Update: Walk the Moon and Portugal. The Man Among the Acts To Play WonderStruck in Cleveland
Update: Earlier this spring, locally based Elevation Group, the concert promoter behind the WonderStruck in Cleveland music festival, announced plans to proceed with this summer’s festival, which was rescheduled last year when the pandemic hit. WonderStruck in Cleveland will shift dates from early June to Saturday and Sunday, July 24 and 25. Concert organizers have…
‘Black Lives Matter is a Terrorist Organization’ — The Cleveland Police Union’s Ugly History With BLM
At the tail end of a conversation in early June hosted by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association between Black Lives Matter Cleveland co-founder Kareem Henton and Joseph Delguyd, an attorney for the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, the union lawyer offered Henton his cell phone number so the two sides could maintain an open dialogue between…
Update: Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. Band to Play a Second Parking Lot Concert in Cleveland Heights
Update: While the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights remains shuttered due to coronavirus concerns, the club recently announced that it’ll host an outdoor parking lot concert at 7 p.m. on June 27 at the Diner on Lee Road. The show will feature local reggae hero Carlos Jones and his P.L.U.S. Band. Tickets to the concert…
Cuyahoga County Will Pay More for Downtown Hilton Bailout than Covid-19 Rental Assistance
Cleveland.com’s Courtney Astolfi reported Thursday morning that Cuyahoga County is expected to authorize a massive bailout of the Hilton Cleveland Downtown hotel. At minimum, $7.9 million will be requested from the County’s General Fund as early as next week. That figure could balloon to more than $20 million by the end of the year, in…
A Note on Scene’s Return to the Streets on July 1, and a Thank You to Everyone Who’s Joined the Scene Press Club So Far
When I announced on March 16th at the onset of the pandemic that Scene would, for the first time since its inception in 1970, be temporarily suspending print operations, I was hoping that would be the worst it would get, but I had a strong hunch I was wrong. It didn’t take long for the…
Target to Increase Starting Pay to $15 an Hour Beginning Next Month
Target will raise starting wages to $15 starting July 5. Tuesday’s announcement comes less than three years since the Minneapolis-based retailer made a commitment to increase starting pay from $11 to $15 by the end of 2020. By June 2019, Target had bumped pay up from $11 to $13. “Everything we aspire to do and…
West Side FOP Blasts Lakewood Council Members for Attending Cleveland Protests
The West Shore Fraternal Order of Police, which represents police officers from the Cleveland suburbs of North Olmsted, Fairview Park, Rocky River, Bay Village, Westlake, and Lakewood, sent a strongly worded letter to Lakewood City Council last week criticizing some of its members for participating in recent racial justice demonstrations. Written by West Shore FOP Secretary…
Mushroomhead’s Steve ‘Skinny’ Felton Talks About the Cleveland Band’s Prophetic New Album
Tomorrow, the local hard rock band Mushroomhead will release its latest album, A Wonderful Life, the theatrical group’s first studio release in five years. Produced by the band’s mastermind/drummer Steve “Skinny” Felton and mixed by Matt Wallace (Faith No More, 3 Doors Down), the album finds the group working with the Cleveland Chamber Choir for the…
Op-Ed: Youth and the Imperative of Change
As each new generation comes to full awareness of inherited cultural structures which are inherently unjust, the seeds of revolt are sown and the evolution of the nation continues. Young Americans are birthing a new nation every day. They are rightly objecting to intolerable social conditions which have long imposed upon people of color a…
Indian Delight in Detroit Shoreway Has Reopened for Full-Service Dining While Revealing Major Interior Renovation
Indian Delight (5507 Detroit Ave., 216-651-4007) in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood shutdown dine-in service around the first of the year to begin an ambitious renovation project. While the reception area was preserved to accommodate carry-out business, the rest of the interior was a construction site. Now that the dust has settled, the 10-year-old eatery has reopened…
Hot Chicken Takeover in Westlake Now Open With New Food Options
Hot Chicken Takeover (242 Main St., 440-638-1117) has reopened its Crocker Park restaurant, which was the first outside central Ohio for the Columbus-based fair-chance employer. In five years, the company has grown from a weekend-only pop-up shop to a buzzy brand with four locations. All had been closed for at least six weeks beginning mid-March before…
Ohio City Farm Stand Now Open Weekly on Saturdays
Ohio City Farm, established in 2010, is one of the largest and most prolific urban farms in the nation thanks to its six-acre footprint. The plots are planned, planted and cultivated by a team of former refugees through the Refugee Response program. The farm sells directly to a variety of area restaurants, but also to…
Summer Guide: How to Salvage the Season
It might seem like due to the coronavirus, summer might as well be officially canceled. There are no music festivals. Movie theaters are closed, and summer blockbusters have been postponed or rerouted to video on demand. Art fairs are off. The good news is your summer’s not completely wrecked. It can be salvaged. In fact,…
It is What it Isn’t: Frank Jackson Won’t Rule Out Fifth Term, Offers Corrective on Infamous Quote
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson would not rule out running for an unprecedented fifth four-year term in office Tuesday evening, during a conversation with WKYC 3 News’ Russ Mitchell hosted by the Press Club of Cleveland. Jackson provided no definitive answers on his intentions but confirmed that seeking office again was certainly a possibility. The 74-year-old…
Savage Love: Do I Tell My Wife About My High School Experiences With a Guy?
I’m a 32-year-old straight guy. My wife and I have been married for four years and together for nine. We have a great marriage, and all is well. We have been quarantining at home since March. During this time, we have been exploring things sexually, which has been really fun. We have also been talking…
Corky and Lenny’s Deli Reopens Today for Dine-in, Curbside, Carry-out
Corky & Lenny’s (27091 Chagrin Blvd., 216-464-3838) has been in the matzo ball and corned beef business since 1956, but it has been shut down since the middle of March. The iconic Jewish delicatessen in Woodmere reopens today for dine-in, curbside and carry-out service. Going forward, the hours and days of operation will be 10…
Upcoming Virtual History on Tap Event to Focus on Pride
The Western Reserve History Society has partnered with the LGBT Community Center of Greater Cleveland to present this month’s virtual History on Tap, which will focus on Pride. “Grab a cocktail and join us for this online happy hour as we discuss the rich history of Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community, including local activism, the birth of the LGBT…
Video of BLM Protest in Bethel, Ohio Goes Viral After Attendee Gets Punched in Head by Guy in Confederate Flag Bandana
A Southwest Ohio protest for the Black Lives Matter movement has garnered national attention after demonstrations turned violent when “several motorcycle gangs, back the blue groups and second amendment advocates” arrived in large crowds in response to the protesters, according to the Village of Bethel. The planned peaceful protest in Bethel, Ohio was organized by…
Major Cleveland Radio Stations to Simulcast Conversation about Race and Justice Wednesday
Twenty-one Cleveland radio stations will air a live 90-minute conversation about race, equity and inclusion Wednesday afternoon that will feature Mayor Frank Jackson, Police Chief Calvin Williams and other local leaders. The “Justice for All” program is a collaboration between local radio corporations and is being billed as the first simulcast program of its kind.…
Music Festival Sues Dr. Amy Acton and the Ohio Department of Health Over COVID-19 Restrictions
The Bellwether Music Festival (and its producer ESK Presents), Country Fest music festival and Mark W. Miller — an “Ohio citizen” and potential concertgoer — have sued Dr. Amy Acton in her former capacity as the director of the Ohio Department of Health, along with the Warren County Health District and Stark County Combined General…
Cleveland Safety Director Michael McGrath to Retire This Week
Cleveland Safety Director Michael McGrath is retiring at the end of the week. The former police chief was promoted to his current leadership position by Mayor Frank Jackson in 2014, months after the infamous deadly chase that resulted in the deaths of Timothy Russell and Malissa Williams. He later refused to resign after the shooting death of…
78th Street Studios Restarts Third Fridays With a Scaled-Back Event This Week
After a lengthy and extended closure due to the coronavirus, 78th Street Studios is ready to begin welcoming back visitors to a slightly different, scaled-back version of its popular monthly Third Friday art walk event. Changes include some predictable ones, like widely available hand sanitizer and a strong encouragement for guests to wear masks inside…
Scooters Return to Cleveland Streets This Weekend
Electric scooters will return to the streets of Cleveland as soon as this weekend, the city announced last night. Rides from Lime, Bird, Spin, VeoRide and Wheels had been pulled earlier this year because of the pandemic and, in the interim, Cleveland city council re-evaluated regulations after the end of a one-year trial period. After vocal…
Chow Chow at the Parkview Will Be Back in the Hot Chicken Game on Tuesday, June 16
Chow Chow, the name for the kitchen part of the Parkview Nite Club equation, has announced a date to reopen. That’s great news for hot chicken fans, who have been eager followers of chef Joseph Zegarac since his days in Lakewood. Chow Chow at the Parkview (1261 W. 58th St., 216-961-1341), as the present existence is called,…
Defining the Differences: CBD Topicals
This article was originally published on Blue Ribbon Hemp. To view the original article, click here. There are a lot of CBD products on the market these days, and topical options are one of the fastest growing fields. From salves to balms to ointments to lotions, the varieties of CBD topical options are wide ranging.…
Michael Symon Announces Reopening Dates for Mabel’s BBQ, B Spot and Lola
Like many operators, Michael Symon and his partners shuttered all of their restaurants in mid-March not knowing when they would reopen the doors. Today, the company announced that all five restaurants would be reopening in the coming weeks. B Spot eateries in Woodmere, Strongsville and Westlake will reopen for lunch and dinner on June 24,…
Cleveland Cinemas Reopening Delayed Til Further Notice
Cleveland Cinemas last week announced plans to slowly reopen its theaters in the coming weeks, focusing on Hollywood classics and discounted tickets. That plan, like those of many other businesses, has already been adjusted. “Our business is reliant on the release of new films from Hollywood as well as key independent distributors,” Jon Forman, President…
Ohio House Rejects Amendment Prohibiting Confederate Flag at County Fairs
As good ol’ boy institutions like NASCAR — and the U.S. Navy and Marines — have decided to finally ban the Confederate flag from being displayed at their events, the Ohio House of Representatives instead decided to pass House Bill 665 without amendments doing the same. House Bill 665 is a county and local fair…
Major Outlets That Spell ‘Black’ With a Capital B Now Include ‘LA Times,’ ‘BuzzFeed News,’ and MSNBC
The Los Angeles Times, BuzzFeed News, NBC News, and MSNBC are among the latest publications to change their style guides to capitalize “Black” when referring to people of the African diaspora — something that industry leaders the Associated Press and New York Times have still not yet called for. On Thursday, Sarah Glover, the former…
The Story of One Day During the Pandemic in Cleveland, by Cleveland
Last month, Literary Cleveland invited everyone in the city to participate in a collective writing experience documenting what happened in greater Cleveland on May 12. The response was overwhelming: 140 people from all across the city submitted a combined 95,880 words and 346 photos. In other words, Clevelanders wrote the equivalent of a novel. The…
Clevelander Responds to Downstair Neighbor’s Trump Sign With Venmo Handle and Promise to Tap Dance at Midnight
View this post on Instagram Here’s the story. Several months ago my downstairs neighbor put up this idiotic flag with Trump photoshopped as Rambo in his window. #bonespur. During the riots in downtown Cleveland he took it down. But then right back up the next day. So Tuesday night I decided to put up my…
Will Online Ballot Request Bill in Ohio Get Traction?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Voting-rights organizations are encouraging the Ohio Senate to act quickly on a bill that would simplify the voting process. Senate Bill 191 would create an online absentee-ballot request system. The current process of requesting and submitting an absentee ballot through the mail can take a few weeks. State Sen. Theresa Gavarone, R-Bowling…
Greater Cleveland Film Commission to Host a Webinar With Actress Patricia Heaton
The Greater Cleveland Film Commission (GCFC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit that aims to cultiviate film and television industry in Northeast Ohio, has just announced that it’ll host an online webinar with actress Patricia Heaton at 7 p.m. on Monday, June 22. A Northeast Ohio native, Heaton famously portrayed Debra Barone in the popular sitcom Everybody Loves…
The Ultimate Guide to CBD and Seniors with Cancer
This article was originally published on CBD Seniors. To view the original article, click here. By Dr. Igor Bussel In just 2018, there were 1,735,350 new cancer diagnoses in the United States. Each year, more than 600,000 people die from this disease. During their lifetime, around 38 percent of adults will develop some form of…
Umami in Chagrin Falls to Close After 12 Years Because of Covid
In an emotional message to its devoted guests, the staff behind Umami announced that it would be closing its doors for the foreseeable future because of Covid. The beloved Chagrin Falls eatery that specialized in Asian-influenced seafood opened its doors 12 years ago. The restaurant’s small footprint, sporting a dining room with just 10 tables,…
Non-Profit Eatery Ohio City Pizzeria to Reopen Dining Room on Thursday, June 18
It’s been almost a year since Ohio City Pizzeria (3223 Lorain Ave., 216-281-5252) reopened as a non-profit restaurant under the stewardship of the West Side Catholic Center. As a non-profit, the neighborhood eatery benefits the community by providing job training and employment to WSCC clients while generating a revenue stream for essentials like meals, shelter…
Uber Eats is Waiving Delivery Fees for Black-Owned Businesses Through The Rest of 2020
Uber says it’s showing commitment to the Black Lives Matter movement by waiving delivery fees on its Uber Eats app for Black-owned businesses for the remainder of 2020. The app’s delivery fees typically run $3 to $5. (Related: Here’s our compilation of 98 black-owned restaurants, cafes and bakeries you should be supporting.) “Uber stands in…
City of Cleveland Will Offer Grants to Downtown Businesses Damaged During Protest
Mayor Frank Jackson announced yesterday that the city will be offering grants to downtown businesses that suffered property damage during the Cleveland George Floyd protest two weeks ago. Storefronts from Public Square to Playhouse Square and parts north and south have been boarded up since then, with some businesses reopening despite the plywood exteriors and…
Ohioans Now Permitted to Dance and Listen to Live Music According to Updated Order
The Ohio Department of Health revised its Dine Safe Ohio Order on June 5, updating the wording to allow “open congregate areas” to be used again for guests in restaurants, bars, banquets and catering facilities — with social distancing and sanitation guidelines in place. Which basically means that dancing is now permitted (at a safe,…
LGBTQ Ohioans Embrace Fight for Racial Justice
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As they reflect on their own fight for equal rights, members of Ohio’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (or queer) community are standing with people fighting for racial justice. June is Pride Month, which was born out of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York. Grant Stancliff, communications manager with Equality…
Ohio State Sen. Steve Huffman Fired From ER Job After Asking About ‘Colored Population’s’ Hand Washing Habits
One day after asking the Director of the Ohio Commission on Minority Health whether Black people suffered higher COVID-19 infection rates because “colored populations” don’t wash their hands as well as others, State Sen. Steve Huffman was fired yesterday from the ER contractor that employed him as a doctor. “Dr. Huffman’s comments are wholly inconsistent with our values…
Cleveland Heights March Sunday, Organized By Local Youth, Will Demand Police Accountability
An emerging collective of recent Cleveland Heights High School alums and other young Cleveland Heights residents has planned a rally and march for Sunday afternoon. The goal of the demonstration is to pressure the suburb’s leaders into holding police accountable while also continuing to speak in solidarity with Black Lives Matter protests nationwide. “We’ve been…
Lockdowns May Have Averted 60 Million Coronavirus Infections in U.S. Alone
Lockdowns implemented in some countries to reduce transmission of the coronavirus were extremely effective at controlling its rapid spread and saved millions of lives, two new studies suggest. Shutdowns prevented or delayed an estimated 531 million coronavirus infections across six countries — China, South Korea, Iran, Italy, France and the United States — researchers from…
About Making Progress — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac discuss Roger Goddell, baseball’s image problem, Kevin Stefanski, Drew Brees and more in the latest edition of A to Z. Subscribe to A to Z here or stream below.
Pete Davidson is King in Judd Apatow’s Sweetly Mediocre Staten Island Comedy
In one of the first scenes in Judd Apatow’s new comedy King of Staten Island, Scott (Pete Davidson) and Kelsey (Bel Powley) have one of those awkward define-this-relationship conversations after sex. They’re grade-school chums, now both in their mid-twenties with nothing quite figured out, and Kelsey’s angling for a legit relationship. Scott’s making what appear…
A Community Rain Garden or Another Single-Family Home? University Heights Seems to Have Already Decided the Fate of One Lot
Robin Gilbert is furious with the University Heights city administration. Having lived on Ashurst Road for more than forty years, she’s had a long history with the street and especially the rain garden that was built ten years ago. Though doesn’t often get involved in local politics, the city’s decision to enter into an agreement…
Rock Hall to Reopen June 15th With New Safety Measures in Place
Add the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame to the list of places reopening in town. The Rock Hall has set its reopening date to June 15th. The museum is opening with new safety protocols in place, including daily continuous cleaning, hand sanitizing stations throughout the space and temperature checks prior to entry. Masks are…
Local Singer-Songwriter Finn Goodwin-Bain to Release His New Album on Saturday
Local singer-songwriter Finn Goodwin-Bain, who grew up in New Zealand, started writing songs at an early age. “I started writing and recording songs when I was 7 on my dad’s work laptop, using whatever gear I could find,” he says in a recent phone interview. His new album, Lifeblood, comes out on Saturday. He moved to Cleveland…
Keep Holding Your Junk, Cleveland. Bulk Pickup Delayed Again
Update: The city has updated its schedule again, this time one week in the positive direction. CORRECTION: Modified Bulk Pick-Up Schedule Bulk pick-up originally scheduled for the weeks of June 15 and June 22 has been rescheduled for the weeks of June 22 and June 29. Residents should follow regular bulk pick-up guidelines. We appreciate…
New Belt Anthology Will Put Black Midwestern Voices Front and Center
To read coverage of the nebulous Midwest, during election season, say, is to encounter a region of abundant whiteness. Permanent whiteness. Plenty of diners. This coverage and the images it perpetuates are at best incomplete. Thankfully, an anthology of Black writers, to be published in September, will offer a corrective to this history and ongoing…
Ohio State Sen. Asks if ‘Colored Population’ Has Higher Covid Rates Because ‘They Don’t Wash Their Hands As Well’
Ohioans are getting to know the names of a whole bunch of statewide legislators in 2020 for all the wrong reasons. This week’s entry: Republican State Sen. Steve Huffman, who is also a doctor, yesterday in a hearing on whether to declare racism a public health crisis asked the Director of the Ohio Commission on…
Basheer Jones Preludes Potential Mayoral Run, Calls out Police Union, City Leaders
Cleveland Councilman Basheer Jones all but guaranteed he’d be running for Mayor next year in a virtual City Club Forum Wednesday morning. “I didn’t come here to play games,” he told moderator Dan Moulthrop at the tail end of a wide-ranging conversation. “I didn’t come here to be here long. I came here to make…
Happy Dog, Spotted Owl Land on Esquire Mag’s List of ‘Best Bars in America’ for 2020
In February, Jeff Gordinier passed through Cleveland in his role as Food and Drinks Editor for Esquire magazine. While here, he stopped at places like Alea, Larder, Spotted Owl and Happy Dog, two of which appear in the pages of the summer issue. In the magazine’s annual round-up “the Best Bars in America,” Happy Dog…
Savage Love: Help! I Haven’t Had Sex in 12 Weeks!
Hey, Everybody! We had our first Savage Love Livestream event last Thursday night, and I had such a blast! A huge crowd of Savage Love readers and Savage Lovecast listeners got together on Zoom for a live online Q&A that raised more than $14,000 for Northwest Harvest, an organization that supports food banks in my…
The Pandemic Took Some of the ‘Fine’ Out of Fine Dining. Cleveland Restaurateurs Hope What’s Left is Worth the Cost
“It’s almost a paradigm shift,” says Chris Oppewall, general manager of Cru Uncorked in Moreland Hills. “We’re in the business of saying ‘yes,’ or ‘here’s what I can do for you.’ Not saying ‘no, we can’t do the thing you want.’ The challenge is, how do you continue to be of service and not just…
Cleveland Cinemas Will Begin Reopening Its Theaters on June 19th
While Ohio will allow movie theaters to reopen as soon as June 10th, Cleveland Cinemas will wait a little more than a week after that to begin welcoming moviegoers back to its theaters in Northeast Ohio in three phases. June 19: Apollo Theatre in Oberlin and Tower City Cinemas June 24: Capitol Theatre and Chagrin…
moCa Cleveland Apologizes After Canceling Exhibition by Black Artist Illustrating Police Violence Against Minorities
When moCa Cleveland made the decision back in March to cancel a June exhibition called ‘The Breath of Empty Space’ featuring artist Shaun Lenardo’s charcoal drawings of police violence, it did so not because of the coronavirus, but because “we encountered troubling community response that suggested at this time we were not prepared to engage…
Tens of Thousands of Ohioans Told to Repay Unemployment Benefits
After waiting weeks for unemployment insurance payments, some are receiving letters demanding they pay back thousands; software troubles continue to dog system Marnie Behan got a surprising message in April from Ohio’s Department of Jobs and Family Services about her ongoing unemployment payments. Instead of sending her next unemployment payment, they said she needed to…
