Destination Cleveland Introduces Brewery Passport Program
Last year, Destination Cleveland began working with the brewery community to create the Cleveland Brewery Passport. It organized a brewery passport advisory council that consisted of the Cleveland Brew Bus’ Leslie Basalla-McCafferty and Brian P. McCafferty, Willoughby Brewing Company’s Rick Seibt, Fat Head’s Brewery & Saloon’s Sara Cleary, Forest City Brewery’s Jay Demagall and local…
Where to Catch Fourth of July Fireworks in the Cleveland Area
Independence Day is right around the corner, and there is an abundance of nearby festivals and events to help celebrate the fact you have a day off in the middle of the week. Here are all the places you can catch traditional fireworks next Wednesday evening. Light Up The Lake 1055 Old River Rd. For…
11 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, JUNE 29 Arrested Development/Jahi of PE 2.0 A hip-hop group that formed in the late ‘80s and then rose to prominence in the ’90s, Arrested Development aimed to provide a positive alternative to the negativity of gangsta rap. The group found an audience too, thanks for catchy tunes such as “Tennessee,” a breezy tune…
Saxophonist Ernie Krivda to Play CD Release Party at BLU Jazz+ in Akron
Locally based jazz saxophonist Krivda has had international success as a recording artist and released over a dozen albums in his long career that stretches back decades. Earlier this month, Krivda released his latest album, A Bright and Shining Moment. It features solos from members of Krivda’s septet, including pianist Joe Hunter, trombonist Chris Anderson, bassist…
What You Need to Know About Waterloo Arts Fest
Now in its 16th year, the Waterloo Arts Fest serves to celebrate the Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District’s appeal. This year’s event, which takes place from noon until 7 p.m. on Saturday on Waterloo Rd. between East 161st St. and Calcutta Ave., features more of the same mix of music, food and art that has…
National HIV Testing Day is Wednesday, Here’s Where To Get Tested in Cleveland For Free
The City of Cleveland, Greater than AIDS, Walgreens and Planned Parenthood have all joined forces for National HIV Testing Day to offer free screenings for Clevelanders. Tomorrow, all HIV screenings are totally free between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the Walgreens at 4071 Lee Road in the Lee Harvard Shopping Center. According to the…
Fat Head’s Eyeing August Opening for New Brewery, Taproom and Production Facility in Middleburg Heights
If you’ve driven down I-71 between Snow Rd. and Bagley in recent years, you’ve undoubtedly noticed the rise of the mega structure that will house a Fat Head’s brewery, restaurant, taproom, gift shop and production facility. The award-winning brewery, which announced plans for the expansion back in 2015, hopes to have everything open by August…
Policy Matters Ohio Proposes State Income Tax Overhaul to Help Low- and Middle-Income Ohioans
After presenting the recommendations contained within a new report Tuesday morning, Policy Matters Ohio researcher director (and the report’s lead author) Zach Schiller was asked whether or not Ohio, a “center-right state,” would realistically support a tax code overhaul that proposed taxing Ohio’s wealthiest at a higher rate. “In the past,” Schiller said. “People have been…
Ohio’s ‘Stand Your Ground’ Bill Vote Delayed Until After Summer Break, Potentially After Nov. Elections
House Bill 228, the first pro-gun legislation introduced after the Sante Fe, Texas, massacre was widely expected to be voted on (and likely passed) this Wednesday, but Ohio legislators have delayed the final vote until after summer break, potentially even after November elections. If passed into law, HB 228 would shift the burden of offering…
What You Need to Know About Tri-C’s Annual JazzFest
Now in its 39th year, Tri-C’s annual JazzFest features another eclectic line-up of acts that could loosely be called “jazz.” The event kicks off on Thursday night with a performance by Grammy-winning sax man Kirk Whalum, who joins Grammy-winning singer Dee Dee Bridgewater for a “Memphis-inspired” performance. Whalum co-produced Bridgewater’s latest album, Memphis…Yes, I’m Ready,…
Man With Questionable Face Tattoo Who Attacked Jogger in Metroparks Arrested
About a week ago, the public’s assistance was needed to identify a man with questionable taste in tattoos who attacked a woman in Garfield Park. We are pleased to offer an update that, according to Cleveland Metroparks Rangers, Latrale N. Travis (26) of Cleveland was arrested on Saturday by the Akron Police Department. As previously reported, Travis, attacked a woman…
Z107.9 Summer Jam to Take Place at Wolstein Center in August
For years, Z107.9 has hosted a big summer concert dubbed the Z107.9 Summer Jam. The folks at the hip-hop station have just announced details regarding this year’s big event. The lineup includes several mainstream hip-hop artists (many of whom are in regular rotation on the station). Yo Gotti, Blac Younsta, Moneybagg Yo, Ray JR, TX…
Why is Former East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton Still on the RTA Board, Even After His Term Has Expired?
Former East Cleveland Mayor Gary Norton is still a member of the RTA Board of Trustees, though his term expired in March of this year. Norton was first appointed to the board by Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald in 2011, when Norton was still the mayor of East Cleveland. That embattled village of roughly 18,000…
Underground Producer and Musician Martin Bisi to Perform at the Happy Dog
Released a few years ago, Sound and Chaos: The Story of BC Studio isn’t your everyday documentary film about gentrification in New York. It also tells the story of cutting-edge producer and musician Martin Bisi, a guy who’s worked with acts such as Sonic Youth, Swans, Dresden Dolls, Cop Shoot Cop, John Zorn, Africa Bambaataa,…
Family Separation Happens in Ohio Too, According to Immigrant Rights Group
CINCINNATI – Stories of children being forcibly separated from their parents are adding fuel to the fire for advocacy groups in Ohio already fighting for the rights of immigrants. After widespread outrage over separations along the southern U.S. border, GOP leaders vowed to end the practice. And last week President Donald Trump signed an executive…
Pere Ubu Co-Founder Allen Ravenstine to Release New Studio Album
On Friday, proto-synth innovator Allen Ravenstine will release his new album, Waiting for the Bomb, on fellow Pere Ubu alumni (and Henry Cow founder) Chris Cutler’s label Recommended Records. The English composer and musician thinks highly of the release. “In this unusual recording, he arrives at a hybrid musical form that is more or less…
Matt and Kim to Play House of Blues in September
An energetic duo that’s put out loud, upbeat songs since 2004, singer-keyboardist Matt Johnson and drummer Kim Schifino have just announced tour dates in support of their new album, Almost Everyday. The two wrote the album during Schifino’s extensive recovery after an onstage injury in early 2017 sidelined the band. The two used the time off…
Ohio Smoking Rate Still One of the Highest, Despite Numbers Dropping Nationally
Cigarette smoking rates may be declining in the United States, but Ohioans continue to light up in numbers well above the national average. As reported by the Akron Beacon Journal, the Centers for Disease Control recently revealed that about 14 percent of the U.S. population reported smoking last year, down from 15.5 percent in 2016. However,…
‘Occupy ICE’ Protesters Attempt to Shut Down Detroit Office
More than a dozen protesters have camped outside of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement office in Detroit, the field office for Michigan and Ohio, with the hope of shutting it down. The organizers have been gathered outside the federal building at Jefferson Avenue and Mount Elliot Street since Saturday. They said they planned to stay…
CBRE is Marketing the Scranton Peninsula as ‘Thunderbird,’ a Bespoke Cleveland Neighborhood
Here are very early, very conceptual images of what might be possible on the western side of #CLE's now-barren Scranton Peninsula, where a development team is marketing sites for lease or sale (and where @GLBC_Cleveland could build new production facility). via @cbreCleveland pic.twitter.com/0pfa7yNXQw — Michelle Jarboe (@mjarboe) June 25, 2018 The real estate firm CBRE…
Cases of Hepatitis A Have Doubled in Ohio This Year, On Track to Quadruple 2017
Last week, The Ohio Department of Health declared a statewide outbreak of Hepatitis A. Most of the outbreak has been concentrated in the southwest and northwest portions of the state, but the ODH notes there have been cases reported in Cuyahoga and Summit Counties as well. Hepatitis A is a vaccine-preventable liver disease that usually…
Ohio Republicans Introduce Bill That Would Allow Parents to Deny Transgender Children the Right to Transition
Last week, the Ohio GOP decided to push forward with a bill that would allow parents the ability to deny their transgender child body autonomy and the right to transition. Sponsored by Republican House Reps. Tom Brinkman and Paul Zeltwanger, House Bill 658 grants parents sweeping rights to “withhold consent for gender dysphoria treatment or…
Here’s the Schedule for the 10th Annual Kent Blues Fest
Kent offers a number of great music venues, and on Friday, July 13, downtown bars and clubs will host the 10th Annual Kent Blues Fest. Thirty acts will perform at 24 locations including restaurants, bars, bookstores and outdoor parks. “We are excited and humbled to be marking the 10th anniversary of this event, thanks to…
Grove Hill in Chagrin Falls has Closed
“It’s been a struggle from the get-go,” admits Grove Hill chef-owner Tim Bando. “And knowing that this is the time of year it really starts getting shitty again, the writing was on the wall.” Bando opened Grove Hill four years ago this summer in the former home of Raintree, a Chagrin Falls dining institution that…
Rock Hall Now Offers Free Admission to Cleveland Residents
Earlier today, the Rock Hall announced that it’ll offer free admission to Cleveland residents for the next 10 years (if you live in the suburbs, you’ll still have to pay). A $10 million gift from KeyBank Foundation supports what the Rock Hall calls the “CLE VIP program.” An audience of local children and families were at…
‘Jurassic Park’ Sequel Settles for a Simplistic Storyline
The producers of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom could have come up with any number of concepts for a sequel to the long-running sci-fi adventure flick. That they chose the most simplistic and unimaginative of them speaks volumes to just how poorly conceived this movie is. Undoubtedly bound to be one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters…
Iceland, Europe Among Most Popular Travel Destinations for Clevelanders This Summer, According to Travel Agents
While popular domestic destinations like Florida and the Carolinas topped Clevelanders’ travel plans last year, trends this year show more people vacationing abroad, most likely thanks to cheap, competitive airfare. That and other tidbits come from travel agents who are tracking where we’re heading this summer. Heather Jones, a travel consultant for The Travel Connection, says…
Lorain Police Officer Fired After Detaining Daughter’s Boyfriend, Saying ‘We’ll Make Shit Up As We Go’
Officer John Kovach Jr. was fired from the Lorain police department after an internal investigation determined he had abused his authority by conducting a traffic stop on his daughter’s boyfriend without cause and temporarily detaining his daughter and her boyfriend in the back of his squad car. The city yesterday announced his dismissal, which technically took…
Cleveland History Days Kick Off Tonight With the Share the River Ramble
Cleveland History Days kick off tonight with a huge party near the Cuyahoga River. Any event isn’t complete without an opening ceremony, which take place at 4 p.m. at the Cleveland Rowing Foundation stage. Along with some opening remarks, the newly refurbished Hart Crane Sculpture is set to be unveiled, as well as some news…
New Survey Shows High Rates of Depression and Anxiety Among LGBTQ Teens
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new survey shows high rates of depression and anxiety among LGBTQ teens nationwide. Advocates say lawmakers could do more to ensure kids aren’t bullied based on their sexual orientation or gender identity. The Human Rights Campaign surveyed 12,000 kids ages 13-17 who identify as LGBTQ. Ellen Kahn, director of the Children,…
Ohio Has Become Ground Zero for ICE’s Workplace Raids
While Trump’s “zero-tolerance” stance toward illegal immigration plays out with horrific results in Texas, Ohio has improbably become ground zero for workplace raids by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE). ICE is an outfit bearing ever greater resemblance to Hitler’s Gestapo, and New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, the Ohio Student Association and other…
New Signage Reminds Visitors You Can’t Park Your Car on Public Square
As we detailed just a few weeks ago, lazy doofuses have been parking their cars on Public Square just about every day since it reopened. It’s illegal, and lazy. The Cleveland police department’s parking enforcement division tickets occasionally, but that hasn’t stopped the Very Lazy Doofuses who ditch their vehicles on the square in lieu…
As Amazon Employees Protest Company’s Sale of Facial Recognition Software to Law Enforcement, Steve Loomis Defends Practice
[image-1] Amazon employees this week penned an open letter to Jeff Bezos protesting the company’s sale of facial recognition software (Rekognition) to law enforcement agencies and its sale of Amazon’s cloud services to Palantir, a firm that provides software to ICE, in both cases citing privacy and civil rights concerns. The letter referenced the possible…
Up-and-Coming Rapper Ryan Caraveo to Headline Fourth Annual Lemur Fest
For the past several years, local promoter Wallace Settles has hosted Lemur Fest, a hip-hop festival featuring rising talent, at the Grog Shop. Now, he’s just announced the lineup for the fourth annual event, which takes place at 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 4. Seattle-based Ryan Caraveo [pictured], an up-and-coming rapper who has received widespread…
16-Bit Bar + Arcade Celebrates Go Skateboarding Day with a Special Tournament
On Sunday, 16-Bit Bar + Arcade in Lakewood celebrates Go Skateboarding Day with a skate tournament for kids of all ages. The grand prize is a limited-quantity, custom 16-Bit Lakewood skate deck. Up to 32 contestants can compete in the tournament, and the top five contestants will move into the finals. Prizes include a custom, limited-edition…
Two Teens Already Arrested in Slaying of 9-Year-Old Saniya Nicholson
Two teenage boys have been arrested for a shootout that killed 9-year-old Saniya Nicholson Wednesday evening. Via reporting by Adam Ferrise at Cleveland.com, the 17-year-old and 19-year-old will appear before a judge in Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court today. Saniya was seated in the front seat of her mother’s car Wednesday evening when shots were fired…
GOP Continues Fight to Defund Planned Parenthood in Ohio
As of yesterday, the GOP has somehow convinced the full 6th Circuit Court of Appeals to hear arguments as soon as possible on an Ohio law aimed at public money used for Planned Parenthood. The state could win, but it’s lost every legal challenge so far — a federal judge struck it down and a…
The CleCast With Special Guests Stephanie Hicks Thompson and Noelle Celeste on Sunday’s Common Ground Event
Dan & Brian had the chance to sit down with Stephanie Hicks Thompson of the Cleveland Foundation and Noelle Celeste of The City Club of Cleveland and Edible Cleveland to talk about Common Ground. Common Ground is a day-long community-wide conversation that encourages civil discourse and community building. This year in nearly 100 events on…
Bahama Breeze Fires Manager Accused of Racially Profiling 40 Black Sorors
After the PR nightmare caused by Bahama Breeze in Orange Village when they called the cops on over 40 members of a black sorority, the corporate offices of Bahama Breeze did the right thing and took out the trash by firing the manager who was in charge that evening. A majority of the guests that were…
A Former Clevelander, Rapper Jahi to Open for Arrested Development at House of Blues
A Cleveland native who now lives in Oakland, Jahi has become a successful rapper and author ever since relocating to the West Coast. A couple of years ago, he published Things I’ve Seen: A Decade of Hip-hop, Education and Life, a memoir about his career. The book starts with his recollection of writing rhymes as…
Transit Union Boss Calls for Joe Calabrese’s Ouster at RTA
At a community roundtable about the future of public transportation in Cleveland Thursday, the president of the union representing transit operators called for the immediate ouster of RTA CEO and General Manager Joe Calabrese. “Joe has got to go,” William Nix, president of the Amalgamated Transit Union, told Scene during a break in the roundtable’s…
Space:ROCK Gallery to Host Special Dead Boys Photography Exhibit
The Dead Boys emerged from Cleveland in the late 1970s and would go on to achieve national (and even international) acclaim before quickly imploding. Photographer Dave Treat captured the band during that time period. Dead Boys 1977: The Lost Photographs of Dave Treat, a book edited and designed by locally based writer and graphic designer…
What You Need to Know About Adult Swim on the Green
Part of a nationwide tour featuring games, prizes, food and exclusive merchandise, Adult Swim on the Green offers a glimpse of upcoming Adult Swim shows and never-before-seen episodes, pilots, specials and lots of other Williams Street favorites. Comedian Zack Fox [pictured] will host. He regularly performs stand-up in L.A., and previously toured the U.S. opening…
The CleCast With Special Guest Cassandra Fear of Fear’s Confections
Dan & Brian had the chance to sit down with the amazing and wonderful Cassandra Fear of Fear’s Confections. Cassandra’s shop, located on Madison in Lakewood, specializes in nerd-based chocolate. Not that her chocolate has nerds in it, whether human or candy form, but that it’s targeted toward nerd-oriented persons. Whether you’re into Star Wars,…
Mystery of Identity of Ohio Man Who Hid Behind Fake Name for Years Solved, Mystery of Why Remains
In a press conference this afternoon the U.S. Marshals announced they and others had, through genetic genealogy, solved the mystery of the true identity of Joseph Newton Chandler III, an Eastlake man who hid behind the social security number and name of a deceased 8-year-old boy from 1978 to the time he took his own…
Ohio Rep. Nickie Antonio Named State’s Most Influential LGBTQ+ Activist
In honor of Pride Month, the website Reviews.org compiled a list this week of influential LGBTQIA+ people in entertainment and politics born in each state across the country. Lakewood’s own Representative Nickie Antonio was selected as the most influential LGBTQ+ activist in the state of Ohio. The methodology behind the list came from using a…
Cleveland Candle Co. Opens Third Location with New Store in Ohio City
The popular ‘make-your-own-scent’ shop Cleveland Candle Co. is expanding, bringing its candle-making experience and educational classes to Ohio City next week. The new Ohio City location (2032 West 25th Street) is modeled after the company’s existing shops in Mentor and Coventry, which includes a “candle bar” to create custom scents, with guidance from in-house candlemakers. In…
Recent Cultural Shifts Inspired the Songs on Singer-Songwriter Ray LaMontagne’s Latest Album
Singer-songwriter Ray LaMontagne spent his childhood moving from place to place. At the time, he found it disruptive. Looking back on it, he thinks otherwise. “I grew up all over the country — Nebraska and Tennessee and Utah,” he says via phone. He performs with opener Neko Case at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 30,…
Warehouse District Mainstay Liquid to Close After 24 Years; Will Reopen as New Concept in Late Summer
“We are closing as Liquid for good after next Saturday and we’re taking the summer to gut, remodel, rebrand and rename the space,” says GM Eric Howe. “When it reopens it will be as an entirely new space and concept.” Club impresario Terry Barbu opened Liquid 24 years ago in the original Fat Fish Blue…
Ohio Legislature Finally Passes Bill to Regulate Puppy Mills
We previously reported that Ohio was listed as having the second-most amount of puppy mills in the country, as part of the Humane Society’s ‘Horrible Hundred’ list. Thankfully, Ohio lawmakers gave their final approval on Wednesday on a bill that would strengthen state regulations on “high-volume breeders,” minimize the use of puppy mills and allow Ohio…
On Eve of Summer Solstice, Dead & Company Perform 100th Show at Blossom
It’s hard to think of a better salve for these horrific times in America than taking in a Dead show on cool, green grass with good friends. It’s a temporary trip into the past, into a better version of what this country can be. The community, the music: It’s all there, and it can’t be…
ESU Cleveland to Host Annual Benefit at Acacia Reservation
An organization that hosts a number of local arts education programs, ESU Cleveland aims to “celebrate English as a shared language to foster global understanding and good will by providing educational and cultural opportunities for students, educators, its members and the community.” It also provides workshops that focus on teaching through performance. At 6 p.m. on…
Cleveland-Area Bahama Breeze Calls Police to Make Sure Black Sorority Members Pay Bill
Approximately 40 members of the Delta Sigma Theta sorority were celebrating one of their sorority sister’s impending move to California when the manager of Bahama Breeze in Orange Village allegedly racially profiled the group by calling the police this week, believing they weren’t going to pay their bill. Chante Spencer spoke to Cleveland.com on Wednesday,…
May the Lord Bless and Keep the Enterprising Souls Who Created Their Own Bus Stop at the Corner of Detroit and W. 25th
As construction on the $60 million Quarter project at the corner of Detroit Avenue and W. 25th Street continues apace, some enterprising public transit users have set up an impromptu bus stop. Currently featuring two plastic chairs, one of which is backless, and a plastic milk crate, the makeshift transit stop rests just outside the…
Cleveland Museum of Art Announces the Schedule for Its Summer Concert Series
Earlier today, the Cleveland Museum of Art and FRONT International announced the schedule for City Stages, CMA’s summer concert series that takes place in Ohio City. This year, shows will still take place outside the Transformer Station in Ohio City on Wednesdays throughout the month of July, but they’ll also migrate to other parts of…
Cuyahoga County Undercover Sting Operation Arrests 22 Men Attempting to Have Sex with Children
Officials announced today that an undercover sting operation called “Operation Memorial Dazed” has led to the capture and arrest of 22 men from the Cleveland area on several sex charges involving children. Operation Memorial Dazed’s investigation spanned between eight to 10 months, and the sting operation occurred over a four-day period after Memorial Day weekend.…
Rising Grill Korean BBQ Opens in Former Seoul Hot Pot Spot
Chalk up another win for Cleveland’s Asiatown neighborhood. As of May 14, the space long occupied by Seoul Hot Pot – and briefly occupied by Hansol – has a new operator. After arriving in the neighborhood two years ago to work as a chef, Byung Im chose to invest in a restaurant of his own.…
Ohio Supreme Court Sides with Financial Penalties from Traffic Cameras
Clevelanders better make sure to put their car on cruise control when driving through the I-71 speed trap better known as Linndale, as the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled in favor of traffic camera financial penalties. Just last year, the Ohio Supreme Court ruled in favor of Toledo and other traffic-camera cities by finding that…
Apollo’s Fire Does the “Greatest Hits of the 1720s” and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch in Cleveland This Week
The Cleveland Trombone Seminar continues this week with performances in Drinko Hall at Cleveland State University. On Wednesday, June 20 at 7:00 pm, Mark Lancaster Lusk brings members of his Penn State Trombone Choir and friends along for music by Bernstein, Vaughan Williams, and The Eminent J.J. Johnson. On Thursday, June 21 at 7, Blair…
Daisy’s Ice Cream in Slavic Village to Reopen on the First Day of Summer
You couldn’t pick a more appropriate opening day for Daisy’s Ice Cream (5614 Fleet Ave., 216-727-1935) than the first day of summer. Walter Hyde, who purchased the iconic 40-year-old neighborhood ice cream shop in early spring, has been working hard to ready the shop for its grand reopening. For four decades, Daisy’s offered sweet relief…
9 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, JUNE 22 Against Me/Murder by Death/The Sidekicks Plenty of punk bands have succeeded purely because they bring the noise. Against Me! does that and then some. Much like the Ramones and the Clash, the band has left its mark because of the great songs it writes. Four years ago at House of Blues, the…
Fear and Sadness in Sandusky as Families Cope With One of the Largest Workplace Immigration Raids in Recent History
NORWALK — Ruth has always described herself as a “tough cookie.” The 24-year-old sports a boyish mop of short brown hair with faded streaks of red atop a round, tan face. When we met, she wore jeans and a hoodie in the blazing summer heat. One would have to be tough to endure 13-hour shifts…
ICE Arrests 146 Immigrants in Northeast Ohio in Largest Workplace Raid Under Trump
Late Tuesday afternoon, ICE agents descended upon a Northeast-Ohio based meat supplier and arrested 146 undocumented immigrants, making it the single largest worksite raid in a decade. It is certainly the largest such raid under President Donald Trump. The arrested workers are thought to be primarily from Guatemala. They are suspected of using stolen American…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Weekend (June 20-26)
WED 06/20 Cuyahoga Valley National Park Summer Concert Series Each summer, the National Park Service teams up with the Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park to produce a free summer concert series at Howe Meadow in Peninsula. This summer’s schedule includes several terrific local acts such as the alt-country act Hillbilly Idol, who perform tonight.…
Cole Porter’s Music Shines Forth, Accented by Great Tap Dancing, in ‘Anything Goes’
If you want to pick the perfect musical for a summer theater in the open air, it would be hard to choose a better one than Anything Goes. When you combine the enduring magic of the Cole Porter songs with a book originally written, in part, by the esteemed humorist P.G. Wodehouse, and put it…
Documentary Provides a Poignant Behind-the-Scenes Look at Fred Rogers’ Life
Most good films revolve around some kind of drama. It doesn’t matter if the movie is a documentary or fiction, you’ve generally gotta have some kind of conflict to keep it interesting. Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, a new documentary about the late Fred Rogers and his long-running PBS program Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood, provides an exception…
Powerful Documentary ‘To a More Perfect Union: U.S. v. Windsor’ Closes Out Pride Month Perfectly
As we head toward the tail end of Pride month, it may be difficult to think of the world that existed long before the commercialization of rainbow products. With the return of Queer Eye, and RuPaul’s Drag Race finishing its 10th season, the non-LGBTQ world may forget that we still live in a state where…
Landmark’s Fine-Casual Concept Delivers Food Worthy of a Full-Serve Restaurant
A first meal at Landmark comes not without a certain amount of awkward pressure. Moments after crossing the threshold, a diner finds him or herself in an inescapable line bound for the counter, where an order-taker awaits with flinty attention. Unlike a visit to a typical restaurant, this one requires a guest to map out…
Band of the Week: Davina & the Vagabonds
MEET THE BAND: Davina Lozier (vocals, piano), Andrew Gillespie (drums), Zack Lozier (trumpet, vocals), Steve Rogness (trombone, vocals), Brian Patavic (bassist) A VAGABOND LIFESTYLE: Lozier grew up in “economically depressed” Altoona, Pennsylvania, a heavy railroad city. She listened to Crosby, Stills and Nash, Seals and Croft, Melanie, Joan Baez and Judy Collins while growing up.…
Savage Love: Blown Away
I am a 24-year-old straight guy who recently broke up with my girlfriend of more than four years. One of the reasons we broke up was a general lack of sexual compatibility. She had a particular aversion to oral sex —both giving and receiving. I didn’t get a blowjob the whole time we were together.…
Cleveland’s Population Could Hinge on Keeping or Attracting Young People Once They Start Having Kids
Katherine and I were a young married couple when we bought a townhouse in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood of Cleveland in 2006. For the most part, no one on our street had kids. Then we had our daughter — she learned to crawl on the sleek blond hardwood floors and perfect ceramic tile — and…
