Big Mamma’s Burritos Now Open in Gordon Square
Update: Big Mamma’s Burritos is now open in Gordon Square Fridays and Saturdays from 11:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Our preview post from August below: *** Big Mamma’s Burritos, a favorite of the Ohio University and Ohio State University student bodies, opened a Cleveland outpost in December in partnership with Whistle & Keg (818 Prospect Ave.). That…
The Cleveland Sex Worker Aid Fund Could Use Help Supporting Those Without Access to Traditional Assistance During the Pandemic
It’s not surprising to Jeanne Li that the mutual aid fund she launched in May for Cleveland sex workers has attracted only a couple thousand dollars in donations. “In Cleveland, there’s just not a lot of advocacy around sex work, or even knowledge of it,” says Li, a community organizer, field organizer for the National…
From the Scene Vault: ‘Euclid Beach Band; Look Out, Surf’s Up’
This story was originally published in Scene in the September 13th, 1979 issue and was written by Keith Rathburn about the Euclid Beach Band just a year after their single, which was put out on Scene’s short-lived record label, made waves. There’s no surf in Cleveland, Ohio; but there’s quite a mounting wave of popularity…
An Instagram Account Is Waging War on Sexual Assault at Case Western Reserve University
“It all started at a ZBT party. “This was not one of their ‘official’ parties, so all bets were off. It started innocent enough. I was a freshman hanging out with cool fraternity brothers. I started getting drunk and then all of a sudden felt it. I had been roofied. Four of the brothers took…
Savage Love: I’m Consumed By a Specific Fantasy I Fear Is Unattainable
I’m a cis male in my late twenties. I’ve recently become consumed by a specific fantasy I fear is unattainable, a fear that has been made worse by several failed attempts to research it. A little background: except for a couple dates and make-out sessions with other men, my sex life has always been exclusively…
Recent Arrival Yemen Gate Delivers Delicious, Bountiful Middle Eastern Fare
For most of us, far-flung travel is a thing of the past for now. But there has always been a more accessible form of adventure and discovery awaiting in our own backyards: dining out. Exploring a culture through its food, markets and restaurants is a rewarding, low-barrier endeavor that helps break down stubborn biases. One…
Ohio Dems Slam Republicans for Opportunity Zones, Cleveland Dems Consider Yet Another Corporate Handout
The Ohio Democratic Party issued a press release Tuesday morning slamming Republicans for their support of Opportunity Zones, the sexy tax incentive hatched in 2018, ostensibly to spur investment in low-income neighborhoods. State Democratic party chairman David Pepper, responding to comments at the RNC from Republican Senator Tim Scott, called the Opportunity Zone incentive “Donald…
New Temporary Pandemic License to Help Ohio Students Have Safe Place for Remote Learning While Parents Work
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) has launched a new Temporary Pandemic School-Age Child Care license so that organizations and businesses like churches and rec centers can become child care centers during the day. There is no registration fee. The program also allows child care providers currently licensed by ODJFS and the…
Trump Wants Republicans to Pass on Grass on November Ballots
In addition to stairs, sharks, and, ironically enough, germs, President Donald Trump is also fearful of legal weed initiatives on November ballots, especially in Republican-led states. In a report published by The Daily Beast, GOP strategists have concluded that the president believes that those states voting on marijuana legalization or decriminalization could mean a “supercharge”…
Preliminary Guidelines for Ohio Performing Arts Venues to Reopen Released
Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health Interim Director Lance Himes are working toward reopening the state’s performing arts venues, but have not yet officially signed an order to do so. While they are iron out the details, a statement from the governor reads: “To give arts organizations the opportunity to begin planning for…
Mahall’s Launches Kickstarter Fundraiser to ‘Keep the Lights On’
With the COVID-19 pandemic closing in on the six-month mark, many establishments are struggling to pay the bills, and chief among them are our treasured local music venues. While some across the country have closed already, and Stella’s Music Club has already shut its doors locally, Mahall’s is hoping to avoid that fate. Home to…
Hannibal Buress to Kick Off Drive-In Theater Tour at Aut-O-Rama
While comedy clubs have reopened in many parts of the country, sitting in a crowded club during a pandemic still doesn’t have great appeal to anyone worried about catching COVID. As if to cater to that demographic, Chicago comedian, writer and actor Hannibal Buress has just announced he’ll embark upon a socially distanced music and…
E. Fourth Street’s New Citizen Pie Roman Cafe Offers Heaven by the Slice
At first glance, the rectangular slices of pizza that are displayed like colorful bunting within a prominent display area look like standard-issue Sicilian or “Grandma” style pie. But all it takes is one bite of the light, airy and crispy-crackly creations to recognize that Roman-style – aka pizza al taglio – is no conventional construction.…
The Cuyahoga River Has Caught Fire for 14th Time
The Cuyahoga River has caught fire for the 14th time in its storied incendiary history and for the first time since the infamous Cleveland blaze on June 22, 1969. A fuel tanker, reportedly from Holland Oil and Gas, crashed on Rt. 8 near Cuyahoga Falls about 8 a.m. Tuesday. The ensuing fire “leaked into the…
Report: Ohio Hospital Pricing Varies Widely
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The price tag for the same medical procedure varies greatly from hospital to hospital in Ohio, according to a new report. The Center for Community Solutions examined “chargemaster” information for Ohio’s 206 hospitals – those are prices hospitals set for services, not what consumers pay directly. Report author Loren Anthes, William C.…
Former Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Wants to Kill Political Illiteracy With New Site
A website launched this week by 2017 long-shot Cleveland mayoral candidate Ja’Ovvoni Garrison aims to provide voters with the tools they need to make informed choices before the 2021 elections. ElectorsofCleveland.org will “provide factual information and data that educates, empowers, and sparks civic engagement in Cleveland, OH,” reads the mission statement. It will “create an informational…
Russell Crowe Road Rage Flick ‘Unhinged’ Flails to Say Something of Value about Civility
In the pre-credit sequence of Unhinged, the new road-rage thriller from director Derrick Borte, Russell Crowe munches on painkillers in an enormous pickup truck as heavy rain batters his windshield. It’s 4:30 a.m., and Crowe’s Paul Bunyan-esque leading man is angry, as he’ll remain for the duration of the 90-minute film. He takes off his…
Ohio Ranks 9th Worst in America for Women’s Equality, According to Study
As the 19th Amendment, which granted women the right to vote, celebrates its centennial, and Women’s Equality Day approaches (on Aug. 26), financial website WalletHub has released the results of its latest study, which looks at the best and worst states in America for women’s equality in 2020. Some fast study-framing facts from WalletHub: In…
Articles of Impeachment Drafted Against Gov. DeWine By the Worst Conservative Ohio Lawmakers
Conservative State Rep. John Becker (R-Union Township, Clermont County) has drafted 10 articles of impeachment against Republican Gov. Mike DeWine for actions that he says violated “the Ohio and United States Constitutions, as well as multiple sections of the Ohio Revised Code” in the governor’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. The articles of impeachment are…
Willoughby Brewing Company Closed Again, Probably For Good
Visitors to Willoughby Brewing Company have recently been welcomed not with an open door and plentiful pints of peanut butter porter but a locked entrance with a sign noting the property is for rent. Alas, it looks like the end for one of Northeast Ohio’s first breweries, opened in 1998. The pandemic has brought on…
Groups Buck WHO: “Don’t Let COVID Delay Dental Health Any Longer”
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some health organizations are not seeing eye to eye when it comes to dental care during the pandemic. The World Health Organization recently recommended routine dental visits be delayed until there is a sufficient reduction in COVID-19 transmission rates. But many dental health professionals don’t agree with the new guidance, including American…
Medworks to Host Pandemic-Sensitive Fundraising Event on Aug. 29
Cleveland-based Medworks has partnered with the Maple Leaf Bar in New Orleans for Medfest Delivered!, a livestream fundraiser that takes place from 7 p.m. to midnight on Saturday, Aug. 29. The event will feature the New Orleans Suspects, singer-songwriter Aaron Benjamin, local musicians Sopko & Tomino and special surprise appearances throughout the night. Sponsorship tickets…
Trump Names Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan Official White House Pet
Hoping to better appeal to Middle American voters, President Donald Trump has named a new White House pet: Ohio Congressman Jim Jordan. Much like presidents past, aides have long urged Trump to get a dog. It was part of a grander strategy to recapture the “suburban housewife” vote – a one-time staple of Republican support…
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Frank LaRose: Turn ‘Every Mailbox’ in Ohio Into Ballot Drop Box
In Ohio, the cluster of controversies around the U.S. Postal Service — and the thorny question of whether its services are being crippled before the election — have played out in the hands of Ohio’s Republican Secretary of State, Frank LaRose, who has received both praise and scorn for his actions. That includes a reversal…
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Kanye West Fails to Meet Requirements to Be on Ohio’s Presidential Ballot in November
When rapper, fashion mogul, husband of Kim Kardashian and noted Twitter all-caps-er posted in July that he would be running for President of the United States, people were unsure if this was just another one of Ye’s tangential rants/spirals due to what is an obviously difficult and public struggle with mental illness or if he…
Penzeys Spices has Closed its Ohio City Location. East-Side Shop Still Open
Penzeys Spices has closed the Ohio City location of its spice business. Located on the ground floor of the United Bank Building (2000 W. 25th St.), the shop had been open for seven years. The purveyor of all things spice still has a shop on the east side. That store is located at Village Square…
Stir Studio Kitchen to Expand its Social Cooking Class Experience to Chagrin Falls
Stir Studio Kitchen (4461 Lorain Ave., 440-829-3136), which opened in Ohio City last summer, will expand to Chagrin Falls, says owner Charlie Denk. The “social cooking class studio” brings in couples, small groups and larger private parties for a night of cooking, drinking, eating and learning under the watchful eyes of skilled culinary professionals. While…
Stella’s Music Club Has Closed
The pandemic has claimed its first independent music venue victim in Cleveland. Stella’s Music Club announced yesterday that it’s closed its doors: “We are so saddened to say that as of today, Stella’s will be shutting it’s doors. We cannot express enough how grateful and honored we are that we got to spend time with…
Cleveland Is the 5th-Fastest Shrinking Large City in U.S., According to Study
Despite pockets of positivity, the city of Cleveland is still staring down a laundry list of serious problems including and leading to a continued drop in population. According to a new report from small business resource AdvisorSmith, Cleveland is the fifth-fastest shrinking large city in the United States, with its population dropping from 390,871 in…
Living Expenses a Bigger Burden for Older College Students Than Tuition
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Students over age 25 — who make up one-third of the college population — have much higher living expenses, take longer to graduate and rack up more debt, according to a new report. A study from the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality found students at four-year colleges pay two-and-a-half times more…
Why Did 77 Ohio Prisoners Die of COVID-19, But Just 10 Pennsylvania Inmates?
This article was provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join our free mailing list as this helps us provide more public service reporting. For the first two months after the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S., Ohio’s response set an example. Thanks to an early shutdown order, the state’s…
The U.S. Could Be Missing Out on $53 Billion a Year Due to Marijuana Prohibition, Research Finds
Marijuana prohibition is costing the U.S. a whole lot of moolah, according to recent research. According to AmericanMarijuana.org, the U.S. could be missing out on $53.23 billion a year by not legalizing marijuana, and by spending precious dollars to enforce drug prohibition policies. The research did not dive into the social or health-related implications of…
Op-Ed: Don’t Let Donald Trump Convince You That Goodyear is Your Friend
Folks, especially in Northeast Ohio, should rethink the somewhat understandable impulse to cheerlead for a gigantic corporation like The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company just because Donald Trump made a mean tweet about it. In the wake of the tidal wave of outrage expressed over The Bad Orange Man’s tweet calling for a boycott of…
Cleveland Area AMC Theatres Reopening In Advance of Christoper Nolan’s “Tenet”
The AMC theater chain continues its gradual path toward full reopening by opening the doors to 100 of its locations on Thursday, Aug. 20 to test out new cleaning and social distancing protocols. As for Cleveland area theaters, here’s the opening schedule: AMC CLASSIC Ashtabula Mall 6 Reopening 9/3 AMC CLASSIC Solon 16 Reopening 9/3…
Airbnb Bans Parties At All Listings in Ohio and the Rest of the World
If you were renting other people’s houses and apartments via Airbnb to throw parties, well, that party is over. The international online lodging marketplace is instituting a ban on all parties and events at Airbnb listings — across the globe — and is capping max occupancy for all rentals at 16. According to a release…
Disciplined Mask Use Encouraged to Stop the Spread of COVID-19 in Ohio
With the end of the COVID-19 pandemic nowhere in sight, some Ohio health experts say discipline is crucial to reduce the spread of the virus. Dr. Odell Owens, president and CEO of Interact for Health, encouraged Ohioans to continue to follow three key safety measures: 6-feet social distancing; frequent hand washing; and wearing a mask.…
Western Reserve Historical Society To Open Virtual Exhibit About Women and Politics
Tomorrow, Women and Politics: Empowered to Vote, Empowered to Lead, a new virtual exhibit, opens at the Western Reserve Historical Society. It traces the story of women’s role in the political sphere, and explores Ohio’s contributions to the suffrage movement, the fight for the 19th Amendment and “the birth and growth of the League of…
Cleveland’s Blue Arrow Records Releases Song That Skewers Trump
Singer-songwriter Will Rigby lived in town for a short time and befriended the Clevelanders who run Blue Arrow Records while he was here. During that time, he also married fellow singer-songwriter Florence Dore, who was a professor at Kent State at the time. Rigby and Dore have since relocated to North Carolina, but they’ve kept…
Channeling the Jim Crow Era, WTAM Calls Kamala Harris the First “Colored” Vice Presidential Candidate
Kamala Harris made history this week by becoming the first Black woman to be included on a presidential ticket and the first Black person to be a vice presidential candidate. If you were listening to the broadcast of last night’s Indians game on WTAM, the same night Harris delivered her speech at the virtual DNC,…
Ohio One of Top 10 U.S. States Where People Need Loans the Most Due to Coronavirus, According to Study
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the American economy, not only through initial shutdowns and associated layoffs, but continued and obvious disruptions to sectors like the hospitality industry, events, entertainment, the arts and more. In addition to the ongoing restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19, July’s national unemployment rate sat at…
HEDGE Gallery Showcases the Latest Work by Katy Richards in ‘See Myself Something Different’
Following a ‘Preview Reception’ Wednesday, August 19th from 6 to 8 p.m., HEDGE Gallery at 78th Street Studios this Friday will host the latest works by Katy Richards in ‘See Myself Something Different’ as part of the scaled-back Third Fridays event. The title of the exhibition comes the song lyrics of “Oh Well” by Fiona…
Two Dozen “Old Post Boxes” Just Appeared on Cleveland Craigslist, and Then Disappeared
In what is surely a coincidence, “two dozen or so” old post office collection boxes have suddenly appeared at a company that “does waste disposal” in Cleveland’s western suburbs. A Craigslist post late Tuesday night offered up the boxes for free to anyone interested in using them for arts and crafts. The poster said that…
Social Justice Issues at Center of RZA’s ‘Cut Throat City’
Rapper/producer/director RZA didn’t set out to make a movie that speaks to the recent social injustices that have triggered protests throughout the country. But his new film, Cut Throat City, a movie about four boyhood friends who return to New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina to find no jobs and a Federal Emergency…
Among Ohio Lawmakers, Anti-Vaccine Views Run Deep
During an April video conference of one of Ohio’s prominent anti-vaccine political groups, members expressed their worries about what the legislative response to a looming COVID-19 vaccine might look like. However, they took solace in a powerful ally. The chairman of the Ohio House Health committee, Rep. Scott Lipps, R-Franklin, told members he would be…
Greater Cleveland Urban Film Fest Going Virtual Sept. 10-18, Will Host Double Features at the Drive-In
The Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival will showcase more than 70 films from Black creators and starring Black talent in a virtual setting Sept. 10-18. The 9th iteration of the local fest occurs during a charged political and social moment, and organizers have selected “Black Films Matter” as this year’s theme. “Ever since 2011, GCUFF…
Savage Love: ‘Size Queens’ and Other Quickies
I’m a 35-year-old woman. I recently discovered I’m a size queen. (Is it OK for me to use this term?) This has been brewing for a while as I have dabbled with purchasing larger and larger cucumbers and fucking myself with them after a good wash. I use a condom and tons of lube and…
Former Covington Catholic Student Nick Sandmann to Speak at Republican National Convention
A former Covington Catholic High School student at the center of a controversial viral video filmed at the National Mall in January 2019 will speak at the Republican National Convention next week, he tweeted today. I can’t tell you all enough about how excited I am to be apart of this years RNC! https://t.co/lur4zw1YS8 —…
17 River, the Chagrin Falls Restaurant in Former Jekyll’s Property, to Open Wednesday, August 19
When the next “Best of Cleveland” issue flies off the presses, you likely will see a new name beneath the category of “Best View.” That winner will be 17 River, the new Chagrin Falls eatery from Rick Doody (Lindey’s Lake House, Cedar Creek Grille) and partners Joseph Saccone and Richard Hauck (Hyde Park), which has been…
Cleveland Restaurant Workers Struggle to Access Unemployment Aid, Get Back on Their Feet
Kimberly Rodriguez is an accomplished veteran of Cleveland’s food scene. She has worked as a department manager at a grocery store, a personal chef for professional athletes, an event planner, and an instructor in restaurants, cafes and markets. Yet, the last two weeks of March were the most stressful of her life. She contracted Covid-19…
Himalayan Restaurant Revives Culinary Connection to Cleveland’s Nepali Refugee Community
The band of Nepali musicians gathered at one end of a taut red ribbon outside Himalayan Restaurant in Cleveland’s West Park neighborhood. They performed serene and winding songs with drums; flutes; a melodica; and a shehnai, “a typical Nepali instrument,” Nar Pradhan told me later, struggling to recall the proper term for this long, nasally…
Frank Jackson is Delivering a Virtual State of the City Address Oct. 8
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson will deliver yet another State of the City address on Oct. 8, and due to the pandemic, plans to do so virtually. The event, in which the Mayor will likely discuss the city’s Covid-19 response efforts, new frontiers in public safety, and updates in the economic development sphere, will be free…
8 New Reported Deaths in Cleveland Bring Covid Fatality Total to 100
The City of Cleveland reported eight new deaths from the coronavirus Monday night, bringing the city’s fatality total to 100. The report comes after several days of no new reported deaths. Covid-19 now accounts for roughly as many deaths as city homicides in 2020. (Cleveland’s own Covid-19 dashboard has already increased the death total to…
Junked Sorting Machine Behind USPS Cleveland Office Part of National Plan to Slow Down Mail
According to an Ohio spokesperson for the United States Postal Service, a decommissioned sorting machine that was photographed behind the John O. Holly post office building in downtown Cleveland and posted to social media this weekend was removed “months ago.” “It’s just one that was used to process flats (like magazines) which is a class…
Kent Stage and Akron Civic to Present Virtual Jeff Daniels Concert
The Kent Stage has partnered with Akron Civic Theatre to present a one-night virtual event featuring actor/musician Jeff Daniels. The performance takes place at 7 p.m. on Sunday. Daniels has performed at The Kent Stage in the past, but he’ll broadcast this concert from his home. Press materials promise it’ll be “an intimate concert experience…
Postmaster Should Be Prosecuted for ‘Obstructing Mail,’ Suggests Former U.S. Attorney
The Trump administration’s assault on the U.S. Postal Service ahead of an expected surge in mail-in voting during the general election may amount to obstructing mail, a federal crime, said Barbara McQuade, the former U.S. attorney for Eastern District of Michigan. Louis DeJoy, a Trump appointee and megadonor, has drawn serious criticism for sweeping changes…
Op-Ed: Cleveland is an Epicenter for America’s Trans Murder Crisis
Clevelander Brandi Bledsoe was living her best life. Brandi had come out to her family and friends as a transwoman just two years prior. Since that time, the 32-year-old had been pursuing her passion for artistic animation. Sadly, Brandi never got to live her dreams. In October 2016, a 5-year-old boy found Brandi’s body while…
Dennis Kucinich Calls on CPP to Slash Rates, Potential Mayoral Campaign Narrative Writing Itself
In a likely prelude to a 2021 mayoral run, former Cleveland Mayor and longtime Congressman Dennis Kucinich has called on Cleveland Public Power (CPP) to cut its rates for the 70,000 residential and commercial customers who get their electricity from the public utility. Citing the city’s most recent budget numbers, which show a substantial and…
Proposed Federal Legislation Could Help Restore Ohio’s First Black Cemetery
Two cemetery associations were founded in Cincinnati in 1844. Both created burying grounds that were revolutionary in their own ways, but the tales of these two cities of the dead are remarkably divergent. The Cincinnati Horticulture Society produced Spring Grove Cemetery, and the United Colored American Association created United Colored American Cemetery, later shortened to…
Ohio Schools Look for Continued Flexibility to Keep Children Fed
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Hunger-fighting groups in Ohio and other states are asking Congress to extend waivers that are helping to feed children as the coronavirus pandemic rages on. Roughly half of Ohio school districts are starting fall classes either fully or partially remote, which makes it more difficult for traditional school-based nutrition programs to reach…
After Ohio Church Covid Outbreaks, God Complains Flock Forgetting ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’ Rule
Thank you for attending this Zoom meeting on short notice. It’s wonderful to see all your smiling faces, though attendance seems lighter than expected. Is my deodorant not working, LOL? I just wanted to convene the leaders of the flock to talk in-person church services. It seems we have a little problem with coronavirus outbreaks.…
Marla Dawn Kassoff’s “Ceramic Tiles of Pandemic 2020” Reminds Us of The Gift of Beauty
Cleveland mixed media artist and teacher Marla Dawn Kassoff opens her latest series, “Ceramic Tiles of Pandemic 2020,” at Tremont bar and restaurant The Treehouse Friday from 6-10 pm. This latest body of work was inspired by a series of Zoom meetings while in quarantine and by her reconnection with nature on long walks in…
Two Cleveland Cinemas Locations to Re-Open Next Week, In Time for Christopher Nolan Blockbuster Tenet
The Cedar Lee and Chagrin Cinemas will both re-open next weekend with heightened Covid-19 safety protocols in place, Cleveland Cinemas announced today. Both locations will screen Christopher Nolan’s 2010 mind-bender Inception on the occasion of its 10th anniversary and in preparation for Nolan’s hotly anticipated (and continually delayed) Tenet, which will open at both locations…
Doug Katz to Close Fire, His Flagship Eatery at Shaker Square, After 20 Years
Fire, chef-owner Douglas Katz’s flagship restaurant at Shaker Square, will not reopen. Katz shared the sad news today that he is permanently closing the 20-year-old bistro. “Fire is a restaurant that doesn’t fit the pandemic, and it doesn’t fit the world we’re in,” he explains. “The costs in a normal time are so expensive that…
Cincinnati’s Plastic Ants Team Up With Hudson-Based Director For New Music Video
Plastic Ants singer-guitarist Robert Cherry has called Cincinnati home for the past decade, but he still looks back fondly on the time he spent in Cleveland. While in Cleveland, he served as the editor of Alternative Press magazine for ten years, and he also played in numerous bands and was a fixture on the local music…
Youth Demonstrated Outside Mayor Frank Jackson’s House at 6 a.m.
Roughly 15 youth activists marched to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson’s home in the Central neighborhood and demonstrated with songs, chants and speeches Friday morning. Early Friday Morning. The 6 a.m. action, dubbed “Wake Up, Mayor Jackson” was intended, organizers said, to put the Mayor “on notice.” “Jackson is sleeping through the many crises we are…
New Child Data to Help Ohio Counties Navigate Path Forward
COLUMBUS, Ohio — With myriad public health and economic challenges looming, a new report offers local leaders in Ohio pre-pandemic data on child well-being to help guide the path forward. New 2020 Kids Count County Profiles released yesterday by the Children’s Defense Fund Ohio feature research on financial security, health, safety and education — all…
Ideastream Partnering with All-Star Plain Dealer Alums to Report on Effects of Covid-19
Ideastream announced Wednesday that it has partnered with recent Plain Dealer alums Rachel Dissell, Melodie Smith and Brie Zeltner on a reporting project aimed at chronicling the effects of Covid-19 in the region. Funded by grant dollars from Third Federal Foundation and University settlement, the ongoing series, entitled “Coping With COVID-19” takes aim at how…
At UJerk, it’s more American than Jamaican
It slaps you like a double-overhead wave. No, not the bang of the jerk spice, but rather the electric-orange awning splashed with the mischievous name UJerk. That flag, boldly planted in the heart of downtown, pinpoints the home of Cleveland’s newest Caribbean eatery. Like others popping up, this one streamlines the traditional Jamaican restaurant experience…
Laura D’Alessandro’s Pandemic Photo Series “Creatures in Quarantine” Opens Friday at Doubting Thomas Gallery
Cleveland-born fine art photographer, writer and educator Laura D’Alessandro will open a solo exhibition of fine art photography at Doubting Thomas Gallery Friday, August 14th from 6-10 p.m. “Creatures in Quarantine” takes focus on what D’Alessandro calls the “magical and intense moments” in her reality. “Many of these images confront the confinement and fear of 2020’s…
Bar Cento and Bier Markt to Reopen with Greatly Expanded Outdoor Seating on Wednesday, Aug. 19
Ohio City is set to gain two more dining and drinking options next week when Bar Cento and Bier Markt (1948 W. 25th St., 216-274-1010) reopen for dine-in and outdoor service. When they do, they will join sister establishments Market Garden Brewery and Nano Brew, which reopened last month. Like Market Garden across the street, Bar…
Show Runners from LGBT Bar All Axs Find a New Home at Willoughby Brewing Co.
All AXS, the popular LGBT bar in downtown Willoughby, closed in early February. At the time, a spacious new home in Mentor-on-the-Lake was floated as the next chapter for the club, but those plans have yet to materialize. In the meantime, Billy Welker and Dennis Baker have found a new — albeit temporary — home for their…
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