Brace yourself. Credit: THE CLEVELAND KID/FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS

Brace yourself.

  • THE CLEVELAND KID/FLICKR CREATIVE COMMONS
  • Brace yourself.

The first snow of the season is among the greatest indulgences of the Northeast Ohio press. In some circles, it’s more rousing than a local corruption scandal, a Browns victory and a Frank Jackson gaffe combined.

Quickly, here are two important things from your pals at Scene:

How to prep for the requisite snowstorm freakout

and

Thousands of homes across the area are currently without power. FirstEnergy, apart from tossing its name on the region’s most famous factory, boasts a nifty map of these outages.

This article appears in Oct 23-29, 2013.

Eric Sandy is an award-winning Cleveland-based journalist. For a while, he was the managing editor of Scene. He now contributes jam band features every now and then.