Silverada’s Latest Album Captures the Alt-Country Band’s Live Energy
Silverada singer-guitarist Mike Harmeier grew up around so much country music, it was inevitable he’d wind up singing and songwriting. “I knew every song on country radio before I was 10 years old,” he says via phone from his home outside of Austin. Silverada performs at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22, at the Beachland Ballroom.…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (August 8-11)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 08/08 An Evening with John Legend The gifted singer-songwriter comes to Blossom tonight at 7 to perform with the Cleveland Orchestra. Press materials for the concert promise “intimate re-imaginings” of hits such as “All…
Bush Singer Gavin Rossdale Looks Back on the British Rock Group’s 30-Year Career Ahead of Cleveland Show
When the British rock band Bush released its 1994 debut, Sixteen Stone, critics accused the group of copping its grunge-y sound from bands such as Pearl Jam and Nirvana and dismissed the act as posers. And yet, 30 years later, the group is still going strong and just released a greatest hits compilation in advance…
New Book Captures Cleveland Metal Band’s Mystique
A Cleveland native and rock photographer, Hannah Verbeuren went to Chagrin Falls High School and knew early she wasn’t going to completely fit in. She gravitated toward classmates who listened to punk and metal bands like Suicidal Tendencies and Deicide. “I was one of the oddballs at the school that would wear band T-shirts to…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Lost All Credibility When He Repeatedly Voted for Illegally Gerrymandered Maps
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine clutching his pearls Wednesday morning about predetermined partisan outcomes after he forced unconstitutional district maps on voters that gave his party 67 out of 99 Ohio House seats and 26 out of 33 Ohio Senate seats in a 56-44 state was hilarious, absurd and pathetic. Even more striking was how condescending…
Owner of Mahall’s, Cloak & Dagger Acquires Rood Food and Pie
Cory Hajde, co-owner of Vessel Hospitality, had only eaten at Rood Food once or twice when he got a long email from its owner, who he’d never met, in February. Brian Ruthsatz, the 60-year-old who founded the fine dining-adjacent Lakewood eatery in 2018, was ready to retire. He’d explored other buyers but thought they were…
After Restructuring Ownership Group, Solstice in Lakewood Moves Forward
LBM’s Cory Miess, Eric HO and Ben Lebovic have “stepped away from the restaurant due to differences in management styles.”
Cleveland Moves, City’s Effort to Improve Bike and Pedestrian Infrastructure, Hits the Streets for Public Feedback
Last July, Mayor Justin Bibb announced that City Hall, in pursuit of making Cleveland more accommodating and safer for transit, scooters, bikes and pedestrians across town, would create a Citywide Mobility Plan. An in-house Mobility Team would, over the next five years, create and oversee a plan that would, ideally, dedicate much more public space and protective…
Mushroomhead Gets Cinematic on New Studio Album
Four years ago, the local metal act Mushroomhead was hard at work on a new album. The resulting LP would be the band’s first release for Napalm Records, and the group wanted to make sure it debuted with a splash. The COVID pandemic hit just as the album, A Wonderful Life, was about to come…
Service Wet Grinding, Cleveland’s Sole Commercial Knife Sharpener, Closing After 119 Years
For 119 years, Service Wet Grinding has been supplying commercial food establishments in and around Cleveland with sharp knives on a weekly, bi-weekly or monthly basis. Beneath a nondescript storefront on Prospect, a dozen employees grind, hone, buff and box a wide array of blades that make their way to thousands of accounts throughout the region.…
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Opposes Anti-Gerrymandering Reform Heading to Voters in November
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine stood in staunch opposition Wednesday to an anti-gerrymandering proposal heading to voters in November that would replace politicians with a citizen redistricting commission, but he stopped short of presenting a competing proposal this year. DeWine held a press conference on Wednesday, not only to criticize the Citizens Not Politicians ballot initiative,…
These Private Centers Lack Oversight. Cuyahoga County Judges Send Kids Anyway.
Concerned about overcrowded youth detention centers, Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court officials sought safer settings and a better path forward for kids. Apryl Gordon agreed to offer such a place at her youth care center, Life’s Right Direction. Then, her Facebook posts came. “Free Ass Whoopins!” and “one lick from that cord” could set them straight,…
Salt in Lakewood Will Permanently Close in Late August
Few could have predicted the success that Jill Vedaa and Jessica Parkison would have with Salt, which opened in 2016 on Detroit Ave. in Lakewood. Vedaa’s meticulously crafted and ever-changing small-plates menus have garnered praise, accolades and even a few James Beard semifinalist nominations. The restaurant tastefully challenged long-held assumptions that small plates have no place in…
After More Than a Decade of Advocacy, a Majority of Injection Wells in Athens County Are Suspended
After sounding the alarm on fracking waste injection wells for more than a decade, Roxanne Groff from Athens County is now finally starting to see some of the fruits of her and her friends’ labor. A handful of Athens County injection wells were suspended after Ohio Department of Natural Resources determined they pose an “imminent…
Livewire: 18 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland in August
THU 08/01 Brotality Influenced by acts such as Mastodon and Megadeth, this hard rock band featuring brothers Bryce and Reece Maopolski brings its tour in support of its new EP, It Feeds, to the Foundry in Lakewood. 11729 Detroit Ave., Lakewood, 216-555-6669, facebook.com/foundrycleveland. Laura Hickli This Canadian art-pop band brings its tour in support of…
The Cleveland Orchestra Does Lord of the Rings and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
This is a week full of competitive activity as both the Paris Olympics and the Cleveland International Piano Competition will be running at full tilt. – After preliminary rounds earlier this year in Paris and Berea, the Cleveland competition — now in its 50th year — continues with Quarter-Finals in Reinberger Recital Hall at Severance…
Sweet Pork Wilson’s is Carving Out a Slice for Itself in Cleveland’s Crowded BBQ Scene
Done right, Texas-style beef brisket is a deliriously indulgent affair. Cooked low and slow over wood, sliced to order, and served warm, juicy and fragrant, the long-smoked meat is the pinnacle of real barbecue. Done wrong, the meat is dry, stringy, tough and regrettable given the hefty price tag. Brisket is notoriously challenging to get…
Back Home in Lorain After Decades in California, Pro Skater Chad Muska Wants to Build Ohio’s Best Skatepark
The history of skateboarding is a history of injury. Of arms and ankles bent in ways nature did not intend somewhere in an empty pool in seventies Sacramento. Of inverted boards jabbing groins on the streets of Japan. Of Tony Hawk, knees bruised and reddened, weeks before he landed the world’s first 900 at the…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (August 1-4)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 08/01Brotality Influenced by acts such as Mastodon and Megadeth, this hard rock band featuring brothers Bryce and Reece Maopolski brings its tour in support of its new EP, It Feeds, to the Foundry in…
Ohio Supreme Court Majority Ruling That Boneless Wings Can Have Bones Is an Embarrassment
What a bonehead decision. “Utter jabberwocky,” or meaningless nonsense, is what dissenting justices on the Ohio Supreme Court called the Republican majority’s recent ruling that lovers of boneless chicken wings should reasonably expect bones in their food. If you order boneless wings but a bone in one of them chokes you, the GOP majority decreed,…
Frontier Ending Five Routes Out of Cleveland Hopkins Airport Citing ‘Market Demand’
Despite a relatively glowing year for Frontier Airlines at Cleveland Hopkins, the Denver-based company announced this week that they’ll be cutting five direct flights at the end of the summer season. Come September, Clevelanders will no longer be able to book budget flights on the airline directly to Jacksonville, Florida; New Orleans; Myrtle Beach; Pensacola,…
A Six-Acre Lot Has Sat Vacant for Years in Lakewood. Some Residents Want to ‘Save The Pit’
When an aborted condo development project in the fictional land of Pawnee left a crater in the ground, a small group of residents and government employees campaigned to fill what would become known as The Pit. A similar series of events led Jason Bilak to an opposite, albeit tongue-in-cheek, grassroots effort in Lakewood — one…
Melt to Go Down to Only Original Lakewood Location After Imminent Closure of Mentor and Akron
Following the recent closure of its Easton Town Center location in Columbus, Melt Bar and Grilled is announcing that it will also shutter the Mentor location (7289 Mentor Ave.) and the Akron location (3921 Medina Rd.). The last day of operations for Mentor will be Sunday, August 11th, with Akron following suit on Sunday, August 25th. For those keeping…
Ohio Lawmakers Call for Passage of Rail Safety Bill
Ohio lawmakers are asking Congress to address longstanding safety failures of class-one freight railroads, to prevent disasters like last year’s massive train derailment in East Palestine. House Resolution 8996 would require that rail companies employ a second crewman and implement a confidential reporting system, among other reforms. At a recent hearing, U.S. Ohio Rep. Michael…
Cuyahoga County to Plant 1,500 Trees in Canopy Restoration Effort, But Residents’ Role in Solution Looms
Fifteen-hundred trees are to be planted and grown on public land in Cuyahoga County in the next few years, the result of $1.2 million in grant rollout, county representatives said this week. That money, which hails from the county’s annual investment into trees, will equate to some 200 trees planted in Parma; 128 in Olmsted…
Bernie Moreno Says Migrants “Destroyed” Ohio Cities But Won’t Clarify Which Cities or How
The U.S. Senate campaign of Republican Bernie Moreno took to X last week to claim that because of the current administration’s policies, migrants have “destroyed” Ohio communities. However, the campaign didn’t answer when asked to identify a single Ohio city that had been harmed by migration, where the migrants doing the destruction came from, and…
Roar Along the Shore Returns After 7-Year Hiatus
After a 7-year hiatus, Roar Along the Shore, a cruising concert featuring local bands performing on the Good Time III on Lake Erie returns on Wednesday, Aug. 7. AGDS Ventures has partnered with Brite Winter to bring the event back. A portion of all proceeds will support the 16th annual Brite Winter, which will take…
Sleater-Kinney Show Off Latest Evolution at Rock Hall Concert
Evolution has been a part of Sleater-Kinney’s history since it formed, and the band’s concert Saturday night outside the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame was a reminder of that. The Olympia, Washington-hailing band has been through many iterations, from its early days as part of the punky riot grrrl movement to its flirtations in…
BorderLight Theater Festival Review, Day Three: Friday, July 26
Many people complain that there are too many standing ovations in theaters these days. And they have a point. However, in the four plays we viewed yesterday there were three standing O’s, and each was well earned. Paper Cut Miss Spencer, an uber-efficient secretary for her boss Mr. McCormick, is a terror to her co-workers…
Ohio Residents Seek Answers Over Lack of Action on Fracking Waste Cleanup
The CEO of Austin Master Services – owner of a fracking-waste storage facility in Martin’s Ferry, Ohio – will attend a hearing by phone today in Belmont County, facing contempt-of-court charges for failing to clean up 10,000 tons of waste – far beyond what the company was permitted to store. Advocates and local officials continue…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: Platform Beer Space Claimed, Plus STEAK
– The team behind Geraci’s Slice Shop downtown and The Yard on 3rd in Willoughby is set, in partnership with former Guardians manager Terry Francona, to debut STEAK in Tremont come the first week of August. Aiming for a trendy, affordable steakhouse option, the team offers a prix fixe, all-inclusive menu that starts at just…
Fridrich Bicycle to Permanently Close at the End of August
In one month, a pillar of Ohio City and Cleveland’s bicycle community will close its doors for good. We’ve known for months now that Charles Fridrich planned on calling it a day for Fridrich Bicycle, the multi-generational business that opened its doors way back at the turn of the 20th century. But the octogenarian owner…
Stephen Sanchez Likes That Old-Time Rock ‘n’ Roll
Singer-songwriter Stephen Sanchez says a photo of Nat King Cole’s album Love Is the Thing that hung on the wall of his grandfather’s barn set him down the path of finding music from the 1940s and 1950s that he could emulate. “[The artwork] was so beautiful,” he says via phone while driving through his Nashville…
How a Region Responded to Ohio U.S. Sen. J.D. Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ With Their Own Book
As a tenth generation Appalachian, Ivy Brashear sees J.D. Vance’s 2016 memoir “Hillbilly Elegy” as a “really one-sided and simple view of the region.” In an effort to help broaden people’s view of Appalachia, she decided to share her own narrative as part of a collection of writings in the 2019 book, “Appalachian Reckoning: A Region…
Cleveland’s Intercity Yacht Club, One of the Country’s Oldest Black Boating Clubs, Has Built Inclusivity Since 1968
In the heart of Cleveland Metroparks’ 58-mile Emerald Necklace sits Intercity Yacht Club. The gathering space is decorated with plaques of achievement, small knick knacks and IYC memorabilia. The collection of five docks joins Gordon Park on Marginal Road. The space may be modest, but it has important stories to tell about Cleveland’s nautical history,…
BorderLight Theater Festival Review, Day Two: Thursday, July 25
If you’re not into variety and changes of pace, you may not enjoy the BorderLight Festival. But if you eat variety with a heaping side of incongruity, this festival may be right up your theatrical alley. Consider these five shows that not only vary in length, from 15 minutes to 60 minutes, but also in…
Councilman Richard Starr Says KeyBank Continues to Fail Cleveland’s Minority and Poor Residents
Cleveland-based KeyBank has for years come under fire with accusations that it has systematically failed minority residents in its own hometown, including last November, when the National Community Reinvestment Coalition released a data report chastising the financial institution for “betraying” Black applicants in search of home loans. In 2022, the report found, just 2.6% of…
Now Open: Wine Dive in Lakewood, From the Owners of Lakewood Truck Park
Jackie Ramey and Dan Deagan, who run the nearby Lakewood Truck Park (among other spots), have spent the past three months converting the former El Carnicero space in Lakewood into Wine Dive (16918 Detroit Ave.), which opened this week. The mission behind the place, says Ramey, is to “toe the line between dive bar and wine bar.”…
Ohio’s Voter Purge “Disproportionately Targets Voters of Color,” Civil Rights Organizations Say
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s voter purge disproportionately goes after voters of color, Ohio civil rights organizations argue. More than half of Ohio voters who might be purged from the state’s voter rolls are registered in counties where a majority of the population is people of color, said Ohio Unity Coalition Executive Director Pierrette…
Sacred Vortex Teahouse and Kombuchery to Open in Former Platform Beer Space in Ohio City
In 2022, David Kovatch opened Sacred Waters, the first kava bar in Ohio. Since then, he’s watched the kava market take off hand in hand with the functional beverage market. “It’s massively growing – here and around the country,” Kovatch says. “There are about 500 kava bars throughout Florida alone.” Kovatch currently operates Sacred Waters…
After Police Killed an Ohio Man, His Family Navigates Grief and Healing: Photos
This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. To Diamond Belmonte and her blended family of seven brothers, there is no “half” or “step.” Vincent Belmonte was just her brother,…
BorderLight Theater Festival Review, Day One: Wednesday, July 24
Once again, chandelier-lit Playhouse Square is being animated in strange ways. Is that a young woman contorting herself on a metal hoop mounted on the East 14th sidewalk? Are those indigenous dancers in full native costume dancing on the usually placid US Bank Plaza? Well, of course! Once again, the always surprising and just slightly…
Consequences Continue as Bill at Center of Ohio Utility Corruption Scandal Marks Fifth Anniversary
Five years after Gov. Mike DeWine signed House Bill 6 into law, Ohio citizens and ratepayers are still paying the price. Ohio lawmakers still haven’t taken steps to repeal the rest of the nuclear and coal bailout bill, which is the focus of what prosecutors say was a roughly $60 million bribery scheme by utility…
Signatures Certified: Ohio Anti-Gerrymandering amendment on its Way to November Ballot
A proposed anti-gerrymandering amendment in Ohio that would remove politicians from the redistricting process in favor of a citizens commission has gathered enough signatures to proceed to voters on the November ballot. The Ohio Secretary of State’s Office certified 535,005 signatures for the Citizens Not Politicians ballot initiative that would create an independent redistricting commission…
Porthouse Theatre’s Production of ‘Annie’ Hits All the Right Notes
The musical Annie, based on the ancient comic strip “Little Orphan Annie,” has become a rite of passage for many a young girl since it opened almost 50 years ago on Broadway. Since then countless pre-teen lasses— in professional, semi-professional and amateur productions—have stepped into that title role with one thing in mind. The note.…
Rubix Groove To Release Two New Songs
The local jam/reggae band Rubix Groove just announced that it’ll release its latest single, “Carry Me Away/Working for Life,” next week. “Our sound varies from song to song but they all feature captivating lyrics, powerful vocals and a dynamic horn section,” says the band’s Jon Cox in an email exchange. “Over the years, we’ve performed…
Fearing a Bank Desert, Buckeye Residents Tell Huntington It Can’t Leave
The notice for Buckeye-Shaker neighbors came in early February: the Huntington Bank branch that sat right off East 117th Street and Buckeye Road would be closing in the spring. Crime was a growing issue in the area, they said. Thirty-four other branches across the state would follow suit for similar reasons. And most would close.…
What We Know About J.D. Vance’s Legislative Action on Criminal Justice
This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. In January, days after a Supreme Court decision authorized the U.S. Border Patrol to remove razor wire installed by the Texas National…
Livewire: 12 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Week
TUE 07/23 An Evening with the Pretenders Chrissie Hynde brings her latest version of the Pretenders back to her hometown to perform tonight at 8:30 at the Goodyear Theatre in Akron. She’ll hang around for a second night and play at 8:30 tomorrow night too. According to the venue’s website, both shows are sold out.…
First Look: STEAK, Opening in Tremont First Week of August
“This isn’t your parents’ steakhouse,” says Jason Beudert, grabbing the meat-cleaver door handles and leading the way into Tremont’s newest restaurant. It’s been a year since Beudert and partner Terry Francona announced their plans to open a steakhouse in the former Parallax property. In that time, crews worked hard to transform both the interior and…
Cleveland Legal Aid Society Workers Unionize in Pursuit of More Top Down Transparency
After roughly a year and a half since the start of the process, about a hundred workers of the Legal Aid Society of Cleveland have unionized, and are near the end of a months-long negotiation for a bargaining agreement. Last April, roughly 90 attorneys, paralegals, intake specialists and supervisors began the union card check process,…
Republican VP Nominee J.D. Vance Rallies Hometown Ohio Crowd in Middletown
Monday morning in Middletown thousands of people lined up outside the high school to hear newly-minted Republican Vice-Presidential nominee J.D. Vance speak. Long lines of cars snarled the intersections and quickly filled lots at the school and overflow spaces at a Miami University satellite campus across the street. The auditorium could only fit about 900.…
GHRP-6 Peptide: Vitality, Endurance, and More
Animal-based research into the action of GHRP-6, a prominent research compound, have extended along a wide range of research avenues, including studies in weight regulation and muscle cell proliferation, energy homeostasis and stamina, metabolism, libido, memory, focus, sleep cycles, and tissue repair processes. In addition, research indicates it may act to participate in repair processes…
Hundreds of Homeless Clevelanders Poised to Lose Registration in Ohio Voter Purge
In early June, Secretary of State Frank LaRose released a list of almost 160,000 inactive Ohioan voters who are set to be removed from the Statewide Voter Registration Database in a purge. Individuals on the list had until July 22 to contact their local board of election to be removed from the list. “These registrations…
The Bard’s Classic Tragedy Gets the Cleveland Shakespeare Festival Treatment as ‘King Lear’ Hits the Road
If you want to write a play that will ring true to most people, it’s best to start with a family that can’t get their shit assembled. Dysfunctional families have been the source of countless plays and films, but it’s hard to match the foolish fathers and problematic progeny that Shakespeare uncovers in King Lear.…
Blank Canvas Production of the ‘Groundhog Day’ Musical Mostly Channels the Laughs and Pathos of the Bill Murray Classic
Do you ever get the feeling you’re doing the same thing, day after day, with nothing ever changing? Same brushing teeth, same coffee, same cup, same drive to work. It’s enough to drive you batty. As we all know, that daily repetition we all deal with was taken a step further in the Bill Murray…
Ohio Republican Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Regulate and Restrict Adult-Use Hemp Products
As Ohioans wait to legally purchase recreational-use marijuana, Republican lawmakers in both chambers of the General Assembly are trying to regulate adult-use hemp products. State Rep. Sara Carruthers, R-Hamilton, introduced House Bill 642 on Thursday which would require the Ohio Director of Agriculture to issue recommendations for adult-use hemp products. If the bill were to…
A NASA Engineer Spent Years Writing Fiction About Venus. Now He Wants to Send a Mission There For Real
In writer Geoffrey Landis’s short story “Cloudskimmer,” a pair of astronauts in the near future gaze down at planet Venus from their idling spacecraft. Hired by some unnamed government backer, the two, Zara and Sanjay, begin a loose debate after one decides to—for the sake of better research!—travel to Venus’s surface himself. Why? Zara asks.…
Concert Review: Guided by Voices Tightens Up for Another Epic Cleveland Show at Grog Shop
Another year, another great Guided by Voices show. It can be easy to take the quintet for granted. After all, the Dayton-based band, known for its prolific output and lengthy beer-fueled concerts, has deep roots in Cleveland and has played the area seven times since frontman Robert Pollard reformed it in 2016. But Saturday night’s…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: New Sandwiches, Pho and More
– A nondescript storefront in Little Italy is preparing some simple but amazing sandwiches. The secret sauce behind Affettati is the fresh-baked bread, which is used to cradle a few choice ingredients like fresh mozzarella, sliced prosciutto, and a small number of condiments. Related – After operating places like Lox, Stock and Brisket and the Rice Shop, Anthony…
Angie’s Soul Cafe to Open in University Heights
Yesterday, we reported on the impending closure of Sauce the City in University Heights. That restaurant will be closing its doors following this Saturday’s business hours. But today we have learned that the space (14480 Cedar Rd.) already has been claimed by Akin Affrica, owner of Soul Republic United Restaurants. That restaurant group includes Angie’s Soul Cafe, Zanzibar…
Tropidelic Collaborates with Several Noteworthy National Acts on New Album
Tropidelic, a locally based band with a national following, has just released its latest album, Royal Grove, and, like the talented band’s other albums, it successfully blends reggae, rock and pop. The uptempo songs on this outing emphasize positivity. “I’m a firm believer in the idea that we make ourselves happy, although it’s not always…
Gordon Park Redesign Feedback Makes Future Makeover Clear: More Stuff For Families
Like countless Clevelanders of her generation, Lorraine Bradley has always seen Gordon Park as the go-to place for softball and barbecue on the east side. At least as it was in the eighties and nineties, when Bradley would accompany her husband for league games on one of the park’s five baseball diamonds. The whole trip,…
‘MJ’ at Playhouse Square Worthy of a Standing Ovation
Can you do the “moonwalk,” that mystical backslide dance step that singer/dancer Jeffrey Daniel invented and Michael Jackson made famous? If you practice, you can probably do a respectable version of it. But you’ll never do it as well as Michael, because he practiced it more than you would…ever. The perfectionism of that iconic performer…
Sauce the City to Close This Weekend in University Heights
This coming Saturday, July 20th, will be the last day of business for Sauce the City (14480 Cedar Rd.) in University Heights. Owner Victor Searcy Jr. opened his chicken sandwich shop two and a half years ago in the Cedar Green shopping plaza. “We need to get back into the city, we need to get back into Cleveland,”…
Ohio Voter Advocates Warn Group is Making Troubling Challenges, Ask Sec. of State to Guide Counties
Voting rights advocacy organizations are calling on the Ohio Secretary of State to create consistency within the county boards of elections when it comes to voter registration challenges. The urgency comes in particular because of one group, the Ohio Election Integrity Network, which advocates say has been approaching multiple Ohio counties with lists of hundreds…
Leslie Odom Jr. Joins the Cleveland Orchestra and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
We have a plethora of classical offerings to recommend this week, filed by their presenting organizations. Take a deep breath and dive in! – Ohio Light Opera is running full tilt beginning this week, with all six shows in rotation in Freedlander Theatre at the College of Wooster through July 28. Here’s the lineup: Me…
‘Hype Man: A Break Beat Play’ at Cain Park Could Use Some Clarity
There aren’t too many musical plays that would improve greatly by moving the last 15 minutes up to the beginning. But Hype Man: A Break Beat Play is one of them, since the concluding moments of the show are interesting, entertaining and informative. As written by Idris Goodwin, this play is often confusing for those…
Tripi in Ohio City is a Streamlined Italian Deli Doing Things Right
Like newly opened Affettati in Little Italy, Tripi in Ohio City opts for restraint and efficiency over creative abandon. After operating places like Lox, Stock and Brisket and the Rice Shop, owner Anthony Zappola wanted to create a place that could deliver high-quality foods in a swift, streamlined manner. “This is the concept I’ve been trying…
‘Beautiful’ at the Beck Center is a Worthy Trip Through Carole King’s Musical Prowess
When telling the story of a famous person in a play, such as the singer Carole King (née Carole Klein) in the show Beautiful, there is an irresistible temptation to spin it out chronologically. After all, that approach is certainly understandable, and it allows the audience to be amazed at the often-humble beginnings of such…
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Leads Fundraising Ahead of Crucial Senate Race in Ohio
This week, while the American political conversation was focused on the Republican National Convention and Donald Trump’s pick for vice president, political campaigns turned in their campaign finance reports for the second quarter. In Ohio’s marquee U.S. Senate race, Republican challenger Bernie Moreno’s campaign said it brought in about $6.8 million between a pair of…
At Affettati in Little Italy, Simplicity is the Name of the Game for Dynamite Sandwiches
In Rome, one of the longest lines for food leads to the door of Forno Campo de’ Fiori. At the end of that line is pizza bianca, un-topped pizza that is cut to order, folded in half, and eaten with glee from a plain brown wrapper. That same bread is used to cradle a few…
