Kent Stage to Host a Suicide Awareness Benefit Concert in February
Held to remember Gabriel Nicholas Lopez, who died of suicide on Oct. 15, the GNL Rocks Music Benefit that takes place at 4 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8, at the Kent Stage, aims to “join family and community members whose lives have been tragically impacted by loss as a result of suicide and this concert…
Cuyahoga County Library’s 20 Most-Borrowed Books of 2019
The Cuyahoga County Public Library has once again shared its list of the 20 most-borrowed titles of 2019, and it’s about what you might expect. The full ranking, led by Delia Owens’ debut, best-selling novel Where the Crawdads Sing: 1. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens 2. The 19th Christmas by James Patterson and…
Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil Cancels Upcoming MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage Concert
Due to what a press release describes as “circumstances beyond the artist’s control,” Mötley Crüe’s Vince Neil has cancelled his concert scheduled for Friday, Jan. 10, at MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage. Refunds are available at the point of purchase. Fans who purchased tickets at LiveNation.com or Ticketmaster.com will automatically be issued a refund. Sign…
Denison UCC, Homeless Advocates Call on Council to Support Cold Weather Plan
The Denison United Church of Christ (UCC), which has been operating as an overflow homeless shelter in partnership with the Metanoia Project on the city’s west side, has issued a statement in response to the City of Cleveland and its recent code-enforcement actions. Pastor Nozomi Ikuta said that the church is in the process of appealing both…
In Real Life’s Conor Michael Smith to Perform at Stella’s on New Year’s Day
After they won the 2017 season of ABC’s reality television music competition Boy Band, Brady Tutton, Chance Perez, Drew Ramos, Sergio Calderon and Conor Michael Smith formed the boy band In Real Life. The group released its first album, She Do, this past summer. It features all their singles from the past two years, including “Crazy AF”…
Stanley Kubrick Classics Coming to Cleveland Cinematheque in January
Four films by director Stanley Kubrick will screen at the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque in January as part of its series, “A Kubrick Quartet.” Admission to each film is $12, ($9 for all Cinematheque members and those 25 and under.) Jan. 4, 5:00 p.m. The Killer’s Kiss (1955) Kubrick’s second feature is a strikingly photographed…
Singer-Bassist Afi Scruggs Draws Upon Personal Experience for Her New Single
About four years ago, local singer-bassist Afi Scruggs went through a divorce that put her back on the dating scene. “I met guys the old-fashioned way – no Tinder, no swiping,” she says in a press statement about her new single, “Social Media Blues.” “But I got dumped 21st-century style — no posts, no messages,…
Rural Ohio Could Bear Brunt of SNAP Work Requirements
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rural areas of Ohio and other states could bear the brunt of upcoming changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. An estimated 45,000 Ohioans are at risk of losing food assistance in April when a new Trump administration rule goes into effect tightening the work requirement for adults without children who are…
City of Cleveland Now Trying to Cover Ass in Anti-Homeless Crusade
Thursday evening, the City of Cleveland issued a lengthy statement attempting to justify its recent code-enforcement actions against a west side church that has stepped in to provide shelter for those experiencing homelessness. On Christmas Eve, the city’s department of Building and Housing (B&H) taped a cease and desist order on the door of Denison…
YACHT Comes to the Grog Shop on Jan. 11 in Support of a Terrific New Album
When Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans, the members of the indie synth-pop band YACHT, started to work on their new album, Chain Tripping, they decided to go in a different direction and incorporate artificial intelligence as part of the songwriting process. That decision made the writing and recording process particularly challenging. “We thought that…
Courts Work to Lower Ohio’s High Rate of Girls in Detention
CLEVELAND, Ohio — Ohio ranks in the top eight states nationwide for the number of girls in youth detention facilities, and Cuyahoga County is now working to change that. Bridget Gibbons, director of programming for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court, says her colleagues began by reviewing the records of girls from the Cleveland area who…
One Big Congrat to the Browns — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac talk Freddie, the Buckeyes and more on the Christmas-week edition of A to Z. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
Maha’s Falafil Closing at the West Side Market, City Announces Goals for 2020 It Probably Won’t Accomplish
The bad news continues at the West Side Market, which has been the subject of some rough headlines and high-profile departures this year, as Maha’s Falafil announced it will close its location at the public market as of Dec. 31. It will continue to operate its stands at Dave’s Supermarkets in Ohio City and Midtown.…
People Who Died 2019: The Extraordinary Lives of Mostly Ordinary Folks, and a Cat
As the year comes to a close and the in memoriam lists come out, they will be littered with names that you know. Or at least a bunch of names you know: big names with big lives. While we’ll mourn their deaths, the list we assembled this year, once again, celebrates the lives of those…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland Through New Year’s
THU 12/26 Benji Brown Comedian Benji Brown likes to talk about how difficult relationships can be. “Brothers, stop hitting on the ladies,” he jokes in one routine. “Touch ’em, and you go to jail.” His animated routine calls attention to domestic violence in a humorous (but not offensive) manner. Expect to hear bits like this…
North Collinwood’s Newly Opened PhotoCentric Gallery Shines the Spotlight on Local Art Photographers
In photographer Michael Loderstedt’s view, painting is not the only art medium where the Bob Ross-coined term “happy accidents” applies. “People don’t realize there are a lot of happy accidents in photography,” Loderstedt says. “We get a lot of gifts from just doing it and thinking about different ways to photograph. You can get some…
Band of the Week: Scarface
Meet the Band: Scarface (vocals, production) GETTING A ‘GRIP:’ Rapper Scarface (nee Brad Jordan and fka DJ Akshen) cut his teeth as a member of the seminal rap group, Geto Boys, back in 1989 on their album Grip It! On That Other Level. He quickly became the breakout star of the group and released his…
Savage Love: Open Ended
I’m a mid-20s cis straight man. After my girlfriend and I finished college, she moved overseas to start her job. We’ve broken up twice and gotten back together twice. We are interested in opening up our relationship, but I have reservations. She wants the freedom to throw herself into her new world without the constraint…
