FOUR LOCAL BREWS FOR THOSE EARLY SUMMER BBQs Those looking for a little change this May should track down these four Ohio beers that are definitely worth a drink. While some might be easily obtainable, other could take a little soul-searching and can only be found on draft at your local craft-beer bar. Nonetheless, here are our favorite beers brewed in the good ol' Buckeye State. – Aaron Fowler Columbus Brewing Company Creeper This beer has the aroma of a West Coast-style India Pale Ale but the taste of a hoppy barleywine. Tropical fruit, citrus and pine fill the aroma, while grapefru...
I had just arrived at my hotel in Sulaimani, a city in the northern Kurdish region of Iraq, when some of the hotel’s permanent residents invited me to a cookout. They were Americans too, teachers at a nearby university. Though this was not the cultural exposure I was looking for, I’ve found saying “yes” as often as possible while traveling to be a good rule of thumb. You never can predict where it’ll lead you. Cut to me sitting on the roof of our hotel in a two-person garden swing watching Roger, a jocular, 6’4” dead ringer for Michael McDonald, flip patties on a smoking grill....
On Wednesday night Miniature Tigers, a four piece band hailing from Phoenix, hit the stage at Musica for a mellow show. The band took the stage just past ten o’clock after three opening bands got the crowd rocking. By the time Miniature Tigers began their set, there had already been almost three hours of great music before them. Even though Miniature Tigers aren’t from the area, they still made a real effort to relate to their crowd, talking about LeBron James and other issues that relate specifically to Akron area residents. It makes a big difference when a band tries to relate w...
By Rachael Ullinskey Cleveland was the gracious host of Warped Tour Twenty Ten on Thursday, July 8th, and the event can be summed up in one word: hot—both literally and figuratively. The 90 degree sun was beating down on devoted concert goers but that didn’t stop the bands or fans from rocking out from sun up to sun down. I personally felt like a kid on Halloween, going from tent to tent gathering freebies and merch in between my favorite band performances. I took full advantage of my press pass, visiting and interviewing top bands along with some upcoming groups on the p...
3P-ujsmJaNg It didn’t really hit me until Friday morning that all hope may be lost. After all, the Cavs’ elimination from the NBA playoffs Thursday night is something we sorry Cleveland sports fans should be used to by now. We have endured the Curse of Rocky Calavito for the past 50 years. We watched in horror as Jordan outmaneuvered Ehlo and sank “The Shot.” “The Fumble,” “The Drive” and “Red Right 88” are forever burned into our minds. No Cleveland sports franchise has been able to deliver a championship since Jim Brown led our beloved Brownies to the NFL title in ...
The road to the NBA Finals for the Cleveland Cavaliers is firmly in the hands of ….Lebron James. Ok, so it was not a hard one to figure out. However, over the course of the past week, in an effort to save the Cavs star from potential injury, Mike Brown has decided to error on the side of caution, and the team going James-less, despite good efforts, lost to Chicago, Atlanta and in its regular season finale, fan appreciation day, to Orlando. Wise decision or not, only the outcome of the Cavs playoff run will tell. A season-ending injury to Toronto’s Chris Bosh during the Cavs' 1...
Ohio is the king of miserable, according to Forbes Magazine’s annual “America’s Most Miserable Cities” list. Cleveland tops the list at number one, and four other Ohio cities also made the top 20 list including: Canton, Akron, Youngstown and Toledo. The list takes into account several factors like unemployment, weather, corruption and violent crime. Thanks, Forbes, for recognizing us! It’s about time somebody out there sees Ohio and deems it worthy enough to make a top 20 list, but, frankly, screw off. Yeah, the weather sucks. Yeah, Cleveland sports have had better...
