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This story mentions rape and sexual assault. If you or someone you know needs help, the National Sexual Assault Hotline is 1-800-656-4673 ..read more
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About 80 or so Case Western students dropped "dead" in the middle of the university's bustling Tinkham Veale University Center on Friday morning, as prospective students and their parents were scheduled to attend an open house ceremony nearby. The protest, led by the campus' Students for Justice for Palestine chapter, was a signal to university admins, the organization told Scene, for their lack of transparency regarding possible financial ties to Israeli arms manufacturers. As they called for Friday, SJP has repeatedly pressured Case Western to pass a Resolution 31-15, which would lay bare t ..read more
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It's not hard to understand why we all appreciate rhythmical music with a strong percussive element. After all, we were born with a drumbeat in our chest that plays nonstop every day of our lives and when it stops, we do ..read more
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If there’s one thing Canadian band Alvvays is, it’s consistent. Both on record and at its concerts, as evidenced Thursday by its show at the Agora, the band never strays far from its washed out, poppy, dreamy indie rock sound ..read more
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Just released today, “Social Light,” the new single from the forthcoming EP by locally based singer-songwriter Kramies, represents his first bit of new music since his 2022 album, Kramies, which featured contributions from members of the Black Keys, Band of Horses and Grandaddy. For the forthcoming EP, Kramies worked with Grammy-winning producer Mario J. McNulty (David Bowie, Prince, Willow Smith). “'Social Light' has all of the hallmarks that position his singular sound in a realm of its own," reads a press release ..read more
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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