What Are The Best International Dating Sites? Top 9 Sites To Meet Your Foreign Love
The world swipes right on online dating, especially when it comes to dating someone from another country. Let’s talk about the 9 best international dating sites. The majority of Americans who use online dating apps do it to meet romantic partners and to date people to have something fun/interesting to do with, and in general,…
Location Announced for ‘Immersive Van Gogh’ Exhibit Coming to Cleveland in September
Update: The Immersive Van Gogh exhibit that’s been making the rounds across the country will set up shop at the Lighthouse Artspace (850 E 72nd St.) when it comes to Cleveland in September, the company running the program announced today. Tickets for the exhibition, which will run Sept. 22 through Feb. 6, 2022, are currently on…
Update: Local Indie Rockers Learning Curve Release Debut EP
Update: In February of last year, the local indie rock band Learning Curve recorded its new album, Centerpiece. The band had planned to play a release party at Mahall’s 20 Lanes in Lakewood, but the pandemic hit, and the group had to scrap those plans. “[The album] is essentially a culmination of our first year as…
In Advance of Upcoming Beachland Show, Samantha Fish Talks About Honing Her Songwriting Chops for Latest Album
A few months before the pandemic shut everything down, singer-guitarist Samantha Fish released her latest album, Kill or Be Kind. Frustratingly, Fish, who usually spends the majority of the year on the road, couldn’t tour as much as she would’ve liked in support on the disc. Last month, however, she booked a few dates in…
Popular Glenville-Based Capo’s Steaks to Open Second Location in University Circle This Spring
For more than five years, Capo’s Steaks (10509 St. Clair Ave., 216-721-3219) has been chopping up and dishing out some of the best Philly cheesesteaks in town from its perch in Glenville. In addition to drop-dead delicious all-beef cheesesteaks, the talented crew offers chicken cheesesteaks, Polish Boys, Italian hoagies and fresh-cut fries. Now, James “Boss of the Cheesesteaks”…
Pfizer Says Its COVID-19 Vaccine Has 100 Percent Efficacy in Young People
Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine proved highly effective in adults. Now it appears to work well in younger people too. In a Phase III clinical trial of 12- to 15-year-olds, participants who received the shot developed higher levels of antibodies to the coronavirus on average compared with vaccinated 16- to 25-year-olds from a previous trial…
How a Powerful State Law Blocks Ohio Cities From Gun Regulation
The Ohio Supreme Court declined Wednesday to review an appellate court’s decision, letting stand a ruling that the city of Cincinnati cannot ban “bump stocks” on assault weapons. Cincinnati tried to ban use of the mechanical attachments, designed to increase rifles’ rates of fire, in 2018 after a shooter used one during a 2017 massacre…
Anthony Body of the Bail Project Sues Cleveland Over Curfew Arrest Following George Floyd Protest
Anthony Body, who works for the Bail Project in Cleveland, filed a federal lawsuit earlier this week against the city of Cleveland and Cleveland police over his arrest in June last year during Mayor Frank Jackson’s curfew orders following the May 30th George Floyd protest and riot. Body, who both lives and works downtown, was…
The Artist Bridge Coalition Strives for Community Change in Cleveland and a Role for Artists in the Region’s Leading Institutions
The Artist Bridge Coalition (ABC) is relatively new artist-driven coalition that advocates for community change in Cleveland, organizing monthly in order to discuss, debate, energize and create ways in which the individual artist weaves into the fabric of the larger cultural community. ABC, which was formed in the late summer of 2019, aims to influence…
Literary Cleveland to Publish Digital LGBTQ+ Anthology Friday in Conjunction with National Day of Silence
In August, the LGBT Center of Greater Cleveland’s Eliana Turan wrote in these pages that Cleveland had become an epicenter of the nation’s trans murder crisis. Eight trans women had been murdered in Cleveland in as many years, she observed, seven of whom were women of color. Awareness and visibility are both critical in the struggle…
Clevelander Charles “Chuck” Williams Has Been Fighting for Black Deaf Lives For More Than 70 Years
The last time Charles “Chuck” V. Williams was pulled over by a police officer, he did what he always does: he didn’t speak a word. Instead, he signs the simple 3-sign phrase “I am deaf.” The rest, he says, is up to the officer. Even though he has some lip reading comprehension and has the…
Savage Love: Putting Someone in the Doghouse Has to Be Temporary, Not Permanent
I’m a 29-year-old straight male. I’ve been with my 25-year-old partner for six years. I love her and think that we are perfect for each other. We have all the things that make existing with someone wonderful. But about two years into our relationship I had a two-week-long affair while I was out of the…
Pizzeria DiLauro Proves There’s Always Room for More Great Pie in Northeast Ohio
I don’t live anywhere near Bainbridge, so the inside of my car is a hot mess right now. That statement might not make a whole lot of sense until you, too, pick up a few pies from Pizzeria DiLauro, which opened mid-February in that sleepy little Geauga County township. The thought of letting those slices…
Greater Cleveland Food Bank President Kristen Warzocha On a Year of Unprecedented Hunger and the Organization’s New HQ
The economic carnage wrought by the coronavirus pandemic has pushed Cleveland’s support systems to their limits. Lost jobs and lost wages have put Northeast Ohio families in perilous financial binds, with thousands wondering how they’ll pay their rent, mortgage, utility and medical bills. More than ever, Clevelanders have also been left unable to feed their…
Dr. Amy Acton Announces She Will Not Be Running for Portman’s U.S. Senate Seat
Former Ohio Health Director Amy Acton, who presided over the state’s early rapid decline in coronavirus cases and served as both science teacher and soother in chief during daily press briefings alongside Gov. Mike DeWine, announced Tuesday that she will not be seeking the U.S. Senate seat to be vacated by Rob Portman. In a…
Nathan-Paul & the Admirables To Livestream Friday’s Bop Stop Concert
In advance of the release of a new album due out this summer, the locally based jazz/funk act Nathan-Paul & the Admirables will livestream a concert from the Bop Stop on Friday. The Bop Stop partnered with Baldwin Wallace’s Arts Management students for the show. “Music is spiritual medicine. You can Zoomba to an Admirables…
A Reminder To Stop Flushing Your Personal Poop Wipes Because It’s Causing Severe Sewer Problems
The good folks over at the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District will surely sympathize with our neighbors in Michigan who are dealing with an epidemic like the one felt right here in the Buckeye State. Yes, the epidemic of people flushing their personal poop wipes. Which is a big no no, which they’ve tried to…
Great Lakes Brewpub Reopens Again
Chances are pretty good you haven’t yet enjoyed the major renovations and menu revamps Great Lakes debuted after temporarily closing during the winter of 2019-2020. That’s obviously because when the reborn space debuted, Covid quickly closed the doors again. But after some fits and starts, summer reopenings and winter reclosings, Great Lakes is officially open…
Nina Turner Nabs SEIU Local 1 Endorsement, Fortifying Cred with Organized Labor
The Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 1, the labor union that has been most prominently on the front lines of social justice issues in Northeast Ohio, has thrown its support behind Nina Turner in the race to fill Marcia Fudge’s seat in Ohio’s 11th congressional district. Citing Turner’s history of support for labor issues,…
Car Dealer, Blockchain Evangelist Bernie Moreno Launches U.S. Senate Bid, Promises to Fight Socialism and Cancel Culture
Bernie Moreno, the luxury car dealer, blockchain evangelist and erstwhile member of the MetroHealth Board of Trustees, has formally announced his bid to claim Rob Portman’s seat in the United States Senate. Moreno, 54, is a Republican and first-time candidate who intends to run as an outsider and successful businessman in the mold of Donald…
Concerns Arise Over COVID’s Impact on Hearing
COLUMBUS, Ohio — From delayed treatment to possible links to impaired hearing, the COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on a common problem affecting millions of people. While COVID is most known for its impact on the lungs, reports have linked COVID infections to hearing loss. About 48 million Americans have some level of hearing…
Ohio Politicians Condemned for Pandemic Comparisons to Nazi Germany
To Ohio lawmaker Kris Jordan, the mask requirement and the roll out of optional COVID-19 vaccines are two steps toward an American genocide like that of the Holocaust during World War II. “It’s just a mask, wear it. It’s just a shot, take it,” reads a March 31 Facebook post from Rep. Jordan, a Republican…
Shontel Brown Announces $640,000 in First Quarter Fundraising
Cuyahoga County Councilwoman and Chair of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party Shontel Brown announced a first quarter fundraising total of $640,000 as she campaigns to replace Marcia Fudge in the 11th congressional district. Brown has now raised $680,000 since entering the race late last year. Brown is backed by Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish and…
DeWine: No Capacity Limits for Outdoor Events
As Ohio continues to turn the corner in the coronavirus pandemic, with vaccinations being administered at a rapid pace and serious Covid-19 indicators like hospitalizations and deaths stabilizing or falling, Gov. Mike DeWine today announced there would no longer be any capacity limits on outdoor events. That will include festivals and sporting events, though an…
Coming Soon: Acqua di Luca, a Seafood-Focused Italian Eatery from the Owners of Luca and Luca West
When the doors open to Acqua di Luca, the latest restaurant from Lola and Luca Sema, diners will experience an interior that bears almost no resemblance to its predecessor, XO Prime Steaks. For six months, construction crews have been busy stripping away decades of interior accretions, shoring up defective structures, and clearing the way for…
Here Are the Winners of the 86th Annual Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
The winners of the 2021 Anisfield-Wolf book awards, which are based in Cleveland and are the only literature prize specifically given for works that “confront racism and explore diversity,” were announced this morning by the Cleveland Foundation. Recognized in the 86th annual batch of honors: Vincent Brown, “Tacky’s Revolt: The Story of An Atlantic Slave…
If Cleveland.com Butchers These Dumb Internet Memes One More Time, I’m Gonna
What is your Cleveland baseball name?! pic.twitter.com/F7edD9aTmc — clevelanddotcom (@clevelanddotcom) April 5, 2021 THE HORROR! THE STUPIDITY! GOOD GOD! For the second time in as many months, the digital arm of Cleveland’s major metro daily, cleveland.com, has published the dumbest possible version of an internet meme which invites readers to create a new name for…
Nina Turner Announces Big First Quarter Fundraising Haul
Nina Turner, widely considered to be one of two frontrunners in the race to replace Marcia Fudge in Ohio’s 11th congressional district, announced that she raised $1.5 million in the first quarter of 2021, for a total campaign haul of $2.2 million. So far, more than 77,000 individual donors from all 50 states and Washington…
Microscopic Images Reveal the Science and Beauty of Covid Face Masks
Studying fabrics at very high magnification helps determine how some face masks filter out particles better than others. And the close-ups reveal an unseen beauty of the mundane objects that have now become an essential part of life around the world. As scientists continue to show how effective masks can be at slowing the spread…
Two Men Indicted for Double Homicide at My Friends Restaurant
Two men have been indicted on multiple charges related to a double homicide at the west side diner My Friends last week, the Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s office has announced. Anthony Hunt, 29, and Antonio Ortiz, 25, were indicted by a grand jury for the murders of a 27-year-old Cleveland man and a 23-year-old Euclid woman after…
Black Keys’ Drummer Patrick Carney Will Take John Adams’ Place in the Bleachers to Drum for the Home Opener
Akron-native and Black Keys’ drummer Patrick Carney, no stranger to home openers at the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, will be back in Cleveland this coming Monday for reasons beyond the pageantry of the first regular season baseball game for his favorite team. He will be taking the place held for decades at the top…
Proposals Call for Expanded Passenger Rail Service in Ohio
The possibility of expanded passenger rail service in Ohio has some residents brainstorming how it might impact their lives. A Columbus resident imagines being able to take a train to Chicago, a place they haven’t been “in ages.” A baseball fan from Dayton thinks he’d be able to attend games at Cleveland’s Progressive Field more…
The 2021 MLB Season May Have Just Started but Bruce Drennan Is In Mid-Season Form
Your Cleveland baseball team got out of the gate in yesterday’s opening day loss with solid pitching and anemic hitting, which is about what you might expect from the squad this year, even if you chalk up the sleepy bats to below-freezing temps amid snow in the first game that actually counts. They may or…
Cleveland Clinic to be First U.S. Site of IBM “Quantum Computer” for Advanced Healthcare Research
The Cleveland Clinic and IBM announced a major partnership this week that will make quantum computing, and the theoretical research there from, a key component of the new Global Center for Pathogen Research & Human Health, itself a cornerstone of the new state-funded Innovation District that pairs regional universities and hospitals with an eye toward R&D…
Op-Ed: Public Banking Can Help Cleveland Reinvest In Itself
Bob Hope, one of Cleveland’s greatest sons, once quipped, “A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don’t need it.” In this one-liner is a kernel of truth, one that Cleveland must contend with as it heads into its pivotal mayoral election this year: It’s expensive to…
Velvet Tango Room to Reopen on Monday, April 5
Back in February we reported that the Velvet Tango Room, Cleveland’s storied cocktail lounge, had changed hands. Some 25 years after opening the Duck Island bar, owner Paulius Nasvytis sold the property lock, stock and liquor barrel to Sly Restaurant Group. The Velvet Tango Room (2095 Columbus Rd., 216-241-8869), now under new ownership, will reopen for the…
Moderna and Pfizer COVID-19 Vaccines May Block Infection As Well As Disease
Vaccines against COVID-19 are about 90 percent effective at blocking coronavirus infections, real-world studies of health care workers, firefighters, police, teachers and other essential workers suggest. Even after just one dose of the mRNA vaccines made by Pfizer and Moderna, the vaccines reduced the chance of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2, researchers report March 29 in…
Forget April Fool’s Day (Please) and Join Akron In Celebrating Devo Day Instead
While some folks attempt to “celebrate” April Fool’s Day today you can opt to make better use of April 1st by celebrating Devo Day like the city of Akron. Proclaimed in an effort to whip fan votes to get the band, which was formed in Akron, into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the…
Mason’s Winter Ramen Season Ends This Saturday, Ice Cream and Spring Around the Corner
Masons’ Creamery’s annual transition from ice cream shop to ramen shop for the winter season comes to an end this Saturday, April 3rd. So if you haven’t yet gotten a sweet bowl of noodles this year or need one last chance to slurp, you only have a few days left to do so. Following Saturday,…
Ohio Nuclear Bailout Bill Closer to Full Repeal, State Senators Urged to Finish the Job
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Parts of a bill embroiled in possibly the largest bribery scandal in Ohio history will soon be repealed. However, some groups say the job’s not yet finished. Ohio energy customers were footing the bill for millions of dollars in subsidies for the state’s two nuclear power plants under 2019’s House Bill 6.…
Jackson Deflects Mayoral Rumors, Jones Keeps “Seriously Considering” Run, Kelley, Kucinich, Williams Biding Time
Eleven weeks before the filing deadline in the 2021 Cleveland mayoral race, major presumed candidates still have not officially launched their campaigns. Time, one would think, is of the essence. Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley concluded a ward-by-ward listening tour last week — a tour for which he received largely negative reviews — but…
Cleveland Baseball Team Will Not Allow Fans With Red-Face, Native American Headdresses in Stadium
The Cleveland baseball team announced today that fans will not be permitted to wear Native American-style headdresses or red-face paint inside Progressive Field any longer. #Indians will not allow fans in Progressive Field with "headdresses and face paint styled in a way that references or appropriates American Indian cultures and traditions." — Tom Withers (@twithersAP)…
Ohio Supreme Court Rejects City of Cleveland Appeal, Allows Possible Cleveland Public Power Class Action Lawsuit to Proceed
The Ohio Supreme Court this week declined to hear the city of Cleveland’s appeal of a lower court’s ruling that a possible $188-million class action lawsuit filed in 2015 against Cleveland Public Power over the utility’s use of “environmental and ecological adjustment” charges can proceed. Cleveland filed the appeal earlier this year asking the state’s highest…
Sandra Williams Supports Covid-19 Vaccine, Clarifies Personal Hesitancy
State Senator Sandra Williams released a statement Tuesday clarifying her personal hesitancy about the Covid-19 vaccine. A story in the Cincinnati Enquirer Monday reported that she was the lone Democrat among 43 at the Ohio Statehouse who expressed uncertainty. Williams said Tuesday that while she supports the vaccine, she has an autoimmune disorder and therefore…
Bop Stop’s Radio Program Gains Traction as Club Announces Reopening Plans
During the pandemic, the Bop Stop began recording all of its livestreamed performances and began producing pilot programs of a program dubbed Live at the Bop Stop and pitching the episodes to stations across the country. The show now airs on five terrestrial stations, and the Bop Stop has received commitments from other stations that’ll…
Savage Love: I Snooped On My Boyfriend’s Online Activity. Should I Confront Him or Feel Bad About Invading His Privacy?
I’ve been with my boyfriend for two-and-a-half years, and we have a great relationship — or so I thought. Last week, I snooped on my boyfriend’s browser history and I don’t know what to do with what I found. I’m a longtime reader and Savage Lovecast listener SO I KNOW WHAT I DID WAS WRONG.…
The Black Pig in Ohio City to Permanently Close After April 11th
The Black Pig in Ohio City will permanently close as of April 12th, Chef Michael Nowak announced today. “We have operated for almost 9 great years, and are excited to end with a week of positive energy, great food, and familiar faces,” he said in a statement. “Our decision to close is not financially based,…
Local Artist Edward A. Raffel Executes Exhilarating Conceptual Works at the New Tinnerman Lofts
Born in Chicago but raised in Akron, prolific artist Edward A. Raffel was commissioned to conceptualize a significant amount of artwork in the common area of the new 51-unit Tinnerman Lofts, complementing the already interesting visual experience that is this posh communal gathering place for tenants and visitors. One centerpiece in this room is a…
North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square Kicks Off Outdoor Season Saturday April 3
For 25 years, the arrival of spring in Northeast Ohio has been marked by the relocation of the North Union Farmers Market at Shaker Square from its indoor winter home to its sunny outdoor perch. That will officially take place this Saturday, April 3. Of course, this year – like last year – will look…
CDC Extends Eviction Moratorium Until End of June
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has once again extended a nationwide eviction moratorium that was set to expire on March 31. The new sunset date is June 30, 2021, and the Cleveland Housing Court has alerted the media that it will continue to accept the CDC’s declaration as a bar to the…
Groups Urge Continued Support for H2Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio — In less than two years, H2Ohio has spurred dozens of water-quality improvement projects from Lake Erie to the Ohio River, and supporters say the program is just getting started. Gov. Mike DeWine’s biennial budget plan includes continued funding for the H2Ohio Initiative, which was launched in late 2019 to reduce harmful algal…
16-Bit Shutters its Lakewood Location After 6 Years in Advance of Opening New Combined 16-Bit/Pins Mechanical in Ohio City
It’s “Game Over” for the Lakewood location of 16-Bit, which opened in August of 2014. The popular “barcade” closed earlier this week. The announcement, which was shared on social media, cited the approaching opening of a new combined 16-Bit and Pins Mechanical in Ohio City as the reason. That massive multi-level 28,000-square-foot complex, presently taking shape…
Let’s Play (And Talk) Some NCAA and Major League Ball — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac talk everything from the NCAA Tournament and Evan Mobley to the start of Major League Baseball later this week. Subscribe to A to Z or stream below.
Capitol Theatre to Launch Centennial Campaign April 8, Will Open for First Public Screening July 17
Cleveland Cinemas’ Capitol Theatre in the Gordon Square Arts District will celebrate its 100th birthday on April 8 by launching a $100,000 fundraising drive and a 100-day countdown to its first live screening in more than a year. The $100,000 fundraising goal is to keep the lights on in both the short and long terms.…
Dan Gilbert’s Bedrock Detroit Lays off 15% of Its Workforce Via Pre-Recorded Zoom Message
About 60 employees of billionaire Dan Gilbert’s real estate firm Bedrock Detroit were informed they were laid off Monday, or about 15% of its workforce. According to an anonymous tipster, the employees received a text Monday morning informing them to look for a Zoom meeting request from CEO Kofi Bonner “to discuss the strategic vision…
Sandra Williams is the Only Democrat in the Ohio Statehouse Unsure about Getting the Covid-19 Vaccine
Ohio State Senator Sandra Williams is the only Democrat in the state legislature who is unsure about getting the Coronavirus vaccine, according to a recent report in USA Today and the Cincinnati Enquirer. “I have not decided whether I’m going to get it or not as of yet,” Williams told reporters. “No particular reason.” Of…
Annual WRUW-FM Telethon Will Return Next Month After One-Year Hiatus
WRUW-FM’s annual telethon was cancelled in 2020 in the hopes of redirecting financial support to nonprofit organizations in need of the support. This year, however, the radio station will once again host its pledge drive from April 5 to April 11. It hopes to raise the nearly $65,000 needed to fund its yearly operating budget…
Seven Asian Americans in Cleveland on What Happens After the Atlanta Tragedy and a Year of Anti-Asian Hate During the Pandemic
Tessa Xuan couldn’t sleep the night a gunman murdered eight people, six of them Asian women, at three Atlanta spas. Xuan is the co-director of OPAWL, a feminist grassroots group of Asians, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Ohio. She’s one of several Asian American leaders in the Cleveland area who’ve been sounding the alarm…
Cleveland State President Harlan Sands Unveils “CSU 2.0,” Wants 4,500 More Students by 2025
In a Facebook Live presentation Friday morning, Cleveland State University president Harlan Sands unveiled a strategic plan to attract 4,500 additional students and 200 new faculty members to CSU by 2025. Dubbed “CSU 2.0,” the enrollment and personnel goals were part of a larger effort to emerge as a “stronger, more focused” institution after the…
Stark County Board of Elections Plans to Buy Dominion Voting Machines Over Objections of County Commissioners
The saga of new voting machines in Stark County took another turn this week as the county’s Board of Elections voted to go ahead with its planned purchase of $6.45 million in new equipment from Dominion after the county’s three commissioners, all Republican, attempted to block the deal after Trump supporters lobbed hundreds of conspiracy-laden…
Jeni’s Ice Cream Announces ‘Strawberry Pretzel Pie’ Flavor Honoring Dolly Parton
Columbus-based Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams has announced its new collaboration flavor inspired by music icon Dolly Parton. And while it’s not a “pint of ambition” or “I will always love cashews,” it’s equally as exciting. Jeni’s new flavor is Strawberry Pretzel Pie, crafted as an “ode to the Queen of Country and a throwback to…
Barley House Remains Open as Nightclub Appeals Liquor License Revocation Order by State
The Barley House restaurant and nightclub remains open in the Warehouse District after a Franklin County judge granted a motion to stay the revocation of its liquor license previously ordered by the Ohio Liquor Control Commission due to repeated violations of the state’s Covid guidelines. It was set to lose its license to serve beer…
Hudson’s Christ Community Chapel Claims it Has Done All it Can to Resolve Randall Scandal, Advocates Object
After more than a year since their last update, elders at the Hudson megachurch Christ Community Chapel issued a statement to congregants last week that attempts to close the book on the international sex abuse scandal in which they’ve been embroiled for the better part of a decade. The statement arrives after renewed efforts by local…
Cleveland Native Madeline Finn Revisits Roots on New Single, ‘Ohio’
Despite the pandemic, singer-songwriter Madeline Finn, a Northeast Ohio native who now lives in Nashville, has continued to write and record new material. She revisits her Northeast Ohio roots and shows off her evocative voice on her new single, “Ohio,” a tune produced by Ben Cramer (Old Sea Brigade) and Owen Lewis (Phillip Phillips, Lady…
We Still Don’t Know For Sure Where the Coronavirus Came From. Here’s Why
More than a year after the novel coronavirus had spread to all corners of the globe, officially becoming a pandemic, we still don’t know where it came from (SN: 3/11/20). Many researchers agree the virus most likely came from nature, probably harbored in bats. Even so, conspiracy theories claiming that the virus came from a…
Prosperity Social Club To Host Socially Distanced Dyngus Day Celebration
The pandemic wiped out last year’s Dyngus Day celebration at Prosperity Social Club, but this year, the club has made adjustments for social distancing and put the annual end-of-Lent celebration back on its calendar. “Rest assured, it will taste and sound like a joyous end-of-Lent celebration should,” says owner Bonnie Flinner in a press release…
Eric Williams Has Reopened El Carnicero and Momocho for Dine-In Service
Apart from a brief couple of weeks last fall, both Momocho and El Carnicero have been closed to dine-in customers, relying solely on carry-out business to see them through the pandemic. And that’s just what they’ve done, says chef and owner Eric Williams. “I am sincerely grateful and appreciative of the support from carry-out,” he…
With the Addition of Pearl’s Kitchen, Sauce the City Food Hall in Ohio City is Fully Occupied
In 2018, Tiwanna Scott-Williams had the confidence to step away from her career as a cardiothoracic surgical nurse to pursue food fulltime. After juggling careers as a registered nurse and owner of PearlFlower Catering, the effervescent entrepreneur decided to put all of her eggs into a single basket. “I had to make a decision,” she…
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson on His New Puppy, an American Bulldog
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson noted, in introductory remarks before a tele town hall event Wednesday night, that if participants heard barking in the background, that was his just new puppy “in his little cage.” Jackson left the event shortly before it concluded due to a medical emergency at his home, but he answered a number…
Local Singer-Songwriter Dragaan Releases New Single ‘Bitter Sweet’
Last year, as he struggled to find work and take care of his family, local indie singer-songwriter Dragaan started making music in his bedroom. The prolific artist released nine singles last year, including his most popular song to date, “Sugar Bug.” Just this week, he’s released his latest single, the woozy pop number “Bitter Sweet.”…
Will Pandemic Pause Women’s Wage Progress in Ohio?
COLUMBUS, Ohio — While the wage gap between men and women has narrowed over time, there are concerns the pandemic’s disproportionate economic toll on women will have ramifications for years to come. Yesterday was Equal Pay Day, marking when women’s earnings catch up to what men earned in 2020. Ohio women earn, on average, nearly…
Mayor Frank Jackson Abruptly Exits Tele Town Hall Due to Medical Emergency
Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson abruptly exited a tele town hall event Wednesday evening due to what he called a medical emergency. Jackson was conducting the virtual event, which streamed live on the city’s Facebook page, from his home. He did not sound in personal distress when he announced his departure and apologized to the attendees…
Battle Brews Over Ohio’s “Abortion-Ban Trigger” Bill
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A consequential debate over the future of reproductive rights could soon be coming to the Ohio Statehouse. Senate Bill 123 is the latest so-called “trigger ban” to be introduced in Ohio. Should the current majority of the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade, the bill would ban all abortions in Ohio,…
Jinjer’s Coming to America Tour Heading to House of Blues in November
The Ukrainian modern metal act Jinjer just announced the official rescheduling of its 2020 North American tour, dubbed Coming to America 2021. The jaunt features special guest Suicide Silence, and it includes a Nov. 16 date at House of Blues. Tickets for Coming to America 2021 will become available for presale via Live Nation and local…
Join the #StopAsianHate March in Cleveland’s AsiaTown This Sunday Afternoon
Northeast Ohioans are invited to join the #StopAsianHate march this Sunday afternoon in AsiaTown to show “solidarity for a peaceful rally and march through AsiaTown to honor the lives we have lost in Atlanta last week and to stand with our community to show that this is our home,” AsiaTown Cleveland said. Attendees are asked…
International UFO Investigation Organization Sets Up Permanent Headquarters in Ohio
The truth is out there. And possibly literally right here in the Ohio, as Cincinnati is once again home to nonprofit UFO investigation organization Mutual UFO Network, or MUFON. Launched in 1969, MUFON has three goals, which its more than 600 trained investigators and 4,200 members across the world enact: Investigate UFO sightings and collect…
Doug Katz will Reopen Zhug in Cleveland Heights for Dine-In Service this Month
If industry watchers are looking for signs of recovery in the restaurant world, there are worse people to observe than Doug Katz. The Cleveland chef and owner famously shuttered his 20-year-old flagship eatery Fire at the outset of the pandemic because he saw the writing on the wall. Now, for the first time since March…
Local Singer-Songwriter WH Michael Gets Conceptual on Latest Release
Local singer-songwriter WH Michael, a presence on the local music scene since the mid-’90s, addresses what he sees as a disconnect between the media and local music scene on his new concept album Shadows in the Dark, out this week via the Eleventh Hour Recording Company. “I just saw the way that the local media kind of…
Small Business Administration to Open Grant Applications to Dole Out Economic Relief for ‘Shuttered’ Music Venues, Theaters, Museums
The Small Business Administration is opening up a new way for owners of “shuttered” music venues to apply for much-needed grant relief in early April. And that might just be music to the ears of local venues still largely shut down after more than a year. On April 8, the SBA will open an online…
Savage Love: What Does It Mean to Be In “Good Working Order” To Be In a Relationship?
I want to thank everyone who attended our third Savage Love Livestream last Saturday night. Mistress Matisse was our very special guest, and we tackled a lot of questions about BDSM over a very lively 90 minutes. We didn’t get to every question — there were so many — but I will now, as promised,…
