Cleveland Proto-Punk Band Mirrors Reuniting to Play Studio-A-Rama
Cleveland proto-punk legends Mirrors are reuniting for a rare appearance at Case Western Reserve University’s Mather Memorial Courtyard as part of radio station WRUW’s 32nd Annual Studio-A-Rama. The free event takes place on Saturday. Mirrors were active in Cleveland’s pre-punk underground rock music scene in the early ’70s until they disbanded after their last performance…
15 of the Best Burger Joints in Cleveland, East to West
Last week we wrote about 15 of the best pizza places in Cleveland- this week we’re tackling Cleveland’s best burgers. We know: narrowing down Cleveland’s finest burger joints to a list of 15 is no easy task. Luckily, we’ve had years of experience (and hundreds of burgers) to help us make our selections. Rather than…
Ariel Castro Found Dead in Cell
The long history of Ariel Castro came to a conclusion tonight when state prison officials found the monster hanging in his cell. With one last act of cowardice, Castro avoided the lifetime of rotting in his own personal hell granted to him by Judge Michael Russo earlier this summer. He was pronounced dead at 10:52…
Brothers Lounge is looking for a few good comedians
Local comedian Mike Farrell regularly gets standup gigs around town. And now, he’s just started hosting Last Comic Cleveland, a new weekly event that’ll take place every Wednesday in September at Brothers Lounge. Each event will feature local celebrity judges and local talent. Farrell is still in the process of lining up the comics who’ll…
Shazam’s Top 20 Locally Tagged Songs for Last Week
Each week, the folks at Shazam, the company responsible for creating the app that lets you identify songs you hear on the radio or in clubs, compile the Top 20 songs that have been tagged in Cleveland. Here’s last week’s tally, topped by “Royals,” the catchy tune from 16-year-old singer-songwriter Lorde. 1. “Royals ,” Lorde2. “All…
The Cleveland Man Sentenced to Wear “I’m an Idiot” Sign Finally Shows Up to His Post
In the latest bout of court-ordered public shaming news, the Cleveland man who was sentenced to wear a sign proclaiming himself an idiot and to stand outside a local police station has finally shown up to his post. If you’ll remember, 58-year-old Richard Dameron failed to carry out his original sentence in June after he…
Cleveland Eats: 20 Things You Ate This Week
Looks like you had a busy (and delicious) few days leading up to the holiday, Cleveland. With the help of Instagram, we’ve compiled a gallery of Cleveland’s top eats and drinks over the last week+. From loaded Mac & Cheese, to succulent pork sliders, and sweet fruit pops, there’s clearly been no shortage of yummy…
Abandoned Ohio: 31 Photos of Ohio’s Deserted Industrial Buildings
This week in Abandoned Ohio, we take a look at some of Northeast Ohio’s deserted industrial buildings. Through the work of two local photographers, Jeffery R. Stroup from Great Lakes Urban Exploration and Jennifer Hearn, we tour Cleveland and Akron’s once-whirring plants and factories, including the Warner & Swasy Company, the Eveready Battery Factory, the…
LeBron James Joins Forces With Starz to Create New TV Sitcom, “Survivor’s Remorse”
LeBron James is joining forces with Starz to create a new sitcom called “Survivor’s Remorse” – a subject James himself knows a lot about. The sitcom revolves around the lives of two characters who, despite moving out of Philadelphia’s inner city and making it big, struggle to adjust to fame and to the feelings of…
Chris Perez To Lecture Rocky River Students on the Dangers of Drugs, Per Sentence
In case you’re wondering about the latest “Holy Shit, He’s At It Again, Folks!” Chris Perez news, it’s coming to you straight out of the Rocky River Municipal Court. After entering a no contest plea for receiving a package of mary-juana at his Rocky River home earlier this year, the judge found him guilty. “You…
The Cleveland School Where a Minister Was Once Run Over by a Bull Dozer Will Be Torn Down
Photo taken just moments before Bruce Klunder’s death. Photo Courtesy of the Cleveland State Library Special Collections A Cleveland elementary school which was once the site of a tragic civil rights-related death will soon be torn down. The Cleveland school board recently approved the demolition of Stephen E. Howe Elementary School, the same school where…
Video: Color Footage Of 1940s Cleveland Fire (Updated)
via Youtube user wburnard (Update) On our Facebook page, Diane Palko Lawriw thinks she knows where this fire occured: E. 62 off of St. Clair. I used to work in that building when it was Petrequin Paper, which in turn became Ris Paper. ***(original story: September 1, 5:57 PM) Youtube user wburnard just uploaded this…
UPDATE: Your Labor Day Weekend DUI Checkpoints
Photo Courtesy of Instagram New DUI checkpoint info has been released for Saturday, August 31. Bratenahl- Lakeshore Boulevard- 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. Oakwood – Broadway- 10 p.m. – 2 a.m. *** The fine folks at the Ohio OVI Blog and Traubman Law have updated us with several Labor Day Weekenvd DUI Checkpoints. Here’s what…
The 10 Best Drunken Eats in Cleveland
One beer, two beer, three beer drop is how many of our weekends go. But here in northeast Ohio we need to add the word eat into that jingle. And whether you are drinking east, west, or south in the CLE we have some mouthwatering sought-after drunken foods. So belly up to a bar, find…
Dangeruss makes Cleveland debut tonight at Now That’s Class
When Harmony Korine’s film Spring Breakers came out earlier this year, initial reports suggested that James Franco’s character, the drug-dealing thug Alien, was modeled after rapper Riff Raff. But St. Peterburgh-based Dangeruss, who makes his Cleveland debut tonight at Now That’s Class, was the real inspiration. Franco even spent some time with the dreadlocked rapper…
Aftermath is All-Important for Ain’t Them Bodies Saints Director
Writer-director David Lowery originally thought Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, which is now playing at the Cedar Lee Theatre, would be an action movie. But once he started killing off his characters, he realized he needed to change course. So he set the script aside. “When I picked up the script again, I recalibrated and decided…
Search for Christina Adkins, Missing Since 1995, Under Way in Cleveland
ERIC SANDY/SCENE 2610 Vega Ave. Cleveland police and FBI officers converged at 2610 Vega Ave. Friday afternoon, following up on a lead in the case of Christina Adkins. Missing since January 1995, Adkins’ case remains one of the oldest active missing person cases in Northeast Ohio. Cadaver dogs are on site, prowling the property and…
Scene Podcast No.5: Talking Bikes in Cleveland
This week’s feature is on bicycles — bicycles! — and how if Cleveland’s such a bike-friendly city, why many bike-friendly plans are stuck in granny gear.This week’s podcast dovetails on the topic. Host Craig Lyndall talked to Bike Cleveland director Andy VanSickle about bike lanes, Complete and Green Streets laws, and more. Do take a…
An Ohio Woman is Livid at a Funeral Home for Putting her Son’s Ashes in a Walmart Bag
An Ohio woman is livid after a Kentucky funeral home used a plastic Walmart bag to hold her son’s ashes. Nancy Bronner of Amelia, OH recently opened up the urn containing her son’s ashes and was shocked to find her teenager’s remains nestled among an iconic plastic shopping bag, WCPO-TV reports. Bob McDaniel of McDaniel…
Indians Adding Jason Kubel, a Slightly Fatter Mark Reynolds
The Cleveland Indians have added Arizona Diamondabcks’ outfielder Jason Kubel, according to multiple reports, with the hopes of injecting some power hitting into a lineup which currently features no player with more than 16 home runs. Meantime, Mark Reynolds, the low-average power hitter whom the Tribe cut in the midst of a devastating slump, has…
12 Bearable Summer Movies!
Summer movie season certainly had its highs and lows. And though we endured a few consummate failures — lookin’ at you R.I.P.D. — there were quite a few gems hidden among the garbage. Here are 12 of our favorites:
The 10 Best Greasy Spoon Diners in Cleveland
This week for Q104, our food critic talks greasy spoon diners. Greasy spoons are the next generation of Happy Days style diners of the 50’s. They traditionally serve all three meal periods and most stay open late into the wee-hours of the night. Other traits of the greasy spoon include being reasonably priced, predominantly designed…
The Bike Lane Bandits: An Exclusive Interview
We’d actually been planning to run a cover story about Cleveland’s bike infrastructure before the events of last weekend. But when a team of “renegade bike enthusiasts,” or “guerilla stripers” — so dubbed by the PD’s Steven Litt — installed an unauthorized bike lane on Detroit Ave. from W. 29th to W.32nd, (a distance of…
Tom’s Foolery to Release Biggest, Best, Strongest Batch of Applejack Yet
As early as next week, bottles of Tom’s Foolery Applejack Batch #4 will begin arriving on shelves at area liquor stores. While the release is now an annual occurrence, this year’s batch is anything but typical, says founder Tom Herbruck. “There will be a lot more product available this year as compared to last year,”…
Another Dumb Bill To Drug Test Welfare Recipients in Ohio
This man is an idiot. State Sen. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) is the latest Ohio GOPer to toss a bill into the pile that would drug test welfare recipients in the Buckeye State. Previous efforts, despite inflammatory rhetoric playing off social and economic stereotypes meant to get a rise out of those conservative-minded voters who feel…
Chutney Rolls Graduates From Food Cart to Little Italy Cafe
If you’ve attended Wade Oval Wednesday or visited the North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square, you might have ordered a snack from Chutney Rolls. The year-old startup belongs to Indian-born Hrishue Mahalaha, a Case Western Reserve University graduate, who has done so well with the concept that he recently graduated to a bricks-and-mortar spot.…
Sensational Summer: 48 of Cleveland’s Best Summer Photos
Summer may be coming to an end *sniff* but that doesn’t mean we can’t relive the season’s highlights. Here are 48 of the best photos from our sensational summer in Cleveland. Want to make this last weekend of summer one for the books? Check out our list of 14 things you must do before summer…
Melt’s First Major Menu Change, Columbus Opening Date Revealed
Almost since the beginning, Melt Bar & Grilled has been accumulating sandwiches like a music fan collects used vinyl. It was always front man Matt Fish’s goal to assemble a collection of 36 unique sandwiches — and that’s precisely how many currently are on the menu. At least until September 3, when Melt rolls out…
Ohio Ranked Among Top 10 States That Do the Most Driving
Californians are by far the most prolific drivers, but Ohioans ranked fourth in the nation for highway miles driven last year, according to new data by the Department of Transportation. Buckeye state drivers covered more than 30 billion miles, contributing to the nation’s 720 billion total highway miles. While that number may seem like a…
An Interview with ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons
Joe Kleon ZZ Top singer-guitarist Billy Gibbons first formed his “little band from Texas” in 1969. The blues trio has been going steady ever since and is currently touring behind 2012’s excellent La Futura. Gibbons recently answered a few of our questions via email. The band performs at 8 p.m. on Sunday at Jacobs Pavilion…
Ohio State University Debates Naming Emergency Department For Abercrombie and Fitch
The next time you lose an arm in Columbus, you may find yourself on a ride to the Abercrombie & Fitch Emergency Department, which on first blush sounds more frightening than losing an arm. But the whole thing – a mere possibility for now – is actually a philanthropic tip o’ the hat to one…
Diana Chittester plays Scene Session
Local singer-songwriter Diana Chittester says people always tell her that her albums don’t accurately represent what she sounds like when she plays live. So she’s decided her next album, which she’ll record when she plays on Friday at the Winchester, will be a live album. She gave us a bit of a preview yesterday when…
Elyria Man Says Girls Can Earn “Points” and Illuminati Payment for Sex
In a tactic familiar to conniving bullies everywhere, a man in — you guessed it — Elyria is now facing felony gross sexual imposition charges after allegedly trying to convince two teenage girls that they would receive payment from the Illuminati if they consented to sexual relations with him. I know what you’re thinking: What…
Those Racist Incidents at Oberlin This Spring Were a ‘Joke’
Shortly after the string of anti-Semitic, homophobic, and racist provocations at Oberlin College came to light, two students were removed from campus for their actions. Turns out, though, these guys were just goofing on Oberlin’s progressive street cred. Two students posted at least some of the racist messages around campus this spring to elicit a…
Life In Prison For Woman Who Slowly Killed Fiance With Antifreeze
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department It was seven years ago when Holly McFeeture slowly killed her fiance Matthew Podolak, the father of their two children. She had been putting antifreeze in his raspberry iced tea in their Archmere Avenue home in Old Brooklyn. On July 31, 2006, “Podolak went to the emergency room in extreme pain,…
Here’s Where You Can Find 5 of the Best Pho Bowls in Cleveland
This slideshow basically needs no introduction- the pho speaks for itself. Here’s our dining critic’s picks of where to find the 5 best pho bowls in Cleveland. You’re welcome.
Light Bistro’s Matt Mathlage to Open Southern Spot in Heart of Hudson
Light Bistro chef and owner Matt Mathlage, along with business partner Eric Dietrich, will open a second restaurant in Hudson. Called Peachtree Southern Kitchen, the restaurant will take over the Old Whedon Grille (200 North Main St.) space that has been vacant since it closed last year. Ironically, Mathlage was that restaurant’s chef de cuisine…
King of the Ville: Ekoostik Hookah Rechristens its Annual Labor Day Weekend Festival
Memorial Day weekend of 1994, Ekoostik Hookah singer-guitarist Dave Katz decided to throw a party at “the Farm,” a place that he describes as “some land I lived on in Fredericktown, Ohio” “We just wanted to play out in the woods,” he says of what became the first Hookahville festival. “We put out the word…
‘Tel Aviv’n’ in Cleveland: The Artist Formerly Known as the Hasidic Reggae Superstar Brings his Evolving Blend of Music to Cleveland
Matthew Paul Miller is calling in from the suburban terrain of Redmond City, Wash. Given the time-zone differential, it’s very early out west, and Miller seems to be in a quiet, contemplative mood. Seeming to prefer discussing life in rhyme and verse, Miller is fairly guarded when probed about his career, his message as an…
Band of the Week: Wesley Bright and the Hi-Lites
<p> Meet the Band: Brent Wesley (vocals), Nick Fritsch (drums), Bob Basone (bass), Jimmy Parsons (guitar), Max Brady (trombone), Nathan Davis (saxophone), Matt Garrett (trumpet). The History: The band played its first gig just over two years ago and has been going strong ever since. Because of its terrific live show — sharp-dressed Brent “Wesley Bright”…
Losers in Love: A Couple of Washouts Bump Uglies in Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune at Blank Canvas Theatre
The principal players in most romantic comedies usually find themselves in interesting locations, such as the observation deck of the Empire State Building in Sleepless in Seattle or at a New Year’s Eve party in When Harry Met Sally. But in Terrence McNally’s downbeat yet masterfully constructed rom-com Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de…
Savage Love: Sail Away
Dear Dan — I’m a cute, mostly straight, twentysomething, single, and (safely) sexually active woman. This happens to me pretty often: I hook up with a guy, we start fooling around, and we’re both really into it. I reach down, and he’s full sail. Things progress—clothes come off, etc.—and, as is generally the polite order…
Regional Beat: These Knees
The Young and the Bright (self-released) theseknees.com This local indie-pop act appropriately describes itself as “playfully romantic” in its official bio. That’s an appropriate description of the music on this album that showcases the vocals of band leader Stephanie Trivison. She has a lilting voice that sounds a bit like Tegan and Sara if you…
Magical Mystery Tour: Beatles Tribute Acts Converge for Abbey Road on the River
Local promoter Gary Jacob originally launched Abbey Road on the River, a weekend-long tribute featuring Beatles cover bands, in Cleveland in 2002. The festival moved to Louisville in 2005, where it continues to take place every Memorial Day weekend. This year, Jacob wanted to bring the festival back to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, the place…
Review of the Week: Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
Rooney Mara (Girl With the Dragon Tattoo), Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone) and Ben Foster (3:10 to Yuma), star in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, a languorous festival circuit film about a Texas outlaw (Affleck) who escapes from prison and scampers headlong over hill and dale to return to his wife (Mara) and wee babe. In…
Parma Pride: Frank Oriti Captures the Faces of Northeast Ohio for the World
“A lot of people try to catch me when I say I’m very lucky,” says Parma-born painter Frank Oriti, Jr., who has made a full-time job of making art. He also snagged a Cleveland Arts Prize and been featured in The New York Times, all in the last six months. His recent success grows out…
The Cleveland Craft Beer Report
Five years ago, the number of Northeast Ohio breweries barely reached double digits. Now, it seems that every week or two a new project is announced. So, what are the latest breweries entering the Cleveland craft beer scene? Cleveland Brew Shop and JC Beer Tech have announced that they will partner up to open Platform…
Stuck in First Gear
On a recent Friday evening, nearly 1,000 cyclists gathered on Public Square for Critical Mass, a monthly ride where bikers normally relegated to the side of the road take over the streets en masse, triumphantly streaming through red lights with a police escort. The festive ride feels a little like a gay pride parade for…
Like a Wily Vet: Reasons Abound to Return to Willeyville in the Flats
There was a moment during dinner one night at Willeyville when my wife asked about a particular item on my plate. “I forget; grab the instructions out of your purse,” I told her. What I meant to say was “grab the menu,” which she had surreptitiously folded and deposited earlier that night, but the verbal…
Industry Veteran: Bridget McGinty of Tastebuds
“I didn’t see my dream job, so I had to invent it,” smiles Bridget McGinty, the owner and chef behind the popular Tastebuds restaurant (1400 East 30th St., 216-344-1770, tastebudsrestaurant.com) in Cleveland’s St. Clair-Superior neighborhood. Born to a large working-class Irish Catholic family in Lakewood, McGinty was raised on a diet of meat, potatoes and…
A Story of Olympic Proportions
Doug Brown: On the documentary’s Facebook page and website, I see you were reaching out and asking people for information on Stella. How important has that been to the documentary. Rob Lucas: It’s been pretty helpful, there have been a few people who responded who didn’t know her well but who led me to people…
Film Spotlight: Closed Circuit
When the film company Working Title approached director John Crowley with the script for Closed Circuit, a film about two London-based lawyers who find themselves at a moral crossroads, he immediately liked what he read. “I was looking for a contemporary, smart thriller,” he says. “The idea of one set in the English legal world…
