Update: Cedar Lee Theatre Adds Second 20th Anniversary Screening of Cult Classic ‘The Room’
Update: At 7 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 21, the Cedar Lee Theatre will host a special screening of the cult classic The Room to celebrate the movie’s 20th anniversary. Since tickets to that screening have sold out, the theater has added a second screening that will take place at 9:30 p.m. that same day. Actor Greg…
Cleveland’s Van Arlo Teams Up With Cleveland Orchestra Cellist on New Single
A nurse at the Cleveland clinic by day, Ben Marthey moonlights as a local singer-songwriter with the local rock group Van Arlo. That band, which also features local singer-songwriter Jesse Hernadez, has just released a new single, “Slow It Down,” that features the Cleveland Orchestra’s Alan Harrell on cello. The group recorded the tune at…
Spotted Owl Akron to Become Good Company
Will Hollingsworth opened his first business, Spotted Owl, nine years ago. Since then he has added a second Owl location in Akron, purchased Prosperity Social Club in Tremont, did the same with Good Company in Battery Park, and soon will open Old 86, a neighborhood bar, in Detroit Shoreway. Now, working under the umbrella Buildings…
Cleveland City Council Approves $54M in New Bike Infrastructure
The Superior Midway, the long-delayed, elusive 4.3 miles of protected bike lanes to link Public Square and Midtown, was approved by city council yesterday in their first session of the new year. Council simultaneously approved the Lorain Avenue resurfacing, a 1.8-mile makeover of a growing Ohio City transit connector from West 20th to West 65th. Both…
Never Say Dive to Bring Craft Cocktails to Classic Old Brooklyn Tavern
If you’ve enjoyed a cocktail at any of Cleveland’s best watering holes, odds are good that Eric Ho, Dan Watson or Tommy Shaffner had a hand in its creation. The talented bartenders currently work – or have worked – at places like LBM in Lakewood, Spotted Owl in Tremont and Porco Lounge in Ohio City,…
New Soft Shoe To Mark 13th Anniversary with Special Show at Forest City Brewery
Cleveland’s the New Soft Shoe, a group that covers tunes by the late, great singer-songwriter Gram Parsons, will celebrate its 13-year anniversary with an album tribute and special guests when it performs at 7 p.m. on Thursday at Forest City Brewery. The event has a $5 cover charge at the door. The New Soft Shoe…
“People’s Budget” Would Let Clevelanders Decide How to Spend $5.5 Million
Activists, organizers and supporters gathered at Cleveland City Hall Monday night, urging City Council to pass something new for the city — participatory budgeting legislation. The event was organized by local grassroots coalition Participatory Budgeting Cleveland, better known as PB CLE, and preceded the ordinance’s formal proposal to city council. Participatory budgeting is a process…
Tremont Poke and Noodle Shop Corner 11 Expands to Strongsville
Since opening in 2018, Corner 11 (2391 W. 11th St., 216-713-1757) has established itself as an essential player in the Tremont dining scene. This bright little spot on Lincoln Park specializes in wholesome poke bowls brimming with raw or cooked fish, rice, sauce and toppings. Also on the menu are comforting soups and noodle dishes…
Danny Kelly, Labor Activist Son of Danny Greene, Claims Ward 11 Council Seat
A Democratic caucus of city council confirmed Danny Kelly, the former labor activist and son of notorious mobster Danny Greene, as Brian Mooney’s replacement today, as the former Ward 11 councilman readies to take Judge Joan Synenberg’s seat at the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court.
Kelly, who was voted in off specific unit rule that…
The Cleveland Orchestra Plays Schubert, MLK Memorial Concerts, and More
The concert calendar this week features three interesting orchestral programs, two of which will travel to New York’s Carnegie Hall following their performances in Cleveland. On January 12 at 7:30 p.m., Franz Welser-Möst will lead The Cleveland Orchestra in a program that weaves movements of Berg’s Lyric Suite together with Schubert’s Symphony No. 8 (Unfinished).…
Now Available in Ohio: Ruukies and Best Delta 8 Gummies
So what is Delta 8 exactly? The simple answer is that it’s closely related to Delta 9 THC, which is the primary psychoactive cannabinoid in marijuana. Delta 8 THC has some notable differences from Delta 9, though. For one thing, it tends to be extracted from hemp instead of marijuana (all products listed here are…
Cheap Trick Coming to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in April
Over the course of a lengthy career that stretches back decades, the power pop act Cheap Trick has released 20 studio albums and sold more than 20 million records worldwide, Inducted into the Rock Hall in 2016, the group will perform on April 16 at MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage. A ticket presale begins…
Cleveland Pierogi Week Returns on January 30
Cleveland Pierogi Week will kick off on Monday, January 30, and not a moment too soon. For seven days (January 30 – February 5) pierogi lovers will have the opportunity to visit participating Cleveland Pierogi Week locations to enjoy a minimum of 3 pierogi for $8. Each participating Cleveland Pierogi Week restaurant (listed below!) will…
Cleveland Reads Challenge and Lit Cleveland Aim to Push City to Read More in 2023
Cleveland bookworms, and aspiring bookworms, can start the year off with two reading challenges and the chance to win prizes. Both the 2023 Cleveland Reads Challenge and the Lit Cleveland Read Local Challenge are now open and accessible online with the goal of getting residents more involved and more literate. The goal of Cleveland Reads…
In an Effort to Diversify, Cleveland Police Look to HBCUs
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Yarnell Rickett wants to see more Black and brown police officers at his police department. He believes Historically Black Colleges and Universities…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Signs Citizenship-Status Voter ID Bill
In a few months, Ohio voters will no longer be allowed to vote with utility bills or other non-photo documents as proof of identification, when a new law goes into effect, requiring voters to present strict forms of photo ID at the polls. Samantha Searls, program manager at the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center, explained…
Ohioans Should Expect Higher Food Prices in 2023, According to the USDA
For many Ohio residents, the food budget is thin. In 2023, that budget may need to stretch even further. Food prices nationwide — including grocery and restaurant purchases — are predicted to jump 3.5-4.5% next year, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s latest Food Price Outlook. Specifically, the outlook forecasts food-at-home prices to increase…
Cleveland’s Hooked Like Helen Releases Cover of Tori Amos’s ‘Winter’
The Milan, OH-based pop duo Hooked Like Helen — husband-and-wife Jon and Nikki Stipp — recently attracted the attention of the folks at TKO Booking (Robby Krieger, Living Colour, Dave Davies of the Kinks), an international rock booking agency, who signed the group. Currently working on new material with several well-established producers in Nashville, including…
First Look: Boom’s Pizza, Opening in Lakewood on Jan. 24th
It’s been about a year and half since chef-partners Ben Bebenroth and Jonathan Bennett started hosting “doughball Fridays” at Keep the Change Kitchen Collective, the now-closed virtual food hall from Spice Hospitality Group. Those weekly pizza pop-ups were more than just a fun addition to the standard menu board, they were an important step on…
Top 10 Millionaire Dating Sites and Apps for Rich Men & Rich Women
We’re all looking for love, but some of us have higher standards than others. If you know your value, you might want to limit your dating pool to people who can treat you the way you deserve to be treated. In other words, if your special someone has to have a special something in their…
Fear’s Confections in Lakewood to Permanently Close After Valentine’s Day
Fear’s Confections, which has been dishing up delicious chocolates and treats for the past 13 years, first in Waterloo and then in Lakewood, will be permanently closing after Feb. 14 of this year. Owner Cassandra Fear announced the news today on social media, saying, “After much deliberation, discussions, and tears shared among my family and…
With New State Law, Cleveland One Step Closer to Expunging Thousands of Minor Marijuana Convictions
Nearly seven years before Brian Adams would become one of Northeast Ohio’s most prominent cannabis activists, pursuing the path of decriminalization, he was being cuffed behind a bar in Solon for accepting a film roll of marijuana. This was March 11, 2006, and Adams was a 22-year-old dishwasher. A colleague gifted him a few grams…
Ohio Public School Funding Set for Court Battle in 2023 With Lawsuit That Takes Aim at State’s Voucher Program
While the trial of former Ohio House speaker Larry Householder will hold the attention of many this year, the battle over public school funding will also be subject to court drama. Public school districts, some individual students in public schools, and the Ohio Coalition for Equity and Adequacy of School Funding, spent the last year…
EPA Civil Cases Against Industrial Polluters at Record Low
The Environmental Protection Agency’s enforcement of federal pollution rules has plummeted. In 2022, the agency referred 88 cases to the Justice Department for civil prosecutions, the second-lowest number in more than two decades, according to an analysis by the Environmental Integrity Project. The EPA has said it’s doing the best it can, amid chronic understaffing…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Signs 23 Bills Into Law, Vetoes One
While Ohio House and Senate lawmakers organize committees and prepare for the coming session, Gov. Mike DeWine is putting the finishing touches on the last one. So far this week, the governor has signed 23 bills into law and vetoed one. The veto DeWine rejected HB 286, sponsored by Rep. Bill Seitz, R-Cincinnati. The bill…
North Olmsted Issues Moratorium on Kava, Kratom Bars Serving Herbal Supplements
In the realm of serving herbal supplements by the glass, David Kovatch may be Ohio’s Julia Child. Turning to ethnobotanicals after battling alcoholism in his twenties, Kovatch opened up the state’s first kava bar in Lakewood in May, which slowly became the de facto hang out for sober dudes like himself who’ve been swayed by,…
Avery Mags Duff’s “Desire Paths” Opens Friday at KINK Contemporary
Painter, sculptor, urban farmer and experimental noise artist Avery Mags Duff brings their multifaceted creative expression to KINK Contemporary on Waterloo this Friday at 5 p.m. with Desire Paths, a new exhibition. Akron-based, Duff has been a “lifelong artist,” attaining a B.A. in Spanish as well as a BFA in painting from The University of…
Ohio Just Banned ‘Gas Station Heroin’
Following studies of adverse effects, from restless arm syndrome to sudden death, the Ohio Board of Pharmacy has banned any product containing the chemical tianeptine, also known as “Tia” or “Gas Station Heroin,” due to its opioid-like effects. Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, in an emergency order, permitted the board to classify the chemical as a…
More Young Children Are Eating Cannabis Edibles by Mistake, Study Finds
A growing number of children in the U.S. have accidentally consumed cannabis-infused edibles in recent years, according to a new study. The report, published Tuesday in the journal Pediatrics, analyzed data from the National Poison Data System. It found a staggering 1,375% increase in reported cases of children under the age of 6 accidentally eating…
Concert Review: The Menzingers, Which Should Be Playing To Bigger Crowds, Put On Vital Cleveland House Of Blues Show
There’s something about punk, like the type The Menzingers played Wednesday night in Cleveland, that allows it to weather nostalgia better than other forms of rock music. Maybe it’s the demands placed on the musicians to play loud, fast, accurately and passionately, all at once. Maybe it’s the fans who scream along to every word.…
Rude, Crude and Lewd: The Vanity License Plates Ohio Rejected in 2022
Ringing in 2023, the Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles released its annual list of rejected vanity plate applications from 2022. From “UGH FML” to “DRG DELR” the 759 rejected applications were deemed profane, obscene, sexually explicit, or meant to provoke a violent response or advocate immediate lawlessness. Although sex and drugs were heavy hitters on…
Pins & Needles, Other Spaces at Mahall’s Temporarily Closed Due to Water Damage
Mahall’s (13200 Madison Ave., 216-521-3280), the bowling alley/music venue/restaurant and bar in Lakewood, took a break from operations from Christmas Eve through the day after Christmas Day. When an employee popped into the building for a minute, he discovered an unwelcome surprise. “He found water running through the entire building,” explains owner Cory Hajde. “It…
The Cleveland Orchestra Debuts a World Premiere Before Miami Residency and Apollo’s Drives the Winter Away This Week
The concert calendar begins to wake up after the holidays this week, with two engaging programs to consider. On Thursday, January 5 at 7:30 pm, Alan Gilbert will lead The Cleveland Orchestra in the world premiere of James Oliverio’s Legacy Ascendant for Timpani, Strings, and Harp with the Orchestra’s principal timpanist Paul Yancich as soloist.…
Here Are the Winners of the 2022 Cleveland Critics Circle Theater Awards
Each year, the Cleveland Critics Circle honors outstanding local productions as well as select performers, directors, designers, and playwrights. Eligible plays include those staged by Cleveland-area professional theaters during the 2022 calendar year. For more than 50 years, the CCC has provided support and recognition for professional theaters in our community and for the talented…
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Coming to Kent Stage in April
Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band has reportedly performed in nearly 40 countries, and the group regularly plays Cleveland on those treks. Earlier today, the country-blues band announced a spring tour in support of its latest effort, Dance Songs for Hard Times. “Dance Songs for Hard Times conveys the hopes and fears of pandemic living,” reads a…
Cleveland’s Blue Arrow Records Releases Debut from L.A.-Based Experimental Group 1X4X9
Several years ago, renowned designer, collector and musician Gregory Wooten stopped in at Blue Arrow Records to peruse the Collinwood record store’s terrific vinyl collection. A former Clevelander, Wooten was visiting his parents and decided to take a day to dig for albums. At the time, he had built up what he calls a “crazy…
Magic City Hippies Planning To ‘Push Harder’ on Winter Tour
When Magic City Hippies singer-guitarist Robby Hunter was younger, his dad made him listen to classic acts such as the Beatles, the Beach Boys and Fleetwood Mac. As he got older, he turned to Sublime and singer-songwriter John Mayer for inspiration. You can hear all of those influences in the funk/soul/alt-rock band’s sound. “I liked…
Judge Joan Synenberg Appointed to Fill Vacant Seat on Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Judge Joan Synenberg, a longtime veteran of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas bench who narrowly lost her current seat in the November election to Cleveland city councilman Brian Mooney, has been appointed to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the same bench by Gov. Mike DeWine. The Republican will replace Judge Deborah Turner, who ran…
They Called 911 for Help. Police and Prosecutors Used a New Junk Science Championed by an Ohio Cop to Decide They Were Liars.
This story was originally published by ProPublica,a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox Tracy Harpster, a deputy police chief from suburban Dayton, Ohio, was hunting for praise. He had a business to promote: a miracle method to determine when 911 callers…
Ohio Legislators Will Head Back to Redistricting Drawing Board in 2023, But Without Maureen O’Connor to Worry About (Sort Of)
The new year could include many different developments in the redistricting arena, but one thing is for sure: new maps have to be on the agenda. But this time around, majority leaders may not have as much trouble getting maps through the current approving authority: The Ohio Supreme Court. With the departure of Chief Justice…
Economists Say Gov. Mike DeWine’s Proposed Expansion of Mental Health Services Will Pay for Itself
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed package of expanded mental health services has drawn the near-unanimous approval of a panel of Ohio economists, according to a survey released this week. But one questioned how likely it is to actually happen. DeWine in November renewed an earlier proposal to use $85 million in unexpended federal coronavirus aid…
“Fashion Meets Photography” at Cleveland Photo Fest’s Closing Gala Tonight
Described as “a runway extravaganza of wearable artistry constructed with, from or inspired by local and international photographers and their photographs,” tonight’s free “Fashion Meets Photography” event at Bostwick Design Art Initiative (2729 Prospect Ave.) runs 6 to 10 p.m. and serves as the closing for Cleveland Photo Fest. Hosted by Verdana Lni, Jackie Bertolette, and…
MetroHealth Saw a Record Number of Frostbite Patients During Last Weekend’s Blizzard
As the four-day bomb cyclone and blizzard ripped across the Great Lakes, MetroHealth reported a 10-year record for frostbite victims as temperatures dipped into sub-zero wind chills in Cleveland last weekend. “This is the biggest influx I’ve ever seen in my nine years at MetroHealth,” Andrew Neading, the burn program manager, said. “For a 24…
In COVID’s Third Winter, Ohio Officials Say Biggest Threat is Three Viruses Circulating at Once
Ohio health officials are urging caution again this winter. But entering our third holiday season with COVID-19, the nature of those warnings is a bit different. Three at once As Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff explained, this year the threat is multiple respiratory viruses at once. “Unlike the last two winters, it’s…
Cuyahoga County Public Library’s Most Borrowed Books of 2022
What were your neighbors reading across the county this year? Some good stuff, some fluff, some big names and some bigger names, generally. The Cuyahoga County Public Library shared its most popular titles from 2022 across fiction and non-fiction and Northeast Ohio read, whether in print or on an ebook, and listened to some predictable…
More Ohio Families Max Credit Cards, Turn to Food Banks for Groceries
Winter utility bills, ongoing inflation and easing pandemic-related supports are putting pressure on Ohioans’ household budgets. Food banks report struggling to meet demand. State lawmakers recently provided $25-million in the year-end spending bill to help address ongoing food hardship. Joree Novotny, director of external affairs for the Ohio Association of Foodbanks said her staff saw…
Project Censored’s Top 10 Stories of 2022 Show One Dominating Pattern: The Distortions of Wealthy Media Tycoons
Since its founding in 1976, Project Censored has been focused on stories — like Watergate before the 1972 election — that aren’t censored in the authoritarian government sense, but in a broader, expanded sense reflective of what a functioning democracy should be, censorship defined as “the suppression of information, whether purposeful or not, by any…
Livewire: Red Wanting Blue, the Grog Shop’s Free Weekend, and the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland Through Early January
THU 12/29 The George Martins Perform SGT. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club BandA local band with an affinity for all things Beatles, the George Martins will tackle Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band tonight at 7:30 at Music Box Supper Club. Joining the band on stage to help perform the album in its entirety will be…
Food, Service Mostly Rise to Magical Setting of Jaja in Ohio City
To get to Jaja, guests first gather in a small ground-floor vestibule with little more than a host stand and bench. After a brief pause, groups enter an elevator wrapped in the sort of lush botanical wallpaper made famous by the opening credits of the White Lotus. In the time it takes to ascend one…
