Blue Sushi Sake Grill Now Open at Crocker Park

Update: Blue Sushi Sake Grill opens its doors today out at Crocker Park. Find menu and hours here. *** (Original story 10/24/18): Another Crocker Park dining option is taking shape as crews work on a building on Comet Alley that will serve as the home for Blue Sushi Sake Grill once it opens sometime in…

Budish: If Indians Ask for Big Bucks as Condition of Lease Extension, We Should Aim for Arrangement as Sweet as Q Deal

Tuesday, Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish debated his Republican challenger Peter Corrigan at the City Club of Cleveland. Ideastream’s Nick Castele moderated, asking several good and pointed questions throughout. His final question, before the audience Q&A, concerned the Cleveland Indians. He noted, as we did this summer, that Sin Tax dollars are drying up extremely…

Rock Hall to Host a Rock-Themed Holiday Ball in December

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has just announced that it’ll host its first-ever Rock & Roll Holiday Ball on Dec. 1. Grammy winning blues/gospel singer Mike Farris will perform, and local celebrity chef Rocco Whalen will cook up a special holiday meal. Activities include photo sessions and holiday-themed “stories of rock” inside select…

Cleveland Flea Returns for the Holidays, This Time at the Madison

It’s tough to even think about Christmas when we have Halloween and Thanksgiving to get through first, but it’s important to note that the Cleveland Flea is back for another round of holiday cheer this season. Last November and December, the Cleveland Flea took over Ohio City’s former Unique Thrift space. But now that a…

Cleveland Likely to be Named NBA All-Star Game Host in Coming Days

Crain’s Cleveland Business sports guru Kevin Kleps is reporting that Cleveland will likely be announced as the host city for an upcoming NBA All-Star Game in the coming days. The earliest Cleveland and the renovated Quicken Loans Arena could host the weekend-long event[s] is 2022. During the rancorous debate over public subsidies for the Q’s…

Trump is Coming to Cleveland Monday to Host a Pre-Election Rally

The White House confirmed last night that president Trump will be traveling the country for a string of 11 rallies in eight states before the midterm elections, including Cleveland this Monday. He won’t be around for long, though, as he has events in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and Cape Girardeau, Missouri, also scheduled for Monday. His…

Lalah Hathaway to Play a Special Valentine’s Day Show at Connor Palace

The daughter of the late soul singer Donny Hathaway, singer Lalah Hathaway has forged her own musical path and won five Grammy awards over the course of a career that spans several decades. She has just announced that she’ll bring her all-new show, Sophisticated Soul, to Connor Palace on Thursday, Feb. 14. Singer Raheem Devaughn…

With the Firing of Hue Jackson, the Mr. Hero Curse Claims Another Victim

[image-1] Brian Hoyer. Brian Hartline. Anderson Varejao. And now Hue Jackson. The Mr. Hero curse is real, my friends. And it’s undefeated. With today’s (long overdue) dismissal of Hue Jackson, we must reckon with the mystical powers of the Romanburger franchise, which has laid waste to the promising careers of noted Cleveland athletes and coaches…

Jam Rockers Gov’t Mule Get Political on Their New Album

After touring to celebrate their 20th anniversary in 2014, the guys in the jam band Gov’t Mule decided to take a break. Band leader Warren Haynes, however, spent most of his time writing new material so that when the group returned to the studio in 2016 it had plenty of material to record for what…

KISS to Bring Its End of the Road Tour to the Q in March

After a 45-year career, KISS has announced its upcoming tour will be its final tour ever. The band made the initial announcement a month ago on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. Earlier today, the group announced the first set of dates and cities in North America. The itinerary includes a March 17 stop at the Q.…

13 Halloween Events Worthy of Your Time This Weekend in Cleveland

Halloween, the cool aunt of the holiday season, returns to Cleveland officially Wednesday. Fortunately for the festive, the city has plenty of eerie events to tide horror lovers over until the fated holiday arrives. Haunted aquariums, creepy carnivals, and unearthly escape rooms begin this weekend with even more hair-raising surprises than before. Light-hearted fun also…

Greyhound Bus Bound for NYC Got Lost in Cleveland for Hours Last Night

In what we trust will be the most bizarre transit-related story you’ll read today, a Greyhond bus bound for New York City got lost in Cleveland for several hours last night. Several hours. Via Channel 19, passengers from Toledo didn’t realize they were lost until they saw the same local sights “over and over and…

There Is Finally a Bike Rack at 78th Street Studios

That 78th Street Studios, located in one of the more bike-enthusiastic and bike-friendly neighborhoods in Cleveland, and which counts casual and avid bicyclists among its most fervent and frequent guests, went this long without a bike rack on its grounds is one of the more mystifying, albeit minor, things we’ve encountered. Visitors arriving on two…

Akron FrightFest Has Closed Six Days Before Halloween

The Akron FrightFest that garnered national attention after a performer was accused of simulating rape as a means to scare guests at one of its haunted houses has now closed, six days before Halloween. Jeremy Caudill, managing partner of Melanie Lake Inc. at Kim Tam Park, released a statement on Facebook Thursday evening saying he…

7 Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend

FRIDAY, OCT. 26 An Evening with Fleetwood Mac About five years ago, classic rockers Fleetwood Mac launched a 50-date reunion tour with a performance at Nationwide Arena in Columbus, the site of the first date of the band’s 50-date reunion tour. Playing together for the first time in three years, the band delivered a flawless…

Tremont General Store to Close After Halloween

For two and a half years, Tremont General Store (2418 Professor Ave., 216-288-7167) has been the place to go for local food products, home and garden equipment, pet and chicken food, and even plants, herbs and seed packets. In short, it was a bonafide general store. All that comes to a close on October 31,…

Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern to Close in November

When it opened in 2014, the Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern was a revival of one of Cleveland’s most beloved and historic clubs. Come Saturday, November 17th, the doors will once again be closed. That’s when the current lease expires and management will pull up stakes. Fans will still be able to hang out and…

Cleveland Orchestra Fires William Preucil and Massimo La Rosa Following Outside Investigation of Sexual Misconduct Allegations

The Cleveland Symphony Orchestra announced Wednesday that concertmaster William Preucil and principal trombonist Massimo La Rosa have both been fired on the grounds of sexual misconduct, following the completion of an external investigation. Debevoise and Plimpton were hired by the symphony to conduct an independent investigation on both Preucil and La Rosa. In the course…

Lakewood Listens to More Halloween Music Than Any Other City in America

While many Clevelanders are blasphemously enjoying the first Christmas Ale of the season (it’s not even Thanksgiving yet), a new report from The New York Times and Spotify reveals Lakewood listens to more Halloween music than anywhere else in the country. Spotify indicates that there’s a massive jolt in Halloween listening measured by the number…

Why Are So Many Horror Movies Set in Ohio?

At the start of the 20th century, German expressionist cinema and the golden-era of black-and-white Universal Monster films ushered in a new genre of film for audiences to enjoy. The early years of horror movies frequently featured old, victorian houses in faraway lands and otherwordly creatures beyond our imagination. As the genre evolved and adapted…

Serial in Cleveland, Ep. 7 Recap: The Snowball Effect

It’s difficult to believe that Serial’s Cleveland-based third season could be nearing it’s homestretch, in part because examples of the systemic issues the podcast has exposed feel like they’re in infinite supply, but it’s true. There are likely only two or three more episodes remaining. The show will be off next week (Nov. 1) and…

Cordray, DeWine Discuss Issues Impacting Older Voters

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Choosing who will lead Ohio for the next four years is one of the biggest decisions for Ohioans on Election Day. And a new resource is providing useful information for voters before they cast a ballot. AARP Ohio’s 2018 gubernatorial video voting guide features conversations with the candidates for governor, Democrat Richard…

How to Be an Informed Cleveland Voter Before the November Elections

We’ve been covering news related to the upcoming election for months here at Scene, (along with encouraging everyone to get registered and remember to vote almost daily). However, an estimated 80 million people, according to Vox, won’t vote in the November election nationwide, despite being eligible to do so. Studies show that people don’t feel like…

Goodyear Theatre to Host a Holiday Bash With Red Wanting Blue

After last year’s successful New Year’s Eve party with the Columbus-based indie rock act Red Wanting Blue, the Goodyear Theatre in Akron will again host the band for its 2018 Holiday Bash. The event takes place on Saturday, Dec. 29. Singer-songwriter Will Hoge and indie rockers the Building, a band featuring Youngstown native and War on…

Twenty One Pilots Put on a Spectacle of a Show at the Q

The guys in the Columbus-based alternative rock duo Twenty One Pilots certainly know how to make an entrance. They started last night’s two-hour concert in front of a capacity crowd at the Q in dramatic fashion as singer-multi-instrumentalist Tyler Joseph arrived carrying a torch. Decked out in fatigue pants and a bandana, he looked like…

In Toledo, Firm Created Fake Low-Income Accounts to Win Federal Money for CEO’s Lavish Lifestyle

The Federal Communications Commission, in a ruling this week, announced that a Toledo telecommunications firm would be fined more than $63 million for “apparent repeated, systematic, and large-scale violations” of a federal program designed to give poor people discounts on phone and internet service. American Broadband, based in downtown Toledo, allegedly created thousands of fake…

Brandon Chrostowski’s Putting Finishing Touches on Edwins Butcher Shop

Since opening EDWINS Leadership & Restaurant Institute, Brandon “Mr. Second Chance” Chrostowski has been single-minded in his mission to provide a meaningful way forward for ex-convicts. That French bistro and culinary training center, the subject of the Oscar-nominated documentary Knife Skills, continues to roll out graduates who are prepared to fill waiting jobs in restaurants…

A Great Production of an Albee Classic Now at the Beck Center

It all begins with a guessing game and ends with the game board being tossed in the air, the pieces flying in all directions. In between lies one of the great American plays, Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf, a work that is as funny as it is coruscating. This incisive production at the…

Spy Parody Franchise on Life Support After Softball Third Installment

One wonders what possible reason anyone could have for going to see Johnny English Strikes Again, the third installment in a James Bond parody series starring Rowan Atkinson. Teens like me, who guffawed through the original in 2003, may be sorry to hear that there are only perhaps four moments of potential pity laughter throughout.…

Band of the Week: Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets

MEET THE BAND: Shawni Marks (vocals, keyboards), Beth Kille (vocals, guitar), Jen Farley (vocals, the occasional tambourine, egg shaker) A SPECIAL THING: About five years ago, the three women in the Madison, Wisconsin-based alt-country act Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets met through some mutual friends. Since they were all musicians, Kille, who hosted a singer-songwriter…

Savage Love: Meow and Forever

Hi Dan, I am a homosexual young adult seeking advice about kitten play. I find it very intriguing, and I’m wondering where to start. It’s a turn-on when someone calls me kitten, but I’m not sure how to express my kink or desire for kink play to the person or persons I am into. Any…


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