# ben woods (news sources) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover ben woods. Page: Feed: --- ## [15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (August 27-30)](https://www.clevescene.com/arts/15-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-august-27-30/) _2026-08-25 · Jeff Niesel · Cleveland Scene_ 15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (August 27-30) Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar. THU 08/27 Browns vs. New England Patriots The Browns play a preseason game against a New England Patriots team that made it all the way \[…\] The post 15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (August 27-30) appeared first… ## [Garden, Pets, Trash: People’s Budget Vote Picks 5 Projects for Slavic Village](https://www.clevescene.com/news/garden-pets-trash-peoples-budget-vote-picks-5-projects-for-slavic-village/) _2026-08-25 · Mark Oprea · Cleveland Scene_ Hundreds of Slavic Village residents made their voices heard this weekend, selecting between 14 finalist ideas in a $100,000 pilot program from People’s Budget Cleveland using participatory budgeting. More than 860 people narrowed down the finalists with ideas on how to better Slavic Village to just five. Those five winning projects include: The initiatives are \[…\] The post Garden, Pets, Trash:… ## [Slow Fiction Brings Blend of Garage Rock and Dream Pop to the Grog Shop](https://www.clevescene.com/music/music-news/slow-fiction-brings-blend-of-garage-rock-and-dream-pop-to-the-grog-shop/) _2026-08-25 · Halle Weber · Cleveland Scene_ Slow Fiction singer Julia Vassallo and guitarist Paul Knepple shared in a recent Zoom interview ahead of their Tuesday night show at the Grog Shop that they’ve always felt a pull towards music. Vassallo grew up learning to play the piano and honing her talents in theater and choir, while Knepple was playing instruments from \[…\] The post Slow Fiction Brings Blend of Garage Rock and Dream Pop to the… ## [South African Soprano to Join Cleveland Orchestra for Performance of Strauss’s Four Last Songs](https://www.clevescene.com/music/music-news/south-african-soprano-to-join-cleveland-orchestra-for-performance-of-strausss-four-last-songs/) _2026-08-25 · Jeff Niesel · Cleveland Scene_ Ten-plus years ago, soprano Golda Schultz met Cleveland Orchestra conductor Franz Welser-Möst, and the two immediately hit it off. “He was coming to conduct a concert that I was singing,” says Schultz via Zoom from her home in Munich, Germany. Schultz joins the orchestra for performances on Thursday, Sept. 17, and Sunday, Sept. 20, at \[…\] The post South African Soprano to Join Cleveland Orchestra… ## [Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips in Lakewood Opens This Week](https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/arthur-treachers-fish-chips-in-lakewood-opens-this-week/) _2026-08-25 · Douglas Trattner · Cleveland Scene_ If all goes as planned, Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips will open its Lakewood location on Wednesday, August 26, according to owner George Simon. This latest addition has taken over the former Joe’s Deli spot at the corner of West 117th and Madison on Cleveland’s west side. Within the span of three and a half \[…\] The post Arthur Treacher’s Fish & Chips in Lakewood Opens This Week appeared first on… ## [Cleveland Public Library Workers Reach Temporary Agreement, Strike Plans Paused](https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-news/cleveland-public-library-workers-reach-temporary-agreement-strike-plans-paused/) _2026-08-25 · Mark Oprea · Cleveland Scene_ A tentative agreement was reached Monday by the 400 unionized members of the Cleveland Public Library and library management, press releases from both sides announced. It averted a planned Monday strike and ensures the CPL and its 27 branches will remain open and operating. At least until Thursday, when the workers could still strike if \[…\] The post Cleveland Public Library Workers Reach Temporary… ## [Democrats Don’t Agree on How to Talk About Trans Athletes. Just Look at Ohio](https://www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-news/democrats-dont-agree-on-how-to-talk-about-trans-athletes-just-look-at-ohio/) _2026-08-25 · Amanda Becker The 19th News · Cleveland Scene_ This story was originally reported by Amanda Becker of The 19th. Meet Amanda and read more of their reporting on gender, politics and policy. It took mere minutes for the U.S. Supreme Court decision upholding state bans on trans athletes competing in women’s and girls’ sports to reverberate in Ohio’s competitive governor’s race — and \[…\] The post Democrats Don’t Agree on How to Talk About Trans… ## [Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist: So, You Agreed to a Threesome. Now What?](https://www.clevescene.com/ask-a-cleveland-sex-therapist/ask-a-cleveland-sex-therapist-so-you-agreed-to-a-threesome-now-what/) _2026-08-25 · Matt Lachman LPCC-S, CST · Cleveland Scene_ Welcome to Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist. Want to ask Matt a question that could be tackled in a future column? Click here. Now, onto this week’s topic. Hey Matt, My boyfriend and I are about to have our first threesome (MMF). He is gay and I am realizing I am more Bi and I have always \[…\] The post Ask a Cleveland Sex Therapist: So, You Agreed to a Threesome. Now What? appeared first on Cleveland… ## [ICE Has Begun Targeting and Detaining Haitians Living in Springfield, Ohio](https://www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-news/ice-has-begun-targeting-and-detaining-haitians-living-in-springfield-ohio/) _2026-08-24 · Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal · Cleveland Scene_ United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has begun targeting and detaining Haitians in Springfield, Ohio after President Donald Trump revoked their legal status, with at least 29 detained as of Friday last week. Theresa Hice-Fromille, a board member of the Haitian Community Help and Support Center in Springfield, confirmed that 29 Haitian people had been detained by \[…\] The post ICE Has… ## [Concert Photos: Peter Hook and the Light Rock the Agora](https://www.clevescene.com/music/music-news/concert-photos-peter-hook-and-the-light-rock-the-agora/) _2026-08-24 · Jeff Jones · Cleveland Scene_ Peter Hook, a tone-deaf three-finger bass player, needs very little introduction. From the days with Joy Division to New Order, he has placed himself in the rock icon books. The Rock Hall inductee took center stage at the Agora last night and played 30 songs from his 50-year music catalog and left the fans still \[…\] The post Concert Photos: Peter Hook and the Light Rock the Agora appeared first on… ## [Earn crypto for idle GPUs (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/mjfEwWKeW9Nw) _2026-08-24 · **Sponsored**_ Run one CLI, host Qwen/Llama/Mistral, and earn BTC, ETH, SOL, or USDC ## [Vivek Ramaswamy Spent Nearly $700,000 Leasing Private Jets for Campaign Events](https://www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-news/vivek-ramaswamy-spent-nearly-700000-leasing-private-jets-for-campaign-events/) _2026-08-21 · Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal · Cleveland Scene_ Ohio Republican candidate for governor Vivek Ramaswamy has spent nearly 700,000 dollars leasing a private jet since the start of his campaign, according to campaign finance records. Ramaswamy has spent, at least nearly $690,000 leasing aircrafts since the start of his campaign, according to campaign finance reports. The Republican candidate spent nearly $560,000 leasing a \[…\] The post Vivek… ## [Downtown Cleveland’s Park Building Has Two Dozen Owners. Who’s Liable to Pay for Urgent Repairs?](https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-news/downtown-clevelands-park-building-has-two-dozen-owners-whos-liable-to-pay-for-urgent-repairs/) _2026-08-21 · Mark Oprea · Cleveland Scene_ When Scott Nichols moved into his condo on the eighth floor of the Park Building, a sense of optimism carried him and his wife through the $373,000 purchase. It was 2016. Cleveland was on the national stage, its downtown on the upswing. They could see a renovated Public Square right outside the bedroom and living \[…\] The post Downtown Cleveland’s Park Building Has Two Dozen Owners. Who’s Liable to… ## [Squeeze Revisits Early Days for New Album](https://www.clevescene.com/music/squeeze-revisits-early-days-for-new-album/) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Niesel · Cleveland Scene_ Squeeze singer-guitarist Glenn Tilbrook admits he didn’t think his band would still be going strong some 50 years after its formation in London. But the group tours and records on a regular basis and has just released Trixies, a new album featuring songs that Tilbrook and bandmate Chris Difford wrote as teenagers in 1974, just \[…\] The post Squeeze Revisits Early Days for New Album appeared first… ## [Carl Baldassarre To Celebrate 50 Years of Composing with Special Concert](https://www.clevescene.com/music/carl-baldassarre-to-celebrate-50-years-of-composing-with-special-concert/) _2026-08-21 · Jeff Niesel · Cleveland Scene_ Local guitarist and composer Carl Baldassarre started to dabble on guitar when he was only 12. But he didn’t begin to take playing more seriously until a high school teacher suggested he do so in a rather dramatic fashion. “I took a Humanities class at Euclid High in 1976,” says Baldassarre one afternoon from his \[…\] The post Carl Baldassarre To Celebrate 50 Years of Composing with Special Concert… ## [Josh Groban Revisits Classic Movie Soundtrack Songs on Latest Effort](https://www.clevescene.com/music/josh-groban-revisits-classic-movie-soundtrack-songs-on-latest-effort/) _2026-08-20 · Jeff Niesel · Cleveland Scene_ 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 to Rebrand as a Maker Marketplace](https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-news/clevo-books-to-rebrand-as-a-maker-marketplace/) _2026-08-20 · Mark Oprea · Cleveland Scene_ 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… ## [Concert Photos: Lindsey Stirling Offers Imagination and Inspiration at Blossom](https://www.clevescene.com/music/music-news/concert-photos-lindsey-stirling-offers-imagination-and-inspiration-at-blossom/) _2026-08-19 · Brian Lumley · Cleveland Scene_ 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… ## [After a Two-Year Wait, Will Ohio’s Largest Solar Project Get the OK?](https://www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-news/after-a-two-year-wait-will-ohios-largest-solar-project-get-the-ok/) _2026-08-19 · Kathiann M. Kowalski · Cleveland Scene_ 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… ## [First Look: Red Chimney, Opening Next Week in Parma](https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/first-look-red-chimney-opening-next-week-in-parma/) _2026-08-19 · Douglas Trattner · Cleveland Scene_ “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… ## [Clevelanders Grill City Consultants On Why Downtown Can’t Attract (and Keep) a Grocery Store](https://www.clevescene.com/news/cleveland-news/clevelanders-grill-city-consultants-on-why-downtown-cant-attract-and-keep-a-grocery-store/) _2026-08-19 · Mark Oprea · Cleveland Scene_ 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… ## [Find it on Amazon (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Mjvwi5LSg2wX) _2026-08-19 · **Sponsored**_ Open the Amazon product listing to see details and availability ## [Dante Boccuzzi’s Goma Downtown Has Closed](https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/food-news/dante-boccuzzis-goma-downtown-has-closed/) _2026-08-18 · Douglas Trattner · Cleveland Scene_ 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… ## [15+ Things to Do in Cleveland This Weekend (August 20-23)](https://www.clevescene.com/arts/15-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-august-20-23/) _2026-08-18 · Jeff Niesel · Cleveland Scene_ 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… ## [Witch Doctor, a Botanically Themed Cocktail Lounge, Opens in Old Brooklyn in September](https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/the-witch-doctor-a-botanically-themed-cocktail-lounge-opens-in-old-brooklyn-in-september/) _2026-08-18 · Douglas Trattner · Cleveland Scene_ 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… ## [Fluffy Duck Café Relocating From Main Campus of Cleveland Clinic to Highland Heights](https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/fluffy-duck-cafe-relocating-from-main-campus-of-cleveland-clinic-to-highland-heights/) _2026-08-18 · Douglas Trattner · Cleveland Scene_ 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…