“I am going out of my comfort zone on this one,” says Mendel Segal, a man who made his name on the kosher barbecue circuit. Early last year, Segal opened Mendel’s Kansas City BBQ (20314 Chagrin Blvd., 216-266-0035) in Shaker Heights – a northern expansion for the restaurateur who also once owned and operated Mendel’s Backyard BBQ & Brew in Miami. Next up for the “rabbi pitmaster” is a higher end Italian restaurant in Woodmere, specifically the Mabel’s BBQ space at Eton Chagrin Boulevard ..read more

The office of Gov. Mike DeWine has for months been saying that connections between the guy he picked to be the state’s top regulator and a utility at the center of an epic bribery scandal were well known around Capitol Square when DeWine nominated him in January 2019.  If the relationship were common knowledge, it might seem more innocent that some in DeWine’s administration knew the utility had paid the regulator $4.3 million just before the governor nominated him. However, the administration has provided scant evidence that the claim is true — and there’s considerable evidence sug ..read more

In February, Huntington Bank attempted to permanently close its branch near the intersection of East 118th St. and Buckeye Road, claiming crime in the neighborhood was an encroaching threat on both business and tellers. Buckeye residents balked and rallied. Taking away this branch would leave only one other one, a Key Bank, a block over ..read more

In the '70s and '80s, the Cleveland-based band Fayrewether was one of the city's more popular acts, and the group became known for its renditions of songs by Genesis, Jethro Tull and Alex Harvey as well as its own original material. At the height of the band’s popularity, it reportedly filled rooms all over the region and played in Ohio, New York, Indiana, Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Pennsylvania. Fayrewether celebrates its 50th anniversary with a concert that takes place on Friday at House of Blues ..read more

Northeast Ohioans were pleased as all rum punch when Frontier, the budget airline set for a major expansion in Cleveland that included a local crewbase in March, announced that it would offer non-stop flights from Cleveland to Jamaica, among 12 other new direct routes. But one month after takeoffs began from Cleveland Hopkins Airport to Montego Bay, Frontier this week announced that the grand opening would welcome a grand closing come June 29 ..read more

I’m an emergency care medical resident working at a busy one-level urban trauma center in Ohio. My days are never short of surprises ..read more

Ward 13 Councilman Kris Harsh has a proposition for you: Take down as many "We Buy Houses" signs off of Cleveland's streets as possible in the next two weeks. Those who take the most? He'll buy you ice cream ..read more

Our weekly picks of the best things to do in Cleveland this weekend. Also check out our full Cleveland event calendar ..read more

In a move to bolster safety efforts in University Circle, Cleveland City Council approved legislation on Monday that will form a special improvement district inside the East Side neighborhood. Such a district would be used to evenly raise money—some $4.3 million—to better financially back police patrolling and transportation in about a 1.2-square-mile area, Kate Borders, the director of University Circle, Inc. hired last summer, told Council's Finance, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee. Framed as the most pressing issue, Borders and team explained that their police force, made up of ..read more

Cedar Point and the family of Rachel Hawes this week announced a settlement has been reached in the lawsuit brought against the park and the ride manufacturer after the woman suffered tramautic injuries after being struck in the head by a part from the coaster while waiting in line in August 2021 The ride closed immediately and was jettisoned in favor of a new ride, Top Thrill 2, which is set to debut when the park opens this year ..read more