Vince Grzegorek
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Three Cleveland Hotels Receive AAA's 4 Diamond Rating
There are once again no AAA diamonds to be bestowed on Cleveland restaurants, but three Cleveland hotels received the prestigious 4 Diamond ranking from AAA in its recently announced 2022 awards. → Read More
Platform Brewery's Taproom and Production Center in Cleveland Have Closed
Platform Beer Co., founded in Cleveland in 2014 and acquired by Anheuser-Busch in 2019 from co-founders Paul Benner and Justin Carson, has closed its Lorain Ave. taproom, its sour facility and taproom at Phunkenship, and ceased local production, according to multiple sources. Messages seeking comment from Benner, Carson and Anheuser-Busch were not immediately returned. → Read More
The Plain Dealer to Begin Printing The Buffalo News Later This year
The printing presses at 4800 Tiedeman Rd. in Brooklyn, home to the Plain Dealer's newsroom and publishing operation, don't run nearly as often as they used to back when the PD hit doorsteps every morning. This fall, they'll be running more frequently. → Read More
Cleveland Metroparks to Buy Ironwood Golf Course in Hinckley
The Cleveland Metroparks' Board of Park Commissioners voted in January to proceed with the $3 million purchase of the Ironwood Golf Course in Hinckley. Opened in 1967 and designed by Harold Paddock, the 150-acre course features plenty of interesting elevation and rolling terrain but could certainly stand to see some better conditioning and the well-funded Metroparks touch. → Read More
WonderStruck Cleveland's 2023 Lineup, Featuring Nelly and Flo Rida, Has Some People Pretty Upset
"The people who have been fans are going to, for lack of a better word, 'revolt' when the headliners are completely hip hop and country," wrote one commenter → Read More
Ben Wallace Will Have His Jersey Retired by Cuyahoga Community College This Week
NBA Hall of Famer Ben Wallace played his first two years of college basketball at Tri-C. → Read More
Earth Fare in Fairview Park Announces Grand Re-Closing Months After Grand Re-Opening
When Earth Fare declared bankruptcy back in Feb. 2020, the natural grocery store shuttered all of its Ohio locations. → Read More
What's Up With the Tremont Taphouse?
The Tremont Taphouse temporarily closed its doors on April 4, 2022, for interior and exterior improvements that partner Jason Workman told Scene were long overdue. → Read More
The Macaron Tea Room at Eton Will Permanently Close This Month
While the original Broadview Heights location will remain open, the Eton Chagrin Boulevard outpost of the Macaron Tea Room in Woodmere will shutter for good after Valentine's Day this year. "With a heavy heart, we have decided we will be closing our Woodmere location," the company announced on social media this weekend. → Read More
Poll: Ohioans Would Move to Other Garbage State (Florida) If Given Chance to Live Anywhere Else
Ohioans are just determined to live in crappy states, apparently. → Read More
Logo for 2024 NCAA Women's Final Four in Cleveland Isn't a Guitar. Is a Guitar Pick
The NCAA yesterday unveiled the logo for the 2024 Women's Final Four, which will come to the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland next spring. → Read More
Regal Great Northern Mall Movie Theater in North Olmsted Will Permanently Close This Week
The bad news for Northeast Ohio moviegoers continues this week as the Regal Great Northern Mall movie theater will permanently close at the end of business on Friday. The AMC in Solon closed earlier this month, as that chain deals with the fallout of hundreds of millions of dollars in losses in 2022. → Read More
Brandon Chrostowski, Larder Chefs Nab 2023 James Beard Award Semifinalist Nods
Cleveland is represented twice in the 2023 James Beard Award Semifinalists, which were announced today, and both have made previous appearances on the list. → Read More
In 2022, Somehow At Least 92 People in Ohio Didn't Know That It's Illegal to Bring a Gun on a Plane
Ninety-two people tried to bring a gun onto a plane on flights departing from Ohio last year, according to the TSA. Thirty-five of those were at Hopkins, another 40 at John Glenn Columbus International Airport in Columbus, just two at Akron-Canton, 13 at Dayton International Airport and two at the Rickenbacker International Airport. → Read More
There Are Plans to Address Cars Illegally Parking on Public Square
"Future modifications and reinforcements will be noticeable and impactful" → Read More
StoneFruit Coffee Co. to Permanently Close Downtown Cleveland Location
Youngstown-based StoneFruit Coffee Co. will be closing its downtown Cleveland location at 530 Euclid Ave. at the end of business on Feb. 23. "Cleveland, we are overly appreciative for every day we were able to serve you," the company announced yesterday. → Read More
Raising Cane's to Open in Amherst This Year
The slow march to make sure every Northeast Ohioan lives no more than a 10-minute drive from a Raising Cane's continues later this year as the ever-growing chain will open a location in Amherst at 938 N. Leavitt Rd. → Read More
Cleveland State University Unveils New (Fine) Logo, Penn State-Esque Branding
Cleveland State University today debuted its new logo and branding, taking notes from its 60-year history in the city with a nod toward the future and some inspiration from State College, PA. Once almost entirely a commuter school, CSU has grown both in student enrollment and physical footprint in recent decades. → Read More
Fear's Confections in Lakewood to Permanently Close After Valentine's Day
Fear's Confections, which has been dishing up delicious chocolates and treats for the past 13 years, first in Waterloo and then in Lakewood, will be permanently closing after Feb. 14 of this year. Owner Cassandra Fear announced the news today on social media, saying, "After much deliberation, discussions, and tears shared among my family and staff, we have determined that this is for the best." → Read More
Judge Joan Synenberg Appointed to Fill Vacant Seat on Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
Judge Joan Synenberg, a longtime veteran of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas bench who narrowly lost her current seat in the November election to Cleveland city councilman Brian Mooney, has been appointed to fill a soon-to-be vacant seat on the same bench by Gov. Mike DeWine. → Read More