Florida Woman Arrested in Murder of Matthew Dunmire, Shot and Killed in Cuyahoga Valley National Park in March
Update: The FBI has arrested 31-year-old Chelsea Perkins in Florida for the murder of Matthew Dunmire, who was found shot and killed in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park this spring. Authorities pieced together the investigation after talking to Dunmire’s coworkers, with whom he was out the previous day. They told investigators that Dunmire was picked…
Update: Ekoostik Hookah Releases NFT in Advance of 30th Anniversary Concert
Update: In advance of its upcoming 30th anniversary concert, the Ohio-based jam band ekoostik hookah has released its first official NFT. The unique NFT collection marks the release of the band’s new album 31 West, and each NFT purchased will unlock the unreleased single “Gray Sky Blue.” The band recorded 31 West live, and it…
Landry M. Simmons, the Republican Candidate for Cleveland Mayor, Wants to Get Rid of the Consent Decree
While several of the major presumed candidates for Cleveland mayor continue to dawdle, long shot Republican candidate Landry Simmons Jr. is actively campaigning. The West Park resident told Scene that he formally launched his campaign in March, has pulled petitions at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections and has been gathering signatures the best he…
Advocates Tout an “Incredible Opportunity” to Tamp Down Gerrymandering in Ohio
Despite all the horrors of the coronavirus pandemic, it delivered one wrinkle that some advocates believe is an unprecedented opportunity to mitigate “partisan gerrymandering.” Ever wonder why Congress or the state legislature not only refuse to do things that have support of 70% of the public, they often turn around and do the exact opposite?…
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Got Your Covid Vaccine? Cleveland Cinemas Will Give You a Free Popcorn
Add Cleveland Cinemas to the list of places offering bonus rewards for getting that jab in the arm. Once you’ve gotten your Covid vaccine you can head to either the Cedar Lee or Chagrin Cinemas locations with your vax card to get a free popcorn with any ticket purchase March 26th through April 30th. Beer,…
Twisted Taino’s Twisted Path to Fruition Comes With a Tasty Payoff for Cleveland Diners
For nearly a decade, Jose Melendez has been steadily marching toward his goal of opening a Latin-inspired restaurant, overcoming setbacks with the full force of an NFL running back. To stick with the football analogy, Melendez currently is on the one-yard line, with just a few more defenders separating him from his objective. Melendez’s first…
Shot to Life: A Dispatch From the Wolstein Center Mass Covid Vaccination Site
Operation Magnus is now in full effect. That means six thousand people per day are being vaccinated against Covid-19 at the Cleveland State University Wolstein Center, on the very same basketball court where the NCAA tourney-stamped Vikings clawed their way to eight of their 16 regular season victories, en route to a Horizon League Championship.…
Black Pig to Host Weekend of Collaboration Dinners with All-Star Lineup of Prior Chefs
Many of Cleveland’s finest chefs have worked their way through the kitchens of The Black Pig (2801 Bridge Ave., 216-862-7551) in Ohio City. They include Adam Lambert (Ohio City Provisions), Jack Moore (Watershed Kitchen, Columbus) and David Kocab (Conforti). For one star-studded weekend, chef-owner Mike Nowak will be calling them all back to work for a few very…
CSU Coach Dennis Gates Made $40,000 in Performance Based Incentives for 2020-2021 Season
Cleveland State University men’s basketball coach Dennis Gates made $40,000 in performance-based bonuses for the 2020-2021 season, per the terms of his five-year contract. The incentives were on top of his $285,000 base pay. Gates collected $10,000 for being named Horizon League Coach of the Year, $10,000 for having the best regular season record in…
Wood & Green Black Art Haus Partners With NyceCo Prints for Debut Exhibition ‘Inspired By: Jean Michel Basquiat’
Fourteen Black and brown artists inspired by 1980s graffiti and the neo-expressionist movement have their work featured in the first exhibition from Wood & Green Black Art Haus, a new gallery project in Cleveland Heights. “Inspired By: Jean Michel Basquiat” is open now and runs through April 10th. The Cleveland Heights gallery sings with vibrant…
Kate Warren Will Run for City Council in Kevin Kelley’s Ward 13
Kate Warren, a 31-year-old research fellow at the Center for Community Solutions, announced this weekend that she will run for Cleveland City Council in Ward 13. Warren, who grew up primarily in Lorain County and completed undergraduate and graduate degrees at Cleveland State University, told Scene that she began to seriously consider a city council…
Keith Urban, Blake Shelton Headline Two-Day ‘Bash on the Bay’ Concert This Summer on Put-in-Bay
Bash on the Bay will return this summer after being canceled last year along with everything else. Blake Shelton and Keith Urban will headline the two-day Put-in-Bay concert bonanza on Aug. 25 and 26 with Runaway June, Cale Dodds, John King, Cumberland Run, Carly Pearce, Walker Hayes, Cory Farley and The Outliers also playing. Tickets…
Cleveland Celebrates the Life of Michael Stanley on Thursday With Debut of New Songs, Ceremony at Rock Hall
On the day Michael Stanley would have turned 73 years old, the city of Cleveland will celebrate the life and legacy of the local legend with a ceremony at the Rock Hall and the debut of two new songs by Stanley recorded in the months before his death at the age of 72 after a…
Texas Roadhouse CEO Takes Own Life After Suffering ‘Unbearable’ COVID-19 Symptoms
Kent Taylor, founder and CEO of the Texas Roadhouse restaurant chain, died by suicide last Thursday after suffering from severe post-COVID symptoms, according to a statement from the company. He was 65. “Kent battled and fought hard like the former track champion that he was, but the suffering that greatly intensified in recent days became…
DeWine To Open Up Vaccines to Everyone Early, Assuming Appointments are Available. (They Are. Go Get the Shot)
Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to announce Monday afternoon that any Ohioan 16 and over will be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine a week earlier than previously announced, if doses would be going to waste otherwise. The expected announcement, reported first by the Statehouse News Bureau, is partly a response to rural health directors who have…
Got Your Covid Vaccine? Get a Free Krispy Kreme Donut Every Day This Year
When you’ve gotten your Covid vaccine, which you’re definitely going to do, you can start enjoying the bonus benefits that come along with safeguarding your personal health and helping humanity end the pandemic. Start, if you haven’t already, with your 10-cent beer at Market Garden Brewery. Then head over to your neighborhood Krispy Kreme to…
NFL Announces Details of ‘Large, Live, In-Person’ 2021 Draft in Cleveland, Including Fan Events and Musical Performances
The NFL today announced some initial details for the upcoming NFL draft festivities in Cleveland taking place April 29 to May 1 that include limited in-person attendance at an outdoor stage next to FirstEnergy Stadium and Lake Erie where Commissioner Roger Goodell will welcome players to their new teams, musical performances at the Rock Hall…
Former Cleveland Councilman Zack Reed Officially Launches Mayoral Campaign
As expected, former Cleveland City Councilman and 2017 mayoral contender Zack Reed has launched his campaign for Cleveland Mayor in 2021. Reed last week resigned from his post as a minority affairs coordinator with Secretary of State Frank LaRose. He had long said that stepping down from his state job was a prerequisite for his…
Cleveland State Falls to Houston in March Madness First Round
The 15-seed Cleveland State University Vikings were blown out by the 2-seed Houston Cougars in the opening round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Friday night. The final score of 87-56 doesn’t tell the full story of CSU’s hard-nosed defense and scrappy playmaking in the first half, but the team’s offensive firepower, or lack thereof,…
Congressional Primary Election to Replace Marcia Fudge Set for Aug. 3
Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and Gov. Mike DeWine announced Thursday that the special primary election to replace congresswoman Marcia Fudge, who was recently sworn in as President Joe Biden’s Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, won’t be held until Aug. 3. The general election for the seat will be held three months later,…
Area Asshole Tries and Succeeds in Getting Temporarily Banned From Twitter to Advance Bullshit Talking Point
Astute observers knew what was happening before most of us had even given it a thought. It's pretty clear at this point that @JoshMandelOhio is saying the dumbest shit he can think of to try and get banned so he can use that as a campaign talking point — Seth A. Richardson (@SethARichardson) March 12,…
Ohio Bill Would Require Hundreds of Ballot Drop Boxes Be Installed Across State
Democratic lawmakers want to increase voter drop box access throughout the state of Ohio, proposing to install hundreds of boxes for future elections. State Reps. Bride Rose Sweeney, D-Cleveland, and Michele Lepore-Hagan, D-Youngstown, believe the additional drop boxes will make voting more convenient for Ohioans seeking to cast absentee ballots. Secretary of State Frank LaRose,…
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 Vaccine Isn’t Tied to Blood Clots, Experts Say
AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine is not associated with an increased risk of blood clots, the European Medicines Agency announced March 18. That’s the conclusion of an investigation conducted by an EMA safety committee into reports of blood clots in some vaccinated people. “This vaccine is a safe and effective option to protect citizens against COVID-19,” Emer…
New Hope for Citizenship for Ohio’s Dreamers
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s roughly 4,400 “Dreamers” are a step closer to the chance to become American citizens. The U.S. House approved the American Dream and Promise Act last night, which creates a process for undocumented immigrants brought into the country as children to become U.S. citizens. And it expedites the process for Deferred Action…
CSU President Harlan Sands Gets Contract Extension to 2026
As the Cleveland State University Vikings prepare to play for the third time ever in the NCAA Men’s Basketball tournament Friday night, and as the Wolstein Center has been transformed into a Covid-19 mass vaccination site — the largest such site in Ohio — CSU president Harlan Sands got some additional job security. Sands, previously…
Got Your Covid Vaccine(s)? Get a Market Garden Beer for Ten Cents
Your health and the health of the entire world is motivation enough to get the Covid vaccine, but once you’ve done your duty to your family and humanity there’s no harm in reaping some bonus awards for getting the jab. Like getting a beer for a dime. Market Garden, which just reopened after a winterlong…
Kent State Grad Launches New Instagram Live Series, ‘Different Folks, Different Strokes’
A graduate of Kent State University who has a BA in Communication Studies with a focus on Public Communication, Katherine Wilkes has worked as an event planner, social media specialist and consultant, radio host, standup comedian, panelist, actor, dancer (swing) and writer. She can now add Instagram Live host to her resume. Wilkes recently launched…
Cleveland Restaurant Week To-Go Starts Today
Jabs in arms may be at record highs and Covid stats may be near lows, but life isn’t quite returning to normal just yet. While we wait, there are still plenty of ways to support the places that have been hit the hardest during the last year, including local restaurants. Cleveland Independent Restaurant Week To-Go…
Ohio Senate Bill Would Ban Transgender Student Athletes From Women’s Sports
An Ohio state Senator introduced legislation Tuesday that would prevent transgender girls and women from participating in women’s sports at state K-12 schools and universities. Senate Bill 132, sponsored by Sen. Kristina Roegner, R-Hudson, would require schools to separate student athletics by sex, not gender. The legislation would apply to public schools as well as…
Berea-Based Boss ChicknBeer Expanding to Bay Village with Seven Hills to Follow
Heather Doeberling and Emily Moes made such a splash with their popular food truck Boca Loca that they opened a Berea-based brick-and-mortar operation of the same name a couple years later. They parlayed those early successes into Boss ChicknBeer (120 Front St., 440-532-7660), which they opened in 2018, also in Berea. Recently, they sold both Boca…
Frankie Lindor, Brackets and Browns — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac are back with a discussion on the Browns’ initial free agency moves, Andre’s strange spring training voyage and more. Subscribe to A to Z or stream below.
One Year Into the Pandemic, There’s Still No Plan to Reopen the U.S.-Canada Border
On March 21, 2020, U.S. and Canadian officials ordered a temporary restriction on non-essential travel across the border. And almost a year later, there are no concrete plans to change that. That’s according to a new report from the CBC, citing interviews with officials from both countries. As of now, the restrictions formally remain in…
Ohio’s COVID Vaccine Eligibility Expands Again
CINCINNATI – Ohioans age 40 and older now can receive a COVID-19 vaccination, and health leaders say anyone who’s eligible should not delay. Dr. O’dell Moreno Owens, president and chief executive of Interact for Health, a Cincinnati-based foundation focused on improving health, said he’s heard a lot of speculation comparing the safety and effectiveness of…
20-Year-Old Lorain Man Arrested by Feds for Assaulting Officer During Capitol Riot
Agents from the FBI this morning arrested 20-year-old Lorain resident Clifford Mackrell for allegedly assaulting a police officer on Jan. 6th outside the Capitol as the riot began, among other offenses. Federal investigators used open source video taken that day that appeared to show Mackrell striking an officer and grabbing at his gas mask to…
15-Seed Cleveland State to Take on Houston in NCAA Tournament First Round Friday
The Horizon League Champion Cleveland State University Vikings will take on the Cougars of University of Houston in the NCAA Tournament’s first round Friday evening. Tipoff is at 7:15 p.m. and will be aired on TruTV. Cleveland State, after emerging victorious in the thrilling Horizon League tournament, was named a 15-seed at the selection Saturday…
Playhouse Square Announces First Live Shows Since Start of Pandemic
The lights are going back on at Playhouse Square. After a year with no live stage action in Cleveland’s venerable theater district, the curtains will be going up once again beginning June 11 for a monthlong run of “The Choir of Man” at the Mimi Ohio Theatre. While capacity with be limited and social distancing…
Savage Love: My Friend Gets Off On Me Sleeping With His Wife, and It’s Gotten Weird
A male friend — not my best friend but a close one — told me his wife was really attracted to me, another male, and asked if I was attracted to her. His wife is an incredibly hot woman, and I thought it was a trick question. I read your column and listen to the…
Jeni’s Ice Cream Collaborating With Dolly Parton on New Flavor, and We Can’t Wait
An upcoming collaboration between a music icon and an Ohio-based ice cream shop surely will taste like heaven. Columbus-based Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams had been teasing a new flavor collaboration in recent days, asking on March 8, “Hypothetically speaking, say we had a new collab flavor in the works. What do you hope it is?”…
Martha on the Fly, a Weekend Carry-Out Breakfast Concept, Coming to Good Company
Chef Ryan Beck launched Martha Pie on the Fly, a social media-propelled cottage food biz, while working at the Plum. Since launching in November, Martha pies like vanilla bean custard, apple crumble, and smoky pumpkin and sweet potato have been flying off the virtual shelves, says Beck. “Up this point we’ve made a couple 100…
Special Grog Shop Vans Merch Now for Sale to Benefit Club
As Cleveland concert clubs do what they can to keep the lights on until shows resume, the Grog Shop today announced another way to show your support. The beloved Cleveland Heights venue has partnered with Vans on a limited-edition line of shoes and shirts designed by local artist Jake Kelly. “With the purchase of each…
All Ohioans 16 and Older Will Be Eligible for Covid Vaccine March 29
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine announced Tuesday morning at Cleveland State University that all Ohioans aged 16 and older will be eligible for the Covid-19 vaccine on March 29. DeWine, delivering remarks on the occasion of the opening of the mass vaccination site at CSU’s Wolstein Center, said that the supply of vaccines from the federal…
City of Cleveland’s Johnson & Johnson Vaccines All Went to Metro for Homeless Population
Protecting the Homeless from MetroHealth on Vimeo. The City of Cleveland has received far fewer doses of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine from the state of Ohio than they have of the two-dose Moderna and Pfizer vaccines, the city’s chief of youth, Tracy Martin-Thompson, (who oversees the health department), told city council Monday.…
Akron’s Land of Panda To Release New Feel-Good Single
Formed in 2017, Akron’s Land of Panda released its self-titled debut album two years ago and has regularly performed around Northeast Ohio ever since. Prior to the pandemic, Land of Panda had just completed another busy winter concert schedule. It sold out the West Side Bowl in Youngstown with Tropidelic, headlined a well-attended concert at…
RTA to Provide Free All Day Passes for Covid Vaccine Appointments
Thanks to a nearly $800,000 grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation, the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA) will provide free rides to the Wolstein Center and other Covid-19 vaccination sites across the region. In an announcement Monday, RTA said that it was teaming up with the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County to provide hundreds…
Fox 8 Report: Covid Vaccine Doesn’t Prevent You From Dying From Other Stuff
In ‘big if true’ news: Fox 8 this weekend reported that some people who have gotten the Covid vaccine have somehow still died of other stuff. As it turns out, the Covid vaccine does not grant immortality, nor does it prevent one from dying of cancer, or a heart attack, or renal failure, or any…
HEDGE Gallery Celebrates Annual Printmaking Spotlight This Week
HEDGE Gallery, located in 78th Street Studios, is expanding its annual printmaking spotlight to include photography with a two-woman exhibition entitled “Evidence of Existence” featuring Karen D. Beckwith and Amber Ford. There will be a preview reception Wednesday, March 17, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The exhibit opens Friday, March 19, from 5:00 to 8:00…
DNA Will Be Tested in Grisly Cleveland Cold Case From 1969
On the morning of August 29, 1969, Frank Forney dropped off his 15-year-old stepson, Danny Little, at a property he owned on E. 82nd St. to clean up the lot and burn the trash. This was near the tracks, not far from an old factory and there was junk everywhere. The boy spotted a barrel…
American Rescue Plan to Ease Burden on Ohioans Past-Due on Rent
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An estimated 10% of all renters are behind on their rent payments, which, in Ohio, is about 370,000 households. Social-service advocates say the new federal COVID-19 relief package should be able to help those who are at risk of eviction. The American Rescue Plan will distribute more than $21 billion to states…
Four Local Music Venues Will Open Today To Sell Merch and Lights on Lager
Today marks the one-year anniversary of the closing of so many of Cleveland’s terrific independent music venues. To mark the occasion, the Grog Shop, Beachland Ballroom, Happy Dog and Mahall’s 20 Lanes will all open to sell four packs of Lights on Lager, a dry-hopped lager that was created in a unique partnership with the Jolly…
Zack Reed Leaving Job with LaRose, Undoubtedly Preparing to Launch Cleveland Mayoral Bid
Former Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed confirmed to Scene that today will be his final day working for Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose. Reed, who ran for Cleveland Mayor in 2017 and has long been rumored as a potential repeat candidate in 2021, has worked as a minority affairs coordinator for LaRose since 2019.…
Youngstown-Based StoneFruit Coffee Co. to Open in Former Pour Cleveland Spot This Spring
It’s been less than one month since Pour Cleveland owner Charlie Eisenstat announced that he was closing his eight-year-old retail shop downtown, but already the space has been claimed by another coffee roaster and retailer. Joshua Langenheim of StoneFruit Coffee Co. says the goal is to open the doors sometime this April. Langenheim launched his…
5 Best Weight Loss Pills for Women in 2021
Weight loss is often shown to be more challenging for women than men. Luckily, there is a wide collection of diet pills on the market tailored for a woman’s body. Along with helping women burn fat, these weight loss pills also come with other health benefits including appetite suppression, faster metabolism, and increased energy levels.…
Ohio Abortion Ban With Felony Charges Back in the Works, Targeting Roe v. Wade
The battle on abortion in Ohio will only be stopped by the U.S. Supreme Court or a change in the U.S. Constitution, according to reproductive law experts and those once again pushing for abortion bans. Two state legislators have introduced a bill making abortion procedures a felony, which marks the second time in as many…
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StrictionD Reviews [2021] – Scam Complaints and Side Effects List
Elevated blood pressure and high glucose levels are such horrible diseases that they are unavoidable yet take control of overall health and start deteriorating the immune system and other functions of the body. Though modern science has found cure for many diseases but diabetes is still considered untreatable. However, there is no choice other than…
City of Cleveland Putting Rims Back on Basketball Hoops, Opening Pools and Playgrounds
The city of Cleveland yesterday announced that summer recreation activities and sports will resume this year while abiding by safety guidelines including masking and distancing. That will include putting rims back on basketball hoops throughout city parks, which were removed early in the pandemic to deter gathering in groups, and reopening playgrounds, which have technically…
Dropkick Murphys Announce Details for St. Patrick’s Day Stream 2021…Still Locked Down
A terrific Irish punk band that always draws big, rowdy crowds when it plays here in Cleveland, Dropkick Murphys will not have a local gig celebrating St. Patrick’s Day for the second year in a row. Instead, it’ll offer St. Patrick’s Day Stream 2021… Still Locked Down. The stream will be free, and it goes…
Geauga County LARPer Alleged to Have Sent Pipe Bomb to Unrequited Love’s Boyfriend
A 30-year-old man from Chesterland was arrested this week for making a pipe bomb and delivering it to the boyfriend of a woman who rebuffed him. Clayton McCoy has participated for years in the Live Action Role Playing (LARPing) community Dagorhir, a group that reenacts medieval battles with foam swords and so forth. He is…
The COVID-19 Pandemic is Now a Year Old. What Have Scientists Learned?
One year ago, the World Health Organization declared that the novel coronavirus outbreak was a pandemic (SN: 3/11/20). Little did we know the uncertainty, anxiety, frustration and loss that was in store. It’s been a year that’s felt never-ending. It’s tested us all. It’s cost millions of lives, even as we’ve made remarkably rapid strides…
A Call to Action to Support Domestic Violence Programs in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dozens of anti-domestic-violence advocates in Ohio are coming together to call for improved funding for services that help people in crisis. During the Ohio Domestic Violence Network’s Spring Advocacy Day, survivors of violence, advocates and nearly 50 legislators will discuss the challenges shelters and survivors face. Micaela Deming, staff attorney and policy…
78th Street Studios Hosts “A Celebration of Women in the Arts at 78th Street Studios” This Weekend
Friday March 12th and Saturday March 13th 78th Street Studios will celebrate Women’s History Month and International Women’s Day this Friday and Saturday with “A Celebration of Women in the Arts at 78th Street Studios,” an open studio and “talk and shop” experience with women in the arts. More than ten woman-owned creative businesses at…
Stark County No Longer Buying $6.45 Million in Equipment From Dominion Voting Systems After Being Hounded by Trump Supporters
If Dominion Voting Systems, the company besieged by unfounded claims of vote rigging and election fraud from former President Donald Trump and his followers, is looking for an example of actual harm as it litigates its various defamation lawsuits against those who spread the Big Lie after the November presidential election, it need look no…
Geraldo Rivera Says He’s Pondering U.S. Senate Run
Pondering running for retiring @senrobportman seat in United States Senate. #GoBuckeyes — Geraldo Rivera (@GeraldoRivera) March 10, 2021 Mustachioed right-wing TV and radio personality Geraldo Rivera announced on social media Wednesday that he was “pondering” running for the U.S. Senate seat in Ohio to be vacated by Rob Portman next year. Cleveland.com confirmed the seriousness…
Court Denies Appeal by Cleveland Police Union Seeking to Get Timothy Loehmann His Job Back
The 8th District Court of Appeals this week dismissed an appeal from the Cleveland Police Union that was among its last options in trying to get Timothy Loehmann his job back on the force. The union had appealed a ruling by an arbitrator that sided with the city’s decision to fire Loehmann, which it did…
Plum Market Kitchen Now Open in University Circle’s Uptown District
Plum Market Kitchen (11473 Euclid Ave., 216-340-7586) is now open. The Detroit-based “urban market concept” is known for all-natural groceries, apothecary and wellness items. The 12,000-square-foot grocery opened in the space formerly occupied by Constantino’s Market, which closed in spring of 2020. The venture is the result of a partnership between Plum Market, Bon Appétit Management Company…
Cleveland Mayoral Candidate Ross DiBello Flounders in First Public Grilling
Cleveland mayoral candidate Ross DiBello tried to elevate principles of democracy-building and people power in a virtual conversation Wednesday with the City Club of Cleveland’s Dan Moulthrop, in what has become a 2021 rite of passage for mayoral hopefuls. But the 38-year-old DiBello struggled to effectively articulate his vision for the city and his qualifications…
Joe Lovano and Carol Welsman To Perform as Part of This Weekend’s Lakeland Jazz Festival
Now in its 49th year, the annual Lakeland Jazz Festival has pivoted to a virtual format this year because of the pandemic. That said, it’ll still feature some remarkable talent. It all starts at 8 p.m. on Friday a pre-recorded concert by the Cleveland Jazz Orchestra with Joe Lovano performing Jim McNeely’s arrangement of “A…
Stow’s Ernie Haase Receives Grammy Nod for Best Roots Gospel Album
Ernie Haase, a nationally renowned gospel singer out of Stow, has been nominated for a Grammy for his latest effort, Something Beautiful. The album was nominated in the Best Roots Gospel Album category. Haase released the album, a tribute to Bill and Gloria Gaither, last spring with his quartet, Signature Sound. The Gaithers, both of…
The Beginner’s Guide to the Harrowing Soullessness of Josh Mandel
Former Lyndhurst Mayor Joe Cicero called him a “wolf in sheep’s clothing” and “inadequate as a human being.” Brent Larkin, the dean of Ohio political writers, described him as a “bottom feeder” of “unsurpassed intellectual dishonesty,” for whom “no gutter is too deep, no shot too cheap.” Meet Josh Mandel, a man for our times.…
Downtown Westin on the Brink, Ukrainian Oligarchs’ Cleveland Portfolio Could Be Down to One
Optima 777, one of an array of LLCs grouped under the Optima companies controlled and financed by Ukrainian billionaires, could lose one of its two remaining properties in Cleveland. The Westin Cleveland Downtown hotel, which Optima purchased when it was still a Crowne Plaza in 2011, and which opened in 2014 after a $74 million…
Ohio Pie Co. Teases Out Likely Second Location in Rocky River
In a very crowded market, Ohio Pie Co. (1315 1/2 Pearl Rd., 330-741-4117) has made its presence known since opening two years ago. Pizza lovers routinely make pilgrimages to a colorful storefront in Brunswick to claim one, two, or more thick, square-cut pies. In fact, it’s not uncommon for the shop to run out of dough long…
Locast, Which Lets You Watch Broadcast TV On the Internet for Free, Is Now Available in Cleveland
Despite all of the streaming services now at our fingertips — Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max, NBC’s Peacock, and Quibi all launched this year, joining giants like Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, YouTube Premium, and others — for viewers with a thirst for local programming, sometimes it can all feel a bit like “The Rime of…
