Update: Terrestrial Brewing To Tap a New Beer That’ll Help Save the Spotted Turtles
Update: As a follow-up to last year’s special release porter that supported spotted turtle research, Terrestrial Brewing Company will tap its latest libation, I Am Still Saving the Turtles Pale Ale, on Thursday, May 9. “This year, we are brewing an easy-drinking dry hopped pale ale with peachy and tropical notes,” says Terrestrial Co-Founder and…
Bell and Flower Now Open in Chagrin Falls
Update: Bell and Flower is now open for business in Chagrin Falls (86 N. Main St.). The restaurant, located in the former Rick’s Cafe spot, is brought to you by Michael Schwartz and Shawn Monday, who also operate One Red Door, Flip Side and 3 Palms Pizzeria. Check out the full lunch and dinner menus…
Ohio Designates ‘Opportunity Zones’ to Entice Development in ‘High-Poverty Areas’ like Downtown, Ohio City, Tremont and University Circle
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson signed off on a list of census tracts submitted to the state of Ohio for a new economic development incentive that aims to stimulate private investment in “low-income, high-poverty” areas. The local tracts selected for the new “Opportunity Zone” designation, first reported by Crain’s Cleveland Business, were submitted by the Greater Cleveland…
Update: Cleveland Musician Madeline Finn Won’t Advance on ‘American Idol’
Update: Last night, local singer-songwriter Madeline Finn’s run on American Idol came to an end. Along with a group of other musicians, the talented Finn was cut from the show. In the episode, she cries and hugs judge Katy Perry. “You have to come out on the other side, like I’ve done since I was a…
How to Support Families Displaced by the Rainbow Terrace Apartments Blaze
A fire ripped through the Rainbow Terrace Apartments in the wee hours of Monday morning, displacing 30 families living in the Kinsman neighborhood complex. Now a GoFundMe campaign has been launched by Lifelong Learning, which runs programs at the apartment’s Rainbow Terrace Learning Center, to help the adults and children who’ve lost everything in the blaze.…
Odell, LeBron and Opening Day — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac discuss the possibility that Odell Beckham is made available, Loyola-Chicago’s improbable tournament run, LeBron’s dominance and the Indians’ preparations for the start of a 162-game marathon. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here, or stream below.
Good Friday Concert at the Trinity Cathedral and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch in Cleveland This Week
Hub New Music — from Boston, which is often dubbed “the hub of the universe” — will make its second area appearance on Wednesday, March 28 at 7:30 pm in the Studio Theater of the Stocker Center at Lorain County Community College in Elyria. Michael Avitabile, flute, David Dziardziel, clarinet, Zenas Hsu, violin, and Jesse…
Acceptance and Empowerment: LGBT Health Awareness Week in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ending the fear of discrimination and creating an inclusive medical environment – those are among the goals of National LGBT Health Awareness Week, which runs through Friday. At Equitas Health in Columbus, education manager, Karen Nicosia, says there are social determinants that impact the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Ohioans…
Comedian Jay Leno Comes to Cleveland Next Week
Jay Leno made millions laugh for years on the Tonight Show. Now since “retiring,” he’s been a best-selling author, voice-over artist and host of the Emmy-winning Jay Leno’s Garage. Next month you can experience him live at Playhouse Square. Leno brings his hilarious stand-up show, with special guest, musician David Luning. Price of admission is…
Tom Beres to Live Stream In-Depth Interviews with Ohio Governor Candidates
Retired political reporter and Cleveland Press Club Hall of Famer Tom Beres will live stream interviews with six candidates for Ohio Governor April 3-11. “I want in-depth discussions that will allow for more than 10-second sound bites or the food fight of a debate,” Beres said in statement announcing the series. The interviews will have…
5 Cleveland Easter Brunches the Last-Minute Planner Can Still Attend
Easter is this Sunday and that means some kind of great meal is in your future, even if you forgot to plan for it. Put the crock pot away and check out one of these amazing Easter brunch specials. Hofbrauhaus 1550 Chester Ave. This Bavarian special buffet starts at 10 a.m. Price of admission is…
Mansfield Woman Arrested for Allegedly Making Crude Comments to Easter Bunny
Things went poorly for a drunk Mansfield woman who attempted to get her photo taken with the Easter Bunny earlier this week. According to Mansfield police, the 54-year-old female kept making lewd and uncomfortable remarks towards the furry mascot at a photo stand in Richland Carrousel Park. No word on what those lewd comments actually…
Cinematheque To Kick Off Its Annual Cult Film Festival with a Screening of the X-Rated Film ‘Performance’
During the Cleveland International Film Festival, the Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque cuts back on its schedule and only screens films on Fridays and Saturdays as part of its annual Cleveland Cult Film Festival. Now in its ninth year, the festival kicks off on Friday, April 6, with a 7:30 p.m. screening of Performance, the Nicolas…
Uber Lobbyist Literally Wrote Bill, Now Ohio Law, that Won’t Let Cleveland Tax Uber and Lyft to Help Pay for RTA
Last month, a Cuyahoga County Council transit subcommittee proposed a $0.27 fee on rides taken with Transportation Network Companies like Uber and Lyft (TNCs) as a mechanism for funding the financially imperiled Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority (RTA). The proposal was a smart one, though impossible, thanks to a state law that pre-empts local governments…
Annual Summerland Tour Coming to House of Blues in June
Created in 2012 by Everclear frontman Art Alexakis, the annual Summerland Tour aims to celebrate ‘90s alt-rock by featuring bands from the era. This year’s incarnation will include Everclear, Marcy Playground and Local H. It comes to House of Blues on June 13. “This year the Summerland Tour will be a different look at ’90s…
Michael Symon to Make His Vegas Debut with Mabel’s BBQ
Come September, visitors to Las Vegas will be able to enjoy the sights, smells and flavors of Cleveland – well, at least a sliver of our fair city. That’s when Michael Symon is expected to open Mabel’s BBQ, part of an ambitious $620 million renovation currently underway at the iconic Palms Casino Resort. “The re-imagination…
Poll Shows Cordray and Kucinich Neck and Neck in Governor’s Race
A poll conducted last week by USA Survey for Channel 19 found that former Ohio Attorney General and federal consumer watchdog Richard Cordray and former Cleveland Mayor and U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich are neck and neck in the Ohio governor’s race. Twenty-one percent of Ohioans said that they would vote for Cordray in the May 8…
Comedian and Actor Adam Carolla Coming to the Agora in May
Radio personality and comedian Adam Carolla made a name for himself in the late ’90s as the co-host of the call-in program Loveline. After that show ended in 2005, he’s dabbled in acting and writing. He’s famous for his rants about “things that drive him crazy,” as it’s put in a press release announcing his…
Austin Bombing Victim Was Accepted at Oberlin Conservatory of Music Prior to His Death
Draylen Mason was getting ready for the day when a package bomb exploded in his family’s Austin, Texas, home earlier this month, killing him and injuring his mother. The 17-year-old was one of two victims in a string of vicious bombings in the city. While Mason was planning to study music at the University of…
Ohio Researchers Say Citizenship Question Could Tarnish Census
CLEVELAND – A request by the Justice Department to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 Census is drawing concerns from some Ohio researchers. Emily Campbell is the associate director of the Center for Community Solutions in Cleveland and a Williamson Family Fellow for Applied Research. She explains that the census, widely used to…
Cleveland Act to Pay Tribute to Country Icon Merle Haggard
The locally based Tex-Mex/country/Americana band Gringo Stew will commemorate the second anniversary of country singer-songwriter Merle Haggard’s death with a special concert that takes place on April 6 at the Music Box Supper Club. The day would have also been Haggard’s birthday. “We will do a full set of our take on some of Merle’s…
Cleveland’s La Plaza Supermarket Expanding Its Taqueria
The Latin grocery store La Plaza Marketplace, home to some of the most authentic street tacos in all of Cleveland, has set its sights on expansion this year. As the food obsessed already know, no matter the time of day, the line for tacos, tortas and other Mexican delicacies in the back corner of the…
Ru-El Sailor’s Murder Conviction Will Be Vacated This Week after Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office Review Finds Him Innocent of 2002 Killing
Exactly 15 years ago today Ru-El Sailor was indicted for the 2002 murder of a man named Omar on the east side of Cleveland over a small drug debt. He was convicted that summer, along with two others, based on shady eyewitness testimony and sentenced to 28 years to life. He has maintained his innocence…
Melt Bar and Grilled to Temporarily Shutter Lakewood Shop for Major Overhaul
“We’re not doing any restaurant openings this year, but one major project we are doing is a pretty hefty renovation project at our original location in Lakewood,” says Melt Bar and Grilled owner and founder Matt Fish. It’s been a dozen years since that restaurant opened its doors and, in the process, birthed a concept…
WWE Raw Comes to the Q Tonight
Since it debuted in 1993, WWE Raw has become a flagship program for the professional wrestling organization. Tonight’s edition of WWE features “your favorite superstars in action.” Among other attractions, Roman Reigns, John Cena, Braun Strowman and Seth Rollins take on the Miz, Kane & the Bar and Cesaro & Sheamus in a special eight-man…
Disgusting, Illegal Grease Dump Clogs Akron’s Water Treatment Plant
An illegal commercial grease dump caused yellow, coagulated fat chunks to clog up pipes at Akron’s Water Reclamation Facility earlier this week. Now the city is asking for help from the public to catch the culprits. “During a time when the city is heavily investing in its sewer infrastructure, FOG [ fats, oils and grease] control…
Needtobreathe to Perform at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in September
Since 2002, singer-bassist Seth Bolt and singer-guitarist Bear Rinehart and his brother, guitarist Bo Rinehart, have toured and recorded as Needtobreathe, a Christian rock band that has garnered a substantial fanbase over the time period. The Rineharts were initially a coffeehouse folk act. Bolt was their soundman, and he eventually joined the band on bass…
Collision Bend Named Best Brewpub in the Nation, USA Today Reports
Beating out drinkeries all around the country, Collision Bend Brewing Company was named Best Brewpub in USA Today’s 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. As previously reported, Collision Bend and Great Lakes Brewing Company were named finalists last month in the poll. Today, the results are in, and only one of Cleveland’s entries made the Top 10.…
Cleveland.com Editorial Board: Only Well-Spoken Black People Shouldn’t Be Racially Profiled in Public Spaces
Cleveland City Councilman Kevin Conwell was stopped by Case Western Reserve University police last Friday while walking through campus. A caller had alerted campus police dispatch that a black man with missing teeth was mumbling on a street corner. Conwell said in interviews and at a city council meeting that he believed he was a…
New Akron Billboard Reminds LeBron ‘There’s No Place Like Home’
Since NBA fans seemingly have an endless reserve of cash lying around to pick up billboards like their weekly groceries, another LeBron James-directed advertisement has popped up, this time in James’ hometown of Akron. This latest grand gesture follows similar moves in Philadelphia, Los Angeles and Portland. Akron realtor posts billboard urging LeBron James to stay…
Sérénité Restaurant and Culinary Institute to Open March 29th
Sérénité Restaurant & Culinary Institute (538 W. Liberty St., 330-952-2611), the EDWINS-style brasserie in Medina geared around the recovery community, will open its doors on Thursday, March 29th. Based on the vision of Brandon Chrostowski, the restaurant offers its staff a series of workshops and recovery support. As students of the eight-month program, workers will…
Harry Potter Film Concert Series Comes to E.J. Thomas Hall in April
The Harry Potter Film Concert Series returns to E.J. Thomas Hall with Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in Concert. At 1 and 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 21, the Akron Symphony Orchestra will perform John Williams’ score live. During the orchestra’s performance, the film, the second in the Harry Potter series, will screen…
With Massive Potential State Tax Credit, nuCLEus Could Be Back
Recent testimony by a Stark Enterprises executive at the Ohio Statehouse suggests that the nuCLEus project is still in the works. Stark Vice President Steven Coven testified in support of House Bill 469, a bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Patton, (R-Strongsville) and Rep. Kirk Schuring (R-North Canton), which would provide a 10 percent tax credit…
Vegas, Upsets, Joe Thomas and Baseball — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac are back! They talk Vegas, Joe Thomas, the NCAA Tournament, the NFL Draft and peak argument season. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Stream the episode below.
Ringo Starr’s All Starr Band to Play Hard Rock Live in September
Former Beatle Ringo Starr has just added U.S. tour dates to his 2018 All Starr Band’s itinerary. After touring Europe this June and July, the band will perform throughout North America in September. The 2018 All Starr Band includes Men at Work’s Colin Hay, Toto’s Steve Lukather, Santana’s Gregg Rolie and 10cc’s Graham Gouldman. Percussionist and saxophonist Warren Ham and drummer Gregg…
Greater Cleveland Aquarium’s Annual Whiskey & Bourbon Tasting Takes Place Tomorrow Night
Typically suited to people of all ages, the Greater Cleveland Aquarium regularly hosts Adult Swim nights that are only open to those age 21 and up. Tomorrow night from 7 to 10, it presents Whiskey & Bourbon, an annual tasting event that also provides patrons with full after-hours access to the aquarium. Expect to sample…
Lakewood Record Store Wax Bodega to Shutter on Saturday
After opening just over a year ago, Wax Bodega, a Lakewood record store located just down the street from Mahall’s 20 Lanes, will close on Saturday. The owners made the announcement yesterday on the store’s website. “We loved being a part of this tight knit community but an opportunity arose that we simply cannot pass…
Lyft Offers Free Rides to March For Our Lives Cleveland This Saturday
[image-1] Lyft has partnered with the March for our Lives organization to ensure that as many people who want to attend Saturday’s gun control protest can, offering free rides. Following yet another horrific school shooting, people all over the country are banding together March 24 to demand government action on guns, including a gathering at…
Bon Jovi Guitarist Richie Sambora to Perform at the Rock Hall Prior to the Inductions
Earlier today, the Rock Hall announced that Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora will perform a free concert with his band RSO at the Rock Hall prior to being inducted with Bon Jovi. The concert will take place on Saturday, April 7, as part of the Celebration Day festivities happening at the Rock Hall that day.…
Here Are Two Porta Potties 100 Feet Over Downtown Cleveland
From resident downtown Cleveland chronicler Tom Horsman, an image you don’t see every day, or at least maybe outside of the Onion.
City of Cleveland Will Resume Issuing $100 Citations for Improper Waste and Recycling Collection Violations This Summer
Cleveland city council voted in June 2016 for a moratorium on low-level citations for trash collection and recycling enforcement. That decision followed vociferous complaints from residents who said the ordinance was confusing and that they received $100 citations for regular waste disposal. “The tickets came fast and furious, and the complaints came fast and furious,”…
5 Northeast Ohio Easter Egg Hunts Actually Worth Your Time
Easter is just a little over a week away, so grab your basket and get your hunt on at one or more of these great Easter egg hunts. This short list has hunts for the kids, your dog, and yes, even adults only. Cleveland Botanical Garden 11030 East Blvd Hunt down all the eggs at…
University of Akron Will Now Pay Three Former Presidents $860,500 to Teach After Resignation of Matthew Wilson
The top spot at the University of Akron remains a revolving door as President Matthew Wilson announced his resignation today. Wilson had lately made headlines after being named a finalist for the president’s job at the University of Central Florida. He was later eliminated from consideration. In a letter to the Akron community, Wilson addressed…
North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square Kicks Off Outdoor Season April 7
There are many signs that spring has sprung, but few are as natural as the North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square’s annual shift from indoors to outdoors. That shift will take place on Saturday, April 7th, running from 8 a.m. until noon. As is the tradition of the North Union Farmers Market at Shaker…
New Poll: 4 in 10 Ohio Adults Have a Gun at Home
CINCINNATI, Ohio – There is a loaded, unlocked firearm in nearly one-in-ten Ohio homes, according to newly released data on gun safety practices in the Buckeye State. In an Ohio Health Issues Poll, 42 percent of adults said they had a gun in or around their home, an increase from 36 percent in 2013. While…
Cuyahoga County Had Third Largest Population Loss in Country From 2016 to 2017, According to Census Numbers
Cuyahoga County had the third largest population loss nationwide in sheer numbers between 2016 and 2017 and the second largest percentage population loss among the 100 most populous counties, according to newly released Census data. Estimates show Cuyahoga County lost 4,940 residents, trailing only Cook County (20,093 drop) and the city of Baltimore (5,310 drop).…
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba Provides a Track-by-Track Breakdown of the Band’s New Album
Initially, Dashboard Confessional singer-guitarist Chris Carrabba sang with the indie rock band Further Seems Forever, an emo group that formed back in 1998. While still a member of that band, he began experimenting with his own tunes and wound up with a “growing pile” of tunes that just weren’t right for the band. When Further…
Lakewood’s 250-Year-Old Moses Cleaveland Tree Gets Cut Down
It’s a beautiful day to visit the Moses Cleaveland tree on Summit Avenue! While you’re there, check out the poem that someone lovingly posted to the trunk. See the link in our bio for the full story about the tree and its condition. #mosescleavelandtree #1lkwd #lovinglakewood #treelinedstreets #whiteoak #summitave A post shared by City of…
Comedian Dan Cummins Livens Up Hilarities This Weekend
In the past several years, comic Dan Cummins has been extremely busy. He’s released three albums, appeared on all the usual late-night talk shows and toured his ass off. Though his delivery is much more manic, the 30-something comic comes off a bit like Jerry Seinfeld as he jokes about the trials and tribulations of…
The Shadowboxers Relish Opportunity to Open for Mentor Justin Timberlake
The Shadowboxers — singer-songwriters Scott Tyler, Matt Lipkins and Adam Hoffman — met nine years ago in college in Atlanta and began performing at events and parties. Like many bands, they mostly played cover tunes as they tried to find their original sound. Once they graduated from college, they moved to Nashville and continued to…
Local Documentary Film ‘Tripped Up’ To Debut At Cleveland International Film Festival
The documentary film Tripped Up, directed by Laura Watilo Blake, founder of eLBee Studio, a Cleveland-based visual media company and produced by Fran Belkin, a Mayfield Heights resident, is set to debut at the Cleveland International Film Festival this April. The documentary focuses on the travel company called Competitours, which was founded by Clevelander Steve Belkin.…
Dennis Kucinich Finds Fracking Facts in Southeast Ohio: A Horror Story
By the time you hit Cambridge, Ohio, driving south from Cleveland on interstate 77, your eyes will likely have begun to itch. Your insides will likely have been subject to a nettling discomfort, a weird, sourceless pressure. It will feel, inexplicably, as if your lungs are nauseous. Such is the density of chemicals in the…
New Study Says Ohio More Profitable Than Gulf Coast For Energy Companies
Energy companies around the world soon may be setting their sights on Ohio, according to a new study. In a report released by London-based company IHS Markit, petrochemical plants built in parts of Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia stand to be more profitable than plants in the Gulf Coast, a hub of the oil and…
Tribute to Local DJ Rob Sherwood to Take Place at Sachsenheim Hall
Rob Sherwood was part of Cleveland’s DJ scene before it was cool to be part of the city’s DJ scene. He spun at clubs/club nights such as Trilogy, Metropolis, Aquilon, the Nine of Clubs, Alter House, U4ia, the Church, Next!, the Lift, Shake-N-Bake, Rock N Roll Fag Bar and the Loft. He also cut remixes…
For a Fairview Park Company, ‘Active Shooter’ Insurance Policies Are a Growing Business
Because we live in a world where active shooters are a fact of life, and because the aftermath of shootings entail stupefyingly high expenses from lawsuits, lawyers and medical costs, school districts across the country are now purchasing active shooter insurance policies. Businesses and entertainment venues have also been leading the demand. “Every day we…
Portage County Man Accused of Robbing Gas Station With Sock
Sometimes, when you don’t actually have a gun, improvisation is key. As was the case earlier this week when a Portage County man ripped off a Sunoco gas station in Franklin Township with nothing more than a sock and his hand. The Record-Courier reports that after a brief altercation with the station’s clerk, John M. Veverka…
10 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
FRIDAY, MARCH 23 Davina & the Vagabonds Drawing from New Orleans jazz, Memphis soul and musical theatre, Davina and the Vagabonds capably defies categorization. Singer Davina Sowers rightly draws comparisons to Etta James, Amy Winehouse, Billie Holiday and Betty Boop. Another remarkable mish-mash of musical styles, the group’s latest release, 2016’s Nicollet and Tenth, represents…
Waterville’s Oliver Hazard Releases New Music Video
A Spotify sensation, Waterville’s Oliver Hazard has just released a music video for the Dylan-esque single “Hey Louise,” a twangy tune that features a bit of glockenspiel. “I would say the song is one of more emotion-driven songs,” singer Mike Belazis says of “Hey Louise.” “It’s very forthright, but it can still stand out amongst…
Investigation: Goodyear’s 20-Year Quest to Keep Details of Deaths and Settlements From the ‘Worst Tire Ever Made’ Secret
This article first appeared on Jalopnik.com; it’s republished here with permission. In October 2003, Billy Wayne Woods and his family packed into a luxury $181,000 motorhome for a fun getaway to Florida. Call it a textbook American vacation: Their destination was Disney World, and with his wife, Shirley, his son and daughter-in law and two…
A Dead, Drunk Dad and His Two Dead-Drunk Sons Dominate a Minor Sam Shepard Script in Akron
Families! You can’t live with them and god knows you can’t live without them — but you can mine them for playwriting material. The history of theater is larded with dysfunctional families of every stripe, providing an apparently bottomless well of frustration, agony and torment. Not to mention the occasional laugh. The playwright Sam Shepard…
Documentary Tells Renowned Violinist Itzhak Perlman’s Remarkable Story
In the opening scenes of Itzhak, a new documentary about violinist Itzhak Perlman, Perlman wheels his way through the bowels of Citifield prior to the start of a 2016 Mets game. Wearing his Mets cap backward and sporting a jersey with his name on the back, Perlman, who uses an electric wheelchair, is clearly a…
Band of the Week: Dreadlock Dave
MEET THE BAND: Dreadlock Dave (vocals, bass, guitar, keyboards, drums, ukulele, piano, woodwinds, brass, sitar, percussion) IT ALL STARTED WITH A UKULELE: Dreadlock Dave, who grew up in Olmsted Falls, took ukulele and piano lessons at age 5. “Both my parents were musically inclined,” he says. “At that time, it was popular to take piano lessons.…
Get Out: Everything You Should Be Doing in Cleveland This Weekend (March 21-27)
WED 03/21 Cavaliers vs. Toronto Raptors All season long, the Toronto Raptors have played quality basketball. The team consistently has had one of the best records in the Eastern Conference and is vying for the top seed for the playoffs. The Raptors blew out the Cavs when the two teams played earlier in the season,…
Three Exhibitions About Women and by Women Artists You Shouldn’t Miss This Month
It’s March, which means it’s Women’s History Month, and among the various ways you should and can celebrate is by visiting three worthy exhibitions about and by women artists. The New Masters: Women Artists of Northeast Ohio, which closes March 23, is a powerful showcase of female artists representing several counties throughout the area. Per…
Savage Love: Ace & the Hole
I’m a 26-year-old cis queer woman. My best friend has identified publicly as asexual for the past two years. She constantly talks about how since she doesn’t “need” sex, this means she is asexual. She does have sex, however, and she enjoys it, which I know isn’t disqualifying. But she also actively seeks out sex…
