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Serena Williams Blames the Victim in the Steubenville Rape Case

Vince Grzegorek — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:03:00 -0400

An excerpt of a fresh profile of Serena Williams in Rolling Stone landed on Deadspin this afternoon, and it is a timely reminder that... well, the culture of victim-blaming is expansive and includes dumb celebrities as well as dumb every-day folks.

We watch the news for a while, and the infamous Steubenville rape case flashes on the TV—two high school football players raped a 16-year-old, while other students watched and texted details of the crime.…
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Nike's Next LeBron Shoe Already Declares Him a "Two-Time Champion"

Vince Grzegorek — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:39:00 -0400

Via Kix and the City and the Miami New Times, a leak of the sock-liner of the proposed — "proposed" being the operative word — new Nike LeBron X Low, which very clearly states that we should just call off tonight's game, as well as Game 7, because LeBron and the Heat have already won their second NBA championship.

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Lights Out for Burgers-n-Beer

Douglas Trattner — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:47:00 -0400

Burgers-n-Beer on Coventry is closed. The Cleveland Heights outpost of the Willoughby-based restaurant shut its doors two weeks ago.…

12 Dumbest Laws Still on the Books in Ohio

Sam Allard — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:20:00 -0400

1. Cleveland: It's illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.…

Brimfield's Police Chief is a Facebook Sensation

Eric Sandy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:56:00 -0400

Ne'er-do-wells wreaking havoc in sleepy Brimfield Township - near Akron and Kent - have more than just a slap on the wrist coming their way. Like a slap in the face.…

Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini will appear tonight at Cedar-Lee Theatre

Jeff Niesel — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:50:00 -0400

One of boxing’s biggest stars, Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini has an incredible story. He grew up in a poor, working class neighborhood in Youngstown where he excelled in sports.…

Dan Chaon, Other Literary Celebs Reading at CSU This Week

Sam Allard — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:48:00 -0400

The mad-acclaimed Cleveland author and Oberlin college creative writing prof Dan Chaon will be reading this week at Cleveland State University as part its annual Imagination Writers' Conference. Chaon will be joined on Saturday by the cartoonist and writer Lynda Barry, whose graphic novels have a sort of Simpsons-cum-Beatrix-Potter vibe.…

Woman and Daughter Held in 'Modern-Day Slavery' for More Than a Year in Ashland

Eric Sandy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:19:00 -0400

Federal prosecutors and Ashland detectives announced charges against three people who forced a woman and her daughter into "modern-day slavery" for more than a year.

Jordie Callahan, 26; Jessica Hunt, 31; and Daniel Brown, 33, were arrested and charged today with forced labor.…

First Look: Ken Stewart's East Bank

Jason Beudert — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:10:00 -0400

Within hours of the Aloft Hotel ribbon-cutting, Ken Stewart's East Bank (1121 W. 10th St., 216-696-8900, kenstewartscleveland.com) officially opened it doors. The eponymously named eatery joins Ken Stewart's other eponymously restaurants Ken Stewart's Grille, Ken Stewart's Tre Belle, and Ken Stewart's Lodge — all part of the eponymously named Ken Stewart Restaurant Group.…

Suburban Columbus Daycare Owner Laced Snacks With Sleep Aids

Eric Sandy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:43:00 -0400

Tammy Eppley, 37, has been charged with six counts of endangering children - including her own 2-year-old daughter. The Westerville woman owns a home-based daycare center - the Caterpillar Clubhouse - where she's been reportedly lacing pancake batter with crushed Benadryl (an over-the-counter antihistamine) and melatonin (a sleep aid hormone).…

It Only Cost $20 to Shut Down the Shoreway for Captain America

Vince Grzegorek — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:13:00 -0400

Hey, angry Clevelanders! We know you're out there, still stewing that your commute was effed up for a couple of days while some movies stars frolicked on the Shoreway.…

Fracking Isn't Solving Northeast Ohio's Job Woes

Eric Sandy — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:50:00 -0400

Following a Reuters dispatch and a Cleveland State University study, analysis of Northeast Ohio's burgeoning natural gas and oil drilling sector show that it's booming.

For manufacturers and fat cats at the top of the food chain, that is.

The hydraulic fracturing and drilling procedure - "fracking," colloquially - isn't spurring job creation the way Ohio's leaders may have marketed it in the past.…

Holy Cross Cemetery Looks Like a Penis From the Air

Vince Grzegorek — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:44:00 -0400

Via Reddit user retreynor and Google Maps, fabulous Holy Cross Cemetery in Brook Park, which, yeah, when you look at it from the air...

Yup...…

Concert Review: Owen at the Beachland Tavern

Jacob DeSmit — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:26:00 -0400

From the moment Owen’s Mike Kinsella took the Beachland Tavern stage, the bar seemed to get a little warmer. It was evident at the first gleeful holler from an enthusiastic member of the densely packed crowd; even more so when Kinsella’s perspiration traveled from his forehead to the glazed wood of his acoustic guitar — which had been doodled on twice by one or both of the family man’s young children.…

Did LeBron James Get Danny Green Fired?

Mike Seely — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:36:00 -0400

In the summer of 2010, the Cleveland Cavaliers had but one priority: re-sign LeBron James. They ultimately failed in this quest, as James infamously took his talents to South Beach, where he's lived in the NBA Finals ever since.…

Cat Killer Protest in North Ridgeville

Sam Allard — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 17:02:00 -0400

We were going to sarcastically file this under: "Really Important Protest in Really Important Suburb," but SEO shit forced us to blow our load a little bit. Anyway, you get the idea.…

The "Creatures of Lorain County" Facebook Page is Something to See

Vince Grzegorek — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 16:48:00 -0400

We've long been a fan of our neighbors to the west in the Lorain area here at Scene, but the level to which the characters (put loosely) of that fair geographic region are celebrated (and, yes, mocked) at the Facebook page "The Creatures of Lorain County" is some next-level dedication and research.

Presented without comment, one of the page's entries.…

Social Media Reaction to Bon Jovi's Cancellation

Eric Sandy — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 13:11:32 -0400

Well, we're more than halfway through Monday and the biggest news is Bon Jovi's cancellation.

Horrible!

Yes, it's horrible that this has picked up steam as the biggest news story in town.…

12 Sights From Last Weekend in Cleveland

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:47:00 -0400

The wine festival, a bachelorette party at Highland Square Tavern with fiery fire things, Ohio City, the Courage Fund comedy benefit... we were everywhere last weekend. Take a look at what we saw.…

Scene Dining Editor Teams up with Michael Symon on Cookbook

Vince Grzegorek — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:35:00 -0400

On the heels of their successful first collaboration, which resulted in the New York Times Best Seller "Carnivore: 120 Recipes for Meat Lovers," Michael Symon and Scene Dining Editor Douglas Trattner have once again teamed up on a cookbook. This will be Symon's third cookbook overall.…

Woman Finds Out Her Late Husband Was Also Her Father

Eric Sandy — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 11:23:00 -0400

We're awarding 500 points to Akron Beacon Journal columnist Bob Dyer for this lede:

The next time you think you’re having a bad day, image how Valerie Spruill felt when she discovered that her husband and her father are the same person.

Oh my. Stories like this one, which was published last fall, don't come across our desks too often.…

That Bon Jovi Concert Everyone Was Going Nuts About is Canceled

Sam Allard — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:54:00 -0400

The Bon Jovi concert isn't happening, according to sources close to News Channel 5, and no one knows why. The Browns aren't talking, but we suspect they're probably super embarrassed after making such a huge fucking deal over their "Major Announcement" at the end of May.

Michael Stanley was also slated to perform, and some sort of pep rally was in the works.…

Pic of the Day: Cleveland Cop Chastises Naked Boy in 1955

Eric Sandy — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 10:48:00 -0400

My, how far we've come. More than 50 years ago, Cleveland police were riding around on horses and scolding young boys for traversing city parks in the nude.…

Scene Catches up with Super Chef Wolfgang Puck

Jason Beudert — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:56:00 -0400

Scene managed to catch up with legendary chef Wolfgang Puck, who was in Cleveland over the weekend to host the biennial Five Star Sensation event. Since he started the fundraiser way back in 1987, it has raised more than $16 million for University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center.…

Spurs Take 3-2 Lead on Heat As Ginobili Starts, Shines in Game 5

Mike Seely — Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:36:00 -0400

"What's wrong with Manu?"

Gregg Popovich and Manu Ginobili had to be plenty tired of those four words by the time they arrived at the AT&T Center Sunday night, as the media—en masse—uncorked a question they'd been reticent to ask after yet another putrid performance Thursday night from the Spurs' aging super-sub. Ginobili had been such a gamer for so long that he was afforded more rope than most stars; only after his struggles continued through the mid-point of this Finals series did the harshest of queries come.…