Reader: Cop at Tribe Game Chastised Me For Not Standing During “God Bless America”
We received this letter from a reader today. While by and large, police officers in Cleveland are a decent bunch, it seems this one is a douchenozzle of the highest order. Earlier this season, my brother and I decided to take in a Tribe game on a pleasant Sunday afternoon. Besides the come to be…
Long Dormant Charley’s Crab Space to Rise from its Slumber
For more than 30 years, Charley’s Crab was the place to go for fine seafood on the east side of Cleveland. The restaurant at the corner of Chagrin and Richmond in Beachwood was abruptly shuttered in 2007 by Landry’s Restaurants, the company that purchased it five years prior. The building has been sitting vacant for…
It’s Almost 2016: Polls Have Clinton and Christie Tied in Ohio
Because the political media just. can’t. stop., bored pundits and pollsters are already trotting out 2016 presidential analysis. As the narrative goes, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and current New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie are eyeing a 42-42 split in the state of Ohio. It’s not like there’s a primary system of voting, so…
The Browns Are Having the Most Browns Offseason Ever
When Randy Lerner announced last year that he would sell the majority stake in the Cleveland Browns to Jimmy Haslam, Browns fans had a collective orgasm. It’s our time! Things are going to change! But things never change in Cleveland, do they? As proof, a short rundown of the calamitous, utterly predictable, and entirely Brownsy…
The Proud State of ‘Wendy’s’: A Look at Ohio’s Iconic Companies
THE ATLANTIC W-E! N-D! Y-apostophe-S! We’d imagine that’d be the mantra of Ohio pride, were corporations truly to rule the country. And we do have a glimpse of that rather grim future, thanks to The Atlantic. Ohio, it seems, is most well-known for square patties and fries that are perfect for dippin’ in your Frosty.…
A Lorain Man was Selected by Google to Test Out Google Glass
A Lorain County man has been selected by Google to test out the long-awaited Google Glass. Ed Skimin, co-founder of Avon Lake’s Emerge Incorporated, is one of 8,000 nationwide winners of the Google Glass Explorer Program competition, “If I had Glass,” which seeks to give tech-savvy individuals the chance to try out the latest hands-free…
This Guy Entered the Wrong Home and Raided the Fridge Before Being Arrested
You know it’s been a long night when one minute you’re making a snack and the next minute you’re being arrested. A Solon man, 21, was arrested early yesterday morning after he allegedly entered a home on Churchill Drive and began removing items from the refrigerator, Cleveland.com reported. The resident of the home initially thought…
Ohio Man Will Swim Across Lake Erie and Raise Awareness of Crohn’s Disease
Stevens Four years ago, Ryan Stevens found himself diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Profound lethargy and chronic diarrhea left him withering away to about 120 pounds. He arrived at the Cleveland Clinic in 2011 for three surgeries that would ultimately remove five feet of his colon. Tomorrow, he’s going to swim across Lake Erie, from Long…
Devo drummer loses battle to cancer
Considered part of the “classic line-up” of Devo, drummer Alan Myers played a crucial role in helping the seminal New Wave/punk band form its sound shortly after it formed in Akron in the early ’70s. Though he wasn’t the original drummer, he played on the band’s most popular albums. He died of cancer this week…
Concert Slideshow: Kings of the Mic at Jacobs Pavilion
LL Cool J, Public Enemy, De La Soul and Tribe Called Quest played Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica last night as part of the Kings of the Mic tour. Here are a few photos from the show.
Amp 150 Reunion Dinner to Bring Popular Chefs Back to Town
Just shy of its fourth birthday, Amp 150 (4277 W. 150th St., 216-706-8787, amp150.com) will host a very special dinner that should have some followers of the local food scene very happy. On Friday, August 23, the kitchens at the modern American restaurant will be a little crowded with talent. That’s because in addition to…
Man High on Drugs Rips Part of His Penis Off
Penis Mushrooms In a gruesome twist, a Columbus man ripped off part of his penis while high on hallucinogenic mushrooms. He was found kneeling outside a middle school in Ypsilanti, Michigan, bloody from the waist down. This happened last week by the way, but it’s getting reported all over the place now. (Probably because it’s…
Men Who Stole $800 in Quarters from Car Wash Caught on Tape
Police are hoping that newly released video surveillance footage will help catch the two men who stole $800 worth of quarters from the Wash Wizzard car wash in North Ridgeville on June 11. The video clearly shows the men and several distinguishing features, including their car and tattoos. “These gentleman are very brazen, they’re either…
Culture Jamming
TOP PICK Kanye West Yeezus (Def Jam) A marginal rapper who’s made the most out of this connections in the hip-hop world, Kanye West delivers his most experimental album with the industrial strength Yeezus. He pushes the boundaries of what’s considered hip-hop in dissonant songs such as “I’m In It” and “Send It Up.” Sigur…
The Price is Right Live is Coming to Cleveland
CORRECTION: It has come to our attention that the PlayhouseSquare Live Show is a staged show only. It will not be filmed for live TV. Regardless, you can still make obnoxiously unattractive faces in front of the Playhouse live audience. The official host of the October 16 show is still to be determined. *** Come…
Recent Medina High School Grad Set Fire to his Alma Mater
Phillips It’s been a harrowing day in Medina. This morning, a recent graduate of Medina High School set a fire in a backstage area of the Medina Performing Arts Center, which is part of the school. Davon Phillips, 19, was charged with aggravated arson, a first-degree felony. He could face up to 11 years in…
Cleveland Loves Free Ice Cream
In what was called by event promoters the “most philanthropic ice cream social of all time,” Michigan-based Denali Flavors partnered with Premium Ruggles Ice Cream to host a free ice cream giveaway today on Public Square. The plan was to dole out 10,000 scoops of Moose Tracks — a “10,000 Scoop Challenge” via Facebook. And…
Man Accused of Stabbing Dog Faces Cruelty to Animals Charges
Emanuel Eisel. The Lorain County man accused of repeatedly stabbing his stepfather’s border collie over the weekend is facing cruelty to animals charges. On Saturday at approximately 8:35 p.m., Emanuel Eisel, 29, allegedly grabbed his stepfather’s 40-pound dog, “Chew,” by the tail and used a pocket knife to repeatedly stab the animal after it had…
Deep-Fried Twinkies Coming Back to a Restaurant Near You
When Hostess Twinkies disappeared from store shelves last year, it wasn’t only junk-food fanatics that suffered a setback, it also was local operators like Matt Fish. “We had to stop selling our deep-fried Twinkie dessert on June 1st when we depleted our supply,” says Melt Bar and Grilled owner Matt Fish. “The plan is to…
Kenny Crumpton Arrested in Lakewood (Updated)
Update: Crumpton pleaded not guilty to the OVI charge. In related news, the next “Kickin’ It With Kenny” segment will feature how to make hooch in a jail-cell toilet. *** Fox 8 reporter Kenny Crumpton was arrested last night on Orchard Grove Avenue in Lakewood for operating a vehicle under the influence. A DUI may…
Cleveland is the Coolest Place to Ride Out Global Warming
Congrats Clevelanders! Apparently we’re the sixth best city in the U.S. in which to ride out global warming. Grist.org squeezed us in their list The 10 Best Cities to Ride Out Hot Times right between Nappanee, IN and Leadville, CO. While we don’t specialize in the trailer-making biz, nor are we located 2 miles above…
Video: Cat Nurses Week-Old Pit Bull
Meet “Lurlene” — not to be confused with this “Lurleen” — the cat at the Cleveland Animal Protective League that is taking care of and nursing her four kitten babies right now, along with a one-week-old pit bull named Nolan who was dropped off at the APL when he was just one-day-old. Aww-inducing video below.
Chuck Kyle, Ted Ginn Sr. Join Greater Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame
In Cleveland, high school football’s Holy War has always been St. Ignatius vs. St. Ed’s; but the two most storied coaches in the region are from St. Ignatius and Glenville: Chuck Kyle and Tedd Ginn Sr. They’ll join Mike Hargrove, diminutive basketball standout Earl Boykins and a squash champion named Pat Morin (along with a…
Woman Demands Bologna be Tested for DNA After Bologna Assault On Car
This choice cut from the Sandusky police department’s blotter proves that someone has been watching too much CSI. June 21, 20136:32 a.m. — 400 block Perry St., woman found slices of bologna all over her car’s hood and eggs thrown at her house and sidewalk. She wanted police to do DNA tests on the bologna…
A Northeast Ohio Man Is Walking 240 Miles Across the State
A 28-year-old Cleveland man is walking across the state to spread awareness against sexual violence and to honor the three Ohio women who were discovered last month after a decade-long captivity. Alex Sheen, founder of the charity “because I said I would,” plans to finish the 240-mile trek in just 10 days (ending today), one…
4 Kids Were in the Car with a Man Pulled Over for Drunken Driving Last Night
Photo not from last night’s incident. Yesterday it was Kenny Crumpton, today it’s this guy. C’mon people. A Madison Township man was arrested last night for drunken driving. William B. Wilson, 37, allegedly had four children in his vehicle when he was pulled over not far from Madison Township Park. Wilson was also on probation.…
Hoppin’ Frog Brewery Opens Doors to Tasting Room
Akron’s thriving Hoppin’ Frog Brewery (1680 E. Waterloo Rd., 234-525-3764) just got a little more “hopping” thanks to its brand new Tasting Room, which opened over the weekend. The brewery follows recent moves by other Ohio breweries that have added them since recent legislative changes. Hoppin’ Frog was founded in 2006 by brewer Fred Karm.…
Old Bar Symon Spot to Reopen as Parker’s Grille and Tavern
The Avon Lake space that housed three separate eateries in just six years will again open its doors to fussy west-side diners. That space — at 32858 Walker Road — has housed Wood Fire Grill, Michael Symon’s Bar Symon, and Swingos Grand Tavern. By mid July, the space will reopen as Parker’s Grille and Tavern.…
Lakewood Woman Blogs About Apartment Building’s Empty Pool
Via THE BROAD SIDE The pool at Mayfair Apartments in Lakewood was not filled with water or floaty toys or fun-loving games of “Marco Polo” this weekend. And that is very sad, because it was blisteringly hot outside. One local blogger decided to take management to task by drafting a tale of the “worst pool…
The Cuyahoga County Justice Center Was Just Evacuated
UPDATE: 19 Action News reports that the smoke came from an overheated air conditioning motor on the 5th floor of the building. Repairs were made to the unit and the building was declared safe to re-enter by 12:50 p.m. No fire or injuries were reported. *** The Cuyahoga County Justice Center was evacuated just before…
Sights of Summers Past: 12 Photos of Euclid Beach Park
This past weekend was a SCORCHER. And it looks like the days ahead boast much of the same. While we were nursing Long Islands poolside the other day, we got to thinkin’ about Euclid Beach Park and how freakin’ awesome it was. Here are 12 photos showing today’s generation precisely what they’re missing. I mean,…
Kevin Costner Practiced with the Cleveland Indians Yesterday
ABC Kevin Costner is in town for the filming of Draft Day, in which he plays the general manager of the Cleveland Browns. He showed up at the Jake yesterday, hoping to get in on some batting practice and baseball shenanigans with the Tribe. He did not leave disappointed. “We have a new player, bro,”…
Concert Slideshow: Summer Solstice at Cleveland Museum of Art
A signature event not just for the Cleveland Museum of Art but also for the city of Cleveland, last night’s Summer Solstice concert and festival was another rousing success. The sold-out event started slow with a performance by Colombian harp master Edmar Castaneda who played a pensive solo set for the first part of his…
Concert Review: Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus at Jacobs Pavilion
Peter Frampton no longer has those long flowing golden locks, but he still came to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica last night with all the same energy and charisma that put him on the map. Expecting a solid soft rock set from Frampton seemed like an easy bet going in. However, he sounded surprisingly fresh with…
Concert Slideshow: Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus at Jacobs Pavilion
In a show dubbed “Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus,” the singer-guitarist played all his hits last night at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. Here are a few photos from the show.
Five Hometown Tourist Haunts You Need to Visit
Even though these landmarks are right here in our backyard, there’s a good chance you haven’t been. You should change that. Go, visit, do, enjoy. Superman’s House Considering the blockbuster release of Man of Steel, it is the perfect time to visit the Glenville home of Superman co-creator Joe Shuster. Both Shuster and Jerry Seigel…
Cleveland is Only Nation’s Tenth-Most Dangerous City
According to the financial website 24/7 Wall Street, which compiles lists and fun facts about America’s economic shit storms for the pleasure of global investors, has ranked the top ten most dangerous cities in the United States. And Cleveland is only number 10! Police chief Mike McGrath has said that there was little change in…
Here’s Video of the Route 82 ‘Bridge Bombers’ in Action
Via WEWS, raw video was released yesterday that shows those would-be anarchists trying to blow up the Route 82 bridge last year. An FBI informant sold dud explosives to these guys, and then monitored their actions before swooping in for arrests. Four of the five men pleaded guilty. The last guy, Joshua Stafford, represented himself…
Cleveland Meteorologist Omits “Heat” From Forecast After Heat Win NBA Finals
It was one year ago when LeBron won his first NBA championship with the Heat and Channel 5 meteorologist Mark Johnson had a breakdown on air. That video went viral, so it wasn’t entirely surprising the other night after the Heat won for the second time and Johnson went back to the well, omitting the…
Rapper Ice Cube discusses N.W.A.’s legacy
Actor/rapper Ice Cube, who comes to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica on Tuesday as part of the Kings of the Mic tour that features old school acts LL Cool J, Public Enemy and Tribe Called Quest, says he wasn’t incredibly disappointed when N.W.A. wasn’t inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum this…
What if the 2013 Cleveland Indians were Disney Princes?
It’s dollar dog night at the Jake tonight, folks, as the Cleveland Indians take on the scrappy Twins of Minnesota, who are hot off a 3-game sweep of the White Sox. And if an AL Central Division rivalry isn’t enough to entice you to the ballpark, post-game festivities will include a Walt Disney-themed firework display.…
Braised to Open in Former Maria’s Roman Room Space in Lakewood
For over 40 years Maria Bastulli operated Maria’s Italian Restaurant (formerly Maria’s Roman Room) on Detroit Road in Lakewood. Vacant for years — apart from its use as an Obama campaign field office — the space will soon have a new tenant. Paul Colletti, owner of Brickhouse Bar and Grill in Slavic Village, is putting…
Police Checkpoint Set for W. 117th and Clifton Tonight
The border of Cleveland and Lakewood will be flashing the ol’ reds and blues this evening. Take heed, and don’t be a moron. A DUI checkpoint will be set up at the corner of West 117th and Clifton from 11 p.m. to 3 a.m. tonight. The Cleveland Division of Police will be overseeing it. Relatedly,…
Concert Slideshow: Kenny Chesney at Blossom
Shortly before Kenny Chesney took the stage last night at Blossom, a lengthy video montage/Corona ad played and set the tone for the show. We saw Chesney sitting in the hot tub with his shirt off. We saw him playing volleyball on the beach. We saw him sitting on a boat. The clip reinforced the…
Fan Cam: Kenny Chesney fans partying at Blossom
Given the amount of tailgating that took place in Blossom’s parking lot last night, you’d think the Browns were playing the facility. But it was just fans getting prepped for the Kenny Chesney concert. Here are a few photos of the people who arrived early to the parking lot pre-party that happened before last night’s…
Lakewood Woman Was Going Door-to-Door Asking for Beer
Happy Friday, folks. It’s the longest day of the year, and we don’t want to waste any time delivering this fresh gem of a police report straight outta Lakewood. Earlier this month, a woman was busted by police for going door-to-door asking her neighbors to sell her some beer. This was at about 9:45 p.m.…
Watch Chef Sawyer Read a Lousy Yelp Review of Noodlecat
Chef Jonathon Sawyer — and a few other notable chef-owners — had a little fun at the Aspen Food and Wine Classic last week. In this Eater.com video, they read aloud some negative quips about their restaurants, staff, food… you name it. Sawyer is filmed reading a few choice lines about Noodlecat. Watch it, won’t…
Video: Goat in a Wheelchair? Goat in a Wheelchair
An old goat with brittle bone disease outfitted with a special wheelchair. Yeah, we’ll bite. Video via NewsNet5:
Hudson-Based Food Truck to be Featured on Travel Channel
Hudson-based catering company Scott’s Fire and Ice has been tapped to be featured in an episode of the Travel Channel’s new series Fandemonium starring Adam Richman of Man vs. Food. The show takes viewers along as Richman explores this country’s most popular events, wildest fans and most compelling foods. Owner Scott Mackay, a former contractor…
Portable Meth Lab Found Near Elementary School in Wadsworth
Medina County Drug Task Force officers found what appeared to be a portable meth lab outside an elementary school in Wadsworth yesterday. It was a fairly ramshackle rig, which isn’t a huge surprise: A black garbage bag was filled with chemicals used in cooking crystal and a two-liter pop bottle essentially meant for the actual…
Here’s the Horrendous Proposed Signage at the Ameritrust Complex
Via the dynamite tweets of PD real estate reporter Michelle Jarboe “Don’t Call Me Nanny” McFee, representatives from the Geis Company met with the Cleveland Design Review Committee this morning to discuss signage at the Ameritrust complex, which Geis recently acquired in a major deal with Cuyahoga County. And these proposed signs look…awful. I mean,…
7 Keys for the Spurs to Win Game 7
Funny thing, a basketball fan’s psyche. Had the Spurs gotten blown out by 30 instead of having a championship snatched out from under Ray Allen’s feet in the final five seconds of Game 6, it’s safe to say San Antonio would be a far more cheerful pace in the hours leading up to the final…
Lance’s Brewery Tour Starts Today At Great Lakes
Lance Rice’s collection goes back many years. Scene spoke with filmmaker Aaron Rice earlier this year as he was prepping for a Midwest brewery road trip with his Uncle Lance. The time has come, and the beer is flowing. Lance’s Brewery Tour begins today at Great Lakes Brewing Company. The project is an emotional and…
Great Lakes’ Efforts to Replicate 5,000-year-old Sumerian Beer in NY Times
Great Lakes Brewing Co.’s efforts to replicate a 5,000-year-old Sumerian beer are featured in a New York Times article titled “For Its Latest Beer, a Craft Brewer Chooses an Unlikely Pairing: Archaeology.” In the item, writer Steven Yaccino covers the efforts by the Ohio City-based brewery to whip up a batch of the Mesopotamian malt,…
‘Rust Belt Rising’ Book Tour Rolls Through Cleveland
Gleaning the literary spark from the county’s Rust Belt cities, a new collection of essays, stories, poems and more is making the rounds across the region. The Rust Belt Rising Almanac was published this past spring, offering readers the world over a glimpse into life in cities like Cleveland, Pittsburgh and others. The Head &…
20 Cool Tech Companies Based Right Here in Cleveland
This week’s cover story is about the burgeoning tech scene in Cleveland, one supported and seeded by any number of groups and innovators who are keeping talent right here in the 216 and creating amazing startup companies. Here’s a pocket-sized rundown of 20 of the coolest startups operating in Cleveland right now. 1 Mascot Secret App…
Layoffs Begin at The Plain Dealer
The first round of promised layoffs begins tonight, according to an email sent to Plain Dealer staffers this afternoon. For now, non-newsroom employees are affected (advertising, marketing, finance, IT, etc.). They’ve been told to wait by the phone for a call from management. The dice have been rolled. Newsroom employees were told to dread a…
Contemporary & Cosmopolitan
Tickets to this year’s Summer Solstice party/concert at the Cleveland Museum of Art sold out in a hurry. That’s just one sign that the festival has become a signature event not just for the museum, but for the city. “The first Solstice in 2009 was to celebrate the opening of the East Wing as a…
Is Ohio City Growing Too Fast?
Come Saturday, Ohio City will be bedlam, as it is most Saturdays. The intersection of West 25th and Lorain will be endlessly logjammed as the suburban tourists descend upon the West Side Market with their bags and their strollers and all the force and rancor of the Uruk-hai. Rain or shine, the patios and plazas…
Pinball Wizards
ASCENDING THE STAIRS OF THE FORMER AMERICAN Greetings factory at 1300 West 78th Street, you may hear the frenzied clicks of flapping wood paddles and blips and chirps of electronic encouragement. This joyful racket is coming from one of more than a dozen classic arcade machines of Superelectric Pinball Parlor, a living museum of kinetic…
Momma’s Pissed
YOU WOULD HAVE TO DEDICATE YOURSELF TO WATCHING THE LIFETIME MOVIE Channel all day every day to find a more disturbing vision of a depressed and maniacal woman than is presented in Medea. This yarn is now being presented as the inaugural production of the new Mamai Theatre, in residence at Ensemble Theatre. First penned…
Startup City
It may not be evident yet, but the next hot tech company is being created in Cleveland, a city long known as flyover country by venture capitalists and once rated the worst place in the U.S. for startups on a list penned by some bored intern in New York. This is not just bullshit boosterism…
Microphone Fiend
You were just recently inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Talk about what that experience was like. Good. It’s not just like we were honored for record of the year or album of the year. That stuff is just based on marketing by big record companies. This was something where…
Let Me Entertain You
Brian Gresham fondly recalls the days when mega clubs like Coconuts, Mirage and Excalibur ruled the nightlife landscape. But times—and clubs—have changed. “These days, people want more intimate clubs, where you don’t feel like you’re lost in the crowd,” he explains. One thing that hasn’t changed, he notes, is folks’ desire to be entertained by…
Evolution of a Band
In 2011, local hard rock act Ohio Sky had the opportunity of a lifetime. The band played a showcase for Roadrunner Records, the mammoth label that’s home to popular metal acts like Nickelback and Slipknot. While Ohio Sky has little in common with either band, the label’s roster was eclectic enough that the group would…
The Cleveland Craft Beer Report
A craft beer invasion is underway and Cleveland is surrounded. Breweries in all directions are bombarding our marketplace with new brews. No store shelf or tap handle is safe, and no beer fridge or beer belly will be the same after this onslaught of amazing ales and lagers. Michigan’s New Holland Brewery is celebrating Hatter…
No Spaetzle Occasion Needed
It was 8:45 on a Friday night when our group of five rolled into Sterle’s (pronounced STER-lees) Country House for some grub. The host warned us that the kitchen was shutting down in 15 minutes and that there might be some menu items that were no longer available. We sat down anyway, famished from an…
First Look @ Willeyville
Willeyville, which opened its doors last week, is an homage to Cleveland’s first mayor John Willey, who dubbed the area Willeyville. The contemporary bistro on the east banks of the Flats marks the return of chef Chris DiLisi, who was opening chef at Flour in Moreland Hills and longtime chef at Baricelli Inn before that. “We…
Sons of Cleveland, Men of Hollywood
Anthony Russo and Joe Russo are Lake Erie offspring, and they’re both psyched to be back in town shooting Captain America 2: Winter Soldier. On a Saturday afternoon in the thick of production, we caught up with them at the Black Pig in Ohio City. Joe’s wife and daughter were in town, and the Russos…
Reviewed: The Bling Ring
At the risk of aligning myself with your neighborhood parson, there’s something not-quite-right about watching the revelry and raunchiness of privileged high schoolers. Once kiddies get to college, most of us accept that depravity (or, at the very least, “experimentation”) is part of the package. But when a film’s subjects are 16-year-olds, watching them voluntarily…
Spotlight: Much Ado About Nothing
There’s something jarring about the opening scene of director Joss Whedon’s (The Avengers) take on Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing, which opens Friday at the Cedar-Lee Theatre. A group of men in business suits emerge from a caravan of limousines to convene in a kitchen and discuss family matters. Nothing too strange there, but when…
We Get Mail
On: “The Creatures of Lorain County” Facebook Page is Something to See Although I admit there are some funny pics on there for Lorain “area” but it is ridiculous that there are some pics on there making fun of overweight people that are just attending their child’s school concert. There is also pics of mentally…
Savage Love
Dear Dan — I’m a straight guy in my early 30s with an amazing girlfriend of two years. A few months ago, I felt open enough to share my taboo fantasy: father/daughter incest. My GF, to my delight, not only understands the fantasy but enjoys participating in it! Quickly: I have ZERO interest in this…
Also On Stage This Week
South Pacific Porthouse Theatre This Rogers and Hammerstein classic has all the songs you’ve grown to love for more than 60 years: “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Cockeyed Optimist,” “Bali Ha’I,” and tons more. But at the core of this tune-fest is a strong stance against racial prejudice that must have been shocking when the show opened…
Band of the Week
Meet the Band: Robert Kidney (guitar, vocals), Jack Kidney (keyboards, harmonica, vocals), Terry Hynde (saxophone), Bill Watson (bass), Clint Alguire (drums) Longevity: The Numbers Band has been together for more than 40 years, something that bandleader Bob Kidney attributes to the fact that the guys in the Kent-based band simply like what they do. “The…
CD Review: L.A. Knights
reverbnation.com/laknights Singer Dave Fanz and guitarist Jozey originally formed this Akron group last year as a “fun cover band” and that might be where its talents are best applied. This collection of original material simply sounds too rooted in the hair metal days of the past and comes off as derivative. Even the operatic opening…
First Look: Ken Stewart’s East Bank
Within hours of the Aloft Hotel ribbon-cutting, Ken Stewart’s East Bank (1121 W. 10th St., 216-696-8400, kenstewartscleveland.com) officially opened it doors. The eponymously named eatery joins Ken Stewart’s other eponymously restaurants Ken Stewart’s Grille, Ken Stewart’s Tre Belle, and Ken Stewart’s Lodge — all part of the eponymously named Ken Stewart Restaurant Group. “We are…
