Russo Brothers Won’t Be Filming Cleveland-based Movie in Cleveland After All
Anthony and Joe Russo, the Cleveland natives now most famous for directing the Avengers finales, will not be filming their next project in Cleveland, as previously planned. Anthony Russo was in Cleveland last week for special events commemorating the sale of Avengers: Endgame on Blu-ray. It was opportunity to thank local fans for years of…
New Local Group Young Teazer To Release Its Debut Single on August 30
Young Teazer, a new local group featuring producer p.stoops and singer Chayla Hope, has just announced that it’ll release its debut single, “GLTS,” a catchy electro-pop tune that starts with a sample of Enya’s “Sail Away,” on Aug. 30. According to a press release about the track, it possesses an “undeniable fun factor that marries…
Ohio House Speaker Says He’s ‘Less and Less Supportive’ of Death Penalty
One of Ohio’s top conservative state lawmakers says he’s less convinced the death penalty is right for the state. Ohio Speaker of the House Larry Householder, a Republican, said today that he is less supportive of the state putting inmates to death than he used to be, mostly due to the difficulty executions present. Officials…
University Hospitals Won’t Renew Sponsorship Deal with UH Bikes
University Hospitals signed a three-year naming rights deal to sponsor Cleveland’s bike share program when it launched in 2016. But when that contract soon expires, UH won’t be renewing. In a statement provided to Channel 5 following reports of technical issues with the UH Bikes fleet, a UH spokesperson said that the hospital system had…
Cleveland Rock Act Mollo Rilla to Release Its New Single Sept. 7
The guys in the local rock act Mollo Rilla recently drove to Nashville for a weekend session with producer Lincoln Parish, the former Grammy-nominated and platinum album guitarist for alt-rock band Cage the Elephant. They came away from the session with their new single, “Sangria,” a Strokes-meets-the Georgia Satellites-like song about “partying with your favorite…
Cleveland to Celebrate Immigrants with First-Ever ‘Welcoming Week’ in September
Cleveland joins more than 400 communities across the country in celebrating Welcoming Week, a series of events aimed at forging unity with immigrants in the community and highlighting their contributions. Running from Sept. 13-22 at locations in and around Cleveland, Welcoming Week is sponsored by Global Cleveland, a non-profit organization whose mission to bolster economic and social opportunities…
Imperfect Produce is Coming to Cleveland, But Does the Service Really Help Curb Food Waste?
Clevelanders can now choose to have wonky fruits and vegetables ferried directly to their front door. The national company Imperfect Produce just launched its services to the Cleveland area today, taking “ugly” leftover fresh produce from farmers, purveyors and growers around the country and sending it to people’s homes with a subscription. As Imperfect Produce…
‘Creed II’ Director Steven Caple Jr. To Speak at MoCa Cleveland Aug. 30
Earlier today, moCa Cleveland announced that its eCLEctic series, Made You Look, will return this month on Friday, Aug. 30 and feature a conversation with Steven Caple Jr., a panel discussion with Cleveland-based music video directors and a musical performance from Case Bargé. Dubbed the eCLEctic Series, the program celebrates artists, musicians, and entrepreneurs in…
Greater Cleveland Aquarium To Offer Discounted Admission Next Month on Talk Like a Pirate Day
Way back in 1995, John Bauer and Mark Summers proclaimed Sept. 19 should forever be known as a day when we should all talk like pirates. The Greater Cleveland Aquarium has embraced the resulting International Talk Like a Pirate Day (ITLAPD) and makes it a point to celebrate the date each year. “While admittedly bilge-sucking…
The Cleveland Pops Orchestra to Honor Anthony and Joseph Russo at Upcoming Gala
The Cleveland Pops Orchestra has just announced that the G-Clef Ball, its 23rd anniversary celebration, will be held at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 19, at the Hilton Cleveland Downtown Hotel. The Orchestra has invited Joseph and Anthony Russo, the talented Cleveland duo behind the Avengers films, to be the honorees for the event. The…
Rejuvenated Alt-Rockers Smashing Pumpkins Flex Their Musical Muscles at Blossom
When Smashing Pumpkins last came through town just over three years ago to play the newly opened Goodyear Theatre, singer-guitarist Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin performed with a few hired hands and alternately plugged in and out during a career-spanning two-hour set that even featured a few choice covers. Since then, Corgan has reassembled…
A Benefit for The Dayton Foundation to Feature Members of Bayside, Thursday, Saves the Day, the 1984 Draft and More
In the week following the recent domestic terrorist attack that took place in the Oregon District in Dayton, local organizers rallied to put together Dayton United: A Benefit for the Dayton Foundation, an upcoming concert featuring the singers of Bayside, Thursday, Saves the Day, I Am the Avalanche, the Movielife and Dayton’s own the 1984 Draft…
Erie Island Coffee Co. Opens New Shop on Euclid
At the part of Euclid Ave. where Playhouse Square gives way to Cleveland State University, Erie Island Coffee Co. has set up another shop at the first level of The Edge (1750 Euclid Ave.). Just announcing their opening at the tail end of last week, this is Erie Island Coffee Company’s fourth location, joining shops…
Ohio’s Unemployment Rate Stays at or Below 4 Percent for the First Time in 18 Years
For the first time in almost two decades, Ohio’s unemployment rate has stayed at four percent or below for more than one month, the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJS) reported last Friday. Over the past year, the number of Ohioans facing unemployment — as defined by people who have no job but have…
Youngstown Man Who Threatened to Shoot Up Jewish Community Center Arrested
A 20-year-old man was arrested this weekend in Youngstown after posting an image to his Instagram account of a man firing a gun, and tagging the local Jewish Community Center. James Patrick Reardon was booked into the Mahoning County Jail on Saturday and is being held on a $250,000 bond. Reardon’s social media accounts were…
How Much Property Tax Are You Overpaying in Ohio?
When Palmer Square, LLC recently wanted to sell their apartment building at 4121 Palmer Park Circle East in Columbus, they went through all the usual hoops that most homeowners are familiar with: they executed a purchase contract with the buyer, Manhattan Real Estate Partners, LLC, they ordered an inspection, and they obtained title insurance. But…
Ohio Farmers Begin Navigating Hemp, CBD Production
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Now that Gov. Mike DeWine has signed a bill legalizing CBD oil and hemp production, many Ohio farmers are wondering when they can begin growing the cannabis plant. The law allows farmers to grow hemp as long as it contains less than 0.3% of THC, the psychoactive compound in cannabis. Erica Stark,…
Gov. DeWine Says Fentanyl is Actually ‘Not an Option’ for Executions
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has batted down a suggestion from a fellow Republican state lawmaker that would have the state use fentanyl seized by law enforcement officers to conduct executions. State Rep. Scott Wiggam, who represents Wooster and surrounding areas, said last week that he is working on legislation that would allow the state to…
Trans-Siberian Orchestra to Perform on Dec. 27 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Trans-Siberian Orchestra, a band that has become synonymous with the holiday season, has played nearly 2,000 winter tour shows in the past two decades for more than 16 million fans. The highly charitable group has also donated approximately $16 million of its revenue to local charities. Now, it’s just announced its plans for its 2019 winter tour. It…
Judah & the Lion Delivers a Message of Hope at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Toward the end of last night’s nearly two-hour concert at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Judah & the Lion front man Judah Akers talked about the highly personal nature of the indie rock band’s latest album, Pep Talks. “The past five years have been some of the loneliest years for me,” he said, adding that it…
Your Guide to Summer’s Never-Ending Construction in Cleveland
Summer is here (sorry, fall doesn’t start until Sept. 23) and that means ODOT’s orange barrels have taken over Cleveland’s many roadways. The Ohio Department of Transportation has helpfully broken down all of the places that construction is currently shaking up Cleveland — a handy guide to know just where your detours and delays will…
A$AP Ferg to Perform at the Agora in November
Just today, rapper A$AP Ferg released his new EP, Floor Seats, and announced details of his Yedi Tour featuring Murda Beatz and MadeinTYO. The EP comes on the heels of his 2017 mixtape Still Striving, a release that delivered the platinum single “Plain Jane” among other hits. Ferg, who works with Redline bikes, Adidas, Hennessy and…
Cleveland Foundation Responds to Criticism about Annual Payout Rate
In a guest column published in cleveland.com this week, retired Shaker Heights school teacher Paul Springstubb argued that the Cleveland Foundation could be doing considerably more to help the region thrive. Citing analysis from CF Insights, which provides research and data for and about community foundations, Springstubb said that while the Cleveland Foundation is among…
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band to Perform at MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in October
Earlier today, guitar great Kenny Wayne Shepherd announced the dates of a fall tour that includes an Oct. 17 stop at MGM Northfield Park – Center Stage. “We’re all fellow travelers in this thing called life,” says Shepherd in a press release announcing the tour. “We’ve been around the world many times over, and it’s…
New Artisan Bakery Planned for Tremont Residential Development Project
For the past seven years Ian Herrington has been working at On the Rise bakery in Cleveland Heights, where he has risen to the position of head baker and production manager. Come summer of 2020, he will roll all of that experience into a bake shop of his own. “I’ve been working towards this goal…
Police Bullets Hit Two Dayton Mass Shooting Victims But Weren’t Lethal, Autopsy Finds
Autopsies have revealed that two victims of the Aug. 4 Dayton mass shooting were also hit by Dayton Police gunfire during the 30-second exchange between officers and shooter Connor Betts. An autopsy on Betts himself, meanwhile, revealed he had cocaine, alcohol and Xanax in his system when he opened fire on a crowd in the…
Akron’s Lowsiders Take Inspiration From ‘Concrete and Rust’ and ‘Rubber and Steel’
In the press release they sent out about their forthcoming debut album, Can’t Stop the World from Spinning, the Lowsiders, a psychedelic garage rock act out of Akron, describe their music in a manner benefiting their Northeast Ohio roots. They say their music is “wrought from the concrete and rust of post farmland parking lots…
Ohio City Galley Names Replacement Concept for Departing Rice Shop
Last month we learned that two tenants would be departing Ohio City Galley a little sooner than planned. Now we know what will be replacing at least one of them. The Rice Shop, an Asian-fusion rice bowl concept, vacated the contemporary food hall and bar recently after chef-owner Anthony Zappola, who also operates Lox, Stock and Brisket…
Cleveland Civil Rights Attorney Terry Gilbert Reflects on Woodstock, 50 Years Later
The other night, I saw Santana in concert at Blossom and was mesmerized by his masterful covers of songs he played at Woodstock 50 years earlier. Powerful images and videos flashed at the audience as if time had frozen. Being an alumnus of the original three days of peace and music, I momentarily beamed back…
Clevelander Jim Fishel Explains How His Field Recordings Became ‘Ann Arbor Blues Festival’
Earlier this month, Third Man Records released a deluxe edition of live tunes from the Ann Arbor Blues Festival that took place in 1969. The two-volume reissue marks the festival’s 50th anniversary. While the Ann Arbor Blues Festival doesn’t carry the same cache as Woodstock, it’s still culturally relevant and the release provides an in-depth…
Cleveland Acts Astronymer and Jul Big Green Collaborate on a New Single
Astronymer, a local indie pop project led by former Honeybucket front man Adam Reifsnyder, and singer-songwriter/rapper Jul Big Green have just released their first single, “Miles to Go.” Like Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road,” the song successfully marries hip-hop and country/bluegrass. “This has been a long time in the making,” says Reifsnyder in a press release…
Once Again Confederate Flags Will Definitely Be on Sale at the Lorain County Fair
Another summer fair season, another year that the Confederate flag continues to cause controversy at the Lorain County Fair, which runs Aug. 19-25. As we reported last year, the Fair-Minded Coalition of Lorain County with funding from the Lorain YWCA, put up three billboards around the area calling for the end of flag sales at…
GOP Ohio Lawmaker: Put Inmates to Death with Seized Fentanyl
Ohio has struggled recently in finding suitable drugs with which to execute inmates sentenced to death. But one Republican lawmaker believes a solution could be readily available and already in the hands of law enforcement. State Rep. Scott Wiggam, who represents Wooster and surrounding areas, says he is working on legislation that would allow the…
Ohio Freezes Most Law Enforcement Access to Facial-Recognition Analysis of Driver’s License Photos
Most law enforcement agencies in Ohio will lose — at least temporarily — access to a database of roughly 21 million driver’s license photos taken in the state after a decision Ohio Attorney General David Yost announced yesterday. That will be a big deal for the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, which has led the state…
Pennant Races and Joint Practices — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac talk Frankie Lindor, the AL Central, Freddie Kitchens’ brutal training camp and some Browns sleepers. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below. Sign up for Scene’s weekly newsletters to get the latest on Cleveland news, things to do and places to eat delivered right to your inbox.
There’s Now Free Wi-Fi at Some RTA Transit Centers, With Internet at Bus Loops Coming Soon
[image-1] Free Wi-Fi is being installed at several Greater Cleveland Reginal Transit Authority (RTA) transit centers and stations around the city, with plans to expand those services to buses, paratransit vehicles and trains in the coming months. RTA interim CEO Dr. Floun’say Caver announced the transit authority’s plans alongside East Cleveland Mayor Brandon King at…
Pretentious THE Ohio State University is Officially Trying to Trademark the ‘The’
Accidentally refer to The Ohio State University simply as “Ohio State University,” and you’ll instantly get corrected by one of the school’s thousands of fans and alumni walking around Cleveland on the daily. The “The” is important, they will remind you, do not forget. To hammer that point home, the behemoth university is now working…
Literary Cleveland Holds A Public Memorial Reading in Honor of Toni Morrison
The literary world and book lovers alike are still grappling with the news that Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Toni Morrison passed away last week at the age of 88. Now, Literary Cleveland has put together a reading event in memory of the late, great novelist who originally hailed from Lorain, Ohio. Everyone is invited…
Northeast Ohio is Home to a World Horseshoe Champion
In 2016 the Cleveland Cavaliers won a National NBA Championship and Stipe Miocic won the UFC Heavyweight title. And in 2019, Mentor’s Rich Roesch has won the World Horseshoe Championship, turning in a stunning undefeated performance in Wichita Falls, Texas, earlier this month. The News-Herald has the full story of how Roesch, relatively new to…
Chelsea Handler Bringing Her Life Will Be the Death of Me Tour to MGM Northfield Park in November
A No. 1 New York Times bestselling author, Chelsea Handler has just announced additional dates for her Life Will Be the Death of Me Stand-Up Comedy Tour. The tour comes on the heels of her recent return to stand-up following the success of her memoir that came out earlier this year, debuting at the top…
Dayton Police Detail Mass Shooter’s Movements Prior to Oregon District Killings
Using video footage and physical evidence, Dayton Police investigators say they have pieced together the movements of Connor Betts running up to the moment early Aug. 4 when he opened fire in the city’s popular Oregon District, killing nine and wounding 17. Betts arrived with his sibling Megan Betts and a friend, both of whom…
Jazz Pianist Robert Glasper to Headline Upcoming Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival
Jazz pianist Robert Glasper will headline the fourth annual Rubber City Jazz & Blues Festival that takes place from Aug. 23 to Aug. 25 at locations throughout downtown Akron. He performs at 8 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 25, at the Akron Civic Theatre. The three-day festival features both free performances and ticketed events, and this…
‘Gwen’ is a Small-Scale Film Early in a Director’s Career That Not Many Will See
Opening at Solon Cinemas this Friday is a little Welsh thriller with misplaced horror elements that’ll be lucky to attract a handful of audience members during the full length of its run. It’s called Gwen. Gwen is directed by Brit William McGregor, known mostly for his work on TV – he’ll be directing an episode…
Luxe Remains a Dazzling Gem a Decade After Helping Spur Gordon Square’s Transformation
On a glorious summer evening it can seem like everybody is bound for the patio at Luxe. Carved out of an unforgiving parking lot, the cloistered hideaway has blossomed into a lush garden oasis utterly cut off from the world at large. An alfresco bar spins out effervescent cocktails like the Logi ($8), a tequila-based…
Band of the Week: Capgun Cowboys
MEET THE BAND:Phil Verhoef (vocals, guitar, trombone), Greg Yanito (vocals, guitar), Todd Nelson (drums), Mark Loncarevic (bass), Kevin Hegedus (guitar), and Mike Chipchak (drums) BEYOND BORDERS: The seeds of what would become the band were planted at a Jayhawks/Freddy Jones Band concert at the Odeon Concert Club in Cleveland in October of 1997. Verhoef had recently…
Savage Love: Shrinkage
I’m an otherwise healthy male of 54. When I was a teen, my cock measured about six-and-a-half inches. Not small, not huge, pretty average. I never kept track of the situation down south, but suddenly I find my junk reports in just over four inches. WTF? Is this normal? Do men lose size/girth as they…
Two Years After Q Deal Debacle, GCC is still in Retrenchment Mode
On Sept. 30, after two years of construction, the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse will open its renovated doors to the public; that is, to members of the public with tickets to the Black Keys. With massive new frontage on Huron Road, an endoskeletal curtain of LED panels, 42,000 square feet of wide-open atrium space and a…
‘The Lion King’ Continues to Connect With Crowds in its Return to Playhouse Square
With more than 20 years on tour and on Broadway, multiple Tony awards and the aptly suffixed moniker of “The World’s No. 1 Musical,” one would be hard pressed to find someone who is oblivious to the beloved Disney classic The Lion King’s life on the stage. Playhouse Square once again hosts a production that…
‘Blinded by the Light’ Makes Inventive Use of Springsteen’s Music to Tell an Inspirational Story
Sometimes, truth is stranger than fiction. If it weren’t for the fact that the real-life story of how a Pakistani teenager found inspiration in the songs of Bruce Springsteen while growing up in Luton, England in the late ’80s inspired Blinded by the Light, the film would come off as some kind of far-fetched fantasy.…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Week (Aug. 14-20)
WED 08/14 Disney’s The Lion King Some 90 million people around the world have seen Disney’s long-running musical The Lion King. The play has won six Tony Awards, and it brings to life the story of a lion and the cub who’ll inherit his father’s kingdom. The musical features the work of Tony Award-winning choreographer…
