Update: ESPN’s 30 for 30 on Cleveland, “Believeland,” Showing Tonight with New Ending
[image-1] Update: Now that the Cleveland Cavaliers are NBA champions, ESPN’s Believeland probably no longer needs such a somber tone. It originally aired May 14, but airs again tonight with an alternate, much more upbeat ending. The new version airs at 8 p.m. on ESPN. *** The fabled and long awaited 30 for 30 documentary…
Loren Naji Redux? More Ohio City Businesses Targeted for Code Violations
Henry Senyak, the feared Tremonster with encyclopedic knowledge of codified ordinances, has recently complained to city officials about permit violations by businesses in Ohio City. These complaints are Senyak’s M.O. He was Loren Naji’s chief antagonist in 2014, when Naji’s Studio Gallery was shut down for various violations, and he is presumed to relish his…
“Making a Murderer” Lawyers’ Tour Coming to Playhouse Square in June
Much like the NPR podcast Serial, the Netflix series Making A Murderer, a ten-part documentary about Steven Avery, a man who served 18 years in prison for sexual assault and attempted murder, caught the public’s attention. Now, Dean Strang and Jerry Buting, Avery’s defense attorneys, have announced their North American dates for “A Conversation on…
Third Annual Cleveland Animals Bar Crawl to Take Place on April 9
The third annual Cleveland Animals Bar Crawl, which takes place on April 9 across five different animal-named bars in Cleveland, combines two of our favorite things: drinking and supporting a good cause. This year, the bar crawl doesn’t commence at one particular bar at one particular time. Rather it’s “unleashed” at 4 p.m. at the…
Holiday Inn Cleveland Clinic Set to Open Next Month
Construction is just about finished at the Holiday Inn Cleveland Clinic, and it’s scheduled to open in mid-April. (All these new hotels, Cleveland! Can you hardly wait?) The 276-room hotel is located at 8650 Euclid Avenue and will increase hotel room availability in University Circle by 33 percent. It will have a modern, metropolitan feel…
Brunswick Bank Robber Pleads Guilty, Could Face 12 Years in Prison
Larry Gore, the Brunswick bandit and former Allstate agent chronicled in a November Scene magazine cover story, has pleaded guilty to robbing four banks in 2014 and 2015. Gore was charged with 18 counts all told, including nine counts of robbery; four counts of burglary; three counts of “possessing criminal tools”; and two counts of theft…
RTA Contemplates Service Cuts to Waterfront Line, Green Line and More
[image-1]At a Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority board meeting Tuesday morning, CEO Joe Calabrese once again reminded the committee of the whole of the agency’s stark financial realities. In December, 2015, the board voted on a 2016 budget that included a fare hike and service cuts. But the implementation of both has been stalled while…
New Website Makes it Easier for Cleveland Tenants to Assert Rights
The Cleveland Tenants Organization launched a new website today to help make the legal system easier for renters to navigate. If your landlord skipped out on giving back your security deposit, for example, the site has forms you can print and fill out. The point of the forms and letters is to give landlords and…
10 Classical Music Events You Shouldn’t Miss This Week, Including the Cleveland Orchestra
The JACK Quartet’s second concert under the aegis of the Cleveland Museum of Art will feature two pieces by Turkish-born composer Cenk Ergün. On Wednesday, March 2 at 7:30 in Gartner Auditorium, violinists Christopher Otto and Ari Streisfeld, violist John Pickford Richards, and cellist Kevin McFarland will play Ergün’s Celare and Sonore (read Mike Telin’s…
Death Cab for Cutie to Launch Co-Headlining Tour with Chvrches at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Death Cab for Cutie has announced that it’ll team up with Chvrches for a summer tour that finds two of indie rock’s best acts sharing headlining status. The tour launches on June 7 at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. The indie pop band Pure Bathing Culture is also on the bill. The tour supports the band’s most…
Marijuana Policy Project Announces Ballot Language
[image-1]The path toward legal medical marijuana in Ohio grew clearer today with the Marijuana Policy Project releasing ballot language for its hopeful appearance before voters in November. Read a Q&A on the initiative here. In short, 15 large grow sites would be set up around the state, with an “unlimited” number of small-time growers and retail…
Local Rockers Vanity Crash to Play Bowie Tribute at the Five O’Clock Lounge
For the past decade local rockers Vanity Crash have embraced glam rock and all its trappings with their theatrical live performances, initially as the house band in Cleveland Public Theatre’s production of Hedwig and the Angry Inch and then as a fixture on the local scene. With the passing of glam icon David Bowie, the…
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum to Receive Facelift
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is about to get a facelift. Cleveland.com reports that the Rock Hall has announced plans to redo its entry plaza and add green grass, new lighting, picnic tables, a concert stage and an outdoor café. Big red metal letters will spell out “Long Live Rock.” These…
Bonfoey Gallery Hosts ‘CAN Journal’ Launch and New Ron Barron Exhibition
From 5 to 8 p.m. this Friday, March 4, the Bonfoey Gallery hosts two simultaneous events: the opening reception of Ron Barron’s new exhibition, Gleanings, and CAN Journal’s Spring 2016 Issue Launch Party. Additionally, the Launch Party will introduce the Cleveland Foundation’s latest batch of Creative Fusion Artists from around the world. “With the Spring…
Hopkins Airport Saw Passenger Increase in 2015
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is doing much better on the passenger count front after significant route and hub cuts in previous years led to a drop in travelers. Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation is showing a jump in ridership to 8.1 million passengers in 2015. That’s an uptick of more than a million…
State Auditor Dave Yost Would ‘Break Ranks’ with Republican Party if Trump Wins Nomination
[image-1] In a Facebook post this afternoon, state auditor Dave Yost proclaimed that he would “break ranks” with the Republican Party were Donald Trump to receive the presidential nomination later this year. It’s a significant stance, given Yost’s visibility as a high-ranking Republican official in an electoral “battleground” state like Ohio. I’ve voted Republican all…
Video: Here’s a Rat Behind the Bar at Rumor Over the Weekend
Not much else needs to be said besides the headline except that Twitter was awash with thoughts on the sighting. Video of the rodent in question below. I couldn't finish enjoying my drink last night after this. First time in rumor too 😂 pic.twitter.com/SogpegrsoF — Young (@F4xr1) February 28, 2016
Zac Brown Band Returns to Blossom in June
While singer-guitarist Zac Brown caters to a country crowd, he and his band can play a bit of everything. And we do mean everything. Last summer at Blossom, they covered Charlie Daniels’ Band redneck anthem “The Devil Went Down to Georgia,” offered up a grunge-y rendition of Led Zeppelin’s “Kashmir” and paid tribute to the…
Playhouse Square’s Huron Square Deli Closes
With the recent closing of Huron Square Deli (1150 Huron Rd. E.), Cleveland has lost another of its old school breakfast and lunch diners. Hidden in plain sight, the small but popular diner with counter service closed its doors on February 26th after 12 years in business. The greasy spoon-style diner served up affordable breakfasts…
Flight of the Conchords to Launch Summer Tour at State Theatre
Famous for their HBO hit comedy series Flight of the Conchords, a show about the trials and tribulations of a dry-witted New Zealand folk/pop/rock duo as it tries to make it big in New York City, the comedic musical act Flight of the Conchords (Jemaine Clement and Bret McKenzie), has just announced plans for a summer…
Indians Home Opener Sells Out in 40 Minutes
If you were hoping to snag a ticket to the Cleveland Indians’ home opener, we hope you’ve bought them already. This morning, just 40 minutes after tickets went on sale, the team announced the game against the Boston Red Sox on Monday, April 4, is already sold out. #TribeOpener is SOLD OUT. See you 4/4.…
Symon and Flay Team up to Host Autism Speaks Chefs Gala
[image-1]Since taking over hosting duties of Cleveland’s top two culinary fundraisers, Michael Symon has managed to progressively up the stock of each one. Those two events – Autism Speaks Chefs Gala and the Five Star Sensation – occur every other year, with just one of them taking place each summer. This year the spotlight once…
R5 Opts for a More Mature Sound on its Latest Album, ‘Sometime Last Night’
The Los Angeles-based pop band R5 had so much success with its major label debut, 2013’s Louder, that the group’s initial tendency was to try to replicate the album’s sound and vision with its sophomore effort. It had completely recorded a follow-up album when it decided it made more sense to go a different route.…
Now That’s Class Collecting Money for Mechanical Bull
Good Morning! Cleveland’s West Side bar Now That’s Class has started a Kickstarter campaign to buy a mechanical bull for its nine-year birthday party. “The only way to celebrate this momentous occasion is to install a 20 x 20 mechanical bull into the show space,” say the event organizers on their Kickstarter page. “This…
King-less Cavs Bow, Faceplant before Wizards
Life, it’s been noted, is like a wheel. It’s not just how the world turns upon a spindle, each revolution adding layers of history, but how the view changes from WINNING to HIV+, and from beating the Thunder on their home floor to losing three out of four, while the coach is passing off a…
Mahall’s Hosts Tribute to Local Artist Dwayne Pigee
On Monday, February 22, local artist, musician and poet Dwayne Pigee was shot and killed in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood. The circumstances that led to the shooting are unknown and the shooter is still on the loose. On Friday, several musicians, poets and artists held a concert at Mahall’s in his honor. You can see a…
Raptors Rumble Past Cavs Team Stuck in Jurassic Park
There’s a scene at the opening of David Mamet’s play Sexual Perversity in Chicago that’s totally the Cleveland Cavaliers, particularly in the wake of last night’s discouraging 99-97 road loss to the Toronto Raptors. The supporting male (Jim Belushi in the really lame movie adaptation, About Last Night) is relating a (tall?) tale about a…
Local Hard Rock Act Craw to Reunite in Wake of New Reissues
While the local hard rock act Craw never rose above cult status, it did have a strong local following and regularly played at the old Euclid Tavern, a stronghold for the heavy bands on Touch N Go, the influential Chicago label. The group possesses a distinct sound as it draws from underground metal and hardcore…
New PizzaFire Location Opening in Woodmere
PizzaFire is opening a new location for its “fast-casual” eatery next week in Woodmere, giving Northeast Ohio yet another glorious entry in a recent spate of pizza joints opening around town. Pizza’s fast anyway, but PizzaFire pumps out pies in three minutes thanks to an 800-degree Italian oven. (A note: no delivery, but the quick…
Seeker by the Speaker: Keller Williams Continues His Quest for Musical Freedom and Fun
Keller Williams wants to dance. He often does, you know, onstage while he’s playing guitar or looping fantastical melodies into a frenzied funk soup. The movement is part of the music. Lately, Williams is wrapping that urge around his new band and infusing his material with a danceable vibe. Given the songwriter’s penchant for the…
6 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, FEB. 26 Warren Haynes and the Ashes & Dust Band When we spoke with singer-guitarist Warren Haynes back in 2013 to preview his appearance in town with Gov’t Mule, the jam band he fronts, he admitted he had a wealth of ideas he’d like to try out the next time he was in the…
Ohio Farmer Opines About Donald Trump With Cow Manure
Without help from this tweet from the Canton Repository, you’d need a plane or maybe a drone to enjoy a message left by one local farmer: He’s spelled out “No Trump,” and he’s done so with something meant to convey just how deeply he dislikes the presidential candidate: cow manure. Photo: Farmer not a fan…
Browns Memories and NFL Thoughts With ESPN’s James Walker — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
James Walker of ESPN joins the podcast from Miami to share Browns memories, Dolphins-Browns comparisons and thoughts on the NFL as a whole. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Android users can find the RSS feed here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
Report: Post-Recession Cleveland is in Worse Economic Shape than Detroit, or Anywhere Else
File this away in the “Surprising and Troubling” folder of your brain. Although there are a lot of tangibles that suggest otherwise — LeBron is back! Downtown is under construction! The Republican National Convention! Did we say LeBron! — the region is still struggling to regain economic footing after the global economy imploded with the…
Westlake Native Jason Wise to Bring New Wine Documentary to Cedar Lee for Ohio Debut
For his last documentary, Somm, filmmaker and Westlake native Jason Wise tackled the cabalistic topic of sommeliers, following a small clutch of wine-obsessed pros as they prepare for the grueling Master Sommelier exam. Wise followed up that successful film with Somm: Into the Bottle, a much deeper dive into the world of wine, and like…
CMA Preview: A Conversation with Jack Quartet Violinist Ari Streisfeld
By Mike Telin If you ask people to name the string quartets who have the ability embedded in their DNA to perform experimental music comprised of polyrhythms, extended techniques, and microtonality, the JACK Quartet is sure to be at the top of everyone’s list. Next week, violinists Christopher Otto and Ari Streisfeld, violist John Pickford…
New Apartments Could be Coming to West Bank of Flats
A “very early” green light has been given for some possible new apartments in the Flats. This time, the new development would come on the west bank though. Cleveland.com’s Michelle Jarboe has the details on what would be a pretty big boon to the west side of the river. The short version: 11 stories or…
Local Singer-Songwriter Nicole Marie to Donate Proceeds from New Single to Cleveland City Mission
Cleveland-born singer-songwriter Nicole Marie recently teamed up with New York-based hip-hop producer Vinny Idol on her new single “Days Are Harder,” a catchy soul/R&B tune about perseverance. The single, which just came out, represents years of hard work. Marie started performing locally at age 7 and even auditioned for Star Search at age 10. One…
Peter Brook’s “The Tragedy of Carmen” Coming to BW Feb. 25-28
By Daniel Hathaway George Bizet’s Carmen regularly appears in lists of the top ten operas performed across the globe, but like Handel’s Messiah, there’s no definitive version of the piece. The score of Carmen has been touched by many hands since its Paris premiere in 1875, as it has evolved from a comic opera with…
Akron-Canton Airport Unveils New $240 Million Master Plan Filled With New Upgrades
The Akron-Canton Airport has released the details of a $240 million master plan, its first new plan since 1998. The airport says the 20-year plan is designed to give it some wiggle room as it sorts out the best way to handle future passenger traffic. Its three main priorities are becoming traveler friendly, keeping operating…
Fifth Annual Short. Sweet. Film Fest to Showcase 90 Films
In 2012, local film aficionado Michael Suglio successfully launched his Short. Sweet. Film Fest at Ohio City’s Market Garden Brewery. The festival grew bigger, so Suglio moved it to the Alex Theater at the Metropolitan at the 9, where it’s set to return the first weekend of March. From March 4 through March 6, the…
Lineup Announced for Cincinnati’s Bunbury Festival
Now in its fifth year, Bunbury Music Festival, which takes place in downtown Cincinnati’s Sawyer Point and Yeatman’s Cove from June 3 to 5, has become one of the state’s best music festivals. Just today, PromoWest Productions announced the 2016 lineup. It features national, regional and local acts including the Killers, Florence and the Machine,…
Rare 70mm ‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ Coming to OMNIMAX at Great Lakes Science Center
Less than 20 theaters around the world will show Star Wars: The Force Awakens on 70mm film, and the IMAX theater at Great Lakes Science Center is one of them. The center is showing the movie on its IMAX screen beginning next Friday, March 4. Screenings will run through April 1. Several sequences of Star…
Jukebox the Ghost Singer-Pianist Ben Thornewill Got into a New York State of Mind for the Band’s Latest Album
The guys in the indie pop band Jukebox the Ghost met while they were in college at George Washington University. Drummer Jesse Kristin and singer-pianist Ben Thornewill lived next to each other in the dorms freshman year and started playing together. Their sophomore year, they recruited guitarist Tommy Siegel, and the band was born. “We…
The Scene Podcast With the Modern Electric
The Modern Electric had a big 2015 with the release of their album Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. They joined the podcast to talk about their album, the Cleveland music scene and becoming filmmakers who can make all their own videos just by deciding to do it themselves and learning how. The Modern Electric is playing…
Talking Browns Free Agency and Draft With Tom Reed — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Tom Reed of Cleveland.com talks Cleveland Browns, NFL Combine and free agency Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Android users can find the RSS feed here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
Current Operator of Café Miami to Leave and Open Sabor Miami in New Location
This Sunday, February 28, will be the last day that Mariela Paz functions as operator of Café Miami (4517 State Rd., 216-661-3739) in Old Brooklyn. Since resurrecting the shuttered business, one that previous owner Larry Fields operated for close to 20 years, Paz has been adding her own Latin-inspired touches and dishes, a considerable departure…
Local Rapper Vice Souletric Takes a DIY Approach on His New Album
At a time where real estate mogul Donald Trump has positioned himself as a viable candidate for President of the United States, another candidate looks to gain some public support. Vice Souletric, a hardworking, Average Joe from Small-Town USA, is trying to make a difference. The rapper/producer is poised to lay down the planks of…
Cavaliers Zap Hornets in High Voltage Attack
Those moments when LeBron James blitzes by three “set” transition defenders, Kyrie Irving carves the lane as if on skates and J.R. Smith lays pipe while nearly blind to his bearings, it’s possible to faintly hear the distant trilling stormy strings and triumphant horns of Richard Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries.” Last night perhaps you…
Water Taxi Service to Launch in The Flats Memorial Day Weekend
A water-taxi service is finally launching in The Flats in May. The Cleveland Metroparks will operate the taxis, which will run until 8 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays, and until 7 p.m. on Thursdays and Sundays, along the Cuyahoga River at the Main Avenue Bridge. The parks system says these canopied taxis are 26 feet…
Ska Band Slightly Stoopid to Bring Annual Summer Tour to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
The San Diego-based ska act Slightly Stoopid has just announced the dates for its ninth annual coast-to-coast summer tour. The Return of the Red Eye Summer Tour will hit amphitheaters and pavilions throughout North America with SOJA announced as direct support for most dates. The Return Of The Red Eye Summer Tour kicks off in…
Reggie Rucker Will Serve About Two Years in Prison For Embezzling Nonprofit Funds
[image-1]Reggie Rucker will likely serve 21-27 months in prison for embezzling money from two local nonprofits. Rucker pleaded guilty Wednesday. Rucker, the former Cleveland Browns wide receiver, used the bank accounts of his violence-interruption organizations to pay for his mortgage, meals, entertainment and travel expenses between 2011-2015. A U.S. Attorney’s Office report said he specifically…
Classic Rockers Boston Bringing 40th Anniversary Tour to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Led by guitar wiz Tom Scholz, classic rockers Boston have been going at it for 40 years now. With more than 17 million copies sold, the band’s self-titled debut generated hits such as “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,” and “Smokin’.” Their second album, 1978’s Don’t Look Back, was another chart-topper. To celebrate its anniversary,…
Set to Play the Grog Shop in March, Indie Rockers Dressy Bessy Break a Dry Spell with ‘Kingsized’
What with the persistent need to create and to get something out of your system, being an artist can be like enduring a constant state of nausea. When the body will decide it’s time to get creative is anyone’s guess. The Denver-based indie rock band Dressy Bessy has been coiled up in a stomach cramp…
East Cleveland Man Busted by Corrupt Cops Freed by Prosecutor’s Office
Kenneth Blackshaw — his six-foot-something frame in orange prison scrubs, hair shot through with grey, hands bound by cuffs — was led into Judge Maureen Clancy’s courtroom this morning on the 20th floor of the Justice Center. News cameras pointed from the jury box. After the East Clevelander had finished shuffling to his seat at…
10th Annual Winter Warmer Fest Shaping up to be Best Yet (Complete List)
This year’s Winter Warmer Fest, to be held next Saturday, March 5th from 2-6 p.m at Windows on the River, is shaping up to be one of the best gatherings of Ohio craft beer ever. The annual event, a fundraiser for the Ohio Craft Brewers Association, will feature the liquid assets of 52 Ohio breweries.…
Malley’s Chocolates Rolls Out VIP Loyalty Card Program
Malley’s Chocolates is doing away with their old rewards program and launching a brand new one on March 1. The change comes just in time for Easter, their busiest candy season of the year. The company says a new VIP loyalty card program will give customers 15 percent off gift box assortments and dine-in ice…
Goo Goo Dolls to Play Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in August
The alt-rock act Goo Goo Dolls has just announced that it’ll hit the road in July for an extensive summer headlining tour of amphitheaters and arenas. Goo Goo Dolls — singer-guitarist John Rzeznik and bassist Robby Takac — will be touring in support of their forthcoming new album, Boxes. Since forming 30 years ago, the band…
Springsteen Dives Back Into ‘The River’ for Epic Concert at the Q
In introducing The River last night before a capacity crowd at Quicken Loans Arena, singer-guitarist Bruce Springsteen provided a description that sounded like an author discussing his first novel. “It’s my coming-of-age record,” Springsteen said, adding that he and the E Street had made “outsider records” prior to its release. “I was writing about the…
Video: Bruce Springsteen Thought He Was in Pittsburgh for a Minute Last Night
Bruce Springsteen committed a minor sin last night during his concert here in C-L-E-V-E-L-A-N-D. The Boss performed at Quicken Loans arena but momentarily forgot where he was, calling the city where rock ‘n’ roll was born by the name of its arch nemesis, Pittsburgh. He’s the Boss, so he got away with it (who really…
A Global Mess: Can Global Cleveland and New Leader Joe Cimperman Turn the Corner and Actually Attract and Engage Immigrants?
Ivan Fuentes moved to Cleveland for a girl and ended up falling in love with the city. The El Salvador native loves just about everything about living here: the free English as a Second Language (ESL) classes accessible by public transportation, his job as an ice cream maker at Mitchell’s, the snow that falls on…
5 Take Aways from Richey Piiparinen, Director, the Center for Population Dynamics
1. WE’RE TOO FOCUSED ON POPULATION GROWTH “Population is a bad metric for quality of life, right? You look at some of biggest population growth metros in the state, and they have some of the highest poverty rates and lowest educational attainment rates. “When you look at the Rust Belt cities … Boston did it…
Ski Jump Flick “Eddie the Eagle” is Uplifting in More Ways Than One
Eddie the Eagle is a story so heartwarmingly Disney-tastic you’d think it were produced by Kleenex. In truth, it wasn’t even produced by Disney. But with a soundtrack of saccharine ’80s pop-rock hits and a resounding endorsement of can-do spirit in the face of insurmountable odds (plus Jim Broadbent as an Olympic announcer), you’ll exit…
Film Spotlight: 808
Alex Noyer, the main producer behind the documentary film 808, which screens at 7 p.m. this Friday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, was having lunch one day with Arthur Baker, who produced “Planet Rock,” a seminal track with Afrika Bambaataa in the early ’80s, when the two began discussing their…
Savage Love: Crosswords
Dear Dan, Gay, thirtysomething male in DC. My boyfriend of three years has been acting strange — not taking his antidepression meds, says he’s feeling weird. He has withdrawn from me, sleeps 15 hours a day, and has been canceling on commitments to socialize with friends. That I am fine with — he’s blue and…
Don’t Have a Cow, Man: “Mr. Burns” at CPT Has a Lot to Say
If you’ve ever sat around with friends and reminisced about TV shows or movies you’ve seen, with everyone contributing their personal threads of memory, you know what playwright Anne Washburn is up to in Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play. Indeed, the central idea that powers Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play is so delicious, you may…
Wizard World Brings Its Comic Convention Back to Cleveland This Weekend
For years it was just a dream: a large-scale convention celebrating comics and pop culture in Cleveland. Last year, Wizard World finally came to town, and Cleveland responded with a mind-boggling turnout. In fact, the first Wizard World Cleveland was so successful that by the time the convention floor closed on Sunday, organizers had already…
Meet the Band: New Moon Rising
MEET THE BAND: Terry Campbell (guitar, harmonica, lead vocals, songwriter), Evan Stone (lead guitar, backup vocals), Justin Chambers (bass, backup vocals) and Steve Deurlein (drums) A MAN WITH A BAND: The band first come to fruition after local singer-songwriter Terry Campbell decided he wanted to put a band together. “He’s been writing his whole life…
Kantina Raises the Bar for Kosher Food in Cleveland
Only a small percentage of diners will appreciate the significance of the circle-wrapped K in the restaurant name Kantina, but to those in the know the symbol is meaningful. It indicates that the restaurant is kosher, and as such it complies with the strict set of Jewish dietary laws that the designation requires. Kantina isn’t…
Pranzo in Willoughby Has Its Roots in Little Italy
The region’s most exciting 10-by-10-foot kitchen may be attached to the back of Pranzo (4066 Erie St., 440-946-7827, pranzowilloughby.com) in Willoughby. Like much of the restaurant, the addition was built by owner Alfio Pinzone. One third of the space is claimed by a wood-fire oven, also built by Pinzone, and another third is dedicated to…
