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Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter reduces dog adoption fees due to low capacity
VALLEY VIEW, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga County Animal Shelter is offering reduced adoption fees on all dogs through Wednesday, July 31 to ease capacity issues. The standard $95 adoption fee has been lowered to just $30 for the promotion. The shelter has partnered with Bissell Pet Foundation’s Empty the Shelters...
50-year-old gorilla’s motherly role at Cleveland Metroparks Zoo reveals amazing adaptability
CLEVELAND – Watching Fredrika tend to her young daughter, Jameela, in the western lowland gorilla group at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo is like observing any other mother doting on her child. But Fredrika, better known as Freddy, is a 50-year-old gorilla. That’s more than a decade beyond life expectancy...
Playhouse Square patrons are there to see and hear those on stage, not misbehaving attendees
For the two inebriated women who attended “MJ: The Musical” on Wednesday, July 24, part of the Broadway Series at Playhouse Square -- please know that Michael Jackson was not actually there. Acting as if he was and that you were at his concert was not appropriate. Theater attendees are there to see and hear the people on stage. We do not want your arms up in the air swaying with every song. We do not want to see your phone recording (which is prohibited). We don’t want to hear you sing along or your angry responses when being shushed.
95-year-old Ohio woman receives free upgrades to stay in her home
CLEVELAND — Irene Turntine has lived in her home in East Cleveland since the 1960s. She said inside of her walls is a lifetime of memories. “My husband and I, we struggled, but we paid the house off,” Turntine explained. “You know, it was a struggle, it wasn’t easy.”
Def Leppard, Journey tickets for Cleveland start at $40 for July 30 concert
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Def Leppard and Journey will be at Progressive Field on Tuesday, July 30 and tickets are as cheap as $40. The two bands will play at Progressive Field, home of the Cleveland Guardians, on Tuesday and fans can buy the cheap seats on major third-party ticket websites like SeatGeek, Vivid Seats, StubHub, Viagogo, TicketCity and Ticketmaster.
A giant lizard usually found in Africa surprises Lake County resident in backyard
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — This is not what you expect to find when you venture into your backyard, at least not in Northeast Ohio. Willoughby police were called to a home Thursday when a resident was startled to find a giant reptile in the backyard. Police said in a post on social media it’s believed to be a Nile monitor. The Nile monitor usually is found in sub-Saharan Africa, not in Lake County.
12 Restaurant Recommendations from Cleveland Chefs
Cleveland’s restaurant scene has quietly become one of the best in the country, and our talented and creative local chefs are the driving force behind all of it. When they’re not selecting the freshsest seasonal ingredients, planning their next game-changing menu or firing up another service, here’s where some of the most recognizable culinary names in The Land go for a great meal.
Rock the Yard concert battles through rain to deliver ministry to incarcerated individuals
Usually on Wednesday afternoons, incarcerated individuals at Grafton Correctional Institution are at their assigned jobs or rehabilitation programs. At 1 p.m., music reverberated around the prison as its recreation yard came alive. Grafton Correctional Institution hosted a concert as part of the Rock the Yard concert series, a tour co-sponsored...
Steak restaurant nears opening in former Parallax in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood (photos)
CLEVELAND, Ohio – You will know what you’re in for when you walk up to the front door at Steak in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. A pair of heavy-duty, definitely-mean-business cleavers are embedded as the handle. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a...
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