Shake Shack Now Open at Cleveland Hopkins Airport
Update: Shake Shack is now officially open at Cleveland Hopkins Airport in the main terminal food court. Hours: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday. Early morning breakfast starting at 4 a.m. will be launched in the coming weeks. *** (Original story 8/21/18): Shake Shack is…
Two Moms Had a Screaming Fight at the W. 117th Street Aldi Monday While Their Kids Cried
Between new clothes, an endless list of classroom supplies, a dramatic shift in day-to-day scheduling and figuring out how to find time to make lunch for the next day, back to school season can be extremely stressful. Apparently, a group of moms hit their boiling point Monday at the Aldi location on West 117th Street…
What the Hell is Blockchain, Anyway? Notes from #Blockland
One emergent problem for the vast array of Cleveland leaders now promoting blockchain evangelism as part of the so-called Blockland initiative — a sweeping plan to make Cleveland the national epicenter for all things blockchain — is the apparent impossibility of explaining what blockchain is in laymen’s terms and, more importantly, of defining its value…
Jeremy Paris, of Public Square Fame, Returning to Cleveland to Open Branch of National Consulting Firm
[image-1] Jeremy Paris, the Ivy League-pedigreed dude who headed the Group Plan Commission during the Public Square transformation, will be returning to Cleveland to open a satellite office of a national public policy consultancy. The Raben Group, based in Washington, D.C., is the nation’s largest majority-minority firm of its kind. They announced today that Paris…
Pinecrest to Host a Summer Send-Off Event in Early September
To celebrate the end of another all-too-short summer, the folks at Pinecrest, that $230 million mixed-use lifestyle district near the I-271 and Harvard Road exchange in Orange Village that’s home to a Shake Shack, Pinstripes Bowling and the Silverspot Cinemas, will host a Summer Send-Off event in the Central Park lawn at the property’s north end…
Floun’say Caver Appointed Interim GM of RTA While Board Looks for Calabrese Replacement
Floun’say “Doc” Caver has been appointed interim General Manager of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority while the board seeks a permanent replacement for outgoing GM and CEO Joe Calabrese. Caver currently serves as the agency’s Deputy General Manager of Operations, widely considered to be RTA’s number two role. He first joined RTA in 2000.…
Ohio Gubernatorial Candidate Rich Cordray’s Social Media Campaign is Crushing It
Political campaigns are notoriously nasty and downright cruel. Often times, rather than focusing on what positive changes a candidate can bring to their elected office, they’ll instead focus on trashing their competitor. Sure, campaign announcement ads are typically positive and filled with soft filter lighting and college-pamphlet levels of diversity represented, but for the most…
Nickelodeon’s ‘Double Dare Live’ is Coming to Cleveland to Make All Your Childhood Dreams Come True
We’re not sure how much green slime is set to be involved with the live iteration of Nickelodeon’s family-friendly game show classic Double Dare, but that will all become abundantly clear as soon as the show hits Playhouse Square’s KeyBank State Theatre Nov. 11. The show, which originally ran in the late ’80s and early…
Rock Hall Now Offers Sensory-Friendly Resources for Patrons on the Autism Spectrum
Alabama Non-profit organization KultureCity, has made incredible strides for acceptance of those living on the Autism Spectrum, having provided inclusive resources for some of Cleveland’s biggest venues. In 2017, KultureCity assisted Quicken Loans Arena in becoming the first NBA arena in the country to accommodate fans with autism, dementia, post-traumatic stress disorder and similar conditions.…
Bird Pulls Scooters From Cleveland as Talks Between City and Company Continue
Bird announced earlier today that it has voluntarily pulled all of its scooters out of Cleveland, a city not only unaccustomed to nice things, but one that actively works against them. “We are voluntarily pausing our operations in Cleveland,” a statement from the company read. “However, we have had productive conversations with Councilman Kerry McCormack…
The Speedbumps to Celebrate Their Tenth Anniversary with Kent Stage Show
A local indie folk band, the Speedbumps first came together in 2007. Singer-guitarist Erik Urycki had dropped out of Kent after freshman year and spent a summer writing songs and playing guitar. That’s when he decided to put the group together. Shortly after forming, the band would perform with artists such as Andrew Bird, G.…
American History Comedy Podcast ‘The Dollop’ is Coming to Cleveland Sept. 14
“Youuuuuu’re listening to The Dollop,” the bi-weekly American History Podcast begins. Every week, Dave Anthony reads a story to his friend Gareth Reynolds, who has no idea what the topic is going to be about. Since it’s debut in 2014, The Dollop has consistently ranked in the iTunes top 100 and The Guardian rated the show…
Rapper Travis Scott to Play the Q in December
Known for his off-the-wall live shows, rapper Travis Scott has just announced the dates for a fall tour. Scott, who performs tonight on the MTV Video Music Awards, will start the tour in early November in Baltimore. He comes to the Q on Dec. 4. An American Express ticket pre-sale begins at 10 a.m. tomorrow,…
More Drowning Deaths in Lake Erie Than Any Other Great Lake in 2018
So far this year 23 people have drowned in Lake Erie, the most of any of the Great Lakes. The latest incident occurred Friday when a man jumped off a boat near Put-in-Bay last Friday and never returned to the surface. This research was collected by Great Lakes Surf Rescue Project, which has kept track…
Bayside to Bring Its Acoustic Tour to the Grog Shop in December
Earlier today, indie rockers Bayside announced they’d embark on an acoustic tour to support their forthcoming album, Acoustic Volume 2. Due out in September, the album features one brand new track, “It Don’t Exist,” in addition to ten re-imagined versions of songs from the band’s discography. “These aren’t “stripped down” versions of Bayside songs so…
The Truly Outrageous JemCon Invades Cleveland This Weekend
JemCon, the annual convention that celebrates the truly outrageous icon, Jem and the Holograms, invades Cleveland this weekend. The fashion dolls-turned-cartoon may have aired more than 30 years ago but it’s maintained its robust fan base, while bringing in new fans thanks to reruns syndicating on Netflix and The Hub as well as the 2015 comic series…
Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad Just Bought Four Vintage California Zephyr Railcars
Last week, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad announced that it had acquired four vintage railcars from the original California Zephyr fleet. The purchase was made possible by CVSR’s inaugural capital campaign and will allow for additional excursions and rail-themed programs in the national park. “The acquisition of the Zephyr railcars was a once in a…
Capitol Theatre to Screen ‘Isle of Dogs’ on National Dog Day
Founded in 2004 by a pet expert who wanted to celebrate canines, National Dog Day takes place every year on Aug. 26. Earlier today, Cleveland Cinemas announced that it would celebrate the occasion with a special screening of the Wes Anderson flick Isle of Dogs. The screening, which takes place at 4 p.m. on Sunday…
Inductees Steve Cropper and Dave Mason Make a Special Appearance at the Rock Hall
Only 19 years old when he wrote the classic Traffic track “Feelin’ Alright,” singer-guitarist Dave Mason has continued to benefit from the legacy he left with that band. He and Steve Cropper of Booker T. and the MG’s have spent the summer together touring as Rock & Soul Revue. The two Rock Hall inductees stopped…
Netflix’s ‘Mindhunter’ to Host an Open Casting Call at Beachland Ballroom Sept. 2
True crime junkies can rejoice, as the smash-hit Netflix show Mindhunter is coming to Cleveland looking for background extras for their second season filming. Set in 1977 — in the early days of criminal psychology and criminal profiling at the Federal Bureau of Investigation — Mindhunter revolves around FBI agents Holden Ford (Jonathan Groff) and Bill Tench (Holt McCallany), along…
Video: Kevin Love Opens Up to Carson Daly About Mental Health on Today Show
[image-1] This morning, Cleveland Cavalier Kevin Love appeared on the Today show speaking with former MTV VJ Carson Daly about his struggle with anxiety. Love previously came out as an advocate for mental health in March when he penned an essay for The Player’s Tribune, describing a panic attack he experienced during a game last…
Speeding Driver High on Heroin Kills Woman in Downtown Cleveland — BAN ALL SCOOTERS NOW!!!
In one of the more flagrant misunderstandings of a news story in recent months, Cleveland.com and other local outlets have pounced upon a drug-induced driving fatality as an opportunity to explore the safety concerns of electric scooters. Late Saturday night, a 19-year-old driving a Chevy Cruze at more than double the posted speed limit (25…
Ohio Department of Transportation Reveals Distracted Driving Violations are Up 320 Percent
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) has implemented a series of signs — about 50 in total — along the high-accident portions of a 17-mile stretch of I-76 and I-80 warning of the dangers of distracted driving. It was announced yesterday that since the implementation of the signs, State Highway Patrol Lts. Jerad Sutton and Antonio Matos…
In Advance of This Weekend’s Hard Live Concert, Toto Singer-Guitarist Steve Lukather Talks About the Band’s 40-Year Legacy
With a hearty laugh, Toto singer-guitarist Steve Lukather rejects the idea that his band is like an all-star football team. “I think we’re all too old and beat down to be bumped into each other at this point, man,” he says during a recent phone call. “I fell down enough stairs in my life, so…
New Approach Aims to Empower Ohio Foster Children, Create Stability
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The lives of some foster children in Ohio are becoming more stable, with a new approach to establishing permanency. Thirteen counties are using Youth Centered Permanency Roundtables to focus on improving outcomes for teens in foster care who are in long term custody and in danger of aging out of the system.…
Ohio State, Josh Gordon and “Culture” — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac discuss the impending Urban Meyer decision, the return* of Josh Gordon and the importance of culture in pro sports. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
The Final Day of the Phantasy’s ‘Phlea’ Market Sale to Take Place on Sunday
Since announcing its impending closure, the Phantasy Nightclub and Theatre has slowly liquidated its rock ‘n’ roll assets. When Death of Samantha and the Floyd Band play the final concert at the club on Sept. 2, four of the historic theater’s chairs will be sold. Prior to that last hurrah, the club will hold one…
10 Bands to See at the Inaugural InCuya Music Festival
Earlier this year, concert promoter AEG Presents (the company that’s been booking shows at the Agora and the company that produces about 30 festivals around the country) held a press conference at the Rock Hall to announce the lineup for InCuya, a summer music festival that takes place on Saturday, Aug. 25, and Sunday, Aug.…
Cedar Lee Theatre is Playing ‘The Blues Brothers’ on Wednesday in Honor of Aretha Franklin
As we reported yesterday, “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin passed away at the age of 76. While her legacy will be remembered with a career spanning seven decades, Franklin is also the woman behind what many consider to be one of the most iconic cameo performances in cinematic history. With a rousing rendition of her 1968’s…
With Pictures of Overdose Victims, Where Some See Awareness, Others Warn Against Public Shaming
[image-1] Forty-three-year-old construction worker Eric Asher was driving through a parking lot in Canton last Friday when he noticed a man and a woman passed out on the ground outside of their vehicle. As he approached the scene, he noticed a baby sweating in the back carseat as outside temperatures reached a sweltering 88 degrees.…
Unmotivated Talent Don’t Do Shit — The A to Z Podcast with Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac dissect “Hard Knocks” and discuss the state of the Browns as they inch closer to the regular season. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
The CleCast With Special Guest Jill Vedaa
Dan & Brian had the chance to sit down with the chef, co-owner, and co-founder of Salt+, Jill Vedaa. We talked with Jill about her journey from Bay Village High School, through a series of kitchens, to the opening and success of Salt+. Jill has worked in some of the best and most famous kitchens…
Lorain is Basically Pawnee, At Least When It Comes to Raccoons
The New York Times has a good deep dive this morning on how the state of Ohio has squirreled away some $2.7 billion in its Rainy Day fund, with another $634 million to be added from this year’s budget surplus, while it continues to cut funds to cities that are struggling to pay the bills. It…
You Can Tour the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge and Subway This Weekend
The Cuyahoga County’s Public Works Department department is once again hosting its one-day-a-year public tour of the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge and Subway station. This Saturday, tour participants get to venture underneath the 3112-foot bridge to one of Cleveland’s eeriest locales. You already know about the Veterans Memorial Bridge’s upper motorway, but the lower deck (read:…
Thousands of Sticky Fingers to Invade Lakewood Saturday with the Return of Wing Crawl
Pillars of Lakewood is again dominating downtown Lakewood with its 12th Annual Wing Crawl this Saturday, shuttling wing enthusiasts across the city to taste and judge the best wings. Despite the event’s sold out status, we’re telling you about it because it’s a ridiculously massive event that is absolutely going to impact any plans you…
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones Complete a Trilogy They Started Nearly 10 Years Ago
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones singer Dicky Barrett says there’s a reason why so many American bands gravitated to ska music. “Whatever was going on in Kingston, Jamaica, in the 1960s has a similarity with what was going on in major cities like Boston,” he says in a recent phone interview. The band performs with Mustard…
What You Need to Know About Saturday’s PorchRokr Fest in Akron
Pulling in more than 130 musicians and artists to Akron’s Highland Square, PorchRokr Music and Art Festival returns Saturday to make music venues out of area businesses, green spaces and, of course, residents’ own front lawns. The event’s opening ceremony kicks off at 10:15 a.m. with the volunteer-made PorchRokr Guitar Orchestra and concludes with Akron’s…
Grog Shop to Host Coventry Village Public Art Fund Benefit
A founding member of Heights Arts, Big Fun owner Steve Presser regularly works with Future Heights and Reaching Heights to better Coventry Village, the neighborhood where his toy store was located for 27 years. Now, Presser has announced he’ll host Pressapalooza, a benefit concert for the Coventry Public Art Fund, on Aug. 25 at the…
Some Dude Threw Hot Coffee on Children Riding the RTA For No Apparent Reason
As first reported by Cleveland.com this is one of the the wildest RTA crime stories in months. According to a police report, finally released more than a week after request, Cleveland’s Stevie Wilson, 58, burned two children on August 3 after throwing scalding hot coffee on them for no apparent reason. The children were 11…
5 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, AUG. 17 The Flaming Lips Earlier this year, the Flaming Lips released Greatest Hits, Vol. 1, which included their most well-known songs, B-sides and a couple previously unreleased tracks. They also released Seeing the Unseeable: The Complete Studio Recordings of The Flaming Lips: 1986-1990, which includes more than 70 songs over six discs. Expect…
A Brief History of the WMMS Buzzard
We’re celebrating the 50th anniversary of WMMS with an oral history that’s this week’s cover story. A big part of the station’s legacy has been the Buzzard. While other radio stations have had well-known mascots over the years, it can be argued that none of them, or at the least, very few, had the national…
Details for Cleveland Blockchain Conference Announced
Cleveland’s inaugural Blockchain “Solutions” Conference, which is being hastily organized for the first week of December at the Huntington Convention Center, now has a roster of keynote speakers. In a press release this morning, the Blockland team announced that the conference has also secured the financial backing of Cuyahoga County, which will provide the Convention…
If ‘Stranger Things’ Was Grittier and Slower, it’d be ‘Summer of ’84,’ Opening Saturday at the Capitol Theatre
When the Canadian film collective known as RKSS first came into public consciousness, it was with their ABC’s Of Death competition short film, “T is for Turbo.” The super gory and simultaneously extremely cute Mad Max meets Rad throwback became a quick fan favorite, and was developed into the contemporary cult classic, Turbo Kid. Nostalgia throwbacks work very…
Cleveland.com/Plain Dealer Take Dumb National Trump Editorial Idea, Make it Dumber
More than 350 newspaper editorial boards around the country today published responses to Donald Trump’s repeated attacks on the press, including calls of “fake news” and labeling reporters the enemies of the people. It’s been rightly noted that the concurrent, unified defenses of the free press, led by the Boston Globe, are echoes of those…
Rock Hall’s First Woman Inductee Aretha Franklin Dies at 76
[image-1]The first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has died. Aretha Franklin’s family announced today that after a battle with pancreatic cancer the Queen of Soul passed early this morning at her home in Detroit. She was 76. Scene’s own music editor, Jeff Niesel, spoke with Franklin back in 2016 for…
Polpetta ‘Balls and Cocktails’ to Open in Rocky River on September 5
It’s the home stretch for the guys behind Polpetta, the chef-driven meatball concept that was launched within the walls of Porco Lounge by that bar’s owners and the operators behind the former Cork and Cleaver. The restaurant is set to open in Rocky River (19900 Detroit Rd.) on Wednesday September 5. After a one-year “proof…
Local Singer-Songwriter Ryan Humbert to Perform With 11-Piece Band
Ten years ago, local singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert released Old Souls, New Shoes. Humbert recorded the album in Nashville in 2008 with producer Eli “Lij” Shaw. It features members of Third Eye Blind, the Counting Crows, the Black Crowes, the Dixie Chicks, Sheryl Crow’s band and the Nashville Opera. Now, Humbert just announced plans to celebrate…
Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival Likely to Return in 2019
[image-1] Earlier today, organizers for the inaugural Inkcarceration Music and Tattoo Festival that took place last month at the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield sent out a press release that proclaimed the festival was a success. The event hosted over 18,000 fans, raised over $6,000 for local charities and made an estimated $2.5 million local…
Greater Cleveland Aquarium to Again Celebrate International 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. On Wednesday, Sept.…
CWRU Announces 2018-19 Think Forum Speakers
Presented annually by Case Western Reserve University, Think Forum aims to allow the campus community and Greater Cleveland residents to “engage with prominent academic leaders and international experts.” Each presentation includes a lecture followed by a question-and-answer session with the audience. The series returns this fall to Silver Hall in the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing…
August Means Plenty of Outdoor Classical Music in Cleveland
As the last few weeks of summer play out, every one of our classical music picks except one will take place outdoors. Time to enjoy the weather while it lasts. Cleveland Opera Theater is planning three al fresco events: on Friday, August 17 at 7:00 pm on the steps of Holy Rosary Church in Little…
Dee Jay Silver Excited to Return to Blossom With Country Superstar Jason Aldean
Several years ago, Dee Jay Silver met country superstar Jason Aldean at one of the various Academy of Country Music Awards events that take place during the infamous “Week Vegas Goes Country.” It proved to be a fortuitous meeting. That was nine years ago. Silver’s first gig with Aldean took place in Little Rock, Arkansas;…
Kelley Britt Resigns From RTA Board After Ohio Ethics Commission Ruling
Though she disagreed with its ruling, Kelley Britt resigned from the RTA board this week after the Ohio Ethics Commission said she couldn’t hold that role in addition to her job as a senior transportation planner with the Northeast Ohio Area Coordinating Agency. Britt had been appointed three months ago by Frank Jackson after longtime…
From Baseball to Beaches, Climate Change Squashes Summer Fun in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As summertime begins to wind down, a new report outlines how climate change is putting a damper on many of the popular summer experiences enjoyed by Ohioans. The research released today by the National Wildlife Federation found that excessive heat, toxic algae and increases in ticks, mosquitoes and noxious weeds are disrupting…
Happy National Breastfeeding Month! It is Totally Legal to Breastfeed Anywhere in Ohio
In European countries, breastfeeding mothers are frequently shown baring the entire breast (and sometimes the entire chest) in order to feed their babies, and no one says a word. However, the Puritanical roots of North America has sexualized the breast so much, that people breastfeeding in public have often been made to feel humiliated, sometimes…
Local Artist to Open Art Exhibit About the Dogs of Train Ave. at the Derek Hess Gallery
A renowned visual and tattoo artist, Sean Jason Kelly stumbled upon a dead dog along Train Ave. a few years ago. After he discovered the poor animal in a garbage bag, he found several more through subsequent months and years and began getting them cremated out of respect, so they didn’t end up tossed in…
An Oral History of WMMS, Cleveland’s Legendary Radio Station
It didn’t take long for WMMS to turn into a juggernaut after making its debut on Sept. 28, 1968. Thanks to its forward-thinking staff, it took the progressive rock format of the 1960s and 1970s to the limit and played acts that would go on to national acclaim and popularity well before other commercial stations…
Get Out: Everything You Should Do This Week in Cleveland (Aug. 15-21)
WED 08/15 Cheick Hamala Diabete Earlier this summer, the Cleveland Museum of Art and Front International announced the schedule for City Stages, CMA’s summer concert series that takes place in Ohio City. This year, some shows will still take place outside the Transformer Station in Ohio City on Wednesdays throughout the month of July; but…
‘Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood’ Gives a Megaphone to Hollywood Gossip
J. Edgar Hoover enjoyed cross dressing, Katharine Hepburn was a lesbian, Cary Grant and Randolph Scott were lovers, and Scotty Bowers spent his life after World War II as the sexual liaison to the biggest names in Hollywood. Now 95, and with most of his former partners long since dead, Bowers’ tell-all memoir, Full Service:…
A Simply Delicious Trip to La Fiesta
The folks who run La Fiesta (7403 Denison Ave., 216-212-3423) in the Stockyards neighborhood, not to be confused with the long-running east-side eatery of the same name, could not be more friendly and accommodating. We were greeted warmly upon entering the restaurant, which occupies the first floor of a building that’s been standing in this…
Plenty of Reasons to Come Back to Tapatias Taqueria
The last time I was at 12501 Lorain Avenue, the space belonged to a Middle Eastern eatery that sold whole roasted chickens for $4, and that price included warm pita and garlic sauce. These days it is home to an easygoing Mexican restaurant called Tapatias Taqueria (216-600-5505). After a bit of a rocky start with…
Band of the Week: Cory Grinder Band
MEET THE BAND: Cory Grinder (vocals, fiddle and rhythm guitar), Jason Willis (bass), Stephen “Tebbs” Karney (pedal steel), Anthony Papaleo (guitar and fiddle) and Roy King (drums) BACKGROUND: While Grinder plays old school country music now, he didn’t group up listening to that style of music. “I heard country-pop on the radio but didn’t care…
Savage Love: Secret Perving
I’ve been enjoying consensual nonmonogamy for the past two years, in part thanks to your column and podcast. I have a delightful young lover, and our connection has evolved into a kind of Master/slave relationship. I “allow” her to fuck other men and women, and she delights in asking my permission and recounting the details…
