July is here, and there’s lots of cool stuff returning after a couple years off, and aren’t we grateful: Rooms To Let CLE, Tall Ships, Ohio Light Opera. Others never really went away: GardenWalk Cleveland, the Zoo’s Asian Lantern Festival, Cain Park Arts Fest, Wonderstruck. And we highly recommend the ABC Ride, Cleveland’s Screaming, and Messin’ With You at Worthington Yards.Determined to feel better about our part of the world? CoolCleveland urges the election of Tim Ryan, and in our ENDORSEMENThere, we tell you exactly why. Then read the COMMENTARY by CoolCleveland columnist C. Ellen Connally about the best way to address the many calls for Clarence Thomas’ impeachment. Determine this.
The juried Lakewood Arts Festival hosts over 160 regional and national artists.
Posch and Gulyas, fine jewelers, fabricate designs from sterling silver (pictured), featuring gemstones and enamel. Fine art includes works by humorous expressionist George Kocar, landscape painter Brett Mason, and muralist Stephanie Crossen.
The event on Sat 8/6 from 10AM-6PM funds grants for arts education in the city of Lakewood. Read more
Cleveland quartet Biitchseat, whose sound updates ’90s alternative rock, released their debut album in 2019. When the pandemic hit, they hunkered down to work on a new recording, which is now out. The 10-track Float officially came out in May but they’re just getting around to doing a release show now. Hear them perform the new material live Sat 7/9 at the Grog Shop. Read more
As President Joe Biden visits Cleveland to save the pension plans of 2 million workers and retirees with his American Rescue Plan, the Ohio Democratic Party has announced fun new Union-Made merch, now available on their website OhioDems.org. While there, learn more about how you can take action, discover the latest news, donate to the cause, even run for office yourself. Be determined! Read more
Ohio voters have a critical decision to make: who will replace Rob Portman, Ohio’s retiring U.S. Senator. The choices are Democratic Congressman Tim Ryan and first-time political candidate J. D. Vance, the Republican. For the sake of Ohio and the nation, Tim Ryan must win this election.
Sending Ryan’s opponent to the Senate is a disaster waiting to happen. A former ATB “Anybody But Trump” guy now turned Trump loyalist, Vance calls himself a populist conservative. Endorsed by Tucker Carlson and buddy-buddy with Donald Trump Jr, his success as a venture capitalist and lawyer have made him a multimillionaire — a long way from the poverty he claims he experienced as a child. Read more
Those seeking Thomas’ removal focus specifically on the January 2022 decision of the Supreme Court that set in motion the release of White House documents to the January 6 committee. Donald Trump wanted them blocked. Clarence Thomas, the lone dissenter, voted to keep the records from public view.The conflict for Thomas was that his wife was actively urging the White House to overturn the presidential election results both leading up to January 6 and after the deadly insurrection. The fact that Thomas didn’t want the documents released makes inquiring minds wonder if he was objecting because he didn’t want his wife’s involvement revealed and how much influence she exerted over his decision. Read more.
