Taco Bell Cantina on Public Square to Open June 14
Update: Welp, the soft target of a September 2016 opening for the Taco Bell Cantina on Public Square came and went. Here we are in the summer of 2017 all wondering — we assume — when oh when we’ll be able to eat Taco Bell while drinking instead of drinking and then eating Taco Bell.…
Former Sandusky County Sheriff Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Felony Drug Thefts
Update: The long saga of former Sandusky County Sheriff crashed into the courts again today, with Kyle Overmyer catching four years in prison for his prescription drug racket and thefts. During the hearing, Bellevue Police Chief Mark Kaufman told the court, “He felt he was above the law.” Check out fuller details in the original…
Melt Bar & Grilled Now Open at 200 Public Square
Update: The quick-serve Melt location at 200 Public Square is now open. They’ll be serving your favorite sandwiches, fries and salads from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Friday. 200 Public Square, in case you’re wondering, is in the Huntington Building. Public Square in downtown Cleveland is now home to the newest Melt location.…
3,050 Ohioans Died of Overdoses Last Year; Cuyahoga County Saw Record Deaths in August
[image-1]There are many ways to dig into the nuanced and complex opiate public health crisis that, as Aaron Marks of the Heroin and Opioid Task Force in Northern Ohio previously told Scene, “is going to wipe out an entire generation of people.” The entrance of fentanyl and carfentanil into the supply chain is reeking especially…
Singer-Songwriter Lydia Loveless Expands Her Sound on Her New Album, ‘Real’
Singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless readily admits her initial influences were “really bad pop music.” She cites Billy Idol’s “White Wedding,” for example as one of her early favs. “I think mainstream pop teaches you about formula,” she says. “everyone says this, but it was so much better when I was a kid. It’s gotten more overproduced…
Too Many Sci-Fi Cliches in New Thriller ‘Morgan’
Morgan, the new sci-fi thriller that opens areawide on Friday, has a familiar story at its core. Like last year’s Ex Machina, the film centers on an android who has so many human characteristics, you’d swear the thing is human. But unlike Ex Machina, which provided a slew of intriguing twists and turns while taking…
Young Actor Impresses in Sundance Hit ‘Morris from America’
Add Markees Christmas to the list of promising new actors. He makes a strong showing in Morris from America, a coming of age flick about a boy who struggles to adjust to living in Germany with his father Curtis (Craig Robinson), a former basketball player who now coaches a soccer team in Heidelberg. The movie…
Thrash Punk Icons Suicidal Tendencies to Play House of Blues in October
If the thrash/punk band Suicidal Tendencies had only released the tune “Institutionalized,” that would have been enough to ensure the band’s legacy. In the wake of delivering one of punk’s greatest anti-anthems, the band has continued to tour and record, albeit with a variety of different lineups. Recently, drummer Dave Lombardo (Slayer, Phantomas, Grip Inc,…
FirstEnergy Wants to Charge Ratepayers $568 Million per Year in Surcharges
[image-1]In an outrageous proposal reminiscent of Cleveland sports-franchise owners, energy giant FirstEnergy wants to charge ratepayers surcharges worth $568 million per year over eight years to “compensate for the economic impact of having its headquarters in Akron,” Bloomberg reports. In an interview with Bloomberg, a FirstEnergy VP used threatening language — the Sin Tax…
Beer Sold in Ohio Officially Has No ABV Limit Thanks to HB 37
Earlier this year, the state lifted the 12-percent ABV limit on beer. That law, the heady House Bill 37, goes into effect Wednesday. Brace yourself for all sorts of new brews flowing from taps across Ohio. (At midnight, several bars in Cleveland will be celebrating the arrival of Dogfish Head’s 120-Minute IPA, for instance.) From…
Ballsy East Cleveland Merger Proposal is “Non-Starter”: UPDATE
East Cleveland City Council met last night and ultimately decided not to approve the memorandum in support of a merger with the city of Cleveland. Much discussion took place — including concerns that the memorandum (detailed below) was being interpreted by local news outlets as a list of demands. Council still intends to move forward…
As Opiate Crisis Worsens, Access to Treatment Facilities Remains Static
[image-1]There is one inpatient treatment bed available for every 52 heroin addicts in Cuyahoga County, according to data provided by the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County. When prescription medication like oxycodone, hydrocodone and fentanyl are factored in, the data point becomes bleaker: approximately one bed for every 207…
Video: Rapper Ezzy’s “Goodbye,” First Soundtrack Single From “The Land,” Is Great
The music video for “Goodbye” by Ezzy, a Cleveland native (who we profiled last September), has officially been released. The song is featured on the soundtrack for The Land, which debuted at Sundance earlier this year. The film is directed by Cleveland native Steven Caple Jr. (read our mini profile of him here); the soundtrack…
Police: Ohio Man Threatens to Cut Off Girlfriend’s Head with a Samurai Sword
A man has been charged with felonious assault, resisting arrest and obstructing official business after police say he attacked his live-in girlfriend with a samurai sword, according to WOIO and the Canton Repository. John Smith, 53, was spotted in a car reversing toward a woman walking down the street near Bonnieview Avenue in Alliance Monday…
Slayer’s Kerry King and Anthrax’s Scott Ian Talk About Touring Together
In the early ’80s, Slayer and Anthrax took elements of punk rock and heavy metal to form thrash metal, a new genre. Along with Megadeth and Metallica, the bands became known as the Big Four. Thirty-five years on, Slayer and Anthrax, who kick off a fall tour on Sept. 9 at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica,…
Chardon-Based Noce Gourmet Pizza to Open Spot in Tremont
[image-1]You can soon add Noce Gourmet Pizza to the list of pizza providers in Tremont. The popular Chardon-based restaurant has been going strong for almost a decade, but management feels the time is right to install an outpost in the big city. “We want to be downtown and the opportunity popped up, so we’re rolling the…
Akron Art Prize Voting Begins This Weekend
Voting for the fifth annual Akron Art Prize begins with an opening night reception from 5 to 9 p.m. this Saturday, Sept. 3. This year’s event features more than 200 artists showcasing paintings, photography, collage, graphic design, sculpture and more. This year’s Akron Art Prize features several changes, including an increased prize amount totaling $16,000,…
Walk Through This Cavs-Inspired Corn Maze at Mapleside Farms in Two Weeks
There have been celebrations upon celebrations after the Cavs’ championship but the most unique yet may be this giant corn maze in Brunswick, opening to the public soon. Words in the maze, located at Mapleside Farms, spell out “Homegrown Hero” and “Believeland,” and includes LeBron’s profile and the Larry O’Brien trophy. “The positive effect on…
The Pure Joy of Art You Can Touch at the Akron Art Museum, Created By the Cleveland Institute of Art’s Jimmy Kuehnle
Do you know what’s happening in Akron right now? This past Friday the Akron Art Museum unveiled a new exhibit and it’s occupying my every waking moment. The exhibit is an installation by Jimmy Kuehnle entitled “Wiggle Giggle Jiggle.” I know that sounds like the title of a DreamWorks animated movie about three seals who…
Local Indie Rockers Extra Medium Pony Debut New Single ‘Over Expose’
A veteran local musician who’s played with the likes of Dreadful Yawns, Nicholas Megalis, Afternoon Naps and Herzog, singer-guitarist Rick Spitalsky now devotes his time to the local indie rock act Extra Medium Pony. He solely wrote and recorded the forthcoming album, Meaninglessness, due out next month. He also played all the instruments and made…
Colin Kaepernick and a Little Football — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac talk Colin Kaepernick, awkward moments, difficult conversations and even a little football. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
CMSD Teacher Contract Agreement Reached, No Strike Friday
After a marathon 21-hour bargaining session, members of the Cleveland Teachers Union and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District reached a “tentative agreement” at 5 a.m. Tuesday, preventing a teacher strike that was scheduled to have begun Thursday evening. “We worked hard to avoid any disruption to our students’ education,” said CTU President David Quolke,…
Police Report Details Alleged Hazing Incident That Led to Lake Catholic Forfeiting First Game of Season
Update: Channel 19 got its paws on the police report in the alleged hazing incident that led to Lake Catholic’s forfeiture of its first game of the 2016 season. The incident dates back to July and centers on something called the “atomic sit-up.” Two football teams were having their summer camps at John Carroll University…
Stream Local Indie Rockers Signals Midwest’s New Album Right Now
Inspired by pop-punk acts such as Green Day and Blink-182, Signals Midwest regularly veers from pop-punk formula to throw in “crazy, noodle-y guitar solos,” as singer-guitarist Max Stern once put it. Past albums have helped the band land on Alternative Press’ “100 bands to Check Out” lists. Now, its latest album, At This Age, has…
Goodbye, Terminal Tower Lights Twitter Account
One of Cleveland’s best Twitter accounts is going away for good soon. In a series of tweets, the good folks behind the social media account beaming out reliable shots of the Terminal Tower’s ever-rotating light displays announced that the photo stream will soon be ending. (That being said, the Tower is one of Cleveland’s most…
Pop Singer Niykee Heaton to Play House of Blues in November
A rarity in today’s world in which pop singers use songwriting teams and outside producers, Chicago-born, Florida-based singer Niykee Heaton writes her own music and produces most of her own beats. Last year, Heaton sold out her first North American headline run without the help of a radio campaign. But she’s no longer unknown. Her…
Deputy Inspector General Blames ‘Political Machine’ Amid Investigation into Ethics Violation
[image-1]For those who like to watch political officials gurgle excuses once they’re placed on leave amid ethics violations investigation, there’s no greater show than Cuyahoga County. This week: Deputy Inspector General Andrea Nelson Moore, blaming the “political machine” for kicking her to unpaid-leave status. Earlier this year, Moore “utiliz[ed] county property and equipment when distributing…
No, Scene Does Not Have a Wrestling Ring for Sale
Last August, almost exactly a year ago to be specific, we blasted out a Craigslist posting that caught our eye. It caught your eye too, apparently, because it’s not often that a homemade backyard wrestling ring pops up for sale, and its existence and our post were among some of that month’s most shared stories.…
CIA Faculty to Show New Work in Upcoming Exhibition
As fall classes begin, the Cleveland Institute of Art opens its galleries to the community with its annual Faculty Exhibition, featuring new work by more than 50 members of CIA’s faculty. Additionally, this year’s show is complemented by an exhibition of works by CIA’s technical specialists, staff members in each of the school’s departments who…
Iman Shumpert Makes Cameo in Kanye West’s New NSFW Video
[image-1] Miss the VMAs last night? Then you probably haven’t seen Cavs guard Iman Shumpert and fiancé Teyana Taylor make a cameo in Kanye West’s new NSFW music video, “FADE”. No biggie, that’s what the morning-after Internet is for. One catch: The video is exclusively on Tidal, but you can sign up for a free…
Musical Acts from the Midwest and Beyond to Play IngenuityFest 2016
Each year, IngenuityFest, Cleveland’s festival dedicated to “celebrating our region’s creativity and innovation,” brings a slew of bands to town. This year, organizers have partnered with Cleveland Music City’s James Carol to showcase headliners from the entire Midwest region and beyond at the festival, which takes place from Friday, Sept. 23, to Sunday, Sept. 25.…
Barkevious Mingo, Fantasy Football and a Tribe Losing Streak — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac talk the dog days of August, an Indians losing streak, fantasy football, Barkevious Mingo and what might be ahead for Josh Gordon. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
Antun Lewis, Convicted of Setting Cleveland’s Deadliest House Fire, Will Not Get a Third Trial
Antun Lewis, twice convicted of setting Cleveland’s deadliest house fire — killing 33-year-old Medeia Carter and eight children in 2005 — lost his appeal for a third trial; a federal appeals court ruled that his conviction will stand. Lewis has maintained his innocence. Most recently, he appealed the second conviction and argued that federal prosecutors…
Scene Dining Editor Doug Trattner on Recent Closings, Openings, and Possible Oversaturation of Cleveland Restaurants
You read Douglas Trattner every day (we assume) here and every week in print, but sometimes listening is easier than reading. Doug joined The Sound of Applause to talk about a host of recent news and topics — Crop closings, the “restaurant bubble,” RNC wins and losses, Zoma Ethiopian Restaurant, BBQ boom, Old City Soda, Cleveland…
Man Charged With Stealing Sex Toys from Adult Store in Elyria
It was the finger and footprints (and surveillance camera footage) that did a burglary suspect in, but this wasn’t your run-of-the-mill theft. Ellis B. Doyle III, 26, has been charged with breaking and entering at Cirilla’s, an adult shop in Elyria, on August 20. The sticky-fingered culprit allegedly gained entry into the business through a…
Prosecutor’s Office Creates Program to Register Privately Owned Security Cameras
The Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office is looking for some help. Specifically, the department is asking any residents or business owners with private security cameras to register the devices, as to provide more ready access to police during investigations. Basically, it would help build a registry for cops who otherwise might knock on doors or scope…
Rock Hall Looking for a Few Good Pieces of Local Memorabilia
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and the Library and Archives provide a home for thousands of artifacts relating to all things rock ‘n’ roll. At Archives, for example, you’ll find everything from the hand-written lyrics to Jimi Hendrix’s “Purple Haze” to an Elvis Presley set list from the ’70s. Always looking to expand…
New Hardcore Act Gazzan Issues Debut EP
The new hardcore band Gazzan features the return of brothers Aaron “A Double” and Leon Micha Melnick. Famous for having played with local hardcore heroes Integrity, the two have teamed up with guitarist Blaze Tishko, drummer Rob Orr and American Werewolves singer Trevor Moment. The band recorded its debut EP Extinction at the Mars Compound…
Local Rapper Ripp Flamez Addresses Gun Violence in New Music Video
In his new music video for the tune “Learning,” local rapper Ripp Flamez addresses the issues of gun violence and gun culture. Set in both a local cemetery and a corner store, the video finds the rapper and his squad contemplating “the pitfalls of growing up in the Mistake by the Lake and learning from…
Locally Based EarthQuaker Devices to Launch Line of Comic Books
Known for the effects pedals that its employees make one-at-a-time by hand, the Akron-based effects pedal company EarthQuaker Devices has just announced it will launch EarthQuaker Comics with the release of Octo Skull, its first comic book, on September 1. According to a press release about the venture, “Octo Skull is an epic fantasy adventure…
Expanded Heights Music Hop to Feature Nearly 70 Bands
The organizers of the 2016 Heights Music Hop announced today that the annual event will expand to two nights and include nearly 70 bands performing for free in two separate Cleveland Heights business districts. First, the Cedar Fairmount district will host performances on Friday, September 23, when acts such as By Light We Loom, The…
Have You Seen This Guitar?
Word is spreading across social media among some of the former Speak In Tongues associates — and many others — that Zach Germaniuk’s Telecaster was stolen out of his car earlier this week. You know Germaniuk from the likes of Rubber Mate, Pillars and Vivora and other outfits around town. The sticker on this guitar says:…
A Christmas Story House to Host Pokemon Gym Battle and Lure Party on Sunday
[image-1]Attention Pokemon Go players! Do you like the movie A Christmas Story? Need some rare Pokemon but keep running into Pidgey or that worm thing? This Sunday the Christmas Story House in Tremont is hosting a Pokemon Go Lure Party and Gym Battle from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. You can register for the party…
The Fix is On… for August 30th in Cleveland Heights
Joey’s Bistro closed its doors in April after a little more than two years in business. Come August 30th, the old Jimmy O’Neill’s Tavern spot in Cleveland Heights will officially become The Fix Bistro (2195 Lee Rd., 216 383-8130). The restaurant is an offshoot of the popular sandwich shop down the road called Black Box…
Man Arrested After More Than 350 Weed Plants Found During Raid
That Stark County Narcotics Unit has uncovered one of its largest marijuana grow raids to date, confiscating more than 350 plants in Waynesburg, near Canton. The operation including a complex system of lighting, nutrients and irrigation, as well as a THC extraction lab. The plants were being grown both indoors and outdoors. See, we told…
‘Kinky Boots’ Gets Better and Better with Each Visit to Connor Palace
When Kinky Boots played Playhouse Square in April 2015, while still running on Broadway, it was a really good performance. The show is back again and, believe it or not, it’s even better this time around. The Harvey Fierstein (book) and Cyndi Lauper (music and lyrics) award-winning musical is back by demand for a short run.…
Uncle Earl Reunites for Heartfelt Tour of Old-Time Appalachian Music
A few years back, the St. Vrain Creek in Lyons, Colorado, flooded the town something fierce. Across Boulder County and much of the central part of the state, a cold front mingled with humid air from the south and produced a series of natural disasters that left eight dead. “This was the town that really…
Down for the Count: ‘Hands of Stone’ Underwhelms Inside and Outside the Ring
Hands of Stone, about the life of boxer Roberto Duran, is directed by Jonathan Jakubowicz with all the precision of a person who seems himself to have taken one too many blows to the head. The film combines two of Hollywood’s most tired tropes: the life-skimming biopic and the in-search-of-redemption boxing pic. And if you…
7 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, AUG. 26 Blaire Alise & The Bombshells What is rock ‘n roll’s secret to defying naysayers and surviving past its sixtieth birthday? Steady transfusions of young blood! Fans of local teen garage punk phenoms Archie and the Bunkers (who are now internationally-acclaimed) will appreciate the spunk and youthful abandon of Blaire Alise and the…
Get Pumped for Accidental Comedy Fest with New Ramon Rivas Clip
Cleveland’s own Ramon Rivas II, who’ll be leading the charge at the Accidental Comedy Fest this weekend, has a forthcoming half-hour special on Comedy Central. A short clip of the performance is here available for your viewing pleasure. Note, also, Ramon’s “Cleveland Made Me” sweatshirt and his Accidental Comedy ball cap, chilling on the stool…
Jethro Killer Gets 45 Years, 34 For Slaying Dog
Twenty-three-year-old Kelontre Barefield, who shot and killed police dog Jethro in a Canton burglary last year, was sentenced to 45 years in prison Wednesday. Thirty-four years of the sentence were for the incident that resulted in Jethro’s death. Eleven additional years were tacked on for four burglaries and an aggravated robbery charge, to which Barefield…
Pittsburgh Label Issues New Single From Iconic Cleveland Punk Band Pagans
When it comes to professional sports, Pittsburgh and Cleveland are bitter rivals. Thankfully, the rivalry doesn’t extend to the world of rock ‘n’ roll. Clevelanders tend to support Pittsburgh bands, and people from Pittsburgh tend to support Cleveland bands. Pittsburgh-based Get Hip Recordings, for example, has just announced that it’s “proud” to present two new…
EDWINS Expands its Reach with New Dorms, Second Chance Life Skills Center
Brandon Chrostowski was just wrapping a particularly challenging dinner service at EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute when he answered his phone. The person on the other end of the line was freaking out about a broken toilet, which may or may not have been the cause of the flooded basement. “Now, I’m a landlord,” Chrostowski groans.…
Singer Rumer Willis to Play the Kent Stage in October
The daughter of actors Bruce Willis and Demi Moore, Rumer Willis got an early start on her career. She began singing at the age of 3, performing for her family in their living room. She then joined a music conservatory in Idaho at the age of 12. In 2014, she started a weekly residency at…
Celebrated Indie Rockers Sleigh Bells Bring Fall Tour to Beachland
Given that the indie rock act Sleigh Bells balances pop and noise elements, it only makes sense that Sleigh Bells guitarist Derek Edward Miller, who grew up in Florida, would have an appreciation for classic rock and hardcore punk. “From a very early age, I was really obsessed with music,” he says via phone from…
Beachland to Host Inaugural All-Ages Cleveland Drag Showcase
Credit RuPaul with turning drag competitions into something mainstream. Now, local entrepreneurs such as Drag Bingo’s Veranda L’Ni and Ohio Burlesque’s Bella Sin have teamed up to present the Cleveland Drag Showcase, a show they intend to turn into an annual event. Big-time drag acts such as Akashia, Lady J Martinez O’Neal, Shari Turner, Veranda…
Cedar Lee Theatre to Open New Documentary About Star Trek’s Spock
Originally director Adam Nimoy, son of actor Leonard Niomy, intended to make a film about the sci-fi series Star Trek: The Original Series, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year. But when his father who played the pointy-eared character Spock for nearly 50 years passed away, Nimoy shifted his focus to document his personal experience…
John Oliver Takes Aim at Ohio Charter Schools
HBO’s Last Week Tonight, hosted by our friend and free-blog-post provider John Oliver, took aim at charter schools Sunday night. Much of the segment focused on Ohio, the Wild, Wild West of America’s charters schools. From about the 9:00 mark to the 17:00 mark in the 18:00 minute segment, Oliver casts his gaze upon lax…
Mad Greek Announces Last Day of Service
Last month we broke the news that Mad Greek restaurant (2466 Fairmount Blvd., 216-421-3333, madgreekcleveland.com) would be closing its doors after a remarkable 40-year run. The popular spot at the top of Cedar Hill in Cleveland Heights first opened its doors (down the street) in 1976. Now we have learned that the last day for…
Jeffrey Dahmer Movie Filming in Cleveland as We Speak
My Friend Dahmer, a film based on a book of the same name by local-legend cartoonist Derf Backderf, has been shooting, and continues to shoot, all over Northeast Ohio. Unlike the 2002 Jeremy Renner vehicle Dahmer, a more traditional biopic, My Friend Dahmer focuses on the infamous serial killer’s Ohio high school years. It’s “an intoxicating blend…
Twelve Acts to Play at Second Annual Hingetown Hoedown
Self-proclaimed as “Cleveland’s first and only free folk and bluegrass music festival,” the second annual Hingetown Hoedown returns to the intersection of West 29th Street and Detroit Ave. on Sept. 10. The event features 12 acts with a bluegrass, folk, Americana, roots and string band sound. There will be food trucks, vendors, craft beer from Great…
Rock Hall to Celebrate 21st Birthday With a Big Bash
Since opening nearly 21 years ago, the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has welcomed 10 million visitors and driven an estimated $2 billion into the local economy. To celebrate its 21st birthday, the Rock Hall has just announced it’ll host a series of events. First, it will host the 4th annual Believe in CLE…
A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice is an Emotional Rollercoaster
On November 22, 2014, 12-year-old Tamir Rice was shot at close range by police officer Timothy Loehmann outside the Cudell Recreation Center on Cleveland’s near-westside. Tamir died the next day. Soon after the shooting, the community dissected video footage of the incident, which showed officers driving into the park and encountering Tamir and his replica…
MOCA’s Festival Shines Light on Handmade Small-Print Books and ‘Zines
Artist books and ‘zines offer emerging voices a platform for uncensored and uncompromising self-expression. For the second year, MOCA Cleveland hosts a two-day festival dedicated to handmade and small print artists’ books, ‘zines, comics and more. The event’s growth in its second year is evidence of the genre’s overall growth, both in terms of creators…
Band of the Week: Under One Sun
MEET THE BAND: Jamey Haddad (drums, percussion), Billy Drewes (saxophone, flute), Michael Ward Bergman (accordion), Salar Nader (tabla), Ali Amr-Qanun (Arabic zither, vocals), Leo Blanco (piano), Luisito Quintero (percussion), Roberto Occhipinti (bass) A GLOBE TROTTER: A percussionist/drummer living and teaching at the Oberlin Conservatory, Haddad is a Cleveland Legends of Jazz and a Cleveland Arts…
Avon’s Istanbul Grill is a Turkish Treat
Keeping tabs on Cleveland’s Turkish restaurants can be a bit like playing the name game. Up until 2004, Northeast Ohio had zero Turkish eateries, a shortcoming remedied by Yashar Yildirim, who opened the bar-setting Anatolia Cafe at Cedar Center and later relocated it to its current spot on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights. In 2010,…
Catering to the Lunch Crowd
Most of us haven’t had to request lunch money since our elementary school days, but as more companies transition to catered lunches for employees, diners might find themselves shelling out more than a few bucks per day to eat at the cool kids’ table. Far superior to school lunches in nutrition, taste and appeal, these…
Rife with Flaws, are College Rankings Even Useful at This Point?
Every year, U.S. News and World Report, Princeton Review, Money and others publish new rankings of the best universities and colleges in the nation. Some institutions — Harvard, Princeton — top every list, every year. Others — Yale, Stanford — fluctuate within and between publications. So what are prospective students and their parents to make…
How Not To Look Like a Freshman
At the start of the semester, every college student who is even somewhat social is going to be out and about at the bars with liquor pitchers in hand. Syllabus week will arrive and it will be better than waking up on Christmas morning. Sure, the smell of stale beer and puke surrounding every inch…
How to Break Up With Your High School Sweetheart
So you’ve made it to college and realize you might’ve packed one item too many: Your high school relationship doesn’t fit anymore. There’s no shame in acknowledging that something isn’t working out, and college is the best time to realize that it’s okay to look out for yourself (even if that seems a little selfish).…
Notes on Selecting Broad Majors or Niche Majors in College
The number of other students enrolled in your field of study shouldn’t be a factor when you decide on your college major. That being said, there are numerous perks that come with how big or small your major actually is, as well as certain drawbacks. Whether you end up in Biomedical Sciences or Art History,…
College is the Perfect Time to Flex Your Activist Muscle
Following a year of social revolution nationally and a seemingly never-ending summer of Cleveland political protests, students first embarking on their college journeys are ready to continue organizing. But for many, the entry point to join the movement and collaborate with other students is unreachable. A definitive perk of going to a university, especially near…
The Dating Scene is Murkier Than Ever for College Students, and That’s Fine
Nowadays, most recent high school graduates don’t head off to college with the concern that if they don’t find someone to marry by the end of senior year, they’ll be considered a failure. If you head back home for the summer after freshman year with a declared major and a roommate for next year who…
Ideas for Cleveland College Students’ College-sized Travel Budgets
During the school year, there will come a time when you want to take a break and get out of Cleveland. But given that you’re a college student, your options might be pretty limited based on budget. For those who are tight on money but don’t want to take a staycation, here are some places…
In the Face of Skyrocketing Tuition and Debt, Hope is Found in Many Places
As a college student, here are some numbers you should know. Two-thirds of Ohio university students will leave college with student debt, and the average debt of Ohio university graduates in 2014 was $29,353, according to The Institute for College Access & Success. The cost of attending college has more than doubled, adjusting for inflation,…
Mils, Marriage and Dysfunction: All Three are Center Stage in Rom-com-dram ‘The Intervention’
The Intervention, a film by Clea Duvall (the lesbian bodyguard in Veep) that opens Friday at the Cedar Lee, follows in the grand and rustic tradition of 2013’s Drinking Buddies and 2014’s About Alex: films that examine the freighted relationships of their principal characters during weekend vacations at cabins and/or lake houses. It’s a veritable…
Film Spotlight: Equity
Movies such as Wolf of Wall Street and The Big Short go to great lengths to show the ways in which big money often leads to big problems. With her new drama, Equity, which opens at the Cedar Lee on Friday, writer-director Meera Menon adds her voice to the mix. Menon’s film, however, pales in comparison. Based…
Savage Love: Had to Get Away
DEAR READERS: This is the final week of my summer vacation — but you’ve been getting a new column every week I’ve been gone, all of them written by Dan Savage, none of them written by me. Our final guest Dan Savage is an independent designer, illustrator, and animation director based in Brooklyn, New York.…
