15+ Things To Do in Cleveland This Fourth of July Weekend (July 3-6)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 07/03 A Salute to America The Blossom Festival Band plays at this special patriotic concert that’s an annual tradition. Michelle Rakers conducts, and the concert will conclude with fireworks. It begins at 8 tonight…
15+ Things To Do in Cleveland This Weekend (June 26-29)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 06/26 Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue The popular New Orleans musician who played the New Orleans Jazz Festival for the first time when he was only 4 performs tonight at 8 at Connor Palace.…
Art on Trial: A CAP Conversation To Take Place on July 26 at the Midtown Collaboration Center
The Cleveland Arts Prize (CAP) has just announced the details of an upcoming CAP Conversation. Dubbed “Art on Trial: Dennis Barrie, Barbara Tannenbaum, and the Legacy of the Mapplethorpe Controversy,” the talk will take place at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, July 26,at the Midtown Collaboration Center. Cultural historian Dennis Barrie, the former director of Cincinnati’s…
Bittersweet Revenge Completes Conceptual Four-EP Series with Latest Release
The local hard rock act Bittersweet Revenge began back in 2016 when drummer Dennis Smith and Marc Kourcklas, the group’s original drummer and original frontman, respectively, began working together. The band’s first LP followed in 2017. Local producer and musician Don DeBiase (Mushroomhead and Black Veil Brides) helped the guys record their debut, which bassist…
Singer-Songwriter Brent Kirby Releases His Fourth Studio Album Next Week
Beloved local singer-songwriter Brent Kirby just announced he’ll release his fourth studio album, On + On + On, next week and play a release show at 7 p.m. on Friday, June 27, at the Bop Stop. Kirby recorded in an 1800s haunted farmhouse in Oberlin. He had previously performed at the artist retreat’s barn, which hosts…
Salted Dough Out in Little Italy, Agostino’s Bistro & Pub to Open This Summer
For nearly 40 years, Agostino’s Ristorante in Brooklyn maintained a loyal following for its soul-satisfying Italian fare. That restaurant held court from 1978 until 2016, when the Gallo family sold the business to a new operator. Now, Joe Gallo is reviving the family legacy. The restaurateur already was in the process of opening Agostino’s Bistro…
Buckeye Flame’s Ken Schneck Launching New LGBTQ+ Reporters Roundtable Podcast
It’s been some seven years since Ken Schneck, the editor of The Buckeye Flame, was in the podcast game. So Gay ran over 430 episodes with guests ranging from TV personalities to activists to musicians and models. “Get out there, put on your cape, use your voice, make a difference, and remember,” Schneck said on the…
There’s a “Significant Challenge in Securing a Sustainable Future” for the Cleveland International Film Festival, Board Chair Says
From the outside, the 49th iteration of the Cleveland International Film Festival went pretty well. Three-hundred films were shown by filmmakers from across the globe. Records were broken: One, for the number of attendees on opening night; and two, for the film “Lost & Found in Cleveland,” which topped the number for single-screening attendance, with…
Brad Friedlander and Cleveland Restaurant Management Group to Open Two New Concepts at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst
Cleveland Restaurant Management Group (CRMG) and Brad Friedlander have announced that they will be taking over two spots recently vacated at Legacy Village in Lyndhurst. Those spots are Bar Louie and California Pizza Kitchen and the new concepts are The Legacy and EVOO, respectively. Once again, longtime operator Friedlander is looking to the past for…
Families Rally at Ohio Statehouse for Support in State Operating Budget
Dozens of people took to the steps of the Ohio Statehouse on Tuesday, taking with them concerns about the state of support for parents and families in the state budget. The rally, led by child advocacy group Groundwork Ohio, included not only advocacy groups and faith leaders, but also workers in child care and parents…
At Sofia’s Kitchen, Subtle Nods to World Cuisines Elevate a Menu Built to Satisfy Just About Anyone
Despite all the accolades, awards and glowing reviews, Salt in Lakewood closed its doors last summer after eight years. Speaking with Scene about the closure, chef-owner Jill Vedaa said, “This business is changing a lot; it’s something we’ve noticed the past couple years. The landscape – how people are eating and drinking – has completely…
‘Christian’ Lobbyists Embrace Ohio Republican Budget That Guts Programs to Help the Poor and Hungry
Pro-family. Pro-life. Pro-children. Pro forma doublespeak from religious right-wingers who specialize in spinning oppressive fundamentalism as family-forward enlightenment. Ohio’s largest religious right lobby (and permanent fixture at the Ohio Statehouse) spewed that bunk on a biblical scale in a recent online takeaway of the Ohio Senate budget passed last week. “This is the most pro-family,…
My Review of Perry’s Victory & International Peace Memorial
May 23rd, 2020. After two months of seclusion, we needed an escape hatch. My husband, ever the pragmatist, packed two coolers, our backpacking gear, and a kayak. Off we went. It’s about three miles from the tip of Catawba Island to the nearest shore of South Bass. On paper, not much. In a kayak, loaded…
15+ Things To Do in Cleveland This Weekend (June 19-22)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 06/19 Acute Inflections This New York-based based jazzy R&B duo that’s been featured on HBO and Amazon delivers a sound that fans of Erykah Badu and Billie Holiday will appreciate. The concert takes place…
Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren Falls 154 Verified Signatures Short in Bid to Make Ballot for November Election
Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren is not heading toward the ballot box in September. That’s according to the official report from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections, which reported on Monday that Seren, who’s been mired in a series of scandals since March, collected 39 fewer valid signatures than he needed to enter the election.…
Cocky’s Bagels to Open in Former Zina Greek Street Food Spot in University Heights
Demetrios Atheneos closed Zina Greek Street Food (13898 Cedar Rd.) in University Heights last month. Come August, the space will be home to Cocky’s Bagels. This will be location number four for the bagel-fueled sandwich shop that started with a food truck parked outside Around the Corner bar in Lakewood. Since launching about eight years ago, owners Natalie and Keene Cockburn…
Mushroomhead’s Dr. F Releases New Music and Art Book
When the pandemic shut down touring, Mushroomhead’s Ryan “Dr. F.” Farrell went back to college to finish his Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Music Composition at Cleveland State University. He had stopped taking classes and participating in the program back in 2007 because of Mushroomhead’s hefty touring schedule, but he finished his coursework and received…
Former FirstEnergy Executive Sheds Light on Ohio HB 6 Machinations, Denies Culpability
In a PUCO hearing Friday, Ohioans got an inside glimpse of the largest bribery scandal in state history. Dennis Chack, a former FirstEnergy executive who previously pled the Fifth, took the stand to answer questions from attorneys representing consumers, manufacturers, and energy companies. The Florida meeting Chack described a meeting at former Ohio PUCO chairman…
Brandon Chrostowski of EDWINS Honored with a James Beard Impact Award
On Sunday, June 15, the James Beard Foundation honored its first batch of Impact Award winners at the Dalcy in Chicago as part of its annual James Beard Awards Ceremony. The new category of winners recognizes changemakers from across the country who are actively working to create a more equitable, sustainable and economically viable restaurant…
‘The First Snow of Summer’ is a Brilliant Journey Through Tumultuous Family Dynamics
When you’re navigating childhood, in one minute, your siblings can be your closest confidants, teammates and best friends, and in the next, a giant pain in the ass. Regardless of whether or not you always got along, growing up parallel to someone else who shares your house, relatives, school, holidays and vacations is a unique…
Cleveland Heights Mayor Kahlil Seren Says He’s a Victim of “Political Lynching”
The morning of April 3 at Cleveland Heights City Hall was, according to some members of its Law Department, a bit out of the ordinary. Mayor Kahlil Seren arrived at its door at 7:09 a.m., CCTV footage shows. He’s wearing a ballcap and carrying a duffel bag. He enters with a key fob, then leaves…
8 Best Sports Betting Apps for 2025: Top Picks Ranked
Sports betting is bigger than ever. The best sports betting apps now deliver faster payouts, smarter features, and nonstop action. It’s not just about placing bets—it’s about getting the best odds, live updates, and smooth gameplay. Security is top-notch, and competition is fierce. The top apps keep players hooked with slick designs, quick deposits, and…
11 Best Trans Cams Websites for Live Trans Webcam Shows
Are you a fan of trans content but don’t know where to start? If your answer is yes, you’ll be glad to learn that there are tens of trans cams sites offering top-tier content. The best trans cams come packed with thousands of active models, giving you a lot of options to choose from. Top…
Fair Housing Center Reports Detail Housing Struggles Facing Those With Criminal Convictions in Cuyahoga County
A pair of reports from the Fair Housing Center detail the stubborn consequences of criminal convictions for apartment-seekers in Cuyahoga County. The nonprofit advocacy group surveyed more than 100 Greater Cleveland renters in one report — most identifying as Black, and employed or job-seeking — and 60 landlords or property managers in the other, collectively…
Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist: Finding the Right Positions as We Age
Welcome to Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist. Want to ask Matt a question that could be tackled in a future column? Click here. Now, onto this week’s topic. I am an older woman (50s) who has been in a relationship going on 13 years. We had an extremely sexual relationship, but it slowed down right…
Cleveland Fed: Tariffs Are Raising Some Prices in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and Kentucky
Tariffs — and uncertainty over them — are forcing up costs for businesses in Ohio and parts of three other states, according to market surveillance published last week by the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. At last some of those costs are being passed on to customers, the report said. The news comes as recent…
Review: ‘Disaster!’ at Blank Canvas Theatre Has Some Hot Stuff
There’s a special allure to poking fun at hyper-dramatic fictional characters facing the worst-case scenario. Disaster movies tend to follow a formula, regardless of whether the characters are facing down a tornado, earthquake, zombies, or hybrid shark-crocodiles, making them especially susceptible to becoming the subject of parodies. Now, pair a self-aware, ridiculous disaster parody with…
Music, Art, Community Take Center Stage at Freedom Fest Cleveland
On Saturday, Trump’s $100 million Grand Military Parade, comparable in heft to similar pomp in Russia and China, will get underway in and around the National Mall. Related Saturday will also see Juneteenth celebrations nationwide, including in downtown Cleveland. “Oh, it’s the irony of these two things happening at the same time,” Tony Sias, the…
Dottore Company Ordered to Repay Couple Over Receiver Fees
The court-appointed receiver at the center of the legal troubles with Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze was ordered to repay hundreds of thousands of dollars for unauthorized expenses and overbilling a Strongsville couple. Related In a June 10 order, visiting Judge Debra Boros told receiver Mark Dottore that he could only bill…
The Ohio Light Opera Does ‘Carousel’ and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
June has become summer festival month in Northeast Ohio, and all of our classical music picks this week are part of ChamberFest Cleveland, the ENCORE Music & Ideas Festival, and the Ohio Light Opera summer season. Here’s what they’re offering, in alphabetical order: – ChamberFest Cleveland continues on Friday, June 13 with “Reflections.” Ten artists…
Local Glam Rockers Queue Up To Play Reunion Show
In the mid-90’s, the local glam/rock/punk band Queue Up was a force on the local music scene and beyond. Its snotty single, “I Hate You Mr. Einstein,” received international airplay and the band had a slot on Lollapalooza when it rolled into town for a Blossom stop. After a great run, the group would officially…
Ohio Regulators Begin House Bill 6 Hearings as Lawmakers Mull Anti-Corruption Legislation
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Tuesday kicked off several weeks of hearings related the House Bill 6 scandal. The proceedings braid together three different cases tied to FirstEnergy’s scheme to bribe lawmakers and regulators to bail out nuclear and coal plants. Meanwhile in Washington, D.C., an Ohio Congresswoman wants to expand the definition…
A Clark-Fulton Resident Turned Her Yard Into a Cottage Garden. Cleveland Took Her to Court
Just about as soon as Tanisha Caravello and her husband moved to Cleveland, she yearned to cover every inch of her yard in plants. She wanted a cottage garden, an old English-style approach to horticulture, which led to Caravello and her husband, Jeremy, planting 46 plant species from the edge of her front sidewalk to…
Review: Hot Mulligan Proves Its No Mere Emo Throwback at Sold-Out Rock Hall Show
While Hot Mulligan’s music hearkens back to a time when emo was more prevalent, its concert Thursday night outside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was proof that the genre never fully went away and that there are still vital bands plugging away and mining it for inspiration. The Lansing, Michigan-hailing quintet’s 70-plus-minute set…
Ohio Senators Propose Novel, If Questionable, Browns Stadium Funding Plan
Ohio Republicans largely agree that shelling out $600 million to fund a new Cleveland Browns stadium is a good idea. They just disagree on how to pay for it. Gov. Mike DeWine proposed increasing the taxes on gambling and Ohio House lawmakers favored issuing state bonds. State senators thought way outside the box. Every state…
Now Open: Sushi Kuwahata in Ohio City
Sushi Kuwahata, the new sushi restaurant from Chef Kwan, is now open in Ohio City. After a few private events this past weekend, Kwan is moving onto the public phase of his exclusive omakase sushi experience. Sushi Kuwahata builds off the success of the special 20-course, $200 dinners that Kwan hosted in Willoughby. Kwan, who is…
‘No Kings’ Protests Planned for Saturday at a Dozen Locations Across Northeast Ohio
It’s Trump’s 79th birthday on Saturday, and his planned festivities are militaristic –tanks rolling in front of the Capitol Building in D.C., Marines and Army infantrymen marching in front of spangled banners and balloons. Elsewhere, there will be different gatherings. On June 14, in at least 1,500 towns and cities across the country (except D.C.),…
Cuyahoga Deputy Who Shot at Two Teens Was Deemed Unfit for Suburban Force
This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, and News 5 Cleveland. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. A Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy involved in separate shootings of two teenagers while assigned to a controversial downtown…
$55 Million Ohio City Hotel Set to Rise on Surface Parking Lot on Lorain Ave.
Currently, if you’re looking to stay in Ohio City while visiting the West Side Market, Rock Hall, downtown Cleveland or any other of a host of attractions, your options are limited. You can crash at a nearby Airbnb, but you can’t book a room at a hotel in Ohio City – because there isn’t one.…
Brooklyn City Council Passes Pride Month Resolution in Close Vote; Mayor Declines to Sign
Following a contentious meeting, the Brooklyn, Ohio, City Council narrowly voted to approve a resolution declaring this June to be Pride Month. The Cleveland suburb has been plagued over the last year by a string of incidents in which Pride flags have been vandalized or stolen. At council’s May 27 meeting, these incidents were repeatedly…
New Report Identifies Dozens of Recent Anti-LGBTQ+ Incidents in Ohio
Nearly 50 anti-LGBTQ incidents happened in Ohio in a year, according to a new report by the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. GLAAD’s Anti-LGBTQ Extremism Reporting Tracker (ALERT) documented 932 anti-LGBTQ incidents nationwide from May 1, 2024 to May 1, 2025. A little more than half of all nationwide incidents targeted transgender and gender…
Letter Signed by 18 Whole Cleveland Heights Employees Denies Mayor and Wife Have Created a Hostile Work Environment
For the past four months, Cleveland Heights City Hall has landed itself in local media headlines for a string of controversies stemming from Mayor Kahlil Seren and his wife Natalie McDaniel — incidents involving police, incidents involving allegations of a hostile work environment, incidents involving alleged antisemitic remarks. Council says it has lost faith that…
Court Still Working to Comply with FBI Subpoena for Celebrezze, Dottore Records
More than three months after the FBI revealed an investigation into embattled Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, the Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Court has started to turn over thousands of pages of records subpoenaed by federal investigators. So far, court officials say they have turned over hundreds of pages of personnel files and are working to…
United Way of Greater Cleveland Lays Off Nine Workers In Effort to Ensure Nonprofit’s ‘Long-Term Stability’
In order to respond to a changing atmosphere for nonprofits post-pandemic, the United Way of Greater Cleveland announced it laid off nine of its employees in Cuyahoga and Geauga counties, Crain’s reported on Monday. Workers let go include those in HR, marketing, and resource development at the nonprofit’s offices in Playhouse Square, along with two…
Voter Rights Groups Say Ohio GOP Voting Overhaul Threatens the State’s Citizen Initiative Process
A coalition of government watchdog groups are warning state legislation could hobble Ohio’s initiative process. Direct democracy has been available to Ohioans since 1912, and citizen-led groups can organize initiated statutes or constitutional amendments. The proposals would create strict new paperwork requirements and add other administrative hurdles like requiring many circulators wear a badge identifying…
Collinwood CDC Resurrected After Years of Being Out of Commission
If the Collinwood area hadn’t already begun to lose faith in its community development corporation by 2018, it sure would by that fall. That was when Tamiko Parker, the then head of the Collinwood and Nottingham Villages Development Corporation, was charged by federal officers with theft in office. From 2014 to 2016, they said, Parker…
‘Death Cruise 2020’ at convergence-continuum Ill Prepared to Set Sail
In February 2020, the Diamond Princess, a luxury cruise ship toting around nearly 3,700 passengers and crew, became the site of the largest COVID-19 outbreak outside of China. The ship remained docked in Japan with passengers quarantined in their rooms while the world scrambled to learn more about the virus. A lack of training and…
New Ohio Public Records Law Could Cripple Access to Law Enforcement Records
This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. Advocates and journalists across Ohio are sounding the alarm on proposed changes to the state’s public records law that would make it…
Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist: My Friend’s Obsessive Thoughts Over My Past MMF Threesome
Welcome to Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist. Want to ask Matt a question that could be tackled in a future column? Click here. Now, onto this week’s topic. I have a friend, we’ll call him Paul. Paul is obsessed with a past MMF sex experience I experienced. Do you think he’s jealous, intimated or just…
Last Week in Cleveland Food News: Jolene’s Opens on East 4th, Luchita’s Returns to Shaker and More
– Jolene’s Honky Tonk is now open on East 4th and judging by the crowds over the weekend, it’s already the hottest spot in town. Related – The team behind Jolene’s isn’t slowing down either — they’re bringing the STEAK concept to Chagrin Falls. Related – Also out in the Falls, Bar Fuoco has replaced…
I’m Ohio’s Teacher of the Year. Proposed State Budget Changes Betray Our Students.
Recently, I received a message from my son’s teacher, excitedly letting me know he passed his Math Ohio state test. When my son was diagnosed with a neurological disability, I worried about the ways he might struggle, not only physically and emotionally, but academically. I found peace in knowing that Ohio’s public schools would support…
Hub 27 Affordable Housing Project in Clark-Fulton Moves Forward Despite No Longer Having a Grocery Store
Hub 27, the second major apartment complex set to rise in Clark-Fulton near the border of Ohio City and Tremont, was given approval by the City Planning Commission on Friday. Or, at least a part of the original plans. Proposed in 2022 as a mini neighborhood, with its own grocery store and midrise office building,…
Review: At Birdietown in Lakewood, Mini-Golf, Cocktails, and Food Collide for Fun
Walk into any of the dozen or so Puttshack locations sprinkled across the United States and you’re immediately bombarded by the lights, sounds and sensations of a futuristic mini-golf experience. Birdietown Mini Golf + Lounge takes a different approach. This new Lakewood destination is closer in spirit to the pastoral milieu of a well-manicured golf…
Livewire: 13 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This June
FRI 06/06 Andy Bopp This singer-songwriter who released two albums with his band via a major record label comes to the Treelawn. His bio notes that his 1998 album, Life on Planet Eartsnop, is regarded as one of the top power-pop albums of all time. Tonight’s show starts at 8. 15335 Waterloo Rd, 216-677-8733, thetreelawn.com.…
U.S. Supreme Court Rules Ohio Woman’s ‘Reverse Discrimination’ Case Should Proceed
In a unanimous decision Thursday, the U.S. Supreme Court has sided with an Ohio woman who claimed she was the victim of reverse discrimination by her employer. The justices determined the lower courts improperly forced her to clear a higher burden of proof and sent the case back for further hearings. How we got here…
