On ‘Alternative Medicine’ in Cleveland, Where ‘Hospital Medicine’ is the Prescription of the Day
In 1837, shortly after Cleveland incorporated, the City Hospital was born. While this early asylum for the ill and destitute hardly delivered “quality care,” it established Cleveland early on as a “medical town.” These days, Cleveland medicine brings to mind the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospital or Metro, but the history of Cleveland—once a wild and…
Hingetown Hoedown to Bring Country Feel to Cleveland Streets
If there’s one thing the Cleveland music scene is missing, it’s folk music— or so says Adam Reifsynder, co-founder of the Hingetown Hoedown, a day-long bluegrass festival set to take place for the first time Oct. 3 in Hingetown. Inspired by Duck Creek Log Jam music festival, a weekend-long fest celebrating string bands, camping, and all things…
Cleveland Museum of Art Hosts the Print Club of Cleveland’s 31st Annual Fine Print Fair This Weekend
This weekend the atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA) hosts the Print Club of Cleveland’s 31st Annual Fine Print Fair. The fair is free and open to the public this Friday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 26 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday Sept. 27 from…
Inaugural FireFish Festival in Lorain This Weekend Blends Fire, Art, Dance and More in Hopes of Rejuvenating Downtown Area
James Levin (Cleveland Public Theatre, IngenuityFest, Cleveland World Festival) has been busy preparing for another community-based festival. The inaugural FireFish Festival plans to transform Lorain’s Broadway Avenue into a playground of art, music, dance and more. According to Executive Director James Levin, “The FireFish Festival will provide a glimpse of what is possible in the…
Five Classical Music Events To Catch This Week
The Cleveland Orchestra’s back to open its new season at Severance Hall this weekend. There’s no soloist at this weekend’s concerts, but the main act is a biggie — Richard Strauss’s panoramic Alpine Symphony. Nobody knows how Mozart’s “Jupiter” Symphony got its nickname, but it’s a winning opener for what promises to be a sonic…
Dittrick Museum of Medical History Begins New ‘Conversations’ Series
I’m looking at this massive cloth womb encased in glass, and it’s sort of terrifying. It’s a “woman machine,” Brandy Schillace tells me, and it’s based on a device William Smellie used in the 18th century to demonstrate birthing methods. Smellie’s machine is something of a grail for those in the early obstetrics collection game.…
The Steelyard Wal-Mart is the Worst Wal-Mart in America
Before we go any further, let us agree on a few things. First, Wal-Mart is an awful corporation. Second, many of us end up at Wal-Mart regardless of that first fact due to any number of reasons — geography, selection, hours, sadness, boredom, etc.. Third, writing anything on the internet is perceived by racist commenters as…
Indie Rockers Toro y Moi Embrace ’70s Soft Rock on New Album
With the guys in the IFC mockumentary TV show Documentary Now paying tribute to yatch rock, the suddenly popular style of soft rock that was popular in the ’70s, it would be easy to lump Toro Y Moi’s new album, What For?, in with the trend. And yet singer-guitarist Chaz Bundick says the indie rock…
Local Rockers the Whiskey Daredevils Get Loud on Their New Album
When the Cowslingers, a terrific local cowpunk act that picked up a bit of a national following during a decade-plus-long run, called it quits, singer Greg Miller assumed he was probably done with music. But when drummer Leo P. Love and Miller’s bass-playing brother Ken came to him four months later and wanted to start…
WKYC’s Kris Pickel is off to Phoenix; Sara Shookman to Take Over Anchor Duties
The PD’s TV writer Mark Dawidziak has reported that WKYC’s Sara Shookman will be the new co-anchor for the 6 and 11 p.m. Channel 3 broadcasts, alongside Russ Mitchell. Shookman will replace Kris Pickel, who’s taking a lead-anchor gig at the CBS affiliate in Phoenix. Shookman’s been doing some anchoring this summer after Pickel announced…
Update: Parent Gives Middle Finger to Ohio’s “Common Core” in the Most Brilliant Way Possible
Update: We were disheartened to learn today that the Painseville pop who wrote the check to Melridge Elementary school in “Common Core” math didn’t actually send the check to the school. Cleveland.com reports that, alas, it was “just a joke.” A pretty damn good joke. Originally posted: Sept. 18, 2015 at 3:05 p.m. It’s no…
VIDEO: Cleveland Browns Fans Get Engaged in the Muni Lot on Sunday
It was a beautiful weekend here in the Forest City, made even sweeter by the Browns snagging a win at the home opener, Johnny Manziel offering the slightest glimmer of promise, oh, and the engagement of two Cleveland Browns fans in the Muni Lot. Clevelander Jon Hammer popped the question to his girlfriend Maegan Perri…
KeyCorp’s Beth Mooney is “Most Powerful Woman in Banking” for Third Straight Year
American Banker has named KeyCorp’s Chairman and CEO Beth Mooney its “Most Powerful Woman in Banking” for the third consecutive year. Mooney has been in Key’s top post since 2011 and is one of only two female CEOs of major banking companies in the country. She’s also something of a local business celeb, chairing the…
MOCA Cleveland Goes International in its Fall Exhibitions, Debuting This Friday
MOCA Cleveland officially opens its Fall 2015 exhibitions with a free Fall Season Opening Night Party from 7 to 10 p.m. this Friday, Sept. 25. MOCA’s new exhibitions include Nevet Yitzhak’s OFF THE RULING CLASS , Fatima Al Qadiri’s Chinas of the Mind and Do Ho Suh’s self-titled exhibition. Suh is a native of South…
Review: ‘Finn McCool’ from Talespinner Children’s Theatre
Finn McCool sounds like a very hip urban street name, until you jump on Wikipedia and find that it’s actually the way we Americans pronounce “Fionn mac Cumhail.” He was a mythical hunter-warrior in Irish mythology, and he’s the central figure in this play, adapted from those very myths by Christopher Johnston. Turns out, there…
Review: ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?’ at Lakeland Community College Civic Theatre
As we all know by now, the territory Edward Albee plops his four characters into, in this venom-spewing play, is the equivalent of a 40-acre pit of quicksand. The harder they try to struggle free, the deeper they sink. Until dawn comes and everyone skulks off to try and reestablish the lies they live by,…
Great Lakes Brewing Company Announces 2015 Christmas Ale First Pour
Chilly mornings and shorter days have announced the arrival of fall in Cleveland, but for us the season doesn’t officially start until Great Lakes Brewing Company hosts its annual Christmas Ale first pour. Luckily, the festive occasion isn’t all that far away. The Ohio City brewery has announced the date and details of the 2015…
Black Keys Singer-Guitarist Dan Auerbach to Bring his New Project the Arcs to Akron Civic Theatre
Earlier this year, Black Keys singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach released the debut from a band he’s calling the Arcs. The band, which features Leon Michels, Richard Swift, Homer, Steinweiss, Nick Movshon, Kenny Vaughan and the New York-based all-female mariachi band Mariachi Flor De Toloache, operates as a collaborative with different members sharing songwriting credits. The band has…
Following Violent Week in Cleveland, Neighbors Help Police Pursue Shooting Suspects
An arrest warrant has been issued for a suspect in the Sept. 15 shooting death of 3-year-old Major Howard on the city’s eastside. With the help of neighbors willing to pass along pertinent information, police identified Donnell “Nell” Lindsey, 22, as the man suspected of firing the bullets that killed Howard and injured a 24-year-old…
Is W. 25th Bike Lane Buffer on the Wrong Side?
Ohio City’s W. 25th St. has been handsomely resurfaced this summer, and thanks in large part to the city’s Complete and Green Streets initiative, it now includes a bike lane. (As part of that initiative, Cleveland is slated to paint more than 22 miles of bike lanes by the time 2015 wraps up). But local…
Local Production Company to Release Documentary About the Dead’s Final Shows
Bohemian Fliques, a production company formed by students from Cuyahoga Community College, went to Chicago this summer for the Grateful Dead’s final set of shows, dubbed the Fare Thee Well Shows. The students have produced I Need a Miracle, a short documentary that includes footage from the concert parking lot scene, which features a cast…
Toledo Gynecologist Suspended After Having Sex with Patients, Staff
A Toledo-area OB-GYN was forced to hang up his white coat this month after it came to light that he was having sexual relationships with some of his patients and members of his staff. Dr. Peter C. Johnson — an ironic name, if you ask us — admitted to the state board that he had sex with…
Former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich Joins Effort to Save Lakewood Hospital
The struggle to save Lakewood Hospital picked up a high-profile supporter in former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, who stood outside the hospital this morning and urged City Council to intervene legally on behalf of city residents. In January, Mayor Mike Summers announced the Cleveland Clinic’s plan to close and demolish the hospital and open a…
FirstMerit Corp. Expected to Acquire Naming Rights for Cleveland Convention Center
FirstMerit Corp. would pay $400,000 annually to Cuyahoga County for the next 20 years in exchange for naming rights for the Cleveland Convention Center, according to legislation submitted by County Executive Armond Budish. The deal awaits approval from County Council. A new logo would be created as part of the transaction. The deal would also…
Here’s John Kasich Dancing to ‘Shut Up and Dance’
It was a weird weekend up in Michigan for the GOP. Of course, any weekend that starts with aides throwing punches at each other is bound to be fun. That continued with Ohio gov John Kasich, in town with the majority of the Republican field at the confab on Mackinac Island, showing off his sweet,…
Singer-Guitarist Joe Walsh Concludes Two-Night Stand in Warren with a Bang
Joe Walsh couldn’t have asked for a better homecoming reception than the one he got in Warren, where he opened his tour at the Packard Music Hall with a two-night stand that concluded last night. Both shows were packed to the gills with fans who were happy for the chance to see the Eagles guitarist…
‘Black Mass,’ the New Drama About Crime Boss Whitey Bulger, Doesn’t Transcend Its Source Material
If it hadn’t been for Dick Lehr and Gerard O’Neill, a couple of pesky Boston Globe reporters who exposed the collaboration between the FBI and crime boss Whitey Bulger, it’s not likely the “unholy alliance” between the FBI and the Irish Mob would’ve ever come to light. The leader of Boston’s Winter Hill Gang, Whitey…
Space: Rock Gallery to Open New Show Featuring Local Rock Photographer Jay Brown
When photographer Jay Brown moved from Columbus to Cleveland in the ‘90s, he became a regular at Pat’s in Flats when Beachland Ballroom and Tavern co-owner Mark Leddy booked garage rock acts and retro-leaning bands to play the place. When Leddy started bringing those bands to the Beachland, Brown was there to capture the action.Now,…
9 Concerts to Catch This Weekend
FRIDAY, SEPT. 18 Ed Sheeran Because of an ability to command a stage without any accompaniment, you can often tell when a musician got his or her start performing on street corners and open mics. Such is the case with Brit singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran. The guy played plenty of small venues before up-scaling to bigger…
Loud in Cleveland Podcast with Beach Stav
Loud in Cleveland returns today with their 21st episode. Hosts Drew Maziasz and Michael Cornacchione spoke with Jon Conley of Beach Stav. From Michael and Drew: Beach Stav, a project of brothers Jon and Mike Conley with a rotating cast of supporting players, is a name that you see on fliers all the time but a group…
Scorpions Bring Their Arena Rock-Worthy Stage Production to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica
Fans of metal and hard rock lucky enough to attend the US Festival over Memorial Day Weekend in May of 1983 were witness to a dream bill that in the minds of many still hasn’t been topped. “Heavy Metal Day” featured performances by Quiet Riot, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, the Scorpions and a…
Singer-Songwriter Joshua Davis Says He Learned Some Valuable Lessons on ‘The Voice’
When contestants on The Voice, the American Idol-like reality show that pits unknown singers up against one another, participate in a “blind” audition, they sing in front of judges who have their backs to them so they can’t see the person singing. If they like what they hear, they “claim” the singer. When singer-songwriter Joshua…
A Looser, Louder Wilco Delivers Lengthy Set at Masonic Auditorium
“Been a long time since we’ve been in Cleveland,” Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy said at one point during the band’s show last night at the Masonic Auditorium. “It’s good to be back.” Nobody held the band’s seven-years-plus absence against them, however: Nearly all of the band’s song choices drew ecstatic (and loud) crowd sing-alongs and…
Here’s the Full RTA Pepper Spray Incident Video
The above represents the results of an RTA internal investigation into the pepper spray incident in July. GCRTA Officer Robert Schwab sprayed a canister of pepper spray into a crowd of people who were angered by the detainment of an intoxicated 14-year-old. The crowd was largely made up of attendees at that weekend’s Movement for…
Singer-Guitarist Ace Frehley Talks About How Sobriety Has Helped Him Focus
When we went looking for the Spaceman, we found him in Green Bay, Wisconsin, believe it or not. That’s where former KISS guitarist Ace Frehley was on Tuesday afternoon when we caught up with him via phone for a brief conversation. He comes to Northeast Ohio on Saturday night to perform at Hard Rock Live.…
Barberton Senior Living Residents Strip Down for 2016 Charity Calendar
Earlier this year, we told you about the residents of Barberton’s Pleasant Pointe Assisted Living who stripped down and posed for a 2015 calendar to benefit a local Kiwanis club. Turns out, calendar sales brought in nearly $9,000, all of which was donated to Kiwanis for the Esther Ryan Shoe Fund which provides shoes to children…
78th Street Studios Stacks This Month’s Third Friday Event with Fall Debuts
After closing many of their Summer 2015 exhibitions, the galleries and artist studios of 78th Street Studios invite you back for a number of opening receptions and special events to begin the fall Friday night. This month, E11even 2 (Suite 112) debuts co-founder Christina Sadowski’s first solo exhibition, the Cleveland at Home Collection. The show…
Everest is a Heartstopping True Adventure Flick that Hollywood Didn’t Even Have to Doctor
Everest opened Thursday night at theaters across the region, and this weekend you should make a point to see it on the biggest screen you can find. Other than Mad Max, it’s the most visually arresting cinematic experience of the year. It’s buttressed by solid performances from an ensemble cast and the all-natural thrills of…
Grog Shop Plans Special Events To Mark Its 23rd Anniversary
The Grog Shop, the Cleveland Heights concert club that hosts everything from hip-hop to rock and comedy, is turning 23. To celebrate, it has put together a series of special shows. At 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, the indie rock outfit Man Man performs at the club. After the gig, the band will be…
Indie Rockers NIGHTS to Celebrate the Re-Release of Their Debut at Happy Dog Concert
Guitarist Frankie Maraldo formed the local indie rock group NIGHTS, a group that featured shoegazer guitars and high-pitched male vocals, back in 2009, but because the band was so unstable, it didn’t play more than a handful of shows. Maraldo was even thinking of pulling the plug. So when he came across Jenna Fournier, a…
‘Maze Runner’ Strikes Back with Solid Second Installment
Enough already with all this dystopian garbage, right? With the gorgeous twentysomethings playing teenagers; with the socially regimented peril; with the coordinated Urban Oufitters ensembles harvested from rebel outposts; with the cookie-cutter trilogy structures; with the lazy melding of genres … because you know what makes a sci-fi adventure even more marketable these days? Zombies.…
Here’s New Drone Footage of the Abandoned Geauga Lake Amusement Park
Eight years ago this week — Sept. 16, 2007 — the Big Dipper came to a screeching halt, the water was drained from Turtle Beach, and the beloved Geauga Lake Amusement Park shut its doors for good. Since that time, the park has remained dormant and decaying in Bainbridge Township, save for the occasional ruin porn…
Cleveland Browns Boast Some of the Cheapest Beer Prices in the NFL
We already knew the Cleveland had it covered in the cheap beer department. However, this week Thrillist found Cleveland was also tied for the cheapest beer in the NFL. It may be a seven-way tie but we’ll take it. Along with the Browns, the Giants, Jets and Seahawks all charge $5 for a small brew,…
Echo & The Bunnymen Deliver Career-Spanning Set at House of Blues
Last night at House of Blues, post-punk pioneers Echo & The Bunnymen exceeded expectations as they seethed and smoldered their way through a career-spanning set. Both casual fans and loyalists alike had much to love: The night opened with a string of dark post-punk cuts: a midnight-spooky “Crocodiles” replete with coyote howls from frontman Ian…
Experimental Composer Ellen Fullman Kicks Off Cleveland Museum of Art’s Performing Arts Series
Originally, Ellen Fullman, an experimental Memphis-born American composer, instrument builder and performer, thought she’d become a visual artist. Fullman, who kicks off the Cleveland Museum of Art’s Performing Arts Series with concerts on Sept. 24, 25 and 26 at the Transformer Station in Ohio City, hoped to follow in her father’s footsteps. “I always anticipated…
Cleveland’s Prosperity Social Club Turns 10
Prevailing as the best beer city in the country, Cleveland knows how to party. And what better way is there to celebrate a 10th anniversary than with an open-invite birthday bash? Tremont’s Prosperity Social Club is fast approaching its 10th year in business, a rare feat in a bar scene that’s ever-evolving. To mark the…
Brite Winter Announces Return to the Flats
Returning to the arts festival’s roots, the upcoming iteration of Brite Winter will take place on the west bank of the Flats on Feb. 20, 2016. The festival was based in Ohio City for the past four years, where its visual arts offerings and music lineups expanded each year. Brite organizers say that, simply put,…
Cleveland APL Needs Your Help Finding Perp Who Shot Cat with Two-Foot Arrow
The Cleveland Animal Protective League is requesting the hearts and hands of locals to find the perp who recently shot an abandoned pet cat with a two-foot arrow. The feline in question — nicknamed Chance by the APL — was found on West 65th Street and Colgate Avenue on Cleveland’s West side on Tuesday, NewsNet5 reports. NewsNet5’s…
A Northeast Ohio Native, Reality Star Jaclyn Bradley Palmer Launches Kickstarter Campaign to Fund New Album
Most famous as Danny Bonaduce’s assistant on Vh1’s documentary-style series Breaking Bonaduce, Northeast Ohio native Jaclyn Bradley Palmer is also a singer-songwriter. She grew up in Lorain and went to Lorain Catholic before moving to Los Angeles where she worked as Bonaduce’s assistant. “Danny is a really nice guy,” she says, “but those two years…
Stephen Colbert Introduces the World to ‘Buddie,’ ResponsibleOhio’s New Mascot
Last month, we acquainted you with “Buddie,” ResponsibleOhio’s brand new marijuana mascot and with 26-year-old Ericka Buford, the Columbus actor inside the newly minted costume. Last night, Stephen Colbert introduced the world to Buddie in a four-minute clip that also discussed Wendy’s, Willie Nelson, and the pressing question: Why would marijuana-smoking college students need a brussel sprout…
Oldest Zoo-Living Grizzly Bear Euthanized in Columbus
Ginger, the Columbus Zoo’s only Grizzly bear, was euthanized last week due to arthritis and old age. At 40, Ginger was the oldest living brown bear at a North American zoo. Ginger was a local favorite. She’d birthed two cubs (Sugar and Spicey) in 1989 and had been a regal fixture among the Columbus mammals since her…
Janis Joplin’s Porsche Leaves Rock Hall and Heads to Auction
In 1968, singer Janis Joplin purchased a Porsche and then had Big Brother and the Holding Company roadie Dave Richards give it a paint job. His distinctive “History of the Universe” mural (if you can call it that) featured images of butterflies and jellyfish. When Joplin drove the car around her home, fans would recognize…
No Answers in Drive-By Shooting Death of 3-Year-Old Boy
Update: Cleveland.com has a good interview with the man, who they say is a former gang member, who was on the street last night and believes he was the target of the shootings. It meshes with what we were told this afternoon, that the man (identified only as RJ) was the target of a shooting…
Photo of the Day: A Sad Cleveland Indians Fireworks Guy
In case you missed all the hubbub on social media last night and today, the Cleveland Indians pyrotechnics guy has been under — well — fire after he accidentally set off celebratory fireworks for the visiting team when they hit a homer. This photo says it all: Sad fireworks guy is sad after hitting the…
Last Meals Being Served at Americano in Bratenahl
For a restaurant as difficult to find as Americano – located beyond a gatehouse and inside an exclusive lakefront condo building that frowned upon signage and advertising – this wonderful little bistro managed to make a lot of diners very happy. The Euro-American bistro run by partners Cole Davis and chef Vytauras Sasnauskas had a…
Local Sol to Re-Ignite Old Gavi’s Space in Willoughby
For more than 15 years, Gavi’s was the place to go in Willoughby for fine Italian food. But the restaurant closed four years ago and the landmark building, a 100-year-old brick structure originally built as a streetcar powerhouse, has been sitting idle. That was until about a year ago when the Local Tavern restaurant group…
Watch: Foul Ball Bounces Off Fan’s Head at Last Night’s Tribe Game
Ouch. GIF: Here's the aforementioned guy who took the ball off of his clean noggin at the Indians game. Ouch. #Indians pic.twitter.com/HpGE061lcR — Hayden Grove (@H_Grove) September 16, 2015 Hat tip to Hayden Grove for the GIF.
2731 Prospect opens with two exhibitions
Last month, we interviewed new gallery owner Lauren Davies just days after she received the keys to William Busta’s former gallery space. After months of anticipation since the change was announced, the gallery (now known by its address as 2731 Prospect) prepares to open its doors once again — for the very first time. The…
Band of the Week: Kiss Me Deadly
Meet the Band: Jen Poland (vocals, guitar, mandolin, glockenspiel, vocals, banjo), Evan Lieberman (bass), Madelyn Hayes (vocals, drums) Doctor’s Orders: Kiss Me Deadly started in 2008 as the Poland Invasion. In 2012, they added Madelyn Hayes on drums and vocals, and “the whole thing changed.” “That was the turning point,” Evan Lieberman says. “Somehow, the…
In a Landscape of Overpriced and Sterile Steakhouses, Cabin Club Is a Charming Classic That Doesn’t Need to Change
I’m not exactly sure when steakhouses began taking themselves so seriously, where million-dollar build-outs and earnest but stiff waiters manage to get in the way of a great time. Going out for a killer steak with your mates should be a festive event, but good luck having fun when you can’t afford a second round…
National Conference in Northeast Ohio Calls Chefs to Action and Activism
For the past two years, the annual Roots Conference has drawn national audiences to Ohio to examine and challenge the role chefs play in the food system. On Sept. 21 and 22, chefs, farmers, writers, scientists and food enthusiasts will again gather at the Culinary Vegetable Institute in Milan, Ohio, a non-profit arm of the…
Film Spotlight: Grandma
Divided into a series of book-like chapters, Grandma, a dark comedy that opens on Friday at the Cedar Lee Theatre, commences with an “ending.” Ellie (comedian Lily Tomlin in her first leading role since 1988’s Big Business) is in the process of breaking up with Olivia (Judy Greer) her much-younger girlfriend. It’s not going well.…
Huzzah to the Cleveland Play House!
It’s probably safe to say that no one alive now can remember when the Cleveland Play House began producing shows, since that happened exactly 100 years ago. In some places around the world, a century isn’t that long a time, historically speaking. But to keep an arts organization alive that long here in the United…
The Struggle to Save (or Close) Lakewood Hospital Is a Circus Act with No Signs of Ending
Tom Monahan slaps a clipboard onto a long wooden table that runs half the length of his front porch. “We’re getting there,” he says, gawking from behind a pair of eyeglasses and tossing a ballpoint pen onto the papers. He’s talking about gathering thousands of signatures in support of a charter amendment issue for the…
