Cleveland Lead Advocacy Group to Move Forward With Ballot Initiative

by Sam Allard on January 22, 2019 at 3:59PM

Cleveland Lead Advocates for Safe Housing (CLASH) issued a press release Tuesday afternoon saying that their coalition of activist organizations intends to move forward with a ballot initiative. A Tuesday morning press conference at City Hall was meant to unveil the city's new lead strategy — the culmination of years of fact-finding and stakeholder engagement — but in CLASH's view, the press conference was a letdown.

A Former Clevelander, Guzheng Master Jarrelle Barton Coming to Northeast Ohio for a Series of Recitals

by Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2019 at 3:30PM

“Music is universal — it goes beyond,” he says in a press release announcing the shows. “I think anyone can learn an instrument regardless of your ethnic background or what language you speak or what color you are.

The Two Souls to Perform at Prosperity Social Club’s Special Valentine’s Day Celebration

by Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2019 at 3:13PM

“Love is in the air here for sure,” says Prosperity owner Bonnie Flinner in a press release announcing the event. “Over the last 13 years, we have witnessed countless awkward first dates, watched many relationships bloom and even hosted a few weddings.”

Armond Budish Lawyers Up as Various Investigations Swirl Around County Jail and Administration

by Vince Grzegorek on January 22, 2019 at 1:44PM

Included in today's news from Cleveland.com that the U.S. Attorney's Office is reviewing the scathing report on conditions in the Cuyahoga County Jail prepared by the U.S. Marshals to assess whether any criminal or civil charges might be warranted is the tidbit that Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish has hired former U.S. Attorney and current BakerHostetler lawyer Steve Dettelbach to represent him. Budish has not been publicly identified as the target of any investigation and has not been accused of any wrongdoing, but various investigations and reviews of the county jail are underway and the prosecutor's office investigation into public corruption is continuing, as prosecutor Mike O'Malley said in Friday's press release on last week's indictments.

Tash Sultana Coming to Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica in May

by Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2019 at 1:37PM

A self-taught musician who’s mastered over 15 instruments, Tash Sultana started by busking on the streets of Melbourne, Australia. Now, she’s become an international star and recently won an ARIA award for Blues and Roots Album of the Year.

Cleveland Music Community Mourns the Loss of Saxophonist Norman Tischler

by Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2019 at 1:19PM

war band. We did a gig at the Virginia Military Institute with Richie Havens, and they loved us."

Scene Gets Results: 2019 Cleveland Naked Bike Ride Planned for June

by Vince Grzegorek on January 22, 2019 at 1:10PM

A few weeks ago we voiced an undeniable yet unspoken truth about the city of Cleveland: That it could not and will not be considered a real city until it participates in World Naked Bike Ride Day. Thankfully, some of you were listening and nodding your heads, because such an event is now planned (and we use that word in the loosest sense possible) for Saturday, June 8, from 2 to 4 p.m. beginning at Public Square and ending at Edgewater.

Hotz Cafe Celebrates 100 Years in Tremont Saturday

by Laura Morrison on January 22, 2019 at 12:54PM

Over the last century, Hotz Cafe, 2529 W. 10th St., has stood tall as its Tremont neighborhood surroundings ebbed and flowed. Presidents (FDR, allegedly), baseball players (yes, the Great Bambino) and actors (we're talking the cast of The Deer Hunter here, including Meryl Streep and Robert De Niro) have all ventured inside the family-owned establishment for respite and beverages.

Mott the Hoople to Bring Its Reunion Tour to the Masonic Auditorium in April

by Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2019 at 11:51AM

Earlier today, British rockers Mott the Hoople announced the details for their first U.S. in 45 years. The jaunt will feature the band’s core members — Ian Hunter, Ariel Bender and Morgan Fisher — and it celebrates the 45th anniversary of the band's famous 1974 U.S. tour as well as the original release of The Hoople and Live, the final albums of the classic Mott the Hoople era.

The 'Balls and Cocktails' at Polpetta Are Now Available for Lunch

by Laura Morrison on January 22, 2019 at 11:07AM

Akron’s Broken Transmitter to Perform at This Year’s Wizard World Comic Con

by Jeff Niesel on January 22, 2019 at 9:02AM

This year, the group will release its debut album on March 20. It’ll have advance copies of the album at Wizard World and also at subsequent release parties that take place on March 15 at Jilly's Music Room in Akron and on March 16 at the Auricle in Canton.

Ohio Marijuana Card to Host a Health and Wellness Event at Red Space on Saturday

by Jeff Niesel on January 21, 2019 at 3:57PM

This will be the first event in the Ohio Marijuana Expo series. Ohio Marijuana Card will host events all across the state throughout 2019.

These 25 Classic Cleveland Restaurants Are More Than 50 Years Old

on January 21, 2019 at 3:13PM

The Cleveland International Film Festival Expands to Both Sides of Town This Spring

by Laura Morrison on January 21, 2019 at 12:56PM

This year's Cleveland International Film Festival, kicking off in March, is bringing films to both sides of the city. As usual, the 43rd installment of the event is playing hundreds of films during the festival run at Tower City downtown.

In Advance of This Week's House of Blues Show, Country Singer Dylan Scott Talks About His Forthcoming EP

by Jeff Niesel on January 21, 2019 at 12:14PM

At only 18 years old, Scott wound up signing a record deal with the country label Curb Records. He would move to Nashville to cut his first album after he graduated from high school.

Listen: Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1967 Speech at Glenville High School

by Vince Grzegorek on January 21, 2019 at 10:26AM

On April 26, 1967, Martin Luther King Jr. visited three east side high schools in Cleveland, including Glenville. Audio of that speech had been recorded but sat undiscovered in the high school's library until it was accidentally unearthed in 2011 by an art teacher and some students.

Local Singer-Songwriter Diana Chittester to Release a New Music Video

by Jeff Niesel on January 21, 2019 at 9:52AM

“The story is dynamic,” says songwriter Diana Chittester in a press release about the video. “My goal of the video was to help make the visual connection to the lyrical intensity of the song.”

Everything We Saw at Women’s March Cleveland 2019

on January 19, 2019 at 7:42PM

Jeni’s Ice Cream in Chagrin Falls to Open at 9 a.m. on February 2 for Ice Cream for Breakfast Day

by Jeff Niesel on January 18, 2019 at 4:06PM

Since 2016, She Should Run has inspired more than 15,000 women to run for office. For those who can’t join make to the brick-and-mortar store, Jeni’s is offering a special Ice Cream for Breakfast Day collection that can be ordered from its website.

(Trumpets!) Cuyahoga County Indictments Released ... (Fart Noise)

by Sam Allard on January 18, 2019 at 3:44PM

The "corruption" on display in the Cuyahoga County indictments released Friday by prosecutor Michael O'Malley is virtually indistinguishable from the standard practice of many other regional elected leaders, including Humanitarian of the Year Armond Budish. It's heartening, we suppose, that O'Malley is vigilantly guarding against unethical behavior at the county, but if these indictments represent a new bar for impermissible conduct, many more heads ought to be rolling.