pick up the instrument until he was 8 or 9 when his parents bought him the instrument. “My dad had been playing a ton of music,” says…
Cleveland State Announces Standalone Film School, Ohio’s First
[image-1]Thanks to a $7.5 million lift from the Ohio capital budget, Cleveland State University will be home to the state’s first standalone film school. CSU President Ronald Berkman, the Greater Cleveland Film Commission’s Ivan Schwarz and state officials announced the school of film, television and interactive media at a press conference Friday morning. “This new school…
Tall Ships Challenge Announces Summer Schedule, Coming to Northeast Ohio
Living on the shores of Lake Erie means seeing ships come and go daily, but this summer about 20 of them will be a lot different than the others. The Tall Ships Challenge has announced its locations for this summer, and Fairport Harbor in Lake County is on the list. The ships are visiting the…
Pre-Reviewing the RNC in Cleveland
[image-1]We are less than 100 days away from the Republican National Convention, which means that anxiety about the convention is rising faster than the price of a studio Airbnb in Tremont. From July 18-21, over 50,000 folks will descend upon Cleveland to marvel at our amazing restaurants, that brand-new concrete smell, and how cheap the…
Will a Little-Known Ohio Law Make Delegate-Chasing a Felony During RNC?
[image-1]ABC News stumbled on an interesting bit of state law arcana this week, pointing out that convention candidates who give or lend or offer money or other goods to delegates would be guilty of bribery, a fourth-degree felony in Ohio. The law, which specifically addresses bribery before, during and after a convention, also prohibits intimidation and…
University of Akron Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Fund National Museum of Psychology
[image-1] The University of Akron is taking a novel if unlikely to succeed approach to funding a university project — it’s using Kickstarter to seek funds for the creation of the National Museum of Psychology. U of A is looking for $250,000 for the project by May 12. As of Friday morning, the campaign had…
Ethan Hawke Breathes New Life into Jazz Icon Chet Baker in Born to Be Blue
If you missed Miles Ahead, the frenetic Miles Davis biopic starring and directed by Don Cheadle, at the Cleveland International Film Festival, you’ve got another opportunity to see a weird jazz-musician biopic: Born to be Blue, starring Ethan Hawke as toothless jazz icon Chet Baker, opens Friday for an exclusive engagement at the Capitol Theatre.…
Rock Hall Announces Two New Sonic Sessions Concerts
Before the band had even issued its first album, the UK rock group the Struts [pictured] opened for the Rolling Stones in front of a crowd of 80,000 in Paris. Mötley Crüe also hand-picked the guys to serve as support on its recent farewell tour. Now, in the wake of the release of its full-length…
Frontier Airlines Adds New Route From Cleveland To Portland, Bringing Destination Total to 14 From Hopkins
[image-1]Frontier continues to tweak its offering of destinations to and from Cleveland, with Portland, Oregon being the latest city it’ll offer service to. Service to Portland will begin this afternoon with a 4:35 p.m. flight for the budget airline, bringing the total number of routes serving Hopkins International Airport to 14. In about two weeks…
Dinner Lab Done Coast-to-Coast, Cleveland Too
Dinner Lab, which launched back in 2012 and expanded to more than 35 cities, added Cleveland to its roster of locations last summer. The roving food fest billed itself as an underground dinner club that united diners with emerging culinary talent in unexpected places. The four-year-old startup unexpectedly ceased all operations as of today, according…
Dean of CSU Cleveland-Marshall College of Law Leaving, Heading to Syracuse
Dean Craig Boise, who had presided over CSU’s Cleveland-Marshall law school for the past fives years, is heading to New York to take over as dean at Syracuse’s University College of Law. The announcement from CSU’s interim provost to the school is below. Dear Faculty, Staff & Students: It is with mixed emotions that I…
Local Indie Rockers the Whiskey Hollow Release New Music Video
The Whiskey Hollow, a local indie rock band fronted by powerhouse singer Madeline Finn, takes inspiration from a number of sources. The band cites Shakey Graves, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Jeff Buckley, the Black Keys and Alabama Shakes as influences. Now, the group has just issued a new music for the tune “Hudson…
UPDATE: Cavs Sweep Pistons, and Justin Bieber’s Show is Back On
UPDATE: The show will go on! Justin Bieber and the Cleveland Cavaliers won’t have to figure out how to share the Q after all. Now that the Cavs have swept the Detroit Pistons in the first round of the playoffs, the date set aside for Game 5 is now free and clear. It was unclear…
Group Seeks $15/Hour Minimum Wage in Cleveland, Petitions Hit Streets Today
[image-1]Ohio’s minimum wage is currently sitting at $8.10, and the city of Cleveland follows statewide suit. Today, a group called Raise Up Cleveland is beginning to circulate petitions that call for a ballot issue, one that would prompt an across-the-board raise for minimum-wage workers in the city. The group’s proposal is simple: Increase the minimum…
Matt Anderson Moving from Crop Kitchen to Table 45 as New Chef de Cuisine
Almost two years ago, Matt Anderson left his job as head chef at Umami in Chagrin Falls to join Steve Schimoler at Crop Kitchen, where he came on as chef-partner. This Saturday will be his last day on the job there. Beginning next week, Anderson will be the new chef de cuisine at Table 45,…
Grindcore Meets Grunge: Napalm Death and the Melvins Bring Co-Headlining Tour to Agora
Though stylistically different, the Melvins (pictured) and Napalm Death, two veteran acts formed in the ’80s, have teamed up for a co-headlining tour that promises to make your ears bleed. Sludge metal rockers who contiue to actively tour and record, the Melvins had a huge influence on the grunge bands that emerged from the Pacific…
Get Tickets: ‘The Daily Show’ Will Broadcast in Cleveland During the RNC
[image-1]Purveyors of political satire have had their hands full with this presidential campaign season, obviously. The fun’s not letting up, though! Have you heard that the remaining Republican sideshow acts might duke it out in a war for delegate votes right here in Cleveland? Of course you have. Aside from Mabel’s BBQ, it’s the only…
Cavs Launch Slogan for 2016 NBA Playoffs Journey
The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 57-25 record, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference… and now it’s time to get to work. That work begins when the games start — that long process toward a possible rematch with the defending champs in the Finals — but until then, we need…
50 Years Ago, a Small Town Ohio Policeman Chased a Flying Saucer Into Pennsylvania… And It Ruined His Life
We met at Mike’s Place, the greasy spoon near Kent State with the X-Wing parked out front. It seemed appropriate – it was fifty years ago, this week, that James Evans’ father chased some kind of spacecraft into Pennsylvania. They seated us inside the converted school bus near the back of the place. He ordered…
Solon’s Note-Oriety Show Choir to Perform with Foreigner at Hard Rock Live
Classic rock act Foreigner, which plays in Northfield at the Hard Rock Rocksino’s Hard Rock Live on May 1, has something special planned for its appearance at the venue. Solon’s Note-Oriety Show Choir will perform with the band on the classic hit “I Want To Know What Love Is.” Also, Foreigner will donate $500 to…
Pistons Beat Cavs Scrubs But Rematch Looms in Playoffs Sunday
[image-1]In some sense, last night’s 112-110 overtime loss to the Pistons was one of the most enjoyable games of the year, mainly because it mattered the least. With first seed secured starters sat, and it was like an exhibition game, if you had a cheat code to bypass the regular season. It wasn’t a well-played…
Lorain Historical Society Carnegie Center to Host Fundraising Event for Upcoming FireFish Festival
Last year’s FireFish Arts aimed to “enhance economic and civic revitalization in downtown Lorain and all of Lorain County through visionary arts events, pioneering arts programming, youth education and workforce development initiatives.” The festival will return this year in September, and the Lorain Historical Society and the FireFish Festival have teamed up to host ArtSong,…
CWRU Fraternity Receives Backlash for Skit Performed in Sombreros and Ponchos
The Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity at CWRU raised some eyebrows after the fraternity performed a skit in stereotypical Mexican get-up. Case Western Reserve University is looking into what happened during the annual Greek Week show held on campus. Videos and photos from the event show participants wearing sombreros and ponchos as they perform. The fraternity…
Whad’Ya Know Host Michael Feldman Talks About Coming to Ohio One Last Time
Public radio host Michael Feldman comes to Ohio one last time with Whad’Ya Know, the call-in quiz show that just celebrated its 30th anniversary. A live broadcast of the show takes place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, April 23, the State Theatre. Feldman will talk with Dr. Oz’s buddy and Wellness specialist Dr. Michael Roizen. He’s also lined up locals such…
Cleveland to Purchase RNC Riot Suits, Batons, for $850,000
After a vote Wednesday by a city contracting panel, Cleveland has the go-ahead to purchase 2,000 sets of riot suits and batons for the Republic National Convention in July. The city will spend just under $850,000 on the purchases and will be reimbursed through a $50 million Federal Grant that’s been earmarked for convention security.…
Cleveland Painter Anthony Eterovich Honored with Centennial Retrospective
This spring, three local organizations are teaming up with one of the region’s premier art galleries for a special tribute to one of Northeast Ohio’s most talented and prolific (and relatively unknown) artists. Tregoning & Company at 78th Street Studios (Suite 101) has partnered with the Cleveland Institute of Art, ARTneo and the Artists Archives…
Chardon High School Employee Arrested for Alleged Relationship with Student
A part-time Chardon High School employee has been arrested and placed on administrative leave after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student. Tyler Merkle, 26, will be arraigned today in Chardon Municipal Court. He faces sexual battery charges. Chardon schools Superintendent Michael P. Hanlon Jr. alerted parents and staff about the arrest…
Cedar Lee Theatre to Celebrate Weed Day with Special Double Feature
The old California Police code 420 reportedly signified that someone was caught smoking marijuana. As a result, 4:20 p.m. has become the time of the day that many stoners light up, and April 20 (4/20) has become Weed Day. As the legalization of medicinal and recreational marijuana has gained more traction, more people now think…
Go Compete in an Adult Spelling Bee at the Spotted Owl
Can you spell? Sure, you think you can. You even scoff at the kids in the national spelling bee on ESPN every year. But can you do better? It’s time to find out. The Spotted Owl is hosting a spelling bee, and it’s not quite your average bee. The Iraugular Sechrist-Hollingsworth Spelling Bee will be…
Turkish Torture-Porn Horror Flick “Baskin” Revels in Revolting Phantasmagoria
Yuck yuck yuck. For adventurous late-night cinephiles and itinerant gore-fest fanatics, the 2015 Turkish horror film Baskin, screening at midnight at the Capitol Theatre on Saturday, April 16, and at 7:30 on Wednesday, April 20, might be a curiosity worth checking out. For most everyone else, this derivative hellscape barf-carnival will be a tough sit.…
Film Spotlight: The First Monday in May
To understand the new documentary The First Monday in May, which opens on Friday at the Cedar Lee Theatre, it helps to have a little context. Back in 2011, Andrew Bolton, curator in charge of the Costume Institute at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, put together Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty, one of the museum’s most…
Savage Love: Sweat
Dear Dan, I’m a 49-year-old gay man. I’ve become friends with a 21-year-old straight guy. He’s really hot. He’s had to drop out of college and return home. I know he needs money, as he hasn’t found a job yet and has resorted to selling off old music equipment. I would love to have some…
Even the Clone-Like Structure Can’t Stop the Wonderful Music in “Beautiful” at Playhouse Square
By Christine Howey When it comes to jukebox musicals, Jersey Boys is the leader of the pack in terms of propulsive momentum (the Boys evolve from convicts to superstars) and addictive ’60s-era rock-pop sounds. So it makes sense that someone seeking another success like that would want to, um, emulate the show that got it…
Annual Drawing Competition Lights Up Spaces This Weekend
Everyone has a favorite day of the year, something we look forward to with every fresh calendar. For some, it’s Christmas or their birthday or even a sunny, warm opening day at Progressive Field (too soon?). For me, it’s Spaces’ Monster Drawing Rally. For one night only, more than 100 local and regional artists gather…
Meet the Band: Surrounding Cities
MEET THE BAND: Paul Kalaani (vocals, guitar), Pat DiCaprio (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Jared Gold (bass), Joe Stefano (drums) SCHOOLED IN ROCK: DiCaprio has known Kalaani since high school when they played together in the local outfit Agave. They’ve written tunes together for eight or nine years. “It was always a hobby; even if we weren’t…
Barroco Grows Up: An Expanded Space and Expanded Menu as Business Booms
The last time I sipped a cold beer in Barroco Grill, I did so only after purchasing it elsewhere and lugging it inside with me. This time around, all we had to do was ask. After years of waiting patiently, this beloved Lakewood restaurant recently nabbed a liquor license, the latest in a long and…
The 5 Dishes That Made Me: Eddie Zalar, Chef-owner of Nora
Eddie Zalar’s childhood was spent picking fresh ingredients from his parents’ garden and accompanying his grandmother to her catering job at the Slovenian National Home in the St. Clair-Superior neighborhood. When he took the leap last August to open Nora (2181 Murray Hill Rd., 216-231-5977, noracleveland.com) in Little Italy, it was a move long in…
East Cleveland’s Mayor Wants Cleveland to Annex His City. His Plan Isn’t Going Well
The muddled path toward a merger between the cities of Cleveland and East Cleveland isn’t getting any clearer. Last week, a Cuyahoga County judge ruled against Michael Smedley, the East Cleveland mayoral aide who sued East Cleveland City Council over its refusal to begin the annexation process with the city of Cleveland. Emboldened by the ruling,…
Historic Karamu Theater Looks to Regroup After Layoffs and Financial Turmoil
The history of Karamu House is the stuff of legends. In 1915 Russell and Rowena Jelliffe took their newly minted Oberlin College diplomas and launched a settlement house that welcomed Cleveland’s African American migrants. The organization endured a century and gained vaunted status as the nation’s oldest African-American cultural institution. It’s a glorious and celebrated…
As Cleveland Hits the Home Stretch Before the RNC, the City Reveals Few Security Details
The RNC chatter picked up considerable steam last week as Cleveland suddenly found itself within 100 days of the July convention. RNC honchos and local police brass assured city leaders in a security briefing at City Hall that the convention would last no longer than four days (July 18-21), allaying fears about the commitments of…
