Are You Cleveland Scene Magazine’s Next Intern?
Scene is looking for several passionate interns to join our online editorial team this spring. We’re interested in candidates brimming with ideas, who want to hit the internet with amazing Cleveland stories. Writing is a huge part of this internship, so we’re looking for students with backgrounds in journalism and English. Yes, that means you’re…
4 a.m. Last Call Coming to Cleveland for MLB All Star Week in July
The deadline for bars and restaurants to apply for a special “major event” 4 a.m. extended last call liquor permit is approaching (May 3), which means now is a good time to remind you that the MLB All Star Game qualifies as a major event and later drinking hours at approved locations will be available…
SEIU Local 1 Janitors Unanimously Ratify New Contract at Tri-C, Paving Way for $15 Wage
In a unanimous vote Saturday afternoon, approximately 70 janitors with the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1 ratified a new contract at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C). The new agreement with Tri-C’s cleaning contractor charts a path toward a $15 hourly wage by 2024, with guaranteed annual wage increases for all employees. Saturday’s ratification follows…
Cleveland Unveils Pitch for ‘Opportunity Zone’ Projects
If you, like almost all of us, have unrealized capital gains sitting around, boy howdy does Cleveland want you to do business in one of the area’s Opportunity Zones. A coalition including the Cuyahoga County Land Bank, the city of Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, the Greater Cleveland Partnership, the Fund for Our Economic Future and others…
Islamic Center of Cleveland Opens New Free Health Clinic to Help Serve Uninsured
What was once a storage facility on the Islamic Center of Cleveland campus in Parma has been transformed into a new free health clinic for all. Quietly open now for the past couple weeks, the Cleveland Ibn Sina Clinic was developed by the Northeast Ohio Muslim community to provide health services for any person who is…
MOCA to Host the Cleveland Premiere of Princess: ‘Out There’
Alexis Gideon, a musician and visual artist who’s performed and exhibited throughout the world, and Michael O’Neill, a musician who’s collaborated with JD Samson of the indie rock acts Le Tigre and MEN, first formed the art-pop act Princess back in 2004. After taking a hiatus in 2006, they returned to the group in 2017…
Collective Soul and Gin Blossoms to Perform at MGM Northfield Park in June
Collective Soul, the rock act that had a big hit in the ’90s with “Shine,” will hit the road this summer to celebrate its 25th anniversary, and the group will team up with Gin Blossoms for the tour. That jaunt will bring the acts to MGM Northfield Park on June 11. “We are thrilled to be…
Legacy Live Concert Series Returns on May 24
An annual tradition for the past several years, Legacy Village’s free summer concert series, Legacy Live, returns on Friday, May 24. Concerts will take place on Fridays and Saturdays through Aug. 31. A total of 34 free concerts will take place throughout the summer, with each concert scheduled from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. “Legacy Live…
Le Femme Mystique Burlesque Celebrates 15th Anniversary With Upcoming ‘Tease’ Show
Le Femme Mystique Burlesque founder Bella Sin says she can’t believe the Cleveland-based dance company is turning 15 this year. “It still feels like we just celebrated out 10th anniversary,” she tells Scene. In honor of the milestone, the company takes to the Beachland Ballroom stage for a grand burlesque revue March 29. This along…
Stomp, Spikey, Tank, Tricky or Trike? Help Tri-C Select the Name of its Triceratops Mascot
Word from the communications desk at Tri-C is that the college is actively designing a costumed mascot to “tromp around at campus and community events.” The mascot needs a name, of course, and Tri-C is inviting the community to help make this all-important selection. As the local outlet following mascot developments of every sort, we are here…
Details of the 2018 J.R. Smith Soup-Throwing Incident Revealed
ESPN’s David Jacoby, in an interview with former Cavalier shooting coach Damon Jones, learned additional details of the infamous soup-throwing incident involving J.R. Smith in March, 2018. That J.R. Smith was angered with Jones and hurled chicken tortilla soup in his direction was known. Jacoby learns from Jones that both the soup and the bowl…
Northeast Ohio Pierogi Fest Celebrates the Beloved Dish This Weekend
The 2019 Northeast Ohio Pierogi Fest joins the multitude of Cleveland-area Polish-centered festivities at the Canton Cultural Center for the Arts this Sunday. Although Cleveland’s Polish population has decreased since immigrants came searching for work in the early 1900s, bringing copious pierogi recipes with them, current-day Clevelanders have kept a taste for the beloved filled…
EPA Declares It’s Safe to Eat Fish Caught Out of Cuyahoga River, If It’s Once a Month
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has proclaimed that fish caught in the Cuyahoga River are now safe to eat. The announcement is a year or so in the making, as the Ohio EPA previously requested that the federal EPA lift their restrictions after fish tissue samples showed significant health improvements. The U.S. EPA acquiesced and eased…
Blossom to Offer Questlove’s Vegetarian Cheesesteak This Summer
Vegetarians will be happy to know that Blossom Music Center will offer Questlove’s Cheesesteak made with Impossible plant-based meat this summer. Later this month, the James Beard Foundation Book Award nominee will make his first proper foray into the food industry as he introduces the sandwich at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia on opening day. The…
Beto O’Rourke Does NOT Want to Take Away Your AR-15!
The joke at Gino’s Cento Anno, a blue-collar dive on the south and windward side of Cleveland’s industrial valley where Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke made a pit stop Monday, was that two hours before his scheduled arrival, the TVs were all playing Fox News. By 3:30 p.m., the planned start time for O’Rourke’s remarks,…
The Brasil Guitar Duo of João Luiz & Douglas Lora and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
Curating thoughtfully-programmed, politically-inspired concerts has become a calling card for the innovative, Cleveland-based ensemble Burning River Baroque, and you can count on soprano Malina Rauschenfels to bring out every thread of drama in the music. Under the auspices of Fresh Perspectives, she’ll join harpsichordist Paula Maust, baroque flutist Sarah Lynn, and baroque cellist Glenna Curren…
Report: Many Poor Ohioans Lack Safe, Affordable Place to Call Home
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Housing is a foundation for living, and a new report suggests it’s an unstable foundation for hundreds of thousands of Ohioans. “The Gap: A Shortage of Affordable Rental Homes” by the National Low Income Housing Coalition, finds that 67 percent of the state’s extremely low-income renter households are spending more than half…
Browns Hype, Headaches, and Spring Training — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac are back for a discussion about the Browns’ national profile, Duke Johnson’s future, what happens at the end of spring training and more. Go to AmericanFireworks.com to join their annual bracket challenge. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below. Sign up for Scene’s weekly newsletters to get the…
New ‘Where the Hell is Akron, OH?’ Compilation Due Out on Record Store Day
Akron Recording Company (ARC) has just announced that it’ll release volume two of Where the Hell is Akron, OH?, a compilation of songs by musicians from Northeast Ohio, for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 13. The album will be available on all streaming services and for sale on CD at local record stores. Eventually,…
Artists 4 Autism Benefit to Take Place at CODA on Thursday
Artists 4 Autism, a benefit that takes place at 7 p.m. on Thursday at CODA, will raise funds for S.U.C.C.E.S.S. for Autism, a local NPO that promotes “an integrated multi-disciplinary approach to treatment for individuals on the autism spectrum.” The suggested $10 entry donation will include food (while supplies last), visual art and raffles. The…
Adam Ant to Perform at the Masonic Auditorium in September
MTV once called singer Adam Ant the “sexiest man alive,” and now, the guy responsible for hits such as “Goody Two Shoes” has just announced dates for his Friend or Foe tour. He’ll play his 1982 solo album in its entirety for the first time. He’ll also play “classic hits” and “personal favorites.” The tour…
Beto O’Rourke to Host Cleveland Meet and Greet Today
Beto O’Rourke, Texas Democrat and 2020 presidential-hopeful, is coming to Cleveland today. The public meet and greet takes place at Gino’s Cento Anno at 3:30 p.m. The event follows his Thursday Twitter announcement that he’s joining the dense field of (officially-running) presidential candidates, and the recent revelation of his tepid, video-game-pirating membership with the CDC…
Comedian and Actor Nick Offerman to Perform at the State Theatre in November
Earlier today, writer, woodworker and comedian Nick Offerman announced the dates for his brand-new live show, All Rise. The tour comes to Cleveland on Nov. 23 for a show at the State Theatre. “My aim in this undertaking is to encourage my fellow Homo Sapiens to aim higher in life than the channels of consumerism…
Long-Running Vegan Pop-Up, Foodhisattva, to Open Restaurant in Cleveland Heights
Frances Cheng and Joshua Sias hosted their first vegan pop-up back in 2014. The monthly events, held at the now-departed No Whey! vegan candy shop in Lyndhurst, quickly caught the attention of both vegan and non-vegan diners. “We were doing everything from scratch and it really took off,” explains Sias. “We started to get a…
KISS Rocks Cleveland One Last Time With an Energetic Show at the Q
“Alright, Cleveland. You wanted the best, you got the best….the hottest band in the world, KISS!” For decades, those words have signified the beginning of a night that you won’t soon forget, and last night’s KISS concert at the Q, packed to the rafters, was the latest chapter added to the group’s long-running history with…
Cleveland Independents Restaurant Week Runs March 18-30
Today (March 18) through March 30, diners can enjoy special menus and pricing at more than 40 independent Cleveland restaurants. As part of Cleveland Restaurant Week, participating eateries will be offering three-course prix fixe menus for just $33, plus tax and tip. Here’s a list of restaurants that will be dishing up great deals: Alley Cat…
Comedian Russell Peters to Perform at MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in July
After taking time off to film his hit CTV/Netflix series The Indian Detective, comedian Russell Peters has announced more dates for the Deported World Tour that kicked off in Australia and New Zealand last year and has already travelled to over 29 cities in 20 countries. The tour comes to MGM Northfield Park on Friday,…
Plain Dealer Editor Announces 12 Reporters and Editors Will Lose Jobs, Decimating Print Newsroom
In a late Friday email news dump, Plain Dealer editor George Rodrigue announced a “painful adjustment”: The paper would be reducing its newsroom staff by 12 reporters, photographers and editors within the next two weeks. He attributed the decision to declining revenue from print advertising. “The essence of a reduction in force like this is…
The Islamic Center of Cleveland Holds Vigil for New Zealand Mosque Attack Victims Tonight
Following the senseless killings in Christchurch, New Zealand, which left at least 49 mosque-goers dead, the Islamic Center of Cleveland is holding a vigil in memory of the victims on the steps of Cleveland City Hall at 5 p.m. today. In an official Facebook statement, the ICC, which is based in Parma, wrote that they…
Northeast Ohio Ski Resorts Officially Close for the Season This Weekend
One of the best ski/boarding seasons in recent memory is officially coming to a close in Northeast Ohio this weekend. Of Cleveland’s three closest ski resorts, Boston Mills and Brandywine in Peninsula stay open through Sunday, while Alpine Valley in Chesterland is already closed. Brandywine’s Party in the Park, which features skiing, live music and…
Report: Ohio Among Top States for Clean Energy Jobs
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Buckeye State still ranks near the top for clean job creation. According to a new report from the nonpartisan business group E2, nearly 113,000 people are employed in Ohio’s clean energy sector. That’s a 4.6 percent increase in the past year, which E2 Executive Director Robert Keefe points out is higher…
DeWine Calls for Unprecedented Investment in Children’s Services
COLUMBUS, Ohio – On the campaign trail and in his first State of the State address, Gov. Mike DeWine promised to invest in services to help Ohio’s most vulnerable children. The budget he is to present today to state lawmakers is expected to do just that. DeWine wants to almost double the funding for services…
Ohio Senate Passed a ‘Heartbeat’ Abortion Bill This Week, Ohio House Passage Likely
The Ohio Senate on Wednesday voted 19-13 to pass a bill that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected — as soon as six weeks after conception. It’s not the first time the restrictions — which, if passed, would be among the strictest in the country — have come before the Ohio General…
Now Open: Kensington Pub in Cleveland Heights
The date was September 2017 when partners Jeff King and Brad Poe were handed the keys to the former Tavern Company property on Lee Road in Cleveland Heights. (Previous owner Chris Armington renamed the Colony across the street Tavern Company when he purchased that bar.) A year and a half later, the pair finally have…
Hodor is DJing at Magnolia Two Days Before Game of Thrones Season 8 Drops
Kristian Nairn, the giant northern Irish actor and DJ best known for playing Hodor on HBO’s Game of Thrones, will be be DJing at Magnolia in the Flats on Friday, April 12, two days before GOT’s final season debuts on HBO. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here.
Biometric ID Scanners Now at Hopkins To Speed Up Security Lines for Paying Customers
In a pure capitalist society, everything is for sale. Quality higher education, as we were reminded this week, is for people who can afford to bribe their way into top schools. Physical freedom, in the criminal justice system, is for people who can afford to pay fancy lawyers and make bail. Even our private experiences…
The Black Keys Will Play the Q This September
After a long five-year dormancy, the Black Keys surprised the world last week by releasing a brand new track. And while the two guys from Akron’s “Lo/Hi” may not be their best tune ever, it shows the garage/blues act is still in top form after all these years. Today, building on that momentum, the duo…
How a Mobster Scammed the Flats East Bank Twice, With Rascal Flatts and Toby Keith Restaurants
The Arizona Republic has a dynamite investigative package out this week on Frank Capri, a mafia soldier turned government witness turned Arizona businessman who scammed developers across the country by selling them on Toby Keith and Rascal Flatts bars before torpedoing them into the ground and walking away with millions. The first part, the Toby…
Harry Styles and Brian May Among Rock Hall Induction Ceremony Presenters
This year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, rolling out at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center March 29, has long been essentially sold out. But music fans can still catch the action in Cleveland at the Rock Hall’s own live simulcast event. Making the usually-long-winded induction ceremony that much sweeter are a slew of VIP…
Ethics and Virtual Reality Take Center Stage in ‘The Nether’ at Dobama Theatre
In a virtual world where there are no consequences in reality, what decisions should we make? Should we seek to create real consequences from actions in the virtual world, or we should explore the limits of unadulterated freedom? And if actions conducted in the virtual world have no real-world consequences, though would be considered criminal…
Here’s the Route for the 2019 Cleveland St. Patrick’s Day Parade
The St. Patrick’s Day Parade route in downtown Cleveland hasn’t really changed the last couple years, but it’s always good to double check where you need to be if you’re participating in, or watching, the green-washed spectacle this Sunday at 2:04 p.m. Check out the full layout below and try not to get lost: Celebrating…
Odell Beckham Jr. in Cleveland. Really — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac discuss the Odell Beckham Jr. trade: The process, the realities, the big stage and the big expectations that will come with it. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here or stream below.
DAYGLOSHO7 at Waterloo Arts is a Trippy Affair
At first glance, the exterior of Waterloo Arts looks almost as if it’s between exhibitions. Black paper hides what is going on inside. But when you walk in, it’s another world. We’re greeted by a fluorescent wonderland under black light, with artwork using that awesome paint, DayGlo. Despite its seemingly gimmicky reputation, DayGlo paint has…
Gaspar Noe’s Latest Film is a Hallucinatory Nightmare
It is odd to say that a film called Climax, written and directed by French Director Gaspar Noé (Irreversible), an erstwhile enfant terrible positively obsessed with the depiction of sex and violence and every shade of aberrance, does not include one identifiable orgasm. The sex takes a backseat to drug-induced mayhem in this hellish “dance-horror”…
Good Company Promised to be a Neighborhood Bar and Tavern. It’s Done Just That
Thanks to the food, setting, staff, ownership or a combination thereof, Good Company seems to have cracked the conundrum that cursed its predecessor. Over the course of a year and a half, Vita Urbana never managed to gain traction at its Battery Park home, with representatives casually assigning blame to its off-the-beaten-path location on their…
Band of the Week: Black Static Eye
MEET THE BAND: Tom Dark (vocals), Jeff Pell (drums), Mike “Shoobs” Schubert (guitar), Dave Olajos (bass) AN ABRASIVE MIX: Two years ago, singer Tom Dark (the Dark, Knifedance, Stepsister, Dead Federation), drummer Jeff Pell (Idiot Humans, Shadow of Fear, Basket Case, Garten Kirkhof, Dutch Babies) joined forces with guitarist Mike “Shoobs” Schubert (Nimrods, Missile Toe,…
Savage Love: The Sins of the Grandfather
My grandfather was a pillar of the community and beloved by his family. He was also sexually abusive. He died when I was a child. I remember only one incident happening to me—during a cuddle session, he encouraged me to put my mouth on his penis, and then told me to let it be our…
Your Guide to St. Patrick’s Day Concerts in Cleveland
Earlier this month, the local Pogues tribute band Boys from the County Hell kicked off March with a special 20th anniversary show at the Music Box Supper Club. When the guys first got together in the late ’90s, they were just supposed to play once and call it a day. But after selling out their…
Be a Better Real, or Fake, Irishman
For one day of the year — or two, if you’ve found a really good party — every one of us is an honorary Irishman. But if you’re going to pass yourself off as authentic Cleveland Irish, you’d better get to know a few of the key mileposts that mark your heritage. Read up, drink…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing This St. Patrick’s Day Weekend in Cleveland
WED 03/13 sports 2019 MAC Tournament Many teams in college basketball’s biggest conferences will make it to the NCAA basketball tournament whether or not they win their conference tournament. But in the Mid-American Conference, teams must win the conference tournament to get selected to play at the Big Dance. At least that’s traditionally been the…
Playhouse Square’s ‘School of Rock’ is at the Head of the Class
In the age of remakes and revamps, when it feels as if almost every new production is a recycling of an old work, you hardly ever hear that the new production has outperformed its source material. The nationally touring Broadway musical School of Rock, now at Playhouse Square, makes a strong case though. Written by…
