Trans-Siberian Orchestra Drummer Discusses the Tour Coming to Youngstown and Cleveland
As the story goes, the prog band Savatage, originally recorded “Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24” in 1995. The song would suddenly become a hit and then reappear on Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s debut, 1996’s Christmas Eve and Other Stories, and launch the band into the major seasonal touring franchise that it is today. Drummer Jeff Plate, a member…
Lorna Shore To Bring Explosive Live Show to House of Blues
Lorna Shore drummer Austin Archey recalls seeing the New Jersey-based death metal band in the 2010s before officially joining the group. While the group would eventually develop its death metal sound to become the potent force that it now is, Archey knew the band was onto something even then. “You could tell back then that…
Cleveland’s Molly O’Malley To Release New EP on October 20
Though non-binary singer-songwriter Molly O’Malley grew up in Louisville, they went to their first concert in Cleveland, where they have family. Only 12 at the time, they saw Relient K and MXPX play at House of Blues. “I remember it vividly because it was such an experience for me,” says O’Malley, who now lives in…
Echosmith Singer Talks About Indie Pop Band’s ‘New Chapter’
Echosmith singer Sydney Sierota says that the shimmering “Hang Around,” the first single from the indie pop band’s forthcoming album, aptly sets the tone for what she’s calling a “new chapter” for the group of siblings. “It was literally the first song we wrote where we said, ‘This is what we want to sound like,’”…
CMSD Gets Hundreds of iPads from Verizon as Part of Digital Inclusion Program
On Thursday of last week, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Euclid Park School held an event to distribute iPads with data and connectivity to its 5th through 8th grade students. The iPads come courtesy of Verizon as part of a nationwide initiative focused on addressing barriers to digital inclusion. Euclid Park School is one of…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Oct.6-9)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 10/06 Dan Soder His natural delivery is what makes standup comic Dan Soder so funny. Add to that his spot-on impressions — like when he jokes about his grandmother casually discussing death or the…
Dan Deagan Tells Story of Harrowing Fourth of July Home Fire for the First Time
After golfing with buddies, Dan Deagan returned home to help his girlfriend Jackie Ramey prepare for the following day’s Fourth of July festivities. To celebrate the holiday, the couple was hosting friends at their new “dream house” in Westlake, which they had moved into one month prior. Deagan loaded a Yeti cooler with beer and…
Shawrma Bro’s Brings Quick-Serve Middle Eastern Food to Lyndhurst
Busy Mayfield Road through Lyndhurst is home to countless restaurants but I can’t come up with a single Middle Eastern spot. That changed this week when Shawrma Bro’s (5722 Mayfield Rd.) opened up in the former home of Las Americas, immediately next door to Sharpy’s Subs. As the name implies, this streamlined operation focuses almost…
“Wenceslas Square” at Kennedy’s Down Under is Well-Acted Semi-Pseudo-Quasi-Comedy
If you ask most younger people about their opinion of Prague Spring, they’d likely think you were talking about a new artisanal water from the misty slopes of the Carpathian Mountains. But back in 1968, Prague Spring was another name for freedom: The leader of the Communist party of Czechoslovakia had instituted reforms that brought…
Actress Linnea Quigley To Appear at Upcoming ‘The Return of the Living Dead’ Screening at Lorain Palace Theatre
Actress Linnea Quigley, who starred in The Return of the Living Dead and other cult classics, including Night of the Demons and Silent Night Deadly Night, will attend a Nov. 4 screening of The Return of the Living Dead at the Lorain Palace Theatre. Lenora (Midnight Rental, The Big Bad B Movie Show) will host…
Ohio Abortion Report Shows Slight Increase in 2021 Before Reversal of Roe v. Wade
The Ohio Department of Health’s latest annual count of abortions conducted in the state showed a slight increase in 2021, the year before Roe v. Wade was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court this summer. The data showed that 60% of abortions happening in the state were in pregnancies of less than nine weeks.…
‘The Onion’ Created Quite Possibly the Funniest Legal Document of All Time on Behalf of Dude from Parma
The humor website The Onion filed an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday in defense of the very concept of parody, and perhaps as no surprise, the legal document is a hilariously meta must-read. The 18-page filing contains plenty of the searing satire the Chicago-based news website is known for, opening with…
Kid Cudi Shocks Fans with Major Career Announcement During Interview this Weekend
It’s been quite a busy 2022 for local star Kid Cudi. From a public spat with former collaborator and friend Kanye West to a global tour that culminated in a massive homecoming in the form of an inaugural music festival, he’s certainly shown no signs of fading from the public eye. Given the success of…
Ohio, Kentucky Rank Among Top 10 States in Smoking-Related Deaths
Ohioans and Kentuckians are still dying in large numbers due to smoking-related illnesses and health complications. In a recent study by NiceRx, Ohio was ranked at No. 8 on a list of U.S. states with the highest smoking-related deaths, with 171 per 100,000 adults in the state dying in 2019. Ohio is also home to…
New Kim Kardashian Podcast Examines Ohio’s Wrongful Conviction of Kevin Keith
A long-awaited podcast series on one of Ohio’s most dubious criminal convictions has just hit the airwaves. The first two episodes of Kim Kardashian’s The System: The Case of Kevin Keith are now available for streaming exclusively on Spotify. This eight-episode series will tell the in-depth story of how Kevin Keith came to be convicted…
Watch Timelapse Video of Stupid 34-Minute Walk from Tri-C Rapid Station to Proposed County Jail Site
Last week, both Cuyahoga County Executive candidates Chris Ronayne and Lee Weingart wrote letters to Cuyahoga County Council opposing the proposed $750 million county jail project at 2700 Transport Road. Ronayne noted among his laundry list of objections that the toxic site was not sufficiently accessible via public transit. To test Ronayne’s claim, three members…
Now Open: Cocky’s Bagels in the Flats
Since launching Cocky’s Bagels as a food-trailer concept about five years ago, partners Keene Cockburn and fiancé Natalie Bata have since added two brick-and-mortar locations. The first, in North Olmsted (26703 Brookpark Ext.), opened in 2019. The second, located in the heart of the Flats East Bank neighborhood (1127 Old River Rd.), opened yesterday. With…
Researcher: Better Diversity in Nursing Improves Access to Care
Nurses are on the forefront of patient outcomes, and experts say a workforce that better reflects the population it serves can help reduce healthcare disparities. In Ohio, people of color are under-represented in the nursing workforce. The percentage of nursing school graduates who are Black or Hispanic is lower than the percentage of the general…
Listen to this Incredible Explosion of “Fucks” After Cheating Fishermen Exposed at Lake Erie Walleye Trail Championship
No less than the New York Times reported this weekend on a scandal in Cleveland that has rocked the angling world. A two-man team team competing in the championship event of the Lake Erie Walleye Trail tournament Friday, held at Gordon Park / E. 72nd Street fishing area, was discovered to have inserted lead weights…
Dinosaur Jr. Deafens Flannel-Clad Crowd at the Agora
There really aren’t that many dynamics in Dinosaur Jr.’s music. Just loud and louder. Well, more like deafening. Good thing I wore earplugs to the band’s show Saturday night at the Agora. The hard indie rock trio, on tour to promote its new album “Sweep It Into Space,” was in fine form as it mixed…
Pianist Alexandre Dossin To Kick Off Tri-C’s Classical Piano Series
Alexandre Dossin, Cleveland Museum of Art, Tri-C’s Classical Piano Series
In Spite of Mean-Spirited Joke, 15-Year-Old Ohio Trans Homecoming Princess Advocates for Herself & Trans Youth Everywhere
It has been quite the rollercoaster week for Cassie Steiner. The 15-year-old trans sophomore received a call on Tuesday with the wonderful news that she was voted in by her peers as Homecoming Princess at Mariemont High School in the Cincinnati-area. Less than 24 hours later, a second call came in letting the Steiner family…
Both Cuyahoga County Executive Candidates Strenuously Oppose New Jail Project
Both candidates for Cuyahoga County Executive, Democrat Chris Ronayne and Republican Lee Weingart, sent strongly worded letters to Cuyahoga County Council this week urging them, for the love of God, to heed public opinion and pump the brakes on the county jail project. That project, if you hadn’t heard, is now estimated to cost in…
I Love LeBron, But I Hate His Shoes
The most important pair of shoes I’ve ever worn are the Blue Zoom Gen 1 LeBrons my Mom got for me just after my 11th birthday. Those shoes that she couldn’t have paid more than $100 for back in the summer of 2004 are now selling on StockX for upwards of $2000. That’s a shame,…
Days of Knights, an Authentic Medieval Living History Event, Returns to Lancaster, Ohio Next Weekend
Looking for a “screen free,” historically accurate romp through history this fall? Well, that’s oddly specific. But, okay. A trip to Lancaster, Ohio, for Days of Knights on Oct. 8 and 9 can make it happen. Set in the sprawling 350-acre Charles Alley Nature Park, Days of Knights promises a fun, interactive and historically nuanced…
Crocker Park Starbucks Store Votes to Unionize
Workers at the Crocker Park Starbucks location voted 7-2 Thursday afternoon to form a union. The Westlake location becomes the fifth store in Northeast Ohio to have successfully organized, joining locations in the Warehouse District, Cleveland Heights, Clifton Boulevard and University Circle. The election was changed from in-person to a mail-in vote due to rising…
“Noises Off” at Lakeland Civic Theatre is a Mostly Satisfying Hot Mess
During our daily life, when we experience an encounter which we describe as a “farce,” we aren’t laughing or even smiling. Whether it was a recent PTA meeting or last year’s family reunion, if we call it a farce it means it was a hot mess and not particularly amusing. But in theater, farce is…
Artist Leigh Brooklyn Displays Anatomical Mastery, Dystopian Vision in “All of Me”
Never-before-displayed works from the catalogue of local artist Leigh Brooklyn are featured in her new solo exhibition, “All of Me,” at Tremont’s Kaiser Gallery. Early works showing the evolution of her multidisciplinary practice and the development of her figurative style can be appreciated. The show’s opening reception will be held on Friday, Oct. 7 from…
Going Sober in October Can Help You and Others
Ohioans are encouraged to participate in a new national challenge to improve their health and the lives of others. During the Sober October event, people of legal drinking age can pledge to abstain from alcohol for a month while raising money to help people in recovery. Luke Frazier, director of marketing for SMART Recovery, a…
Battle of the Land Semifinals will Rock Tower City this Weekend
The second annual Battle of Land competition continues this Saturday, Oct. 1, and Sunday Oct. 2 at Tower City, from 2 p.m. -6 p.m. each day. Sixteen semifinalist musicians will be narrowed down to four, and will go on to compete for the grand prize on Saturday Oct. 8. The grand prize winner of this…
35 RTA Buses Now Equipped with EZ Fare Readers, Entire Fleet Could Have Them by End of 2022
The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) says that 35 of the 324 buses in its fleet are now equipped with EZfare validators, which let riders who have purchased tickets on EZfare via the Transit App digitally scan a QR code as they board. RTA spokesman Robert Fleig told Scene that the goal is to have…
The Plain Dealer, Ohio’s Largest Newspaper, Just Printed an “Overtly Transphobic” Ad
On Sunday, Sandy Varndell thumbed through her weekend edition of The Plain Dealer expecting to catch up on the latest local news. Instead, the founder and president of OutSupport—a Medina-based LGBTQ+ support organization—opened Ohio’s largest newspaper to an ad that stopped her in her tracks. The ad was paid for by “Citizens for Sanity,” a…
Nuero-divergent Actor Maurice Kimball IV Steals Show in Beck’s ‘Curious Incident’
In today’s world, we all must deal with sensory overload, from too many TikToks on our screens to excessive images of Donald Trump on the TV. But when a person is neuro-divergent—on the autism spectrum—sensory overload can be triggered by the most seemingly mundane events. In the daring and compulsively intriguing play “The Curious Incident…
NBC’s Chuck Todd Coming to the City Club Tuesday, Oct. 4
NBC’s Chuck Todd, host of the Sunday morning news program “Meet the Press,” will appear at the City Club of Cleveland next Tuesday, Oct. 4 for a breakfast program. City Club CEO Dan Moulthrop, perhaps to encourage attendance in spite of the 8:00 a.m. start time — breakfast at 7:30 — has promised French Toast…
Hamilton County Judge Puts Ohio Abortion Ban on Two-Week Hold Once Again
A Hamilton County judge yet again kept an abortion law from being enforced as the lawsuit continues its way through the court. Judge Christian Jenkins pushed the abortion law back another two weeks in a ruling on Tuesday, Sept. 27, as confirmed by the ACLU, who represent abortion clinics in the lawsuit who are hoping…
First Look: Jaja, Opening at Intro in Ohio City on Wednesday, Oct. 12
Intro, the new nine-story apartment complex across the street from the West Side Market, already has unveiled Edda Coffee Roasters, the all-day café, Pioneer, the wood-fired sports bar, and Truss, the rooftop event space. Next up for the team at Harbor Bay Ventures is Jaja, which is described by president of hospitality Dan Whalen as…
Opinion: Cleveland City Council Must Cancel ShotSpotter
Gun violence is devastating Cleveland neighborhoods, leaving elected officials scrambling for answers. This desire to save lives and end community violence has unfortunately led to desperate attempts to find a solution. The city recently unveiled plans to spend $2,758,500 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money on expanding its partnership with ShotSpotter, a company whose…
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard To Perform at Tri-C on October 15
Tri-C has just announced that trumpeter Terence Blanchard will perform at part of its upcoming Performing Arts series. Blanchard will play music from 2021’s ABSENCE with his quintet the E-Collective and the Turtle Island Quartet. The concert will take place at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Metropolitan Campus of Cuyahoga Community College. “Terence…
Cleveland’s Maíra Vianna To Play Release Party on October 7 at Praxis Fiber Workshop
Local singer-songwriter Maíra Vianna will celebrate the release her debut album, The Fool, with a live performance at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 7, at the Praxis Fiber Workshop as part of the Waterloo Makes Music Initiative. A native of Belo Horizonte, Brazil, Vianna plays Brazilian Popular Music (MPB) and Brazilian funk. The album also…
New Ad Demands Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Apologize to Child Rape Victim
A new campaign ad from Ohio attorney general candidate Jeff Crossman takes aim at current AG Dave Yost and his remarks about a 10-year-old rape victim who was forced out of state to obtain abortion care. “Dave Yost, you disgust me,” a Northeast Ohio woman named “Geri” says directly to the camera in the ad.…
Sunny Day Real Estate Shows How Bands Can Age Gracefully at House of Blues
Sunny Day Real Estate has reunited and it feels oh so good. And the band looks like it’s having fun playing decades-old songs; even better. The Seattle band, perhaps better known to less devoted music listeners as the one that Dave Grohl plundered in the 1990s to form an early lineup of Foo Fighters, powered…
Cleveland Has Spent Millions on Police Cameras. Why Are the Locations a Secret?
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, a nonprofit news team focused on the Greater Cleveland area’s criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter. *** Cleveland has spent at least $7 million to dot the city with about 1,500 surveillance cameras since 2007. It’s poised to invest nearly $4.7…
Cleveland’s Minus the Alien to Release New EP in November
Akron-based rapper Minus the Alien just announced that he’ll release his new EP, I Come in Peace, a 7-song journey about an alien who “comes to earth with good intentions but becomes engulfed in a web of negative human experiences,” on Nov. 11. Nate Vaill recorded, mixed and mastered the album at Just a Dream Studios/Rialto Theater…
Garfield Heights Teachers Association Authorizes 10-Day Strike Notice
The Garfield Heights Teachers Association voted unanimously Friday to authorize its negotiating team to issue a 10-day strike notice when they deem necessary. The vote, by more than 200 GHTA members, occurred after more than five months of unsuccessful contract negotiations with the Garfield Heights School District. GHTA’s Vice President Tim Duhanich said in a…
Biolyfe Keto Gummies Reviews (Scam or Legit) – Is It Worth Your Money?
The lavish lifestyle with a lot of delicacies keeps people engaged gaining calories. This is termed a love for the carbohydrate and enhances the tummy and waistline fat. All happens due to extreme craving habits and a lack of time to encourage decent health. Shedding those unwanted calories becomes a hectic task and might not…
Ohio Education Leaders Support Free School Meals for All
Education officials in Ohio want state leaders to invest in free school meals for all students. Pandemic-era federal waivers enabling schools to offer breakfast and lunch at no cost expired in June, meaning families in need of assistance have to income-qualify for federal school meal programs. For a family of four, it’s about $51,000 a…
Inaugural Lake Erie Food Festival Comes to Lakeland Community College on Saturday, October 1
Look for the inaugural Lake Erie Food Festival to land at Lakeland Community College on Saturday, October 1. Organizers say that the goal is to showcase local small food businesses in Northeast Ohio. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. “My partner and I decided that we wanted to try to shine the…
Here Are All the Filthy Rich Clevelanders Going to Dee and Jimmy Haslam’s House to Donate $25,000 to J.D. Vance
You’ve heard of Dee and Jimmy Haslam, surely. The Browns owners? Last seen vouching for the integrity and solemn remorsefulness of quarterback DeShaun Watson and lavishing upon him the largest contract in NFL history, shortly before Watson was suspended for 11 games for serial sexual misconduct with massage therapists. Also seen accompanying their charter-school buddy…
‘Clybourne Park’ is Ensemble Master Class at Ensemble Theatre
There is an ineffable pleasure in seeing actors come together and perform in a tight, glistening ensemble production. So, it is fully appropriate that such an experience should now await at a theater named Ensemble. In “Clybourne Park” at Ensemble Theatre, which has recently relocated from Peace Park in Cleveland Heights to South Euclid, seven…
Browns’ Myles Garrett Drove His 2021 Porsche Off Route 18 and it Flipped Over Multiple Times
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett and a female passenger sustained non life-threatening injuries after Garrett drove his 2021 Porsche off Route 18 in Medina County on the way home from practice Monday, state highway patrol officials have said. The Browns released a statement saying Garrett was transported to a local hospital and that the team…
Parents Confused, Outraged About Ohio School’s Letter Regarding LGBTQ+ Policies
In the latest display of the tightrope Ohio schools are currently walking with regards to LGBTQ+ issues, one school district sent a letter to families that has left some parents confused, angry and ready to take action. Dr. John R. Kellogg, superintendent of the Westerville City Schools District (WCSD) in the Columbus suburb, sent the…
Dean Freaking Wade Just Got a Fat $18.5 Million Contract Extension from the Cavs
Today is Cleveland Cavaliers media day, which means fans and credentialed members of the press get to salivate over the glittering prospects of our handsomely equipped local pro hoops squad. Alongside the overachieving Cleveland Guardians, the Cavs are a team that’s actually fun to be a fan of. Imagine. If you missed the big offseason…
Sweet But Simplistic ‘American Mariachi’ Now Playing at Cleveland Play House
There’s a special power in a song. And no, I don’t mean the earworm of “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” that’s been playing on a loop in your head all day. I mean the power many have observed with elderly family members or friends, who have forgotten almost everything except the lyrics of songs…
Cleveland Institute of Music Could Go Tuition Free with Enough Philanthropic Support
The president and CEO of the Cleveland Institute of Music, Paul Hogle, announced in a recent Crain’s letter that the conservatory in University Circle intends to go tuition free before long. Hogle said that as the conservatory downsizes in the coming years, raising artistic standards as it lowers enrollment, CIM’s board must remember that the…
IngenuityFest Once Again Brings Community, Kindness, Innovation, and Fun to Cleveland
This weekend, IngenuityFest welcomed Clevelanders and tourists of all ages to explore its expo at Hamilton Collaborative in East Cleveland. Guests experienced four floors and an outdoor area full of activities, music, artists, food, community resources and more. “Drawing on the best traditions of World’s Fairs and (Inter)National Exhibitions, including the ability to highlight those…
Build the Pho Delivers Big Bowls of Delicious Vietnamese Noodle Soup in Uptown
It can be a challenge to keep track of all the restaurant comings and goings at Uptown in University Circle, but one new entry is a welcome arrival that is worth seeking out. Build the Pho (11440 Euclid Ave., 216-999-7090), as the name suggests, is a build-your-own-bowl-style Vietnamese noodle shop. It is located on the Museum…
Do You Have Any Idea What the Ohio Attorney General or Auditor Even Does?
We’re 50 days away from the 2022 midterms, and advocates are encouraging Ohioans to not only learn more about the candidates on the ballot, but the importance of the offices they wish to hold. Collin Marozzi, deputy director of the ACLU of Ohio, explained state and local officials have a much bigger effect on the…
DJ Duo SLANDER Comes to Agora on Heels of Full-Length Debut’s Release
Right around the time when electronic music was having a surge in popularity, Scott Land and Derek Andersen just happened to be sitting across from one another at a dance music festival in Los Angeles. After talking a bit and getting to know one another, they realized they were both students at the University of California, Irvine.…
“Little Shop of Horrors” Awaits with Open Jaws at Great Lakes Theater
If you don’t like musicals and would like to see their characters punished, have I got the musical for you! In “Little Shop of Horrors,” now at the Great Lakes Theater, all four main characters are killed in a gruesome manner by an alien species of barbaric botany that lives in a florist shop in…
Cleveland’s Angie Haze To Release New Album in October
Local singer-songwriter Angie Haze has just announced that she’ll perform on 7 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Rialto Theatre in Akron to celebrate the release of her new album, Time Thief. A survivor of childhood sexual abuse, Haze uses her music to document her journey, and Time Thief finds her exploring those very…
Cleveland’s Brian Lisik & Hard Legs To Release Live Album Recorded at the Rialto
A live album recorded at Akron’s Rialto Theatre on the eve of local singer-songwriter Brian Lisik’s most recent birthday, Hotsy-Totsy! comes in the wake of eight previous studio releases that Lisik, a veteran area musician, has released. For the live album, Lisik and his current minimalist backing band, the Hard Legs — guitarist Robb Myers…
Cleveland to Dublin Direct Flights Coming Soon
Cleveland City Council will introduce legislation Monday authorizing the local economic development agency Team NEO to provide a grant of as much as $600,000 to the Irish airline Aer Lingus in order to establish and maintain a direct flight between Cleveland and Dublin, Ireland. The grant is part of a JobsOhio incentive program to induce…
Cleveland Police Hiring Practices Are ‘Alarming’ and ‘Disturbing,’ Feds say
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project – Cleveland, a nonprofit news team focused on the Greater Cleveland area’s criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletter. A new report, from a federal monitor overseeing police reforms, is calling several Cleveland Division of Police practices “disturbing” and “alarming.” Among other findings, Cleveland…
Read Scene’s Original Review of David Bowie’s First Concert in America, 50 Years Ago Today in Cleveland
Fifty years ago today, David Bowie played his first stateside gig at a sold-out Music Hall in Cleveland where more than 3,000 fans welcomed the Spiders with anticipation. Scene was there that day on Sept. 22, 1972. Here’s our original review, as written by Jim Girard, who also got a chance to catch up with…
Signal Cleveland Hires Six for Newsroom, Including Ideastream’s Nick Castele
The new nonprofit newsroom Signal Cleveland announced Thursday its first round of editorial hires. After an extensive interview process, which included conversations with Cleveland Documenters and other community members, five reporters and a multimedia director will join editor in chief Lila Mills and managing editors Mark Naymik and Lawrence Caswell. With its founding newsroom in…
Great Lakes Brewing Co. Announces Date for This Year’s Christmas Ale First Pour Party
The annual Christmas Ale First Pour Party at Great Lakes Brewing Company is always a great excuse to play hooky. But this year’s bash is extra special because it marks the 30th anniversary of the popular seasonal ale. The fun takes place on Thursday, October 20. The brewpub (2516 Market Ave., 216-771-4404) will open at…
Jake Kelly Debuts ‘Blowing Minds,’ the Latest Installment in ‘The Death, Destruction, Vice and Sleaze’ Comic Series
The fourth issue in Jake Kelly’s ‘Death Destruction, Vice and Sleaze’ comic series, which is based on weird underground tales of Cleveland freaks, hippies, bombings, murder, strippers and biker gangs, will be released this Saturday. “Blowing Minds” traces the origins of an LSD drug ring, a well-known biker gang’s alleged involvement in a double homicide,…
Bleachers, Carly Rae Jepson Embrace The ’80s at Jacobs Pavilion
One of the most memorable moments during Wednesday night’s heavily choreographed Bleachers/Carly Rae Jepsen concert happened after the two stars joined up for a song. Bleachers’ leader Jack Antonoff blanked on the lyrics to his song “Shadow,” paused, collected himself, and restarted right where they left off. It was in some ways a forgettable blip…
How to Pass a Hair Follicle Drug Test For Weed? Proven Ways for Removing THC Metabolites (2022)
A problem that many medical marijuana consumers face is how to pass hair follicle drug tests in the workplace. Yes, they consume it for medical purposes, but it is only accepted as actual medication in some places. So, how do you dodge a positive result and pass a hair follicle drug test? And why are…
The Home Pantry to Debut at the West Side Market with Expanded Product Line
For the past five years, Alaina Caruso has been crafting high-quality jams, soup and baking mixes, and spice blends under The Home Pantry label. Items such as Strawberry Rose Jam, Blackberry Lavender Jam, Spicy Black Bean Soup, Vegetable Barley Soup Mix, Classic Chocolate Chunk Cookies, Lavender Rosemary Salt Blend and Orange Bourbon Sugar Blend, which…
Documents: 10-Year-Old Wasn’t Only Ohio Minor Forced to Travel for Abortion After Being Raped
At least two more minors made pregnant by sexual assault were forced to leave Ohio to avoid having their rapists’ babies, according to sworn affidavits filed by abortion providers. The affidavits were filed in Cincinnati as part of a lawsuit aimed at stopping enforcement of Ohio’s strict new abortion law, which it temporarily did last…
Les Délices Kicks Off Their Season Plus the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch in Cleveland This Week
Here’s this week’s packed list of Classical music concerts and events in Northeast Ohio. – On Thursday at 7:30 pm the Silver Hall Concert Series presents the Singers’ Club of Cleveland in The Kensington Songbook, a program of Club favorites that convey the ensemble’s convivial spirit, these songs have been known to spontaneously erupt anytime…
Best Dance Party
1. Emo Night CLE 2. Y2KRay 3. Black Mass 4. Fruitcake
Best Painter
1. Frank Oriti 2. Eileen Dorsey 3. Katie Clark 4. Benji Diaz 5. Leigh Brooklyn 6. Darius Steward 7.Justin Brennan 8. Evan Laisure
Best Burlesque Troupe
1. Cleveland Burlesque 2. Black Mass 3. The Fandom Fantasies 4. (Tie) – Blackwater Cabaret 4. (Tie) – Shrimply The Best
Best Indoor Wedding Venue
1. 78th Street Studios 2. Gordon Green 3. Market Square at Crocker Park 4. Truss (Intro) 5. The Elliot
Best Pet-Related Business
1. The Mutt Hutt 2. Inn the Doghouse 3. Boss K9 4. Milo and Me 5. Style Mutt 6. Social Paws
Best Adult Store
1. Adultmart 2. Lover’s Lane (Formerly Ambiance) 3. Dean Rufus House of Fun 4. Cirilla’s
Best Women’s Clothing Store
1. Haven 2. Banyan Tree 3. Knuth’s 4. Sanity 5. Ladder 6. Blush 7. Girl Next Door 8. Apricot Lane
Best Comedy Venue
1. Hilarities 2. The Improv 3. Winchester Music Tavern 4. Secret Society Comedy
Best Brewery
1. Noble Beast 2. Great Lakes 3. Fatheads 4. Masthead 5. Market Garden 6. Immigrant Son 7. Platform
Best Late Night Eats
1. Edison’s 2. Happy Dog 3. My Friends Restaurant 4. The Fairmount 5. Cocky’s Bagels 6. Buckeye Beer Engine 7. Greek Village 8. All Saints Public House
Best Donuts
1. Brewnuts 2. Jack Frost 3. Vegan Doughnut Company 4. Goldie’s 5. Biagio’s 6. Becker’s 7. Spudnuts 8. Big Mouth Donuts
Best Ice Cream
1. Mason’s Creamery 2. Mitchell’s 3. Honey Hut 4. East Coast Custard 5. Handel’s
Best Local Chain
1. Aladdin’s 2. Winking Lizard 3. Swenson’s 4. Barrio 5. Melt 6. Yours Truly 7. Rising Star
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
1. Saigon 2. Superior Pho 3. #1 Pho 4. Pho Thang 5. Nam Wah
Best Male Vocalist
1. Ray Flanagan 2. Joe Figueroa 3. Brent Kirby 4. Anthony Covatta 5. Mikey Silas
Best Artist
1. Eileen Dorsey 2. Aaron Sechrist 3. Glen Infante 4. Angela Oster 5. Evan Laisure
Best Hotel
1. Metropolitan at the 9 2. Hilton (Downtown) 3. Kimpton Schofield 4. Renaissance 5. Cleveland Hostel
Best Golf Course
1. Manakiki 2. Sleepy Hollow 3. Big Met 4. Quail Hollow 5. Little Mountain
Best Local News Station
1. WKYC NBC 3 2. WJW Fox 8 3. WEWS ABC 5 4. WOIO CBS 19
Best Barbershop
1. Black Cat 2. Quintana’s 3. Wise Guys 4. Principle 5. Refinery 6. BlessKutz
Best Pet Supplies Shop
1. Style Mutt 2. Pet People 3. Pet-Tique 4. The Natural Pet
Best Grocery Store
1. Lucky’s Market 2. Heinen’s 3. Fresh Thyme 4. La Plaza 5. The Grocery
Best Polish Restaurant
1. Prosperity Social Club 2. All Saints Public House 3. Little Polish Diner 4. Dick and Alice Sausage and Pierogi Haus 5. Marie’s Restaurant
Best Bar on the Water
1. Collision Bend Brewery 2. Shooters 3. Merwin’s Wharf 4. Alley Cat 5. Welcome to the Farm 6. FWD
Best Place for a Kid’s Birthday Party
1. Sky Zone 2. Play: Cle 3. Urban Air Westlake 4. Little Gym 5. The Workz
Best Chef
1. Doug Katz (Zhug/Amba) 2. Rocco Whalen (Fahrenheit) 3. Jill Vedaa (Salt+) 4. Jeremy Umansky (Larder) 5. Jared Bazil (All Saints Public House) 6. Vinnie Cimino (Cordelia)
Best Club for Hip-Hop
1. Grog Shop 2. B-Side 3. The Foundry 4. Rumor 5. Coda
Best Arts/Film/Music Festival
1. Cleveland International Film Festival 2. Lakewood Arts Festival 3. Ingenuity Fest 4. Brite Winter 5. Waterloo Arts Festival
Best Specialty Food Market
1. Nature’s Oasis 2. Galucci’s 3. La Plaza 4. Astoria Cafe and Market 5. Park to Shop
Best Family Outing
1. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 2. Cleveland Botanical Gardens 3. Holden Arboretum 4. Edgewater Park 5. Urban Air Westlake
Best Outdoor Wedding Venue
1. Cleveland Botanical Gardens 2. Gervasi Vineyards 3. The Shoreby Club 4. Sapphire Creek 5. Truss (Intro)
Best Thrift Store
1. Flower Child 2. Common Threads 3. Value World 4. Savers 5. Refried Exchange
Best Barber
1. Jessica Branco (Quintana’s) 2. Ryan Hardwick (Black Cat) 3. Theo Challouf (West Park) 4. Chuck Falk (Principle) 5. Patrick Corrigan (Black Cat) 6. Omar Dodel (Blesskutz)
Best Place to Buy a Wedding Dress
1. Harper and Ivory 2. Radiant Bride 3. Brides by the Falls 4. Liliana 5. Ivory and Ash 6. Miranda’s 7. Matina’s
Best Comedian
1. Mike Polk Jr. 2. Mary Santora 3. Bill Squire 4. Ricky Smith 5. Jimmie Graham
Best Bar With Games
1. Tabletop Board Game Cafe 2. Pins Mechanical 3. Hi and Dry 4. Funhouse 5. Superelectric Pinball Parlor
Best Butcher Shop
1. Ohio City Provisions 2. TJ’s Butcher Block 3. Gibbs Butcher Block 4. Saucisson 5. K&K Portage Meats
Best Breakfast
1. Martha on the Fly 2. Grumpy’s 3. Lucky’s Cafe 4. Borderline Cafe 5. Juneberry Table
Best Restaurant
1. Marble Room 2. Salt+ 3. Astoria 4. Rowley Inn 5. Zhug 6. Cordelia 7. Parallax 8. Amba
Best French Fries
1. Tommy’s 2. Mars Bar 3. Rowley Inn 4. Larder 5. Bright Side
Best Pho
1. Superior Pho 2. #1 Pho 3. Ninja City 4. Pho Thang 5. Bowl of Pho
Best Female Vocalist
1. Sienna Bella 2. Chayla Hope 3. Taylor Lamborn 4. Laura Fedor 5. Amanda Terman
Best Dance Troupe
1. Dancing Wheels 2. Cleveland Ballet 3. Verb Ballet 4. Groundworks 5. Inlet Dance 6. Sky Hoop Troupe
Best Neighborhood
1. Tremont 2. Ohio City 3. Gordon Square 4. Old Brooklyn 5. Detroit Shoreway
Best Place to Ski
1. Brandywine 2. Boston Mills
Best Record Store
1. Record Revolution 2. My Mind’s Eye 3. The Exchange 4. Loop 5. Record Den 6. Hausfrau 7. The Current Year
Best Vintage Store
1. Sweet Lorain 2. Flower Child 3. Cool World 4. Refried Vintage 5. Tart Boutique
Best Consignment Shop
1. All Things For You 2. Clothes Mentor 3. Tart Boutique 4. River Trading 5. Passion for Fashion
Best Bar For Singles
1. Funhouse 2. Corky’s 3. Winchester Music Tavern 4. Bright Side 5. Coach’s Lounge
Best Barbecue
1. Woodstock BBQ 2. Proof BBQ 3. Mabel’s 4. Landmark Smokehouse 5. Real Smoqed BBQ
Best Place for a Grown-Up’s Birthday Party
1. Mahall’s 2. Funhouse 3. 16-Bit Bar+Arcade/Pins Mechanical 4. Boss Pro-Karting 5. Galaxy KTV
Best Deli
1. Joe’s (Rocky River) 2. Slyman’s 3. Larder 4. Corky and Lenny’s 5. Jack’s Deli
Best Club for Blues
1. Brothers Lounge 2. Beachland Ballroom 3. The Winchester 4. Bop Stop 5. Cebar’s
Best Movie Theater
1. Cedar Lee Theater 2. Capitol Theater 3. The Cinematheque 4. Cinemark Valley View 5. Crocker Park
Best Place to Buy Sneakers
1. Second Sole 2. Lucky’s 3. Xhibition 4. Chilly Kicks 5. My Cousin Vintage
Best Radio Station
1. 100.7 WMMS 2. 92.3 The Fan 3. 89.3 WCSB 4. 98.5 WNCX 5. 107.3
Best Salon
1. Willow Room 2. Green Opal 3. Pretty Things 4. Marco Alexzander 5. Charles Scott 6. Sam Fellows
Best Stylist
1. Justine Vasarab (Black Cat) 2. Jessica Branco (Quintana’s) 3. Marco Alexzander (Marco Alexzander) 4. Meeka Scull (Salon Lofts) 5. Lexie Dunn (Lady Luck’s Hair Parlor) 6. Sam Fellows (Beautybox Suites)
Best Antique Shop
1. Attenson’s 2. Flower Child 3. Sweet Lorain 4. All Things For You 5. Medina Antique Mall
Best Bar/Club for EDM
1. FWD 2. Winchester Music Tavern 3. Crobar 4. Symposium 5. Touch Supper Club
Best Latin Restaurant
1. Barrocco 2. Batuqui 3. El Arepazo Y Pupuseria 4. Paladar 5. Rincon Criollo 6. Twisted Taino
Best African Restaurant
1. Zoma Ethiopian Cafe 2. Empress Taytu 3. Yum Village 4. Habesha 5. Afrika Taste and Lounge 6. Kifaya’s Kitchen 7. Choukouya Resto-Bar
Best Diner
1. Grumpy’s 2. My Friends Restaurant 3. The Place To Be 4. Big Al’s Diner 5. Eat at Joe’s
Best Local Snack
1. Koko Bakery 2. The Pierogi Lady 3. Mason’s Creamery 4. Original Popcorn House 5. Ball Ball Waffles
Best German Restaurant
1. Das Schnitzel Haus 2. Der Braumeister 3. Hansa Brewery 4. Hofbrauhaus
Best Seafood Restaurant
1. Acqua Di Luca 2. Pier W 3. Blue Point Grille 4. Alley Cat Oyster Bar 5. Marble Room
Best Local Author/Writer – Fiction
1. Paula McClain 2. Thrity Umrigar 3. Dan Chaon 4. Mary Doria Russell 5. Michael Vassel
Best Illustrator
1. Shannon Prada 2. Glen Infante 3. Lisa Quine 4. Angela Oster 5. Justin MIchael Will 6. Jake Kelly 7. Rick Lozano 8. Len Peralta 9. John G
Best Suburb
1. Lakewood 2. Cleveland Heights 3. Chagrin Falls 4. Rocky River 5. Westlake 6. Bay Village
Best Public Pool
1. Lakewood 2. Westlake 3. Rocky River 4. Beachwood 5. Cumberland
Best Anchor
1. Betsy Kling (WKYC 3) 2. Wayne Dawson (WJW 8) 3. Stefani Schaefer (WJW 8) 4. Russ Mitchell (WKYC 3) 5. Austin Love (WKYC 3)
Best Florist
1. Urban Orchid 2. Kate Rutter 3. Blossom Cleveland 4. Mayfield Floral 5. Stems Fleur
Best Home/Garden Shop
1. Petiti Garden Center 2. Gale’s Garden Center 3. Lakewood Plant Company 4. Urban Planting 5. Bremec’s Garden Center
Best Dive Bar
1. Harbor Inn 2. Hoopples 3. Funhouse 4. Hotz Cafe 5. Judd’s City Tavern
Best Bartender
1. Amanda Popik (Merry Arts) 2. Merrill Konst (The Fairmount) 3. Jason Knotek (The Foundry) 4. ohn Wiley (Butcher and the BRewer) 5. Sebastian Albornoz (Cordelia)
Best Bagels
1. Cleveland Bagel Co. 2. Cocky’s Bagels 3. Bialy’s 4. Nubeigel 5. Bagel Buddy’s
Best Place to Buy a House
1. Lakewood 2. Rocky River 3. Shaker Heights 4. Old Brooklyn 5. Parma
Best Bar Food
1. Buckeye Beer Engine 2. Prosperity Social Club 3. Rowley Inn 4. Merry Arts 5. Mars Bar
Best Mexican Restaurant
1. La Plaza 2. Cozumel 3. Cilantro Taqueria 4. Momocho 5. El Carnicero 6. El Palenque
Best LGBTQ Bar
1. Twist Social Club 2. Funhouse 3. The Leather Stallion 4. Symposium 5. Cocktails
Best Local Author/Writer – Nonfiction/Journalism
1. Laura DeMarco 2. Annie Nickoloff 3. Rachel Dissell 4. Ken Schneck 5. Connie Schultz
Best Musical Shop
1. Arrowhead Music 2. Cleveland Violins 3. Guitar Riot 4. Bowed String Shop
Best Beach
1. Edgewater Beach 2. Huntington Beach 3. Mentor Headlands 4. Fairport Harbor 5. Euclid Beach
Best College Radio Station
1. 90.7 WKSU – Kent State 2. 89.3 WCSB – Cleveland State University 3. 88.7 WJCU – John Carroll 4. 91.1 WRUW – Case Western Reserve 5. 88.3 WXPN – Baldwin Wallace
Best Bicycle Shop
1. Eddy’s 2. Century Cycles 3. Blazing Saddles 4. Spin 5. Joy Machines 6. Fairview Cycle 7. Sixth City Cycle
Best Bookstore
1. Loganberry 2. Mac’s Backs 3. Visible Voice 4. Fireside Bookshop 5. Appletree Books
Best Gift Shop
1. Eclectic Cleveland 2. Salty Not Sweet 3. Cool World 4. Coven 5. Tart Boutique 6. Luster 7. Mishi Lifestyle 8. Rusty Chandelier 9. The Rock Shop
Best Place for Arcade Games
1. 16-Bit Bar + Arcade/Pins Mechanical 2. Superelectric Pinball Parlor’ 3. Funhouse 4. Happy Dog 5. Coach’s
Best Vegan Restaurant
1. Cleveland Vegan 2. Tommy’s 3. Cloak and Dagger 4. The Root Cafe 5. Little Rose Tavern 6. The Benevolent Butcher 7. Something Good To Eat
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
1. Zhug 2. Ferris Shawarma 3. Nate’s Deli 4. Taza 5. Boaz
Best Bakery/Pastries
1. Luna 2. Blackbird 3. On The Rise 4. Leavened 5. Roasted
Best Juice Bar
1. Beet Jar 2. Restore 3. Beyond Juicery 4. Anna in the Raw 5. Juice Lab
Best Jamaican Restaurant
1. IRIE Jamaican Kitchen 2. UJerk 3. Caribe Bakery 4. Bratenahl Kitchen 5. Ela’s Caribbean Grill
Best Place To Catch a Play
1. Cleveland Public Theatre 2. Beck Center 3. Dobama Theatre 4. Near West Theatre 5. Blank Canvas
Best Local Album
1. I’m OK, You’re OK by Uptight Sugar 2. What If by Jason Patrick Meyers 3. Animal of Disrespect by Spike Pit 4. Welcome to Darkview by Brave Bones 5. Last Year’s Marvel by Joshua Jesty
Best Dog Park
1. Lakewood 2. Edgewater 3. Taps and Tails 4. Bow Wow Beach 5. Barkwood in Beachwood
Best Gym
1. Tremont Athletic Club 2. Old School Iron 3. Fitworks 4. Upgraded Industries 5. The Studio 6. FMU Fitness
Best Instagram Follow
1. @TheCleBucketList 2. @ClevelandVibes 3. @CleFoodies 4. @CraveCle 5. @Cleveland.Westside.Eats 6. @FoodInCleveland 7. @CleFood
Best Store To Find A Piece of Cleveland
1. Made Cleveland 2. Cuyahoga Collective 3. Cleveland in a Box 4. Salty Not Sweet 5. Googie Style
Best Beer Selection
1. Simone’s Beverage 2. Rozi’s 3. Red, Wine and Brew 4. The Wine Spot 5. Mack’s Beverage 6. Charlie’s Beverage
Best Neighborhood Bar
1. Merry Arts Pub 2. Prosperity Social Club 3. XYZ 4. Jukebox 5. Old Angle Tavern 6. Academy Tavern 7. Hotz Cafe 8. Coach’s Place
Best Wine Bar
1. Flight 2. Rocky River Wine Bar 3. Humble Wine Bar 4. CLE Urban Winery 5. The Wine Spot
Best Italian Restaurant
1. Luca Italian Cuisine 2. Bar Italia 3. Molto Bene 4. Lockkeepers 5. Il Venetian 6. Mia Bella
Best Activist
1. Ricky Smith 2. Dr. Lady J. Martinez 3. Molly Martin 4. Ken Schneck 5. Robert Rice
Best Seafood Market
1. Kate’s Fish 2. Euclid Fish Co. 3. Seven Seas Seafoods 4. Catanese Seafood 5. Omar’s Seafood
Best French Restaurant
1. Le Petit Triangle 2. L’Albatros 3. EDWINs 4. Tartine Bistro 5. Paris Room
Best Local Playwright
1. Lisa Langford 2. Christopher Johnston 3. John Busser 4. David Hansen 5. Eric Coble
Best Medical Marijuana Dispensary
1. The Botanist 2. Rise 3. Amplify 4. Bloom Medicinals
Best Free Outing
1. Cleveland Museum of Art 2. Metroparks 3. Edgewater Live 4. Lakewood Park 5. Wade Oval Wednesdays
Best Radio Show
1. Rover’s Morning Glory (100.7 WMMS) 2. Alan Cox Show (100.7 WMMS) 3. Ken Carman Show With Anthony Lima (92.3 The Fan) 4. The Jen and Tim Show (Star 102) 5. Chasing Infinity (WRUW)
Best Wine Store
1. The Wine Spot 2. Rozi’s 3. Flight 4. Little Italy Wines 5. CLE Urban Winery 6. Magna Wine Boutique
Best Local Fashion Designer
1. Emily Roggenburk 2. Valerie Mayen 3. FRISKMEGOOD 4. Shannon Prada 5. William Frederick
Best Place for a Mani/Pedi
1. Stella and Shay 2. Sacred Hour 3. 50 Shades of Polish 4. Glossy Nails 5. Manifest 6. Prive 7. Options
Best Spot for Day Drinking
1. Lakewood Truck Park 2. Collision Bend 3. Rowley Inn 4. Merry Arts 5. Coach’s Place
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
1. Tommy’s 2. Cleveland Vegan 3. Root Cafe 4. Zoma Ethiopian 5. The Benevolent Butcher
Best Indian Restaurant
1. India Garden 2. Cafe Tandoor 3. Saffron Patch 4. Amba 5. Tandul
Best Cakes
1. Kelsey Elizabeth 2. Michael Angelo’s 3. Wild Flour 4. White Flour 5. LaLa Custom Cakes
Best Romantic Restaurant
1. Pier W 2. Marble Room 3. L’Albatros 4. Luca 5. Amba
Best Sushi
1. Ginko 2. Pacific East 3. Voodoo Tuna 4. Sakana Sushi 5. Blue Sushi 6. Goma
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Best Actor
1. Anthony Covatta 2. Cody Kilpatrick Steele 3. Geoff Knox 4. Danny Simpson 5. Keith Myers 6. Ryan Falrey 7. James Gappy Burney
Best Filmmaker
1. Robert Banks 2. Keith Knittel 3. Scott Brosius 4. Tyler Davidson
Best Place to Play Billiards
1. ABC the Tavern 2. Iggy’s 3. The Social Room 4. Little Rose Tavern 5. Rookie’s
Best Yoga Studio
1. Cleveland Yoga 2. Inner Bliss 3. The Studio Cleveland 4. Hope Yoga 5. Yoga Strong 6. Chagrin Yoga
Best College or University
1. Cleveland State University 2. Case Western Reserve University 3. Kent State University 4. Baldwin Wallace University 5. John Carroll University
Best Jewelry Maker
1. The Sis Kiss 2. Oceanne 3. Noble Fawn 4. Liza Michelle 5. Bianca Breed 6. Posch and Gulyas
Best Massage Salon
1. Sacred Hour 2. Bodhi Tree 3. Quintana’s 4. The Studio Cleveland 5. Womb Wellness
Best Karaoke
1. Tina’s 2. Corky’s Place 3. Becky’s 4. Galaxy KTV 5. Casey Jones Tavern
Best Bar Patio
1. Stone Mad Pub 2. Collision Bend Brewing Co. 3. The Fairmount 4. Nano Brew 5. Jukebox
Best Steakhouse
1. Strip 2. Marble Room 3. Red, the Steakhouse 4. Cleveland Chop 5. Cabin Club
Best Local Podcast
1. The Guiltless Podcast 2. CLE Foodcast 3. Live at the Bop Stop 4. Trend Kill Radio 5. Ten Cent Beer Life 6. Selby is Godcast
Best New Restaurant
1. Cent’s 2. Amba 3. Martha on the Fly 4. Cordelia 5. Juneberry Table 6. Bright Side 7. Pioneer
Best Jazz Club
1. Brothers Lounge 2. Bop Stop 3. Winchester Music Tavern 4. Coda
Best Bottle Selection
1. Cordelia 2. Winking Lizard 3. Buckeye Beer Engine 4. Marble Room 5. Flight
Best Actress
1. Mariah Burks 2. Nicole Sumlin 3. Amanda Terman 4. Kelly Strand
Best CBD Shop
1. Cleveland CBD 2. Pipe Dreams 3. Amplify 4. Shaman 5. Kerwell
Best Apartment Complex
1. Crocker Park Living 2. The 9 3. The Bingham 4. Intro 5. The Quarter
Best Sports Talker
1. Ken Carman (92.3 The Fan) 2. Tony Rizzo (WKNR 850) 3. Adam the Bull (Ultimate Cleveland Sports Show) 4. Dustin Fox (92.3 The Fan) 5. Anthony Lima (92.3 The Fan)
Best T-Shirt Shop
1. Cleveland Clothing Company 2. Homage 3. Emily Roggenburk 4. Ilthy 5. Where I’m From
Best Jewelry Store
1. Oceanne 2. The Rock Shop 3. Alson’s 4. Mishi Lifestyle 5. Porterfi
Best Auto Repair
1. Conrad’s 2. Knapp’s 3. Leo Luck 4. Detroit Auto Clinic 5. Shaker Quality 6. Plain Brothers 7. West Park Shell
Best Cocktail Bar
1. Porco Tiki Lounge 2. Cloak and Dagger 3. Velvet Tango Room 4. LBM 5. Spotted Owl 6. Society Lounge
Best Brunch
1. Rowley Inn 2. Pier W 3. Luxe Kitchen and Lounge 4. The Winchester 5. All Saints Public House 6. Cordelia
Best Sandwiches
1. Larder 2. Herb’n Twine 3. La Bodega 4. Tost 5. Real Smoqed BBQ
Best Breadmaker
1. On the Rise 2. Blackbird 3. Leavened 4. Breadsmith 5. Stone Oven
Best Tacos
1. Barrio 2. La Plaza 3. Cilantro Taqueria 4. Condado 5. Hola Tacos
Best Japanese Restaurant
1. Shinto 2. Pacific East 3. Ginko 4. Bar Oni 5. Sakana Sushi 6. Sasa
Best Draught Selection
1. Market Garden 2. Buckeye Beer Engine 3. City Tap 4. Noble Beast 5. Sauced
Best Concert Venue
1. Blossom Music Center 2. Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica 3. Beachland Ballroom & Tavern 4. Grog Shop 5. The Agora
Best Hip Hop Artist/Group
1. MellowMan Funk 2. Yaya 3. Koly Kolgate 4. Free Black 5. Young Spitta
Best Tattoo Artist
1. Liz Karn (Olympus Tattoo Studio) 2. Jake Romero (Lakewood Electric) 3. Kelly King (Lovebird Tattoos) 4. Chris Nelson (Voodoo Monkey) 5. Rodney Rose (252 Tattoo)
Best Sporting Goods Store
1. Geiger’s 2. Dunham’s
Best Specialty Exercise Classes
1. Cycle Fly 2. Harness Cycle 3. Be Fitness 4. Sky Aerial Studios 5. Corus 6. The Studio
Best Place to Work
1. Cordelia 2. Common Threads 3. Buckeye Relief 4. St. Barnabas School 5. Amplify
Best Furniture Maker
1. 44 Steel 2. Dominic Fiorello 3. Dave Crider 4. Freddy Hill
Best Car Dealership
1. Ganley Subaru 2. Metro Toyota 3. Leikin Volvo and Mercedes 4. Motorcars Cleveland heights 5. Classic Lexus
Best Happy Hour
1. Georgetown 2. All Saints Public House 3. Luca 4. Funhouse 5. The Winchester Music Tavern 6. Merry Arts 7. Riverwood Cafe
Best Bar Trivia Night
1. Winchester Music Tavern 2. Happy Dog 3. Jukebox 4. Noble Beast 5. Nano Brew
Best Food Truck
1. Fired Up Tacos 2. Cocky’s Bagels 3. Wild Spork 4. Benevolent Butcher 5. Parilya
Best Drag Performer
1. Veranda L’Ni 2. Peach Fuzz 3. Aurora Thunder 4. Dakota Cox 5. Willow Tree 6. Kardi Redd Diamond
Best Coffee
1. Rising Star 2. Duck Rabbit 3. Roasted 4. Civilization 5. Lekko
Best Rock Club
1. The Agora 2. Grog Shop 3. Beachland Ballroom 4. Mahall’s 5. The Foundry 6. No Class 7. The Winchester
Best Sports Bar
1. The Clevelander 2. Merry Arts 3. Old Angle Tavern 4. City Tap 5. Game On
Best Singer-Songwriter
1. Sienna Bella 2. Ray Flanagan 3. Kyle Kidd 4. Chayla Hope 5. Brent Kirby 6. Amanda Terman
Best Director
1. Robert Banks 2. Thomas Sawyer 3. Eric Swinderman 4. Jay Williams 5. Keith Knittel
Best Local Smoke Shop
1. Daystar 2. Planet of the Vapes 3. Twisted Minds 4. Fog Vapery 5. Sunshine Shop 6. Heady Hips
Best Bed and Breakfast
1. Anchor inn 2. Emerald Necklace Tearoom and Inn 3. Glidden House Hotel 4. Rider’s Inn 5. Clifford House
Best Sports Talk Radio Show
1. The Ken Carman Show With Anthony Lima 2. The Really Big Show 3. Afternoon Drive 4. Chico After Dark 5. The Barber Shop
Best Cigar Shop
1. Cousin’s Cigar 2. Tremont Cigar 3. Cigar Cigars 4. Mayfield Smoke Shop 5. Robusto and Briar
Best Place to Furnish Your Home
1. Him and His Design 2. All Things For You 3. Helm Collective 4. Mishi Lifestyle 5. W Design
Best Arts Event
1. Cain Park Arts Festival 2. Lakewood Arts Festival 3. Third Fridays at 78th Street Studios 4. Berea Arts Festival 5. FRONT Triennial
Best Desserts (Restaurant)
1. Rood Food and Pie 2. Joe’s Deli 3. Marble Room 4. Lockkeepers 5. Cordelia
Best Pizza
1. Il Rione 2. Ohio Pie Co. 3. Citizen Pie 4. Harlow’s 5. Cent’s 6. Crust 7. Vero
Best Sub Shop
1. Herb’n Twine 2. Dave’s Cosmic Subs 3. Grum’s 4. La Bodega 5. TJ’s Butcher Block
Best Greek Restaurant
1. Greek Village 2. Astoria Cafe and Market 3. Mars Bar 4. Niko’s 5. Taki’s
Best Tapas/Small Plates
1. Salt+ 2. Zhug 3. Cordelia 4. Sangria Y Tapas 5. Amba
Best Chinese Restaurant
1. Li Wah 2. Szechuan Gourmet 3. LJ Shanghai 4. Siam Cafe 5. Han Kebab
Best Band
1. Oregon Space Trail of Doom 2. The Rosies 3. Apostle Jones 4. Welshly Arms 5. Who Saved Who
Best Wedding Photographer
1. Dragonfly Photography 2. Emily Millay 3. Courtney Kissel 4. Alex Kerr 5. Zaina Salem
Best Street Fair
1. Taste of Tremont 2. The Feast of the Assumption 3. Asian Festival 4. Lakewood Arts Festival 5. Hessler Fair
Best Bowling Alley
1. Mahall’s 2. Corner Alley 3. Fairview Lanes 4. Madison Lanes 5. Bay Lanes
Best Non-Profit/Charity
1. Refugee Response 2. Building Hope In The City 3. RAKE 4. Hood Squad 216 5. The Rainey Institute
Best Spa
1. Quintana’s 2. Sacred Hour 3. Spa West 4. Holistic Halo Salt Spa 5. The Studio 6. Raw Esthetics
Best Comics/Collectibles Shop
1. Carol and John’s 2. Superscript 3. Apple Jax Toys 4. Comic Heaven 5. K and K Sports
Best New Bar
1. Pins & Needles 2. The Yard on 3rd 3. No Class 4. Bright Side 5. Kaiser Gallery
Best Metal Club
1. The Foundry 2. No Class 3. The Agora 4. LBM 5. Grog Shop
Best Patio Dining
1. All Saints Public House 2. Collision Bend Brewing Company 3. The Fairmount 4. Georgetown 5. Astoria
Best Private High School
1. St. Ignatius 2. St. Edwards 3. Hawken 4. Magnificat 5. Hathaway Brown 6. Holy Name
Best Hot Dog
1. Happy Dog 2. Scooter’s 3. Hot Dog Diner 4. Market Garden 5. Judd’s City Tavern
Best Bar or Club for Local Music
1. Beachland Ballroom and Tavern 2. Mahall’s 3. The Grog Shop 4. Happy DOg 5. Winchester Music Tavern 6. The Foundry 7. No Class
Best Cover Band
1. Disco Inferno 2. Tricky Dick 3. Spazmatics 4. Follow The Sun 5. Bluewater Kings
Best Photographer
1. Gabe Wasylko 2. Amber Ford 3. Courtney Kissel 4. Shane McNicholas 5. Devon Keller
Best Traditional Dance Company
1. Cleveland Ballet 2. Dancing Wheels 3. Crooked River Circus 4. Verb Ballet 5. GroundWorks 6. Inlet Dance
Best Seasonal Festival/Event
1. Asian Lantern Festival 2. Oktoberfest 3. Taste of Tremont 4. Feast of the Assumption 5. Brite Winter
Best Cleveland Maker
1. Pattern Play Glas 2. GV Artwork 3. Darbynwoods Fine Woodworking 4. Peripeti Candles 5. X-Rae Art
Best Tattoo Shop
1. Lakewood Electric 2. Voodoo Monkey 3. Black Dahlia 4. 252 Tattoo 5. Tattoo Faction 6. Olive Ink
Best Boutique
1. Banyan Tree 2. Salty Not Sweet 3. The Shore Society 4. Haven 5. Room Service 6. Tart Boutique 7. Mishi Lifestyle 8. Ladder
Best Art Gallery
1. Spaces 2. 78th Street Studios 3. Negative Space 4. Pop Shop 5. Kaiser Gallery 6. Hedge Gallery
Best Irish Restaurant
1. Stone Mad Pub 2. The Harp 3. PJ Mcintyre’s 4. Flannery’s 5. Flat Iron Cafe 6. Old Angle
Best Burger
1. Gunselman’s Tavern 2. Buckeye Beer Engine 3. Heck’s 4. Good Company 5. Cordelia
Best Chicken Wings
1. Boss ChicknBeer 2. Rush Inn 3. The Foundry 4. Good Company 5. Woodstock BBQ
Best Soul Food
1. Bourbon Street Barrel Room 2. Zanzibar 3. SoHo Chicken and Whiskey 4. Angie’s 5. Real Smoqed BBQ
Best Teahouse
1. Cleveland Tea Revival 2. Algebra Tea House 3. Inca Tea 4. The Macaron Tea Room 5. Clementine’s
Best Thai Restaurant
1. Thai Thai 2. Banana Blossom 3. Sweet Mango 4. Thai Kitchen 5. Ty Fun 6. Peppermint Cafe 7. Map of Thailand
Best DJ
1. Steph Floss 2. Bobby Booshay 3. DJ Moist 4. Mattitude 5. Koly Kolgate
Best Sculptor
1. Gina DeSantis 2. Billy Ritter 3. Joanne Umansky 4. Dave Crider 5. Charmaine Spencer
Best Place to Hike
1. Cuyahoga Valley National Park 2. Rocky River Reservation 3. Brecksville Reservation 4. Hinckley Reservation 5. Chapin Forest 6. Brandywine Falls
Best Sports Reporter
1. Jim Donovan 2. Andre Knott 3. Mary Kay Cabot 4. John Telich 5. Daryl Ruiter
Best Place for a First Date
1. Humble Wine Bar 2. Luxe 3. Toast 4. Cordelia 5. Roasted Tremont
Best Men’s Clothing Store
1. Tailored Epiphany 2. Whiskey Grade 3. Kilgore Trout 4. Xhibition 5. J3
Best Eyewear
1. Eyes on Chagrin 2. Eye Candy Optical 3. Park Opticians 4. Eyetique 5. David Ford
Best Gentlemen’s Club
1. Christie’s 2. Lido’s Lounge 3. Hustler Club 4. Crazy Horse 5. Diamond Men’s Club
Best Club or Bar for Dancing
1. Good Night John Boy 2. Twist Social Club 3. FWD 4. The Foundry 5. Birds of Paradise
Best Fried Chicken
1. SoHo Chicken and Whiskey 2. Sauce The City 3. Prosperity Social Club 4. Antonio’s Pizza 5. Cordelia
Best Public High School
1. Lakewood High School 2. Solon High School 3. Westlake High School 4. Cleveland Heights High School 5. Shaker Heights High School
Best Ramen
1. Otani Noodle 2. Ninja City 3. Xinji Noodle Bar 4. Corner 11 5. Issho Ni
Best Bar or Club for Underground Music
1. Grog Shop 2. No Class 3. The Foundry 4. Little Rose Tavern 5. Coda
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Gar and Mar Is Setting the Bar for Jamaican in Berea
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Savage Love: Kids Watching Porn, Naked Husbands, and NPR During Sex?
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Best Polish Boy
1. Little Polish Diner 2. Rowley Inn 3. Banter 4. Seti’s 5. Real Smoqed BBQ
