Shaker Heights Bakery Opens Doors to Community
Local bakers who’ve spent hours perfecting their pastries and serving them up to enthusiastic friends and family members who harp, “You could sell hundreds of these pastries! They’re so good!” may now be able to make that dream a reality thanks to Shaker Heights resident Saidah Farrell. Farrell opened Olivia Rose Community Bake Shop, named after…
LeBron’s Not Enough If His Teammates Don’t Make Open Shots
Boxes of carefully alphabetized CDs mount to the ceiling, jostled by boxes of hanging folders containing everything from college papers to book notes; unhung gold records acquired during employment, carefully leaning against a wall beside a thicket of computer; and stereo wires from which even Br’er Rabbit would’ve found it difficult to extricate himself. Just…
Rapper Tyler, the Creator Brings His Hyped Live Show to House of Blues
Born in Ladera Heights, rapper Tyler, the Creator originally became popular as the leader and co-founder of the alternative hip hop collective Odd Future. He embarked on a solo career a few years back and has recently issued Cherry Bomb, a collection of tunes that features his rapid-fire raps. Sonically dense tunes such as “Buffalo”…
Vote Now For This Little Browns Fan
The National Football League is in the throes of its first My Little NFL Fan contest — a competition that seeks photos of youngsters from across the nation in efforts to find the most adorable, most prideful young fan from each of the nation’s professional football teams. We’ll go ahead a give you a spoiler:…
Florida-Based Hudson Holdings Plans $280 Million in Renovations at Old Huntington Building Downtown
The old Huntington Bank building at Euclid and East 9th — a massive, 93-percent vacant structure in the heart of downtown Cleveland — was sold last week to Florida-based Hudson Holdings. The company’s plan: a $280-million mixed-use renovation that combines residential space, hotel space, office space, party space and, in short, “that kind of lifestyle…
Glass Animals Make Impressive Debut at House of Blues
After selling out the Grog Shop almost instantly, Glass Animals moved their show to the House of Blues, possibly the biggest venue they’ve headlined in the U.S. on the current tour. The place was packed last night as the floor was full of hippies, hipsters, teenagers and older adults alike. It seems like everyone wants…
New York-Style Pizza Shop Coming to Heart of Downtown
This past weekend thousands of people descended upon the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds to attend the Cleveland Pizza Fest, a reprisal of the popular but discontinued event titled Cleveland Bake-Off. One of the surprise hits of the weekend turned out to be an unknown player called Pizza (216), who earned second place in the rankings despite…
Longtime Friends Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Jonny Lang Bring Their First Tour Together to Hard Rock Live
Two guitar slingers who embraced the blues at an early age, Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Jonny Lang have been friends for years. But they’ve never toured together. The Louisiana-born Shepherd has a 20-year recording career that began when he was 16. Over that time, he’s gotten five Grammy nominations and had six No. 1 debuts…
Cleveland 8 Ask City to Issue Arrest Warrants for Loehmann, Garmback
A group of local activists and clergy members calling themselves the “Cleveland 8” have called upon the City’s law director to issue warrants for the arrest of officers Timothy Loehmann and Frank Garmback. After Municipal Judge Ronald Adrine wrote a recommendation last week in which he found probable cause to charge both Loehmann and Garmback…
Classical Music Events Not to Miss in Cleveland This Week
ChamberFest Cleveland launches its fourth season on Wednesday, June 17 under the direction of Franklin and Diana Cohen. “Crossing Borders” is the theme, and a first-class contingent of Cohen colleagues is descending on Cleveland from all points of the compass for eleven wildly-varied performances in several venues. If you don’t think chamber music is your…
WWE Champ Taunts LeBron James, Johnny Manziel at Last Night’s Cleveland Show
WWE heavyweight champion Seth Rollins was in town last night for Monday Night RAW at the Q when he decided it’d be fun to troll Clevelanders, including LeBron James and Johnny “Idiotface” Manziel — the latter of whom was in attendance — about not bringing a championship to the Forest City. Unsurprisingly, Rollins was met with about…
Viva La CreativeMorning with R.A. Washington
REVOLUTION. That’s the theme of this month’s CreativeMorning CLE presentation by R.A. Washington, writer, community activist and founder/director of Guide to Kulchur: Text, Art & News in the Detroit Shoreway. At 8:30 a.m. Friday, June 19, he’ll present his talk, The Question of Revolution: Personal Politics, Identity and Grassroots Organizing in Post Riot Cities. “Increasingly…
National and Local Acts Slated to Play Annual Blue Sky Folk Festival
Now in its fifth year, the annual Blue Sky Folk Festival is a tradition that attracts national talent to Northeast Ohio. The festival, which takes place in Kirtland from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Saturday, June 20 at East Shore Unitarian Universalist Church, aims to be an “all-day, family-friendly music festival that celebrates folk…
IngenuityFest, Cleveland’s Art and Technology Celebration, Sets Dates For October
Ingenuity Cleveland announced this week that its 11th annual IngenuityFest will be held the weekend of Oct. 2-4. This year, the fest will be centered in Voinovich Park, with additional events held inside the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the Great Lakes Science Center. The park is a more traditional venue for Ingenuity, which…
Heck’s Café Enjoying a Revival Thanks to Improved Burgers and New Location
Since purchasing Heck’s Café a few years back, Fadi Daoud has been on a roll. Daoud inherited a celebrated local institution that had floundered in recent years. In its prime, the Heck’s brand was synonymous with burger royalty, with thriving outposts in Woodmere and Rocky River. By the time he took over, however, there was…
Pythons Stolen from Akron Animal Rescue Center
A handful of python snakes, worth an estimated $5,000, were stolen from the Akron Rattery and Reptile Rescue center over the weekend. Authorities say the theft occurred between 7:45 and 8:45 p.m. on Saturday evening when someone entered the premises through a tunnel that connected the rescue center with a vacant store behind the lot. …
Campaign Kicks Off to Let Fans Help Manage Lake Erie Crushers
The Lake Erie Crushers are the cellar of their division and in danger of missing the playoffs. Frustrated fans can’t do anything about it. Or can they? On Friday, Kevin Barber and Mike Waghalter came to All Pro Freight Stadium to launch America’s Ball Club, a crowd-funding campaign to give fans a say in the…
Over the Rhine to Play Western Reserve Land Conservancy Benefit Concert at Beachland
Cincinnati-based indie folk band Over the Rhine (pictured) has regularly played Cleveland throughout the course of its extensive career. The group is slated to return to town to headline a special June 26 concert at the Beachland Ballroom to benefit Western Reserve Land Conservancy’s Reforest Our City initiative. Cleveland singer-songwriter Pete McDonald, who also serves…
Beavercreek Residents Could Use Cleveland Strategy in John Crawford III Case
Residents of Beavercreek, Ohio, may take advantage of the law that permits citizens with “knowledge of the facts” to file affidavits and initiate criminal proceedings. Activists in and around the Dayton suburb are still searching for justice in the case of John Crawford III, who was shot and killed by a police officer at a…
Talking Cleveland and the NBA Finals With @TowerLightsCLE
Everyone loves the lights on the Terminal Tower. Lately, they’ve emblazoned the 85-year-old building in wine and gold as the Cavs work their way torturously toward an NBA championship victory. Scene spoke with the Tower’s handlers to get a sense of how the whole lighting thing works and what Clevelanders love best about this modernized…
After Failed Mexican Drug Deal, Pair in Akron Accused of Extorting Columbus-Area Businessman
The FBI is accusing two Akron men of extorting a Columbus-area businessman whose brother had connected them to a large-scale Mexican drug trafficker that ripped the pair off. The Akron men, Franklin Conley and Patrick Griffin, threatened to kill the victim and the victim’s family if he didn’t pay them what they lost in the…
WATCH: Cavs Fans Embarrass Themselves by Answering Prank Questions on National TV
There are true Cavs fans out there: season ticket holders, people that bleed Wine and Gold and follow the team like it’s their religion. And then there are these people. In case you missed it, “Jimmy Kimmel Live” recently produced a segment called “Lie Action News: Cleveland Edition” where a fake reporter asked Cavs fans…
Parking Meter Rates Increase Across Cleveland Today
Beginning today, Cleveland will increase parking rates on all meters and lots across the city. Parking meters will now cost an extra 25 cents per hour, while parking lot rates have increased by a full dollar. The extra change will go toward upgrading the meters themselves, and it will also help maintain the parking lots.…
Milwaukee Resident Pranks Airplane Passengers with ‘Welcome to Cleveland’ Sign
One Milwaukee resident revels in making people squirm. Mark Gubin painted “Welcome to Cleveland” in six-foot lettering on his rooftop, located next to General Mitchell International Airport in Milwaukee. His massive prank aims to scare airplane passengers who might see the message and fear they’ve accidentally boarded the wrong flight. The giant white lettering first…
Darkly Dreaming Keating: Ohio Author’s New Book is the Novel Cleveland Deserves
Let’s get this part out of the way: this is a breakthrough novel, one that makes a career. It’s a book that forces the reader to consider the author behind it, if only so that you can avoid him on the street. It’s so unrelentingly bleak you have to wonder about the mind that created…
A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Solstice 2015
Taking place across two stages on June 20 at the Cleveland Museum of Art, Solstice 2015 is arguably the concert event of the summer. Tickets to the event, now in its seventh year, sold out in 36 hours. In fact, only museum members were able to purchase them and the general public never even had…
Backstage Pass: An Interview with Singer Eddie Money
Classic rocker Eddie Money was in town last night to play House of Blues. The show was just the second date of a summer tour that pairs him with his son and daughter. We caught up with him backstage before the concert. He had just returned from a visit to the Rock and Roll Hall…
Westside Altercation Ends with Shots Fired, One Man Injured By a Fence, and Ample Confusion
A morning foot chase on the city’s westside ended with an officer firing his gun. He didn’t hit anyone, though one man who had allegedly pointed his own gun at the officer was injured while jumping a fence. The story quickly grew more complicated as the neighborhood came to life on a humid Sunday morning.…
Relevant Police Witnesses in Tamir Rice Case Declined Interviews Until Late May
The six-part published investigation into the death of Tamir Rice is being digested by Cleveland this weekend — some six-and-a-half months after the shooting incident and ahead of the imminent Grand Jury hearings. It’s a fascinating document, rife with perspectives from many angles of the incident and timestamps that suggest a complicated, fractured investigative process.…
Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Office Publishes Investigation into Tamir Rice’s Death
Today, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty published the results of the Sheriff’s Office investigation into the shooting death of Tamir Rice. Read the full report — issued in six parts — here. While no conclusion is drawn w/r/t whether the shooting was “justified,” the report synthesizes details from all angles: witnesses, officers (notably not including…
7 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, JUNE 12 The Sonics This year, some 50 years since the release of their debut, the Sonics, a proto punk garage/punk band, issued This Is the Sonics, their first proper studio album in decades. Recorded in mono by Jim Diamond (White Stripes), the album still retains that raw power for which the band is…
Bishop Brothers to Play Farewell Show at the Five O’Clock
Local classic country and rockabilly band the Bishop Brothers are a “hodge-podge” of people from other bands. Doxa’s Matt Novak plays drums, Charles Hill Jr. Band’s Steve Simantrious plays lead guitar and He-Chaw Frunk’s Chris Bishop plays guitar and sings. The other two guys are from out of town. Bishop’s brother Tayler plays upright bass…
Review: GNASH — Graham Nash Sings Contemporary Youth Orchestra and Chorus
By Jeremy Reynolds Jogging onto the stage of Severance Hall, Liza Grossman wasted no time in launching the barefoot Contemporary Youth Orchestra and Chorus straight into the opening number of their annual “Rock the Orchestra” concert on Friday, June 5. After a slow, somber musical introduction from the students, singer-songwriter and philanthropist Graham Nash walked…
Mayfield Heights Resident Seeks to Pop Guinness World Record for Largest Soap Bubble
The world record for the largest free-floating soap bubble created outdoors will be attempted by Mayfield Heights resident Gary Pearlman, also known as Dr. U. R. Awesome. Rise early and you yourself can watch the world record attempt on happening next Saturday, June 20 at precisely 5:53 a.m. at Wade Oval in University Circle. Why…
Ohio Senate Provision May Keep Bars Open Until 4 a.m. During the RNC
The Ohio Senate wants to put the party in “Republican party” by keeping Cleveland’s bars open until 4 a.m. during the Republican National Convention. State Sen. Tom Patton, a Strongsville Republican, added a provision to the Senate’s budget plan that would allow certain establishments to stay open extra late, especially for convention-goers who may not leave…
Cleveland Municipal Judge Finds Probable Cause for Murder Charge Against Timothy Loehmann
In a fairly unusual development, Cleveland Municipal Judge Ronald Adrine ruled yesterday that there is probable cause to charge officer Timothy Loehmann with murder in connection with the shooting death of Tamir Rice. The opinion came days after a group of clergy and activists filed affidavits urging the court to consider such. In sum, Adrine found…
North of Nine to Perform Free Show at Aloft Hotel
Throughout the year, Aloft Hotels is presenting “local emerging talent” through Live At Aloft Hotels, a signature music series that features acoustic performances and meet-and-greets at its hotels worldwide. At 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 17, North of Nine, a band featuring Ohio native Michael O’Grady (a guy who has said that seeing AC/DC play…
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams Halts All Production After Listeria Outbreak — Again
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams announced today its intentions to close all scoop shops and stop production until further notice after Listeria was found for a second time in their production facilities. “We have found Listeria in our production facility again,” Jeni’s CEO John Lowe said in an online statement. “We discovered the Listeria through routine swabbing…
Scene Foodcast: Mabel’s BBQ, Bounce Nightclub Version II, Citizen Pie and More with Doug Trattner
This week, host Craig Lyndall sat down with Scene dining editor Douglas Trattner to catch up on the last few weeks of food news, including Mabel’s BBQ menu, renovations at Corner Alley down the block, the second act of Bounce nightclub, Citizen Pie, meal delivery services, Ligali’s closing in Tremont and John McDonnell’s purchase of…
Cleveland Weatherman Mark Johnson Delivers More Colorful Cavs Commentary Following Game Four
This week we’ve learned that Channel 5 weatherman Mark Johnson has some opinions about the Cleveland Cavaliers. Very animated opinions. Fresh off of last night’s loss to Golden State, Johnson again makes his voice and — er — weed wacker heard with some colorful commentary about Cleveland’s Game Four performance. Watch below: (function(d, s, id) { var…
Raise a Glass as the Third Annual World Beer Festival Invades Jacobs Pavilion
The 3rd Annual World Beer Festival Cleveland will happen this Saturday at Jacobs Pavilion. In other words, this weekend brings Clevelanders another opportunity to experience a high-class four-hour power hour. We’re not talking about Miller Lite here — this festival features brews from 27 Ohio breweries and more than 50 other regional, national and Belgian…
VIDEO: David Blatt, Mother of Dragons, Has Golden State Burning
Kelly Olynyk put Kevin Love in a standing arm bar and ended his season. Kyrie Irving drove so hard to the right to complete a crossover he fractured his knee cap. As men continue to fall around the Cleveland Cavaliers, they band together in a tighter inner circle. Standing back to back, David Blatt and…
Rapper Machine Gun Kelly Looking for a Few Good Violinists
Cleveland rapper Machine Gun Kelly has announced a new partnership with Grammy U, a self-described “unique and fast-growing community of college students, primarily between the ages of 17 and 25, who are pursuing a career in the recording industry,” as he sets out on a tour that includes a contest to find the country’s most…
Yiddishe Cup to Team with Local Soul Singer for Annual Cain Park Concert
Yiddishe Cup, a Cleveland Heights-based klezmer band that’s been around for as long as we can remember, plays the 37th annual Workmen’s Circle Concert in the Park on June 28 in Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater. The guys plan to put a bit of a twist on the annual event. Two years ago, they worked with…
Preview: Tina Bergman Discusses Apollo Fire’s Sugarloaf Mountain Concert Series
By Jeremy Reynolds “My background is with American Old Time and Celtic, so this is right up my alley — like putting on an old pair of shoes,” said hammered dulcimer player Tina Bergman. We chatted about Apollo’s Fire’s Sugarloaf Mountain rogram in a recent telephone conversation. Performances of this crossover concert will take place…
Deal of the Day: LeBron James, Matthew Dellavedova Prayer Candles
Presented here mostly without comment we offer you, dear Cavaliers fan, the chance to whisper your invocations to the NBA Finals gods with this $30 prayer candle set found on Etsy. Hat tip to Frank Lewis for the find.
Cleveland Teen Live-Paints LeBron James Mural
We’ve seen a lot of inventive ways of celebrating the Cavs’ historic season, with thousands flocking to the Quicken Loans Arena for each game. One local teen, however, is putting his creativity to use to show his love for the team. 18-year-old artist Alonzo Wright is live-painting a five-by-five foot mural at Tower City this…
Indie Rockers Mates of State Embrace the EP Format
An indie pop duo that has managed to eke out an existence for close to 20 years now, Mates of State plays poppy, synth-driven music that features male and female vocals that bounce back and forth. It’s a unique blend of sounds and since the whole synth-pop thing has been popular at various times in…
Feeling Wired: Cavaliers Have Chance to Put Warriors Way Down in a Hole
Somewhere in the middle of the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s game you could hear Garven Dreis muttering to himself like a Cleveland sports fan: “Almost there, almost there.” The sadness of his heroic run at the Death Star’s exhaust port – culminating with Darth Vader gunning him down – is that he never got…
Heartless Bastards Singer Talks About How the Band Has ‘Come a Long Way’
Erika Wennerstrom, the fiery singer in the Austin-by-way-of-Cincinnati band Heartless Bastards has brought her garage blues band to Cleveland on several occasions. Early on, the group was still a work-in-progress and she remembers one particular performance that didn’t go so well. “There was a rough moment on the first album and we were opening for…
City to Rededicate Nameless Street “St. Casimir Way”
The short street that connects MLK Boulevard to Ansel Road (upwards from the Cultural Gardens) will be dubbed “St. Casimir Way,” in honor of the historic Polish parish that was closed in 2009 and re-opened in 2012. The unveiling and dedication of the street will occur after an 11:30 a.m. mass and a brief…
Scene Podcast: Talking Cavs Game Three Win and More With Chris Parker
Today, after that amazing game three win, host Craig Lyndall caught up with Scene’s Cavs beat writer Chris Parker to talk Wine and Gold — the crowd, the mindset of fans, the character of Cleveland, the limited roster, David Blatt, some rotation analysis, the Warriors’ chances of rebounding, David Griffin’s influence and how the Cavs…
Former Akronite Kate Tucker to Perform at Musica, Screen New Film at Nightlite
Singer-songwriter Kate Tucker grew up in Suffield, a small farm town outside of Akron, and started playing around the area in the early 2000s. After graduating from the University of Akron, she moved to Paris for a while before ending up in Seattle, where she recorded her first EP. In 2010, she went back to…
Act II for Bounce Nightclub Officially Begins Pride Weekend
When Bounce Nightclub (2814 Detroit Ave.) closed after 13 years this past winter, Cleveland’s LGBT community (and those who loved partying with them) feared the worst while hoping for the best. Rumors were circulating that a new owner might swoop in to save the day (and the club). Apparently, that is precisely what happened. New…
VIDEO: 98-Year-Old Cavs Fan is ‘All In’
This sweet old lady may be Cleveland’s good luck charm. A video of the nearly-centenarian was just uploaded to Youtube, and it’s pretty clear she’s “All In.” I have no clue who this woman is. But judging from the Youtube account, she’s still got tons of energy:
Ligali’s to Close, Veteran Restaurateur John McDonnell Buys Storied Lincoln Park Restaurant Property
Ligali’s Bistro, Porcelli’s Bistro, Bistro on Lincoln Park, Sage Bistro, Miracles… These are some of the restaurants that have occupied the attractive commercial property at the corner of Kenilworth and W. 11th Street in Tremont, overlooking picturesque Lincoln Park. After dinner service on Saturday June 13, Ligali’s will close after 15 months of operation, another in…
Preview: Opera Circle Presents Puccini’s Madama Butterfly
By Mike Telin “Butterfly is one of the most popular and moving operas of all time, and it’s full of wonderful music,” conductor Grzegorz Nowak said during a recent telephone conversation. “I’m so happy to be able to join Opera Circle this week conducting an opera that is always an audience favorite as well as…
Rock Hall Goes “All In,” Blocks San Francisco Exhibit With Giant LeBron James Cutout
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is showing its support for the Cavaliers by putting up a life-size poster of LeBron James in front of a San Francisco-themed exhibit. Last night, the Cavs took a 2-1 series lead against the Golden State Warriors, and now the Rock Hall is rubbing it in…
Bernie Moreno Rents Out Regal Cinemas for a Whole Lot of Dough
Regal Cinemas at Crocker Park will be closed to the public from 3 p.m. Wednesday to 11 a.m. Thursday. Automotive business mogul Bernie Moreno reserved all 16 of the cinema’s auditoriums in honor of the 10th anniversary of the opening of Mercedes-Benz of North Olmsted. Employees and up to three guests each will be treated…
Lakewood’s Ice Cream Joy Serves Up Unique Flavors, Sustainable Flair
It’s summer which means ice cream is wiggling its way up into the “major food group” category, often becoming a meal in itself for us several times a week. With all of the usual hotspots (Mitchell’s, Mason’s Creamery, Sweet Moses) pre-programmed into our GPS, we’re looking forward to adding another haunt to our summertime hit…
Heart Doesn’t Resort to Nostalgia for Sold Out Show at Hard Rock Live
Heart’s sold-out concert last night at the Hard Rock Rocksino reinforced the concept that these classic rockers despise resorting to nostalgia for impact. After opening the 75-minute set with a slinky, funky version of “Magic Man,” the band launched directly into “Heartless,” whose dueling chorus vocals between sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson were as sharp…
Julie Gabb Takes on 52 Diners in 52 Days
At 5 a.m., I push through the jagged plastic strips dangling from a tiny opening in a tucked away corner of the Cleveland Food Terminal complex at E. 40th and Woodland Ave. A flight of cement stairs leads to a set of wooden double doors below, where I’m immediately greeted with, “How did you find…
Parade the Circle Celebrates Cleveland’s Dynamic Rhythms
For a quarter of a century, Parade the Circle has signaled the arrival of summer in downtown Cleveland. One of the signature events of the season in Northeast Ohio, Parade the Circle includes floats, dancers, live music, stilt-walkers, giant puppets, colorful costumes, vibrant characters, handmade masks and so much more. Last year’s 25th anniversary of…
Band of the Week: Ray Flanagan & the Authorities
Meet the Band: Ray Flanagan (singer-guitar), Brian Poston (guitar, vocals), Garrett Tresch (bass), Joe Stefano (drums), Russell Flanagan (keyboards) On the Fast Track: The group formed in late 2012 when Flanagan who lives in Medina. “We were in high school rock off bands and sometimes in separate bands,” he says. “I went there with a…
A Family and Their Friends Face Existential Angst in the Excellent Three Sisters by Mamai Theatre Company
If you’re like most people, one week sort of bleeds into the next as we meander through our seemingly trivial and absurd lives. And unless you had a stretch of days like Caitlyn Jenner had last week, it might be hard for you to remember what happened, buried as we are by the ennui that…
Are New Policies at Cleveland’s Most Diverse High School Helping Hispanic Students or Leaving them Further Behind?
When Catalina saw her cousin take a right hook to his eye in the cafeteria, it should have seemed out of the ordinary. It didn’t. Falling into routine, she jumped into the scuffle and soon landed a suspension from Lincoln West High School. That wasn’t unusual, either. [Read this article in Spanish here – Lee…
Cleveland’s Newest Favorite Thing is Standup Paddling
Bill Cochrane runs Nalu SUP& Surf in Rocky River, which specializes in making our lake and rivers even cooler than one might imagine. (Yes, you can *surf* on Lake Erie!) And as the summer unfolds, Cochrane is highly aware that standup paddling has become something of a cultural force in Northeast Ohio and the Midwest.…
Es una Lucha
Traducido por Kari Marks [Lee el artículo en Ingles] Cuándo Catalina vio que su primo recibió un puñetazo al ojo mientras en la cafetería de la escuela, debería de haber parecido fuera de lo común, pero no fue así. Por rutina, ella se metió en la pelea y después recibió una expulsión temporal del colegio…
Film Review of the Week: Madame Bovary
Every time another one of these somber adaptations of 19th-century novels comes around, I know precisely what I’m in for. And yet I continue to hope. I continue to pray that a compelling performance, or a subtle re-interpretation, or even a modest set piece might dislodge me from the notion that these puddly domestic dramas…
Meal Delivery Services Are on the Fast Track to Streamlining Your Cooking Adventures
After hearing rave reviews from friends about their experiences with meal delivery services like Blue Apron, HelloFresh and Plated, I decided to give them all a spin. While each has its own personality, the three most popular outfits all work pretty much the same. Boxes containing enough chilled, fresh ingredients for multiple meals are delivered…
Film Spotlight: Schmo Business
An Akron/Canton native currently living in Pittsburgh, Michael “Zombo” Devine is a jack(ass) of all trades. He played in “nutty” bands like King Dapper Combo, the Surfaholics and the Graveyard Rockers. He was also on a nationally touring comedy team in the ’80s/’90s and worked as a longtime radio DJ at WAPS. And now, with…
