Cleveland Arts Prize Executive Director Steps Down After 7 Years at the Helm
The trustees of Cleveland Arts Prize just announced that Executive Director Alenka Banco will step down from the organization after seven years as executive director and five years as a member of the board. “Alenka’s extraordinary vision and leadership has been critical to the success of Cleveland Arts Prize and the growth of this premiere…
Drugmakers Have Set Speed Records in Devising Coronavirus Vaccines and Beginning Clinical Trials
In January, vaccine researchers lined up on the starting blocks, waiting to hear a pistol. That shot came on January 10, when scientists in China announced the complete genetic makeup of the novel coronavirus. With that information in hand, the headlong race toward a vaccine began. As the virus, now known as SARS-CoV-2, began to…
Study Finds “Complete Devastation” in Ohio Communities after 2018 ICE Raids
Intense feelings of fear and loss. Dramatic changes to daily routine. Economic hardship. Bullying. Anxiety. Depression. Aberrant behavior. PTSD. All were experienced by children and parents affected by two Ohio ICE worksite raids in June, 2018. On June 5, ICE agents raided two locations of Corsos Flower and Garden Center in the Sandusky area, arresting 114…
Scene 50th Anniversary T-Shirts Now On Sale Through CLE Clothing Co.
Our 50th anniversary celebrations might have been curtailed due to the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean everything’s on hold. Market Garden brewed us a fresh and tasty hazy IPA you should try, for example, and we think there’s no better way to enjoy a Freekly than while wearing some new Scene merch. Which is why…
Two Concepts, a Cafe and ‘Bar/Lounge/Kitchen,’ to Open on Ground Floor of Harbor Verandas by Rock Hall
For most of his career in and around the hospitality industry, Chris Schramm has played a supporting role as design consultant, lending his sharp eye for detail to projects like the original Lola in Tremont and literally dozens of other high-profile spaces. But for the past year or so he’s quietly been working on a…
Savage Love: I Love My Wife. I Also Love My Butt Plugs
My wife asked me to write to you about our situation. We’ve been married for 15 years. I am 50 years old and my wife is a decade younger. We are a heterosexual couple with kids. I am a submissive male, and I like to play with my ass using different sized dildos. I enormously…
Rent “Out of Reach” for Many Ohio Workers
COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the one in three Ohioans who rent their home, the gap is widening between their earnings and their housing costs. The “Out of Reach 2020” report released Tuesday said Ohio’s Housing Wage — the hourly amount a renter needs to earn to afford a basic, two-bedroom apartment — rose slightly, to…
Alarming White Opt-Out Rates Have Left Eastside Suburban Schools Segregated at Levels Not Seen Since the 1960s
Levels of segregation in some Cleveland-area public school districts are now as high as they were before Mayor Carl Stokes was elected, according to a report from South Euclid native and academic Beth Fry. In several inner-ring suburbs, they are even worse. But unlike the 1960s, this racial segregation is not perpetuated by a system…
Top 3 Best CBD Pens
For many people suffering from anxiety, chronic pain, insomnia, or similar health conditions, CBD has become an integral part of their wellness routine. As many have experienced the various benefits of this natural hemp extract, everyone is looking for the most efficient way of consuming it. Without a doubt, vaping or inhaling CBD is the…
66 Positive for Covid-19 in Put-in-Bay’s Mass Testing of Residents, Employees
Sixty-six out of 984 Put-in-Bay residents or employees who participated in last weekend’s mass testing effort were positive for COVID-19. The number could climb, as results were still pending on 33 tests. The 7% positivity rate is higher than recent statewide data but lower than officials had predicted. “We’re not going to have to shut…
Courtney Gousman Will Replace Danita Harris as News 5’s Evening Anchor
WEWS (News 5) has hired Courtney Gousman, currently an anchor and reporter with WGN in Chicago, to anchor it’s 5, 6 and 11 p.m. news broadcasts. She’ll officially begin on September 8. Gousman is set to replace anchor Danita Harris, who will slide over to News 5’s Good Morning Cleveland program. Gousman will anchor alongside Frank…
Little Steven’s TeachRock Roadshow to Launch With Cleveland-Centric Episode
Launched by Little Steven Van Zandt and the Rock and Roll Forever Founders Board that includes Bono, Jackson Browne, Martin Scorsese and Bruce Springsteen, TeachRock.org has provided free, standards-aligned resources to help teachers, students, and families succeed for more than a decade now. TeachRock aims to empower teachers and engage students by using popular music…
Great Lakes, Bookhouse Brewing Among Ohio Breweries Collaborating on Nationwide ‘Black is Beautiful’ Beer Release
The death of George Floyd in May at the hands of the Minneapolis Police sparked a national outcry. Millions have gathered to fight against systemic racism in policing, politics and culture at large and make it known that Black Lives Matter. Black-owned businesses are an important part of this push for change. One such company…
CBD Popularity in Southern U.S. States
This article was originally published on Blue Ribbon Hemp. To view the original article, click here. By Richard Cowan I think CBD is popular in the South because of several things: first off, most of the southern states do not even have medical marijuana laws. This is changing rapidly, but nowhere near rapidly enough. This…
Report: Black Youths Less Likely to be Released from Detention
AKRON, Ohio — Across the country, the coronavirus has prompted juvenile-detention facilities to release kids at higher-than-usual rates. But a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation finds releases have now stalled, leaving many youths, disproportionately Black children, still living in pre-trial confinement and potentially vulnerable to contracting COVID-19. Summit County Juvenile Court Judge…
Quicken IPO Shows It’s Time We Stop Shaming Dan Gilbert, Billionaire Welfare Queen
It’s time we stop shaming Dan Gilbert, billionaire welfare queen Last week, Dan Gilbert lay bare how unfair we’ve been to him. Indisputable evidence arrived when the humble merchant and owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers chose to offer public stock in his parent company, Quicken Loans. The sale is expected to raise tens of billions…
Local Indie Rockers Fits of Hail Release Their Full-Length Debut
Fits of Hail, a local indie rock band that features singer-guitarist Chris Anderson, drummer John Kalman, bassist Alan Grandy and guitarist Mike Reilly, has just released its full-length debut on Sound of the Sea, the label run by Grandy, a veteran local musician who played with Terrible Parade in the late ’80s and early ’90s,…
Consent Decree Monitor Says McGrath was Consistently Too Lenient with Police Discipline
In a memo to U.S. District Court Judge Solomon Oliver Monday, the Cleveland Consent Decree Monitor said that former Safety Director Michael McGrath had been too lenient in doling out punishment for police misconduct. Having reviewed 39 cases of officer discipline from March, 2018, through May, 2020, Monitor Hassan Aden said that not only did…
Tommy’s Restaurant on Coventry to Utilize Former Patio of Panini’s Bar and Grill, Which has Permanently Closed
Tommy’s Restaurant (1824 Coventry Rd., 216-321-7757) in Coventry Village has appropriated the former patio of Panini’s Bar and Grill, which closed in mid-March and never reopened. The corporate office confirms that the location has closed for good. Tommy’s is renting the property on a temporary basis. Located across the street, the patio provides an additional 60 or…
The Ultimate Guide to CBD And Seniors for Weight Loss
This article was originally published on CBD Seniors. To view the original article click here. With each passing birthday, it feels like your jeans are suddenly a bit tighter. No matter what you try to do, it seems impossible to combat age-related weight gain. Whether you are in your 50s or 80s, age-related weight gain…
Local Producer Jesty Beatz Teams Up With Ohio-Born Singer on Viral New Single
After 10 years in Los Angeles, singer-songwriter/producer Jesty Beatz recently moved back to Cleveland “in an effort to reconnect with the environment that helped originally shape [his] musical perspectives.” As Holy Mattress Money, the songwriting project/band he’s formed here, he’s released a song every other Monday via Spotify, Apple Music and other outlets. He recently collaborated with…
‘I Never Felt Honored’: A Response to the Indians from Someone Who Grew up Native in Cleveland
As the Cleveland baseball team considers changing its name and identity, I find myself reflecting on my experiences growing up and living in Cleveland as a Native American. No two Native American experiences in Cleveland are the same. With more than 500 tribes in the United States, we are not a monolithic people. I am…
City of Cleveland Says It’ll Investigate Allegations of Discrimination, Toxic Culture in Department of Public Health
The city of Cleveland in a late Friday afternoon email told Department of Public Health employees it had reopened an internal Equal Employment Opportunity investigation concerning allegations of discrimination and concerns that a generally toxic culture pervades the dysfunctional department. It “received several emails and telephone calls from staff” that “center around questions and concerns on…
Western Reserve Historical Society to Host Virtual Event to Launch ‘Women & Politics’ Exhibit
At noon on Wednesday, July 22, the Western Reserve Historical Society will present a virtual Fred Walk program based on its new exhibit, Women & Politics. Guests will first learn about the historic struggle for voting rights and then discuss the issues faced by voters today as experts explain the story of women’s empowerment from…
Local Indie Rockers the Lighthouse and the Whaler Release New Single
Singer Michael LoPresti formed the local indie rock outfit the Lighthouse and the Whaler in 2008, and the group quickly received national attention. The band’s debut EP, A Whisper, A Clamor, caught the attention of an editor at the hipster-approved music magazine Paste. A track from that record eventually showed up on a sampler CD that…
Rule Elimination Seen as Setback in Regulating Payday Lenders
CLEVELAND — There are renewed concerns that payday lenders will keep customers trapped in a cycle of debt following the roll back of a federal rule. The research group Policy Matters Ohio says even with tougher laws in states such as Ohio, families still can still be exploited by the industry. The Consumer Financial Protection…
West Side Market Hours Get Slight Adjustment Come August
The City of Cleveland on Friday evening announced some slight changes to the West Side Market’s operating hours beginning August 3. Because it’s the city, it will likely go to great lengths to tell as few people as possible as to maximize confusion and frustration. In the interest of avoiding that, spread the word that…
The City of Cleveland Has Declared Racism a Public Health Crisis. Staff Say Discrimination Plagues Its Own Health Department
Cleveland City Council, in an “emergency” move last month, declared racism a public health crisis. The resolution, set against the backdrop of a nationwide reckoning over anti-Black racism and amid a pandemic that has taken a disproportionate toll on Black communities, followed downtown protests against police brutality. It was backed with promises to form a…
More Ohio Moviegoers Are Enjoying a Night at the Drive-In Because of COVID-19
It’s a warm summer night at the movies. This year, with the majority of indoor theaters in Ohio still closed because of COVID-19, lines of cars form outside the ticket booths of drive-in theaters instead. After getting their tickets, drivers pull their cars slowly into the lot marked with poles indicating where to park. Moviegoers…
Put-in-Bay Would Prefer Employees Not Talk to the Media About Coronavirus
The Ohio National Guard is on Put-in-Bay today and tomorrow to test up to 1,000 island employees in conjunction with the Ottawa Health Department to get a better sense of how many cases they’re dealing with. This effort follows news that Put-in-Bay experienced an outbreak that left at least seven people infected in June and…
Check Out this Short Documentary on the Creation of Cleveland’s Black Lives Matter Mural
Cleveland producer and director Devin Cathcart had already taken his camera to a number of the local racial justice protests when he heard about the Black Lives Matter mural project on social media. He said he been looking for a way to more deeply capture local BLM efforts and was intrigued by making a short…
Nino Vitale, Moron State Rep., Tells Everyone to ‘STOP GETTING TESTED!’ for COVID-19
Ohio State Rep. Nino Vitale, who represents the state’s 85th District (Champaign County plus portions of Logan and Shelby counties), does not like COVID-19 testing. He’s sick of it, just like he’s sick of dictatorships and “so-called” maps. Just take a look at his FACEBOOK POST! According to NPR, Vitale’s distaste for dictators with super…
Local Indie Rockers Cereal Banter Rely on ‘Intuitive Chaos’ For Their New Album
Inspired by the Flaming Lips’ album Embryonic, multi-instrumentalist Joseph Joseph formed the psychedelic rock band Cereal Banter in 2010. With the group’s debut single, “Edible Confetti,” a song that features squiggly guitar riffs and echoing vocals, the band set out to show just how off-kilter it could be. A decade on and several lineup changes…
Looking Back on LeBron’s Decision, and Looking Forward to Sports — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac look back on LeBron’s “Decision.” They also talk a little baseball and debate football’s immediate future. Subscribe to A to Z here or stream below.
Blaux Portable AC Reviews — Should You Buy One?
Introducing Blaux Portable AC, a small but powerful air conditioner, going famous for its portability and rechargeable battery. The wonders of new age air conditioning are many, and there are few things better than sitting directly in front of an AC on a hot day and feeling that first burst of icy, cool air on…
Black Lives Matter Street Mural Just the First Part of ‘Elevate the East’ Public Art Initiative in Cleveland
The Black Lives Matter street mural recently painted on E. 93rd, the letters of which were designated to individual artists and students to decorate, could not have offered a timelier kickoff to “Elevate the East,” a new public art initiative in Wards 4, 5 and 6. Ward 6 councilman Blaine A. Griffin said, “This mural…
When You Do and Don’t Have to Wear a Mask in Cuyahoga County, According to Ohio’s New Health Order
The Ohio Department of Health’s order requiring people in the seven “red” alert counties in Ohio to wear a face mask in public went into effect at 6 p.m. July 8. The order is in effect for each county until they are no longer in the red under Ohio’s new Public Health Advisory Alert System.…
