City Hall Staff Was Scheduled to Return to Work Full Time Next Week. Covid Spike Should've Changed Plans. Nobody Knows WTF is Going On

by Sam Allard on October 23, 2020 at 5:57PM

The recent spike in Covid-19 cases across Ohio. and Cuyahoga County's return to Red Alert status, (a status that may graduate to the most severe Purple by next week), was expected to prompt Mayor Frank Jackson to reevaluate his plan to bring back City Hall staffers full-time next week.

Kamala Harris to Campaign in Cleveland This Saturday After Postponement Due to Covid-19

by Sam Allard on October 23, 2020 at 1:36PM

The Biden-Harris campaign announced this week that Democratic Vice Presidential Candidate and California Senator Kamala Harris will indeed make a campaign stop in Cleveland. After canceling her recently scheduled Northeast Ohio campaign stop due to two positive Covid-19 tests on her campaign staff, Harris is now planning to be in Cleveland Saturday, the Biden campaign announced.

NBA Players Donating $350,000 to Voter Engagement Groups, Including Two in Cleveland

by Sam Allard on October 23, 2020 at 1:28PM

As part of a renewed commitment to social justice, The National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) is donating $350,000 to 19 voter engagement organizations across the country, including to two organizations in Cleveland: Cleveland VOTES and VoterDrive CLE. The NBPA raised the money by auctioning off game-worn jerseys from the opening weekend of the NBA restart in the Florida "bubble."

Here's a Tim Misny Anthem No One Asked For

by Vince Grzegorek on October 23, 2020 at 12:20PM

If, somehow, you have not had your fill of Tim Misny in your life, thanks to what has to be a record-setting billboard ad blitz in 2020 by the shiny-domed lawyer/Cleveland C-list celebrity, then local comedian Mayor Wertz has you covered with "What Would Misny Do? (Make Them Pay!)," a generic if still somewhat hypnotically entrancing anthem that serves as tribute to someone who has a law license and practices the profession in Northeast Ohio.

Local Roots Rockers AJ & the Woods Release New Single and Accompanying Music Video

by Jeff Niesel on October 23, 2020 at 10:32AM

'Ascent,' David Biro's Newest Public Sculpture, Is Generating Buzz on Detroit Ave.

by Shawn Mishak on October 23, 2020 at 10:09AM

“Ascent,” the most recent and largest free-standing installation artwork by Cleveland artist David Biro located at 4307 Detroit Ave. next to Cleveland Bagel Co., is a public piece on display and for the community to interact with 24/7 through the end of November. One might have noticed some rather engaging installations taking place on the spot over the years, but “Ascent” has been a real eye-catcher with its elegant, overlapping, ornate floral patterns resembling some sort of temple of worship dropped here from some distant time and place.

Just in Time for Halloween, VANIK Returns with Horror-Infused New Album

by Jeff Niesel on October 23, 2020 at 9:42AM

Batshit Crazy 'Bullets of Justice' Leads a New Round of Halloween Movies You Can Stream Right Now

by John W. Allman on October 22, 2020 at 4:39PM

As we continue our zombie shuffle toward Halloween, the greatest night of the year, the veil between worlds begins to part, the number of avoid-at-all-cost titles diminishes and more fantastic and terrifying visions are bequeathed. The Mortuary Collection 4.5 stars, 108 minutes, Shudder

Northeast Ohio Colleges Step Up Efforts to Help Students With Basic Needs During COVID-19

by Lee Chilcote and Asha Fairley, The Land on October 22, 2020 at 1:30PM

is going to be extra needed this year,” she said. “A lot of our students were laid off during COVID.”

Roots of American Music’s Annual Benefit to Take Place Online on Saturday

by Jeff Niesel on October 22, 2020 at 10:31AM

BLKstar and the compilation Analog Rebellion: Musicians Speak Out. Sponsorship Packages start at $500 and include marketing and recognition opportunities as well the aforementioned vinyl albums.

Ohioans Retreat Into Safe Groups, Crave Post-Election Unity

by Amanda Garrett, Akron Beacon Journal on October 22, 2020 at 9:30AM

Ohioans are exhausted during the final run up to the 2020 presidential election. They’re worried about COVID-19, about where the United States is heading, about the vote, both the mechanics of how it will work — or won’t — and about who will ultimately win.

31 Rural Ohio Counties Considered "Red Zones" for COVID

by Mary Kuhlman, Ohio News Connection on October 22, 2020 at 8:34AM

COLUMBUS, Ohio — COVID-19 cases are on the rise almost everywhere, but the share of new cases in rural Ohio counties is outpacing the new caseload in metro counties. According to an analysis by The Daily Yonder, nearly 70% of the nation's more than 1,900 rural counties now are in the red zone, a term used by the White House Coronavirus Task Force to designate areas where the spread of the virus is out of control.

Metroparks Golf Skyrocketed in 2020, Seneca Overtook Big Met as Most Popular Course

by Sam Allard on October 22, 2020 at 7:57AM

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Foiled Plot Against Michigan Governor Shows Far-Right Domestic Terrorism is a Threat — And the Calls Are Coming From Inside the White House

by Lee DeVito on October 22, 2020 at 7:00AM

has to open up. She wants to be a dictator in Michigan, and the people can’t stand her.”

Sheriff Warns Ohio Amateur Predator Catcher Group to Stop or Face Possible Prosecution After Three Targets Commit Suicide

by Vince Grzegorek on October 22, 2020 at 6:17AM

Ohio law enforcement agencies have escalated their warnings to Dads Against Predators, a local amateur predator catcher group that targets men who try to meet up with minors for sex, films the encounters and posts the videos to YouTube. “Local law enforcement agencies and prosecutors of Sandusky County and the City of Fremont cannot and will not sit back anymore and watch as DAP continues to parade its form of vigilante justice,” the letter from the Sandusky County Sheriff and Sandusky County Prosecutor's Office read.

Remdesivir Doesn’t Reduce COVID-19 Deaths, a Large WHO Trial Finds

by Tina Hesman Saey, Science News on October 22, 2020 at 6:09AM

, it clearly wasn’t changing outcomes for them,” Turner says. “This will make doctors think about whether this drug is really useful in very sick people.”

Faced With an Election Loss, Trump Will Sow Doubt About the Truth. We Can’t Let That Happen

by Martin Wallace on October 22, 2020 at 2:13AM

I was a staffer on George W. Bush’s 2000 campaign, and I experienced first-hand the chaotic uncertainty and political maneuvering that was the Florida recount. As historically bad as that time was for our country, it pales in comparison to what may be to come if vote counts on November 3 are at all close.

Plain Dealer's Entertainment Tabloid, Friday Magazine, Ceasing Publication After 54 Years

by Sam Allard on October 21, 2020 at 1:48PM

The Plain Dealer's Friday! Magazine, the standalone tabloid arts and entertainment section that has printed weekly for 54 years, is no more.

Solstice Roasters to Open Cafe in Former Peterson Nut Space in Gateway District

by Douglas Trattner on October 21, 2020 at 12:48PM

“I can say this with integrity: We are probably the largest coffee company in Cleveland that no one has ever heard of,” says Joe Deinhart of Solstice Roasters. For 27 years, Deinhart has been sourcing, roasting and selling his proprietary coffee products at wholesale to higher-end restaurants, coffee shops and institutions.

Cleveland City Council Passes Legislation to Keep Extended Outdoor Dining, Drinking Options for Restaurants and Bars Through at Least June 2021

by Douglas Trattner on October 21, 2020 at 12:12PM

Today, Cleveland City Council has passed legislation that will renew the temporary program that allows bars and restaurants to extend outdoor seating into parking lots, streets and other public rights-of-way, including on-street parking areas and parklets. The original emergency ordinance was passed in June to help address the negative impact on those businesses from the effects of COVID-19.