Tea Leaf Green at Beachland Ballroom: Concert Review
ERIC SANDY/SCENE Tea Leaf Green In the upper echelons of the contemporary jam band scene, it really seems like no other band gets as consistently mixed reviews as Tea Leaf Green. Some were ready to crown them as the Next Big Thing, a band prepped to fill the void left by Phish’s breakup. The detractors…
Jerry Springer to Host The Price is Right Live in Cleveland
Update: PlayhouseSquare has announced that famous TV personality Jerry Springer will host both The Price is Right Live shows in Cleveland later this month. While the 7:30 p.m. performance on Oct. 16 has long been sold out, there are still a few tickets to the 4:30 p.m. show, some as inexpensive as $33. So come…
A Best Man Speech That Doesn’t Suck
Jeff Kutz got married in downtown Cleveland last weekend. His younger brother, Aaron, decided to forgo the traditional best man speech and went all out with a full-scale video production that has all the elements you’d want in a good one (humor, sentimentality) without the risks of a doing it live after 14 gin and…
Def Leppard concert film screening locally on Oct. 2 and 8
Filmed over the course of a two-night stand at the Hard Rock Café’s the Joint in Las Vegas, Def Leppard Viva! Hysteria Concert is a concert film that features the British heavy metal band’s first-ever live performance of the entire album. The movie screens on Oct. 2 and Oct. 8 at Cinemark Strongsville, Cinemark Valley…
Shazam’s Top 20 Locally Tagged Songs for the Month of September
Each month, the folks at Shazam, the company responsible for creating the app that lets you identify songs you hear on the radio or in clubs, compile the Top 20 songs that have been tagged in Cleveland and then exclusively send us the list. Here’s last month’s tally, topped by “Royals,” the catchy tune from…
ODOT is Hosting a Public Hearing Today on the Opportunity Corridor Plans
ODOT The Opportunity Corrdor The Ohio Department of Transportation will meet with the public today to receive input on the Opportunity Corridor project’s new Draft Environment Impact Statement. The meeting runs from 4 – 8 p.m. at Mt. Sinai Baptist Church, 7510 Woodland Ave. If you can’t make the meeting, ODOT welcomes comments online. Turnout…
A Dozen Years In, Tastebuds Debuts a Food Truck
“Food trucks provide an incredible sense of freedom,” says Bridget McGinty, owner of the tucked-away but popular lunch time eatery Tastebuds (1400 E. 30th St., 216-344-1770). It is precisely that feeling of freedom that inspired McGinty to go mobile by rolling out the brand new Tastebuds food truck. “After a successful 12 years, adding a…
Bernie Kosar’s Police Report is Classic Bernie
TWITTER Kosar Bernie. What the hell happened this weekend? In the wee hours of Sunday morning, former Browns quarterback Bernie Kosar was arrested for drunk driving. None of this – the news that broke that morning and the forthcoming details – is too surprising. But the police report detailing his arrest has some infotaining illustrations.…
Joshua Jesty plays Scene Session
Singer-songwriter Joshua Jesty wrote his first song when he was 12 and has been writing, recording and touring ever since. He originally thought his new album, Wasn’t the World Supposed to End, would be an double album, but he’s decided to make it the first in a series of EPs. Yesterday, he came by the…
New York Media Loves Writing about Cleveland’s “Revival”
Bright and early this morning, our friends at the New York Post posted this story to their website. “Cleveland is Seeing a Revival,” reads the headline. The miniature travel-style piece is basically a rundown of the Ohio City, Tremont and University Circle neighborhoods, highlighting their trendiest new joints and a few iconic landmarks — the…
Northeast Ohio Man Calls 911, Asks For President Obama
As the cogs of ‘Murica slow to a grind this morning after Congress boozed it up last night before throwing the “Gone Fishin'” sign out on the lawn, and reasonable folks across the country stand perplexed and angry at the douchenozzles in Washington shutting down the federal government for the first time in 17 years,…
The Daughter of a Columbus Sports Anchor was Tragically Killed, Ohio State Football Team’s Response is Positively Heartwarming
Dom Tiberi and his daughter Maria. Two weeks ago, the 21-year-old daughter of Columbus Sports Anchor Dom Tiberi was tragically killed in a traffic accident as she was driving on I-270 near Cemetery Road. Still reeling with grief, the 10TV anchor returned to the air last week, extending his appreciation to everyone who has supported…
Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty Opens Tonight at the Palace Theater
Fairy tale meets vampire in the New Adventures dance company’s gothic rendition of Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “Sleeping Beauty,” which opens at the Palace Theater this evening. The ballet is directed and choreographed by Matthew Bourne, who re-configures the classic good versus evil love story into a fantastical tale of transformation and resilience. In this particular…
Update: Superman License Plates Are Now Available in Ohio
Well, commemorative Superman license plates are now available in Ohio. According to this awesome Superman site, the city of Cleveland is hosting a launch ceremony today, with representatives from DC Comics, the Siegel and Shuster families, and the Siegel and Shuster Society. Custom plates cost $20 a pop, plus a plate renewal fee. Some of…
How to Make the Perfect Grilled Cheese Sandwich, According to Melt Bar and Grilled
Ah, the grilled cheese sandwich. It’s been a staple of the U.S. diet for decades, and is usually one of the first dishes most American children learn to make. With only three main ingredients (bread, cheese, shortening), it’s also one of the most simple and delicious culinary fares our blessed country has to offer. We…
Investigation Under Way For Men Posing as Cleveland Police in Kidnapping
Fifth District detectives are currently searching for two men suspected of kidnapping a woman early this morning. Near East 123rd Street and Chesterfield Avenue, a woman was driving when she noticed a Lincoln Continental flashing its lights at her. Thinking she was being pulled over by police, she stopped her car and met the man…
Scene Podcast: The Fiction Issue
This week, host Craig Lyndall talks with Sam Allard and Michael J. Geither, head of the MFA program at CSU, about Scene’s inaugural Fiction Issue, which debuts with unpublished work from some of Northeast Ohio’s literary luminaries, including Dan Chaon, Alissa Nutting, Thrity Umrigar and others. Do browse around and take in the fresh fiction…
The Recent History Of The Cleveland Browns Told In 15 Now-Obsolete Jerseys
Cleveland Browns jerseys are a risky investment. Just ask my friend Joe: the lifelong fan purchased a $230 authentic Trent Richardson jersey not too long ago. He needed a new one to replace his authentic Peyton Hillis jersey he bought just a couple years earlier. For Browns fans who wear jerseys to games and don’t…
A Quick Bite With: Terry Tarantino
Terry Tarantino, the Little Italy native and charismatic restaurateur behind La Dolce Vita and La Strada, doesn’t have all that much free time given the demands of the industry. That’s why when he does get the occasional spare minute to grab a bite or drink out, he sticks to places that never let him down.…
The Top 10 New Albums of September
Beginning this month, we’re going to start highlighting some of the great new music dropping into rotation. After sitting back and surveying the landscape, it became clear just how much ridiculously great and horrendously bad music comes out each month, making this list more difficult to compile than originally thought. But the music speaks for…
And Then There Was One for Sushi Rock
The Columbus location of Sushi Rock closed its doors last weekend for good. That restaurant opened four years ago on “the Cap,” the commercial complex that covers Interstate 670, linking downtown to the Short North. This closure follows the shuttering of the Warehouse District Sushi Rock a little over a year ago. “We were not…
Flux Pavilion brings freeway tour to house of blues
Flux Pavilion’s latest EP, Blow the Roof Off, starts with a funky bass riff before giving way to more stereotypical dubstep beats that squeak and sputter on the lurching album opener “OneTwoThree — Make Your Body Wanna.” But Flux Pavilion doesn’t necessarily think his music adheres to dubstep conventions. “I feel like I spiritually moved…
10 Lesser Known Cleveland Bars Great for Catching a Browns Game
For those of you who think the Cleveland Browns, beer, and delicious eats are practically synonymous, we’ve got something special for you. This week for Q104, we’ve compiled a list of the best lesser known Cleveland bars that are worth visiting for both the food and the game. So instead of battling the downtown traffic…
If You Get Pizza in Ohio, Make it Bar Cento’s Sunnyside
Photo Courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Cleveland pizza lovers rejoice — Northeast Ohio’s Bar Cento has been distinguished by Zagat for offering one of the most “standout” pies in the state. Located in Ohio City, the sophisticated establishment is no stranger to awards. Last year, Food Network voted Bar Cento’s pizza as the best in…
First Ever Art EXPO Comes to Cleveland This Weekend
Looking for something to do outdoors this weekend? Paul Sykes, local artist and entrepreneur, brings the first-ever artEXPOcleveland to the Superior Viaduct Bridge tonight, Friday, Sept. 27 through Sunday, Sept. 29. The showcase will include work by well-known and new regional talent, as well as international artists from seven different countries. The event is designed…
Reviews of the weekend’s must-see movies
Lots of film action this weekend but Ron Howard’s Formula 1 film Rush is the only movie opening hat we can truly recommend. Regardless, here are our reviews of the other major releases. The 1970s was a golden age for Formula 1, a moment when the sport impinged briefly on the cultural mainstream. Director Ron…
87.7 pulls the plug on local music show Inner Sanctum
Earlier this month, the local music program Inner Sanctum celebrated its 20-year anniversary. While the program had been on a hiatus or two during that time period and had shifted from one commercial radio station to another, the trio behind it — Pat “the Producer” Johnson, Jim Benson and Matt Wardlaw — had persisted and…
Chris Carrabba’s folky new band Twin Forks plays Grog Shop tonight
Singer-guitarist Chris Carrabba started out playing hardcore punk rock with Further Seems Forever. He then switched gears with the emo-punk act Dashboard Confessional. And he’s now embraced folk-rock with his new band Twin Forks, which plays the Grog Shop tonight. “Looking back with perspective, I realize I worked through my influences in reverse order,” he…
CSU Advice Columnist Offers Profound Advice on “Manscaping”
We’re so sorry we haven’t been keeping you all abreast of Natalie Ryan’s “No Bull With Natalie” advice column — straight-up advice from a straight-up chick! — in the CSU student paper The Cauldron. Ryan’s not quite at Dear Abby levels of sophistication, but she gamely fields those nagging questions students loft in the comfort…
Tim Bando Moving on from Top Post at Deagan’s Kitchen
Starting Monday, Tim Bando no longer will be the chef at Deagan’s Kitchen (14810 Detroit Ave., 216-767-5775, deagans.com) in Lakewood. For the time being, he’ll be working at Marigold Catering, the unofficial halfway house for chefs in transition. “We knew it was only a matter of time until he’d want to do his own thing,”…
Inspiration for ‘Hang On Sloopy’ Would Have Turned 100 Today
In between gulps of Bud Light and few emotive cheers toward the big-screen, we Ohioans are known to engage in a little ritualistic love known as “Hang On Sloopy.” The song goes hand-in-hand with Ohio State football, though it’s made its way around the entire state over the years. O! H! I! O! But even…
Was Swenson’s Trying to Monopolize the Cleveland Food Truck Scene at Walnut Wednesdays?
Walnut Wednesdays have officially concluded for this season, but not before vendors got into a heated food fight after a truck from the fast food chain Swenson’s rolled in to compete in a market that was predominately supported by mom-and-pop style trucks. Boasting prices that were nearly 50 percent lower than those of Walnut Wednesday’s…
Singer-songwriter Jen Chapin brings her ‘wide musical perspective’ to The Winchester
Daughter of the late folk icon Harry Chapin, singer-songwriter Jen Chapin doesn’t entirely like the term “singer-songwriter.” “It’s a weird term,” says Chapin, who brings her band to the Winchester tomorrow night. “As a genre, it’s not that appealing to me. Narcissism is too strong a word but the connotation is about telling you my…
10 Things Going on in Cleveland this Weekend (September 27-29)
This weekend Cleveland is hosting festivals galore- think Oktoberfest at the Tremont Taphouse, Irish Fest at the Irish American Club, and Wing Stock at Now That’s Class, where amateur grillers engage in an epic wing cookoff and attendees get to sample (and vote on) the goods. For the movie buffs, there are also some truly…
Reader: Not Everyone’s a Fan of Hotcards
We ran a brief article a few weeks ago in our delightful little rag’s Arts section about Hotcards, a business some folks are pretty pumped about. Well, reader (and former Hotcards) employee Matt King wrote in to us to explain the other side of the coin. His dissenting opinion after the jump. Hello, my name…
Snag Free Tix to Human Fund Concert with Melvin Seals & JGB
Need a great way to spend the evening? How ’bout one that’s free to boot? Tomorrow night (9/27/13) at the Beachland Ballroom, Melvin Seals and JGB (performing the music of the Jerry Garcia Band) are putting on a public show to benefit the Human Fund, a nonprofit that supports arts education programs for the under-served…
Cleveland Man Indicted on 100 Child Porn Charges
Michael Lynch, a 42-year-old Cleveland man, was indicted this week on nearly 100 counts of possessing child porn. There was also one count of possessing criminal tools. The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force searched his home and discovered computers containing images and at least one video. All electronic evidence was seized, including two computers,…
Rock Hall announces details of Music Masters Series
The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum has just announced more details regarding the 18th Annual Music Masters Series that’s slated to take place Oct. 21-26. The Oct. 26th tribute concert that takes place at the PlayhouseSquare will feature Rock Hall inductee Ian McLagan, Bernard Fowler, Bobby Keys, Trevor Lawrence, Steve Madaio, Waddy…
Dish of the Day: The Vegan @ Flying Fig
We’ve all devoured that midday meal that sent us straight into a food coma, barely able to muster the strength to send a single email all afternoon long. There’s a way around that: The Vegan ($10) at Flying Fig (2523 Market Ave., 216-241-4243, theflyingfig.com). Long before it was de rigueur to be a locavore, chef…
20 Musical Memories From the Richfield Coliseum
Who doesn’t love and remember the Richfield Coliseum, that beacon of cement and boring architecture down I-77 situated amongst prairie fields and grazing farm animals? With the help of some concert posters (many pulled from this awesome Facebook page) and a stray ticket stub or two, take a trip down musical memory lane to a…
Guitarist Glenn Schwartz returning to Hoopples
A former member of the James Gang and Pacific Gas and Electric, blues guitarist Glenn Schwartz played Thursday nights at Hoopples for nearly 20 years before he took a hiatus a few years ago. Known as much for his tirades about eternal damnation as for his skills on the six-string (read our phenomenal 2004 profile…
Charges Filed: Strip Club Dancer Runs Over Local Football Star, Drags Him Down the Street
A strip club dancer has just been indicted on felony assault charges for allegedly running down a former local football star and one other man in May. 19 Action News reports that Cierra English, a dancer at Hustler Club in the Flats, used her car as a weapon against Raymond Fisher- a former Glenville High School…
Caught In Oxycontin Bust, Former NFL Player Dimes Out College Teammate
Rodney Gamby, left, was just indicted in the United States District Court in Cleveland. His old football teammate at the University of Toledo and former offensive lineman for the New England Patriots, Nick Kaczur, ratted him out after authorities intercepted a package of Oxycontin headed to Kaczur’s Chagrin Falls house Nick Kaczur is known for…
Peabody’s set to move into Agora
Earlier this year when it was announced that the building that currently houses Peabody’s would be razed to make room for a new Cleveland State University health innovation center, Peabody’s owner Chris Zitterbart, said he hadn’t “ruled anything out” when asked whether the club would move to the Agora Ballroom and Theatre, the historic Euclid…
City of Cleveland Urges and Funds Zack Reed’s Transfer To Suburban Jail
SOLON POLICE Reed Citing “risk” in housing Cleveland City Councilman Zack Reed among the rest of the House of Correction inmates, the city’s Department of Public Safety requested his 10-day trip to prison be switched over to more suburban dwellings. This morning, Reed checked in at the Solon Detention Facility. Per the request, the Cleveland…
Beachwood Mayor Merle Gorden is Straight-up Campaigning in City-Owned SUV
You remember our big feature this summer chronicling the brazen financial abuses of Beachwood Mayor Merle Gorden? It has remained a fairly controversial story, given Gorden’s rabid support base and their contributions to one of the more lively comments sections we’ve seen this year. At any rate, Gorden is now throwing caution to the wind…
A preview of the Rock Hall’s new exhibit
A wealthy businessman, the late Julio Mario Santo Domingo, Jr. amassed an incredible collection of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia during his lifetime. After his death, the items were loaned to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Next week, the Rock Hall opens Collecting the Counterculture, a sampling of his collection. This morning,…
Epitaph by Mary Doria Russell
Over 130 years ago, Doc Holliday and Wyatt Earp were involved in a 30-second street fight in a vacant lot behind a photography studio in Tombstone, Arizona. To this day—because of movies and television—people around the world know their names. In her acclaimed 2011 novel Doc, Mary Doria Russell stripped away more than a century…
‘Sup: Supper Clubs Never Really Went Away, but There’s a Bigger Resurgence Around the Corner
Mike and Colleen Miller are preparing to wager a truckload of cash that Clevelanders will set aside a few nights a month to enjoy “dinner and a show.” If the couple’s dream comes to fruition, the Music Box will be a 300-seat supper club on the west bank of the Flats, where guests can enjoy…
The Natural Order of Things by Kevin P. Keating
Kevin P. Keating is an adjunct professor at Baldwin-Wallace. His fiction and essays have appeared all over the literary map. His debut novel, The Natural Order of Things was a finalist for the L.A. Times Art Seidenbaum First Fiction Award. It’s comprised of 15 interconnected stories in the tradition of Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio or…
The Cleveland Craft Beer Report
A major expansion is underway at The Brew Kettle (TBK). On September 9th, the Strongsville production facility added five more 40-barrel fermenters, effectively doubling brewing capacity from 5,000 barrels of beer in 2012 to 10,000 in 2014. Installation is in progress and the tanks should be up and running by the end of September. The…
The Fiction Issue: The Earth Will Swallow You
An embarrassment of literary riches. That’s how Alissa Nutting characterized Cleveland’s writing scene when we chatted with her earlier this summer about her racy new blockbuster novel Tampa. And it’s true. There are riches for everyone if you know where to look and are curious enough to take a peek. Cleveland has witnessed a literary…
Actually In The Neighborhood: Parker’s in Avon Lake is Familiar in the Best Way Possible
If two recent visits to Parker’s Grille & Tavern are any indication, the fourth time appears to be the charm for this revolving-door restaurant space in Avon Lake, which has been home to four eateries in seven years. On both a weekday and weekend, the large dining room was operating at peak capacity. During one…
Lakshmi’s Hour by Thrity Umrigar
Thrity Umrigar is an Indian American writer who was born in Mumbai and immigrated to the United States when she was 21. She is a journalist, a regular book critic for the Boston Globe, and the author of the novels Bombay Time, The Space Between Us and The Weight of Heaven. In 2013 she won…
Meet the Cleveland Restaurant Scene’s Pivitol Player Gary Lucarelli
For more than 40 years, Gary Lucarelli has been a pivotal player in the local restaurant scene. We have him to thank for helping make Cleveland a true dining destination, and for training some of our best local talent. The 69-year-old restaurateur was born in Cleveland’s Little Italy neighborhood, where his grandfather and father were the…
Googolplex by James Renner
James Renner is the author of two books of nonfiction that detail his adventures in investigative journalism (much of which took place in the trenches of the Cleveland Scene): Amy: My Search for Her Killer and The Serial Killer’s Apprentice. His work has been featured in Best American Crime Reporting and Best Creative Nonfiction. His…
Savage Love: Screwing Humanity
Dear Dan — I’m a 23-year-old homo who came out one year ago. Life has done good and bad things to me. Good things include success in the intelligence lottery, a full ride to college, and now a job with a six-figure income. Sadly, I find that my place in life is different from the…
Supermarket by Dan Chaon
Dan Chaon is the acclaimed author of Among the Missing, which was a finalist for the National Book Award, and You Remind Me of Me, which was named one of the best books of the year by The Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, The Christian Science Monitor, and Entertainment Weekly, among other publications.…
The Earth Will Swallow You by Daniel Wessler Riordan
Daniel Wessler Riordan lives, works and writes in Cleveland, OH. His fiction has appeared in Indiana Review, Hayden’s Ferry Review, Smokelong Quarterly, and various other journals and Cleveland area bathroom walls. He is a graduate of the NEOMFA. Bernie had hair, mostly. He had a waist- line. He had golf shirts and tennis shirts and linen…
The Missing by Alissa Nutting
Alissa Nutting’s debut novel, Tampa, was published by Ecco/HarperCollins in 2013. She is author of the short story collection Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls (Starcherone/Dzanc 2010), which won the Starcherone Prize for Innovative Fiction judged by Ben Marcus. Her work has appeared in publications such as The Norton Introduction to Literature, Tin House, the…
Khong Ke by Chris Drabick
Chris Drabick toiled for years in retail management and as a rock critic, writing for the Cleveland Free Times, Under the Radar magazine and Pitchfork, among others. Then he remembered he wanted to write books when he grew up. He is a 2013 graduate of the NEOMFA, and his short stories have appeared in Prick…
Row of Hooks By Megan Erwin
Megan M. Erwin is a graduate of the North East Ohio Master of Fine Arts program and the former editor of Whiskey Island. A 2009 Bisbee fellow, she is a recipient the Leonard Trewick Creative Writing Award, an Academy of American Poet’s Prize, and a scholarship to the Juniper Summer Writing Institute at the University…
Charm Your Socks Off: You Can’t Resist the Music and Romance of “She Loves Me” at Beck Center
It’s a show that’s so adorable you want to pinch its cheeks. It’s so charming you want to take it out to the movies and then buy it a big dinner. And its music is so inventive and lyrical you just want to lay back in it like an audio hammock. Yes, it is none…
Band of the Week: Day Method
Meet the Band: Ben Williams (lead vocals, guitar), Dylan Bimuller (lead guitar), Matt Williams (drums) In the Beginning: While the band has fully embraced electronic music and dubstep on its new album, On My Mind, the group didn’t begin as an electronic act. “We started as a garage band hobby,” says singer-guitarist Ben Williams. “We…
Up From Down Under: Atlas Genius Frontman Reflects on the Aussie Synth-Pop Band’s Rapid Rise
Atlas Genius singer-guitarist Keith Jeffrey bristles a bit when asked about the early days when his band played cover tunes in the clubs in its Adelaide, Australia hometown. “This band was never a cover band,” he says via phone as he’s driving along the California coast to a show in Santa Barbara. “We made money…
Regional Beat: Zach Provenance
Veteran Akron-based singer-songwriter Zach teamed up with a slew of local singer-songwriters to write the tunes on this 17-song disc, which he describes as a “community record.” There’s not a bad song in the bunch. Zach and Charlie Mosbrook harmonize nicely on the opening tune “More to Learn” and Brent Kirby adds raspy vocals to…
An Immersive Experience: MOCA Teams Up with Local Record Label for Experimental Music Series
Earlier this year, Kent-based electronic musician Jeremy Bible performed at the Museum of Contemporary Art as it opened its second season. About that time, he started talking to Chris Auerbach-Brown, the museum’s media program manager, about some kind of collaboration. Auerbach-Brown has a background in composition and electronic music, and he studied at the Cleveland…
Fall Theater Guide: Here’s What’s Popping Up on Local Stages from September to Thanksgiving Day
Love (In Its Many Forms) Straight Musicals don’t come much more charming than She Loves Me (opens Sept. 20, Beck Center). This Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick creation tells the story of two feuding clerks in a European parfumerie who find romance with pen pals—who turn out to be each other. The touring musical Once…
Film Review of the Week: Rush
Though Formula 1 auto racing has nevermanaged to capture the sustained attention of American sports fans, it remains a global spectacle. With a European home base for fanatics, drivers and auto engineers, not to mention Grand Prix races literally all over the world—Europe, Asia, North America, South America, the Middle East—the Formula 1 Championship is…
Fall Arts Guide: Something To See
The fall lineup at local galleries and museums has something for every taste. You should probably make an effort to go to the Metroparks and see some leaves this fall. But if your sense of beauty is piqued more by craftsmanship and ideas than nature, you’ll have plenty of opportunities for contemplation at the region’s…
Film Spotlight: Evocateur- The Morton Downey Jr. Movie
Director Daniel A. Miller remembers when loud-mouthed talk show host Morton Downey Jr. was literally all the rage on TV in the ’80s. “I was drawn like a teenage moth to the flame that was Morton Downey,” says Miller, whose documentary, Evocateur: The Morton Downey Jr. Movie, that he co-directed, screens at 6:45 p.m. on…
The Complete List of Not-to-be-Missed Northeast Ohio Fall Festivals
It’s a fine time to get outside before the snow comes storming down, and whether you’re into pumpkins, nature, cute woollybears or family fun, there’s a festival or special event for you. The Woollybear Festival (Vermilion, Oct. 6), which turns 42 this year, has grown into Ohio’s largest one-day festival. The idea grew out of…
Well Read: Karen Long Looks at the Literary Landscape in Cleveland
It feels appropriate that Karen Long, former Plain Dealer books editor and current manager of the Anisfield-Wolf book awards, has met us just outside Loganberry Books on Larchmere Boulevard, the trendy, frayed edge of Cleveland and Cleveland Heights. The award ceremony was last Thursday at Playhouse Square and Long is still recuperating from several hectic…
Your Complete List of Not-to-be-Missed Ohio Haunted Houses
Look at the changing leaves if you want, but this season is all about frights and chills. And Northeast Ohio lays claim to a veritable pumpkin patch of blood-curdling experiences. For decades, these haunted houses have won awards and left you with goose bumps for days. The Ohio State Reformatory’s Haunted Prison Experience might be…
