Cranes up in the air. Structures rising. As are spirits. The Wendy Park Bridge that delivers the 85-mile Towpath Trail to the beach of Lake Erie opens tomorrow. Music venues like the Happy Dog are welcoming grateful (and vaccinated) audiences. Pride is on the rise with FAB Friday at Coventry Village, the LGBTQ+ market & drag show at Lakewood’s Foundry, and the drag battle at Akron Pride. Or take the family to Wade Oval Yay! Saturdays or the Cedar-Fairmount family Saturdays. Finally things are looking up.
Get ready, get set, and check out The Fine Arts Association’s Race to Embrace the Arts: a $25K Virtual Auction. Bidding has already begun and will run through July 23.Click on the link to virtually bid on over 80 items!! Win here.
The abysmal percentages of black people who go to the polls and vote is an insult to the people who fought so hard to ensure that right for all Americans. I wonder what the reaction would be of the people who learned of their freedom from slavery in 1865 if they were told that their descendants do not vote.
I like to jokingly say that if you did not vote, you do not have the right to carry a picket sign or demonstrate. Voting should be a prerequisite to speaking out. Read More
Each year, Mulberry Creek Herb Farm in Huron hosts its annual herb fair at the end of the summer planting season, a good excuse to get out in the country, get some fresh air and smell the aroma of an array of plants.Each year the fair has a different theme, celebrating a country, region or, this year, a unique city. There’s music, food, vendors, workshops and Mitchell’s ice cream. They usually create a special flavor, and we hope it’s praline, not gumbo! Read More
When it comes to bicycling, attorney Kenneth Knabe has seen it all — the good, the bad and the tragic. So he wrote a book to help riders and drivers alike understand each other. Cycling Rights looks at the rules, both written and unwritten, that apply to riding and driving to help everyone understand the law, act sensibly and share the road.Ken speaks with CoolCleveland’s Jordan Davis about the state of urban biking, the impact of scooters and e-bikes, and how Cleveland’s Vision Zero campaign will transform our roads for the better. View the video
The Happy Dog is so popular with indie music fans & hipster that it sold out its re-opening weekend. There were still tickets for July 2-3 last time we looked, but you’d better grab them quick. Read More
Cleveland-based duo Midnight Syndicate are known for the symphonic goth music they create for haunted attractions across the country. Now they’ve released a live album — their first — based on the show they’ve done for the last six years for Cedar’s Point’s HalloWeekend. Read More
DANCECleveland’s executive director Pam Young recently retired after 18 years. The group has announced the hiring of Theresa Remick, who was a leader in he Minnesota arts & culture community, to replace her. Read More
On Thursday, Cleveland Metroparks will make it official and open the Whiskey Island Connector joining Edgewater Park to Wendy Park on Whiskey Island, and the Wendy Park Bridge that links Lake Erie to the Cleveland Foundation Centennial Lake Link Trail, and on to the Towpath Trail that runs 85 miles South to Zoar, Ohio. Read More
Fairmount Center for the Arts will be holding its 45th annual art exhibit in August. It’s putting out a call for artists in all media to submit pieces for the show. Read More
TUE 6/29 Early Risers How early can you get up? Dawn is the best time to see the river otters at Cuyahoga Valley National Park’s Beaver Marsh. If you can’t get up that early, you can still take advantage of the 125 miles of hiking trails right in our backyard.
Few boys, I would venture to guess, can recall the instance or incident whereupon they started to become men: where, when and what happened that caused them to take their first, tentative, mental steps onto the bridge that would ultimately lead them across the yawning chasm separating soft, carefree puberty from the onset of eventual manhood. Fortunately for me, I can recall the date and time… Read More
