Marla Dawn Kassoff’s “Ceramic Tiles of Pandemic 2020” Reminds Us of The Gift of Beauty

by Shawn Mishak on August 14, 2020 at 5:24PM

Cleveland mixed media artist and teacher Marla Dawn Kassoff opens her latest series, “Ceramic Tiles of Pandemic 2020,” at Tremont bar and restaurant The Treehouse Friday from 6-10 pm. This latest body of work was inspired by a series of Zoom meetings while in quarantine and by her reconnection with nature on long walks in the park.

Two Cleveland Cinemas Locations to Re-Open Next Week, In Time for Christopher Nolan Blockbuster Tenet

by Sam Allard on August 14, 2020 at 2:11PM

The Cedar Lee and Chagrin Cinemas will both re-open next weekend with heightened Covid-19 safety protocols in place, Cleveland Cinemas announced today. Both locations will screen Christopher Nolan's 2010 mind-bender Inception on the occasion of its 10th anniversary and in preparation for Nolan's hotly anticipated (and continually delayed) Tenet, which will open at both locations on Sept. 3.

Doug Katz to Close Fire, His Flagship Eatery at Shaker Square, After 20 Years

by Douglas Trattner on August 14, 2020 at 1:07PM

Fire, chef-owner Douglas Katz’s flagship restaurant at Shaker Square, will not reopen. Katz shared the sad news today that he is permanently closing the 20-year-old bistro.

Cincinnati's Plastic Ants Team Up With Hudson-Based Director For New Music Video

by Jeff Niesel on August 14, 2020 at 11:44AM

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Update: Sammy Hagar & the Circle Cancel Rock Hall Appearance

by Jeff Niesel on August 14, 2020 at 11:04AM

The concert will raise funds for children and their families fighting cancer in Northeast Ohio as well as for MusiCares and local food banks. This marks the 18th year for the charity event that’s raised over $3 million for the hospital and sells out each year.

Big Mamma's Burritos to Open New Shop in Gordon Square

by Douglas Trattner on August 14, 2020 at 9:53AM

Big Mamma's Burritos, a favorite of the Ohio University and Ohio State University student bodies, opened a Cleveland outpost in December in partnership with Whistle & Keg (818 Prospect Ave.). That bar currently is closed for renovations owing to damage sustained during the protests. Today we learn that Big Mamma's will open a standalone shop in Gordon Square, in the former home of Daily Press (6604 Detroit Ave.).

Youth Demonstrated Outside Mayor Frank Jackson's House at 6 a.m.

by Sam Allard on August 14, 2020 at 9:39AM

Roughly 15 youth activists marched to Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson's home in the Central neighborhood and demonstrated with songs, chants and speeches Friday morning. Early Friday Morning. 

New Child Data to Help Ohio Counties Navigate Path Forward

by Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection on August 14, 2020 at 8:26AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — With myriad public health and economic challenges looming, a new report offers local leaders in Ohio pre-pandemic data on child well-being to help guide the path forward. New 2020 Kids Count County Profiles released yesterday by the Children's Defense Fund Ohio feature research on financial security, health, safety and education — all of which is timely and relevant, said CDF Ohio Kids Count Project Director Kim Eckhart.

Let's Take a Driving Tour of Mayfield Heights in 1982

by Vince Grzegorek on August 14, 2020 at 8:00AM

Ideastream Partnering with All-Star Plain Dealer Alums to Report on Effects of Covid-19

by Sam Allard on August 13, 2020 at 2:45PM

Ideastream announced Wednesday that it has partnered with recent Plain Dealer alums Rachel Dissell, Melodie Smith and Brie Zeltner on a reporting project aimed at chronicling the effects of Covid-19 in the region. Funded by grant dollars from Third Federal Foundation and University settlement, the ongoing series, entitled "Coping With COVID-19" takes aim at how the pandemic has exposed and exacerbated social inequities.

At UJerk, it’s more American than Jamaican

by Douglas Trattner on August 13, 2020 at 2:24PM

It slaps you like a double-overhead wave. No, not the bang of the jerk spice, but rather the electric-orange awning splashed with the mischievous name UJerk.

With Tonight's Livestream, Rosavelt to Launch Crowdfunding Campaign for New Album

by Jeff Niesel on August 13, 2020 at 2:15PM

Laura D’Alessandro’s Pandemic Photo Series “Creatures in Quarantine” Opens Friday at Doubting Thomas Gallery

by Shawn Mishak on August 13, 2020 at 1:51PM

Cleveland-born fine art photographer, writer and educator Laura D’Alessandro will open a solo exhibition of fine art photography at Doubting Thomas Gallery Friday, August 14th from 6-10 p.m. "Creatures in Quarantine" takes focus on what D'Alessandro calls the "magical and intense moments” in her reality. “Many of these images confront the confinement and fear of 2020’s masked, anxious daily struggle directly," says artist and writer Douglas Max Utter.

Bar Cento and Bier Markt to Reopen with Greatly Expanded Outdoor Seating on Wednesday, Aug. 19

by Vince Grzegorek on August 13, 2020 at 1:14PM

Ohio City is set to gain two more dining and drinking options next week when Bar Cento and Bier Markt (1948 W. 25th St., 216-274-1010) reopen for dine-in and outdoor service. When they do, they will join sister establishments Market Garden Brewery and Nano Brew, which reopened last month.

Tim 'Ripper' Owens to Return to Sand Trap Grill & Bar in September

by Jeff Niesel on August 13, 2020 at 10:11AM

‘TNT’ acoustic is so cool. That’s what makes it fun.

Show Runners from LGBT Bar All Axs Find a New Home at Willoughby Brewing Co.

by Douglas Trattner on August 13, 2020 at 9:44AM

All AXS, the popular LGBT bar in downtown Willoughby, closed in early February. At the time, a spacious new home in Mentor-on-the-Lake was floated as the next chapter for the club, but those plans have yet to materialize.

You Can Use Your Instant Pot to Decontaminate Your Face Mask, Researchers Say

by Jaime Lees on August 13, 2020 at 6:00AM

Navigating All This — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson

by Vince Grzegorek on August 12, 2020 at 8:10PM

Andre and Zac are back. They talk sports in a pandemic, Twitter and the craziness of this all.

Nordic Bestseller Out Stealing Horses is Now a Really Pretty Movie from the Guy Who Brought You Cold Pursuit

by Sam Allard on August 12, 2020 at 3:21PM

Per Petterson's 2003 Nordic bestseller Out Stealing Horses was widely read and feverishly acclaimed, the sort of novel that was set out for months in prominent displays among the latest literary blockbusters at both indie and mainstream bookstores. The film adaptation, 17 years later, is directed by Norwegian filmmaker Hans Petter Moland and features some truly striking Scandinavian landscape cinematography.

Akron's Librarians With Hickeys to Release Full-Length Debut on Friday

by Jeff Niesel on August 12, 2020 at 1:16PM

actually made for a better record because I was able to spend the time working on it non-stop,” says Crooker. “Because we had some extra time, we’d ask how many extra handclaps we could add to it.