News & Views

• Cleveland News

  Lakewood, Cleveland Heights and Solon Among Suburbs Looking to Crack Down on Smoke Shop Oversaturation

  “Coventry is starting to look a lot like Vegas," said one Cleveland Heights councilman

  By Mark Oprea

  Jun 20, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Northwest Neighborhoods CDC Forms Advisory Board to Help Steer Capitol Theatre's Uncertain Financial Future

  With ticket sales slumping in recent years, “We need to lean into the fact that the Capitol Theatre can do cool and interesting things that your local cinema can’t do.”

  By Mark Oprea

  Jun 23, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist: I Am in My 70s and Never Had An Orgasm

  Let's talk about the "orgasm gap," prioritizing your body, and remembering that an orgasm is only 5% of a sexual experience.

  By Matt Lachman LPCC-S, CST

  Jun 23, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Cleveland Neighborhood Progress Announces $2 Million in Grants to Help Keep Cleveland CDCs Afloat

  "Our neighborhoods just aren’t the same" without the work of CDCs, said CNP

  By Mark Oprea

  Jun 25, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Petition to Recall Kahlil Seren Approved, Will Be on Ballot in September

  “Many people are very concerned about Seren’s willingness to enable a smooth transition to our next mayor,” said one organizer of the effort

  By Mark Oprea

  Jun 26, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  RTA Decides to (Probably) Keep Dedicated Bus Rapid Transit Lanes 'Continuous' Through Ohio City on West 25th

  Business owners around the heart of the neighborhood have argued eliminating the parking spots would create dangers for pedestrians

  By Mark Oprea

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Petition to Reinstate University Hospitals Pediatricians Fired for Union Push Gains Steam

  "Our ability to stay speak up without retaliation and speak up effectively on behalf of the challenges to patient care that we encounter on a daily basis is what we're really fighting for," one told Scene.

  By Mark Oprea

  Jul 2, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Cleveland Planned Parenthood Location in Midtown Shuts Down, Cites Trump Administration's Medicaid Cuts

  "Ongoing attacks from the Trump administration have disrupted the essential services we provide to the Cleveland community," a statement posted on the clinic's doors reads

  By Mark Oprea

  Jul 1, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  My Review of Ohio City Airbnbs

  as told through the perspective of the home next door to the Ohio City Airbnb

  By Andy J. Huston

  Jul 1, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist: True Cuckolding vs. Sexual Coercion

  This whole thing only works if both of you feel seen and communicate. Don’t skip the conversation part, even if it might be uncomfortable.

  By Matt Lachman LPCC-S, CST

  Jul 1, 2025

  
• Cleveland News

  Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne Rallies With Healthcare Workers Against Massive Medicaid Cuts

  Around 100,000 Cuyahoga County residents could be kicked off Medicaid if Trump's bill becomes law

  By Mark Oprea

  Jul 2, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Republican Proposals Will Devastate Poor Ohioans, Analyses Say

  Ending Medicaid expansion in Ohio would cost 770,000 people — most of whom are working — their health coverage.

  By Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal

  Jun 20, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Geauga County Continues its Fight to Keep ICE Contract Secret

  The ACLU has sued over the records and is asking the Ohio Supreme Court to order the county to turn them over

  By Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal

  Jun 23, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail

  An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters protected by attorney-client privilege.

  By Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project - Cleveland

  Jun 23, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  New Ohio Higher Education Law Banning Diversity Efforts and Faculty Strikes Takes Effect This Week

  “In the long term, my concern is that we won’t be able to retain people, that we’re going to see a brain drain in Ohio.”

  By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

  Jun 24, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  ‘We Are Going to Push Pause’ on Ohio Marijuana Legislation, Says Republican Lawmaker

  “We’re going to take the summer and come back and potentially take another crack at it.”

  By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

  Jun 25, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Ohio Planned Parenthood, Health Clinics Brace for Closures, Plan Fight Ahead

  The federal budget reconciliation bill could “defund” Planned Parenthood, which the organization says could mean the closure of 200 clinics across the country.

  By Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal

  Jun 26, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  High Hopes: How Ohio’s Cannabis Industry Can Cultivate Quality Jobs

  The Ohio cannabis workforce is stuck in limbo, facing lower wages within a still-developing market that is still battling against politicians

  By Doug Guth

  Jun 26, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Disciplinary Counsel Recommends Suspending Judge Leslie Celebrezze From Practicing Law

  Celebrezze and Mark Dottore remain at the center of an FBI investigation

  By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Public School Advocates Claim Victory as Ohio Judge Calls Private Voucher Program Unconstitutional

  The state of Ohio is planning an appeal of the decision

  By Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal

  Jun 26, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Ohio Exoneree’s Estate Funds Justice Work After Death

  Ohio awarded Isaiah Andrews $3 million after spending 45 years wrongully imprisoned

  By Brittany Hailer, The Marshall Project

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Ohio’s Pro-Abortion Rights Groups Plan Fights Against Total Abortion Ban Bill

  “I don’t think that this bill has any legs to stand on, but I do think that it’s very important to highlight just how gross it is that they would even try it.”

  By Susan Tebben, The Ohio Capital Journal

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  ‘It Is Time for a Change.’ Dr. Amy Acton Talks About Running for Ohio Governor, Reflects on COVID-19

  Democrat Sherrod Brown is also considering getting into the race

  By Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal

  Jul 1, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Ohio Lawmakers Re-File Bill Restricting Local Law Enforcement From Cooperating With Federal Agencies

  “These are real, evidence-based strategies that reduce gun deaths—without infringing on anyone’s Second Amendment rights.”

  By Nick Evans, Ohio Capital Journal

  Jul 1, 2025

  
• Ohio News

  Health Care, Food Cuts Won’t Only Hurt Ohio’s Poor, But the Entire Economy, Study Says

  Ohio job losses, roughly half of them in the health sector, would be 44,700, or 0.8% of the workforce, the study found.

  By Marty Schladen, The Ohio Capital Journal

  Jul 2, 2025

  

Music

• Music News

  Livewire: 15 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This June

  Brand New; Tyler, the Creator; Willie Nelson and more real music in the real world

  By Jeff Niesel

  Jun 19, 2025

  
• Music News

  Ohio Singer-Songwriter J. Michael Phillips Collaborates with Yelawolf on Debut Album

  The urban country acts perform on July 11 at House of Blues

  By Jeff Niesel

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Music News

  Livewire: 13 of the Best Concerts to Catch in Cleveland This Weekend

  Brent Kirby, Less Than Jake, Tyler, the Creator and more real music in the real world

  By Jeff Niesel

  Jun 26, 2025

  
• Music News

  Singer-Songwriter Charlotte Sands Sees Idobi Radio Summer School Tour as Opportunity to Mingle with Her Music Friends

  The multi-band bill comes to the Agora on July 13

  By Halle Weber

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Music News

  Review: Tri-C JazzFest Takes Over Playhouse Square, Shows That Jazz Still Has More to Offer

  The headliners appealed to both casual and hardcore fans alike

  By Eric Heisig

  Jun 30, 2025

  
• Local Music

  Cleveland Band Announces Farewell Tour, Pledges Portion of Merch Sales to 'Billionaires in Need'

  The group will perform regionally through the end of the year

  By Jeff Niesel

  Jul 1, 2025

  

Food & Drink

• Food News

  Cleveland Burger Week Kicks Off Monday, June 23rd, With $9 Specials All Around Town

  A week of burger deals at some of Cleveland's best restaurants? Yes, please

  By Scene Staff

  Jun 20, 2025

  
• Food News

  Now Open: Jolly's Pizza & Pub in Former Barking Spider Tavern Space in University Circle

  The new shop builds upon the success of the original Jolly’s, which opened three years ago in North Royalton.

  By Douglas Trattner

  Jun 23, 2025

  
• Food News

  Rewind Diner to Open Wednesday June 25 in Brooklyn

  The new eatery from the Cleveland Restaurant Management Group is billed as a `50s-themed diner

  By Douglas Trattner

  Jun 23, 2025

  
• Food News

  Cordelia Owners Andrew Watts and Vinnie Cimino to Open New Restaurant in Former Alea Space in Ohio City This Fall

  "This new restaurant will be an extension of who we are as culinary professionals,” says Cimino.

  By Douglas Trattner

  Jun 24, 2025

  
• Food News

  Last Week in Cleveland Food News: Lava Lounge Closing, Cordelia Team Expanding to Ohio City

  A bite-sized recap of all the news fit to eat.

  By Vince Grzegorek

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Food News

  In Forno Pizzeria in Avon to Change Hands in July

  “I wanted to let our friends and clients know what’s happening because I really want to thank all who supported us for 10 years,” George says

  By Douglas Trattner

  Jun 27, 2025

  
• Food News

  Domo Yakitori and Sushi to Open in Ohio City

  After closing its shop at Van Aken on the east side, the Japanese concept has found a new home to the west

  By Vince Grzegorek

  Jul 2, 2025

  

Arts & Culture

• Arts Stories & Interviews

  ChamberFest Cleveland Explores "Lost and Found" and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week

  Plus, the Ohio Light Opera continues its season and more

  By ClevelandClassical Staff

  Jun 19, 2025

  
• Arts Stories & Interviews

  Not Just Another ‘Hamilton’ Review as the Musical Returns to Playhouse Square

  You might ask, why review “Hamilton?” Social relevance, for one.

  By Gwendolyn Kochur

  Jun 20, 2025

  
• Arts Stories & Interviews

  The Kent Blossom Music Festival, Tri-C JazzFest and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week

  A weekend filled with music awaits

  By ClevelandClassical Staff

  Jun 25, 2025

  
• Arts Stories & Interviews

  The Cleveland Orchestra Does Harry Potter and the Rest of the Classical Music to Catch This Week

  Plus, A Salute to America for the 4th of July and more

  By ClevelandClassical Staff

  Jul 2, 2025

  

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