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Village Rose Deli Turns Bay Village Coffee Runs Into Wine Nights
Village Rose Deli has quietly turned a sleepy Bay Village storefront into an all-day hangout at 328 Bassett Road, mixing neighborhood market, café and wine shop under one roof. From the team behind Tremont’s Grumpy’s Café and longtime caterer Brittany Reilly, the spot leans hard into community: a full coffee bar, grab-and-go pantry staples, sandwiches and a curated wine program with ticketed tastings all share space in the century-old building.
freshwatercleveland.com
Piccolo Italian brings family tradition to Restaurant Week, Cleveland Independents marks 20 years
Steven Licht welcomes any opportunity to showcase the recipes and traditions that have defined Piccolo Authentic Italian restaurant in Mayfield Heights since his father, Christopher Licht, opened the family restaurant in 2013. The opportunity is especially ripe, says Piccolo manager Steven Licht, during Cleveland Independents’ (CI) Cleveland Restaurant Week—offering $39...
Cleveland.com
Screenings set for ‘Witchy Boots,’ about women, beer and … witchcraft?
CLEVELAND, Ohio – Screenings are scheduled next month for “Witchy Boots,” an independent film about beer making with a dose of witchcraft and featuring several area brewers. Local film producers Phillip Sieb and Philip Leiter, who were behind the Emmy Award-winning Master Craftsman, produced the documentary. Leiter...
Cleveland.com
Strongsville High School sets sail with “Anything Goes”: Talk of the Towns
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio - Strongsville High School’s theatre department is ready to raise the anchor and set sail with its spring production of Anything Goes, the beloved Cole Porter musical filled with romance, comedy and show-stopping tap numbers. Set aboard the luxury liner S.S. American, Anything Goes follows a lively...
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Ohio Contemporary Ballet Performs Old and New Pieces in Ballet Unbound
Ohio Contemporary Ballet — formerly Verb Ballets — will be back on stage at Akron’s E.J. Thomas Hall this weekend with a program called Ballet Unbound that showcases the range of this company’s skills. The four works on the program include two by choreography legends and two newer works including a newly commissioned one.
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Neon Claw Craze Crashes Into Cleveland’s AsiaTown
Claw Boba Snack has landed in Cleveland’s AsiaTown, swapping out gray winter streets for neon lights, plush toys and cups of sugary milk tea. The new arcade-style boba counter lines its walls with claw machines, pairs them with bubble tea and imported snacks, and gives families and teens a brightly lit hangout when the weather is anything but inviting.
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KFC is piloting two value platforms
KFC is testing new value programs in the Cleveland-Akron-Canton, Ohio, and Tampa Bay-St. Pete, Fla., market from Feb. 23 through March 29, though timing may vary by location depending on performance. According to the company, the objective is to provide consistent pricing and “generous portions” throughout the week.
clevelandmagazine.com
Lakewood’s Birdtown Brewing To Open in a 100-Year-Old Church Building
At the end of the church hall, where an ornate iconostasis once separated the congregation area from the altar, stands a set of shiny metal tanks for fermenting and serving beer. Overhead, original pendant lights, along with a shimmering disco ball, dangle from the wooden ceiling beams. A former votive rack sits empty, with plans to be lit by electric candlelight.
coolcleveland.com
Jilly’s Open Stage Nights Offer Bands a Chance to Try Out Their Set Live
Jilly’s Music Room in Akron’s Northside neighborhood is one of the premiere clubs for local bands to play in Akron. And now they’ve kicked off their Open Stages program to offer bands/artists a chance to get stage experience, work on their material on a real stage in front of an audience and showcase for possible future connections. It’s open to artists of all styles, and each artist gets 45 minutes (with three 45 minute sets each night) so they can stretch out and show what they can do.
Cleveland.com
$1M Summit Artspace transformation features improved accessibility, enhanced galleries
AKRON, Ohio – Nonprofit arts incubator Summit Artspace will reopen in March following months of renovations designed to improve accessibility and wayfinding for visitors and improve gallery spaces for exhibiting artists. The March 6 reopening coincides with Summit Artspace’s 10th anniversary, according to Executive Director Natalie Grieshammer Patrick. The...
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Fan Favorite Lakewood Restaurant Closes Its Doors For Good
LAKEWOOD, Ohio — Roman Fountain Pizza in Lakewood has closed its doors for good after decades as a neighborhood favorite. Owners made the announcement on social media Sunday, thanking customers for years of support. The pizzeria had been a local staple on Detroit Avenue for generations. Regulars praised the...
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The Homey Hot Dog Joint In Ohio That Locals Swear Serves The Best Dogs In The State
There’s something almost poetic about a humble hot dog joint tucked into a brick corner building in Cleveland that has managed to elevate the simple frankfurter into an art form. Happy Dog stands as a testament to what happens when culinary creativity meets unpretentious comfort food in the most...
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Journey, Taylor Swift Tribute Bands Coming to Summer Crush Concert Series
Avon, OH - February 20, 2026 - The Summer Crush Concert Series presented by Achieve Credit Union is returning to ForeFront Field on June 26th and 27th. This year’s lineup includes the nationally acclaimed E5C4P3 (“Escape”) - The Journey Tribute - and LOVER - THE UNOFFICIAL ERAS TOUR, a Taylor Swift tribute.
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Her backyard was her first flamenco stage. Now, Marija Temo returns to Akron for an interactive show
Marija Temo remembers dozens of friends and family packing into her childhood home around holidays to sing, dance, strum and stump. Some flamenco lovers traveled from as far as Spain to Bath Township for the juergas — lively parties or celebrations — while others walked from five houses down. The house was filled with all-day performances in the living room, front and backyard, Spanish recordings on repeat, and the aroma of paella, a Spanish rice dish usually served with saffron, meat, seafood and vegetables. When juergas wrapped up, guests rolled out sleeping bags on upstairs floors and pitched tents on the lawn.
coolcleveland.com
Pittsburgh Baroque Ensemble Plays Free Concert in Rocky River
Pittsburgh’s Chatham Baroque, founded in 1990, focuses on performing music from the Middle Ages through the early classical period. Its core members — violinist Andrew Fouts, viola de gamba player Patricia Halverson, and theorbo/baroque guitar player Scott Pauley — draw on guest musicians and collaborate with dance, opera and theater groups in their hometown and acts as an emissary for baroque music in Pittsburgh, hosting other ensembles and presenting educational programs.
Cleveland 13 News
Forks Up, Cleveland’s Mac ’n’ Cheese Festival Returns With Unlimited Tastings
Cleveland’s original Mac ’n’ Cheese Throwdown is back for its 10th anniversary, bringing veteran champions and new challengers together for an all-access afternoon of unlimited tastings, live music, interactive activities, and People’s Choice voting. Proceeds benefit W.A.G.S. 4 Kids, which provides service dogs to children with disabilities.
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Bay Village Schools music teachers earn national recognition
BAY VILLAGE, Oh. - Two Bay Village Schools music educators are making waves on the national stage, with one named a semifinalist for a prestigious country music award and another preparing to present original research in New York City. Bay High School Choir Director Dr. Devon Gess has been named...