Cleveland City Council Could Look to Codify Community Benefit Agreement Ordinance for Publicly Funded Projects
In February 2013, nine months before his second re-election, Mayor Frank Jackson announced a new vision for how the city of Cleveland would go about hiring for public projects. “When we spend money, we should be spending it with ourselves,” Jackson said that Feb. 26th at City Hall. “When we do that, we can turn…
Menzingers To Play Breakthrough Album in Entirety for Upcoming House of Blues Show
At the time that the Menzingers began to write the tunes for On the Impossible Past, the 2012 disc that would become their breakthrough album, they had just started to do a lot of touring. Given their rise in profile, they approached Epitaph, a respected punk label, about putting out the new album and submitted…
Cleveland Awarded Grant to Improve Bike and Mobility Planning
Cleveland will receive a $50,000 grant and technical guidance from City Thread, a national nonprofit focused on urban planning and development, as part of the organization’s Accelerated Mobility Playbook program. Led by national mobility experts Zoe Kircos, Sara Studdard and Kyle Wagenschutz, the AMP program will emphasize equity, inclusion and high quality infrastructure. It follows…
Tropidelic’s Matt Roads Talks About the Cleveland Band’s Banner Year
One of Northeast Ohio’s most successful bands, Tropidelic draws inspiration from groups such as Sublime and 311 and blends ska, hip-hop and rock. The band puts on its own music festival each year and has played Electric Forest, Vans Warped Tour, California Roots Music & Arts Festival and the 311 Caribbean Cruise. At this point, it’s…
Morgan James and Cleveland Pops Orchestra To Play Special NYE Show at Severance Music Center
After a busy December schedule that included a series of holiday shows and a stint with the Utah Symphony, singer Morgan James will come to Cleveland to play a special James Bond-themed New Year’s Eve show with the Cleveland Pops Orchestra at Severance Music Center. So how does the universe reward her buys schedule that she’s…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Dec. 15-18)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 12/15 Pete Lee Reportedly the first standup comedian to get a standing ovation on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, comedian Pete Lee likes to joke about how he’s such a huge people pleaser,…
HB6 Corruption Trial of Larry Householder Set to Begin Next Month
This story providing updates on Ohio’s ongoing utility corruption scandal is a joint project of Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism, and the nonprofit Energy News Network. Parties are in the home stretch of trial preparation in the federal government’s criminal case against former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder and others.…
Free Menstrual Products Now Available at Cleveland Rec Centers, City Hall
Free menstrual products are now available in bathrooms in City Hall and neighborhood resource and recreation centers across Cleveland following the passage of legislation initially introduced by Councilwoman Jasmin Santana in 2021. “With the recent assault on women’s rights at the federal level, I know we must do more at the local level to support…
None Too Fragile’s Production of ‘Night Mother Examines the Quiet Desperation of Hopelessness
There is something particularly compelling about a play that is performed in real time, with no jumps in time like, you know, life. Plus, the interest generated by that structure is magnified when one of the two characters on stage, early on, has stated their intent to commit suicide— not someday but now. That’s the…
Banter Will Offer Classic Dishes at Holiday Pop-Up at Gordon Green Dec. 19-20
It’s been two years since Banter closed its west-side shop — and it will be another couple months until the team opens the doors to their new home in the Gordon Square Arts District. In the meantime, fans can always patronize Banter’s stand in the Van Aken District Market Hall in Shaker Heights. They can also…
Board Recommends Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Judge Daniel Gaul Be Removed From Bench by Ohio Supreme Court
After years of sharply criticizing defendants, Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas Judge Daniel Gaul himself was last week urged to be punished for his own misbehavior. On December 9th, about a year after a complaint was filed against him, the Board of Professional Conduct in a 63-page report recommended that the Ohio Supreme Court…
Nick Cannon’s Next Superstar Tour 2023 Stopping at House of Blues in March
A TV and radio host, comedian, actor, producer, rapper, writer, director, DJ, children’s book author and activist, Nick Cannon has done a little bit of everything over the course of his 20-plus year career. Currently the executive producer and host of Fox’s hit TV series The Masked Singer, he’s just announced the dates of his Next…
Irish Tenors 25th Anniversary Tour Coming to Cleveland in March 2023
The Irish Tenors, a group that has performed at famous venues such as Radio City Music Hall, Madison Square Garden, Carnegie Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, will hit the road next year to celebrate its 25th anniversary. As part of that tour, the Tenors will come to Cleveland on March 24 for a show at Connor Palace…
‘The Last Starfighter’ at Blank Canvas Theatre Goes Off Course
Who doesn’t like a good space yarn? As the recent Apple TV series “For All Mankind” has shown, there’s a galaxy of good stories to be told about the people who yearn to reach for the stars. In 1984, the unassuming film “The Last Starfighter” took an intentionally ridiculous swing at that genre, and then…
Lizardville in Bedford Heights to Temporarily Close For Renovations and Reformatting on Dec. 23rd
Lizardville (25380 Miles Rd., 216-364-2337), which is next door to the original Winking Lizard in Bedford Heights, will close on December 23rd for a physical refresh and to institute a few functional tweaks. The unique “beer store and whiskey bar” concept is going on 13 years, but recent shifts in the marketplace have made owner…
Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor Wants Legacy With Judiciary, Not With Party
As Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor takes her leave from the state’s top court position, she takes with her a fierce loyalty to an independent judiciary and fervent belief that she couldn’t have done the job alone. What she’s boxing up with the trash is any desire for partisanship or politics. “You don’t…
New EPA Rules on Methane Could Be a Win for Ohio’s Economy
The Environmental Protection Agency has released rules which would for the first time require regular inspections of all methane-emitting oil and gas production sites throughout the country. Groups backing the new rules said they will also pave the way for more jobs in Ohio’s the natural gas industry. The rules are an update to standards…
How Tighter Standards Could Change Cleveland’s Poor Air Quality Issues
This article provided by Eye on Ohio, the nonprofit, nonpartisan Ohio Center for Journalism. Please join Eye on Ohio’s free mailing list as this helps provide more public service reporting to the community. While running for Cleveland City Council Ward 3 seat last year, Ayat Amin spent a lot of time canvassing neighborhoods and talking…
Feds Indict Ohio ICE Officer for Sexually Assaulting Immigrants
A former Cincinnati-based officer with the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency was indicted Dec. 8 for allegedly sexually assaulting detained immigrants under his care. Documents from the U.S. attorney’s office for the Southern District of Ohio show that Andrew Golobic, 51, was arrested Dec. 7 for allegedly coercing sex from vulnerable immigrants. Golobic…
Blue Lunch’s Latke Christmas Party Returns to Beachland on December 25
Last year, the local jazz/swing/blues band Blue Lunch was all set to resume an annual tradition that the pandemic had wiped out in 2020 — its annual Christmas Day latke party concert at the Beachland Tavern. And yet, Omicron had other ideas. “The dominos started falling,” says the band’s Pete London via phone when asked…
Grand Funk Railroad Headed to Goodyear Theater in April 2023
An American rock group from the ’70s, Grand Funk Railroad has just announced the dates of a spring tour that’ll mark its 54th anniversary as a band. The group that includes original founding members Don Brewer (vocals and drums, writer and singer of the hit “We’re an American Band”) and bassist Mel Schacher will perform…
Cleveland’s Language To Play Release Party on Friday at Happy Dog
A self-described pysch punk band, the Cleveland group Language — Jordan King (guitar, vocals), Maureen Joyce (drums, vocals) and Austin Kaufman (bass, vocals) — formed during the pandemic’s early days. Language has just announced that it’ll release its self-titled debut LP on Friday. The band recorded the album live to tape in a single day…
‘The Land of Oz’ Musical, Now at Dobama Theatre, is Delectable Fun Featuring Beloved Characters With a New Twist
If your intent is to adapt a century-old children’s story and turn it into a contemporary play, you could do a lot worse than land on the works of L. Frank Baum. He gifted us with The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, which has been a foundation stone for most of our childhoods, replete with kid-friendly…
Most Ohio Republicans Won’t Disavow Support for Trump
What does it take for Ohio’s Republican leaders to say they won’t support Donald Trump? Apparently dining with people who deny the Holocaust and express affection for Nazis — and Trump’s own call for the “termination” of the Constitution — aren’t enough. Since Trump’s Nov. 22 dinner with Ye and Nick Fuentes and his Dec.…
Another Cuyahoga County Jail Inmate Died While in Custody
Cuyahoga County officials have confirmed a jail inmate died overnight. According to Sheriff Steven Hammet, “Edrick H. Brooks, Jr, 56-years-old, was found unresponsive in his cell at approximately 2:40 a.m. by a Correction Officer. Emergency medical protocol was administered, and EMS responded. Mr. Brooks was pronounced dead at 2:57 a.m. It was reported to the…
In Ohio, a Push to Expand Rights for Migrant Workers
A labor union representing agricultural workers in Ohio, North Carolina and Virginia says it isn’t waiting around for federal immigration reform to continue pushing for undocumented workers’ rights. Nearly 200 delegates recently voted to re-elect union President Baldemar Velasquez to a 14th term. Velasquez said the Farm Labor Organizing Committee plans to focus on defending…
Chris Hansen, of ‘To Catch a Predator’ Fame, is Co-Running a True Crime Streaming Service Based in Cleveland
As he watched TruTV cancel Cops following nationwide George Floyd protests and A&E cut Live PD in a similar move, Shawn Rech saw a business opportunity. A founder of Transition Studios, a production company known for criminal justice documentaries, Rech had just launched a religous-tinged streaming service called AGTV the Thanksgiving of 2020, a “guinea pig”…
In GCC Event, Experts Decry Cuyahoga County’s High Rate of Sentencing Juveniles as Adults
Concerned Clevelanders gathered at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church Tuesday night to hear from experts and activists at an event organized by the Greater Cleveland Congregations on the controversial use of the bindovers, the process by which juveniles over the age of 14 have their cases transferred to adult court for prosecution and sentencing. The issue…
MetroHealth to Audit Policies and Procedures That Allowed Akram Boutros to Collect $1.9 Million in Supplemental Bonuses
MetroHealth announced Thursday evening that it will hire a firm to conduct an audit to investigate the circumstances that allowed former CEO Akram Boutros to collect $1.9 million in bonuses that the board and the law firm of Tucker Ellis said were unauthorized and in violation of his contract. The findings of the audit will…
Sushi En Opens in Former Sung’s House Space in Playhouse Square
This past summer, Sung’s House in Playhouse Square announced that it was closing after a decade of operation by the Ohio Theatre on Euclid Avenue. But it didn’t take long for another Japanese restaurant to take its place. For 15 years, Sushi En has been a popular destination for sushi in Columbus, where the restaurant…
Kaiser Gallery Debuts ‘Lateral Perspective’ Exhibition From Neon Light Artist Ethan Samaha
The Kaiser Gallery today showcases “Lateral Perspective,” a new exhibition of work by Ethan Samaha that alters the viewer’s sense of light and space using subtle shifts in color and form. It opens tonight from 6 to 9 p.m. as part of Walkabout Tremont. “Approaching light as a material, instead of illumination of spaces, I’m exploring…
Barrio Expands to Florida, Condado Plans on Opening 100 Nationwide Locations by 2026
With the legal dust between them settled, Barrio and Condado have left the local squabbles behind and each embarked on a plan to saturate the rest of America with taco brands created right here in Ohio. For its part, Barrio this week opened the doors to a location in Waterford Lakes in Orlando. Adorned with…
Best Vietnamese Dating Sites To Meet Real Viet Women Online
Dating in Vietnam has always been on the rise for one simple reason—men of all races, in all countries, prefer Vietnamese women. Here, you’ll find some tips on how to stand out on an Vietnamese dating site, the list of top platforms to find a Vietnamese match, and some facts & figures to understand what…
Review: All Praise for the Ensemble Cast in the Touring Production of ‘Hamilton,’ Now at Playhouse Square
The ensemble of the touring company of Hamilton, now at Playhouse Square, includes: Tony D’Alelio, Josh A. Dawson, Nicole DeRoux, Kristen Hoagland, Gabriel Hyman, Dharon Jones, Vanessa Magula, Taeko McCarroll, Nick Sanchez, Anthony Santos, and Quiantae Thomas. Yes, that is the first paragraph of this review of Hamilton. It isn’t a misprint or a misplaced…
Live Nation Offers Lawn Pass for 2023 Concerts at Blossom
Live Nation just announced the return of its popular Lawn Pass that gives fans guaranteed general admission lawn seating and Fast Lane access all summer long for $199 plus a fee. “Our Lawn Passholders have developed into a true community of fans who love spending their summers outdoors listening to great music,” says Tom See,…
Rapper Key Glock To Play House of Blues in March 2023
Memphis rapper Key Glock had a hit right out of the gates with his 2017 debut, Glock Season, which yielded the single “On My Soul.” Since then, he has delivered four solo mixtapes as well as Dum and Dummer, a collaborative effort with Young Dolph. Glock, who just announced the dates of his SiriusXM’s Hip-Hop…
Local Literary Magazine ‘Cleveland Review of Books’ Comes of Age with Debut Print Issue
“Why on Earth would you start a literary magazine?” New Yorker writer Stephanie Burt began her famous 2015 essay on the notoriously difficult industry. “You won’t get rich, or even very famous.” Billy Lennon, the founder and publisher of the Cleveland Review of Books, believes he’s refined his answer four years after the publication’s 2018…
Ohio Senate Passes Education Overhaul That Pares Down Role of State Board of Education
The Ohio Senate passed an overhaul of the state Department of Education and Board of Education on Wednesday with heavy criticism for what bill supporters say has been years of dysfunction. The measure passed 22-7, and now moves on for House consideration. Senate President Matt Huffman came down from the dais just to support the…
Wawa Is Coming to Ohio
Among the many national and regional chains that don’t currently have but should rightfully open locations in Ohio is Wawa, the convenience store/gas station chain founded in Pennsylvania whose hoagies and fast food items are beloved across the Mid-Atlantic. The Buckeye state won’t have to wait much longer. The chain announced today that after “thousands…
Noah Kahan Headed to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in June 2023
Supple-voiced Vermont singer-songwriter Noah Kahan has released three full-length albums as he’s sought “an even purer style of writing and arrangement inspired by his New England roots, a challenge from within to convey a vivid representation of what he loves, fears and struggles with most passionately,” as it’s put in a press release announcing his…
The White Buffalo Coming to Grog Shop in February 2023
Over the past few years, Jake Smith, aka the White Buffalo, has produced a body of work that includes prominent song and soundtrack placements in the worlds of TV and film including Sons of Anarchy, This Is Us, Californication, The Punisher, The Terminal List, Shelter, Safe Haven and West of Memphis. The last song in…
Irishtown Bend Park Project Receives a $5 Million Matching Grant Boost From Mandel Foundation
The last missing piece to connect the Cuyahoga Valley National Park to Lake Erie — and Ohio City to its riverfront — moved closer to its total funding goal ahead of construction partners hope begins in 2026. The Mandel Foundation yesterday awarded Irishtown Bend’s coalition a $5 million challenge grant. The park will have two…
World Premieres, World Performances, Handel’s Messiah and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
Holiday-themed concerts are in full bloom this week, but we’ll start with the ones that are not. – Last Friday, Oberlin Orchestra and Choirs played an exclusive concert for the United Nations General Assembly at Carnegie Hall! Now, that program, recorded live on Tuesday, November 29 in Finney Chapel, is being made available so the…
Ohio Trans Athletes Ban Moving Forward With Genital Inspections Replaced by Birth Certificates
Changes to remove genital inspections as part of a ban on trans student athletes have been approved by an Ohio Senate committee, replaced by birth certificates as the overall bill continues to move forward. House Bill 151’s efforts to increase teacher mentorship in Ohio were praised by education leaders, except for the part of the…
Ohio’s Largest Coal Plant to Change Coal Ash Handling After U.S. EPA Denial
The operator of Ohio’s largest coal-fired power plant says it plans to switch to a different waste handling method to comply with a federal order to stop using an on-site coal ash pond. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last month denied a request by the James M. Gavin Power Plant for extra time to comply…
Goose Coming to Agora in March 2023
The Connecticut-based rock band Goose has just announced the dates of a 2023 spring tour that comes to the Agora on March 26. The trek continues to support the band’s most recent album, last year’s Dripfield. A ticket request lottery for all newly announced shows began today, including the Goose show at the Agora, and…
Built to Spill Returns to Grog Shop in April 2023
Indie rock heroes Built to Spill have just announced the dates of a 2023 tour in support of their latest effort, When the Wind Forgets Your Name. The trek includes an April 30 stop at the Grog Shop in Cleveland Heights. The live band for the tour will consist of singer-guitarist Doug Martsch, bassist Melanie…
Billy Strings Headed to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in June 2023
Singer, songwriter and musician Billy Strings will continue his extensive headline tour through the spring of 2023 with 22 newly confirmed shows, including a two-night stand on June 13 and 14 at Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica. Strings recently recorded an album with his dad, Terry Barber. Dubbed Me/And/Dad, it features new versions of fourteen bluegrass…
Masego To Play Agora in March 2023
Grammy-nominated artist Masego has just announced an extensive North American tour in support of his latest single, “You Never Visit Me,” which will be released on Dec. 12 . The tour stops at the Agora on March 28, 2023. Masego is currently touring Europe in support of Studying Abroad: Extended Stay, the deluxe edition of his…
‘The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told,’ Now at Convergence-Continuum, Still Offers Loads of Gaiety
In the world according to Paul Rudnick, God created Adam and Steve. And they’re gay. And they like it that way. Rudnick, the acclaimed playwright (I Hate Hamlet), screenwriter (Sister Act), and humorist (countless hilarious essays in The New Yorker), wrote his version of the Old Testament—”The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told”— about 20 years…
Ohio Rep. Jennifer Gross Asks Pastor to Banish ‘Witchcraft’ at Statehouse
Halloween may be over, but House Rep. Jennifer Gross from West Chester still is focused on casting “witchcraft” out of the Ohio Statehouse. At the start of a chamber session on Dec. 1, Gross introduced Curtis Hill, an associate pastor at LifeChurch in West Chester, to lead the assembly in prayer. Prayer – frequently Christian…
‘It’s Not Vacant’: Longtime ArtCraft Building Tenants Given Only Weeks To Leave After Cleveland Police HQ Announcement
For some 15 years, the bulk if not the majority of Wally Kaplan’s charcoal or pastel portraits have come to life in a small, 625-square-foot studio she shares with two other painters in the ArtCraft Building on Superior Avenue. Her neighbors have been there even longer: Across the hall, painter Baila Litton has worked out…
Ohio Voters Support Higher Tax Rates for High Incomes, State Corporate Tax
A new survey shows support from likely Ohio voters for more taxes on richer residents, a higher minimum wage, and renewal of the child tax credit. The survey, conducted in September through a partnership between Ohio thinktank Policy Matters Ohio and California-based polling firm Data for Progress, showed 71% of the nearly 1,400 Ohio voters…
Buddy and “Elf the Musical” Put a Jolt Into the Holiday Season at the Beck Center
If you’re looking for a jumper-cable jolt of Christmas spirit, the movie Elf starring Will Ferrell will certainly tingle your tinsel. And you might think that a live version of that charming story (with songs!) would even be more delightful. And in theory, you’d be right. After all, how can you miss with a warmhearted…
Jill Scott Coming to MGM Northfield Park — Center Stage in April 2023
In 2020, the pandemic cut short Jill Scott’s 20th-anniversary tour celebrating her breakthrough album, Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds Vol. I. Scott has just announced that the tour will resume in 2023. On the trek, the singer will play the album from front to back. The jaunt includes an April 1 stop at…
Beacon Journal Asks Ohio Supreme Court to Order Akron to Release Names of Officers Involved in Jayland Walker Case, Other Police Shootings
The Akron Beacon Journal has filed a lawsuit asking the Ohio Supreme Court to make the city of Akron and the Akron Police Department release the personnel records of officers involved in the police shootings of Jayland Walker, James Gross and Lawrence LeJames Rodgers. “In short, in both its handling of public records requests and…
Goo Goo Dolls Bringing Big Night Out Tour to Blossom in August 2023
Goo Goo Dolls have just revealed the details for their the Big Night Out Tour with O.A.R. The summer tour includes a stop on Aug. 20, 2023, at Blossom, and tickets to the Goo Goo Dolls concert at Blossom go on sale to the general public at 10 a.m. on Friday. Last month, the band…
Band of the Week: Bikini Islands
MEET THE BAND: Kyle Wacker (guitar, vocals), Eric “Natty” Neugebauer (drums, vocals), Oskar P. Karst (guitar), and Dave Romero (bass, vocals). NO BASS, NO PROBLEM: Neugebauer and Wacker started the band around 2014, but the group was just a trio at the time. “We only had one other guy in the band, and he played…
Little Italy’s Development Chief Steps Down After Three Decades as Neighborhood Debates Future
After 27 years overseeing development in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood, development that in recent years has included modern condos and townhomes and angry phone calls from people who would prefer the neighborhood not change, Ray Kristosik last Wednesday announced his resignation as president of the Little Italy Redevelopment Corporation. He will be moving on to…
Proof Bar-BQ to Move From Tremont to Former Nick’s Diner Space in Ohio City
Proof Bar-BQ will relocate to Ohio City from Tremont, according to co-owner Michael Griffin. Griffin and partner Dave Ferrante have purchased the Nick’s Diner property at 4116 Lorain Avenue, and will commence an extensive renovation project before opening sometime this coming spring or summer. Nick’s Diner has been closed since last August when the property…
Rock Hall Inductee Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter Talks About Making His First-Ever Solo Album
A Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, known for his work with Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers and from the many hit recordings he’s performed on as an in-demand, first-call studio musician, just released his first-ever solo album, Speed of Heat, earlier this year. The single, a hard-driving remake of…
Found Footage Holiday Festival Coming to Grog Shop on December 14
The Found Footage Festival debuted in New York in 2004 and has gone on to sell out hundreds of shows on tours that bring it to the U.S., Canada and the UK each year. It has been featured on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel Live! and National Public Radio. Hosts Joe Pickett and…
Cleveland’s Lea Marra & the Dreamcatchers to Release Holiday EP
Lea Marra & the Dreamcatchers have just announced that they’ll release a holiday EP that they recorded at Cleveland’s Superior Sound studio. The four-track EP has three new original holiday songs and one cover. To celebrate the EP’s release, Lea Marra & the Dreamcatchers will perform on Saturday, Dec. 10, at the Grog Shop in…
Bedrock’s Updated $3.5 Billion Riverfront Plan Comes With Huge Promises, Vows to Tap Into Cleveland’s ‘Lost Heritage’
Following a string of initial releases in 2022, Bedrock today announced its refined plan for the Cuyahoga riverfront for the next 20 years. In a press conference panel that was spearheaded by Bedrock owner Dan Gilbert, architect David Adjaye spoke of activating 35 acres of land south of Tower City at a $3.5-billion price tag. Along with…
Cleveland’s Shelby Olive Releases New Single
Following up “Happy for You,” a single she released earlier this year, local singer-songwriter Shelby Olive has just released “The Sky & the Moon,” a new single she says is about “about the stability of love.” It’s now available for streaming on Spotify, Apple Music and other major streaming platforms. “There’s nothing fluffy about this…
Chef Andrew Mansour to Open Artis Restaurant in Former SideQuest Space in Lakewood
Andrew Mansour has taken possession of the former SideQuest property (17900 Detroit Ave.) in Lakewood. The chef, formerly of Zhug and Edwins, is planning to open Artis Restaurant, which he describes as a contemporary, shareable steakhouse. “We’re going to be a steakhouse but absolutely not what you think about, where you get a big-old slab…
Ohio Lawmaker Wants Law Requiring Police to Record Race During Traffic Stops
This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. An Ohio lawmaker says she will introduce legislation requiring police agencies to record race data when making traffic stops, following a Marshall…
Roasted, a Community-Minded Coffee Shop in Tremont, to Expand to Lakewood
Earlier this year, Sofia Syed opened Roasted in Tremont (2275 Professor Ave., 216-200-8767) with the aim of creating a community-minded coffee shop that encourages guests to linger and be creative. So far, so good, she reports. “We talked about building a community presence and I think we really did it,” Syed states. “We’ve hosted a…
Ohio Bill That Would Massively Expand Private School Vouchers Introduced in Lame Duck Session
A new bill to expand the state’s private school voucher program has been filed in the twilight of the 134th General Assembly. Senate Bill 368, brought by state Sen. Sandra O’Brien, R-Ashtabula, would put an end to the Pilot Project Scholarship Program starting July 1, 2023, expand EdChoice eligibility to all by eliminating income requirements,…
40% of Ohio College Students Cope with Food Insecurity
Nearly 40% of college students at four-year universities are affected by food insecurity, according to a survey conducted in 2020 by Temple University’s Hope Center for College, Community and Justice. The rates of college food insecurity have increased by 30% over the last decade, according to a study by the American Public Health Association. Over…
In Barbershop Clinics, a Cleveland Doctor is Diagnosing Arterial Disease in Black People Who Don’t Seek Routine Health Screenings
Most people have never heard of the disease which affects more Americans than breast and colon cancer combined. In Cleveland, Dr. Khendi White-Solaru has worked hard in a non-traditional way to educate those people most at risk for this disease, called peripheral arterial disease (PAD), by setting up makeshift clinics in local barbershops. It was…
10% of MetroHealth Employees Deal With Food Insecurity and Trouble Paying for Housing, Study Says
MetroHealth made ambitious strides to identify and improve social determinants of health in patients in recent years, but a study found that some of its employees face the same challenges – including food insecurity and financial strain — as the poorest Northeast Ohioans that it serves. The study, published in the Journal of Primary Care…
New Research Dives into Fracking’s Impact on Water Flow in Ohio
Fracking is a very water-intensive industry, and a new study dives into the impact of unconventional oil and gas drilling on aquatic ecosystems in the Ohio River Basin. Ponds, streams and reservoirs typically supply the water for hydraulic fracturing, which is used to create fissures in rock from which oil and gas are extracted. Ohio…
‘Tis the Season for Holiday Classical Music in Cleveland
Holiday concerts begin this week, but if you’re looking for something else, there’s plenty to choose from. – The Cleveland Orchestra will present their final classical concerts before Holiday events swing into action. On Thursday, December 1 at 7:30 pm, Vasily Petrenko will lead Elgar’s Cockaigne (“In London Town”), Prokofiev’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with…
Best International Dating Sites & Apps Of 2022: Top 5 Websites To Find A Perfect Match Online
Online International dating sites has gotten a bad reputation in the last few years. Not to sugarcoat anything, there are a lot of really bad dating sites with insufferable ads, catfish, bots, and a bunch of other internet red flags, but don’t let that discourage you. 2022 has been a busy year, and there’s no…
The Work of Late Cleveland Artist Randall Tiedman is Celebrated in New Exhibition Opening Friday
Ten years after his passing in 2012 at the age of 63, Randall Tiedman will be celebrated this Friday with an exhibition at Suite 215 at the 78 Street Studios. The show runs through Dec. 30. “Randall Tiedman: Ten Years Gone” will showcase Tiedman’s figurative, abstract and landscape work as curated by Gallerists William Scheele…
Case Western Students and Faculty Host Rally For Iran, Decry Regime’s Violence Against Women and Protestors
When protests first erupted across Iran in September, after the death of 22-year-old Masha Amimi, Payam Fadaei was relatively uninvolved with social justice. He never, he admits, really considered himself activist material. But then the reports came out. Amini, who was found dead in a hospital in Tehran on September 16th, was not just a…
Geraci’s Slice Shop to Open in Former Vincenza’s Space Downtown
This summer, downtown Cleveland lost a 40-year-old legend when Vincenza’s Pizza & Pasta abruptly closed its shop. But come spring, another local legend will take up the mantle to provide hot slices for all. Geraci’s Slice Shop (603 Prospect Ave.), an extension of the 60-year-old brand, launched this summer in Willoughby as part of The…
Here’s IDLES Performing ‘The Beachland Ballroom’ Live at the Beachland Ballroom
The day after IDLES played the Agora this year, the band set up shop for Variety’s “Live From My Den” series at the Beachland Ballroom to perform the song inspired by the venue. IDLES has played a couple of memorable shows at the club, as fans know, and frontman Joe Talbot talked to Mojo earlier…
Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination Bill With Bipartisan Support Introduced Again in Ohio House Committee
State Rep. Michael Skindell, D-Lakewood, set off Tuesday on his 20th year leading the charge to provide anti-discrimination protections to LGBTQ Ohioans. With the introduction of HB 208 in the Ohio House Commerce & Labor Committee, Skindell and his Republican co-sponsor, state Rep. Brett Hillyer, said they have more bipartisan support than they’ve ever had…
A New Cleveland Trivia Game Is Now Available, Just in Time for the Holidays
“What brand of canned pasta got its start as a response to customers asking to take home spaghetti sauce from an Italian restaurant founded on East 9th St. and Woodland Avenue in 1924?” “In response to LeBron James’ departure for Miami, what Dan Gilbert-owned memorabilia company lowered its price on James-themed merchandise from $99.99 to…
Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman Sentenced to Voter Registration Service Hours, Probation for Robocall Scheme
Noted political fraudsters Jack Burkman and Jacob Wohl were on Tuesday sentenced to 500 hours of voter registration work in a low-income area of Washington, D.C. by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge John Sutula. Along with condemning the duo that tried to stymie Black voter turnout in the 2020 election with a multi-state robocall…
Livewire: Thursday, Foals, Blind Boys of Alabama and the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland Through December 13th
THU 12/01 Brett EldredgeBeginning as a single live Christmas show in Nashville, this tour was inspired by Eldredge’s 2016 Christmas album, Glow. The LP arrived at No. 2 on the country charts upon release and featured the Billboard Adult Contemporary and Holiday Music Chart-topping duet “Baby, It’s Cold Outside (feat. Meghan Trainor).” Eldredge offered up…
Cleveland Classics: Scotti’s Italian Eatery Has Been a Delicious Constant Through the Ups and Downs of East 185th St.
Sometimes, a guy can’t seem to catch a break. In July of 2019, Scott Nathanson was ready to call it quits. His 20-year-old Italian restaurant Scotti’s was hemorrhaging money thanks to year-long road work that closed the I-90 exit at East 185th Street. After going public with his announcement on Facebook, the restaurant was inundated…
