Music Box Supper Club To Host WMMS Anniversary Event on April 11
WMMS, the local FM rock station that was so influential in the ’70s and ’80s, recently had its famous mascot the Buzzard turn 50. To mark the occasion, Music Box Supper Club will host a special Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties event on Thursday, April 11, featuring a flea market with Buzzard artwork and WMMS memorabilia…
Exploring the Vibrant World of Digital Currency
If you’ve been anywhere near the internet or a coffee shop conversation, you’ve probably heard a buzzword that’s been reshaping financial markets, igniting debates and essentially changing the way we view money: cryptocurrency. At the heart of this digital revolution lies Bitcoin, which many consider the pioneer of cryptocurrencies. And when you hear about Bitcoins…
JJ Grey Discusses the Inspiration for His First New Studio Album in 9 Years
JJ Grey, a singer-songwriter who spent the latter part of the ’90s playing juke joints in his native Florida, says those early shows often found him playing to hostile audiences. But they taught him a valuable lesson — namely, how to work a crowd. “When it’s great, it’s great. When it ain’t, it ain’t,” he…
First Look: Antica Italian Restaurant, Opening in Beachwood on March 20
Hecks just celebrated its one-year anniversary in Beachwood. In a week, that restaurant will be joined by Antica Italian Restaurant (3355 Richmond Rd., 216-831-1004), which is preparing to open in the adjacent space that formerly was home to Red and Cut 151. When it opens on March 20, it will become the second Antica, the…
Cleveland Selected for Bloomberg Sustainable Cities Initiative, Will Receive Millions to Fight Climate Change
Cleveland will be one of 25 U.S. cities in the sights of Michael Bloomberg’s years-long fight against climate change.City Hall is to receive $200 million, an announcement Tuesday proclaimed, from Bloomberg’s American Sustainable Cities initiative to “pursue transformative solutions in the buildings and transportation sectors.” Those dollars, a release from the city said, will also…
Livewire: 14 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland in March
THU 03/14 KMFDM Touring in support of the new album, Let Go, this veteran industrial rock act performs at 7 tonight at the Agora. The album’s title track features a compelling mix of chugging guitars, gruff vocals and orchestral synths, all the while embracing pop sensibilities. Expect to hear it alongside classic tracks such as…
Four Minutes of History: How Clevelanders Are Getting Ready for the Awe and Logistical Challenges of the April 8th Total Solar Eclipse
It never seems to escape Jay Ryan that a good bulk of his work over the past three decades will culminate in just three minutes and fifty seconds. That roughly four minutes, as foretold for centuries, is the time during the day in which we will be without our sun. We’re told, as Ryan’s been…
In True Speakeasy Fashion, Amazonia Surprises and Gives Plenty of Reasons to Return
Like the phrase “hidden gem,” the term “speakeasy” is offered these days with reckless abandon. In truth, there are precious few of either thanks to the ubiquity of social media. But Amazonia in Lakewood deserves the latter label owing to its byzantine method of ingress, which involves walking through a taco restaurant, traversing a small…
Adam Ant Talks About Being at the Forefront of the Punk Movement
British punk/New Wave singer-songwriter Adam Ant says that when he first launched his musical career, which stretches back to the mid-1970s, he had no idea it would still be going strong after nearly 50 years. But Ant, who’s currently at work on a new studio album, has steadily kept at it. “No, you just can’t…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This St. Patrick’s Day Weekend (March 14-17)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 03/14 2024 MAC Tournament Many teams in college basketball’s biggest conferences will make it to the NCAA basketball tournament whether or not they win their conference tournament. In the Mid-American Conference, teams must win…
Big Loans, Outside Spending Stand Out in Final Campaign Reports Ahead of Ohio’s U.S. Senate Primary
Next Tuesday is Election Day in Ohio, and the final batch of campaign finance reports sets the stage for what could be close race for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination. Entrepreneur Bernie Moreno has seen a burst in fundraising from individuals since picking up former President Donald Trump’s endorsement. But the campaign finance picture gets…
“It Happened in Atlanta,” Now at Karamu, Mines Love and Risk Both Personal and Professional
Twentieth reunions can tend to be hilarious, revealing and sometimes disturbing events for anyone at any age. And for the four people getting together 20 years after they met at the Freaknik festival, “Atlanta’s most infamous street party,” it’s all that and more. As written by local playwright Michael Oatman, It Happened in Atlanta looks…
Dyngus Day To Return on April 1
This year’s indoor-outdoor celebration of Cleveland’s Dyngus Day, the annual Polish holiday that falls the day after Easter, will return to the streets for the first time since Covid. People can polka their way along Detroit Ave. from West 54th to West 58th Street, which will be temporarily closed to traffic. The day-long celebration will…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Stands Behind Aide While She Stays Mum About Bribery Scandal
Gov. Mike DeWine continues to praise and support an aide who he said knew about a $4.3 million payoff by FirstEnergy to DeWine’s pick to lead the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio — the entity that decides how much FirstEnergy can charge customers. The aide knew about the payment, but didn’t tell DeWine until the…
Dobama Brings a Whole Lot of Soul to ‘Something Clean’
If you like your plays to start slowly as you gradually gather enough exposition to figure out who the characters are and what’s happening, you’ll be challenged by the beginning of the absorbing but somewhat flawed drama Something Clean, now at Dobama Theatre. The playwright Selina Fillinger has opted for an in media res opening,…
Ohio Black Maternal Mortality Rates Continue to Spike
The number of Black mothers in Ohio who die during or following pregnancy continues to climb. A 2023 study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found Black women in Ohio are more than five times as likely to die from pregnancy-related complications compared with women in other states and overall, maternal mortality…
What the Weather Has Been Like on April 8 in Cleveland the Last 20 Years
When a once-in-a-lifetime celestial show arrives, you want nothing more than the perfect conditions for which to enjoy it. For the total solar eclipse on April 8, that would mean clear skies with an unadulterated view of the sun and no pesky clouds to diminish the effect of totality. A perfect view of the corona…
Could a ‘Skywalk Park’ Over the Cuyahoga River Extend the Redline Greenway?
Walking the Cuyahoga Viaduct at the end of winter, one is beset by a swath of your typical industrial palette — grays, browns, rust. Lennie Stover wakes up every morning driven, one could say, by another color: green. It’s Stover, a financial-advisor-turned-trail-devotee, who collaborated with the Metroparks to bring the first two phases of the…
Concert Review: Alkaline Trio Perform Tight, Professional Emo-Punk Show at Agora
Midway through Alkaline Trio’s concert in Cleveland on Friday, frontman and guitarist Matt Skiba said he didn’t think everyone would make it after the past few years, let alone get 2,000 people in a room together for a concert. “Covid happened, I thought it was curtains for all of us,” Skiba told the crowd at…
Larder Owners to Open a Culinary Retail Store in Hingetown
After news broke this morning about Beet Jar’s move to the Quarter after 10 years in Hingetown, the question of the day was: Who will be taking over the space? The answer is Jeremy and Allie La Valle Umansky. The pair, who will be celebrating six years of Larder (1455 W. 29th St., 216-912-8203) next month,…
At Least Seven Ohio Universities are Reviewing Race-Based Scholarships After Supreme Court Ruling
At least seven Ohio public universities are reviewing scholarships in the wake of comments Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost made about race-based scholarships after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled against race-conscious admissions. Cleveland State University, Kent State University, the University of Akron, the University of Toledo and Youngstown State University all said they are in the…
Cleveland’s Bike Advocates Foreshadow Infrastructure Makeovers in City Club Talk
To many that packed the Happy Dog on Wednesday night, a recently released pedestrian crash report felt like a personal document. At least 550 Clevelanders, from adults scootering downtown to teenagers crossing St. Clair Avenue, were hit by cars in 2023. (Nine were killed.) Although not the central call for the gathering, such statistics were…
Watch: New Documentary Examines Steel Industry Comeback in Cleveland
In Ohio, steel industry jobs are returning as high-tech professions attracting a diverse workforce. A new documentary takes a look at Ohio residents who have decided to switch careers to work for the country’s largest flat-rolled steel producer, Cleveland-Cliffs. Carl Kriss, director of the film “Relighting the Flame,” spoke with former social workers and photographers…
Beet Jar is Relocating to the Quarter in Ohio City
After 10 years in Hingetown, Beet Jar (1432 W. 29th St.) is pulling up roots and moving down the block. Owners Joseph Joseph and Molly Pamela have announced their plans to relocate to a larger space in Ohio City, specifically the former Grocery property at the Quarter, near the intersection of W. 25th and Detroit. “It’s long overdue,”…
The Brothers Lounge Launches New Open Mic Night
The Brothers Lounge, the West Side live music club known for its weekly blues jam that takes place in its 350-capacity concert hall, recently reopened its intimate wine bar. Now dubbed the Front Stage, the room will host full bands and open mic nights. It has its own bar and a capacity for about 80…
Studio West 117 Defaulted on $9 Million in Loans
The ambitious but embattled Studio West 117 project continues to face hurdles both cultural and financial as founders Daniel Budish and Betsy Figgie last year defaulted on loans totalling more than $9 million from Truist Bank. A Geauga County judge late in 2023 issued a judgment lien after they missed payments — which they acknowledged…
Coming Soon: Rooftop Restaurant and Wine Bar at RH Gallery at Pinecrest
RH, the luxury home furnishings company formerly known as Restoration Hardware, is preparing to open the Gallery at Pinecrest, a three-story, 55,000-square-foot showroom that promises to blur “the lines between residential and retail, indoors and outdoors, home and hospitality.” Like those located in Chicago, New York, San Francisco, and Banbury, England, the one in Orange…
NTSB Chair Casts Doubt on Vent and Burn Strategy Following East Palestine Train Derailment
National Transportation Safety Board Chair Jennifer Homendy cast doubt Wednesday on the justification for a controlled burn following a train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio last year. She spoke before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation. Some committee members focused on the recent mid-air door plug accident on an Alaska Airlines flight,…
Livewire: 11 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Week
THU 03/07 Hour A neo-classical ensemble fronted by Philadelphia’s Michael Cormier-O’Leary, Hour comes to Shepard Records/West of Venus Vintage today as makes its way to SXSW in Austin. The group recorded its latest album, Ease the Work, with ten musicians in an old off-Broadway theater on Peaks Island in Maine. The local acts Talons and Woodrow…
Case Western Reserve University Suspends Students for Justice in Palestine Chapter
After months of sparring with Case Western Reserve University regarding the Israel-Hamas War, the school’s Students for Justice in Palestine chapter was suspended, the advocacy organization announced earlier this week. Imposing an “interim loss of recognition” as a student club, according to a letter dated February 26, the university’s Office of Student Conduct had accused…
‘Piano Dada’ With No Exit and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week in Cleveland
We’ve culled seven events we think are especially interesting from a long list of classical music offerings this week. Here goes! Worth waiting for: Back before COVID, the Cleveland Orchestra commissioned a concerto from Israeli composer Oded Zehavi for Mary Kay Fink, its principal piccolo player. It’s been waiting in the wings ever since, but…
Lakeside Men’s Homeless Shelter Extension Opens, Putting Dent in County’s Demand for Beds
A year ago, in March 2023, Cuyahoga County released a strategic plan to best combat growing rates of homelessness exacerbated in wake of the global pandemic. Among the call for outreach workers and more affordable homes, the report clocked a goal for 2028: to house 500 more. On Tuesday, the county seemingly stepped a bit closer to…
License Suspensions Could Be Costing Ohio a Big Chunk of its Workforce
Suspending Ohioans’ drivers’ licenses over debts doesn’t just hurt those people. It also is likely taking a huge bite out of the state’s workforce, according to a study released last week by researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. According to the report’s more conservative estimate, a whopping 14.4% of the Ohio labor force…
Mary Timony’s Beachland Concert Shows She Is One of Indie Rock’s Best-Kept Secrets
Writing about Mary Timony always leads me to bring up a cliché in rock music writing: that more people should listen to her. Well, it’s true. Despite several dozen people showing up Tuesday night to the singer/songwriter/guitarist extraordinaire’s Beachland Tavern concert, I’m left wondering what it’ll take for more people to take an interest in…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (March 7-10)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 03/07 Alonzo Bodden Comic Alonzo Bodden likes to make fun of the news, or lack thereof. “It seems Dennis Rodman is a bad diplomat,” he says before talking about how it shouldn’t surprise anyone…
First Look: Newly Expanded Vero Pizza, Opening This Week in Cleveland Hts.
As one of the best Neapolitan pizzerias in the country, Vero (12421 Cedar Rd., 216-229-8383) in Cleveland Heights has been operating at full capacity pretty much since its inception. On any given evening, the 45-seat restaurant is typically full, with hour-or-more waits for a table not uncommon. That’s why, when the adjacent space became available last fall, owner…
Massive Astronaut Training Campus Set For Brook Park Gets County Funds
Eighty-two years after NASA’s Glenn Research Center opened at the heel of the Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, a new aerospace facility is set to break ground in Northeast Ohio. But not just any research center: the largest commercial astronaut training center in the world. Blue Abyss, an aerospace company headquartered in Cornwall, U.K., has been…
Thousands Submit Comments on Revised Proposed Ohio Administrative Rules for Transgender Health Care
Ohioans submitted more than 4,000 comments on Gov. Mike DeWine’s new proposed administrative rules for transgender health care, according to records obtained by the Capital Journal. The feedback was submitted during the comment portion for the updated proposed administrative rules that would collect data on transgender health care and change health care treatment for minors with…
Johnny’s Little Bar in the Warehouse District Launches Saturday Brunch
Apart from the occasional Browns Sunday service, everybody’s favorite downtown watering hole has steered clear of the brunch biz. That all changed last weekend, when Johnny’s Little Bar (614 Frankfort Ave.) opened the doors bright and early on a Saturday morning and welcomed a steady stream of bleary-eyed guests. Why now? “We realized there aren’t…
Notre Dame College Will Close After Spring Semester
May 2 will be the final day students walk through the doors of Notre Dame College. On Thursday evening, the board of the South Euclid school announced that it will be ending its 102-year-long operations in Northeast Ohio this spring, and sending students elsewhere, despite years of attempts to save itself from financial ruin. As…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: Ugh, More Closures
– Pearl Street Wine Market & Cafe will close at the end of March after a new landlord informed Chef Karen Small the monthly rent would more than double. OCI hadn’t been charging market rate previously. Related – Melt melts by another location. Related – Steve’s Diner, one of the last bastions of 24/7 dining…
Cleveland Pops Presents Champagne & Shamrocks and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
A packed weekend awaits. Let’s get to it. – On Friday at 7, CIM Opera Theater will stage Strauss’ Die Fledermaus in Kulas Hall (repeated on Sunday at 3), and at the same hour, Cleveland Cello Society will hold its annual i Cellisti extravaganza featuring six duos for cello plus another instrument played by members…
