BioFit Probiotic Review by Pakistani Male – Experiences Prolonged Post-Climax Performance After Biofit Consumption – Real Reviews
Real story of a 27 years old male, who after consuming BioFit gained other benefits that he was not expecting. BioFit probiotic is a regular weight-loss solution that contains a blend of 7 substances that have been clinically proven to maintain a healthy gut biome. The probiotic bacteria start balancing the stomach and avoiding digestive…
Principal of LeBron’s ‘I Promise’ School in Akron Resigns After Investigation Into Allegation She Slapped Student
Update: Brandi Davis, the inaugural principal of the Akron I Promise School operated in partnership with the LeBron James Family Foundation, submitted her resignation this week after an investigation into allegations that in September she slapped an 11-year-old student in the face. She’s been on paid administrative leave since the day after the incident was reported…
Update: Third Michael Stanley Tribute Concert to Take Place on Dec. 5
Update: The two Michael Stanley celebration concerts that take place on Dec. 3 and Dec. 4 at MGM Northfield Park sold out faster than any concert in the history of the venue. Now, Live Nation has added a third and final show that’ll take place at 7:30 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 5. Tickets to the…
Akron’s Big Pop Releases New Single and Accompanying Music Video
Last spring, Akron’s Time Cat disbanded after 10 years and intermittent member Jeri Sapronetti called fellow songwriter Corey Jenkins immediately ready to put together a new band. Within a day, Holbrook Riles III (HR3, Free Black!), Samantha Grace, Robert Keith (the Dreemers), and Cody Miller (Tales For The Deaf) had agreed to join them, and…
Kevin Kelley-Controlled Council Leadership Fund Appears to Flout Campaign Finance Limits in Multiple Council Races
The Council Leadership Fund, a political action committee controlled by Cleveland City Council President and mayoral candidate Kevin Kelley, may have repeatedly flouted campaign finance limits in the 2021 election cycle. According to contribution caps established by city council in 2016, PACs may donate up to $3,000 to council candidates, but are thereafter precluded from participating…
Top 7 Millionaire Dating Sites & Apps to Meet Wealthy Men Reviewed
Do you wonder where rich single men like to hang out online? The online dating scene for the wealthy has been growing every year and is bigger than it’s ever been before. Thanks in part to the introduction of websites dedicated to millionaire dating, it’s never been easier to meet eligible millionaires online. If you…
Let’s Watch the Dropkick Murphys Play the Grog Shop in 1998
For your Friday vintage concert viewing, a trip into the archives of the Grog Shop, which just celebrated its 29th anniversary, and a 1998 show by the Dropkick Murphys. The show’s notable not just for its VHS-tape aesthetic but because it was one of the last shows featuring original frontman Mike McColgan, who would quit the…
Medicaid Department Mum on Contacts with DeWine-Connected Lobbyist
A close, long-standing friend of Gov. Mike DeWine registered early this year to lobby on behalf of a giant Medicaid provider — just before Attorney General Dave Yost accused the company of ripping off tens of millions of taxpayer dollars. The company, St. Louis-based Centene, later agreed to pay out $88 million to Ohio and…
The McRib Will Soon Return to McDonalds and a Divided Nation Rejoices
Like a particularly resilient — though also delicious — villain in a slasher film, the McRib is returning to McDonald’s menus … right around Halloween. The McRib comes back to McDonald’s on Monday, Nov. 1, for the dreaded “limited time only.” The unexpected re-emergence of the paradoxically boneless sandwich is in observance of its 40th…
Local Singer-Songwriter Brian Straw Releases New Single
Local singer-songwriter Brian Straw launched his career in the early 2000s by touring in the U.S. and Europe. The Indiana-born songwriter released three LPs, Once You’re Lost You’re Encouraged to Stay Lost (2000), Backfeed Pools (2001) and Bleeding Sun (2006). Now, he’s returned with a new single, the Springsteen-like “Needle in the Creek.” A…
CDC Is All Like, ‘Use a Window Fan If You Plan on Celebrating Upcoming Holidays Indoors, That Should Be Fine’
Don’t pack away those summer fans just yet. As we navigate yet another spooky holiday season under the heel of the devastating COVID-19 virus, we must also navigate new recommendations from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. According to new guidelines released last Friday, the CDC doubled down on concerns over holiday-related indoor…
Ohio’s Hocking Valley Scenic Railway Is Offering Fall Foliage Tours Throughout October
See the colors of the season pass by your window on the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway’s Fall Foliage ride. Starting this week, embark on a leisurely locomotive sightseeing tour through the beautiful Hocking Hills region. The rides — on a train “made up of historic equipment ranging from 1917 to the 1960s” — happen Thursday…
A New Antiviral Pill Cuts COVID-19 Hospitalization and Death Rates
An at-home pill against coronavirus halves the chance that people newly diagnosed with COVID-19 will land in the hospital or die, early results released by the drug’s developer indicate. The pill, an antiviral drug called molnupiravir, was tested against a placebo in people at high risk of developing severe disease. Of the 377 people who…
20+ Things To Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Oct. 7-10)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 10/07 Sex ‘n’ the City: A (Super Unauthorized) Musical Parody Sex In the City, a popular HBO show from the ’90s, chronicled the ups and downs experienced by four women as they tried to…
Download This App or Bring Your Physical Vaccination Card for Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Events With Covid Restrictions
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse this week announced some Covid restrictions for certain events, but those will not include any regular season Cavs or Monsters games. Dan Gilbert’s franchises will not follow others who have instituted policies requiring proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test to attend games. But the arena still will host events soon…
Michigan Gov. Warns of Potential for ‘Catastrophic Oil Spill’ in Great Lakes After Canada Invokes 1977 Pipeline Treaty
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said she was “profoundly disappointed” with Canada’s decision to invoke a 1977 treaty with the U.S. government over a dispute about the fate of the controversial pipeline that connects two of the Great Lakes. In November, Whitmer ordered Canada-based Enbridge to shut down the Line 5 oil and natural liquid pipeline in…
Fostering HOPS: A Taste of Van Aken To Take Place on Oct. 14
Fostering Hope, a local nonprofit, will host its sixth annual fundraiser, Fostering HOPS: A Taste of Van Aken, at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 14, in the Van Aken Market Hall. There will be drinks courtesy of Sibling Revelry, specially selected tastes from Market Hall vendors and private shopping experiences at some of the Market Hall…
University Heights Fall Fest To Take Place on Sunday
After a successful event in 2019, University Heights Fall Fest returns to Walter Stinson Community Park on Sunday. It takes place from 1 to 5 p.m. The event will feature more than 50 artists and vendors from across Northeast Ohio, activities for the kids, circus performers and a concert from the ’80s dance band Back…
Dancing With the Stars Live 2022 Tour Coming to Akron Civic in January
On tour to celebrate its 30th Season, Dancing with the Stars — Live Tour 2022 will feature an “all-new production with fan-favorite professional dancers thrilling audiences with all the breathtaking dance styles seen on ABC’s hit show Dancing with the Stars,” as it’s put in a press release. Expect to see new numbers choreographed specifically…
Shaker Square’s Vegan Club Restaurant to Expand to Sauce the City Galley in Ohio City
Last fall, a twin-concept eatery opened in the former Yours Truly space at Shaker Square. During the day, the Cleveland Breakfast Club focuses on breakfast, brunch and lunch. Afterwards, the Cleveland Vegan Club (13228 Shaker Sq., 216-465-2054) takes over, serving up a Southern-style menu that is 100-percent plant-based. Things are going so well, says owner Shawn…
Urban, Baker, and How Things Are Done — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac talk leadership, the Urban Meyer saga, why the Browns’ win in Minnesota was more impressive than it looked and what’s ahead for Baker Mayfield. Subscribe to the A to Z Podcast or stream below.
Ohio Civil Power Brings Its Brand of Outlaw Americana to Mahall’s Wednesday
Ohio Civil Power saddles up at the Locker Room at Mahall’s Wednesday night along with Nashville-based singer-songwriter Zack Joseph and local artist Austin Adams for a show filled with Americana and outlaw country music. The creative voice behind OCP is Chris Sikon. Originally from Concord, Sikon has for years been dishing out tunes ranging from…
Cleveland City Council Begins Depressing Progressive Field Deal Ratification Process
Cleveland City Council met Monday afternoon to begin the process of ratifying a handout of $117 million over the next 15 years to the Dolan family and the Cleveland Guardians. The $117 million will be the city contribution in an elaborate cooperative agreement announced last month that includes $285 million in total public dollars. This…
Here Were the First Ever Public Comments at Cleveland City Council Monday
For the first time in a century, Cleveland City Council allowed members of the public to offer comments at its meeting Monday night. Ten civilian speakers provided testimony on a range of issues, from the allocation of American Rescue Plan Act dollars, to the urgency of testing for elevated lead levels in Cleveland children, to…
Ohio Supreme Court and University of Cincinnati to Create First-of-its-Kind Criminal Sentencing Database
The Ohio Supreme Court and the University of Cincinnati this week announced a joint project that will create a statewide database of criminal sentencings, a first-of-its-kind across the nation. With an $800,000 allocation by the court, students and faculty at the university will begin collecting sentencings from common pleas judges in the state who opt…
Ready Set! Coffee All Set to Open in Gordon Square on Monday, Oct. 11
The long wait is nearly over for the team behind Ready Set! Coffee Roasters. What began as a garage operation will transition to a brick-and-mortar roastery and café in Gordon Square. That location opens its doors on Monday, October 11. Molly and Chris Allen, brother and sister, and partners Margaret Allen and Jeff Dangremond were…
Early Voting Opens This Week for Nov. 2nd General Election in Cuyahoga County
Early in-person voting for the Nov. 2nd general election will get underway this week at the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections (2925 Euclid Ave., Cleveland) and through absentee mail balloting. For those in Cleveland, Bay Village Ward 3, Cleveland Heights, East Cleveland, Garfield Heights, Lakewood, and Solon Ward 4, early voting can’t begin until the recount…
New Frank Yankovic Compilation Due Out in November
The late polka king Frank Yankovic recorded more than 200 albums and capped off his reign with the release of Songs of the Polka King and Songs of the Polka King, Vol. 2, which were issued just before his passing. Those two historic Grammy-nominated albums have been digitally remastered, and Cleveland International Records has just…
Ohio Domestic Violence Deaths Rise 62% Over Two Years
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Deaths linked to domestic violence continue to rise in Ohio, according to the Ohio Domestic Violence Network’s sixth-annual report about incidents. Between June 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021 of this year, records show a 20% increase in domestic violence fatalities, a 62% increase from two years ago. Micaela Deming, policy director…
Arteris Plus Review – Scam or Legit Hypertension Supplement
Age is strongly linked to illness. Most persons over the age of 40 are more susceptible to sickness because their organs are less efficient. Hypertension is one of the most prevalent illnesses among the elderly. It is a silent killer that frequently offers little or no warning; in fact, many individuals live with hypertension for…
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Endorses Justin Bibb for Mayor of Cleveland
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a resident of Cleveland’s Mill Creek development in Ward 2, has endorsed nonprofit executive Justin Bibb in the 2021 mayoral race. “We have so much potential in our beloved city, and we need leaders who will get to work for our greatest asset, our people –that’s why I’m proud to endorse…
New Kids on the Block To Play Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in June 2022
The pop act New Kids On the Block just announced the details of its upcoming MixTape Tour 2022, which pairs it with like-minded acts Salt-N-Pepa, Rick Astley and En Vogue. The 50-plus date trek begins on May 10 in Cincinnati and comes to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on June 21. “We had a blast out on the…
The Pace of Passage: How Quickly City Council Makes Laws and What That Means for Clevelanders
During a July forum for mayoral candidates, Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley answered what seemed like a simple question: “What are your thoughts on what constitutes adequate public notice and public participation?” Kelley, who called public participation “crucial,” said during his seven years leading council, he’d made sure residents had advance notice of meetings…
Ohio State Regulators Made ‘Utility-Friendly’ Edits to Audit of Coal Plant Bailout, Emails Show
Documents show state utility regulators sought edits to draft versions of an audit they commissioned, prompting the removal of declarations that a ratepayer-funded bailout of two uneconomic coal plants was a bad deal for Ohio electric customers. Staff at the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio, which sets customers’ water and electric rates, asked an auditor…
Josh Mandel and J.D. Vance Pretty Sure God Didn’t Mean That ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ Thing
Piety has always been required of those seeking higher office. That’s especially true in Republican primaries, which often come down to who better positions themselves as Jesus’ BFF. So it came as a shock when two leading Ohio Senate candidates brazenly defied the Word of God. The Bible, as we know, is lathered with edicts…
Condado Tacos Giving Away Free Tacos All This Week for National Taco Day
As with most literally every food in life, tacos have their own national day in America and that day is Oct. 4. Why is National Taco Day on Oct. 4 — and on a Monday instead of a Taco Tuesday? The answer is unclear, but, really, who cares as long as it means you get…
Latino Restaurant Week Offers a Tasty Way to Support Latino-Owned Businesses in Cleveland
The Northeast Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce launched the 1st Annual Latino Restaurant Week in 2017 as a way to support and promote local Latino restaurant owners. This year’s event runs from Oct. 3 to Oct. 9 as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month celebration. As with most “restaurant weeks,” this one offers guests of participating…
Winking Lizard Announces that its Gateway Location Will Not Reopen
John Lane and his partners at Winking Lizard announced back in August that the Gateway location would be shutting down for an undisclosed period of time. Citing myriad pandemic-related issues, Lane added that any potential reopening would be considered after the first of the year. Apparently, the writing on the wall is dire enough to…
Cuyahoga County Judge Joseph Russo Dies at 59
The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas has announced that Judge Joseph D. Russo, who first joined the county bench in 2001, died “unexpectedly” Saturday night at the age of 59. No additional details have been provided. Russo received his law degree in 1991 from Case Western Reserve University School and served in private law…
Akron’s Kofi R. Boakye To Perform Fundraising Concert on Oct. 15
Akron native Kofi R. Boakye, a 21- year-old Emmy-Nominated pianist, will host a fundraising concert on Friday, Oct. 15, at Edgar’s Restaurant in Akron to support his financial efforts as he aims to return back to Berklee College of Music in 2022. Back in 2019, Boakye crowdfunded his first year at the college. His fundraising achievements along with a partial…
Ohio Hospital Invites Lawmakers to Tour ICU Unit as They Consider Covid Vaccine Mandate Ban Legislation
As Ohio GOP lawmakers retrench this week after facing heat on all sides over proposed Covid vaccine mandate ban legislation, Mount Carmel in Columbus sent a letter to Statehouse reps inviting them to tour the hospital’s ICU to witness the devastation of Covid for themselves firsthand. As data has shown, more than 90% of Covid…
Here’s How to Apply for Ohio’s Vax-2-School Scholarship Lottery
The state of Ohio will on Monday begin accepting applications for the new Vax 2 School scholarship lottery at ohiovax2school.com or by phone at 1-833-427-5634. “Since Aug. 15, there have been more than 42,000 confirmed or probable cases of Covid among school-age kids in Ohio ages 5-17,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said last month when he announced…
Bibb and Kelley to Go Head to Head in General Election Debate on October 11
Ideastream Public Media and the City Club of Cleveland, the two organizations that teamed up to present two mayoral primary debates this summer, are partnering once again to produce a head-to-head debate between the final two Cleveland mayoral contenders: nonprofit executive Justin Bibb and City Council President Kevin Kelley. “Cleveland Mayoral Debate: Voters First,” will…
‘Venom: Let There Be Carnage’ is Slapstick Sequel Still Finding Footing
Venom, the 2018 Tom Hardy vehicle about an alien organism called a symbiote that bonded with a human being, creating the titular lethal protector, was a stinker of epic proportions: wildly internally inconsistent, miscast, unfunny, etc. It was a superhero movie, though, and managed to rake in more than $200 million at the domestic box…
Get In the Halloween Spirit With CLE Clothing Co.’s New Alice Cooper Scene Cover T-Shirt
As CLE Clothing says: “What better way to celebrate Halloween than with Alice Cooper, The Godfather of Shock Rock, himself?” This month’s CLE Clothing/Scene cover collab delivers just that. Grab the exclusive tee here. And read our 1986 interview with Cooper below.
American Rescue Plan Could Help Ohio Schools End Retributive Justice
CINCINNATI — Ohio has received more than $4 billion in American Rescue Plan funds to go toward education, and a recent report from The Sentencing Project spotlights how the state can use those funds to prevent what it calls the school-to-prison pipeline. More than 60% of schools in the U.S. have a school resource officer,…
Second Night Added for Michael Stanley Celebration Concert, Tickets on Sale This Morning
Live Nation yesterday announced a second night has been added for the “Michael Stanley, Among My Friends Again” celebration concert at MGM Northfield Park Center. Tickets for the first show, Dec. 3, quickly sold out. Tickets for the second show, Dec. 4, go on sale this morning at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. The shows will…
The New Rising Star Coffee Shop in Tremont Opens Tomorrow
Last month, we shared the news that Rising Star Coffee would be opening a new café in Tremont. Located in the gorgeously refurbished lobby of the Tremont Place Lofts (710 Jefferson Ave.), the café is the company’s seventh location. The store opens tomorrow, October 1. As you can see by the photos, the contemporary, inviting space features a penny-tiled floor…
Homicides Up Nationwide, Even More So in Ohio, According to FBI Data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation this week released new crime data showing that homicides in America increased from 5.1 murders per 100,000 people in 2019 to 6.5 per 100,000 in 2020. It was the biggest one-year increase on record, The New York Times reports. But in Ohio, the story is a little worse. Homicides rose…
Pure Form Keto Reviews – (100% Certified) Is It Legit Or Scam?
Is Pure Form Keto A Safe Ketogenic Diet Supplement- Review/Use/Pricing How does it feel to carry the extra burden on your shoulders? Not so good right. Exactly this is how your body feels when we carry extra fat all around it. We are supposed to live a healthy life but hardly it is possible in…
Best CBD Gummies for Anxiety in 2021
CBD has become well-known for its health benefits in recent years. It has been linked to a variety of health advantages, including anxiety relief and better sleep. The minor cannabinoid is also available in abundance through hemp and cannabis plants, making CBD readily available to consumers wanting to improve their quality of life. CBD is…
Mandel Foundation Drops $50 Million on Cleveland Orchestra, Severance Hall to be Renamed
The Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation has given the Cleveland Orchestra a $50 million gift, the largest in both the ensemble’s and the philanthropic organization’s history. In recognition of this bounty, the Orchestra will rename its primary performance space the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Concert Hall, while the name of the iconic Severance…
NitriLean Reviews – Scam Complaints or Weight Loss Ingredients Really Work?
NitriLean is a nutritional blend of several potent ingredients formulated to help people lose weight. According to the official website, the NitriLean hormone support formula helps in the distribution of the fat-burning hormone all across the body by establishing proper blood flow. With the regular use of this supplement, users may not only lose weight…
Colleen Smitek Named New Editor of Cleveland Magazine
Colleen Smitek, a local journalist who most recently served as the editor of Lake Erie Living, has been named editor in chief of Cleveland Magazine. She replaces the outgoing Kim Schnieder, who has taken a job at the Cleveland Clinic. In a letter to readers published this week, Cleveland Magazine president and publisher Lute Harmon Jr.…
Vero Pizza in Cleveland Heights to Welcome its First Dine-In Customers in 17 Months Tonight
Vero Pizza (12421 Cedar Rd., 216-229-8383) in Cleveland Heights has been closed to dine-in customers since March of last year. Additionally, the beloved Neapolitan pizzeria has been closed to all diners since June of this year, when owner Marc-Aurele Buholzer ceased even carry-out business in order to install a new oven and make other essential…
20+ Things To Do in Cleveland This Weekend (Sept. 30-Oct. 3)
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 09/30 Clint Coley The creator and host of the popular Advice From a F*ckboy podcast, comedian Clint Coley has also released several albums and starred in many films. In addition, he’s the creator and…
Councilman Basheer Jones Flips Script, Endorses Kevin Kelley in Cleveland Mayor’s Race
Cleveland City Councilman Basheer Jones has endorsed City Council President Kevin Kelley in the Cleveland mayor’s race. Jones ran for mayor this year as well, placing fifth in the primary election earlier this month. He frequently butted heads with Kelley on the summer campaign trail, accusing Kelley of being a roadblock to progress on City…
Cleveland’s Terrycloth Mother To Play Release Party on Oct. 15 at Happy Dog
The Cleveland Lottery League “drafts” local musicians who haven’t played together in the past and places them into new bands. The newly formed groups then have two months to write and record some original music that they debut at a “Big Show.” Some bands stick; some don’t. Terrycloth Mother is one of the bands that…
Watch Ben Folds Collaborate with Ohio Songwriters During Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Livestream on Thursday
Forget the suburbs: Ben Folds will be rockin’ the livestream this week. The popular performer will anchor the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s songwriting workshop with three Ohio talents on Thursday. The program participants are part of the Rock Hall’s summer artist in residence program and receive guidance from industry professionals while performing regularly…
Top 8 BBW dating sites & Apps for plus size curvy singles
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Zack Reed Endorses Justin Bibb in Cleveland Mayor’s Race
Zack Reed, the popular politician of Cleveland’s southeast side who was the runner-up in the 2017 mayoral race and the fourth place finisher in the 2021 primary, has endorsed nonprofit executive Justin Bibb in the November general against City Council President Kevin Kelley. Reed and Bibb both grew up in Mt. Pleasant, and Reed said…
The Browns, LeBron and Long Seasons — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson
Andre and Zac are back with a discussion on everything from Triston McKenzie and LeBron James to Myles Garrett’s destruction of the Chicago Bears. Subscribe to the A to Z Podcast or stream below.
Cuyahoga to Offer County Employees $100, Ohio to Offer State Employees Up to $1,000 to Get Vaccinated
In efforts to boost vaccination rates that have been plateauing, the state of Ohio and Cuyahoga County will begin offering financial incentives or bigger financial incentives for those who get the jab. Cuyahoga County council yesterday approved the policy, which will offer $100 to any of the 7,500 covered county employees who receive the vaccine and…
Immersive Van Gogh Might Be Cool and All but the Cleveland Museum of Art Has a Free, Special Installation With Actual Van Goghs, Including Two Masterworks
The Cleveland Museum of Art has a free, special installation of four Vincent Van Gogh works, including two masterpieces, now on display in the Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Gallery. While the Immersive Van Gogh exhibit, which has drawn mixed reviews so far, draws attention, the art museum saw an opportunity to remind folks…
Ohio House Health Committee Passes Vax Mandate Ban; Full House Vote Expected Today
Republicans on the Ohio House Health Committee passed legislation Tuesday banning some COVID-19 vaccine mandates, teeing up fast-tracked passage from the full chamber on Wednesday. The legislation, unveiled minutes before the committee met, is a significantly narrowed approach when compared to some of the other six pieces of proposed legislation targeting vaccine mandates. Unlike earlier…
Ohio Sustainable Businesses to Congress: “Pass Build Back Better”
CLEVELAND — As Congress gears up to vote on the Build Back Better plan, President Joe Biden’s climate and social policy agenda, a letter from hundreds of environmentally conscious businesses in Ohio and beyond urges passage of the package, to create clean-energy jobs. The letter from the American Sustainable Business Council said the plan will…
Savage Love: My Boyfriend Wants to Watch Me When I Pee, Every Single Time
I’m worried this may be above your pay grade. LOL. My boyfriend and I have been together for nearly five years. When we first got together, he shared a fetish with me, which has honestly gotten out of hand. I’m not close-minded and I genuinely love pleasing people, and my approach to sex has always…
Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy McDonnell Has Died
The Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas has confirmed that Judge Nancy McDonnell has died. Details were not provided beyond the fact that the 62-year-old McDonnell passed away Tuesday afternoon with her husband, John Kosko, by her side. Judge McDonnell has served on the Common Pleas bench since 1997 and served as the court’s first female…
British Punk Group IDLES Gives Cleveland Some Love With New Single “The Beachland Ballroom”
IDLES today released the first track from the British band’s upcoming album, Crawler. Titled “The Beachland Ballroom,” the song is a soulful tune that frontman Joe Talbot told Mojo is “the most important song on the album.” IDLES, local fans will remember, played the Beachland in 2019. “There’s so many bands that go through the…
Ohio Has 2nd-Highest Number of Kids With Elevated Levels of Lead in Their Blood, Study Finds
Ohio children have elevated levels of lead in their blood at more than two times the national rate, according to a study released Monday. The research, from JAMA Pediatrics, a peer-reviewed medical journal published by the American Medical Association, found about 5.2% of Ohio children have elevated levels of lead in their system. Nationally, the…
Reporter Olivia Fecteau Returns to WEWS Channel 5 After Nearly Full Year in Cancer Treatment
After nearly a full year in cancer treatment, News 5 reporter Olivia Fecteau will return to work next week. Fecteau, who spoke to reporter News 5 Jessi Schultz for a story that will air tonight during the 11 p.m. newscast in honor of blood cancer awareness month, said she still has roughly 18 months of…
Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park Finalizes Purchase of Closed Brandywine Golf Course Despite Objection of Village of Peninsula
The Conservancy for Cuyahoga Valley National Park this week finalized its purchase of the former Brandywine Country Club. The national park will purchase most of the property from the conservancy, which stepped in to buy the 215 acres that had sat dormant since the owner of the golf course died in 2018 as developers joined…
In Open Letter, Hudson Board of Education Members Say They and Their Families Received Personal Threats After Dumb ‘Inappropriate Writing Prompt’ Scandal
“While we have received many supportive comments about this matter, it was deeply disturbing to also receive personal threats aimed at us and our families,” Hudson Board of Education President David Zuro wrote in an open letter to the community this week, which he also read at last night’s board of education meeting. “That is…
PBS NewsHour Comes to Cleveland to Ask: Can Urban Reforestation Help Lower Rising Temperatures? (Video)
Cleveland, once known unironically as the Forest City, loses about 100 acres of tree cover ever single year, even as it pursues its goal of increasing the city’s tree canopy to 30% by 2040. Progress on that front has, for years, stalled, and in fact gone backward. A progress report on the Cleveland Tree Plan,…
Cleveland Public Theatre to Eliminate Standard Ticket Prices, All Tickets Now “Choose What You Pay”
Cleveland Public Theatre, Cleveland’s home for original and experimental theater in the Gordon Square Arts District, has expanded its Choose What You Pay ticketing program. All ticket prices for its upcoming season will be entirely at the discretion of patrons. “CPT believes theatre is essential,” said CPT’s artistic director, Raymond Bobgan, in a statement. “Our…
Northeast Ohio Is Home to Four of the Top-Rated Haunted Houses in America
The Buckeye state is ground zero for some of the best haunted attractions in the country and four of them are right here in Northeast Ohio. The Haunted Attraction Association recently released its annual list of the top-rated haunted houses and among the 75 scariest destinations are: AKRON HAUNTED SCHOOLHOUSE & LABORATORY The Haunted Schoolhouse…
Cinematheque To Screen Classic Horror Films on Halloween Weekend
The Cleveland Institute of Art Cinematheque just announced that it’ll screen five classic horror films from three different countries and four different decades over the course of Halloween weekend (Oct. 28-31). “We’ve always shown a scary movie or two for Halloween,” notes Cinematheque Director John Ewing in a press release. “But this year we’ve outdone ourselves…
Third Lawsuit Added to Pile Against Ohio Redistricting Maps
Religious and environmental groups have added their name to the list of lawsuits against the Ohio Redistricting Commission and the four-year maps approved earlier this month. The lawsuit filed yesterday by the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Ohio, the Ohio Environmental Council, is the third court challenge that’s been made to…
Federal Court to Ohio Healthcare Employees: COVID-19 Vaccine Requirements Are Legal
A new federal court decision could spell trouble for the ongoing spate of lawsuits against private employers that require vaccines. On Sept. 24, St. Elizabeth Healthcare won a lawsuit brought on by employees (or former employees) who had believed the Greater Cincinnati hospital system’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement to be unconstitutional. Unswayed by their arguments, U.S.…
Bob Dylan To Perform at State Theatre in November
A Rock Hall Inductee, singer-songwriter Bob Dylan has just announced the details of a fall tour, and he will perform on Friday, Nov. 5, at the State Theatre. The tour supports his latest album, last year’s Rough & Rowdy Ways. A presale begins at 10 a.m. on Thursday, and tickets to Bob Dylan’s concert at…
“The Game’s Really Hard”: Northeast Ohio Native Matt Amodio Crosses Million-Dollar Mark as Jeopardy! Win Streak Hits 28
Medina native Matt Amodio last week eclipsed a million dollars in Jeopardy! earnings after notching his 28th straight win. “This was beyond my wildest dreams going in,” said Amodio in a press release. “I knew it was a possibility, but I thought it was a very remote possibility, and to have it actually happen is…
Chagrin Arts to Commemorate Wrongful Conviction Day
To commemorate International Wrongful Conviction Day and the Ohio Innocence Project, Chagrin Arts and the City of Solon will present a soft showing of Barry Rowen’s new documentary on the life of artist and OIP client Dean Gillispie. The event will benefit Arts with a Purpose programming with Chagrin Arts and the Ohio Innocence Project.…
TOOL Coming to Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in March 2022
Earlier today, the hard rock act TOOL announced the details of a 2022 tour that includes a stop on March 20 at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. “It is with great pleasure I get to announce our return to the road,” says the band’s Danny Carey in a press release. “These past 18 months have been trying…
Java Burn Reviews – Is It Worth the Money? Scam or Legit?
Java Burn Reviews Millions around the globe enjoy a cup of coffee every morning. Only 50% of Americans drink coffee every day. JavaBurn is equivalent to 150 million people. Did you know that your cup of coffee can be converted into a fat-burning beverage? Although it may sound absurd, you can lose weight just by…
Nina Turner Files Paperwork With FEC, But Has Not Decided If She’ll Seek OH-11 Rematch With Shontel Brown in 2022
Nina Turner has filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission that allows her campaign committee, Nina Turner for Us, to continue operations. While the “Statement of Candidacy” filing could be seen as a signal that Turner intends to seek a re-match with Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Shontel Brown for the OH-11 congressional seat in 2022, a…
Extension Options in Proposed 15-Year Indians Lease Can Only Be Exercised by City/County If They Come Up With Additional $67.5 Million for Stadium Upgrades
Legislation will be introduced tonight at Cleveland city council and tomorrow at Cuyahoga county council for the $435 million Progressive Field upgrade and 15-year lease extension package. The Indians, the state of Ohio, the city and the county announced the broad strokes of the deal in August, which will include $138 million in public funds…
Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus Endorses Justin Bibb in Mayor’s Race
The Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus, the grassroots political organization that grew out of the 2016 Bernie Sanders presidential campaign locally, has announced its endorsement of Justin Bibb in the 2021 Cleveland mayor’s race. The Progressive Caucus did not endorse in the primary election — no candidate secured more than 50% of the vote by CCPC’s…
The Cleveland Baseball Team Plays Its Last Home Game as the Indians Today and This Guy Has the Only Right Take
The Cleveland baseball team will play its last home game of 2021 and its last home game as the Cleveland Indians today when the squad squares up against the Kansas City Royals in an afternoon tilt. In 2022, when the team next returns to the corner of Carnegie and Ontario, it will be as the…
People Who’ve Done Their Own Research Warn of Microchips Found in Ivermectin
Among true Americans who think for themselves, ivermectin is considered a miracle drug. Prior to the pandemic, it was commonly used to treat worms in horses and other livestock. Then amateur physicians discovered what all of medicine had missed: It could also cure Covid-19. Though users died at 11 times the rate of those who’ve…
Tom Adams & the Last Resort To Play Release Party on Saturday at Jimmy’s Place Upstairs
Local singer-songwriter Tom Adams began writing poetry shortly after moving to Cleveland in the 1990s. He subsequently co-founded the multi-media/rhythmic music/spoken word/performance art project Trenchcoat Manifesto with local artist and musician Dick Hearn, and that group released one album in 2004. After one final Trenchcoat show in 2011, Adams picked up the guitar and started…
Allegiant Air Ending Service at Cleveland Hopkins Airport at End of 2021
Budget carrier Allegiant Air announced last Friday that it will end service to and from Cleveland Hopkins International Airport at the end of this year. Hopkins became the only mid-sized airport in the country with service from three budget carriers when Allegiant joined Spirit and Frontier in Cleveland in 2017. It had operated in Northeast…
Ohio Groups Say International Steel Tariffs Key to Leveling Playing Field
TOLEDO, Ohio — As the Biden administration engages in talks with the European Union about dropping tariffs on its steel exports, many U.S.-based steel producers are concerned about the threat relaxing those trade measures would have on Ohio’s economy. In 2018, Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act was used to impose 25% and 10%…
California Bans State-Funded Travel to Ohio Due to Anti-LGBTQ Law
California Attorney General Robb Bonta announced on Friday that California will restrict state-funded travel to Ohio due to Ohio’s passage of the “Medical Practitioner Conscience” clause in June, which has been called a “license to discriminate” and “the most homophobic law in the country.” The law allows allows healthcare providers to refuse care if they…
U.S. Labor Department Strengthens Penalties for Employers Who Steal Tips From Their Staff
Business owners face stiffer monetary penalties for tip theft under new rules published Friday by the U.S. Department of Labor, Nation’s Restaurant News reports. The new rules restore the department’s ability to levy civil penalties against employers such as restaurants who keep workers’ tips — a process made more difficult under the Trump White House.…
Video: Browns Offensive Linemen Star in New, Bad Local Commercial
Joel Bitonio and Jack Conklin are your new stars in a local Spitzer commercial that has them trading blocking schemes for rhyming schemes — it’s an ABCA, for those of you scoring at home — and the results are predictably bad/awesome. offensive linemen should be used in every local commercial moving forward pic.twitter.com/wMHk2VnsWK — Jordan…
22 Northeast Ohio Breweries Offering Collectible Glass for Ohio Pint Day Next Week
Over 150 breweries across the state and 22 in the Northeast Ohio area are participating in Ohio Pint Day on Tuesday, Sept. 28. This is the second year in a row for the fundraiser where craft beer enthusiasts can support Ohio’s craft brewing industry by purchasing a limited-edition pint glass. This year’s glass, featuring some…
Rebecca Maurer Files Complaint Against Incumbent Anthony Brancatelli for Conspiring with Kevin Kelley’s Council PAC
Ward 12 Cleveland City Council candidate Rebecca Maurer has filed a complaint with the Ohio Elections Commission arguing that the Council Leadership Fund, a political action committee controlled by Council President and mayoral candidate Kevin Kelley, has donated far more than the maximum allowed by law to incumbent Anthony Brancatelli’s campaign. Brancatelli and Maurer finished…
Best CBD Gummies for Pain & Inflammation in 2021 : Top Brands of CBD Gummies Near Me
Natural health-boosting goods are more popular than ever before among today’s consumers. CBD, also known as cannabidiol, has been increasingly popular in recent years for a variety of reasons. CBD gummies are one of the most pleasurable methods of utilizing CBD products. With a pleasant, fruity, chewy mouthfeel, these products mask the natural hemp flavor.…
Best CBD Gummies Online: Top CBD Hemp Edibles & High Potency Chewables of 2021
Sometimes we just like to relax, sit back, put on a record, and just sail away in our fantasies. What better way is there to relax than with some CBD. We know there are a lot of products today that contain CBD, so the choices can be pretty difficult. If you are someone that does…
Keto Strong Reviews – Is It Worth the Money? Scam or Legit?
People are often so busy that they don’t have the time to exercise or do their workouts. We also gain weight from our sedentary lifestyles. We end up being obese and our body weight increases. Keto Strong, a ketogenic-based weight loss program that is all-natural, helps you lose weight quickly and manage your weight. Supplement…
As Ohio GOP Preps Legislation to Ban Vaccine Mandates, House Speaker Bob Cupp Leans Into ‘Medical Freedom’
The Republican Speaker of the Ohio House, under mounting pressure from the nascent anti-vaccination movement within the GOP, said his caucus is soon to unveil consensus legislation to ban vaccine mandates. Speaker Bob Cupp, R-Lima, said to reporters Wednesday that House leadership is in the “final stages” of putting together a bill to erect legal…
LeBron’s 2017 Playoff-Worn LeBron 14s that He Gave to Kyrie with Greatest Inscription of All Time Can be Yours
The white, black and gold “The Land” edition of the Nike LeBron 14s that LeBron James wore for the Game 4 clincher against the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the 2017 NBA playoffs are now up for auction at Leland’s. They can be yours, if you’ve got $27,000 lying around. The auction closes…
Here’s How Mayor Jackson’s Administration Wants to Spend the First Part of Cleveland’s $511 Million in American Rescue Plan Funds
Members of Mayor Frank Jackson’s administration in a press conference yesterday morning laid out the broad strokes of legislation City Hall will introduce to Cleveland City Council with its plan to allocate and spend the first half of the city’s $511 million in American Rescue Plan funds. “The pandemic changed Cleveland,” said Sharon Dumas, the…
Former Cleveland Mayor Jane Campbell Endorses Justin Bibb in Mayor’s Race
Jane Campbell, who was elected mayor of Cleveland in 2001 and was the city’s first woman to hold the office, has endorsed Justin Bibb in the 2021 mayor’s race. At a campaign press event in West Park Thursday, Campbell announced her endorsement of the 34-year-old executive and said Bibb’s knowledge of the private and nonprofit…
What Kind of Tax Revenue Could Ohio Expect From Recreational Marijuana Legalization?
When the people of Colorado and Washington voted for the recreational legalization of adult marijuana use in 2012, one of the primary arguments against doing so was that this would cause more young people to use weed and it would be a gateway drug to more serious addictions. That was the main issue on those…
Toast in Detroit Shoreway to Require Proof of Vax or Negative Covid Test for Diners
Toast (1365 W 65th St., 216-862-8974) announced this week that like Mojo and Felice, it will soon require proof of vaccination or a negative Covid test from diners. That policy begins Friday, Oct. 1. “We are updating our COVID policies so we can protect our community, staff and guests to the best of our ability,” the…
Why Only Some People May Get COVID-19 Booster Shots at First
In the United States, it’s looking like booster shots of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine won’t be widely available to the general public starting this week. A panel of expert advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration unanimously recommended September 17 that boosters next be allowed for only certain groups: people 65 years and older, individuals…
Red Restaurant Group Is the New Owner-Operator of Nighttown in Cleveland Heights
Nighttown, the iconic jazz club and restaurant in Cleveland Heights, has been closed since March of 2020, when owner Brendan Ring shuttered it as a “moral obligation” to help slow the spread of Covid. In early January, he sold the 55-year-old business and property to an ownership group with assurances that “the essence of Nighttown”…
Photos From Last Night’s Jonas Brothers Concert at Blossom Music Center
The Jonas Brothers brought their The Remember This Tour tour to Blossom last night. Ace photographer Mekhi Turner captured all the action for Scene.
Citing Increasing Covid Cases and Low Vaccination Rates for Younger Ohioans, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine Announces ‘Vax to School’ Scholarship Lottery
“Since Aug. 15, there have been more than 42,000 confirmed or probable cases of Covid among school-age kids in Ohio ages 5-17,” Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine said today. “The 27 days with the highest number of cases per day throughout our entire pandemic for children ages 5-17 have been since school began.” Citing those stats,…
Ohio GOP Leaders Broke Promises, Failed Us All By Creating More Rigged Maps
The oddest part is Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine acting as though he’s somehow powerless and had no choice when he voted to rig Ohio elections with partisan, gerrymandered maps for the next four years. After all, he’s only the governor. It’s an absurd position. Maps were proposed to the commission that actually represent the 54-46…
Cleveland Clinic is So Bad at Equity That it Can’t Crack Top 500 U.S. Hospitals When Social Responsibility Metrics are Included
The Cleveland Clinic, the second-best hospital in the nation as ranked by U.S. News and World Report, ranks so poorly in equity metrics that it failed to crack the United States’ top 500 hospitals when “social responsibility” was taken into account. The Lown Institute, a healthcare think tank which earlier this year found that the…
Great Lakes Brewing’s Annual Christmas Ale First Pour Celebration Slated for Thursday, October 21 at the Ohio City Brewpub
For many beer lovers in the region – and many outside of it, to be honest – the holiday season officially kicks off with the first sip of Great Lakes Brewing’s iconic Christmas Ale. And that first sip, for diehard fans, typically occurs at the annual Christmas Ale First Pour celebration, held at the Ohio…
Crain Communications Acquires Cannabis News Site
Crain Communications is going green. The Detroit-based media company which owns and operates Crain’s Cleveland Business recently acquired Green Market Report, a cannabis financial news site. Green Market Report launched in 2017 and averages about 150,000 page views per month. The New York-based digital media outlet specializes in topics like cannabis legislation, financial reporting, and…
An Excerpt From ‘My Ticket to Ride: How I Ran Away to England to Meet the Beatles and Got Rock and Roll Banned in Cleveland’
In 1964, millions of girls daydreamed about running off to England in search of the Beatles. Two 16-year-old girls from Cleveland Heights actually did it. Janice Hawkins (now Janice Mitchell) was one of them. Her new book, My Ticket To Ride: How I Ran Away to England to Meet the Beatles and Got Rock and…
Dan Savage’s New Book Draws On Lessons Learned From 30 Years of Writing Alt-Weekly Sex Advice Column
Things have changed considerably since Dan Savage started writing his sex advice column “Savage Love” in Seattle’s alt-weekly The Stranger 30 years ago. The column is now syndicated in more than 50 papers across North America (including in yours truly), led to a longrunning Savage Lovecast podcast, and has even spawned its own veritable dictionary…
Pioneering Craft Beer New Albion Pale Ale is Back and It Hits Heinen’s This Friday
New Albion Pale Ale, the beer that launched the craft beer movement, is back. First brewed by Jack McAuliffe in 1976 – one year before Boulder Beer, two before Sierra Nevada and six before Boston Beer – the Sonoma County beer is widely acknowledged as the first microbrew of the modern era. New Albion’s story…
Best Deli
1. Larder 2. Joe’s (Rocky River) 3. Corky and Lenny’s 4. Jack’s Deli 5. Chicago Deli
Best LGBTQ Bar
1. Twist Social Club 2. The Foundry 3. The Side Quest 4. Leather Stallion 5. Vibe
Best Bar Patio
1. Rocky River Wine Bar 2. Nano Brew 3. The Fairmount 4. Forest City Brewery 5. Twist Social Club
Best Cigar Shop
1. Cigar Cigars 2. Cousin’s Cigar 3. Mayfield Smoke Shop 4. Robusto and Briar 5. Cheap Tobacco
Best Thai Restaurant
1. Thai Thai 2. Banana Blossom 3. Sweet Mango 4. Thai Kitchen 5. Brown Sugar Thai 6. Peppermint Thai 7. Ty Fun 8. Cravings
Best Vegetarian Restaurant
1. Johnny Mango 2. Tommy’s 3. Cleveland Vegan 4. Root Cafe 5. Foodhisattva
Best Jewelry Store
1. Oceanne 2. Wanderlust 3. 2 Odd Birds 4. Gino’s 5. Marlen
Best Beer Selection
1. Simone’s Beverage 2. Cap and Corks 3. Red, Wine and Brew 4. The Wine Spot 5. Warehouse Beverage
Best Family Outing
1. Cleveland Metroparks Zoo 2. The Metroparks 3. Cleveland Museum of Art 4. Pineapple’s Palace 5. PlayLoveLearn
Best College Radio Station
1. 89.3 WCSB – Cleveland State University 2. 88.7 WJCU – John Carroll 3. 91.1 WRUW – Case Western Reserve 4. 90.7 WKSU – Kent State 5. 88.3 WXPN – Baldwin Wallace
Best Place for a First Date
1. Rocky River Wine Bar 2. Pier W 3. The Side Quest 4. Flight Cleveland 5. Marble Room
Best Movie Theater
1. Cedar Lee Theater 2. Capitol Theater 3. The Cinematheque 4. Crocker Park 5. Cinemark Valley View
Best Dance Troupe
1. Suga Shack Girls 2.Cleveland Dance Project 3. Verb Ballet 4. Monster Dolls 5. 10K Movement
Best German Restaurant
1. Der Braumeister 2. Das Schnitzel Haus 3. Hansa Brewery 4. Hofbrauhaus
Best Bar Food
1. Prosperity Social Club 2. Winchester Music Tavern 3. Noble Beast 4. All Saints Public House 5. Rowley Inn
Best Bar/Club for EDM
1. FWD 2. Agora 3. The Foundry 4. Barley House 5. Winchester Music Tavern 6. Ivy
Best Bar Trivia Night
1. Winchester Music Tavern 2. Happy Dog 3. Jukebox 4. The Side Quest 5. Twist Social Club
Best Tattoo Shop
1. 252 Tattoo 2. Lakewood Electric 3. Voodoo Monkey 4. Tattoo Faction 5. Black Metal 6. Olympus 7. Grim Heart 8. West Anchor
Best Vietnamese Restaurant
1. Minh Anh 2. Ninja City 3. Superior Pho 4. Pho Thang 5. #1 Pho 6. Saigon
Best Steakhouse
1. Strip 2. Marble Room 3. Red, the Steakhouse 4. Hyde Park 5. Cabin Club
Best Furniture Maker
1. Global Custom Furniture 2. Rustbelt Reclamation 3. Dave Crider 4. Freddy Hill 5. 44 Steel
Best Massage Salon
1. Sacred Hour 2. The Studio Cleveland 3. Massage Heights 4. Quintana’s 5. Soothe
Best Neighborhood
1. Ohio City 2. Tremont 3. West Park 4. Gordon Square 5. Detroit Shoreway 6. Old Brooklyn
Best Gym
1. Tremont Athletic Club 2. Brown’s Fit 3. C4 Athletics 4. Groovey Ride 5. Amplio Fitness
Best Place for a Kid’s Birthday Party
1. Play: Cle 2. Main Event 3. Whirly Ball 4. Playground World 5. Get Air 6. Shaker Rocks
Best Local Author/Writer – Fiction
1. Connie Schultz 2. Angeline Walsh 3. Les Roberts 4. Paula McLain 5. Mary Doria Russell 6. Dan Chaon
Best Illustrator
1. Angela Oster 2. Aaron Sechrist (OKPants) 3. Jason Look 4. Amy Rottinger 5. Gary Dumm 6. James Quarles 7. John G.
Best Mexican Restaurant
1. La Plaza 2. Momocho 3. Cilantro Taqueria 4. El Carnicero 5. Barrio 6. Cozumel 7. Blue Habanero
Best Juice Bar
1. Beet Jar 2. Restore 3. Daily Press 4. Anna in the Raw 5. Fawaky Burst 6. Fresh Fix
Best Dive Bar
1. Hoopples 2. Harbor Inn 3. Little Rose Tavern 4. Funhouse 5. Iggy’s
Best Local Beer
1. Masthead Brewing Co. 2. Great Lakes Brewing Company 3. Platform Beer Co. 4. Market Garden Brewery 5. Noble Beast Brewing Co. 6. Saucy Brew Works 7. Sibling Revelry
Best Adult Store
1. Adultmart 2. Dean Rufus House of Fun 3. Ambiance 4. Cirilla’s 5. Rocky’s
Best Pho
1. Superior Pho 2. #1 Pho 3. Ninja City 4. Pho Thang 5. Bowl of Pho 6. Saigon
Best Middle Eastern Restaurant
1. Aladdin’s 2. Nate’s Deli 3. Zhug 4. Anatolia Cafe 5. Ferris Shawarma 6. Taza 7. Assad’s Bakery
Best Place to Furnish Your Home
1. All Things For You 2. Helm Collective 3. Flower Child 4. Maison Maison 5. Googie Style
Best Auto Repair
1. Bruce’s 2. Shaker Quality Auto 3. Spremulli’s 4. Rex’s 5. Washington and Lee 6. Pro Automotive
Best Sporting Goods Store
1. Geiger’s 2. Play It Again Sports
Best Radio Show
1. Sound of Ideas (90.3 WCPN Ideastream) 2. Alan Cox Show (100.7 WMMS) 3. Rover’s Morning Glory (100.7 WMMS) 4. Bull and Fox (92.3 WKRK The Fan) 5. NEO Rocks (88.7 WJCU – John Carroll Radio)
Best Local Author/Writer – Nonfiction/Journalism
1. Laura DeMarco 2. Annie Nickoloff 3. Annie Zaleski 4. Connie Schultz 5. Ken Schneck 6. Amanda Terman
Best Filmmaker
1. Angeline Walsh 2. Robert Banks 3. Thomas Sawyer 4. Eric Swinderman 5. Tyler Davidson
Best African Restaurant
1. Zoma Ethiopian Cafe 2. Empress Taytu 3. Kifaya’s Kitchen 4. Habesha Ethiopian 5. Choukouya Resto-Bar 6. Yemen Gate
Best Romantic Restaurant
1. Pier W 2. Marble Room 3. L’Albatros 4. Luca 5. Georgetown
Best Place for Arcade Games
1. Superelectric Pinball Parlor 2. 16-Bit Bar+Arcade 3. Hi & Dry 4. Funhouse 5. Wild Eagle
Best Metal Club
1. The Foundry 2. The Agora 3. LBM 4. Now That’s Class 5. Mahall’s 6. Dark Room
Best Barbershop
1. Black Cat 2. Eddy’s 3. Sal’s Barber Shop 4. Armando’s 5. Principle
Best Seafood Restaurant
1. Pier W 2. Blue Point Grille 3. Alley Cat Oyster Bar 4. Marble Room 5. Acqua Di Luca 6. Blu
Best Sandwich
1. Slyman’s 2. Herb’n Twine 3. Larder 4. Lox, Stock and Brisket 5. Black Box Fix 6. Melt
Best Beach
1. Edgewater Beach 2. Huntington Beach 3. Mentor Headlands 4. Fairport Harbor 5. Euclid Beach
Best Car Dealership
1. Brunswick Auto Mart 2. Nissan of North Olmsted 3. Classic Ford 4. Leikin Mercedes 5. Central Cadillac
Best Suburb
1. Lakewood 2. Cleveland Heights 3. Rocky River 4. Westlake 5. Shaker Heights 6. Bay Village
Best Yoga Studio
1. Inner Bliss 2. Cleveland Yoga 3. The Studio Cleveland 4. Yoga Roots 5. Hope Yoga 6. Yoga Strong
Best Place To Catch a Play
1. Beck Center 2. Cleveland Public Theatre 3. Near West Theatre 4. Karamu House 5. Dobama Theatre 6. Blank Canvas Theater 7. Ensemble Theatre
Best Tattoo Artist
1. Lauren Callahan (252 Tattoo) 2. Jake Romero (Addicted Body Art) 3. Lauren Vandevier (Voodoo Monkey) 4. Eric Kaplan (Olympus) 5. Stephanie Streeter (Tattoo Faction) 6. Tim Wood (Tattoo Faction) 7. Matt Grunden (Metropolis Tattoo)
Best Chicken Wings
1. Dina’s 2. Around the Corner 3. The Foundry 4. Rush Inn 5. Good Company 6. Woodstock BBQ 7. The Tavern of Mayfield
Best Sub Shop
1. Herb’n Twine 2. Dave’s Cosmic Subs 3. La Bodega 4. Grum’s 5. Ferarra’s
Best Neighborhood Bar
1. Treehouse 2. Winchester Music Tavern 3. Little Rose Tavern 4. Jukebox 5. Public House 6. Rowley Inn 7. Iggy’s
Best Club or Bar to Dance
1. Twist Social Club 2. FWD 3. Mahall’s 4. Barley House 5. The Foundry
Best Barber
1. Ryan Hardwick 2. Chuck Falk 3. Theo Challouf 4. Armando Hasani 5. Don Nelson
Best Desserts (Restaurant)
1. Rood Food and Pie 2. Larder 3. Thyme X Table 4. Marble Room 5. LBM
Best Food Truck
1. Fired Up Tacos 2. Cocky’s Bagels 3. Fahrenheit 4. Thyme Truck 5. Squash The Beef 6. Wild Spork 7. Parilya
Best Cleveland Maker
1. Urban Planting 2. Fount 3. Shore Society 4. Gina DeSantis 5. Paper Cuts
Best Comic/Collectibles Shop
1. Carol and John’s 2. Apple Jax Toys 3. Comic Heaven 4. Superscript 5. Kidforce Collectibles
Best Free Outing
1. Cleveland Museum of Art 2. Metroparks 3. Cuyahoga Valley National Park 4. Edgewater Live 5. Black Mass
Best Sports Talker
1. Ken Carman (92.3 The Fan) 2. Anthony Lima (92.3 The Fan) 3. Adam the Bull (92.3 The Fan) 4. Dustin Fox (92.3 The Fan) 5. Jonathan Peterlin (92.3 The Fan)
Best Local Playwright
1. Amanda Terman 2. Lisa Langford 3. India Burton 4. David Hansen 5. Eric Coble
Best Street Fair
1. Hessler Street Fair 2. Taste of Tremont 3. Lakewood Arts Fest 4. The Feast 5. Waterloo Arts Fest
Best Italian Restaurant
1. Luca Italian Cuisine 2. Mia Bella 3. Bruno’s 4. Bar Italia 5. Molto Bene
Best Tacos
1. Hola Tacos 2. Barrio 3. La Plaza 4. Condado 5. Cilantro Taqueria 6. Momocho 7. Bomba
Best Spot for Day Drinking
1. Platform Beer Co. 2. Lakewood Truck Park 3. Great Lakes Brewery 4. Jukebox 5. Harbor Inn 6. Inferno 7. Iggy’s
Best Bar on the Water
1. Collision Bend Brewery 2. Shooters 3. Alley Cat Oyster Bar 4. Music Box Supper Club 5. Lindey’s Lakehouse 6. Merwin’s Wharfå 7.FWD
Best Stylist
1. Nicolette Ironwing 2. Kathleen Cyngier 3. Kalie Clunk 4. Christine Marie Szaraz 5. Justine Vasarab 6. Serena Bendycki 7. John Anthony Marinucci
Best Irish Restaurant
1. Stone Mad 2. The Harp 3. Flannery’s 4. PJ McIntyre’s 5. Merry Arts
Best Patio Dining
1. Georgetown 2. Collision Bend Brewing Company 3. All Saints Public House 4. The Fairmount 5. Luxe 6. Astoria
Best Spa
1. Spa West 2. Sacred Hour 3. Quintana’s 4. Walden 5. Charles Scott
Best Eyewear
1. Cleveland Optical 2. Eyes on Chagrin 3. Eyewear at the Vantage 4. Europtical 5. Eyetique
Best Apartment Complex
1. Crocker Park 2. The 9 3. The Lumen 4. The Langston 5. Brighton Chase
Best Specialty Exercise Classes
1. The Studio Cleveland 2. Be Fitness 3. Sky Aerial Studios 4. Corus45 5. Callie’s Pilates 6. Ecole De Pole
Best Actor
1. Pat Miller 2. Anthony Covatta 3. CK Steele 4. Danny Simpson 5. Patrick Ciamacco 6. Bill Franklin 7. Sean Manos
Best Traditional Dance Company
1. Cleveland Dance Project 2. Dancing Wheels 3. Elevated Dance 4. Viva Dance
Best Indian Restaurant
1. India Garden 2. Cafe Tandoor 3. Tandul 4. Indian Delight 5. Taste of Kerala
Best Tapas/Small Plates
1. Salt+ 2. Butcher and the Brewer 3. Astoria 4. Zhug 5. Sangria y Tapas
Best Karaoke
1. Corky’s Place 2. Tina’s 3. Twist Social Club 4. The Richland 5. Casey Jones Tavern
Best Bottle Selection
1. Winking Lizard 2. Lizardville 3. Harbor Inn 4. Banter 5. Iggy’s
Best Bookstore
1. Mac’s Backs 2. Loganberry 3. Visible Voice 4. Appletree Books 5. Fireside Bookshop
Best Pizza
1. Il Rione 2. Angelo’s 3. Ohio Pie Co. 4. Citizen Pie 5. Geraci’s 6. Harlow’s
Best Place for a Grown-up’s Birthday Party
1. Mahall’s 2. Punch Bowl Social 3. Forest City Shufflebaord 4. Tabletop Board Game Cafe 5. The Side Quest
Best Boutique
1. Salty Not Sweet 2. Banyan Tree 3. Fetch and Co. 4. Oceanne 5. Village Trends
Best Grocery Store
1. Heinen’s 2. Lucky’s Market 3. Fresh Thyme 4. Zagara’s 5. The Grocery
Best Bed and Breakfast
1. Emerald Necklace Tearoom and Inn 2. Glidden House Hotel 3. Anchor Inn 4. Brownstone Inn 5. Clifford House
Best Sports Radio Show
1. Ken Carman Show with Anthony Lima (92.3 The Fan) 2. Bull and Fox (92.3 The Fan) 3. Really Big Show (850 WKNR) 4. Baskin and Phelps (92.3 The Fan)
Best Actress
1. Makenna Weyburne 2. Nicole Sumlin 3. Amanda Terman 4. Ember Burns 5. Amiee Collier
Best Burlesque Troupe
1. Black Water Cabaret 2. Suga Shack Girls 3. Red Hot Heathens
Best Donuts
1. Brewnuts 2. Jack Frost 3. Goldie’s 4. Becker’s 5. Spudnuts
Best Hot Dog
1. Happy Dog 2. Scooter’s 3. Hot Dog Diner 4. Old Fashion Hot Dogs 5. Banter
Best Cocktail Bar
1. Porco Tiki Lounge 2. Velvet Tango Room 3. LBM 4. Spotted Owl 5. Society Lounge 6. Literary Tavern
Best Draught Selection
1. Buckeye Beer Engine 2. Tremont Taphouse 3. City Tap 4. Craft Collective 5. Iggy’s
Best Vintage Store
1. Flower Child 2. Sweet Lorain 3. All Things For You 4. Helm Collective 5. West of Venus
Best Brunch
1. Astoria 2. Pier W 3. Lucky’s 4. Luxe 5. Rowley Inn 6. All Saints Public House
Best Place to Buy a House
1. Lakewood 2. Rocky River 3. West Park 4. Cleveland Heights 5. Old Brooklyn
Best Men’s Clothing Store
1. Geiger’s 2. Xhibition 3. Kilgore Trout 4. William Frederick 5. J3
Best Specialty Food Market
1. Galucci’s 2. West Side Market 3. Nature’s Oasis 4. Chuppa’s 5. Ohio City Provisions 6. Saucisson 7. Astoria Cafe and Market 8. Park To Shop
Best Bowling Alley
1. Mahall’s 2. Corner Alley 3. Yorktown Lanes 4. Buckeye Lanes 5. Madison Square Lanes
Best Place to Play Billiards
1. ABC Tavern 2. Iggy’s 3. B&G 4. Hatfield’s Goode Grub
Best Concert Venue
1. Beachland Ballroom & Tavern 2. Blossom Music Center 3. Grog Shop 4. The Agora 5. The Foundry
Best Hip Hop Artist/Group
1. Mellowman Funk 2. Koly Kolgate 3. Young Cap 4. Malik X 5. Muamin Collective 6. Jeremy Salaam
Best Restaurant
1. Marble Room 2. Barroco 3. Salt+ 4. Luca 5. Astoria 6.Zhug 7. All Saints Public House 8. Rood Food and Pie
Best Breakfast
1. Grumpy’s 2. The Place To Be 3. Borderline Cafe 4. Rowley Inn 5. Cleveland Vegan
Best Polish Boy
1. Banter 2. Hot Sauce Williams 3. A Taste Above 4. B&M 5. Seti’s
Best Happy Hour
1. Humble Wine Bar 2. LBM 3. Georgetown and Vosh 4. Rowley Inn 5. Luca
Best Sports Bar
1. Around the Corner 2. Game On 3. Brew Kettle 4. Hi & Dry 5. City Tap 6. Dive Bar 7. Iggy’s
Best Florist
1. Blossom Cleveland 2. Urban Orchid 3. Molly and Taylor Co. 4. Kate Rutter 5. Miklus
Best Vegan Restaurant
1. Cleveland Vegan 2. Cloak and Dagger 3. Tommy’s 4. The Root Cafe 5. Earth Bistro 6. Foodhisattva 7. Beet Jar
Best Activist
1. Dr. Lady J. (Studio West 117) 2. Ricky Smith (RAKE) 3. Phyllis Seven Harris (LGBT Community Center) 4. Archie Green (Peel Dem Layers Back) 5. Kevin Ballou (Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition) 6. Black Spring
Best Women’s Clothing Store
1. Banyan Tree 2. Fetch & Co. 3. Haven 4. Village Trends 5. Ladder
Best Place to Buy Sneakers
1. Second Sole 2. Westside Skates 3. Xhibition 4. Krush 5. Rule of NEXT
Best Place to Hike
1. Rocky River Reservation 2. Cuyahoga Valley National Park 3. Whipps Ledges 4. North Chagrin Reservation 5. Holden Arboretum
Best Local Newscast
1. WKYC NBC 3 2. WCPN Sound of Ideas 3. WJW Fox 8 4. WEWS ABC 5 5. WOIO CBS 19
Best Band
1. Tropidelic 2. Disco Inferno 3. Oregon Space Trail of Doom 4. Apostle Jones 5. Who Saved Who 6. Last Gasp
Best Director
1. Victoria Bussert 2. Thomas Sawyer 3. Angeline Walsh 4. Scott Spence 5. Charles Moore
Best Local Snack
1. Terranean Herbs Za’atar Chips 2. Campbell’s Popcorn 3. Fat T’s Cookies 4. Marchant Manor Cheese 5. Branch BBQ Sauce
Best Diner
1. Dinerbar on Clifton 2. Grumpy’s 3. My Friends Restaurant 4. George’s Kitchen 5. The Place To Be
Best Local Chain
1. Barrio 2. Swenson’s 3. Aladdin’s 4. Winking Lizard 5. Melt 6. Yours Truly
Best New Bar
1. Cloak and Dagger 2. Good Night John Boy 3. Heart of Gold 4. Iggy’s 5. The Tavern of Mayfield 6. Garden City
Best Pet-Related Business
1. Three Dog Bakery 2. The Mutt Hutt 3. Boss K9 4. Style Mutt 5. Pet-Tique
Best Store To Find A Place of Cleveland
1. Cleveland Clothing Company 2. Cuyahoga Collective 3. Cleveland in a Box 4. Salty Not Sweet 5. A Current Year
Best Late Night Eats
1. Edison’s 2. Happy Dog 3. The Fairmount 4. My Friends Restaurant 5. Winchester Music Tavern 6. Bar Cento
Best Local Podcast
1. The Bill Squire Show 2. After Jackson 3. The A To Z Podcast 4. The Guiltless Podcast 5. Trend Kill Radio 6. Academy Queens
Best Pet Supplies Shop
1. Pet-Tique 2. Pet People 3. Three Dog Bakery 4. Lake Erie Pet Food 5. Style Mutt
Best Place for Musical Instruments
1. Arrowhead Music 2. Cleveland Violins 3. Western Reserve Music 4. Motter’s 5. Ruttig Music
Best Seasonal Festival/Event
1. Asian Lantern Festival 2. Feast of the Assumption 3. Taste of Tremont 4. Edgewater Live 5. Brite Winter 6. Parade the Circle
Best Anchor/News Personality
1. Betsy Kling (WKYC 3) 2. Wayne Dawson (WJW 8) 3. Russ Mitchell (WKYC 3) 4. Maureen Kyle (WKYC 3) 5. Sam Roberts (WOIO 19)
Best DJ
1. Bobby Booshay 2. Mattitude 3. Mike McKay 4. Koly Kolgate 5. Jimmy Gross
Best Photographer
1. Imagine It 2. Gabe Wasylko 3. Max Torres 4. Rustin McCann 5. Nat Kendrick 6. Kat Ladrach 7. Howard Bruce
Best Seafood Market
1. Kate’s Fish 2. Seven Seas Seafoods 3. Euclid Fish 4. Catanese Seafood 5. Farm House Foods
Best Bakery/Pastries
1. On The Rise 2. Blackbird 3. Kelsey Elizabeth 4. Luna 5. Leavened
Best Jazz Club
1. House of Swing 2. Brothers Lounge 3. Nighttown 4. Bop Stop 5. Blu Jazz
Best Gentleman’s Club
1. Christie’s 2. Lido’s Lounge 3. Diamond Men’s Club 4. Hustler Club 5. Crazy Horse
Best Thrift Store
1. Flower Child 2. Value World 3. Savers 4. Common Threads 5. Avalon Exchange
Best Jamaican Restaurant
1. IRIE Jamaican Kitchen 2. Taste of Jamaica 3. UJerk 4. Caribbean Island 5. Bratenahl Kitchen
Best Burger
1. Heck’s 2. Buckeye Beer Engine 3. Good Company 4. All Saints Public House 5. Rowley Inn
Best Drag Performer
1. Pineapple Honeydew 2. Peach Fuzz 3. Sassy Sacha 4. Dakota Cox 5. Shari Turner 6. Ryder Slowly 7. Malibu Peruu
Best Place to Buy a Wedding Dress
1. Brides by the Falls 2. Radiant Bride 3. Harper and Ivory 4. The Dress 5. Ivory and Ash
Best Medical Marijuana Dispensary
1. The Botanist 2. Rise 3. Terrasana
Best Indoor Wedding Venue
1. 78th Street Studios 2. Cleveland Botanical Gardens 3. Windows on the River 4. Gordon Green 5. The Madison
Best Sports Reporter
1. John Telich (WJW 8) 2. Andre Knott (Bally Sports Ohio) 3. Jim Donovan (WKYC 3) 4. Angel Gray (Bally Sports Ohio) 5. Terry Pluto (Plain Dealer/Cleveland.com)
Best Female Vocalist
1. Madeline Finn 2. Uno Lady 3. Ashley Armanni 4. Becky Boyd 5. Amanda Terman 6. Chayla Hope
Best Painter
1. Eileen Dorsey 2. Glen Infante 3. Tessa LeBaron 4. Frank Oriti 5. Garrett Weider 6. HMF
Best New Restaurant
1. Cloak and Dagger 2. Bar Itallia 3. Heart of Gold 4. Acqua Di Luca 5. Goma 6. Alea
Best Cakes
1. Kelsey Elizabeth 2. Michael Angelo’s 3. Wild Flour 4. Luna 5. KB Confections 6. Sugar Me
Best Rock Club
1. The Agora 2. Grog Shop 3. Beachland Ballroom 4. Happy Dog 5. The Foundry
Best Brewery
1. Great Lakes 2. Fat Heads 3. Noble Beast 4. Platform 5. Market Garden 6. Masthead
Best Record Store
1. My Mind’s Eye 2. The Exchange 3. Loop 4. Record Revolution 5. Blue Arrow 6. The Current Year
Best French Restaurant
1. Le Petit Triangle 2. L’Albatros 3. EDWINs 4. Tartine Bistro 5. The Paris Room 6. Cru Uncorked
Best Latin Restaurant
1. Barocco 2. La Plaza 3. Half Moon Bakery 4. Paladar 5. Batuqui 6. Rincon Criollo 7. Arepazo y Pupuseria
Best Public High School
1. Rocky River High School 2. Lakewood High School 3. Shaker Heights High School 4. Solon High School 5. Cleveland Heights High School
Best Consignment Shop
1. Lakewood Luxury 2. Second’s City 3. River Trading Company 4. Revolve Fashion 5. Passion For Fashion
Best Dog Park
1. Lakewood 2. Bow Wow Beach 3. Rocky River 4. Canine Meadows 5. Avon Lake
Best Golf Course
1. Big Met 2. Sleepy Hollow 3. Manakiki 4. Sweetbriar 5. Shawnee
Best Instagram Follow
1. @TheCleBucketList 2. @CleFood 3. @CleFoodies 4. @SweetBrieCo 5. @YourLebanon
Best Male Vocalist
1. Mikey Silas 2. Joe Figueroa 3. Anthony Covatta 4. Koly Kolgate 5. Bob Frank
Best Artist
1. Aaron Sechrist (OKPants) 2. Eileen Dorsey 3. Derek Hess 4. Liz Maugans 5. Justin Brennan 6. Dave Crider 7. Kris Petrenko
Best Coffee
1. Rising Star 2. Root Cafe 3. Duck Rabbit 4. Civilization 5. Cleveland Tea Revival 6. Algebra Teahouse
Best Breadmaker
1. Blackbird 2. On the Rise 3. Leavened 4. Stone Oven 5. Fluffy Duck
Best Bar or Club for Local Music
1. Mahall’s 2. Grog Shop 3. Happy Dog 4. Tie – Beachland Tavern 4. Tie – The Winchester Music Tavern 6. The Foundry 7. Brothers’ Lounge 8. Now That’s Class
Best Bar With Games
1. The Side Quest 2. Hi and Dry 3. Table Top Board Game Cafe 4. Superelectric Pinball 5. Iggy’s
Best Salon
1. Stella and Shay 2. West Park Beauty 3. Tease 4. Foxy A Salon 5. Bella Capelli
Best Korean Restaurant
1. Rising Grill 2. Seoul Garden 3. Korea House 4. Miega
Best Butcher Shop
1. Ohio City Provisions 2. Gibbs Butcher Block 3. K&K Portage Meats 4. TJ’s Butcher Block 5. Saucisson
Best Private High School
1. St. Edwards 2. St. Ignatius 3. Magnificat 4. University School 5. Holy Name 6. Padua 7. NDCL
Best Antique Shop
1. Sweet Lorain 2. All Things For You 3. West of Venus 4. Joseph Davis 5. Attenson’s
Best Store To Purchase CBD
1. Planet of the Vapes 2. Botanist 3. American Shaman 4. Tie – Cleveland Botanical 4. Tie – Your CBD Store
Best Place to Ski
1. Brandywine 2. Boston Mills 3. Alpine Valley
Best College or University
1. Cleveland State University 2. Case Western Reserve University 3. Kent State University 4. Baldwin Wallace University 5. John Carroll University
Best Singer/Songwriter
1. Cassidy King 2. Ray Flanagan 3. Anthony Covatta 4. Chris Allen 5. Mikey Silas 6. Rachel Short 7. Brent Kirby 8. Diana Chittester
Best Art Gallery
1. Negative Space 2. Spaces 3. 78th Street Studios 4. Hedge Gallery 5. 2020 West Schaaf 6. Kaiser Gallery
Best Teahouse
1. Cleveland Tea Revival 2. Algebra Tea House 3. Inca Tea 4. The Macaron Tea Room 5. Clementine’s
Best Greek Restaurant
1. Astoria Cafe and Market 2. Greek Village 3. Mars Bar 4. Gyro George 5. Taki’s
Best Bar or Club for Underground Music
1. Grog Shop 2. Now That’s Class 3. Mahall’s 4. The Foundry 5. Beachland Tavern 6. Coda
Best Bar For Singles
1. Around the Corner 2. TownHall 3. The Side Quest 4. Corky’s Place 5. Iggy’s
Best Bicycle Shop
1. Blazing Saddles 2. Century Cycles 3. Spin 4. Joy Machines 5. Fairview Cycle 6. Beat Cycles
Best Sushi
1. Ginko 2. Voodoo Tuna 3. Pacific East 4. Shinto 5. Kintaro 6. Goma
Best Barbecue
1. Tie – Ohio City BBQ 1. Tie – Woodstock BBQ 3. Mabel’s 4. Proper Pig 5. Landmark Smokehouse 6. Proof BBQ
The Best of Cleveland 2021
After 18 miserable and trying months, it’s our absolute privilege to publish this year’s Best of Cleveland winners. Not only is it the one issue of the year where you, the readers of Cleveland, get to have your say instead of listening to us prattle on, it’s an issue that’s all about positivity. Tens of…
Best Home/Garden Shop
1. Gale’s Garden Center 2. Petiti Garden Center 3. Lakewood Plant Company 4. Urban Planting 5. Bremec’s Garden Center
Best Local Smoke Shop
1. Daystar 2. Puff n’ Stuff 3. Planet of the Vapes 4. Cigar Cigars 5. High Society 6. The Happy Cloud
Best Outdoor Wedding Venue
1. Mapleside Farms 2. Cleveland Botanical Gardens 3. Holden Arboretum 4. Sapphire Creek Winery 5. Cultural Gardens
Best Local Startup
1. Sweet Brie Co. 2. Poppin Cleveland 3. Branch BBQ Sauce 4. PrepSlutz 5. Terrannean Herbs
Best Cover Band
1. Disco Inferno 2. Tricky Dick 3. Breakfast Club 4. Billy Likes Soda 5. Radiate Live
Best Arts Event
1. Third Friday at 78th Street Studios 2. Lakewood Arts Festival 3. Ingenuity Fest 4. Cain Park Arts Festival 5. Waterloo Arts Festival 6. Cleveland Photo Fest
Best Ramen
1. Otani Noodle 2. Ninja City 3. Xinji 4. Sung’s House 5. Issho Ni
Best Soul Food
1. Zanzibar 2. SoHo Chicken and Whiskey 3. Angie’s 4. Squash the Beef 5. Southern Cafe
Best Hip-Hop Club
1. Twist Social Club 2. Grog Shop 3. B-Side 4. Touch Supper Club 5. Rumor 6. Coda
Best Bartender
1. AJ Grandell (Twist Social Club) 2. John Wiley (All Saints Public House) 3. Connor Tvrdik (The Foundry) 4. Andrew Smith (Shooter’s) 5. Andrew McSherry (Vibe)
Best Wine Store
1. The Wine Spot 2. Rozi’s 3. Minotti’s 4. Little Birdie Wine Nest 5. Flight
Best Japanese Restaurant
1. Bar Oni 2. Shinto 3. Ginko 4. Pacific East 5. Otani Noodle 6. Shuhei 7. Goma
Best Polish Restaurant
1. Pierogi Palace 2. Little Polish Diner 3. Rudy’s 4. Seven Roses
Best Local Fashion Designer
1. Emily Roggenburk 2. Valerie Mayen 3. Kelsi McCafferty 4. Shannon Prada 5. Monika Veliz
Best Gift Shop
1. Coven 2. Salty Not Sweet 3. Luster 4. The Rock Shop 5. Lovely
Best Hotel
1. Metropolitan at the 9 2. Hilton (Downtown) 3. Ritz-Carlton 4. Aloft (Flats) 5. Kimpton Schofield
Best Radio Station
1. 100.7 WMMS 2. 92.3 The Fan 3. 90.3 WCPN 4. 99.1 WMMS2 (Now the Black Information Network) 5. 89.3 WCSB
Best Place to Work
1. Phoenix Coffee 2. Cleveland Clinic 3. Progressive 4. University Hospitals 5. The Studio
Best Dance Party
1. Emo Night CLE 2. Black Mass 3. Y2KRAY 4. Fembot
Best Comedy Venue
1. The Improv 2. Hilarities 3. Winchester Music Tavern 4. The Grog Shop 5. The Funny Stop
Best Chef
1. Dante Boccuzzi (Dante, Ginko, DCA, Goma, Inferno, Next Door) 2. Jill Vedaa (Salt+) 3. Doug Katz (Zhug/Amba/Chimi) 4. Rachelle Murphy (Rood Food and Pie) 5. Jared Bazil (All Saints Public House) 6. Matt Spinner (Bar Oni)
Best Fried Chicken
1. SoHo Chicken and Whiskey 2. Boss ChickNBeer 3. Mahall’s 4. Larder 5. Parkview Nite Club 6. The Crispy Chick 7. Chicken Ranch
Best Blues Club
1. Bop Stop 2. Beachland Ballroom 3. Nighttown 4. Brothers Lounge 5. House of Swing
Best Wine Bar
1. Flight 2. Rocky River Wine Bar 3. Humble Wine Bar 4. CLE Urban Winery 5. The Wine Spot 6. Clifton Martini & Wine Bar
Best T-Shirt Shop/Maker
1. GV Art + Design 2. Cleveland Clothing Company 3. Emily Roggenburk 4. Ilthy 5. Cleveland Print Co.
Best Chinese Restaurant
1. Li Wah 2. Szechuan Gourmet 3. LJ Shanghai 4. King Wah 5. Siam Cafe
Best Bagels
1. Cleveland Bagel Co. 2. Bialy’s 3. Cocky’s Bagels 4. Barry’s Bagels 5. The Bagel Shoppe
Best Jewelry Maker
1. Liza Michelle 2. Oceanne 3. Lake Witch 4. Bunny Paige 5. Bianca Breed
Best Place for a Mani/Pedi
1. Stella and Shay 2. Sacred Hour 3. Manifest 4. Quintana’s 5. Beauty Room
Best Place to Take an Out of Towner
1. Rock and Roll of Fame 2. West Side Market 3. Cleveland Museum of Art 4. The Metroparks 5. Edgewater Park
Best Public Pool
1. Lakewood 2. Rocky River 3. Beachwood 4. Westlake 5. Mayfield Village
Best Non-Profit/Charity
1. Providence House 2. Cleveland Food Bank 3. Beck Center For The Arts 4. Building Hope In The City 5. Colors+
Best Arts/Film/Music Festival
1. Lakewood Arts Festival 2. Cleveland International Film Festival 3. Ingenuity Fest 4. Brite Winter 5. Cain Park Arts Festival 6. Berea Arts Festival 7. Chagrin Documentary Film Festival
Best Comedian
1. Mike Polk Jr. 2. Mary Santora 3. Bill Squire 4. Bryan Sternik 5. Jimmie Graham 6. Joey Gentile
Best French Fries
1. Tommy’s 2. Bar Cento 3. Rowley Inn 4. Banter 5. Larder
Best Ice Cream
1. Mitchell’s 2. Honey Hut 3. Mason’s Creamery 4. East Coast Custard 5. Sweet Moses
