Wish Queen To Mark One-Year Anniversary of Debut Album with Special Grog Shop Show
Last year, Grace Sullivan, a local singer-songwriter who performs and records as Wish Queen, recorded her debut album, Saturnalia, with local musician and producer Austyn Benyak. They worked out of Benyak’s dad’s garage all last summer. Now, to celebrate the album’s one-year anniversary, Wish Queen will play a special show with Jet Star, Frida and the…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Oct. 31-Nov. 3)
THU 10/31 Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Dave Alvin and Grammy nominated singer-songwriter Jimmie Dale Gilmore play Music Box Supper Club tonight at 7:30 as they bring their tour in support of their second collaborative album, TexiCali, to town. The 11-song collection represents a roadtrip across Alvin and Gilmore’s home states and…
Where to Buy TikTok Followers: 3 Trusted Sites for Real Growth
Whether it’s the latest dance trend, viral challenges, or just some random clip that blows up overnight, TikTok is where everything’s happening right now. But getting a solid fan base on TikTok? It can be a real grind. You can post killer content, but if the algorithm isn’t on your side, your videos can get…
Tri-Star Skate Park is Shutting Down
The start of Tri-Star’s building problems came soon after a snow storm. It was January 23, and owners Sam and Shelby Snellenberger arrived at their shop on Brookpark Road to pretty gnarly news: a blanket of snow on their rooftop had melted en masse, and water was now seeping through into the park inside. Two…
Urban Meyer’s Pint House Coming to Gateway District
Back in April, Saucy Brew Works purchased Urban Meyer’s Pint House and today the local brewery is announcing plans to import the Columbus-based brand to downtown Cleveland. Opened in 2019, and located in Bridge Park in Dublin, Urban Meyer’s Pint House has become a game-day destination for those in and around that northwest suburb. Saucy…
Cleveland Independents to Celebrate Cleveland Restaurant Week November 11-22
This year, Cleveland Independents will celebrate its fall Cleveland Restaurant Week November 11-22. The biannual promotions are a wonderful way to return to old favorites or explore new restaurants. This time around, participating eateries will be offering three-course, prix-fixe dinners for $39. (Some restaurants might adjust that figure up or down.) Approximately 30 locally owned, independent restaurants are…
Tom’s Watch Bar Coming to Downtown Cleveland
Today, the K & D Group out of Willoughby announced that it has signed a lease with Tom’s Watch Bar, a nationally recognized leader in the sports-bar category. The bar will be claiming nearly 5,000 square feet of the Electric Building at 700 Prospect Ave. K & D is undertaking a $40-million renovation project of…
An Ohio Supreme Court Candidate Forum Was Held on Tuesday but Republicans Didn’t Attend
Even though all six Ohio Supreme Court candidates were invited to speak at a recent forum held in partnership by the City Club of Cleveland and the Ohio Debate Commission, only the Democratic candidates showed up. The three Democratic candidates — incumbent Justice Michael Donnelly, incumbent Justice Melody Stewart, and Judge Lisa Forbes — spoke…
Election Views From Behind Bars in Ohio: Divided Just Like the Rest of U.S.
In more than a quarter century behind bars, Michael Conley unlearned the apathy about voting he carried into an Ohio prison when he was sentenced in his early 20s. “I never had the motivation to vote because I was raised in an environment where the majority of people believed that their voice doesn’t matter,” Conley…
Groundbreaking of Second Norma Herr Shelter Promises a ‘Dignified’ Stay for Unhoused Women
About a hundred more unhoused women will soon have a place to stay in Midtown in the coming months. That’s the upshot of the county’s latest attempt to provide beds, meals and showers for the local homeless population as the groundbreaking of the Norma Herr II Emergency Shelter for women signaled off East 23rd and…
Democratic Black lawmakers Say Ohio Issue 1 Redistricting Reform Would Help Black Voters
In a press conference Tuesday, members of the Ohio Legislative Black Caucus, along with a voter advocate from the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, spoke of Issue 1 redistricting reform as a way forward for communities of color and the state as a whole. “For the first time, we have a real, enforceable path to ensure that…
Livewire: 13 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Week
THU 10/24 Lorna Shore This hard rock band turned a corner when singer Will Ramos (Moment of a Memory, A Wake in Providence) joined and brought his screechy voice to the group’s hard rock riffs. A song like “To the Hellfire” demonstrates his ability to scream like some kind of tortured animal. The group brings…
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost Announces Six Voter Fraud Indictments Two Weeks From Election Day
Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced six indictments for voter fraud Tuesday stemming from referrals made by Secretary of State Frank LaRose earlier this year. Even as Yost insisted on the importance of the investigations and prosecutions he sought to calibrate the scope of the issue. Voting is a “sacred right” Yost insisted, and the…
Nosotros Rock Climbing Gym Closing in Lakewood, But Owner Hopes to Relocate With Community Help
What many climbing enthusiasts seem to love, almost as much as surmounting walls, is that climbing is always much more than just climbing. For some, it’s an affordable alternative to the American West. A strategic, rewarding way to building hand strength and muscle mass. A full-body exercise. A mental struggle as much as a physical…
Review: Steak in Tremont Adds Modern Flair to the Traditional Steakhouse While Nailing the Details
At one point in the meal, I looked over at my fellow Gen Xer as he was sipping a drink from the butt end of a silly bird-shaped cocktail glass. Despite his best efforts to play it cool, the grown man’s indignity revealed itself plain as day. At Steak in Tremont, the gimmicks, devices and…
15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Oct. 24-27)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 10/24 A Beautiful Noise This musical charts how Neil Diamond, a guy who identifies as a “kid from Brooklyn,” became an international superstar thanks to hit songs such as “Sweet Caroline” and “America.” Tonight’s…
Why Are the Black Keys Playing an ‘America Loves Crypto’ Show?
The Black Keys return home this week to play a intimate, free, first-come first-served show at the Akron Civic Theatre on Oct. 25. The occasion? A stop in support of The America Loves Crypto Tour, which has unleashed free concerts in five other swing states (featuring Chainsmokers, Lauv, Big Sean, Jessie Murph, 070 Shake, and Black…
The Cleveland Orchestra’s Halloween Spooktacular and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
We have a wide variety of classical music events to recommend this week. -On Wednesday at 7 pm, the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Chamber Music in the Atrium series will host the young musicians of Upcoming Stars in the Classics in “An Enchanted Program” for Halloween. Thursday’s choices include: – A Steel Drum Celebration with…
Cleveland Planning Commission Gives Green Light for City’s First Four Outdoor, Public Bathrooms
Long-gestating efforts to install public bathrooms downtown cleared another hurdle recently as the Cleveland City Planning Commission approved both construction and conceptual designs for Cleveland’s first four public restrooms to be installed anywhere in the city outside of the Metroparks. Four permanent, metal-clad bathrooms that will soon go up in Canal Basin Park, Perk Plaza and…
In Cleveland Play House’s Production of ‘What the Constitution Means to Me,’ a Reminder All Our Voices Count
Sometimes, a cough is just a cough. At other times, though, it can signal a deeper meaning, it can indicate that there’s something wrong—not with a particular person or body—but with the body politic of our country. This is only one of the many revelations awaiting in Heidi Schreck’s funny and furious play What the…
Cleveland Tree Coalition Grants Over $600,000 for Community Tree Planting
More than a dozen Cleveland-based organizations will split around $600,000 funds in from Fall 2024 Cleveland Tree Coalition Grant Program, which aims to plant trees in neighborhoods that have a low tree canopy cover. The funding is provided in part by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, NOPEC, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, the Cleveland…
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at Blank Canvas Delivers a Tasty Love Story
We all love being in love, right? As the song says, love makes the world go ’round. But then again, as Shakespeare mused, “The course of true love never did run smooth.” Well, there’s love and music¬—not to mention a huge bump in the road—in Little Shop of Horrors now at Blank Canvas Theatre. And…
More Than 660,000 Ohioans Have Voted in the Election So Far
More than half a million Ohioans have cast their ballot in the election so far. Combining absentee and early voting, more than 660,000 Ohioans have voted as of Friday morning, according to the Ohio Secretary Of State. A majority have been through early voting, which takes place at your local county Board of Elections. Early…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: It’s Time for Doug Katz’s New Restaurant
– Doug Katz’s latest venture debuts at Van Aken on Monday when the doors to Kiln swing open. Read all about the chef’s American take on a classic European bistro and then make your plan to visit. Related – John Haggerty has closed the doors to Green Kitchen in Clark-Fulton, not because it wasn’t a…
MetroHealth Opens Psychiatric Emergency Department at Cleveland Heights Medical Center
The MetroHealth System announced the opening of its new psychiatric emergency department at the Cleveland Heights Medical Center on Wednesday. Coming after the closure of St. Vincent’s psychiatric care center in the summer, the facility seeks to fill a void in care by providing round-the-clock, on-site psychiatric emergency services to meet the community’s need for crisis…
While Criticizing Housing Costs, Ohio GOP Senate Candidate Bernie Moreno Invests With Speculators
Republican Bernie Moreno’s U.S. Senate campaign is premised on a straightforward argument. The increasing cost of gas, groceries and housing are putting the American Dream out of reach. But Moreno isn’t an obvious messenger. His personal fortune would make him one of the richest members of Congress if elected, and his family was wealthy and…
First Look: La Pecora, a ‘Pizzabar Hideout’ on Larchmere, Opening Monday
Juan and Carlos Vergara, who operate Barroco Arepa Bar, Hola Tacos, Amazonia and Pulpo Beer Co., are expanding once again. La Pecora (12712 Larchmere Blvd.), which is billed as a “pizzabar hideout,” will open this Monday immediately next door to Barroco on Larchmere. La Pecora builds off the work that the Vergaras have been doing at…
Robert Bell Visited the Rock Hall to Talk About Kool & The Gang’s Legacy Ahead of Inductions
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2024 induction festivities kicked off last night with an interview with the last surviving original member of Kool & The Gang. Robert “Kool” Bell, bass player of the legendary R&B outfit, sat down with Jason Hanley, the Hall’s VP of Education, for a 90-minute discussion at the Rock…
Bibb: Browns Move to Brook Park Will Economically Harm Cleveland, Cuyahoga County
In an alternately solemn and feisty speech in front of a packed Red Room at City Hall on Thursday, Mayor Justin Bibb announced that Jimmy and Dee Haslam intend to officially move the Cleveland Browns to Brook Park in a new domed stadium. The decision, apparently conveyed to Bibb in a phone call Wednesday night,…
Ohio and Other States With Anti-Transgender Laws See Increased Youth Suicide Rates
Suicide attempts among transgender and nonbinary young people increased significantly in states that adopted anti-transgender laws between 2018 and 2022, a study by The Trevor Project concluded. The study looked at suicide rates over five years in the 19 states that passed a total of 48 anti-transgender laws. Ohio was included in the study along…
Both Sides Criticize Current Redistricting System During Ohio Issue 1 Forum
At an Ohio Issue 1 forum Wednesday, both sides criticized Ohio’s current redistricting system, but supporters of the proposed amendment said it would stop gerrymandering by removing politicians from the process, while opponents said it would create other problems. The Citizens Not Politicians Issue 1 proposal on the ballot would replace the current Ohio Redistricting…
Cleveland Secures $60M From Feds for Lakefront Redevelopment, Shoreway Conversion
Cleveland just got $60 million closer to seeing its lakefront finally redone. On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced a whopping amount of cash to help fulfill Mayor Justin Bibb and the city’s dream of tearing down sections of the Shoreway and converting the highway into a more pedestrian-centered boulevard. That $60 million will…
Local Singer-Songwriter Jerry Popiel To Release New Northeast Ohio-Themed EP
Local singer-songwriter Jerry Popiel has had a busy year. He says he’s played more than 50 shows so far and has particularly enjoyed performing on the Viking cruise ships when they visit Cleveland, Detroit and Windsor. He also found time to record Edgewater, a new folk-rock EP, and hopes he’s captured what life is like…
Happy Dog To Celebrate Rock’s Raw Power with Four-Band Bill
Rock N Roll Damnation Night, an event that takes place at 9 p.m. on Saturday at the Happy Dog, offers an indie rock alternative to the Rock Hall Inductions taking place downtown at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The show will feature four gritty rock ‘n’ roll bands, including the Pittsburgh-based psych-pop band Sweat and New York…
The Cleveland Orchestra Does Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week
Several of this week’s classical picks include multiple performances, so you can choose whatever fits your schedule. – Wednesday boasts three interesting and unusual concerts, all at 7:30, beginning with the Amina Figarova Sextet, headed by the Azerbaijani pianist and composer, and the Matsiko World Orphan Choir, a 24-voice ensemble of at-risk Liberian children for…
Livewire: 10 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend
WED 10/16 Everclear Last year, the veteran alt-rock act Everclear released Live at the Whisky a Go Go, a 17-track collection that features the live recording of the Los Angeles show on Everclear’s 30th Anniversary tour as well as two bonus studio tracks, “Sing Away,” a single addressing teen suicide, and the 2022 politically charged…
Split Ohio Supreme Court Turns Down Lawsuit Challenging New Dropbox Restrictions
The Ohio Supreme Court has turned down an attempt to make it easier for Ohioans to drop off a family member’s ballot. Under state law, several close relations are legally allowed to do so. But following a federal court ruling requiring greater flexibility for disabled voters, Ohio’s Secretary of State Frank LaRose imposed a new…
A Non-Profit Gifted a Disabled Mentor 8-Year Old a Swim Spa for Physical Therapy. It’s Now Become the Center of an HOA Dispute
Ray Christner had sought for years to find anything to help relieve his disabled daughter’s pain. Harper, an 8-year-old, has McCune-Albright syndrome, a rare bone disease that softens her joints to the point that metal rods are needed to provide stability. A doctor at the National Institute of Health recommended aqua therapy. Harper could, they said,…
Late Push for CMSD Levy Raising Awareness Before November Vote
The weight of this November’s election will undeniably be hefty — President, Senate seats, Ohio Supreme Court spots, and a litany of local issues are on the ballot. Among those: Issue 49, the second levy for the Cleveland Metropolitan Schools District in the past four years. One that would, if passed in November, give CMSD…
Cleveland’s Mr. Gnome Returns with Highly Personal New Album
Back home in Northeast Ohio after launching a fall U.S. tour that will conclude with a Beachland Ballroom show on Saturday, Nov. 2, Mr. Gnome singer-guitarist Nicole Barille says the shows in support of the local art rock duo’s new album, A Sliver of Space, have been invigorating. “What were supposed to be our warm-up…
It’s Horny Deer Season, Meaning Drivers Should Be Aware, and Be Prepared to Hit Them to Avoid Worse Accidents
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. When we return to standard time, those hours are also when people are more likely to be moving around and…
Ohio High Court Races Will Decide Future of State’s Energy Transition and Utility Fairness
This fall’s election for three seats on the Supreme Court of Ohio is expected to play a pivotal role in deciding the state’s direction on renewable energy, utility accountability and other energy issues. In addition to deciding appeals from lower courts dealing with energy and other topics, the seven-member Supreme Court of Ohio hears all…
Where Ohio Colleges and Universities Rank in Campus Free Speech Report
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression recently released their fourth annual College Free Speech Rankings. The 11 Ohio colleges and universities on the list ranked between No. 31 and No. 222. The survey ranked 248 higher education institutions after receiving responses from about 55,000 students from 254 colleges and universities. Students enrolled in four-year…
New ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ Episode Tackles the Metroparks Double Murder Cold Case
The unsolved murders of Carnell Sledge and Katherine Brown in the Rocky River Reservation on June 4, 2019 have stumped police and investigators ever since, with few leads and no firm suspects. A new nationwide spotlight might provide some hope as Netflix’s ‘Unsolved Mysteries’ series features the case in one of this season’s new episodes.…
‘Grand Concourse’ From Seat of the Pants Productions Examines Selflessness and Self-Preservation
In her letters to her confessors, the Catholic nun Mother Teresa wrote about her doubts saying, “My God, I have no faith.” She also wrote about feeling a sense of emptiness and silence, and that she was afraid to share her thoughts because she feared blasphemy. It’s hard when a nun suffers a loss of…
An Issue for Them? Ohio’s 50-Year-Old+ Women Emboldened by Moreno Comments on Abortion
Ohio women 50 and older are headed to the polls having lived through the days before Roe v. Wade legalized abortion nationwide in 1973, during the time when abortion was legal, and now, after the decision was overturned in 2022 and power given to each state to decide. That has played a factor in many…
Chef John Hagerty Has Closed Green Kitchen in Clark-Fulton
Chef John Hagerty has closed his vegan restaurant Green Kitchen (3182 W. 25th St.) in the Clark-Fulton neighborhood. He opened it just shy of a year ago. Hagerty, who is a partner in Never Say Dive in Old Brooklyn, says that it wasn’t a lack of business that forced his hand; it was a lack of…
First Look: Doug Katz’s New Restaurant Kiln, Opening at Van Aken District on October 22
For weeks, Doug Katz and his team have been cooking, tasting and tweaking dishes in advance of opening his newest restaurant. That will occur on October 22, when Kiln welcomes its first public guests. Many months of work have transformed the former Shake It/Kindred Spirit/Sawyer’s property at Van Aken District in Shaker Heights into a…
‘The Pitchforks’ at Convergence-Continuum Fails to Deliver the Horror or Drama
There’s a saying that advises: When someone tells you who they are, believe them. That is smart when dealing with people. But when a theatrical production or some NFL quarterbacks (lookin’ at you #4) tell you who they are, it’s often untrue—sometimes calamitously so. Such is the case with The Pitchforks by Andrew Kramer, a…
East Cleveland City Council Optimistic Indictment of Mayor Brandon King Signals Opportunity for Turnaround
Tumult in East Cleveland continued last week as Mayor Brandon King was indicted on an array of corruption charges, the third East Cleveland mayor in the last 20 years to do so. It follows what feels like a never-ending stream of bad news for the small city. It remains in a state of fiscal emergency.…
Wine For Life Event at The Madison to Help Fund Rare Cancer Research
On Friday, October 18, wine lovers are invited to attend a special event called Wine For Life, a fundraiser for The Jed Ian Rare Cancer Foundation. Each year, more than 200,000 people are diagnosed with a rare cancer in the U.S. and they often have little hope for a positive outcome. One of those people…
Seeking to Help Florida Shelters Affected by Hurricane Milton, Cleveland APL Pleads for Adopters and Foster Volunteers
The Cleveland Animal Protective League hopes to open space to animals affected by this week’s devastating hurricane in Florida. But they need the community’s help to do so. Due to the minimal space, the Cleveland APL hasn’t been able to take in animals from other shelters in nearly two years as it deals with its…
FirstEnergy Gave Heavily to Trump and Trump Worked for a Federal Bailout, Report Says
As it sought a massive, corrupt bailout in Ohio, Akron-based FirstEnergy also spent lavishly on Trump-aligned dark money groups and at hotels and golf courses owned by the former president, a new report said this week. Trump and his aides wanted to provide a federal bailout for the company’s coal and nuclear plants, but they…
This Week in Cleveland Food News: Flight Social Opens Downtown and More
– Flight Social has taken, well, flight in the old Chocolate Bar space downtown. Read all about the travel and aviation-themed affair below. Related – Another new addition downtown: Gochujang in Playhouse Square, which is serving up Korean street food. Related – Kelvin Cadiz hasn’t missed a beat after moving Callaloo Cafe from Collinwood to…
Ohio Gerrymandering: A Brief and Awful History of the Very Recent Past
Ohio citizens right now are represented by unconstitutionally gerrymandered state lawmakers. The politicians in the General Assembly in Columbus are occupying unconstitutionally gerrymandered seats. This is not a matter of opinion. It was adjudicated in the state’s highest court five times in 2021 and 2022. After those decisions, an anti-abortion lobbyist sued to force Ohio…
‘A Beautiful Noise’ at Playhouse Square is a Lumbering Tale of Neil Diamond’s Life
When commenting on a play about a songwriter/singer—such as Beck Center’s recent staging of Beautiful about Carole King and the current Playhouse Square offering of A Beautiful Noise about Neil Diamond)—there is a temptation to weave some of person’s song titles into the review. Just to be, you know, clever. Well, it’ll be a snowy…
