Lea Marra & the River Boys Embrace Bluegrass and Folk on Debut Album
Since her dad was a musician, local singer-songwriter Lea Marra gravitated to music at an early age. “We had a piano in the house, and when I was about 7, I would fool around on the piano,” says Marra in a recent phone interview. Her new band, Lea Marra & the River Boys, will release…
Matisyahu Says He’s Finding ‘Energy and Light’ at His Concerts
Last year, reggae singer-songwriter Matisyahu wrote some 40 songs over a six month time period between winter and summer. The songs on his new EP, Hold the Fire, an album about holding out hope during times of violence, come from that time period. And while they might speak to the recent escalation of conflict in…
Cleveland’s Post Saga Releases New Single and Accompanying Music Video
Self-described as “distinctively queer and female-fronted,” the local act Post Saga draws from pop, indie rock and jazz. The group, which currently has two EPs under its belt, has just released a new live session of the song “3AM.” “I wrote lyrics for this song in the fall of 2022,” explains band leader Danna O’Connor.…
CVS, Ohio Regulator Reach $1.5 Million Settlement Over Claims of Critical Understaffing
The Ohio Board of Pharmacy and CVS announced Thursday that they had settled claims of critical understaffing at 22 Ohio stores owned by CVS, the nation’s largest pharmacy retailer. The settlement totaled $1.5 million in fines and fees and imposed other sanctions on the corporate giant. A spokesman for the pharmacy board said it was…
Guy Fieri’s Flavortown Fest in Columbus Has Been Canceled
Denizens of Flavortown will no doubt be sad to learn that Guy Fieri’s planned Flavortown Fest in Columbus in June has been nixed. The two-day food and music extravaganza was set to feature headliners Greta Van Fleet and Kane Brown in the town where Fieri was born along with eats from the Food Network star’s…
Pearl Street Wine Market & Café in Ohio City to Close at the End of March
Pearl Street Wine Market & Café (2523 Market Ave., 216-675-0112) in Ohio City will close at the end of March, says chef and owner Karen Small, because of an unexpected rent increase that will make it impossible to continue operating. Small opened the wine bar with partner Jill Davis in the former Flying Fig space…
10+ Best Gay Hookup Sites for All Kinds of Gay Dating
Do we have a lonely twink or a bored daddy in need? Whichever you might be, you are missing out if you’re not on the best gay hookup sites out there. Even the straights can’t get it on these days if they’re not on dating sites, and we all know how harder it is for…
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Let’s admit it, the average person is too tame, and would probably think you’re wild if you mention BDSM dating sites… or just kink in general. And really, you can’t blame them for not knowing the immense satisfaction they’re missing out on, eh? But how do you find your tribe? You don’t, cause we already…
New Cleveland Chief of Police, Safety Director Sworn In a Week After Karrie Howard Resigns
Dorothy “Annie” Todd, the former deputy chief of Cleveland Police, was sworn in by Mayor Justin Bibb as the city’s new chief of police Thursday morning. And former Chief of Police Wayne Drummond was also installed as the city’s new Director of Public Safety, a move that comes a week after former director Karrie Howard…
Pulpo Beer Company Reopens in Willoughby Featuring a Streamlined Menu and Identity
Since 2020, the Vergara family has managed a triple-concept operation in the former Brim Kitchen and Brewery space in Willoughby. The first floor had been occupied by Hola Tacos and the upstairs was home to Barroco Arepa Bar. Rounding out the options is Pulpo Beer Co., which claimed the honor of being the first Latin-owned…
Canton-Based Royal Docks Brewing to Open Taproom in Ohio City
North High Brewing closed its Ohio City location at COhatch this past fall after two years, but the space will soon have a new beer-focused tenant. Canton-based Royal Docks Brewing has announced plans to open a taproom there come spring. Dubbed Tied House + Kitchen, this will be the brewery’s fourth location overall and first…
Ohio Senate Passes Higher Ed Bill After Adding More Than $1.4 Billion in State Spending Proposals
The Ohio Senate passed a bill requiring Ohio universities and community colleges to be more transparent with costs but not before tacking on more than $1.4 billion in state spending proposals. The spending proposals include $600 million for K-12 school building construction, $575 Million for the Ohio Public Works Commission, $196 Million for the Ohio…
Livewire: 14 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland in March
FRI 03/01 Blonde Redhead Once heralded as the next Sonic Youth, this noise rock band out of New York caused a stir in the early ’90s after releasing its 1995 self-titled debut album. Taking a break from recording after releasing Barragán in 2014, the group returned last year with the surprisingly accessible Sit Down for…
Fidelity Hotel on East 6th Street Looks Toward Fall Opening
After two years ongoing construction, the future of the former Baker Building at 1900 East 6th Street is finally in sight. Sometime “this fall,” the Baker will reopen its doors at the Fidelity Hotel, an 11-story 97-room boutique hotel with, like the soon-to-be finished Hotel Cleveland on Public Square, a design awash in nods to…
Bobby Rush Aims To Keep the Blues Alive
Early in his career, blues singer-songwriter Bobby Rush, who was relatively unknown at the time, recruited guitarist Elmore James, already a notable musician who’d go on to become a Rock Hall Inductee, to play alongside him when he was performing at small Arkansas clubs like the Jitterbug. How’d he pull it off? “I had been…
Geauga County Judge Grendell Faces Second Day of Ohio Disciplinary Counsel Hearings
During a second day of hearings Tuesday, the Ohio Disciplinary Counsel finished its questioning of Geauga County Judge Timothy Grendell and began bringing other witnesses to the stand. The conclusion of the Grendell’s testimony dealt with his dispute with the county auditor and his testimony before an Ohio House committee in favor of legislation sponsored…
With a New Waterfront Address, Sushi 86 Keeps Adapting and Evolving
Sushi 86 is here to disprove that old adage about “good, fast and cheap.” In the time it would take an online food order to be delivered to one’s home or office, a diner could enjoy a speedy and delicious Japanese lunch – complete with soup, a trio of nigiri sushi and a roll –…
Black Drivers Still Paying ‘Bratenahl Tax’ in Affluent Cleveland Suburb
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system, and News 5 Cleveland. Sign up for The Marshall Project’s newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. A new analysis shows Bratenahl’s pattern of disproportionately ticketing Black drivers continued in the aftermath…
Ohio City Inc., Placing Bet on Local Retail, Buys City Goods
The seven U-shaped, silver hangers at 1442 West 28th Street aren’t going anywhere, but they are changing hands. This week, Ohio City Inc. finalized a deal to purchase City Goods, the cluster of 30 small businesses selling everything from organic skincare products to hanging plants and vinyl records. The move, eighteen months after co-founders Sam…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Feb. 29-March 3)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 02/29 Ancestra Cleveland State University presents this play inspired by the 1853 National Women’s Rights Convention. The production combines a historical account of the pioneers for women’s rights with the biography of a contemporary…
How to Grow Actually Really Good Weed in Your Backyard This Summer
The morning after Ohio voters passed Issue 2 last fall, two middle-aged men showed up at Tilth Soil’s warehouse on St. Clair Avenue in Cleveland. They arrived within five minutes of each other. In fact, they were neighbors and they knew each other. As those two men walked past heaps of packaged soil blends, taking…
Good Company Akron to Open on Friday, March 1
Good Company, the easy-going upscale pub in Battery Park, will soon have a sibling. Early last year, Will Hollingsworth announced that he was converting the Spotted Owl bar (60 S. Maple St.) in Akron, which he opened in 2019, into the second location of Good Company. That officially becomes so on March 1st. Good Company…
Melt Closes Independence Store, Reducing Number of Full-Service Shops to Four
It’s been a brutal 13 months for Melt Bar & Grilled. In early 2023, owner Matt Fish and his team made the difficult decision to close the Canton and Dayton locations, stating that as the newest and farthest shops, the move made the most sense as the chain sought to cut costs amid troubling financial headwinds.…
Two Out-of-State Companies Picked to Lease Parts of Ohio Public Land for Fracking
The Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission picked the “highest and best” bidders to lease parts of a state park and two wildlife areas for fracking Monday. West Virginia-based Infinity Natural Resources had the winning bid to drill in Salt Fork State Park in Guernsey County. Infinity Natural Resources — which has more than…
With Cancellations of FRONT and CAN Triennials, Cleveland Artist Tribunal Brainstorms Possible Replacement
The decisions came swift, and within weeks apart: the FRONT International and CAN triennials, recent additions in the Cleveland creative world, were cancelled. Funding was scarce, its directors said. The financial landscape of the arts in Cleveland had changed. Last week, Liz Maugans, an abstract artist and director of YARDS Projects in the Warehouse District,…
Steve’s Diner in Brooklyn to Close on March 4
Next month will mark the ninth anniversary of the demise of Steve’s Lunch, the (in)famous hot dog diner on the western edge of Ohio City. That local landmark burst into flames on St. Patrick’s Day 2015, with the building being razed the following day. Now, in a fate that seems unfair, owner Ed Salzgerber has announced…
Chef Brian Doyle to Shutter Cafe Avalaun on March 25
Citing personal health issues and other obstacles, chef Brian Doyle announced that he will be closing Cafe Avalaun (4640 Richmond Rd., 216-245-6666) in Warrensville Heights. The restaurant’s final day of service will be March 25. Doyle opened the shop in 2015 to serve as a haven for diners dealing with celiac disease. The cafe offers great food…
After Vocal Opposition From Munson Residents, Christian Nonprofit Withdraws Plans for Women’s Homeless Shelter
A women’s shelter housing ten to twelve homeless people will not be built in Munson Township, its backers revealed this weekend. The Geauga Faith Rescue Mission announced via a press release that it had pulled out of a proposal to build its second shelter in Geauga County, just a few days after it voluntarily hosted…
Court Dismisses Appeal to Block Drilling and Fracking Under Ohio Park and Wildlife Areas
An Ohio judge has dismissed environmental groups’ appeal from commission decisions to lease parts of a state park and two wildlife areas for oil and gas drilling. Judge Jaiza Page’s Feb. 23 order effectively denies the emergency stay the environmental groups had sought to stop the Ohio Oil and Gas Land Management Commission from acting…
Bibb Announces $2 Million in Funding to House Homeless
Send out more outreach teams on the streets of Cleveland. Incentivize landlords to take Section 8 vouchers. Build more no-frills housing with affordable rates. These are some of City Hall’s ideas to tackle the sweeping issue of homelessness across Cleveland, as announced in Mayor Justin Bibb’s presentation on the matter Friday morning. Bibb, flanked by…
‘Funny Girl,’ Now at Playhouse Square, Brings to Mind the Star Power of the Streisand Original
Some Broadway musicals become famous as the launching pads for certain performers, such as Carol Burnett when she starred in Once Upon a Mattress. But leading the pack in that category is the show Funny Girl, a promising but unspectacular show that happened to drop Barbra Streisand into the title role. The rest is history,…
Cleveland’s Rachel Brown Receives a Little Help from Her Musical Friends on New Album
Local singer-songwriter Rachel Brown has regularly drawn from the vast pool of musical talent in Northeast Ohio for her previous albums. But on her latest effort, Full Moon Rendezvous, she ups the ante. In addition to her Beatnik Playboy bandmates (Dave Huddleston, Bill Watson and Roy King), locals Austin Walkin’ Cane, Robert and Jack Kidney…
More Than 48,600 18-Year-Olds Are Registered to Vote in Ohio, a 35% Increase From Late August
Ohio has seen a recent spike in young voter registration. More than 48,600 18-year-olds are registered to vote in Ohio as of Jan. 6 — a 35% increase compared to late August, according to data analyzed by the Civics Center, a nonpartisan organization trying to increase voter registration. “What we typically see is that registration…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: A New Asian Food Hall and More
– Sheng Long Yu’s new food hall, opening soon, will feature Dagu Rice Noodle, a yakitori station, bubble tea and more. Related – A new country bar from the team at Forward Hospitality Group is opening in the Flats next month. Related – It’s fish fry season, if you haven’t heard. Related – The Edgewater Cafe…
New Country Bar, I Hate Cowboys, Opening in Flats East Bank
A second bar with a country music theme is opening in The Flats next month. The new country music bar is named I Hate Cowboys. With a focus on bourbon, the cocktail bar comes from Forward Hospitality Group in partnership with country music star Chase Rice. The name of the establishment nods to one of…
A Christian Nonprofit Wants to Build a Small Women’s Homeless Shelter in Munson Township. The Town’s Residents Came Out in Force to Kill the Project
It was a few months after the Geauga Faith Rescue Mission opened up a small shelter for homeless men on Washington Street in Chardon when the thought to do the same for women occurred to Sister Margaret Gorman. Gorman, a nun at the Sisters of Notre Dame, the charity that owns the building, was warmed…
Gunshot Detection System Expanded in Cleveland, Silenced in Chicago
A gunshot detection system expanded in Cleveland has come under fire in another American city. Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson made good last week on a campaign promise to “end the ShotSpotter contract and invest in new resources that go after illegal guns without physically stopping and frisking Chicagoans on the street.” Chicago activists have protested…
Cuyahoga County Sheriff Creates New Rank, Fills it With Controversial Former Cleveland Police Leader
Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel has hired a controversial former Cleveland police leader to be one of his top aides, records show. Pretel installed Alfred Johnson as a deputy major on Feb. 12. Johnson joins two other deputies, Nestor Rivera and Rich Peters, each of whom retired from the sheriff’s department with lower ranks on…
Where Refugees in Ohio Are Arriving From
During the past five decades, the U.S. has resettledover 3 million refugeesmaking it one of the leading countries for finding new homes for people fleeing violence, persecution, and war. In 2021, then-President Donald Trump lowered the annual cap of refugees that could be admitted into the country to 15,000. Even as the Biden administration has…
Cleveland Summit Spotlights Growing Corporate Interest in Clean Energy Projects
Companies have a smoother road for getting management to greenlight clean energy projects now than they did five years ago, thanks to corporate climate commitments, federal incentives and more. And if last month’s turnout of more than 800 people for the Greater Cleveland Partnership’s sustainability summit is any guide, businesses want support and guidance on…
Hotel Cleveland, After Year of $80 Million Renovations, Will Open Anew in April
Since at least 1815, the land on the west side of Public Square has been, in some way, used for accommodations under a myriad of names and sizes. In the 19th century, it was Mowrey’s Tavern, then the Cleveland House and the City Hotel. Come 1918, on the eve of the Van Swerigen’s Terminal Tower build,…
Livewire: 13 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland Through February
THU 02/22 Static X and Sevendust Led by the late Wayne Static, Static X found itself part of the nu-metal movement of the ’90s. In the wake of Static’s death in 2014, the group has somehow soldiered on and has teamed up with Sevendust, a hard rock act from the same era, for the current…
A Whole Bunch of Visiting Artists Lead This Week’s Classical Music Picks
You ready? – A distinguished list of visiting artists this week includes conductor Philippe Herreweghe and cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras (hosted by The Cleveland Orchestra in Beethoven & Haydn on Thursday and Friday at 7:30, Saturday at 8, and Sunday at 3 at Severance), violist da gamba Jérôme Hantaï (joining harpsichordist Lillian Gordis at Oberlin on…
Annual Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Report Questions Effectiveness of Cleveland’s Vision Zero Program
There was 75-year-old Mike hit while walking a crosswalk on West 14th St. There was 15-year-old Sariya hit near East 105th by a driver with a suspended license. And there was the driver in a stolen Jeep trying to escape police on Lee Road, one who crashed into the front of the Keratin Barber College.…
Corruption Tax? Policy Expert Says That’s Basically What Ohio Utility Consumers Have Been Paying
Many politicians — especially conservatives — are loath to approve anything that could be construed as a tax increase. But since 2009, Ohio’s leadership has gone along with a number of questionable rate hikes demanded by regulated utilities. They’ve functioned in the same manner as tax increases — regressive ones with unsavory origins. There were…
More Taxpayer Money Benefits Pro Sports Owners Amid ‘Stadium Construction Wave’
As sports stadiums built in the 1990s show their age, many professional sports teams are looking for new facilities — and public money to pay for them. “We are just in the heating up phase of the next stadium construction wave,” said J.C. Bradbury, a Kennesaw State University economics professor who has researched the issue.…
Guide: Find a Cleveland Fish Fry Near You
It’s Lent, which means it’s fish fry season. Restaurants and churches all around Northeast Ohio are dishing up perch, cod, walleye and all manner of goodness, and not only on Fridays. Whether you stick to the traditional or favor something with a twist, whether you’re looking for something close to home or a new adventure,…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Feb. 22-25)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 02/22 Static X and Sevendust Led by the late Wayne Static, Static X found itself part of the nü-metal movement of the ’90s. In the wake of Static’s death in 2014, the group has somehow…
Plenty of Physical Comedy Awaits In ‘The Play That Goes Wrong’ at the Cleveland Play House
To begin with, let’s affirm that if you attend The Play That Goes Wrong, now at the Cleveland Play House, you will be surrounded with laughter for most of the play’s 150-minute run time. The question is: How much of that laughter will be coming from you? This play-within-a-play focuses on opening night at the…
Key Takeaways From Monday’s U.S. Senate Ohio Republican Primary Debate
Ohio’s Republican U.S. Senate primary candidates met for their second of three debates at the University of Findlay Monday evening. Secretary of State Frank LaRose, state Sen. Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin Falls, and entrepreneur Bernie Moreno sat side-by-side on stage. The winner of the March 19 primary will face Democratic Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown in…
Literary Cleveland to Host Third Annual Poetry Festival in April
“It is better to present one image in a lifetime,” the poet Ezra Pound wrote in his essay “A Few Don’ts,” “than to produce voluminous works.” What was a staple of early modernists like Pound — the focus on impressionistic imagery in poetry — will be the underlying theme of this year’s Cleveland Poetry Festival,…
Maddie Zahm Discusses the Vulnerability at the Core of Her Confessional Songs
Idaho native Maddie Zahm is just getting started. With a collection of thoughtful singles and a couple of soul-baring EPs under her belt, Zahm is making some serious noise. Last year’s 2023 debut album, Now That I’ve Been Honest, finds the singer-songwriter evolving. As she so eloquently puts it on the album’s final track, “Growing In,”…
Great Lakes Theater’s Production of ‘Murder on the Orient Express’ is a Luscious Theatrical Package
It would be foolish to suggest that anyone should see the current show at Great Lakes Theater, Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express, simply so they can experience the scenic and lighting design by Rick Martin. After all, that would minimize the substantial contributions made to this production by the director, actors, other designers,…
ODOT is Installing New Technology on Highways to Warn Drivers of Upcoming Traffic Congestion
The Ohio Department of Transportation is spending millions of dollars to install new warning system technology on highways across the state that will warn drivers of upcoming traffic congestion. The new automatic traffic queue warning systems are designed to cut down on “end-of-queue” crashes that occur on highways when drivers aren’t able to spot slowed or…
With Rumors of SummerSlam Coming to Cleveland, WWE Gets $1.6 Million TV Production Tax Credit From Ohio
Scuttlebutt that Cleveland is a favorite to host WWE’s SummerSlam 2024 got stronger as the wrestling organization was among the recipients of TV and film production tax credits from the Ohio Department of Development announced last week. WWE was awarded $1.6 million in credits for an unspecified TV series, but with rumors continuing to build…
First Look: YYTime, a New Food Hall, Opening in Asiatown in Late-February
When I walk into YYTime, I find myself immersed in a fragrant cloud of smoke. On the floor of the kitchen is a makeshift altar with symbolic offerings of fruit, food and money. Candles flicker and incense smolders. The owner tells me that the ritual is designed to invite good fortune and prosperity into the…
RTA Waterfront Line’s Browns Sunday Resurgence Kicks Up Questions About Next Phase
For just a few hours or so on September 10, 2023, Cleveland’s Red and Waterfront lines resembled a Manhattan M Train during rush hour: straphangers packed shoulder-to-shoulder, with nary a seat to share or give away as 5,918 rides were clocked that day. Most, if not all of those riders, of course, were wearing Browns gear.…
What to Make of Ohio Candidates Invoking Jan. 6 Conspiracy Theories?
With Ohio’s primary elections around the corner, there’s been a notable rise in January 6 conspiracy theorizing among a handful of the state’s Republican candidates. Some peddle the idea that FBI informants provoked an otherwise peaceful crowd. Others, that those convicted of crimes are hostages or political prisoners. Still others suggest investigators are covering up…
Edgewater Cafe to Reopen Under New Management in Spring
The Edgewater Café jumped back into the public conversation in late 2022, when the weathered saloon was placed on the market. The Detroit Shoreway dive bar enjoyed a brief renaissance that began in 2014, when owner Frank Spremulli reopened the place for the first time in nearly 20 years. The Edgewater operated sporadically after that…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: Rick Doody’s Next Plan for Chagrin Falls, Local Spirits and More
– Catch up on the good story and better food at Rich Caribbean Cuisine, this week’s dining review for Doug Trattner. Related – Rick Doody’s empire expands again as he purchases Bell & Flower, which he’ll transform into a European bistro this year. Related – New local vodka, gin and tequila is on the market…
Fresh Bailout and Bribery Indictments Raise Questions About What Ohio Gov. DeWine Knew and When
The announcement Monday of new felony indictments against players in Ohio’s massive bribery scandal is again raising questions about what Gov. Mike DeWine knew before and after he nominated Sam Randazzo to be the top utility regulator in the state. The indictment contained new allegations of a long, nefarious relationship between Randazzo, one of the…
‘A Stark Contrast in Approach’: Michael O’Malley and Matthew Ahn Go Toe-to-Toe in Prosecutor Race Forum
Two very disparate takes on Cuyahoga County’s justice system were on display this week at virtual forum between county prosecutor candidates Matthew Ahn and Michael O’Malley. Held over Zoom Thursday afternoon, and moderated by Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association attorney Matthew Besser, the two candidates vying to win the Democratic primary — and, essentially, the entire…
Rick Doody Has Purchased Bell & Flower in Chagrin Falls
Two months ago, Rick Doody quietly purchased Bell & Flower in Chagrin Falls, which Michael Schwartz opened in 2018, a year after Rick’s Café closed its doors after four decades in business. The purchase brings Doody’s holdings in the area up to three, joining JoJo’s Bar and 17 River Grille. Outside of the village, Doody also…
Pandemic Law Taxing Work-From-Home Ohioans Constitutional, State Supreme Court Rules
When the spread of COVID-19 forced Ohioans to work from home, state legislators created a new way for cities to collect income taxes as workers temporarily made their homes their offices. The Ohio Supreme Court affirmed Wednesday that the temporary law was constitutional. A Hamilton County man pushed back against House Bill 197, a comprehensive…
Underrepresented Composers at Convivium 33 Gallery and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
We’ll start our recommendations this week with some unusual classical programs. – On Thursday at 7, Local #4 Music Fund will sponsor some of its members in Dynamic Deviations: Works Featuring Living and Underrepresented Composers at Convivium 33 Gallery, and on Friday at 7:30, CityMusic’s Chamber Series will feature works by Alan Hovhaness, Rued Langgaard,…
Cuyahoga County’s Welcome Center For Immigrants Opens in Old Brooklyn
Cuyahoga County made its commitment to incoming residents more firm Wednesday when it became the second county in Ohio to open a welcome center for immigrants, which is situated a block down from the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo in Old Brooklyn. The opening gives the county certification from Welcoming America, a nonprofit that grades counties and…
How Cleveland Built a City Devoted to Parking—and How It’s Trying to Undo the Damage and Win Over Skeptics
It has long been a mystery to Brent Zimmerman how dozens of people could threaten him over a parking lot. In the fall of 2020, that’s exactly what happened. Zimmerman, a developer of apartments and townhomes in his early forties, had for three years been eyeing a desolate lot off West 14th Street and Kenilworth…
‘Alter,’ Now at Cleveland Public Theatre, Shows a Local Playwright on the Rise
It’s always exciting to see an original play hit a local stage, especially when it’s written by a person raised in the Northeast Ohio theater community. With Alter by Tania Benites, Cleveland Public Theatre and Teatro Publico de Cleveland join forces to present a work that, while flawed, has a neat twist in the storytelling…
Livewire: 15 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland in February
WED 02/14 Neck Deep The UK-based hard rock band Neck Deep brings its headlining tour to the Agora with special guests Drain, Bearings and Higher Power. The tour supports the band’s recent album that includes recent singles “We Need More Bricks,” “It Won’t Be Like This Forever” and Take Me with You.” 5000 Euclid Ave.,…
Ohio Indictments Provide a Better Picture of Squalid Relationships That Spurred Massive HB6 Scandal
An Ohio grand jury has handed up a 44-count indictment against three players in what is likely the biggest bribery scandal in state history. And when the 50-page indictment was unveiled Monday, it provided new details about a decade of payoffs and conflicts as one of them — who became the state’s top regulator —…
The Long Journey to Open Rich Caribbean Cuisine is Paying Off With Some of the Best Jamaican in Town
Kedemah McHugh was doing all the right things. The Jamaican-born cook enrolled in the EDWINS culinary training program to gain the knowledge needed to one day open his own restaurant. He started off small, running a modest food stand inside the Kabas African Market on Lee Road, where he sold items like jerk chicken and…
