Former County Jail Supervisor Pleads Guilty to Misusing Police Database to Track Down Estranged Wife’s Boyfriend
Update: Former county jail supervisor Steven Key reached a plea agreement this week with the prosecutor’s office over his misuse of LEADS, a statewide police database, to track down his estranged wife’s boyfriend. Key copped to the offense in exchange for prosecutors dropping the felony charge for a guilty plea to a misdemeanor. As part…
Vandals Who Defaced Perry’s Victory Memorial Still Unknown, Reward Offered
Update: The Perry’s Victory and International Peace Memorial vandals are still unknown. Now state and local officials are asking for the public’s help in finding the criminals, offering a $2,500 reward to anyone with information regarding the incident. This is up from $1,000 previously offered. While the National Park Service has yet to say exactly…
City Council President Kevin Kelley is on Trial, Whether He Likes it or Not
Monday evening’s city council meeting ended rather like the city of Pompeii: leveled by an eruption. Chants of “Shame on You” and “Vote Him Out” thundered through council chambers at City Hall as members of the Q deal referendum coalition and their allies raged against Council President Kevin Kelley. Many of those in attendance had…
Federal Lawsuit Filed Over Arrests From 2015 Michael Brelo Acquittal Protest
On the two-year anniversary of downtown protests against the acquittal of Cleveland police officer Michael Brelo, seven men and women arrested that night filed a lawsuit in federal court. The sequence of events on May 23, 2015, adds up to a violation of constitutional rights, the plaintiffs argue. In essence, they insist, Cleveland police officers…
Mayoral Candidate Brandon Chrostowski Submits Signatures to Board of Elections
Cleveland mayoral candidate Brandon Chrostowski dropped off signatures at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections Monday, becoming the third candidate to officially do so. Councilman Jeff Johnson and Palestinian-American Brahim Ayad have also submitted signatures. Chrostowski told Scene that he submitted 5,248 signatures, and that his own team, using Board of Elections computers, estimated that…
A Drug Deal Turned Deadly is Pepper Pike’s First Homicide in More Than 20 Years
A man was shot and killed in Pepper Pike early Monday morning after a drug deal involving marijuana turned violent, according to police. The shooting occurred on Fairmount Boulevard, just around the corner from the site of Pepper Pike’s last murder, when Sister Joanne Marie Mascha was killed outside Ursuline College in March 1995. Since then, the…
Proposed Ohio Bill Would Legalize Fireworks for Private Use
For the fifth time since 1996 Ohio legislators are attempting to give Ohioans the legal right to set off fireworks whenever they damn well please. The previous four efforts, most recently at the tail end of the 2014 legislative session, had their wicks snapped before anything became official. Representatives Bill Seitz, a Republican out of…
Latest Trump Budget Proposal Would Still Eliminate Great Lakes Restoration Funds
Two and a half months after his first round of budget proposals, President Trump returns with another package that once again suggests eliminating the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative. (In the interim, Congress approved a $1.1-trillion “omnibus spending bill” to keep the federal government functioning through September. The GLRI funds were kept intact.) But despite widespread…
Terminal Tower Welcomes Fifth Falcon Baby (and a Dead Bat)
Terminal Tower has a new resident as of yesterday, after a fifth peregrine falcon finally hatched to majestic parents Lady Millar and Stacker. Bird photographers Chad and Chris Saladin, who’ve observed the falcons from incubation to hatching, caught the whole family feasting on a bat yesterday. Here are the FIVE ( 5 ) hatchlings of…
Local Rockers Archie and the Bunkers Release New Music Video and Announce European Tour
Since signing a deal with a European label, local rockers Archie and the Bunkers have spent their summers overseas. This summer will be no different as the teenage duo and their locally based manager Marty O’Connor will spend five weeks in Europe. In advance of the tour, their longest yet, they’ve just released a new…
Rapper Travis Scott Rages During Hypnotizing Performance at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
A young, largely teenaged crowd packed out the bleachers at Jacobs Pavilion last night, buzzing in their seats with a palpable energy that peeked out in bursts when the warm-up DJ spun the right tracks. At first glance, you might think you’d stumbled into a pan-Cleveland high school assembly, if one of the hottest hip-hop…
Here’s How Cavs Fans Reacted to Last Night’s Game Three Loss
Last night, the Cavs suffered a 108-111 point loss to the Boston Celtics, in what Scene contributor Chris Parker said “felt like deja vu.” After the game, understandably distraught fans took to Twitter to air their grievances. Cavs fans right now #NBA pic.twitter.com/4cYgWtGAHe — NBA Gods (@SportsLeakers) May 22, 2017 Some blamed the unprecedented celebrity…
City Council Rejects 20,603 Q Deal Petition Signatures on Questionable Grounds
Democracy died once again in Cleveland Monday, and this time more than a few seemed to mourn its passing. Several city councilmen cried foul after City Council rejected 20,603 signatures presented Monday morning, signatures for a petition seeking a referendum on a city ordinance that will commit future tax revenue to an enormous upgrade at Quicken…
Ohio Supreme Court Justice Advocates Full Marijuana Legalization, Taxation
[image-1]Ohio Supreme Court William O’Neill, long the bench’s liberal voice and a current candidate for the governor’s seat in 2018, has staked a vocal claim in favor of full-on marijuana legalization in the state. The Associated Press covered the justice’s recent speech, wherein O’Neill confronted the most recent presidential election and the various national trends…
‘Goat Yoga’ Comes to Lorain Yoga Studio This Weekend
How do you make a yoga practice even more relaxing and restorative? You add a herd of baby Nigerian goats, of course. That is the idea behind Lorain yoga instructor Tanna Torkleson’s new class, goat yoga. The practice is exactly what it sounds like: a traditional yoga flow, but with baby goats roaming around the…
One Zippy Mascot Costume Found, One Still Missing at University of Akron
Zippy the kangaroo went missing earlier this month — or at least two of his costumes were reported missing. Kristi Reese, manager of executive events at the University of Arkon, contacted all student mascots on May 12 after noticing the furry costumes were gone. As no one knew where they were, she reported them stolen. Today, thank…
Liz Maugans Stepping Down as Executive Director of Zygote Press
After 12 years, an era is coming to its end. As first reported in CAN Journal on Friday, Liz Maugans officially announced her plans to step down as the longtime Executive Director of Zygote Press, the region’s premier resource for printmaking and one of the region’s most accomplished and celebrated non-profit arts organizations. As stated…
Clean Up The Outside World: Volunteers Plant Trees in the Cuyahoga River Valley, And You Can Too
The buses arrive one by one, spilling dozens of volunteers into the Furnace Run watershed in Cuyahoga Valley National Park on May 20. It is River Day, and folks from around Northeast Ohio congregate to plant saplings across a gentle slope of land. The Cuyahoga River meanders peacefully along the nearby trail loop. Part of…
Jamaica’s Sound System Culture is Coming to Cleveland This Summer
The lineage of today’s chart-topping hip-hop and, earlier, the international reggae scene can be traced back to the sound system culture that blossomed in Jamaica during the 1950s, 60s and 70s and soon spawned in cities across the world. The main idea was to gather thousands of people in the streets of Kingston’s ghettos or,…
Kent-Based Treespeak Delivers Funky Goods at Beachland Tavern
On a quiet Sunday night otherwise spent watching the Cavs cave to a surprise Boston offense, a handful of devotees congregated at Beachland Tavern for a nice co-headlining show from regional jam band up-and-comers Treespeak (Kent) and The Clock Reads (Pittsburgh). Given everything that happened, it wouldn’t have astonished me to find that LeBron had…
Noble Beast Brewery Announces Opening Day
Update: Hey craft beer fans: Noble Beast has announced an opening day. The new Cleveland brewery will open Saturday May 27th at 11 a.m. Here’s the original story that Scene published back in January: ——————————————————————————————————————— Things are coming together quickly at Noble Beast Brewery, the craft brewery and taproom from Shaun Yasaki. In just a handful…
Cavs Stumble Over Lucky Clover, Fall to Celtics
Well wasn’t that a fine bit of Vorhersagbar-Scheibewurst! German linguists have been working through the night with members of the Cavaliers PR department to coin a term for when the wildly unexpected happens in a perfectly predictable way. Last night the Cavaliers spanked the Celtics for two quarters like Pee Wee Herman at a Free…
Hall & Oates and Tears for Fears Deliver Crowd-Pleasing Sets as They Revisit Their Hits at the Q
Toward the end of last night’s 100-minute concert at Quicken Loans Arena, Hall & Oates singer-guitarist Daryl Hall appeared taken aback by the crowd’s enthusiastic response to the Hall of Fame act’s performance. “This is fucking awesome,” he said, admitting he just didn’t know what else to say. Earlier in the set, Hall endeared himself…
The Cleveland Asian Festival Returns to AsiaTown This Weekend
The Cleveland Asian Festival has only operated since 2010, but it seems like it’s been around much longer than that. The festival, which takes place all day today and tomorrow, is located in the heart of Cleveland’s AsiaTown (Payne Ave. between East 30th St. and 27th St.) and offers all sorts of vendors, food, live…
Chance the Rapper Gives an Exuberant Performance at Blossom
If God’s will was to dampen the mood of Chance the Rapper’s latest set at the Blossom Music Center with a messy bout of rain, it wasn’t enough to deter the showman, or his legion of young followers, from staying positive throughout Friday night’s sold out show. In fact, the rapper’s Christian faith seemed to…
In Advance of the Band’s Agora Concert, Everclear’s Art Alexakis Revisits ‘So Much for Afterglow’
Alt-rockers Everclear had a massive hit with 1997’s So Much For The Afterglow, an album that delivered singles such as “Everything to Everyone,” “I Will Buy You a New Life,” “Father of Mine,” “So Much For the Afterglow” and “One Hit Wonder.” The songs draw from post-punk and rock and presented a more accessible side…
On Endangered Species Day, a Closer Look at the Kirtland’s Warbler
[image-1] More than 99 percent of all animal species that have ever lived on Earth are extinct. They are gone forever, residing only in biology textbooks (sometimes) and historical footnotes now. You and I will never see a great auk in the wild; the last member of its species was killed in 1844 by a…
ODOT Finally Fixed the Really Annoying and Badly Designed East Ninth Entrance Ramp Lane Onto the Innerbelt Bridge
Anyone who’s taken the East 9th Street entrance ramp onto the Innerbelt Bridge heading on I-71 South/I-90 West has probably noticed a minor clusterfuck that resulted from the bridge’s original lane plans. The East 9th ramp’s lane traversed a long stretch of the bridge, separated from the other lanes by a wide swath, and then…
Students Are Concerned About Case Western Reserve University’s Handling of Sexual Misconduct Investigations
A Letter to the Administration “Last April John Doe sexually assaulted and physically attacked me,” fourth year CWRU undergraduate Emma Bardwell wrote in an open letter, published today by the Observer. “The night ended with his hands around my neck, and the feeling of my fragile pulse fluttering under his grip. After that night I…
North Olmsted Car Dealership Offering $10,000 For Information About Stolen Porsche
A $10,000 reward is being offered to anyone with choice information about three men who stole a used Porsche Thursday night from Bernie Moreno Companies’ Mercedez-Benz dealership in North Olmsted, Ohio. According to the company’s Facebook page, the three men asked a salesperson for a key to a Porsche “to hear what is sounds like.” They then…
Why Did the United Arab Emirates Just Donate a Soccer Field to CMSD?
Friday morning, the United Arab Emirates U.S. Embassy and the Cleveland Clinic dedicated a soccer field that they’d partnered to donate to CMSD’s Franklin D. Roosevelt School, in Glenville. The field is the 10th soccer field in the United States that the UAE Embassy has donated, generally in under-served communities. Other fields have been installed…
10 Films Coming to the Cinematheque This Summer You Won’t Want to Miss
The Cleveland Institute of Art’s sleek arthouse Cinematheque theater is a treasure trove for those looking to watch old and obscure films. Even The New York Times called it, “one of the country’s best repertory movie theaters.” Here are 10 of the best films playing at the Cinematheque through June, from some must see modern…
12 Ohio Puppy Mills Rank Among the Worst in U.S.
A dozen Ohio puppy mills were called out earlier this month after making the Humane Society’s “Horrible Hundred,” a list of mills in violation of animal cruelty laws (just as awful as it sounds). Common violations are the sale of underage puppies or failure to produce adequate veterinary records. But other mills take cruelty to the…
Future, Migos and Tory Lanez Bring Hip-Hop’s Hottest Summer Tour to Blossom
On May 27, the most anticipated hip-hop tour of the summer lands at Blossom Music Center. Rap kingpin Future joins forces with mischievous, trendsetting trio Migos, versatile rapper and singer Tory Lanez, and Haitian-born labelmate Zoey Dollaz for a trap-infused fiesta down in Summit County. The trio of acts at the top — Future, Migos,…
Ekoostik Hookah Brings Its Hookahville Fest Back to Nelson Ledges
The grandfathers of Ohio’s expansive jam band scene — culturally and musically — have always maintained close ties to the Cleveland area. From 1991’s Under Full Sail to 2013’s sweetly groovin’ Brij, Ekoostik Hookah have kept their fire burning across time. Check out “Whiskey Woman” for a fine example of the hookah-laden chops still hooked…
Intoxicated Ohio Man Charged After Son is Sunburned at Disney World
A Brunswick father recently learned that alcohol, sunshine and babies aren’t the best mix, after his 7-month-old son was allegedly sunburned severely at Disney World. Brian Olmstead, who was seen getting drunk by a park pool as his son turned red in the sun, was not only charged with neglect Monday, but also disturbing the peace.…
Shaker Heights Man Accused of Exposing Himself, Taking Explicit Videos at Jack Casino
Christopher Rimmer is accused of exposing himself to women and filming up a woman’s skirt with his cell phone at the Cleveland Jack Casino last year. Tuesday, The 37-year-old pleaded not guilty to public indecency and voyeurism. Last summer, a casino employee saw the Shaker Heights man taking video footage up a woman’s skirt and notified…
VegFest Returns to Cleveland This Summer
The Cleveland VegFest, a free event hosted by the Cleveland Vegan Society, returns this summer. And even folks who aren’t vegetarian or vegan can find something to enjoy. Come June 3, expect to find more than 20 vegan food vendors, ranging from Chapati’s healthy Indian food to Garden of Flavor’s cold-pressed juices, at the Huntington…
McDonald’s UberEats Expands to Cleveland This Year
McDonald’s recently rolled out their UberEats “McDelivery” service to several major U.S. cities, including Columbus. And later this year, the fast food company plans to expand the service to Cincinnati and Cleveland. Rod Boester, owner of several McDonald’s in Columbus, told The Columbus Dispatch, “I look at it as something we need to do. It is important…
New Bill Proposes $200 Million from State’s ‘Rainy Day Fund’ to Tackle Opiate Addiction Crisis; Kasich Balks
[image-1]Top Democrats in the Ohio Senate, including a 2018 gubernatorial candidate, are suggesting that the state take $200 million from its $2-billion “rainy day fund” to combat the expanding opiate addiction crisis. Sens. Joe Schiavoni (running for governor) and Kenny Yuko introduced the legislation this week. “This bill would allow us to start addressing the…
6 Concerts to Catch This Weekend in Cleveland
FRIDAY, MAY 19 Chance the Rapper Fresh off changing the Grammy by-laws and snagging a trio of trophies himself, the inimitable Chance the Rapper brings his one-of-a-kind energy to Blossom on a Friday evening stop of his spring tour. The Southside Chicagoan cut his teeth at open mics and spoken word sessions across the Windy…
Folk Duo the Secret Sisters Get a Well-Deserved Second Chance
After an open audition in Nashville in 2009, the Secret Sisters, real-life sisters Laura and Lydia Rogers, quickly picked up momentum and recorded a well-received debut album with T-Bone Burnett and Dave Cobb, producers who understood the unique qualities of their voices. They’d tour with the likes of Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Paul Simon.…
Rock on the Range Will Dedicate the Weekend to the Late Chris Cornell
Grunge icons Soundgarden were slated to be one of the headliners on Rock on the Range, the huge metal festival taking place in Columbus this weekend. In the wake of the sudden death of singer Chris Cornell, who passed away in Detroit last night, Soundgarden will no longer perform. Rather, a special tribute to Cornell…
More Than 60 Guns Found in Home of Ohio Man Who Killed 3, Including Police Chief and Ex-Girlfriend, at Nursing Home
Authorities last Friday found more than 60 guns in the home of Thomas Hartless, the man who killed his ex-girlfriend, a police officer, and a nurse at a nursing home in Kirkersville, Ohio last week before fatally shooting himself. Because of a 2010 felony conviction in Knox County on abduction charges, Hartless was not legally…
Here Are Some Barberton High School Students Voluntarily Getting Pepper Sprayed in the Face
After getting permission from their parents, of course, some Barberton high school students got pepper sprayed in the face as part of a criminal science educational project by their teacher. No word yet on what they gleaned from the exercise but the teacher probably had a good time.
Chris Cornell, Lead Singer of Soundgarden, Dies in Detroit at Age of 52
Chris Cornell, lead singer of Seattle grunge band Soundgarden, died in Detroit after playing a show at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday night. He was 52. A representative for the band called the death “sudden and unexpected” and that said the singer’s family would be “working closely with the medical examiner to determine the cause.”…
Local Music Fest Roar Along the Shore to Return in August
After a two-year absence, local concert promoters Danielle Deboe Harper and Justin Markert have teamed up to organize this year’s Roar Along the Shore, an event that features local indie rock bands performing on the Goodtime III. This year’s lineup features Seafair, who’ll reunite to perform at the event, as well as Herzog, Goldmines, the…
Crimson & Clover: Cavs Clobber Celtics and Take Their Lucky Charms
The Celtics encountered an uncomfortable truth last night: One team in the league has the greatest of all-time, he’s mission-bound and in no mood to mess around. Sucks to be a Celtics fan, first pick and all, because LeBron James is not available in next month’s draft, and the King is even less anxious than…
Frank Jackson Appears on Sound of Ideas in the Form of Newly Appointed Councilman Blaine Griffin
Newly appointed Ward 6 City Councilman Blaine Griffin, lately of Mayor Frank Jackson’s Community Relations board, appeared on WCPN’s Sound of Ideas Wednesday morning for a wide-ranging “entrance interview.” Host Mike McIntyre asked a series of probing questions to suss out the nature of Griffin’s appointment, and to nail down his position on a number…
Willie Nelson’s Outlaw Music Festival Tour Coming to Blossom in September
Earlier today, organizers of the Outlaw Music Festival Tour announced the dates of a second leg of the tour that begins on Sept. 8 and runs through Sept. 17. The tour comes to Blossom on Sept. 15. It’ll feature Willie Nelson & Family, the Avett Brothers, Sheryl Crow, Blackberry Smoke, Lukas Nelson & Promise of…
Local Indie Rockers Bro Dylan Release New Single
Last year, local indie rockers Bro Dylan released Crisis, is a concept album about a character struggling to find hope in his “vapid existence.” The band recorded it in under 15 hours. At the time of its release, the guys had already begun to work on a follow-up album, and they said they planned to…
Take a Photo with the American League Championship Trophy Monday
Is there a better introduction to your summer 2017 Facebook album than a photo with last year’s American League Championship trophy? And this Monday, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., you can do just that when the Tribe hosts a photo op for fans at Progressive Field’s home run porch. The possibilities are endless. You…
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live Show Coming to the Ohio Theatre in August
For almost 30 years, the award-winning comedy television series Mystery Science Theater 3000 has been known as one of the top cult TV shows of all time. The story of a human host and his robot sidekicks trapped aboard a satellite and forced to watch cheesy movies by their captor, MST3K has maintained its reputation…
Scientists, Business Leaders Urge Amazon’s Jeff Bezos to Save Ohio’s Nuclear Power Plants
Nuclear power is walking an uncertain path in Ohio these days, even despite a state bill that would prop up both the Davis-Besse and Perry plants along the shore of Lake Erie. With an increasing need to rely on renewable forms of energy in Ohio and elsewhere, a vocal contingent of environmental observers has taken…
Bazaar Cleveland Settles into Market Square Park for the Summer
Bazaar Cleveland, the city’s “longest-running indie craft show,” is back for the summer, starting this Saturday. Market Square Park in Ohio City will host the show, formerly known as Bazaar Bizarre Cleveland, on the first and third Saturdays of every month from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Founder Shannon Okey told Cleveland.com that they are “excited…
Western Reserve Historical Society’s Curator of Collections and Exhibits to Speak Tonight at the Music Box
Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. Through it, the folks at the Music Box Supper Club hope to help raise awareness of the mission of the Western Reserve Historical Society’s new Cleveland History Center. The goal of the Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is to “bring to life…
Barroco Arepa Bar to Open East Side Location on Larchmere
Since opening in the Birdtown neighborhood of Lakewood back in 2011, Barroco Arepa Bar and Concert Café (12906 Madison Ave., 216-221-8127) has continually expanded, matured and cast a wider net. Over that stretch of time, the operation has progressed from a Pop-and-Son shop with a scant 12 seats to a vibrant and eclectic dining destination…
Rock Hall to Screen Documentary About Doug Sahm Tonight
Director Joe Nick Patoski will be on hand tonight for the Rock Hall’s celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love. He’ll introduce his film, Sir Doug and the Genuine Texas Cosmic Groove, a documentary about the great Austin-based singer-songwriter who emerged as an international rock star while leading the Sir Douglas Quintet.…
CityMusic Cleveland Caps Off Its Season and Five Other Classical Music Events to Hit Through Memorial Day
Here are six events (some of them with multiple performances) to catch between now and Memorial Day weekend. Cellist Paul Watkins, who joined the Emerson String Quartet in 2013, is also a conductor. He’ll lead CityMusic Cleveland in the Orchestra’s final concert set of the season, beginning on Wednesday, May 17 in Elyria, and continuing…
It’s Burgertime with Dan Gilbert, Frank Jackson, Marky Mark, and Donnie from New Kids on the Block
Let’s check in on Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, who showed up last Thursday at a “VIP red carpet preview event” for a Wahlburgers location in some retail space owned by Dan Gilbert, across the street from Gilbert’s JACK Casino in downtown Cleveland and just underneath one of the most magnificent land-bridges to ever connect a…
Local Rapper Vice Souletric Debuts New Sports-Themed Anthem
Local rapper Vice Souletric recently worked with the likes of heavy hitters such as Talib Kweli, N.O.R.E. and KRS-ONE. Earlier this year, he released the single, “Return of the Black Man,” a collaboration with Kweli that speaks to what it’s like to be a black man in America today. And yet, he’s not above a…
A Full Slate of Cleveland Food Festivals Promises to Make This Summer Delicious
If you hail from the Midwest, you’re familiar with rib cook-offs, homecoming days, and the county fairs that make our region great. Summertime traditions like these belong to the old guard of food festivals, where funnel cakes and sauce-covered ribs were fancy, finger-licking good pieces of nostalgia to be enjoyed under the midway lights. These…
The Transformer Station’s Newest Exhibition Hits All the Senses
Taking a break from its recent series of conceptual, process-oriented exhibition, the latest exhibition hosted by Transformer Station celebrates artists who share an equal passion for both music and photography, many of whom also write, make videos and have produced photography books and works on vinyl. Organized by Transformer Station co-founder Laura Ruth Bidwell, Them!…
Band of the Week: Dana
MEET THE BAND: Madeline Jackson (vocals, theremin), Chris Lute (guitar), Val Glenn (bass), Courtney Hall (drums) THE OHIO SOUND: A little over two years ago, Jackson reached out to a guitar player friend of hers and talked about an idea for a band. She was sitting in the parking lot of a pharmacy while she…
‘Alien: Covenant’ is Slick Return to Sci-Fi Horror Roots
The Alien franchise remains the best-looking sci-fi franchise out there, and likely the best-acted, too. In the latest addition to the collection (Alien: Covenant, out Friday), director Ridley Scott follows up on 2014’s masterful Prometheus but returns to the franchise’s darker horror roots. As in 1979’s Alien, the goal in Covenant is not scientific exploration…
Charmaine Spencer on Overcoming Artistic Obstacles and Channeling the Unconventional
Cleveland: come for the sports, stay for the arts, because our fair city, thankfully, is lousy with culture. There are galleries, museums, storefronts, pop-up exhibitions, et alia. There are several studio complexes around this city where artists work in their respective disciplines either alone or in collaboration with each other and/or in groups. These are…
The Great Poet Wallace Stevens, Who Worked as an Insurance Executive is Spotlighted in Things As They Are
There’s a play going on now on the spacious second floor of the Reinberger Auditorium that you should pay attention to, even though it is overly long and full of excesses. It is the world premiere of Things As They Are by David Todd, local playwright and artistic director of Playwrights Local, the company producing…
Get Out: Everything You Should Do This Week (May 17-23)
WED 05/17 Cleveland Stories Dinner Parties Cleveland Stories Dinner Party is a weekly series that pairs fine food with storytelling. Through it, the folks at the Music Box Supper Club hope to help raise awareness of the mission of the Western Reserve Historical Society’s new Cleveland History Center. The goal of the Cleveland Stories Dinner…
Savage Love: Anti-Climax
Dear Dan, I’m a happily married straight man. My wife, who is 33 years old, cannot orgasm through intercourse since we had our last child. Her explanation is that she has this constant sensation to pee. Now we find other means to please her through toys, oral, etc. Are there exercises or other means to…
Decoding the Cleveland Prestige Machine
“Just last week, USA Today named us one of the top romantic spring getaways! I don’t know how they conducted that survey, but we’ll take it!” —Armond Budish, State of the County address, 2015. Though Travel & Leisure or USA Today is unlikely to take note, Cleveland surely ranks among the top cities in the…
