Titus Andronicus To Play Grog Shop in March 2023
Indie rockers Titus Andronicus have just announced additional tour dates in support of their seventh studio album, The Will to Live. Titus Andronicus performs on March 1, 2023, at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. Just this week, the group released its first-ever standalone holiday single, “Drummer Boy.” “Drummer Boy” takes the music of Billy…
RTA Buses Are Advertising for Spitzer KIA. Cool Cool. No Yeah No For Sure.
In a sales agreement with the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority, the Spitzer KIA auto dealership purchased advertisements that now prominently appear on the exterior of five RTA buses. The ads, in which larger-than-life Kia vehicles are superimposed over the buses’ side paneling and windows, direct consumers to ClevelandKia.com. The ads will appear until the…
Ohio-Based Arlo McKinley Brings Retooled Live Show to Winchester on August 17
Earlier this year, in advance of the release of his new album, This Mess We’re In, singer-songwriter Arlo McKinley jetted off to Europe, where he played in eight different countries in the span of about three weeks. “I’m just now getting my feet back under me,” he says via phone from his Cincinnati home. Arlo…
Cleveland’s Cereal Banter Releases New Bowie-Inspired Single
The locally based experimental rock band Cereal Banter has just released its new single, “Crypsis Crisis.” The band recorded the tune in late 2021 with very little performance preparation. Most of the riffs were written on an acoustic guitar on a rocking chair. All of the drum and bass takes were recorded on the first…
Listen: “Crooked City: Youngstown, OH” Episode 3, Jim Traficant for Sheriff
Episode 3 of “Crooked City: Youngstown, OH,” the new weekly podcast from Marc Smerling (“The Kink,” “Crimetown”) and Sony Music, is now available for streaming below or download wherever you get your podcasts. Subscribe to “Crooked City: Youngstown, OH” on Apple podcasts here. In this week’s installment, “After Youngstown’s steel industry loss, Traficant runs for…
Cleveland Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer is the Real Freaking Deal
When Ward 12 Cleveland City Councilperson Rebecca Maurer arrived at City Hall in January to begin her first term, she hadn’t thought much about constituent services. She understood that councilpeople were often residents’ first call when they wanted to complain about broken streetlights, potholes or noisy neighbors. But she envisioned this direct service work as…
Introducing “Crooked City: Youngstown, OH,’ a New Podcast on the History of the Mob, Crime and Politics in a Rust Belt City
Scene is proud to partner in sharing a new podcast from Marc Smerling, the Emmy Award winner behind the “Crimetown” podcast and the HBO documentary series “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.” “Crooked City: Youngstown, OH,” a new weekly podcast series from truth.media and Sony that debuted this week, explores how the…
Cleveland’s Charity Cunningham to Release First Full-Length Solo Album
Charity Cunningham, a former member of Cleveland’s Samfox, is set to release her first solo full-length album, Existential Crisis. It follows her 2021 EP, Pour Les Hantés. Using a collection of samples, midi and real instruments, Cunningham, along with collaborators John Chips, Nathaniel Hunt and several different artists, put together this groove-studded, 11-song album. A Twinsburg…
Cleveland’s Psych Punk Band Language to Release Debut Album
Cleveland psych punks Language, a three-piece that began playing together during the early days of the pandemic, features Jordan King (guitar, vocals), Maureen Joyce (drums, vocals) and Austin Kaufman (bass, vocals), has just announced it’ll release its debut album, Man Must Make Peace with His World, this week. The group recorded it at King’s home…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (July 28-31)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 07/28 Igudesman and Joo Violinist Aleksey Igudesman and pianist Hyung-Ki Joo bring their Play It Again show to the Hanna Theatre tonight at 7:30. The duo combine music, pop culture and “pure zaniness” in…
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Coming Soon: Bartleby in Ohio City, Opening in Early August
It’s been more than a year since Morgan Yagi announced his plans to convert the former Crop Bistro space in Ohio City to Bartleby (2537 Lorain Ave., 216-417-2224). But finally, following a week or so of private events, the restaurant officially will open its doors to the public in early August. Yagi spent much of the…
Former CMSD Occupational Therapist Pleads Guilty to Participating in Jan. 6 Insurrection
Christine Priola, the former Cleveland Municipal School District occupational therapist who was captured illegally entering the U.S Capitol during the January 6th insurrection, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of obstruction of an official proceeding. After social media posts shared pictures of her participation, Priola resigned from CMSD in a letter that said was…
CNN Anchor Christi Paul to Join WKYC this Fall
WKYC Studios has announced that CNN anchor Christi Paul will join the local TV news station this fall. The Bellevue native will contribute news reports during the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. newscasts and content across various 3News products and shows. Paul, a University of Toledo alum, has spent the past nine years reporting and…
Sunday Supper Series at Saucisson Kicks Off With a Bang
Melissa Khoury will kick off a new Sunday Supper series with a bang when she co-hosts a benefit for Preterm at Saucisson (5324 Fleet Ave., 216-303-9067), her Slavic Village butcher shop. Khoury will join chef William Burke of Revival Social Dinner and pastry chef Annabella Andricks of Dramatic Snax for a casual, family-style dinner. The event takes place on…
FBI Seeks Arrest of Former Owner of West 6th Street Liquor Store on Tax Evasion Charges
The FBI today unsealed a federal indictment against Nakhle “Mike” Nader, currently believed to be residing in Lebanon, on charges of tax evasion from 2013 to 2016, during which time he owned Bank Street Wine on West 6th Street, as well as two other local liquor stores. Nader was indicted by a federal grand jury in…
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Ohio Companies Pay CEOs Over Workers by Factors of Hundreds
At least eighteen Ohio companies pay their CEO more than 100 times what they pay their median worker, a new report shows. Those companies pay their CEOs an average of more than $14.5 million per year, according to a report compiling financial data produced by the AFL-CIO, a trade union that advocates for higher worker…
‘Something Rotten,’ Now at the Beck Center, is a Big, Ballsy Musical Homage to Broadway
If you’re a theatergoer who prefers The Music Man to Hamlet, Beck Center has the show for you. Something Rotten is a lively spoof of Shakespeare while it wears its love of Broadway musicals on its ruffled sleeve. The conceit is that young Will is a pretentious playwriting hotshot who prefers to steal his best…
Joe Bonamassa Coming to Playhouse Square in 2023
Blues singer-guitarist Joe Bonamassa has just announced the dates of a tour for early 2023. Joe Bonamassa will perform on Feb. 17 at Playhouse Square. A veteran musician, Bonamassa earned his third Grammy nomination with 2020’s Royal Tea, which he recorded at Abbey Road Studios. That same year, Bonamassa delivered a live performance at Nashville’s Ryman…
Ohio Unemployment Reform Bill Would Make Benefits More Inclusive
There is a new effort to reform Ohio’s unemployment compensation system to become more inclusive of low-paid workers. Currently, a person paid minimum wage can work 31 hours a week and never qualify for benefits, because the earnings threshold for unemployment compensation is $298 a week over at least 20 weeks of work. Michael Shields,…
Ohio Film Industry Leaders Call for More Investment
According to data from the Ohio Film Office, film productions in Ohio have received more than $164 million in tax credits since 2010. Now, some film-industry leaders are calling for even more investment in the sector. “We’ve had relative success for the limited resources that we have,” said Bill Garvey, president of the Greater Cleveland…
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo Bringing Life and Death Straight to Your House With Livestream of Blooming Corpse Flower
Hope springs eternal, or at least occasionally, and only for a bit, and the reward at the end is death, but at least the internet is there to capture it all. Welcome to the livestream of the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s corpse flower, which is giving its all in an effort to bloom this year, though…
U.S. Senate Bill Would Legalize Marijuana
More than 50 years after Congress made marijuana illegal, the U.S. Senate has introduced a new bill to legalize pot. The Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act would decriminalize marijuana and enable states to create their own weed laws. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced the bill on Thursday, giving hope that decades of cannabis prohibition…
Cedar Lee to Host Screening Tuesday to Provide Humanitarian Aid to Ukraine
The Cedar Lee Theatre in Cleveland Heights will play host Tuesday evening to a screening of the Ukrainian film The Guide to raise funds for humanitarian relief. The screening is part of a national project called Stand With Ukraine Through Film, in which at least 600 theaters across the country have now screened the film…
Cleveland Shakespeare Festival’s Free Performances of ‘The Learned Ladies’ Are a Treat
If you’ve been simmering in the fetid brew of the January 6th Congressional hearings, following how our democracy was nearly overthrown by a cadre of fascists led by our former President, you may long for a frothy, humorous break. And the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival is offering just such a treat with their free (yes, free)…
Cleveland Museum of Art Debuts Six Exhibits for FRONT International Triennial
As part of the 2022 FRONT International Triennial, the free region-wide art festival running through Oct. 2, the Cleveland Museum of Art last week debuted six new exhibitions. “Oh, Gods of Dust and Rainbows,” this year’s FRONT theme, aims to emphasize collaborative creative processes and connect artists with local communities. In light of that, CMA…
Lucy Kaplansky Returns to Kent Stage in November
Singer-songwriter Lucy Kaplansky headlined the first-ever concert at the Kent Stage, so it makes sense she would return to perform at the venue this year as the club celebrates its 20th anniversary. The Kent Stage has just announced that she’ll perform at the venue on Saturday, Nov. 12. Part of the folk supergroup Cry Cry…
Cleveland’s Vanillaphase To Release New Album on August 12
Formed in 2020 when the pandemic brought live music to a standstill, the local four-piece electronic act Vanillaphase quickly began recording even though local clubs were shuttered. It released its debut EP, One Trick Pony, as well as the uptempo single, “Almost Supernova” in early 2021 and has kept busy ever since. The band gave…
University Circle Starbucks is 4th in Cleveland, 7th in Ohio, 200th in USA to Unionize
The University Circle Starbucks on Euclid Avenue is the fourth location of the popular coffee shop to unionize in Northeast Ohio. The National Labor Relations Board tallied the votes late last week and announced that workers there voted 11-9 to form a union. The University Circle store follows in the footsteps of counterparts at W.…
Napalm Death To Play Grog Shop in October
The veteran grindcore act Napalm Death just announced the dates of its Campaign for Musical Destruction — USA 2022 tour, and the trek includes an Oct. 23 stop at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. Brujeria will open show. Napalm Death recently released the mini-album, Resentment is Always Seismic — A Final Throw of Throes,…
Forward Hospitality to Host Fundraiser for Foster Youth Advocate Purple Project
On Saturday, August 6, FWD Day + Nightclub (1176 Front St., 216-990-2300) will host a fundraiser for The Purple Project, an organization that the Forward Hospitality Group has long supported. From a Forward Hospitality rep, “Carmen Fell was approximately 11 years old, living in Aurora, when her caretaker, her Great Grandmother, suddenly passed away. She ended…
First Look: Choolaah, Opening Friday, July 29 in Ohio City
First announced in 2019, Choolaah (1903 W. 25th St., 216-453-8444) now is days away from opening the doors to its beautiful new Ohio City restaurant. Located on W. 25th Street, just steps from the West Side Market, the fast-casual Indian eatery will open to the public on Friday, July 29. Formerly home to Howard Hanna, the 3,000-square-foot…
California Speedbag’s Underappreciated 1990 Alt-Country Album Gets Second Life on Vinyl
In 1990, California Speedbag released Little Guns on cassette to little fanfare. Although the man behind the music — guitarist, singer and songwriter Gary Lupico — passed away in 2004, family, friends and fans have been collaborating for several years to get the under-appreciated alt-country album reissued and hopefully rediscovered by a new generation of…
Long Lines, Empty Shelves: Ohio’s Hunger Response Network is Hurting
New faces, longer lines and empty shelves: Ohio’s hunger-fighting network is sounding the alarm as it faces unprecedented challenges. At the Southeast Ohio Foodbank in Logan, Director Rose Frech said with inventory at about 15% of capacity, they’re struggling with severe food shortages. That’s forced them to make difficult decisions, she said, such as canceling…
Cannibal Corpse Headed to Agora in November
The iconic metal act Cannibal Corpse continues to tour in support of last year’s Violence Unimagined, and the group just announced dates of a fall tour that includes a Nov. 8 stop at the Agora. The current version of the band includes guitarist Erik Rutan, who joins bassist Alex Webster, founding drummer Paul Mazurkiewicz, guitarist…
Blues Traveler’s 35th Anniversary Tour Coming to Kent Stage in October
Jam band Blues Traveler just announced additional dates for its special 35th anniversary tour, and the trek now includes an Oct. 8 stop at the Kent Stage. Over the decades, Blues Traveler has played more than 2,000 live shows to some 30 million people. The group released its latest album, Traveler’s Blues, last year. It…
Rod Stewart’s Cleveland Show at Blossom Veers Into Ridiculousness
How many times did Rod Stewart’s Tuesday night concert at Blossom Music Center veer into sheer inanity? Let’s see. There were the needless interludes in “Young Turks,” which included a drum breakdown and a detour into “America” from “West Side Story.” There were the insanely obvious graphics of a downpour that played on screens behind…
How CBG Can Be the New CBD: Benefits, Effects, & More
In 2021, a Hemp Industry Daily survey revealed that an unprecedented 43% of American hemp farmers now set aside at least some of their fields for CBG-rich hemp. Cannabigerol (CBG), a distant cousin of CBD, has quite suddenly erupted into popularity among hemp farmers, reflecting increased consumer interest in this intriguing new cannabinoid. What, exactly,…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (July 21-24)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 07/21 The BorderLight International Theatre + Fringe Festival This summer’s four-day festival that continues through Sunday is the second for BorderLight’s bi-annual event. Its 2019 inaugural talent showcase brought thousands to downtown Cleveland. This…
Savage Love: Can I Introduce My Lover to My Spouse?
From the end of Roe to the assault on democracy to the climate crisis to the war on Ukraine, it’s all bad news, all the time, for everyone. But the monkeypox outbreak is an extra little helping of bad news specifically for gay and bi men. (More than 96% of monkeypox cases have been in…
Two More Cleveland Area Starbucks Stores Vote to Unionize
Two more Cleveland-area Starbucks stores have voted unanimously to unionize. Workers at the Mayfield and Lee location in Cleveland Heights (8-0) and at the Clifton Boulevard location in Cleveland near the Lakewood border (10-0) have been voting by mail over the previous month. The National Labor Relations Board tallied the results Tuesday afternoon. There are now…
Wyne Tasting Bar to Open Next Month in Former Sweet Moses Space in Gordon Square
This past fall, Sweet Moses closed its doors in Gordon Square after 10 very sweet years. Taking its place in the coming weeks will be Wyne Tasting Bar, a wine bar and wine retail shop. Owner Belinda Klein describes the venture as a “relaxed wine lounge” where wine novices and pros alike can sample a…
Lost African Serval Cat Spotted at Cleveland Steel Mill
It appears the lost African serval cat, which escaped from its near-east side Cleveland owner in June, was spotted early last weekend, eyes ablaze and teeth showing, at a local steel mill. It, in all likelihood, is the same “house cat” which drew calls to the police in late June as residents who spotted what…
First Look: Restaurant at Terrestrial Brewing Co., Opening Friday, July 22
After a handful of private events this week, the restaurant at Terrestrial Brewing (7524 Father Frascati Dr., 216-465-9999) will formally open to the public this Friday, July 22. Owners Ralph Sgro and Ryan Bennett have been working on the project since last fall, when they announced that they were taking over the next-door space, which had been…
Graeter’s Ice Cream Releases Fourth of Five Limited-Time Bonus Flavors
Graeter’s Ice Cream has announced the fourth of five limited-time bonus flavors, and this one features a crowd favorite flavor combination: peanut butter and chocolate. The Ohio-based French pot ice cream maker is releasing five secret bonus flavors this year, and it has just unveiled the fourth: Candy Bar Chip. Graeter’s says that this flavor…
Apollo’s Fire Hits the Holden Arboretum and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week in Cleveland
Late July and the classical music calendar shows no signs of slowing down. Here’s what’s on tap this week: – Apollo’s Fire kicks off their Countryside Concerts on Friday, July 22 at Holden Arboretum with performances at 5:00 pm (special one-hour concert) and 7:30 pm. “The Road to Dublin,” features Jeannette Sorrell, direction & harpsichord,…
Races to Watch in Ohio’s August 2nd Legislative Primary
There’s an election in about two weeks, but you could be forgiven for losing track. Secretary of State Frank LaRose is shelling out a quarter million dollars to remind voter that on Aug. 2, Ohio holds its primaries for state House and state Senate. The delay in voting stems from redistricting, a bitter fiasco that…
DeWine Re-Ups Anti-Abortion Lobbyist, COVID Skeptic On Ohio Medical Board
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine plans to re-appoint a longtime anti-abortion lobbyist and COVID-19 skeptic to the Ohio Medical Board, a spokesman said Monday. Michael Gonidakis, 48, a lawyer and president of Ohio Right to Life, will serve his third five-year term on the board, which is charged with licensing and disciplining physicians and other health…
Fare Evasion in Cleveland: What It Is, How Often It Happens, and Who Is Getting Charged
People who don’t pay public transit fares in Cleveland can get a criminal record, spend up to 30 days in jail, and owe up to $250 in fines. More than a dozen community members have publically addressed Cleveland City Council in 2022 about that reality, sharing this message: No one should face that kind of…
Tours Put Sustainable Farming Methods on Display in Ohio
Some farmers in the region are taking time, even during the busy growing season, to give people a firsthand look at what sustainable agriculture is all about. The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s Farm Tour and Workshop series showcases regenerative grazing, organic grain transitioning, winter high-tunnel produce growing, and many other techniques. August Taylor,…
Ohio’s 6-Week Abortion Ban Could Be Just the Start
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June, an Ohio law that bans abortion after six weeks of pregnancy was allowed to take effect. A federal judge dissolved an injunction of the state’s “heartbeat” bill, on hold since 2019, after Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost (R) filed a motion for emergency relief on…
Ohioans Marked 4 Years Since Last Execution With ‘Day of Hope’
Ohio’s last execution was four years ago yesterday, and advocates for ending the death penalty are hopeful it remains the last. People at rallies for a “Day of Hope” in Cincinnati, Columbus and Cleveland called for an end to capital punishment. Kwame Ajamu of Cleveland is among the 11 people in Ohio exonerated from death…
Bibb, Griffin Announce Cleveland Abortion Policies Post Roe
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council President Blaine Griffin announced Monday a suite of city policies related to reproductive healthcare. The policies emerged, they said, from weeks of discussion in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, in which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. These policies are circumscribed by a commitment to…
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More Ohio Men Seek Vasectomies as Birth Control Becomes Uncertain in a Post-Roe Nation
Josh Rammel and his wife Megan planned on Josh getting a vasectomy after the birth of their first child. “We discussed it even before our son was born,” Rammel says. “Here recently with stuff changing, it’s like, OK, now’s the time to do it. Things aren’t looking good for how things could go from now…
Akron Police Chief Defended Officers Removing Name Tags Because That’s How They Roll in Cleveland
During a Monday morning press conference, Akron Police Chief Steve Mylett explained once again why he’d permitted his officers to remove their name tags during days of heated protest activity. Demonstrations have been ongoing in the Rubber City, 40 miles south of Cleveland, ever since officials released body cam footage of the June 27 shooting…
Canadian Singer Ali Gatie Headed to House of Blues in November
Canadian singer Ali Gatie just announced that he’ll return to the road this fall on his biggest headline tour to date. Gatie, who fuses R&B and pop, will perform on Nov. 28 at House of Blues. The singer recently released up an up-tempo new single, “IDK,” that’s received more than 2 million Spotify streams and…
Cleveland’s Most Fascinating Medical Stories: The Doctor Who Became the Patient After Being Shot
Laying in the grass in the spring Iowa sun, a five-year-old boy dreamed of helping people overcome physical disabilities. His right lower leg was amputated a year before after multiple surgeries to fix the leg did not work. Fifty years later in Cleveland, Dr. E. Byron Marsolais had risen as an international leader in the…
Doctors Dispute Ohio AG Dave Yost’s Claim That Ohio Law Allows 10-Year-Olds to Get Abortions
A defiant Dave Yost on Wednesday told News 5 in Cleveland “I never apologize for speaking the truth” when asked if he should apologize for an interview he did on Fox News a night earlier. That was when he raised doubts with host Jesse Watters that a 10-year-old Ohio rape victim had actually been forced…
Summit County Medical Examiner: Jayland Walker Died of Blood Loss After 46 Gunshot Wounds
Jayland Walker died of blood loss from internal injuries after being struck 46 times by bullets fired by Akron Police officers on the early morning of June 27, according to Summit County Medical Examiner Dr. Lisa Kohler. Kohler revealed the results of Walker’s autopsy report at a press conference Friday morning, describing in detail the wounds…
Fresh Fest Cleveland Returns to Rid-All Farm and Otter Park in September
Reportedly the first DJ to perform on networks like BET and VH1, Kid Capri will headline Fresh Fest Cleveland 2022. The annual festival will take place from 1 to 9 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 10, at Rid-All Farm and Otter Park. Cleveland acts Mourning [A] BLKstar, Chanelle Kazadi, Jah Messengers, MellowMan Funk, and Abstract Sounds…
Dry Cleaning Brought Deadpan Vocals, Dissonant Rock to Exciting Grog Shop Debut Concert in Cleveland
It took a minute to get used to Dry Cleaning’s onstage dynamic on Thursday night. While guitarist Tom Dowse, bassist Lewis Maynard and drummer Nick Buxton created a controlled but occasionally chaotic sound rife with space-y effects and feedback, frontwoman Florence Shaw stood there, singing or speaking in a deadpan tone. Going into the show,…
The Barbie Pop-Up Truck Will Bring a Bit of Malibu to Crocker Park This Month
Like TikToker Savannah Hannah once said, not everybody fits in the bad bitch genre. But one icon who will always dominate the category is the OG material girl Barbie. This weekend, Barbie fans can snag retro-inspired merchandise when the Malibu Barbie Pop-Up Truck parks its wheels at Crocker Park. On Saturday, July 23rd, shoppers can…
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Judge Boots Shareholder Lawyers From FirstEnergy Bribery Suit for Failure to ‘Diligently Prosecute’ Case
In an unusual move in a high-profile lawsuit, a federal judge booted lawyers from a lawsuit they filed against FirstEnergy Corp. for their failure to “diligently prosecute” the case against the scandal-mired company. U.S. District Judge John Adams said Wednesday he would appoint counsel on behalf of the shareholders who sued the company in connection…
The Cleveland Orchestra Welcomes Detroit Symphony Music Director and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch in Cleveland This Week
Once again, this week’s classical music scene includes a variety of performances from string quartets to full symphony orchestra concerts and light opera. – This week Ohio Light Opera will open its final two productions of the season with Franz Lehar’s The Mock Marriage on Thursday July 14 at 2:00 pm in Freedlander Theatre and…
FRONT International 2022 Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art Kicks Off This Saturday
The second edition of the free, summer-long, region-wide festival, FRONT International, opens this Saturday July 16th with 30-plus exhibition sites in Cleveland, Akron, and Oberlin featuring work by more than 100 national, and international artists, and runs through October 2, 2022. FRONT kicks things off with a block party on Cleveland Public Square, hosted by…
MGM Northfield Park Installing Fence Around Infield Pond After Horse Drowned Monday
MGM Northfield Park has begun construction of a fence around an infield retention pond where a two-year-old race horse drowned earlier this week. MGM representatives have told the media that the fence is expected to be completed at some point next week. The horse, Alfred Hanover, was reportedly spooked by a tractor after completing a…
Third Total Abortion Ban Bill Proposed in Ohio
A third bill that aims to ban abortion care almost entirely has been proposed at the Ohio Statehouse. On July 12, State Rep. Gary Click (R-Vickery) introduced House Bill 704, which packs a lot of questions into three sentences, the length of the entire bill. The bill reads: To enact section 9.99 of the Revised…
Ohio Coalition Calls for Free School Meals to Avoid Child Hunger Cliff
Much like textbooks and transportation, a healthy lunch is a vital part of a child’s school day and can help achieve educational success. Since March 2020, U.S. Department of Agriculture waivers have allowed schools to serve meals at no cost to all children, regardless of income. Katherine Ungar, policy associate for the Children’s Defense Fund…
Man Charged With Rape of 10-Year-Old Ohio Girl Whose Abortion Story Dave Yost, Other Republicans Called a Fabrication
A Columbus area man has been arrested and charged with the rape of a 10-year-old Ohio girl who had to travel to Indiana for an abortion due to Ohio’s strict heartbeat bill, which bans abortions after six weeks, according to the Columbus Dispatch. The girl’s story, first relayed to an Indianapolis Star reporter by an…
Highly Suspect Headed to Agora in September
The hard rock act Highly Suspect has announced details of a fall headline tour that’ll find the group touring behind its fourth full-length album, The Midnight Demon Club. The group performs with Artikal Sound System on Sept. 27 at the Agora. “Life comes at you fast,” says singer-guitarist Johnny Stevens in a press release. “We…
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Gary Clark Jr. Coming to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in September
Guitar hero Gary Clark Jr. has just announced the dates of a fall tour. Clark Jr., who portrays American blues singer-songwriter Arthur “Big Boy” Crudup in Baz Luhrmann’s new film Elvis, has been plenty busy lately. In addition to sustaining a career as a terrific blues/rock guitarist, he recently served as served as the official…
First Look: Kitchen Social, Opening Thursday, July 14 at Pinecrest
Kitchen Social, a Columbus-based restaurant group with two locations, is one day away from adding a third. Tomorrow, Thursday, July 14, the doors to the Pinecrest store (211 Park Ave., Suite 115, 216-202-6444) in Orange will open to the public for the first time. The former Next Door space at Pinecrest has been reshaped into…
Savage Love: Is It Transphobic to Have a Preference For or Against Dicks?
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As Republicans Push Back on Story of 10-Year-Old Ohio Girl Forced to Travel for Abortion, State Data Shows Dozens of Children Get Abortions Every Year
With varying degrees of subtlety, some Ohio Republicans are pushing back on an account that a 10-year-old rape victim traveled to Indiana earlier this month to get an abortion. The girl had to make the trip, according to the report, because of 2019 restrictions signed by Gov. Mike DeWine that took effect when the U.S.…
Livewire: The Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland in July
THU 07/14 Asia Featuring John PayneSinger-bassist John Payne fronted this prog rock act from 1991 to 2006, and he’s brought the band back out on the road to celebrate both its 30th and 40th anniversaries. The group performs tonight at 8 at Music Box Supper Club. Check the club’s website for ticket prices and more…
City Slice Pizzeria Brings Gigantic New York-Style Slices to Cleveland’s West Side
City Slice Pizzeria might be the closest thing Cleveland has to a neighborhood slice shop in Brooklyn, Staten Island or any of the five boroughs for that matter. This sliver of a storefront is loud, bustling and filled with the unmistakable sights and sounds of an old-world pizzeria. Heck, they even have a pizzamaker named…
