Local Rapper Gets Physical for New Single and Music Video

By Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2021 at 12:43PM

Browns Superlatives and Collin Sexton — The A to Z Podcast With Andre Knott and Zac Jackson

By Vince Grzegorek on January 22, 2021 at 11:39AM

35 Local Artists Contribute to Cleveland Verses Foundation Charity Album

By Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2021 at 11:06AM

A non-profit founded in late 2017 by the local indie rock group the Modern Electric, Cleveland Verses Foundation aims to practice “responsive grant making.” Its mission is to “band together local musicians and music-lovers to benefit lives in the Cleveland community” and “make a better Cleveland through the power of music.” In order to further that goal, the organization will release its first charity album, a compilation of Bob Dylan covers, on Feb 5, It’ll feature 35 local artists, including Herzog, Cities & Coasts, Front Porch Lights, Hollin Kings, Vanity Crash, Beach Stav and more.

Frank Q. Jackson, Grandson of Mayor, Charged in Domestic Violence Incident

By Sam Allard on January 22, 2021 at 10:43AM

Frank Q. Jackson, the 24-year-old grandson of Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, has been charged with a first degree misdemeanor in Cleveland Municipal Court for a domestic violence incident in December. A warrant was registered with the Cleveland Police department Wednesday, and the case was assigned to the court's domestic violence docket.

Can a Divided Nation Make Its Food System More Fair?

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection on January 22, 2021 at 10:25AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio - The nation is at a turning point with a new push for unity, and some groups say changing our food system is one crucial step in addressing the divide. Executive Director of the HEAL Food Alliance, Navina Khanna, said the combination of COVID-19, the climate crisis and political unrest has illuminated the food system's vulnerability in times of crisis.

Can You Answer the Cleveland Questions From Last Night's Jeopardy? (Yes, Probably)

By Vince Grzegorek on January 22, 2021 at 9:48AM

Scene Sues City of Cleveland Over Police Use of Force Records

By Vince Grzegorek on January 21, 2021 at 3:25PM

After months of seeking, via public records request, use-of-force reports from the Cleveland Police Department, Scene is suing the department in Ohio's Eighth District Court of Appeals with the help of Case Western University School of Law’s First Amendment Clinic after the city refused to provide the requested documents. A freelancer working for Scene, Cid Standifer, requested all use of force reports for 2019 and 2020 to date in September.

Mar Mar’s Pizza Kitchen Joins the Pizza Pop-Up Fun from its Beachwood-Based Ghost Kitchen

By Douglas Trattner on January 21, 2021 at 1:38PM

We can add Mar Mar’s Pizza Kitchen to the long list of pizza-themed pop-ups to open during the pandemic. The business, run by Mario and Angela Santo Domingo, has taken over the kitchens of Rosso (formerly Red, the Steakhouse) in Beachwood.

Vaccine Still Distant for Most Ohioans

By Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal on January 21, 2021 at 12:42PM

The first round of coronavirus vaccinations for the highest-priority Ohioans is wrapping up. But with supplies static and millions more in line behind them, as things stand now it will be well into the summer and possibly well beyond before non-priority Ohioans will have access to the vaccine.

Matthew Alec and the Soul Electric Celebrate Cleveland with Funky New Single

By Jeff Niesel on January 21, 2021 at 11:46AM

Biden Administration Outlines Its Ambitious Plan to Tackle the COVID-19 Pandemic

By Jonathan Lambert, Science News on January 21, 2021 at 11:21AM

acknowledges that this is tough. Originally published by Science News, a nonprofit newsroom.

No Members of Cleveland Public Safety Forces Have Yet Been Identified as Participating in Jan. 6 Capitol Riot

By Sam Allard on January 21, 2021 at 11:17AM

Responding to questions from local media outlets and concerned letters of inquiry from residents, the City of Cleveland clarified in its daily Covid press release Wednesday night that no members of its public safety forces have yet been identified as having participated in the riot at the U.S. Capitol Jan. 6. "In the event that a member is identified as a participant, an internal investigation will be conducted and any wrongdoing will be swiftly dealt with," the city said in its statement.

Beachwood Extends City-Run, Free Restaurant Delivery Service Through End of February

By Vince Grzegorek on January 21, 2021 at 10:39AM

In a novel experiment to put more money into the hands of local restaurants instead of third-party companies during tumultuous Covid times, the city of Beachwood in December launched a pilot program that offered free delivery to residents from a select batch of Beachwood restaurants, ferried by city-paid drivers. “Rather than relying on legislation to cap delivery fees, our city has removed the middleman by becoming the middleman,” Mayor Martin S. Horwitz said at the time.

Ohio Gets Green Light to Extend Food Assistance for Kids

By Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection on January 21, 2021 at 9:54AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A key hunger-fighting program for Ohio children is being extended through the end of the school year. The Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (P-EBT) program was created in March to help feed children who normally receive free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program but were learning from home.

Cleveland Deferring Payments on Small Business Covid Loans Until April

By Sam Allard on January 20, 2021 at 3:51PM

Since this summer, the City of Cleveland has loaned roughly $1.6 million to local small businesses in an effort to help offset the costs of hardship and lost revenue suffered during the pandemic. The loans of up to $10,000 each — disbursed to 161 Cleveland businesses — were meant to be applied to standard operations such as rent, utilities and capital costs.

New Local Podcast Takes on Taboo Topics

By Jeff Niesel on January 20, 2021 at 12:14PM

At the end of last year, local actors Matt Pallotta and LeJon Woods teamed up with writer, actor and comedian Jo Roueiheb for a new podcast that promises to “bridge the current divide by having thoughtful conversations about tough subjects, as well as promoting local musicians and food and drink establishments on the majority of our episodes.” Dubbed Going There: Taboo Topics Are Back on the Table, the podcast “tackles part of a specific topic that you aren’t supposed to talk about at a dinner party — politics, religion, sex, money, race, etc.” The hosts have debated topics such as abortion, death and life during the pandemic.

After Jan. 6 Capitol Riot, Ohio Congressmen Plot 'Less Scary' Way to Overthrow Democracy

By Pete Kotz on January 20, 2021 at 12:08PM

The terror is still fresh in Congressman Steve Chabot’s mind. The Cincinnati Republican recalls cowering under a desk on the House floor, weeping as urine streamed down his leg.

The CSU Vikings are on National TV Friday Babaaaaaaay!

By Sam Allard on January 20, 2021 at 10:49AM

The scorching hot Cleveland State University men's basketball team will receive a rare honor Friday evening: getting televised nationally. The Vikes will tip off against their Horizon League opponent, the University of Milwaukee, at 9 p.m. on ESPN2.

Savage Love: I Found My Boyfriend's HIV Meds

By Dan Savage on January 20, 2021 at 9:27AM

I could really use your advice. I recently found my boyfriend's HIV meds while I was house-sitting for him and went into his cupboard for a multivitamin.

Commissioned Work by Locally Represented Composer To Receive Premiere at Tomorrow’s Inauguration

By Jeff Niesel on January 19, 2021 at 3:28PM

Dr. Kimberly K. Archer, a composer represented by locally based Murphy Music Press, was commissioned to write a new work for Joe Biden’s inauguration, and the President’s Own United States Marine Band will premiere the piece tomorrow as part of the ceremony for newly elected Biden. A Mendota, IL native and Professor of Composition at Southern Illinois University, Archer titled her work Fanfare Politeia.