CLE Urban Winery Opens Tonight in Cleveland Heights
Update: CLE Urban Winery opens tonight. *** (Original story 11/18/15): If Destiny Burns has her way, Cleveland Heights will become the newest “Wine Country” region of Northeast Ohio. She and winemaker Dave Mazzone are in the process of launching CLE Urban Winery, a working winery and tasting room that will open this spring in the…
Meet the Northeast Ohio Artist Who Did an Oil Painting Every Day for an Entire Year
Hudson-based painter Michelle Darvis spent every day of 2014 creating 365 paintings outdoors in Northeast Ohio. On January 1, 2014, she painted her first ever plein air oil painting, and continued to paint a new work outside each day until December 31. Through a root canal, a tornado, minus forty-degree windchill and even her own…
Singer-Guitarist Steve Hackett Defies the Odds and Gets Better with Age
A year ago, former Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett made his long awaited return to the Cleveland area for a show at the Hard Rock Live after a prolonged absence. At the time, he was already several years into touring behind Genesis Revisited II, an impressive effort that found Hackett putting an updated spin on more…
Cleveland Cultural Gardens to Host Holiday Carriage Rides in December
Beginning on Saturday, Dec. 5, and continuing through Sunday, Jan. 3, Cleveland Culture Gardens will host Holiday Carriage Rides on Saturdays and Sundays from noon to 8 p.m. The Holiday Carriage Rides are designed to create “memorable, special moments with family and friends.” Guests will wait before the ride at a fireplace and then receive…
Former Raspberries Singer Sues Brother For Mismanaging Funds
Cleveland.com reports that former Raspberries singer Eric Carmen has filed a lawsuit against his brother for mismanaging the trust that was created in 2007 for royalties that have accrued from both the Raspberries and from Carmen’s solo career. The Raspberries had a slew of pop hits and Carmen had a successful solo career in the…
Cavs Keep The Magic Rolling
The best thing about traveling by rails happens to be the best thing about following the Cavaliers this year and the name of a classic Yardbirds blues cover: “The Train Kept A-Rollin (All Night Long).” With each game they come closer to eradicating the distance between the end of last season and the beginning of…
Dropkick Murphys to Kick Off 20th Anniversary Tour in Cleveland
Dropkick Murphys just announced that their 20th anniversary tour will kick off here on Feb. 18 with a concert at House of Blues. The tour will then wrap up with a hometown run of Boston shows that take place the week of St. Patrick’s Day. “It’s been an honor and a privilege to do this…
Winterfest and Wine & Ale Fest Will Warm Downtown This Saturday
Winter has arrived just in time for Winterfest, an annual festival which commences at 10 a.m. this Saturday at Playhouse Square. Consider it a wholesome warm-up for the Wine & Ale Fest later that evening. Winter activities like free horse-drawn carriages, as well as holiday-themed displays like the Festival of Trees will spread out along Euclid Avenue. The festival coincides…
Count Chocula-Infused Beer to Debut at Platform Brewing Co.
Count Chocula was a favorite breakfast food for many folks growing up, including Platform Brewing Co.’s brewer Reed Jaskula. He liked it so much, in fact, that he recently decided to use the cereal as a core ingredient in one of his new beers, a breakfast stout he calls Cerealism. “You get a real chocolatey cereal taste,”…
Pro-ISIS Messages at Youngstown State University
If you missed it yesterday: “The rock” on the campus of Youngstown State University was discovered, Monday morning, to have been painted with pro-ISIS messages. “We are coming,” it said on one side. “YSU supports ISIS,” “France deserves destruction,” “Jihad over God.” The university immediately took action, alerting Youngstown police, the FBI, and painting the rock…
Geometric Abstraction Explored in 1Point618’s Latest Exhibition of Works by Jennifer Omaitz and Susan Squires
With less than two weeks left to view the current exhibitions at 1Point618 Gallery in Gordon Square, time is running out to see the dynamic and intriguing geometric abstractions of Jennifer Omaitz and Susan Squires. Omaitz’s Folding Gesture and Squires’ Geometric Suggestions remain on view through Friday, Dec. 4. Omaitz’s current work continues her exploration…
Ezekiel Elliott, Urban Meyer and Father Time — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac were in Columbus for the Buckeyes’ loss to Michigan State. They talk about the Buckeyes’ season and about how Michigan State got a really great “program win.” They discuss Ezekiel Elliott’s post-game comments and how things like that can happen. Lastly, they have a funeral and it will make you want to…
Inaugural Local Comic Shop Day Syncs Up with Holiday Shopping Boom This Week
To kickstart this season’s holiday shopping, nearly 400 friendly neighborhood comic shops around the country are teaming up for the inaugural Local Comic Shop Day (LCSD). This new event is designed to draw attention to independent comic book shops at a crucial time for these small businesses. On Saturday, Nov. 28, in conjunction with Small…
Demand for Special Prosecutor in Timothy Loehmann Case Backed Up By 200,000 Signatures
The central issue taken up by those protesting the county’s handling of Tamir Rice’s 2014 shooting death is an overarching demand for a special prosecutor in this case. The Rice family and many others have asserted that Cuyahoga County Prosecutor Timothy McGinty has “compromised” the grand jury process presently under way. Today, a group of…
Cleveland Teenager the Latest to Break Into Abandoned Geauga Lake Seeking Amusement Park Ruin Porn Pics
Cleveland teen photographer Lillie Smith is the latest to ignore private property laws to get a peek inside the ever-decaying Geauga Lake amusement park, which closed in 2007. She then blogged about the escapade on BuzzFeed’s Community Page and posted the photos on Instagram. The results are below. First up, the front entrance. A photo posted by…
Cuyahoga County’s Interim HR Director Left the Position a Month Ago
Interim Cuyahoga County HR director Lisa Durkin had been on the job since previous HR director Elise Hara left the day after the election that ushered in Armond Budish into the executive chair a year or so ago. She’d also been with the county in some capacity for more than a decade. That’s no more.…
Cirque du Soleil Brings New Act to Cleveland in 2016
Broadway theatrics, circus acrobatics and a vague storyline laced with deep philosophical meaning. That’s right, Cirque du Soleil is coming back to Cleveland in 2016, this time to perform its new “OVO” production. The show’s storyline basically surrounds an egg (“ovo” means “egg” in Portuguese), and the love story of a “gawky, quirky” insect who…
E.coli Cases Confirmed at Three Northeast Ohio Chipotles
Need another reason to eat local? How about the recent E.coli outbreak at three — count ’em, three — northeast Ohio Chipotle restaurants over the last two months. That’s right, cases of E.coli have been confirmed at Chipotle establishments at Legacy Village, in Parma on West Ridgewood Drive, and at the University of Akron on East…
New RNC Logo Casts Nod to Cleveland’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Spirit
Sheesh almighty… We thought the new Ohio tourism logo was enough to sate our bellies for a while. I mean, it had been some time since Destination Cleveland rolled out “This is Cleveland,” and we had grown hungry for another #branding success story. Today, though, we’re happy to announce yet another pitch-perfect design. Dig the new…
Video: Here’s the Full 80-Minute Browns Fan Documentary from 2004-2005
We posted a short clip from Bleeding Orange and Brown, A Cleveland Tradition a week back. Basically it showed how nothing has changed for Browns fans in the last decade. It’s all sadness. After the post, we got an email from Jeff Haynes, a producer at WVIZ. It was his documentary, and he wondered if…
Portion of I-71 Dedicated ‘In Memory of Leelah Alcorn’
Leelah Alcorn committed suicide by jumping in front of a semitrailer on I-71 in Warren County last December. She was a transgender teen who let the world know that years of torment from peers and parents had driven her over the edge. Now, ODOT is memorializing her with a tribute along the stretch of freeway…
Did Cavaliers Turn a Corner Beating the Hawks?
The Cavaliers plucked the Hawks Saturday night with such wily precision, Atlanta should have to call them “Tyson.” The final 109-97 tally doesn’t express the brutal efficiency the Cavaliers showcased at times, thanks to a 26-point lead that extended garbage time into the third quarter. After a road trip that included consecutive losses to the…
Local Roots Rockers Front Porch Lights to Play EP Release Party at Music Box
Roots rockers Burning River Ramblers are one of the better bands on the local circuit. Now, former front man Conor Standish [pictured] has started a new project. Dubbed Front Porch Lights, the band celebrates the release of its new EP on Wednesday, Nov. 25, at Music Box Supper Club. The EP commences with “Blue Eyes…
Pop Punk Act Knuckle Puck Embraces Headlining Status with Energetic Concert at the Agora
Last night’s multi-band bill featuring Knuckle Puck, Seaway, Sorority Noise and Head North at the Agora had a slow start, but by the time Knuckle Puck hit the stage the venue was awake. Knuckle Puck opened with “Ponder,” the slow-burn interlude from their newest album Copacetic. The song helped to amp up the crowd, getting…
10 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, NOV. 20 The Brian Setzer Orchestra 12th Annual Christmas Rocks! Tour The granddaddy of the rockabilly revival returns to the north shore for this yuletide concert staple. Brian Setzer and his orchestra — musical talents of the highest order — know how to throw a party. This year’s show comes on the heels of…
oWOW to Broadcast Live Welshly Arms Concert
The local internet radio station oWOWnow.com recorded a Welshly Arms concert that took place last month at the Beachland with the hopes of broadcasting it live. Now, it has just announced that the show will be broadcast in its entirety at 9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 27. “At this Beachland concert, Welshly Arms arrived at…
Cleveland Clinic to Begin Randomly Drug-Screening All Employees Jan. 1
Beginning Jan. 1, the Cleveland Clinic will randomly screen all employees for drug use. “Our CEO wanted to do this for patient and employee safety,” a media spokesperson told Scene. One employee told us that CCF management has been citing this 2014 op-ed that lays out the drug-testing case: “We believe hospitals should be required to…
Ohio Senators Suggest Re-appropriating Planned Parenthood Funds to Places Including Food Banks, Other Non-Reproductive Health-Based Organizations
On the heels of both Ohio Senate and House of Representative votes this fall to defund Planned Parenthood after accusations of illegal and improper use of aborted fetal matter surfaced, the state’s Right-Wing senators humbly suggested this week some alternatives for the $1.3 million allotted toward women’s health and reproductive funds: Food banks. And, dental offices.…
‘The Night Before’ Takes an Irreverent Look at the Holidays
There’s something to be said for the irreverent holiday movie. Too often, cheap sentimentality rules the day. Leave it to loud-mouthed actor Seth Rogen and fellow actors Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Anthony Mackie. Though ultimately uneven, the movie, which opens today area-wide, provides a few good laughs as it satirizes holiday traditions. The rather flimsy premise…
Warehouse District Parking Lots Could Blossom Into High-Rise Apartments
Weston Inc. publicly presented plans this morning for “one of the largest mixed-use developments in downtown Cleveland,” though it’s not like that’s an empty playing field anymore. The plan is to fill the parking-lot footprint that spans West 3rd to West 6th between Superior and St. Clair. A covered parking garage is part of the…
ZZ Top’s Eliminator Car To Return to Rock Hall
One of the most recognized vehicles in rock ’n’ roll, ZZ Top’s Eliminator car will roll back into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum on Monday at around 9 a.m. As the story goes, ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons originally approached Buffalo Motor Cars and Southern California’s So-Cal Speed Shop in 1976…
Cleveland’s Favorite Fake Construction Worker is Apparently Back
Two accounts in the past 24 hours point to the return of Calvin Honey, the 49-year-old “habitual aggressive fake construction worker,” as the Mentor police have previously described him. He was sentenced to 89 days in jail back during the summer on theft and begging charges, and he’s apparently out and back to his old…
Pepper Keenan’s Return Reinvigorates Hard Rockers Corrosion of Conformity
Sometimes you get wrapped up with a certain project and lose track of time. If you’re Pepper Keenan of Corrosion of Conformity, before you know it, nearly a decade has gone by. At the time that the North Carolina-based band released its 2005 album, In the Arms of God, it had been working at a…
Despite Changes in the Record-Buying Public’s Habits, the Exchange Has Continued to Thrive
Independent record stores aren’t just stores. They’re places where music fans can connect with other music fans as they dig through stacks of CDs and crates of vinyl. With the decline of the music business, those types of stores are now a rarity. Despite the change in the record-buying public’s shopping habits, the Exchange, a…
Aussie Metal Band Parkway Drive Delivers High-Energy Set at House of Blues
Right before the Aussie metalcore band Parkway Drive took the stage last night at House of Blues, Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believing” and Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” played over the speakers while everyone loudly sang along to every word. Normally, this wouldn’t be important, but the fans’ energy encapsulated the feel and atmosphere of the night. When…
WATCH: Get Down on the Cavs Train
If you missed it, the Cleveland Cavaliers got down on the “Cavs Train” in this promo video shown before last night’s Cleveland vs. Milwaukee match-up at the Q. We thought it was pretty entertaining, and have enjoyed re-watching Shump and Kyrie bust a move this morning.
Turbulent Atmospheres in ‘Super Natural,’ Judith Brandon’s Solo Show Debuting Tonight
“Emotional atmospheres” may be the best way to describe the fascinating drawings of Cleveland-based artist Judith Brandon, whose latest solo show, Super Natural, opens with a reception from 5 to 9 p.m. this Friday, Nov. 20, at Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery (suite 212) as part of Third Friday festivities at 78th Street Studios. Brandon’s creations…
Updated: Northeast Ohio Bandit Who Took Off with Thousands of Dollars (and Hours) in Energy Has Been Arrested
Update: Solon PD returned our call this afternoon to let us know the energy drink snatching man was caught stealing a Northface jacket from Nordstrom Rack at Crocker Park and was promptly detained. Since his arrest, police have said cities all over the area have been calling into the Cuyahoga County jail that’s holding him saying…
Ian James Calls Marijuana Mascot a ‘Big Mistake,’ Promises Free Market Legalization Plan
The Issue 3 brain trust has hit the drawing board once again in hopes of tossing a more palatable marijuana legalization initiative to voters in some future election. For now, it’s a licking-the-wounds process: identifying what went wrong and how to refocus. Ian James, ResponsibleOhio executive director, shared his thoughts yesterday. Of note, he mentioned…
Video: Fox 8 Catches Up With Kym Sellers and Her Battle With MS
It’s been a long time since Kym Sellers hasn’t not been on the radio, but it’s the sad state of affairs now. Her contract wasn’t renewed, and the beloved WZAK host is no longer gracing the radio waves with her voice. When people talk about the kinds of radio personalities that make you feel like…
Cavs Will Be Back on WUAB 43 for Five Games This Season
CLE 43 WUAB will once again partner with Fox Sports Ohio to air five Cleveland Cavaliers games during the 2015-2016 campaign. “With the Cavaliers making it all the way to the Finals last season, fans are anticipating great things of this team.” CLE 43 WUAB Vice President and General Manager Dominic Mancuso said in a…
Cleveland Flea Holiday Kick-Off Market Takes Place This Weekend
Sure it’s been in the 60s all week (a rarity if we’ve ever seen one), but that doesn’t mean the holidays aren’t fast approaching, so get your holly jollies on this weekend with the three-day, ticketed Cleveland Flea Holiday Kick-Off Market. Some 80 local vendors will be on hand all weekend long at the Tyler…
Nicolas Cage Helps Man Raise Awareness for Missing Girl
Nicolas Cage, currently working on the film Dog Eat Dog in Lorain, was approached yesterday by a man distraught over the disappearance of his 15-year-old stepdaughter, Alexis Boroviak. Britton Ramsey snuck onto the set with a flier detailing Boroviak’s story, and Cage was kind enough to take a photo with him. As Cleveland 19 News reports: “Nicolas Cage stopped and…
The Greater Cleveland Film Commission to Host Screening of ‘My First Miracle’
The Greater Cleveland Film Commission has just announced it will host an advance screening of My First Miracle, a film produced by former Cleveland Indians centerfielder Kenny Lofton’s FilmPool, Inc. The screening takes place at 7 on Thursday, Dec. 3, at Atlas Cinemas Lakeshore 7 Cinemas in Euclid. Written and directed by Rudy Luna (Stolen…
Breaking Down How the Cavs Aren’t Playing Up to Their Ability
LeBron James repeated it time and again during the Cavaliers recent three-game road trip to New York, Milwaukee and Detroit: “We expect that we’re a great basketball team, and we’re not.” The comment speaks both to the team’s expectations and the sense of entitlement they’re battling. It was the issue of a preseason meeting and…
Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion Program Celebrated With One-Night Only ‘United Nonsense’ Pop-Up
Downtown’s ArtCraft Building (2250 Superior Ave., 6th floor) hosts a special, one night only event, United Nonsense, in celebration of the Cleveland Foundation’s Creative Fusion Residency Program. Four of its international artists and their hosts organizations (Cleveland Print Room, Negative Space, the Sculpture Center and Zygote Press) present the unique pop-up exhibition that opens with a…
Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel on the College Football Playoff, Buckeyes vs. Spartans, Cleveland Bars and More — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Yahoo’s Dan Wetzel joins the fellas this week to talk about the college football playoff, Saturday’s Buckeyes vs. Spartans matchup, Cleveland bars and more. Subscribe to A to Z on iTunes here. Android users can find the RSS feed here. Download the episode directly here. Or stream below.
Video: Nothing Has Changed for Browns Fans in 10 Years
Bottlegate stumbled upon this mini documentary kinda video on YouTube called Bleeding Orange and Brown. It’s three minutes or so of Browns fans talking about being Browns fans. The upshot: There’s no fucking game to get sad about this Sunday, so there’s that.
The Scene Podcast With NEO Rocks on the Best Local Bands of 2015 and Blizzard Bash at Happy Dog
Jason Patrick Meyers and Eric Simna from NEO Rocks join the podcast to talk about Blizzard Bash 2015 at the Happy Dog West. In addition, they talk about some of the best Cleveland music of 2015, what not to do when being a guest on the radio, and some of the best performers to ever…
Fresh Brewed Tees Announces West Side Market Location
Big news, T-shirt fans. Cleveland gear proprietor Fresh Brewed Tees has announced the opening of a new shop located in Ohio City’s historic West Side Market. The West Side Market posted the happy news on Instagram yesterday evening, and Fresh Brewed Tees confirmed the announcement with a repost on its own feed: Big news for the WSM!…
Join CAN Journal for its Winter Issue Launch Party This Friday
The release of the latest issue of CAN Journal is always reason enough to celebrate. Stop by Heights Arts for CAN’s Winter 2015-16 Launch Party to pick up your copy this Friday, Nov. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m., or look for it around Northeast Ohio in the coming days. If you come to the…
Russian Flamenco, the Cleveland Orchestra and More of the Best Classical Music Events in the Next Two Weeks
Here’s a two-week list of interesting classical music events (there’s not a lot happening the week of Thanksgiving!) The Cleveland Orchestra is back in town after an extended European tour (rave reviews!) and its latest Miami Residency. Before the Christmas decorations go up in Severance Hall, the Orchestra will be playing two sets of concerts…
Akron Civic Announces Special Presale for Jeff Foxworthy Concert
Self-professed redneck comics Jeff Foxworthy and Larry The Cable Guy have announced dates for their “We’ve Been Thinking” tour. While the duo won’t perform at Akron Civic Theatre until Friday, March 18, the venue launched a special pre-sale event this morning. If you use the code “comedy,” you can buy tickets to the show until 10…
A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Latest Over-the-Top Tour
“We have stuff everywhere,” says Adam Lind, the self-proclaimed “guy who’s responsible for everything that goes wrong.” Lind heads up Night Castle Management, the firm that handles all of Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s “artistic endeavors.” He makes the remark as he walks through the cluttered hallways of Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa, a small town just…
Band of the Week: The Clifton Beat
Meet the Band: Bill Rouse (guitars, vocals), Mark Bluhm (bass, guitars, vocals), Paul Nickels (percussion, guitars, vocals) New Course: After Inner Ring Conspiracy split a few years back, the remaining members recognized that they had something special on their hands — a real sense of musical connection. “The challenge for us was: Do we go…
A Couple Old Friends Chew the Fat, and Their Loneliness, in ‘Ages of the Moon’ at Ensemble Theatre
It’s not often that you can compare a play to a kind of painting, but that’s an image that arises after seeing Ages of the Moon by Sam Shepard, now at Ensemble Theatre. In this case, the painting is an impressionistic portrait of two old sax players, leaning in toward each other as they explore…
Spotlight, An Ode to Journalism, Is Worthy of Early Oscar Buzz
One of the biggest paradigm shifts for daily newspapers in the Internet age has been a movement away from international coverage and toward hard-hitting local reporting. Why waste resources on a bureau in Istanbul or Beijing, mused editors and publishers of mid-market dailies at the turn of the 21st century (and ever since), when a…
Film Spotlight: I am Thor
The opening scene of I Am Thor, a documentary about bodybuilder/rock musician/actor Jon Mikl Thor, opens with a clip from the ’70s. Decked out in big silver boots and a sequined speedo, Thor blows up a hot water bottle until it pops. The clip makes for an appropriate way to begin the bizarre story about Thor, an…
The Alleged Criminal Saga of an All American Bandit from Brunswick
Larry Gore’s your go-to Allstate guy in Medina, Ohio. He’s got you covered on the things that matter most: your family, your home, your car, your business. Hell, even your boat. “My knowledge and understanding of the people in this community help me provide customers with an outstanding level of service,” Gore’s Allstate page attests.…
Citizen Pie studies up before delivering some of Cleveland’s best slices to Collinwood
If you live or work in the Waterloo Arts District of North Collinwood you might have noticed a man walking around the neighborhood handing out free slices of pizza. Since firing up his wood-fueled oven earlier this month, Vytauras Sasnauskas has been a pizza-making tsunami, cranking out pies at a rate of almost 15 per…
Northeast Ohio’s Deep History and Bright Future in Geometric Abstraction Is Showcased at the Akron Art Museum
Since the 1960s, artists throughout Northeast Ohio have experimented with geometric abstraction and Op Art. Many local contemporary artists continue to advance the genre in new and unexpected directions. NEO Geo, the latest exhibition at the Akron Art Museum, showcases the work of eight artists living and working in Northeast Ohio. Utilizing advanced color theory…
