News & Views

• Cleveland News

  With LGBTQ Ohioans’ Rights Under Assault, Cleveland Pride Supporters Are Set to Resurrect the Event’s Political Roots

  "We are fighting for our lives.”

  By Mark Oprea

  May 22, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Cleveland Heights Mayor Denies Wife Made Antisemitic Remarks, Despite Her Allegedly Calling One Public Commenter a "Jewish Bitch"

  “Some of the most important people in our lives are Jewish people,” Seren said in the video statement

  By Mark Oprea

  May 22, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Cleveland Heights Refuses to Release Police Bodycam Footage of Incident With Mayor's Wife at City Hall

  Natalie McDaniel's behavior and unofficial role at City Hall has become a source of controversy in Cleveland Heights

  By Vince Grzegorek

  May 22, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  'I Am Not Your Negro': A Defiant Kahlil Seren Tells Off Cleveland Heights Council in Tense Emergency Meeting

  “There was this golden opportunity to bring this community together, and it didn't happen,” Council President Tony Cuda said. “I’m heartbroken.”

  By Mark Oprea

  May 23, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  The Unbearable Darkness of the Cuyahoga County Jail

  Jails in Cleveland and other cities don’t provide direct access to sunlight and fresh air – even when their own policies require it.

  By Ivy Scott, Brittany Hailer, Daja E. Henry -- The Marshall Project

  May 23, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  U.S. House Republican Cuts to Medicaid, Food Assistance Would Impact Hundreds of Thousands in Ohio

  Rep. Joyce Beatty said the bill, which now moves to the U.S. Senate, includes “the largest cut to Medicaid in American history.”

  By Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal

  May 23, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Experts Say Rash of Pride Flag Vandalism Across Ohio Points to Shifting Trend in Anti-LGBTQ+ Violence

  What anti-LGBTQ+ incidents can tell us about cultural ‘turf wars’ in Ohio and beyond

  By H.L. Comeriato, The Buckeye Flame

  May 23, 2025

  

Music

• Music News

  Livewire: 13 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland Through Early June

  AC/DC, Dave Matthews Band, Tennis and more real music in the real world

  By Jeff Niesel

  May 22, 2025

  

Food & Drink

• Food News

  First Look: Jolene's Honky Tonk, Opening on East 4th Street in Early June

  Get ready for loads of color, country music and four floors of decked-out entertainment that channels Nashville

  By Douglas Trattner

  May 23, 2025