Update: Zdenko Zovkic’s Jade to Open Thursday, April 7 in the Flats East Bank
Update: Back in January, we got a sneak peek of Jade, the splashy three-level Asian-fusion eatery opening in the Flats. Today we learned that the restaurant will officially open to the public on Thursday, April 7. Here’s the original “First Look” story published 01-06-2022: Ever since landing in Cleveland decades ago, it has been Zdenko…
Tommy Fello Reflects on 50 Years at Tommy’s Restaurant
50 years ago this coming Friday, a gutsy 19-year-old hung a hand-painted sign above the door of his first restaurant. At the urging of his boss, Tommy Fello took over the 7-seat soda fountain on Coventry Road where he was working and changed the name to Tommy’s. If ever there was a story about being…
10+ Things To Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Jan. 13-16)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 01/13 Mozart and Dvořák Franz Welser-Möst leads the Cleveland Orchestra in a concert that features Mozart’s Linz symphony and Dvořák’s Eighth. The performance takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Mandel Concert Hall, where concerts…
Review: Immigrant Son Brewing Is Already Hitting on All Cylinders in Lakewood
It feels like every new project takes longer to reach the finish line these days than they have in year’s past, but for Andrew Revy, those delays seemed interminable. For more than two years, the beer-bewitched entrepreneur strived and struggled to convert a former grocery store in Lakewood into that city’s first official brewery. And…
Lorain Now Has Its Own Giant Script City Sign
If cities are judged real or not by whether they have a giant script sign with which residents can take selfies or family photos, count Lorain as a real city as of last week. Lorain’s version, very much like the six that dot Cleveland and the one in Parma, was installed last week at the…
Cleveland Cinemas Announces Special Screenings to Honor Sidney Poitier, Peter Bogdanovich
Cleveland Cinemas will commemorate the lives and works of two lately deceased Hollywood giants with special screenings at the Cedar Lee this month. Sidney Poitier, the first Black man to win the Academy Award for Best Actor, died last week at the age of 94. Cleveland Cinemas will screen two of his most memorable films on…
Indie Rockers Lord Huron To Play Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in June
Indie rockers Lord Huron have just announced a new wave of shows in support of last year’s critically acclaimed album Long Lost. The shows will be part of a full-scale North American headline tour. The band comes to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on June 7. Various pre-sales go live at 10 a.m. tomorrow. Tickets to…
Bibb Wants to Tackle Cleveland’s Low Vaccination Rate “Head On”
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Cincinnati Mayor Aftab Pureval and leaders from their respective health departments called on the state of Ohio to supply increased testing capacity to mitigate the spread of Covid-19. In a press conference Tuesday, the mayors of the state’s second and third largest cities stressed the importance of vaccination, masking, social…
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Exipure Canada {CA}: Experts in the healthcare industry regard the US as the center of what the WHO calls the “obesity epidemic”. As of 2019, ten US states have an obesity rate of over 45%, and the average obesity rate in US states is 35%. Numbers don’t lie, and statisticians project that over half of…
Ohio’s First Dave’s Hot Chicken Location to Open This Friday in Lakewood
Dave’s Hot Chicken, the L.A.-based hot chicken chain making moves throughout the Midwest, has announced that its Lakewood store (15012 Detroit Ave.) will open this Friday, January 14th. This will be Ohio’s first Dave’s Hot Chicken to open its doors. Diners can look forward to a concise menu of fried chicken tenders and tender sliders, offered in seven…
Rep. Jim Jordan Refuses to Talk to Jan. 6 Committee About Pre-Attack Communications with Donald Trump
Congress’ Jan. 6 committee may have to seek details about what happened before the attack on the U.S. Capitol building without the help of Ohio Rep. Jim Jordan, it seems. Investigating all aspects of the violent Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, D.C., the U.S. House of Representatives requested in late December a meeting with…
Michael Symon’s Roast in Detroit Suddenly and Permanently Closes its Doors
Michael Symon’s Roast, which opened in 2008 in the Westin Book Cadillac building in downtown Detroit, has closed. Judging by a Reddit thread and Facebook comments the closure appeared to be sudden and unexpected. The building in which it resides, the 100-year-old Book Cadillac, recently changed ownership, which likely has something to do with the closure. The…
Employees at W. 6th Starbucks in Cleveland Take First Step Toward Unionization
Employees at the W. 6th Starbucks location in downtown Cleveland have petitioned the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for a union representation election. The Cleveland Starbucks would be the first Ohio store to unionize and follows similar efforts at locations across the country, including in Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Seattle and elsewhere. In a letter to Starbucks CEO…
Cleveland-Based Kevin Mazey’s Dimension Releases New Jazz/Rock Album
Led by local keyboardist Kevin Mazey, Kevin Mazey’s Dimension recently released Hear and Now, a jazz/rock album that features musicians from Northeast Ohio, including two who worked with the late Michael Stanley. The group recorded the tunes over the past two years with the group’s producer, sax player and keyboardist Paul Christensen, at his Akron…
Harness Cycle To Resume In-Person Classes at Temporary Pop-Up Location
Following its recent B Corp certification, which means it’s met the highest standard of social and environmental impact, Harness Cycle will return after a nearly two-year break. While construction is still underway for a new permanent studio in the Vitrolite Building, a Harness Cycle pop-up will open at a temporary location across the street at…
Cuyahoga County Plastic Bag Ban May Finally Be Enacted This Year, But Don’t Hold Your Breath
Now that a statewide moratorium on plastic bag bans has expired, Cuyahoga County will once again attempt to enact legislation banning their use in most cases. County Councilwoman Sunny Simon, the original advocate and lead sponsor of the legislation, told Cleveland.com last week that the county is getting a team together to “start working on…
Fetal Remains Abortion Law Challenged Again by Ohio Groups
Pro-choice groups in Ohio are asking a court to decide again whether a law regarding disposal of fetal remains after an abortion should stand. The ACLU of Ohio and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America filed the lawsuit in Hamilton County Common Pleas, the same court in which a judge blocked the law previously. At…
Ohio Survivor Speaks Out: Stand Up to Stalking
Nicole Bialko of Columbus is among the one-in-six women who’ve experienced stalking. And she’s sharing her story to encourage other victims to stand up to stalking. When a relationship that started online turned emotionally toxic, Bialko tried to end it. She said her former boyfriend started harassing and following her, even entering her apartment when…
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The Devil Strip, Akron’s Co-Op Altweekly That Abruptly Closed Last Year, Appears to Be Done for Good
The three remaining board members of The Devil Strip today announced in a letter that the cooperative altweekly that abruptly laid off its entire staff in October and shut down is likely done for good and they will be resigning effective next week. A forensic audit conducted by a local firm in the aftermath of…
Bibb Announces Covid-19 Task Force, Could Announce Citywide Policy Next Week
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb could enact a citywide Covid-19 mitigation policy as early as next week, his office has announced. The nature of the policy was not disclosed in a press release Thursday evening, but the information arrived in conjunction with the announcement of a new Covid-19 taskforce. Former Mayor Frank Jackson announced a similar…
Susan Walters to Revive Cha Spirits and Pizza in Ohio City This Spring
They say “the third time’s the charm.” This spring, Susan Walters will put that idiom to the test when she revives Cha Spirits and Pizza Kitchen, a restaurant with two previous runs. The veteran restaurant owner and consultant launched Cha in 2014, in the former home of Battery Park Wine Bar. The popular neighborhood spot…
Ohio Second In Nation for Covid-19 Deaths Over the Last Week
Ohio is second in the nation per capita in terms of the reported COVID-19 death rate over the last seven days, according to a database from The New York Times. Only Wyoming experienced a higher rate of COVID-19 deaths over the past week, the data shows. Nearly 30,000 Ohioans have died of COVID-19, including some…
The Artists Archives of the Western Reserve Presents a 50-Year Retrospective of Work by Cleveland Photographer Stuart Pearl
Stuart Pearl, now 70 years old, took his first pictures with a box camera when he was about seven. A new exhibition of the Cleveland native’s work over the last five decades — “Stories in Light: Stuart Pearl, a Retrospective” — opens at the AAWR this month on Jan. 21. “We selected this title for his…
Bibb to West Side Market Vendors: We Hear You
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and members of his administration met with vendors of the West Side Market Thursday to launch a healthier, more communicative relationship between the market and City Hall. The relationship was in desperate need of rehabilitation after former Mayor Frank Jackson’s final year in office, which included several high profile incidents, including…
Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town To Play Blossom in June
Country music superstars Miranda Lambert and Little Big Town just announced they’ll hit the road this spring and summer to co-headline the Bandwagon Tour, a reincarnation of 2018’s co-headlining run. The two acts will perform on June 4 at Blossom. Citi cardmembers will have access to presale tickets beginning the Tuesday ahead of each on…
Some Favorite Vanity License Plates That Ohio Rejected in 2021 (Hello, PORK N IT)
The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles recently released its list of the 827 vanity plate applications that it had rejected in 2021. That’s because there are rules regarding vulgarity, hate speech, racism and general decency that guide the department as they give a thumbs up or thumbs down to submissions. Here’s how the process works:…
Cleveland Orchestra Postpones Annual MLK Concert Due to Surging Covid Numbers
Due to surging Covid numbers in Northeast Ohio the Cleveland Orchestra has postponed its annual Martin Luther King Jr. celebration concert originally slated for Jan. 16. It will now take place this summer on Saturday, June 4. Ticket distribution details will follow at a later date. “In lieu of a live concert and community day,…
Parma High School Will Keep Controversial “Redmen” Mascot
After months of deliberation, Parma Senior High School has elected to keep its controversial mascot, the “Redmen. ” Parma Schools superintendent Charles Smialek said the decision doesn’t preclude the district from revisiting the conversation in the future, but for now they’re standing pat, based largely on student and resident preference. In 2020, Smialek hosted a…
Bernie Moreno Honors Solemn Anniversary of Jan. 6 Capitol Insurrection By Further Debasing Himself
It wasn’t all that long ago that Bernie Moreno was a respected commodity in Cleveland. The luxury car dealer and tech evangelist sat on boards (and still sits on the Tri-C board) and emerged in recent years as a new voice of leadership in Northeast Ohio, one whose big Blockland dreams endeared himself to a…
Hitting Cops, Roaming the Senate: DOJ Says Ohioans Were Everywhere During Jan. 6 Insurrection
In the big picture of the insurrection, the criminal charges against Alexander Sheppard are unremarkable. Federal prosecutors say Sheppard arrived in Washington D.C. from Powell, Ohio after posting on Facebook that the election was “RIGGED.” He faces five charges, including disorderly conduct in a Capitol building. He wasn’t accused of violence or destruction, but of…
Eagles To Bring Hotel California Tour to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in March
The current incarnation of the Eagles — Don Henley, Joe Walsh and Timothy B. Schmit with Deacon Frey and Vince Gill — have extended their upcoming Hotel California 2022 tour and added a March 17 date at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Each concert will feature the classic Hotel California performed in its entirety from start to…
Warrensville Heights Mayor Brad Sellers Enters Cuyahoga County Executive Race
Warrensville Heights mayor and former pro basketballer Brad Sellers announced Wednesday that he was entering the 2022 race for Cuyahoga County Executive. Sellers, who has served Warrensville Heights for 20 years in various roles, will face former University Circle Inc. Chris Ronayne in the race’s Democratic primary. Speaking at a virtual press conference Wednesday afternoon,…
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Sneak Peek: Bartleby, Opening Soon in Former Crop Space in Ohio City
The dazzling interior of the historic United Bank Building in Ohio City can be both a blessing and a curse to restaurant operators. Designed by the renowned Cleveland architecture firm Walker & Weeks, the grand 1920s-era structure boasts a soaring coffered ceiling, bronze light fixtures and a run of arched windows that flood the space…
As the Browns Move On — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac discuss the end of Baker’s season, the Cavs losing Ricky Rubio and Doug Dieken calling it a career. Subscribe to the A to Z Podcast or stream below.
In 2021 the Death Penalty Faded Further in Ohio, U.S.
Last year saw even more diminishment of the death penalty, a non-partisan group that tracks the issue reported late last month. In Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine continued to delay executions as he has since he took office at the beginning of 2019. The governor has cited difficulty finding death drugs as the reason for the…
Savage Love: Vaxxed and Confused
My boyfriend is male, I am female, and we’ve been together almost three years. We live alone in separate homes, but spend about three or four nights a week together. We’re both fully vaxxed and boosted, and we mask in public, etc. On the Monday before Christmas, I started feeling mild symptoms but tested negative.…
Dennis Kucinich Suing Plain Dealer / Cleveland.com Over Election Coverage
Dennis Kucinich, Cleveland’s boy mayor and multi-term congressman, who ran unsuccessfully for mayor once again in 2021, is suing Cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer for what he claims was libelous and slanderous coverage of his campaign. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Kucinich’s lawyers contend that in both printed…
Scene is Now Hiring for a Full-Time Staff Writer
Cleveland Scene is now hiring for a full-time staff writer to join our small but mighty newsroom. The ideal candidate loves to find and tell stories — especially ones that are overlooked and off-beat — and can do so based on interviews, public records requests and source development. Staff writers are expected to turn around…
10 Things To Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Jan. 6-9)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 01/06 Bowie@75: Ziggy Stardust REVISITED David Bowie would have turned 75 this month and to celebrate, local writer and publisher Thomas Mulready will present the program Bowie@75: Ziggy Stardust REVISITED. It’ll feature exclusive interviews…
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Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Jury Trials On Pause Until February Due to Local Covid Surge
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court judges yesterday voted to postpone all jury trials until at least Feb. 4 due to surging Covid cases in the region. “We took this proactive step for the safety of the public, our staff, and those who appear before us,” says Administrative and Presiding Judge Brendan J. Sheehan. “Throughout the…
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Roasted, a Community-Minded Coffee Shop and Gathering Space, to Open in Tremont
Last month, Café Social decamped from its Tremont home to establish a new coffee shop at the Pivot Center for Art, Dance and Expression on W. 25th Street. Almost immediately, Sofia Syed signed a lease for the Tremont space and began building out Roasted (2275 Professor Ave.). If everything goes as planned, she will unveil…
Betty White Retrospective to Screen at Cedar Lee, Chagrin Cinemas Jan. 17
A special tribute to Betty White and her seven-decade TV and film career will play at Cleveland Cinemas’ Cedar Lee Theatre and Chagrin Cinemas Monday, Jan. 17. White died at the age of 99 last week. The Fathom Events production will include clips from White’s iconic performances in The Golden Girls, The Mary Tyler Moore…
Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell Suspends Campaign for Cuyahoga County Executive
Maple Heights Mayor Annette Blackwell has suspended her campaign for Cuyahoga County Executive less than one month after she announced she was running. In a press release Monday, Blackwell noted that she had two years remaining in her mayoral term and wanted to “dedicate her time and energy to continue the growth and progress in…
Ohio’s Minimum-Wage Increase Largest in 15 Years
An annual pay raise has kicked-in for Ohio’s minimum-wage workers, who will now earn $9.30 per hour, about $2 more than the federal minimum wage. The $0.50 hourly increase is the largest since 2006, when a ballot initiative indexed the minimum wage to inflation. Hannah Halbert, executive director of Policy Matters Ohio, noted had Congress…
Collinwood-Focused “Homebody: Tim Callaghan & Bridget Caswell” Exhibition Opening at Photocentric Gallery This Week
Opening this week on Jan. 7 as part of Walk All Over Waterloo and running through Feb. 19, the “Homebody: Tim Callaghan & Bridget Caswell” exhibition at Photocentric Gallery (15515 Waterloo Rd.) includes recent works from both artists focusing on the Collinwood neighborhood created during the pandemic “Homebody is a collection of portraits that I…
Cleveland Cavs Debut New Line of Merch From SWISH Authentics
A couple of years ago, Jason Vu, the founder of the clothing brand SWISH Authentics, met Kevin Johnson, senior art director for the Cleveland Cavaliers. “I was managing an artist back in 2016-2017 and met Kevin through a commission project,” says Vu one afternoon from the Kimpton hotel in downtown Cleveland. Vu was in town this…
Data Reveals Promising Drop in Ohio Child Poverty
New data reveals a promising trend in the well-being of Ohio’s kids. In 2020, 16.8% of Ohio children lived in poverty, nearly 423,000 children, the lowest percentage reported since 2000. Emily Campbell, associate director of the Center for Community Solutions, noted the data is a one-year estimate from the Census Bureau’s 2020 American Community Survey,…
Cleveland’s Idle Minds To Release First Single From Forthcoming EP
Last year, local indie rockers Idle Minds released their first single, “Blossom,” along with an accompanying music video which features footage of the band playing at Mahall’s 20 Lanes in Lakewood. This week, the group releases another new single, the catchy “Residuals.” A new 5-song EP, Break Apart the Sun, comes out on Jan. 21.…
Lakewood Board Game Spot Side Quest to Close at End of January
For the past seven years, the Side Quest (17900 Detroit Ave., 216-228-1212) in Lakewood has been the place to go to enjoy board games, trivia nights and themed evenings that celebrated Star Wars or Pi Day. The self-described “nerd bar” stocked an extensive library of tabletop games and paired that good, clean fun with craft beer and snacks.…
Cleveland Orchestra To Require Proof of Full COVID-19 Vaccination
The Cleveland Orchestra will begin 2022 with Levit Plays Brahms, a program featuring guest Igor Levit [pictured] on piano. With the surge of COVID-19 cases in Northeast Ohio, the orchestra has updated its vaccine policy to “protect audiences, musicians, volunteer ushers, and staff.” Beginning on Monday, guests will be required to show proof of full…
Regal Richmond Town Square Theater Will Close Next Week
Update: Regal Cinemas at Richmond Town Square will close after today and while original plans for the new mixed-use development to be built on the property originally included a renovated theater, new plans no longer do. Richmond Heights economic development director Brian Gleisser told the Cleveland Jewish News that the building will be torn down…
Cuyahoga County Health Commissioner Urges Against New Year’s Eve Gatherings as Local Covid Numbers Spike
Cuyahoga County Health Commissioner Terry Allan yesterday urged local residents, especially the 500,000 unvaccinated ones, to avoid large New Year’s Eve gatherings and parties as Cuyahoga County’s Covid numbers continue to spike. “Cuyahoga County is experiencing an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases and our medical systems are sadly suffering the effects. Over the last 7…
Karrie Howard, Cleveland Police Brass Coordinated Anti-Issue 24 Messaging in Leadup to Election
Cleveland Safety Director Karrie Howard and former Police Chief Calvin Williams were “on a mission” to inform the public about Issue 24, internal emails reveal. And while they purported to remain neutral in the debate, the information they marshalled and disseminated at community meetings through October represented a coordinated campaign to oppose the controversial ballot…
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District is Making Everyone Cry
The Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District’s Twitter account, operated by NEORSD Communications Director John Gonzalez, is among the most influential and revered accounts in Cleveland, a darling of the online movers and shakers. For nearly 20,000 followers, it’s a font of humor, levity and important information about toilets and so forth. This morning, the account…
Jason Donovan Band To Play Entire ‘Rocky Horror’ Soundtrack at Upcoming Beachland Show
The locally based Jason Donovan Band will debut what band leader Jason Donovan says will be the first of many tribute shows at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 8, at the Beachland Ballroom. “This show is a tribute to the movies and features a full performance of the Rocky Horror Picture Show soundtrack,” he says…
Cleveland Cavs Will Require Masks for Fans at Home Games Through January
With Ohio setting near daily Covid records this week and Cuyahoga County ranking somewhere in the top ten for highest Covid case rates in the nation, the Cleveland Cavaliers are changing up the health and safety protocols at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. The team will begin requiring masks for fans beginning with the next home game…
Singer-Songwriter John McCutcheon To Perform at First Baptist Church of Greater Cleveland in February
Generally regarded as a master of the hammered dulcimer, singer-songwriter John McCutcheon has released more than 30 albums over the course of a career that stretches back decades. “He is also proficient on many other instruments including guitar, banjo, autoharp, mountain dulcimer, fiddle and jaw harp,” reads a press release announcing an upcoming performance that…
Recycling Contractor Jumps Ship, City of Cleveland Back to Square One in Woeful Saga
The City of Cleveland announced Wednesday that it has failed to agree to contract terms with a vendor selected to manage the new curbside recycling program. Roughly 27,000 households registered for the “opt-in” recycling program this summer and fall after a consultant proposed such an arrangement earlier in 2021. Under the new program, theoretically, those…
Ohio Economists Mixed On the Benefits, Downsides of Legalized Sports Betting
The economic benefits of sports-related activity continue to get mixed reviews from Ohio economists. In a survey released this week, 10 of 23 academic economists said they believed the economic benefits of legalized gambling on sports would outweigh the costs. Four said they expected costs to outweigh the benefits and the other nine were uncertain.…
Savage Love: Wanting Open Relationships When Your Partner Does Not
I’ve been in a committed relationship for ten years — committed because my boyfriend wants it that way. I’d be fine with an open relationship and have asked about it. He’s made it quite clear that he thinks it’s “wrong.” I’m almost never at his apartment. He doesn’t invite me, and my place is a…
Plaintiff, Defendant, and Judge: How Some Ohio Counties Entrust the Same Officials to Collect Taxes and Wipe Liens
This project was funded by a grant from the Pulitzer Center and provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join the free mailing lists for Eye on Ohio as this helps provide more public service reporting. Shortly after Athens County started a land bank in 2018, Matt Bunting put…
