Packy Malley Organizes Benefit Concert for Jamaican Village
In March, local reggae promoter Packy Malley departed for a volunteer opportunity with the United States Peace Corps. After interviewing with them in the summer of 2022, the Peace Corps thought he’d be an “excellent fit” for Jamaica. “I was more than happy to be assigned there,” says Malley in a press release about his…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Nov. 30-Dec. 3)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 11/30 Cavaliers vs. Portland Trail Blazers A rebuilding Portland Trail Blazers team that has struggled to win games without long-time superstar Damian Lillard, who requested and received a trade during the offseason, comes to…
Cleveland Metal Act Eyes of Your Eyes Receiving National Attention
In the wake of the recent premiere of the new music video of the drumcorps remix of “Magnetron,” a song that’s on the band’s new EP, the Lakewood-based metal band Eyes of Your Eyes has started to receive national acclaim. “Drumcorps is an electronic music legend,” says band leader Abel Autopsy in an email exchange…
Annual Ryan Humbert Holiday Extravaganza To Take Place on December 20 and 21 at Akron Civic Theatre
Local singer-songwriter Ryan Humbert just announced the details of the 15th Annual Ryan Humbert Holiday Extravaganza, which will take place on Dec. 20 and 21 at the Akron Civic Theatre. In previous years, the series, which began way back in 2009, has included a genre-crossing range of holiday music, including big band, rock, bluegrass and…
Upcoming Rock the Halls Benefit Concert to Feature 5 Bands Fronted by Women
Hannah Crandall, singer in the local hard rock act TRUSS, says she always gets excited when she has the chance to meet another female musician trying to make it on the local music scene. “For me, whenever I find another female-fronted band, it’s cool and different and interesting,” she says one recent morning over coffee…
Cleveland-Based Gaetano Letizia’s Underworld Blues Band Releases Fourth Album
Veteran local blues and jazz act Gaetano Letizia and his blues rock quartet, dubbed the Underworld Blues Band, just announced that they’ll play a release party at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Bell Tower in Kent. Cleveland Blues Society Hall of Fame singer-drummer Mike D’Elia along with bassist Lenny Gray will join…
In Cleveland’s Post-Covid DIY Revival, Queer Black Drag in Midtown and Hardcore in Taco Bell Parking Lots
It’s two in the afternoon outside a warehouse in the quiet center of Midtown, and Onya Nurve, a drag queen dressed in colorful kente cloth and white boots, needs a working microphone. It’s Juneteenth, and a particularly sunny day. As a train car roared over the bridge shadowing the trucking port where queens ready their afros…
Their Home Would Be Taken by Eminent Domain for Proposed I-71 Interchange. The Family’s Been Here Before
There seemed to be a lot shared by brothers Ellis and Floyd Clement, despite a 17-year age difference. They both had neighboring farms with plentiful acreages on Benbow Road in Strongsville, where they tilled hay and corn. They both were native Ohioans who lived in households with majority women. They both had plans to die…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Thanksgiving Weekend (Nov. 23-26)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 11/23 Magic of Lights A drive-through holiday lights experience featuring holiday scenes and characters of the season using the latest LED technology and digital animations, Magic of Lights returns to the Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds…
Signature Collection for Ohio Redistricting Amendment Can Begin Anew
The newest measure to change the Ohio Constitution and reform the redistricting process in Ohio has cleared its most recent hurdle: a typo. The Ohio Ballot Board met Monday, quickly certifying a proposed constitutional amendment that would “replace the current politician-run redistricting process.” The board’s only role is to determine if an amendment follows the…
Cleveland’s Classical Music Scene Raises the Curtain on the Holiday Season
The classical music calendar calms down for Thanksgiving weekend, with only a handful of events to suggest, two of which raise the curtain on the month long holiday season to come. – The Cleveland Orchestra welcomes guest conductor Pietari Inkinen and violinist Augustin Hadelich for Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto & Antonîn Dvořák’s Othello Overture and…
Pro-Palestinian Protestors Call for Action Outside Greater Cleveland Partnership Leadership Event
Carrying signs, flags and cloth representations of body bags, protestors rallied in Playhouse Square outside the All In Leadership Forum to call for a ceasefire and criticize the event’s speakers, Governor Mike DeWine, Mayor Justin Bibb, Representative Shontel Brown and Representative Max Miller. Amid substantial police presence, several blocks around Playhouse square were closed to…
Baldwin Wallace Thought It Faced a $3 Million Budget Deficit. Then It Discovered It Was Actually $20 Million
Baldwin Wallace University this year was already planning on how it would address a $3 million budget deficit accrued from July 2022 to June 2023 — a product of rising costs, decreased revenue from enrollment, and other factors — when it learned its deficit was actually much higher: a little over $20 million. The Northeast…
Rolling Stones to Play Cleveland Browns Stadium on June 15, 2024
As expected, the bright red tongue emblazoned on the side of the Terminal Tower over the weekend was not a sign that the iconic Cleveland building was horny but instead a clue that the Rolling Stones are coming to town. The legendary group will play Cleveland Browns Stadium on June 15, 2024 as part of…
16,000 Clevelanders Have Had $33 Million in Medical Debt Wiped Out by New Partnership
RIP Medical Debt, a national nonprofit dedicated to eliminating personal medical debt, has canceled $33 million in debt owed by nearly 16,000 Cleveland residents thanks to ARPA dollars allocated by Cleveland City Council earlier this year. When medical debt goes unpaid long enough it reaches bad debt status, at which point the hospital will sell…
Ohio Attorney General Forces Dollar General to Pay Up in Price Hike Settlement by Supporting Food Banks
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost on Thursday announced that Dollar General would pay $750,000 to Ohio’s food banks. It was part of $1 million the chain — which typically locates itself in underserved neighborhoods — is paying to settle allegations that it ripped off customers by posting one price on store shelves and then charging…
Bally Sports+ Now Offering Technical Difficulties at Half the Price for Cavs Fans
If, like many, you’ve been unable to watch Cavs games this season because you refuse to give Bally Sports $20 a month for the privilege of being inflicted with a vertiable bouqet of technical issues, the bankrupt regional sports network would like to give you the chance to enjoy the same stellar service at a…
Survey of Greater Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ Community and Allies Launched
Kent State University’s College of Public Health and more than 120 local organizations have launched a LGBTQ+ community needs assessment for the greater Cleveland area. People 12 years and older who identify either with marginalized sexual orientations or gender identities, like lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning, or as allies to the LGBTQ+ community,…
Lakeland Community College to Lay Off 10% of Staff
In a move that has stunned staff, Lakeland Community College board members voted last week to cut 66 employees, about 10 percent of its workforce, with the hopes that the layoffs will save the institution from further dire financial straits. Dozens of part- and full-time workers — janitors, career services specialists, IT techs, groundskeepers, and…
Eugene Kitchen, Home of the Tinman Burger, Heading to BottleHouse Brewery in Cleveland Hts.
One of the best things to come out of the Ohio City Galley is the Tinman Burger, a drippy double smash burger with American cheese, special sauce, and sweet and spicy pickles on a brioche bun. The burger was so good, in fact, that it helped ignite a smash burger goldrush throughout The Land. After…
The Week in Cleveland Food News: A Best Beer in America Brewed Right Here, and More
– Get through Thanksgiving and you’ll have Heritage Steak & Whiskey’s opening in Eton to look forward to. Related – Big, tasty news for eastsiders. Related – The nation now knows what Northeast Ohioans have long known: Head Hunter is perfect. Related – Stone Mad is changing hands, but it’s best-case scenario. Related – We…
As Expected, Drake and J. Cole Have Added a Second Cleveland Concert Next Year
Turns out, Cleveland is getting two dances with Drake next year. Champagnepapi has added a second local date to his trip to the Northeast Ohio next year. Drake—who previously announced a concert at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Friday, Feb. 24—has added another show on Sunday, Feb. 25. Tickets to see Drake in Cleveland go on…
Former Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor on the Fight Against Gerrymandering
In 2022, then-Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor sided with the court’s three Democratic justices in striking down gerrymandered congressional redistricting maps, leading some Republican legislators to call for her impeachment. Unable to run again in 2023 due to age limits, O’Connor left the bench as the longest-serving woman in Ohio elected office in…
Dave Swanson’s Mystery Airship Releases Debut Album
The death of local singer-guitarist Dave Swanson’s wife brought the musicians in Dave Swanson’s Mystery Airship together as the band members used the newly formed group to process their grief. The group’s debut album, DSMA, is out now, and Dave Swanson’s Mystery Airship plays a release party on Dec. 1 at the Happy Dog. “I had…
DNA Testing Could Expose Problems for Prosecutors and Police in Notorious 1984 Ohio Rape Case
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 Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. Nearly 40 years after the sentencing of a man for one of Northeast Ohio’s most heinous sexual assaults, prosecutors are now…
Op-Ed: Dave Margolius’s Fight Against Flavored Tobacco is the Right Battle for Cleveland’s Health and Future
As a committed physician and devoted Cleveland resident, I am deeply frustrated that we cannot implement a ban on flavored tobacco products in our city. It is upsetting, especially when Cleveland, with three major healthcare systems, has the highest smoking rates in the entire country. We know what needs to be done, but politics and…
Despite Record High Odd-Election Year Turnout, Concerns About Ohio’s ‘Missing Voters’
Nearly 4 million Ohioans voted last week, record turnout for an odd-year election. Experts say more voters may have turned up to cast their ballots on abortion rights or legalizing marijuana, only to find they were no longer registered. According to Innovation Ohio President and CEO Desiree Tims, people at risk of falling off the…
First Look: Heritage Steak & Whiskey, Opening at Eton on Friday, November 24
Yes, it’s taken Doug Petkovic approximately two years to get to this point, but the wait appears more than worth it. When Heritage Steak & Whiskey opens on Friday, November 24, the restaurant should quickly earn a spot amongst Northeast Ohio’s most highly regarded steakhouses. Petkovic worked with Richardson Design to rework the former Fleming’s…
Ohio Senate Committee Hears Testimony Against Controversial I-71 Brunswick Interchange Proposal
Dozens of Brunswick residents this week either submitted written testimony or journeyed to Columbus to speak in person against the proposed I-71 interchange at Boston Road as the Ohio Senate Transportation Committee met Wednesday to continue its look at Senate Bill 155. The bill, introduced by State Senator Mark Romanchuk, would repeal the portion of…
Sec. of State Frank LaRose Misses Deadline for U.S. Senate Financial Disclosures
The three Republican candidates hoping to topple U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-OH, go before voters in a few months, and by now should’ve disclosed information about their personal finances. Two of them, state Sen. Matt Dolan, R-Chagrin Falls, and Westlake entrepreneur Bernie Moreno, have already done so. After filing an extension through Nov. 14, though,…
Superior Midway, City’s Biggest Bike Lane Project, Debuts to Public for Feedback
In its first official debut for public feedback, City Hall unveiled a banquet room full of designs for the Superior Midway bike lane, a two-way path for cyclists along Superior Avenue, from Public Square to East 55th St.Wednesday evening, over 100 of the thousand invited showed up to Red Space, off East 24th and Superior,…
In May December, Todd Haynes Turns an Old Tabloid Tale Into a First-Rate Sexual Thriller
May December Directed by Todd Haynes. Written by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik. Opens in select theatres November 17 “You do it nicely, ‘cause it really does matter how it looks.” So says Gracie (Julianne Moore) to Elizabeth (Natalie Portman) in Todd Haynes’ May December. Ostensibly, she’s talking about arranging the maraschino cherries in a…
Cleveland’s Genghis Con Returns Nov. 26 to Celebrate Art, Zines, Comics and Community
Genghis Con, Cleveland’s annual small press and independent comic convention, will welcome more than 70 cartoonists, zines makers, printmakers, authors, illustrators and publishers to show off their work on November 26. “Every year it’s a different set of exhibitors,” said illustrator and designer Sequoia Bostick. “We have a couple of big names and then we…
Roldo: In North Coast Waterfront Development Corporation, Mayor and Council Hide Behind Unelected Body
Why is it that our local officials continue to privatize more and more functions of governing? This puts a solid barrier between governing functions and the people who are governed. They like it that way. The most recent example: a 10-member, unelected North Coast Waterfront Development Corp., announced by the City of Cleveland this fall.…
4 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
THU 11/16 Aaron Lewis Best known as the frontman for Staind, the hard rock group often lumped in with the nu-metal hard rock acts popular at the time, Aaron Lewis famously lent his gruff vocals to Staind’s moody power ballad “It’s Been Awhile,” a powerful breakup tune about trying to recover one’s self-esteem. It became…
Ohio Drug Agency Again Warns of Carfentanil in Drug Supply
Ohio’s illicit drug supply remains heavily adulterated, according to a bulletin released by a state drug agency. The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center (ONIC) released a public safety bulletin on Nov. 13 alerting Ohioans to a rise in unknown levels of carfentanil laced in other drugs. “[Carfentanil] is estimated to be 100 times more potent than…
Ohio House Speaker Dismisses Effort to Limit Court Jurisdiction on Issue 1
Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens threw cold water on a bid to thwart the recent abortion rights amendment Issue 1. Instead of attempting to deny the courts’ jurisdiction or rushing to the ballot with a repeal effort, Stephens argued lawmakers should focus on maternal and early childhood care. Despite the speaker’s measured response, Democrats remain…
BW Production of ‘Pippin’ Showcases the Amazing Choreography of Bob Fosse
In the history of theater, there are some choreographers who have left their distinctive mark on the art form, a mark that others can only hope to achieve. One of those choreographers is Bob Fosse, whose sinuous and startling dances have been imitated and lampooned (with love) over the years. His art jumped into the…
Tri-C Presents ‘A Tribute to Ruth Brown’ and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
A wide variety of Classical options are on this week’s calendar. Enjoy! – On Wednesday, the Somerset Trio (Danna Sundet, English horn, Mark Addleman, French horn & Elizabeth Etter, piano) will play unusual chamber music on Trinity Cathedral’s Noon Brownbag Concert (both live and streamed), and at 7:30, the Cleveland Institute of Music Orchestra will…
Greyhound Riders Believe West Side Cleveland Station Replacement Would Be Inconvenient
While the fate and future use of Cleveland’s Greyhound station building will be molded by Connecticut-based investor group Twenty Lake Holdings, questions have lingered around where exactly its replacement will be. We now know an answer. And that replacement could be 11 miles outside of Downtown. This week, Axios Cleveland reported that the central depot…
Head Hunter IPA From Fat Head’s Brewery Named Top-20 Beer in America
It’s been a banner year for Matt Cole, the master brewer and co-founder of Fat Head’s Brewery in Middleburg Hts. In May of this year, Fat Head’s snagged a gold medal for its flagship beer, Head Hunter IPA, at the World Beer Cup in Nashville, dubbed “the Most Prestigious Beer Competition in the World.” On its…
Cuyahoga County Seeking Artists to Bring Immersive Event to Lower Level of Detroit-Superior Bridge Next Summer
Making good on a promise to continue to find ways to activate the abandoned, lower subway level of the Veterans Memorial Bridge, Cuyahoga County has announced a call for artist submissions on how they’d create an “immersive experience using light, sound, technology, and performances” next June. With support from the Cleveland Foundation, the winner will…
Financial Times: Downtown Cleveland is “Muscular and Handsome”
The Financial Times, in its second annual Nikkei Investing in America list, ranked Cleveland at No. 18 in its “snapshot of the best US cities for foreign multinationals to do business in” and “largely on the back of three criteria: affordability, for both individuals and businesses; quality of life, including culture and leisure; and strong scores…
Ohio Republicans Weigh Response After Losing at the Ballot Box on Abortion, Marijuana
Lawmakers are back to work this week, and Ohio Republicans are wrestling with the fallout of last week’s passage of Issue 1. In any other circumstance, a 13-point victory amounts to voters sending a clear message. But when it comes to the reproductive rights amendment, some right-wing lawmakers aren’t listening. Defiance On the heels of…
Stone Mad Pub To Change Hands. Guests Should Expect No Major Changes
In 2008, Pete Leneghan unveiled his “legacy bar,” Stone Mad Pub (1306 West 65th St., 216-281-6500) in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood. Leneghan and his partner Eileen Sammon spent nearly four years converting a 100-year-old tavern into a welcoming Irish pub and restaurant. From the woodwork to the tilework to the cobblestone lot to the sandstone patio…
How Many Anti-Trans Hate Crimes Are Happening in Cleveland? No One Has Any Idea
Henrietta says she doesn’t know exactly how it happened. One moment she was driving home from the dentist, and the next she had struck her neighbor’s parked car. Her neighbor emerged from his house furious, and Henrietta said she called the police because she got scared. But she says she has no idea why police…
Cleveland City Council Considering Limiting Public Comment to Topics Currently Under Consideration by the Body
In a caucus meeting Monday, Cleveland City Council shared a draft for discussion of potential changes to its current procedures for public comment at council meetings. The biggest change proposed would limit speakers to talking about “one item currently under consideration by Council,” meaning legislation that has been introduced in or is pending before Council,…
‘Trouble in Mind,’ Now at the LatinUs Theater Company, Explores How Prejudice Crushes Lives and Dreams
For some theatrical experiences, such as Hamilton, it’s good to prepare in advance by listening to the soundtrack while you read the lyrics. That way, once you’re in the theater, you can enjoy the composer’s creation more fully. In a similar way, if you plan to see Trouble in Mind by Alice Childress, now being…
Cleveland City Council Okays Demolition of Eagle Avenue Bridge
As to further the merging of the Scranton Peninsula into a slow-growing Downtown neighborhood, City Council approved the demolition of the Eagle Avenue Bridge, which has been out of use for the past two decades.
Linking Scranton Peninsula with the West Bank of the Flats since 1931, the Eagle was the oldest operating lift bridge…
Huge, Preventable Greenhouse Gas Leaks Occur in Ohio Every Year, Group Warns
Almost $100 million worth of methane is spewing into Ohio skies each year, mainly through preventable leaks, according to a new analysis. Reducing the flow would not only save money and bolster tax revenue, it would be one of the most effective steps policymakers and energy companies could take to address the growing climate crisis,…
A Reminder It’s Safer to Hit Those Horny Deer Than Swerve to Avoid Them
If you’re seeing more deer along the roadways right now, that’s because it’s the height of mating season. And the deer are getting frisky. Deer especially like to flirt and date at dawn and dusk. Due to our blessed return to standard time, those hours are now also times when people are more likely to…
Ohio Bills Would Allow Drivers with Suspended Licenses for Missed Child Support to Petition for Limited Privileges
Two proposed bills could alleviate the burden of debt-related driver’s license suspensions by granting people behind on child support payments some driving privileges. House Bill 29 and Senate Bill 37 would allow Ohioans in such cases to petition the court for limited driving privileges. “The imposition of a suspension on the individual’s driver’s license would…
Cleveland’s Rosavelt To Release Sixth Full-Length Album
An alt-country group that’s been on the local scene for more than 25 years, Rosavelt has just announced that it’ll release its sixth full-length album, Nightsongs, later this month. The band recorded the LP last year with producer Don Dixon (Smithereens, R.E.M.), who also played bass on the album and will join the live line-up.…
Review: Lucero Presides Over Drunken Singalongs at Grog Shop Show
As Saturday night’s Lucero show at the Grog Shop wore on, members of the audience handed more and more shots to lead singer and guitarist Ben Nichols. He received about a half-dozen in the span of an hour. And despite some mild protesting, he downed all of them. “My wife is going to hate you,”…
Hard Rockers Baroness Rely on Intuition for Latest Album
The songwriting process for Stone, the latest effort from the veteran hard rock act Baroness, began nearly three years ago. Singer-guitarist John Baizley tracked time via the magnolia tree that grows in his front yard. “When I started writing the song ‘Magnolia,’ the tree in my front yard was blooming,” he says via phone from…
Stalled Farm Bill Will Likely Affect Ohioans
The once-every-five-year Farm Bill will likely be extended to six years this time around, as Congress seems months away from finding a path forward, if not longer. The legislation governs an array of agricultural and food programs, including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which Democrats typically want to expand and Republicans want to trim. Aaron…
CMSD CEO Warren Morgan Sets Lofty Goals, Emphasizes ‘Listening’ in First State of the Schools Address
It was shortly after Warren Morgan left his Indianapolis home, bound for his new role as head of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District, when he affirmed his philosophical approach to the job. Staying at a hotel, Morgan witnessed a Nigerian traveler arguing with staff about the location of his luggage. A storm led to a…
Gov. DeWine Calls on Legislators to Modify Recreational Marijuana Law Before It Goes Into Effect
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine says he accepts that Ohioans have voted to legalize recreational marijuana, but is calling on legislators to make changes to the law before it goes into effect on Dec. 7. “My recommendation to the General Assembly is that they take action to make sure that both rights are protected,” DeWine said…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: Cocktail Lounge Opening in Little Italy, Indian Worth Seeking Out
– Cent’ Anni, an amaro-focused cocktail bar, is opening soon in Little Italy. Related – The Judith this week kicked off evening service hours. Here’s what to expect. Related – The Il Rione team is taking over the Edison’s pizza spot and will soon be slinging “Slice Pie.” What’s that? We’ve got you covered. Related…
The Very Things the Fanboys Hate About The Marvels Makes This Female-Led Flick Worth Seeing
The minute I saw the three superheroines who are front and center in the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster The Marvels getting to know each other by playing double-dutch aboard a spaceship, I just knew the geeks were gonna tear this one to shreds. As far as recent MCU offerings go, The Marvels certainly isn’t…
Scene’s Original 1988 Review of Tracy Chapman’s Debut Album
Thirty-five years after the release of her debut album, singer-songwriter and Cleveland native Tracy Chapman this week became the first Black musician to win the Country Music Award’s Song of the Year. A cover version of “Fast Car”recorded by Luke Combs has dominated country and pop radio this year. Which had us digging through the…
In The Holdovers, Alexander Payne Reunites With Paul Giamatti for a Terrific Take on a Trio of Misfits
Describing Alexander Payne as underrated clearly exaggerates the case: After all, among his many laurels, he’s shared a pair of Oscars for Best Screenplay and earned three nominations as a director. But Payne never quite receives the fannish adulation showered on such filmmaking contemporaries as Paul Thomas Anderson, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino and Wes Anderson.…
After Nearly 40 Years Behind Bars in Ohio, DNA Testing is Finally Underway in Case of Samuel Herring
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 Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook. Samuel Herring shuffles slowly, even for a 67-year-old. Tightly gripping a wooden cane in his right hand, he slides into a…
FirstEnergy Seeks $1.4 Billion More From Ohio Ratepayers. Watchdog Objects
Even as its former top executives await possible criminal charges for gouging ratepayers, Akron-based FirstEnergy is seeking a $1.4 billion rate increase. The state’s consumer watchdog objects, saying the company’s profits are higher than normal and that it should use a more thorough process to prove that it really needs the money. The electric utility…
Review: Pink Soars at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse With Stunts, 20 Years of Hits
“Man, I can’t wait to see the aerial stunts at Pink’s concert.” That thought went through my head in the days leading up the pop star’s concert Wednesday night at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. I had heard and read about her outsized theatrics, which often includes suspending herself above the crowd while still singing. Luckily,…
Paradise Biryani Pointe is Expanding What Cleveland Has Come to Expect From Indian Cuisine
When you’ve been dining at the same Indian restaurants for 15, 20, even 30 years, you begin to believe that there is only one correct way to do things. But more recent arrivals have introduced local diners to the joys of Mumbai chaat, South Indian thalis and East Indian desserts, with menus that go well…
Livewire: 13 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland in November
FRI 11/10 Brit Floyd Brit Floyd’s 50 Years of Dark Side tour features more than two and a half hours of Pink Floyd music as the tribute group celebrates the psychedelic rock band’s iconic album, 1973’s The Dark Side of the Moon. The show starts at 8 p.m. at the Akron Civic Theatre. Expect sensory…
With Breaking Hitting the International Stage in the 2024 Olympics, Local Dancers Are Building the Culture in Cleveland
Spinning, flipping and flaring across the polished floor of Severance Hall’s Grand Foyer, 24-year-old Esita Calhoun’s acrobatic finesse and skill was on full display this summer at Cleveland’s third annual Lords of the Land street dance festival. “Once you see it, like, I don’t even know how to explain it,” said Calhoun. “I wouldn’t even…
The Judith in Ohio City to Kick Off Evening Hours Starting This Thursday
When they opened The Judith (5222 Lorain Ave.) earlier this year, owners Jennie Doran and Andrew Worm said that they intended at some point to expand both the hours and the offerings at their darling Ohio City café. Last month, the property received its liquor license, thus prompting the launch of those promised evening hours. “From day…
