Cleveland Scene Magazine

12/15/2025

The local taproom of the PA-based brewery opened in late 2019.

12/15/2025

Let’s get honest about sickness and death.

12/15/2025

The Governor also has concerns about natural kratom, citing health department data on unintentional overdose deaths.

Gov. Mike DeWine, fresh off his pursuit of curtailing the sales of intoxicating h**p in the state, is now looking to ban all forms of synthetic kratom and schedule it as an illegal drug. The governor announced the new aim as an emergency rule request made to the Ohio Board of Pharmacy. The state had...

12/15/2025

Only 25% of local venues were profitable last year. State Sen. Kent Smith has proposed three bills that would bring state financial backing to the Cleveland music scene.

As only 25% of local venues were profitable last year, State Sen. Kent Smith has proposed three bills that would bring state financial backing to the Cleveland music scene.

12/15/2025

The Minneapolis-based burger concept has taken the place of Pioneer.

Le Burger 4304 at Intro in Ohio City to open Dec. 17th

12/12/2025

“It’s about time we understand how important Northeast Ohio’s legacy is when it comes to rock ‘n’ roll,” he says. “There will only ever be one Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, one Alan Freed, and one Moondog Coronation Ball. Get over it people, rock ‘n’ roll is our brand. We still don’t understand that Northeast Ohio was as important as London or New York in the formation of punk."

Last year, local musician/Bowieologist Thomas Mulready presented a series of multi-media lectures that focused on the times David Bowie played Cleveland. Mulready didn’t see Bowie’s first show here in 1972 or the second one that came at the end of the tour. He did, however, see Bowie play Public...

12/12/2025

“When the president of the United States, the leader of the free world, attacks a community he knows is not in a position to fight back, it’s hard not to be scared.”

"When the president of the United States, the leader of the free world, attacks a community he knows is not in a position to fight back, it’s hard not to be scared.”

12/12/2025

But they deliver more economic impact than similar stages in cities like Portland.

But Cleveland’s independent venues -- the 50 or so non-corporate ones like the Grog Shop, Rose Tavern and Spotlight -- contributed to a $1.2 billion total economic output with about $743 million headed towards Ohio’s GDP. There are plenty of venues, plenty of shows, and plenty of fans, it turns ...

12/11/2025

Some of the most scarring stories are the ones that tend to stick with us.

12/11/2025

A recent study from the Natural Resources Defense Council predicted an average family will pay about $70 more each month on their electric bills by 2028.

12/11/2025

The music and arts festival takes place on February 21 in the Waterloo Arts District

Organizers of Brite Winter, the annual outdoor arts and music festival that takes place on Feb. 21 in the Waterloo Arts District, have just announced that the local group LoConti will serve as this year’s headliner. The expanded footprint includes two outdoor stages and six indoor stages. “What...

12/11/2025

“I’ve been in this neighborhood for 36 years; this is a positive move for us,” Ward 4 Councilwoman Deborah Gray said.

“I’ve been in this neighborhood for 36 years; this is a positive move for us,” Ward 4 Councilwoman Deborah Gray said