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Singer-songwriter Josh Groban says his latest album, Cinematic, found him. Last year, after performing all-Italian rendition of “Brucia La Terra” from The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone at the 50th American Film Institute (AFI) Life Achievement Award ceremony, he realized his strong connection to the music side of film. “If I stop and […] The post Josh Groban Revisits Classic Movie…
Clevo Books, the downtown speciality bookstore that once sold works in translation, is soon reopening as the Clevo Book Collective just about a month after it closed in July. The store will be a rebranded maker marketplace with capacity for up to 24 vendors to sell their goods on rented shelfspace. Owner Cathryn Siegal-Bergman’s decision […] The post Clevo Books to Rebrand as a Maker Marketplace…
Do you remember in Kindergarten when the teacher would do these coordination exercises like patting yourself on your head while simultaneously rubbing circles on your belly? There was always one kid who was extraordinarily good at it. That kid grew up to be Lindsey Stirling. The pop-violinist, whose shows resemble something akin to a Cirque […] The post Concert Photos: Lindsey Stirling Offers…
Following a key legal deadline last Friday, the stage is now set for the Ohio Power Siting Board to make a final decision about whether the state’s largest solar and energy storage project to date can move ahead. The OPSB initially approved the Oak Run Solar Project in March 2024, but the case has since been bogged down by an appeal filed by Madison County […] The post After a Two-Year Wait, Will…
“It’s been a long road to get to this point,” says Manny Skantzos. If the remaining inspections go as planned, Red Chimney will open the doors to its new restaurant next week, most likely Wednesday. It’s been one year since a fire forced the 43-year-old family restaurant in Slavic Village to close. Since then, the […] The post First Look: Red Chimney, Opening Next Week in Parma appeared first on…
Downtown Tempe has one. Downtown Tampa has one. Downtown Cincinnati has one. And Downtown Indianapolis has one, too. So, as a roomful of Downtown Cleveland residents vented last night on the third floor of the Cleveland Public Library, why can’t our downtown attract and keep a full-service grocery store? Following news that Heinen’s would close […] The post Clevelanders Grill City Consultants On…
Chef Dante Boccuzzi has closed Goma, his Japanese restaurant on East 4th Street downtown. The restaurant opened five years ago, in the space that had been home to Zack Bruell’s Chinato. Reached for comment, Boccuzzi responded by text that the restaurant has been closed for renovations and will reopen in the coming months with a […] The post Dante Boccuzzi’s Goma Downtown Has Closed appeared first…
Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 08/20 Asian Lantern Festival Taking over parks and zoos across the country, the traveling Asian Lantern Festival shows off thousands of colorful handmade paper lanterns in open, green spaces. This year’s festival at the […] The post 15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend…
Matt Luebert and brothers Charlie and Michael Eby have been working on the Witch Doctor (3314 Broadview Rd.) space in Old Brooklyn for two years since purchasing the building on Broadview Rd. “It was time well spent,” says Charlie. “We do very much like where it is now.” The result of those labors is a […] The post Witch Doctor, a Botanically Themed Cocktail Lounge, Opens in Old Brooklyn in…
After a decade of business across the street from the Main Campus of the Cleveland Clinic, Fluffy Duck Café has temporarily closed its doors on Chester Ave. in anticipation of a move out east. “We’re in the process of moving right now,” says owner and pastry chef Ben Woods. “We’re going out to Highland Heights.” […] The post Fluffy Duck Café Relocating From Main Campus of Cleveland Clinic to…
