tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19778989602300512132024-03-18T03:50:07.527-04:00Cleveland MagazineKelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.comBlogger1062125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-75651291484931881072016-06-30T13:57:00.000-04:002016-06-30T13:57:50.243-04:00Phillip Phillips Talks Springsteen, Fans and New Music<div>
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With the Olympics approaching, it’s likely any memories of 2012’s summer games are dancing through your head to <a href="http://www.phillipphillips.com/">Phillip Phillips</a>' bright anthem “Home.” The five-time platinum debut single from the now-25-year-old <i>American Idol</i> winner became the <a href="http://www.ew.com/article/2012/08/03/phillip-phillips-home-olympics-gymnastics-song">unofficial theme song </a>for the games when it was played during key Olympic moments such as the "Fab Five" Women’s Gymnastics Team’s gold medal wins. But Phillips is far more than “Home,” he’s charted three other songs on the Billboard Hot 100, released two albums and has shared the stage with legends such as Bruce Springsteen. The down-to-earth Albany, Georgia, resident checks in with us before his July 6 show at the<a href="http://www.ticketmaster.com/phillip-phillips-hard-rock-rocksino-northfield-park-northfield-oh/venueartist/42085/1789211"> Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park</a> with singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson and “Say Something” hitmakers A Great Big World. </div>
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<b>ON POST-<i>IDOL</i> LIFE:</b> I got older, got a little uglier [laughs], got married. Yeah, so a lot has happened, another couple albums have come out. It seems like a short amount of time but also it's been a long time too. It's a lot touring for it, you know, you get paid to keep doing this, something I love. As far as making the songs, it's been good. The songs I've written have this very classic sound to it; it's timeless. Not many people would try to make these type of songs. My big goal is writing these songs. I think these songs are definitely my best lyrically and musically. They're pretty special. <br />
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<b>ON FAVORITE CAREER MOMENT: </b>I think the biggest moment was probably when I toured with John Mayer and Bruce Springsteen, in South America, Rock in Rio. It was just unbelievable to see 90,000 people looking out there onstage. It was me, doing like an hour set or something, and then Mayer came on after me, and Bruce closed the night out. That was definitely one of the best nights of my life. <br />
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<b>ON THIS TOUR: </b>[Matt Nathanson] is an awesome dude. He's hilarious. He's just making me laugh. The tour's been amazing. I like to change the set up every night. I try to keep it different for each show and special for that crowd. I'll just be in town, walking around, seeing what the vibe is going to be like, trying to pick the songs I want to play. I've been starting to introduce some covers. You never know what you're going to get.<br />
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<b>ON COOLEST FAN MOMENT ON TOUR: </b>It was like past midnight, and they were waiting up on the pavement. They didn't even say hello or anything, they just ran to me and just hugged me. It was very, very sweet. <br />
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<b>ON THIRD ALBUM SET TO BE OUT LATER THIS YEAR: </b>I've worked with some awesome people, just really good writers, and they can help push me. Some of it's about imagination, it's about realizing and being able to live life. Definitely some of it's about using my voice, and what I see in a lot of songs. The music, and writing songs, all of it's amazing, some of my best material.<br />
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Kelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.com68tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-24056502936688959022016-06-27T16:17:00.004-04:002016-06-27T16:17:38.915-04:00Three Things to Know About Human Trafficking<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "iowan old style roman";">Masses of
people are flooding in and out Cleveland this summer with the NBA championship and
the Republic National Convention. The flocks of people bring excitement but also the concern that there could be human sex
traffickers and victims amidst the bustle. To raise awareness, the Cleveland VAMC Social Work Professional Development Committee held <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Not For Sale: Probing the Depths of Human Trafficking</i>
symposium June 24. Amongst the speakers were Brian Vigneaux, former FBI agent and senior investigator with Cuyahoga Country Prosecutor's Office, and Theresa Flores, a
local human trafficking survivor and founder of <a href="https://www.traffickfree.com/soap/">Save Our Adolescents from Prostitution (S.O.A.P.)</a>. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here are three things you should know about human trafficking.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "iowan old style roman";">1. Human trafficking takes places
everywhere — even suburban neighborhoods and schools.<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "iowan old style roman";">“I was
trafficked out of my own suburban home for years,” Flores recalls. After being
raped by a classmate and manipulated by his older brothers, she was forced into
sex trafficking every night. After her parents fell asleep, the traffickers would
take her from her relatively safe neighborhood and return her in the morning. “If
my parents would have checked my bed at night, I wouldn’t be where I am today,”
she explains. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The traffickers began taking her
out of school during the day but no one noticed the warning signs. “I was
exhausted from sleeping two hours each night and my grades dropped to C’s, D’s and F’s,” she remembers. All she needed was an adult to see the red flags, but
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<span style="font-family: 'iowan old style roman';">Often
times disguised as boyfriends, traffickers lure in victims through romantic
connections and flattery. </span><span style="font-family: 'iowan old style roman';"> </span><span style="font-family: 'iowan old style roman';">Flores was
conned into human trafficking by her freshman-year crush. “All it took was
three words from him, ‘I like you,’ ” Flores states. The prevalence of social
media in younger generations today has made it increasingly easier for traffickers to
target young girls today by flirting with them online. “Kids have so many
friends on social media, they assume, ‘Oh, I must know him,” she explains.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'iowan old style roman';">On
</span><a href="http://backpage.com/" style="font-family: 'iowan old style roman';">backpage.com</a><span style="font-family: 'iowan old style roman';">, local prostitutes post daily advertisements to offer their
services, but these girls are often the victims of human sex trafficking. “Pimps
want to give the impression that the girls are acting independently, but I personally
have never seen a case where a girl is just earning her way through college,”
Vigneaux says. In reality, these young women, most of whom are underage, are
compelled by traffickers to use prostitution to avoid abuse, protect their family or
feed a drug addiction. “It’s a constant manipulation, and they never get the
money” Vigneaux adds.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636150037529010122noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-62452384267271934902016-06-21T13:44:00.004-04:002016-06-21T13:44:39.940-04:00Cavs Fan Guide: 5 Cavs Championship T-Shirts We LoveWith the Cavs victory in Game 7 of the NBA Finals June 19, Believeland devotees are finally able to splurge on championship gear for the first time since Dec. 27, 1964. We've all seen the coveted <a href="http://store.nba.com/Cleveland_Cavaliers_T-Shirts/Mens_Cleveland_Cavaliers_adidas_Gray_2016_NBA_Finals_Champions_Locker_Room_T-Shirt">locker room T-shirt</a>, but these championship shirts will help you stand out from the rest of the 216.<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Seeing the King’s emotional celebration as he held the trophy following the Cavs win against the Golden State Warriors was a rush. Commemorate the moment with this cartoon version of LeBron James on the <a href="https://www.ilthy.com/products/trophy-t-shirt">Ilthy</a> Trophy T-Shirt. <i>$32 in white or gold, <a href="https://www.ilthy.com/products/trophy-t-shirt">ilthy.com</a></i><br />
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If you love official gear, you’ll want to check out this <a href="http://www.fanatics.com/NBA_Cleveland_Cavaliers_T-Shirts/LeBron_James_Nike_Champions_T-Shirt_-_Black">Fanatics </a>Nike champions T-shirt with the image of King James’ hand holding the championship ring. <i>$34.99, <a href="http://www.fanatics.com/NBA_Cleveland_Cavaliers_T-Shirts/LeBron_James_Nike_Champions_T-Shirt_-_Black">fanatics.com</a></i><div class="MsoNormal">
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Clevelanders always knew the Cavaliers were destined to become champions, but now that it’s official, it's time to proclaim our status to the rest of the world with the help of <a href="http://freshbrewedtees.com/collections/championship/products/champions-of-the-world-white-t-shirt">Fresh Brewed Tees</a> Champions of the World shirt. <i>$26.99, <a href="http://freshbrewedtees.com/collections/championship/products/champions-of-the-world-white-t-shirt">freshbrewedtees.com</a></i><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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After 52 years of the Cleveland sports curse, this <a href="https://whereimfrom.com/shop/the-champion-city-maroon/">Where I’m From</a> The Champion City T-shirt serves as a reminder that CLE is now officially #winning. <i>$28, </i><a href="https://whereimfrom.com/shop/the-champion-city-maroon/"><i>whereimfrom.com</i></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-33591896428924931442016-06-20T11:30:00.000-04:002016-06-20T11:30:02.076-04:00Melissa Etheridge brings heart and soul to Cain Park<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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By choosing one of her own songs for her wedding vows, Melissa Etheridge paid tribute to the two most important things in her life – family and music.<br />
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When Etheridge married partner, Linda Wallem, in 2014, she sang the heartfelt “Who Are You Waiting For” as part of the couple’s intimate outdoor ceremony held in Montecito, California. “She knew I would be singing something, but she had never heard the song until the wedding,” says 54-year-old Etheridge. “It was about getting through my last relationship and truly finding the love of my life.”<br />
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Etheridge, the Grammy and Academy award winner who visits Cain Park’s Evans Amphitheater June 24, talks with us about her latest album, her LGBT activism and her approach to wellness.<br />
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<b>Q: Your 2014 album <i>This is M.E. </i>is the first record you’ve put out on your own MLE Music label. How did the process change from your previous albums?<br />A: </b> It was an interesting decision. My record company [Island] was happy to have me on the label, but I said thank you very much and did my own record [company], which I now own. The biggest difference was that it allowed me to work with more producers ... people like Jerry Wonda [Fugees] and Jon Levine [Selena Gomez]. I’m so very critical of myself, and the beautiful thing is they helped me not to edit myself.<br />
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<b>Q: You have been at the forefront of the LGBT movement. How have things changed for members of the LGBT community in the past few years?<br />A:</b> My song “Monster” is about one of my favorite things – self-empowerment. It’s about not being afraid of your own differences. One of the great institutions of our land, the U.S. Supreme Court, said, Yeah, this is about equality. Once you get to that point, the burden is on those who want to limit those rights.<br />
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<b>Q: You are a breast cancer survivor. How did that experience change your life?<br />A:</b> I am cancer-free for 12 years now. I think people are finally realizing that you can’t do whatever you want with your body and just take a pill when you get sick. We need to find out about what makes our bodies strong and what breaks them down. Even something like drinking water instead of soda can make a difference.<br />
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Kelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-8070213804113092172016-06-16T15:56:00.000-04:002016-06-16T15:58:17.269-04:00Cavs Fan Guide: Ilthy's Glen Infante Wants You To Believe in the WIne and Gold<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<i>As soon as the Golden State Warriors had completed their miraculous comeback against the Oklahoma City Thunder to assure a rematch of the NBA Finals, they were the favorites. Vegas said so, as did the talking heads constantly cluttering ESPN’s airwaves. No one believed in LeBron James and the Cavaliers. Unless you talked to people in Cleveland. To commemorate the city’s faith in the Wine and Gold, Nike launched the Believe marketing campaign. The crown jewel of the marketing strategy came via local artist and <a href="https://www.ilthy.com/">Ilthy</a> clothing company owner Glen Infante, who live painted a mural of 12 players above a bold, wine-colored “Believe” outside Quicken Loans Arena. We caught up with Infante and got the story on how it all came about. </i><br />
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We were approached by Game Seven Marketing, a marketing firm that works for Nike. They wanted to get in touch with a local artist to help create this campaign, Believe. I was referred to them by DJ Steph Floss. He gave me a call and said I have this huge opportunity for you. Nike had seen my work and they said they really liked my portrait style and wondering if I could do it at on a large scale. It was after Game 2 was over, and the Cavs were coming back home. That’s when they hit me up. There was two days before Game 3, so I had to work really fast. It was very spontaneous. I had to drop everything I was doing to work on this. <br />
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I started the design process and came up with that mural. They loved it pretty much instantly. It only has players that have shoe deals with Nike, so Iman Shumpert and Matthew Dellavedova aren’t on it. <br />
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I did the priming before, so it was painted gold. But the whole stenciling and outlining, that was done on site before the Fan Fest of Game 3. I started around 1 p.m., and the Fan Fest started at 5 p.m. Everyone was chanting “Let’s Go Cavs” while we were painting. It it was impossible to paint 12 giant heads so we ended up painting through the Fan Fest and into the game, but people kept us posted on what was happening. <br />
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I do think the campaign has been working. If Game 5 didn’t solidify belief and put a stamp on our campaign, then I don’t think fans had any belief from the beginning. Yeah, they’re not the perfect team, but when they’re clicking they look pretty unbeatable. You have to believe in LeBron, especially with Kyrie by his side. I think we’re going to win tonight. — <i>as to told Kevin Stankiewicz </i><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b>
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<iframe allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="315" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fgleninfante%2Fvideos%2F10153425005332924%2F&show_text=0&width=560" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="560"></iframe>Kevin Stankiewiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624498006036220824noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-49990740654885397872016-06-16T14:38:00.000-04:002016-06-16T14:51:33.319-04:00Cavs Fan Guide: "Believeland" author Wright Thompson Pulling for a Cavs Win<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Wright Thompson, the globe-trotting senior editor of <i>ESPN Magazine,</i> is calling from Turkey, but his mind is drifting back to Cleveland hours before Game 6 of the NBA Finals.<br />
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“I’m literally on the edge of civilization,” says the 39-year-old Thompson, who is covering the Euro Cup soccer tournament. “And my translator is a Golden State fan.”<br />
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Thompson’s superb 2010 <i>ESPN Magazine</i> piece “Believeland,” written after the departure of LeBron James, is considered by many the definitive take on Cleveland’s culture of sports failures. He came up with the headline after seeing a T-shirt with the slogan during an eight-day stay that took him from Nighttown in Cleveland Heights to the Venture Inn in Garfield Heights.<br />
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“I was pleased that it [story] played well in Cleveland, otherwise people would have known it was bullshit,” says Thompson, who talks about tonight’s game and the player he once called “a 6-8 steel mill.”<br />
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<b>ON GAME 6 // </b>The universe has just allowed this to happen. To win two games in a row against this team [Golden State] is virtually impossible. But I’ll say they’ll win tonight. <br />
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<b>ON LEBRON // </b>You can’t ask more from a modern American celebrity than what LeBron James has done. He has managed to be the thing that people wanted him to be. And, other than the Decision, he has done it with grace and dignity. <br />
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<b>ON A CAVS’ CHAMPIONSHIP //</b> It would end all this waiting, which has become its own thing. I’m a lifelong Saints fan, and I cried when they won the Super Bowl. For a thousand different reasons it should happen, and I’m really hoping it does. <br />
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<b>ON CLEVELAND // </b>I feel Cleveland is a lot like New Orleans – if you’re not from there you’ll never be from there. I always thought Dennis Kucinich was a nut until I spent a couple hours with him. The guy is brilliant. We drove through his old neighborhood talking about quantum physics. I dream about Slyman's sometimes. I love that jazz club [Nighttown], and the Lithuanian Club is the coolest place in the world.<br />
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<b>By Barry Goodrich</b>Kelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-75563664428223913332016-06-16T11:26:00.000-04:002016-06-16T14:19:41.355-04:00Cleveland Museum of Art's Latest Acquisition: Seed Pods<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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We got a sneak-peek at one of the Cleveland Museum of Art's most recent acquisitions during a tour of the institution's conservation lab for "<a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=A11C336F30AB4FDC95A15AFC44632A39">Art & Mind</a>," our June 2016 profile of director William Griswold. <br />
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<i>Seed Pods</i>, by contemporary Cambodian artist Sopheap Pich, is made with bamboo and rattan shaped using heat and then tied together with steel wire. Close inspection of the sculptures shows singe marks on the strips of bamboo.<br />
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Griswold saw <i>Seed Pods</i> while visiting Pich's studio outside Phnom Pen, the country's capital city. He was there with Indian and Southeast Asian art curator Sonya Quintanilla and museum trustees in February.<br />
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"We went to his studio and fell in love with this piece," Griswold says. "As we were driving away from his studio [in a bus], I got on the phone with his dealer in New York and said, 'We’ll take it.'"<br />
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Griswold — who's fond of Asian art — spoke about the work and the artist, whose work he was introduced to a few years ago at Metropolitan Museum of Art <a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/exhibitions/listings/2013/sopheap-pich">exhibition</a>, with reverence. <br />
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"He’s really an interesting guy," Griswold says. "I think it’s a wonderfully lyrical, incredibly accomplished piece. The actual technique and materials are related to materials that are used in Cambodia for fishing traps. And so these are materials which a Cambodian is intimately familiar. The materials are familiar, but their use in art is altogether new, and it’s really him."Jason Brillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18112276406783096378noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-31903069003866265232016-06-10T12:43:00.000-04:002016-06-10T12:43:52.057-04:00Cavs Fan Guide: Life According to Hype Man Ahmaad Crump<div class="MsoNormal">
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Game 3 of the NBA Finals was a big win for the Cavs, but now the team — and their fans — need all the hype
they can get to protect their home court. They need hype man and in-arena host <a href="https://twitter.com/CavsAhmaad?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor" target="_blank">Ahmaad Crump</a>. But maintaining
positive morale for more than 20,000 fans in The Q isn’t an easy task, so Crump
takes it each game at a time. We caught up with Crump ahead of tonight’s <a href="http://espn.go.com/nba/schedule" target="_blank">Game 4</a> matchup.<o:p></o:p><br />
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an announcer</b> for the team when I joined the organization in 2003 as a
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Each game, I just
look at the big picture.</b> It’s not a sprint, it’s pretty much a marathon.
You’ve got to take it one game at a time and focus on the big picture and focus
on the goal that’s ahead. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Being the hype man
and getting to be a part of the games by </b>doing the introductions and all of
that, it’s one of my favorite parts of the job.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Also being in the
community,</b> I’m able to make an impact on the kids and the schools and
surprise them with tickets to the games.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">My definition of hype</b>
is excitement, passion and belief. To be a hype man of a team, you have to
believe in what you’re hyping up. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">At the end of the
day,</b> when you’re out there on the floor, it’s got to be all genuine and all
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The difference
between the hype of regular season games and Finals</b> is what’s at stake. The
regular season is great, but the playoffs and the finals — that’s a brand new
scene. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You have to take it
up a notch,</b> every single game. Just like the players, you have to give
every fan a show.<o:p></o:p></div>
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As Quicken Loans Arena quaked during the Cavs’ 120-90 blowout victory over the Warriors in Game 3 of the NBA Finals, ESPN broadcasters dealt with their own opponent – the crowd noise.<br />
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“I love having our set right in the middle of the fans, and they had a reason to be loud in Game 3,” says Sage Steele, host of ESPN’s <i>NBA Countdown</i> show, which broadcasts from The Q with pregame and halftime segments for Game 4 on June 10. “But it is very difficult to broadcast when it’s that loud. We’ve had to experiment with different microphones. Paul Pierce, who is working with us for the Finals, said he thinks Cleveland is the toughest place to play in the NBA.” <br />
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The 43-year-old Steele, in her third year as <i>Countdown</i> host, is energized by the fact the Cavs breathed new life into what had been a one-sided series. “I really expected a Cleveland win, because the Cavs are so good at home,” says Steele, who talks with us about the Finals, momentum swings and her friendship with the late Art Modell.<br />
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<b>Q: How did the Cavs manage to turn the series around?<br />A: </b>The Cavs came out and were so aggressive. They were angry… and they needed to be. We (broadcasters) tend to be somewhat critical when they don’t play that way all the time. It was the 20th playoff game this year that has been decided by 25 or more points. I hope we’re done with all the blowouts in this series.<br />
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<b>Q: Why are there so many momentum swings in the playoffs?<br />A: </b> I don’t think there’s ever been a swing like that between two games in Finals history. Every single game is an adjustment. I will be shocked if one, if not both, of the Splash Brothers (Steph Curry and Klay Thompson) come back with big games tonight. LeBron and Kyrie are going to have to show up for the rest of the series. In my mind, there are zero excuses. You’ve got to bring it every game. <br />
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<b>Q: You were friends with Art Modell and his family while covering the Baltimore Ravens. What were your impressions of him?<br />A:</b> I knew Art, his wife Pat and his son David pretty well. I knew them as people. I don’t expect Clevelanders to ever fully understand his side of the story. I totally get that. All I know is that the family missed Cleveland dearly.<br />
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<b>Q: What’s it like working with Jalen Rose and Doug Collins on <i>NBA Countdown</i>?<br />A:</b> Having graduated from Indiana, I’ll never fully love Jalen because he went to Michigan. And I love being around Doug because he’s so smart. This is my favorite year on the show. I’m having a blast.<br />
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With ESPN’s popular morning radio show <i>Mike and Mike </i>in town for the NBA Finals June 8 and 9, Mike Golic has been able to catch up on his sleep.<br />
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“At home (Connecticut) I get up at 4:15 a.m.,” says Golic from ESPN’s set at Fan Fest at the Gateway Plaza. “While we’re here, I get to sleep until 5 a.m.”<br />
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Golic, the Willowick native who spent nine seasons in the NFL, returns home to find the Cavs in an 0-2 hole against the defending champion Golden State Warriors. “Cavs fans don’t want to hear it, but Golden State is the better team right now,” says the 53-year-old Golic. “The Cavs players look in the mirror and they know they have to play better. They’re good enough to beat this team, and I fully expect Cleveland to win tonight.”<br />
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While a potential victory tonight could change the narrative of the series, a loss will all but bury the team’s hopes for a title. “Tomorrow morning we’re either going to be talking about how the Cavs are right back in it or we’ll be talking about Golden State as one of the greatest teams of all time,” says Golic, who talks with us about the Finals, LeBron James and his co-host.<br />
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<b>Q: What has been the difference in the series thus far?<br />A: </b> The role players. In the first two games the bench for Golden State has shot 62 percent, and the bench for Cleveland has shot 31 percent. I was a role player in the NFL, and when you’re asked to perform, you need to contribute. Against a team like Golden State, you need all of your guys to step it up.<br />
<b><br />Q: Are you surprised by how the series has played out to this point?<br />A:</b> I think everybody expected a different series. I thought with [Kevin] Love and Kyrie [Irving], Cleveland had a team that could match the Warriors’ 3-point shooting. With Love and Irving out last year, a lot of people didn’t believe Golden State won a legitimate NBA title. Right now, they’re showing everybody that they did. <br />
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<b>Q: Are the Cavs relying too much on James in this series?<br />A: </b> LeBron is the best player in the league. But you need more than one superstar to win in the NBA. That’s why he was able to win a title in Miami. Fairly or unfairly, a lot is asked of him. Cleveland’s offense is too segmented right now and LeBron has shot just eight free throws in the first two games.<br />
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<b>Q: What’s it like working alongside Mike Greenberg?<br />A:</b> The show has been on 17 years but with Greenie it feels like 30 years. We’re very different. We come from different upbringings. I have to explain to him the difference between a flat-head screwdriver and a Phillips screwdriver. Some times I just shake my head in disbelief.<br />
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<b>By Barry Goodrich</b>Kelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-91762534851204114172016-06-08T10:32:00.000-04:002016-06-08T10:32:17.174-04:00Cavs Fan Guide: Three Songs of the NBA FinalsThe music of a Cavs game can change the mood of the fans and a lift up the entire arena. But when DJ Steph Floss spins at the NBA Finals home games against the Golden State Warriors, June 8 and 10, he wants to catch the ear of the players first. "For the Finals, I try to cater more to the players than I actually do to anyone else, because I feel that they need the extra energy," Floss explains. "The energy that the players put out, the fans will reciprocate." Let's remind the Warriors that this is our Land by turning up the music and jamming out to Floss' three songs of Finals.<br />
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<b>"Really Got It" by Jerreau</b><br />
Floss got hooked on this song back around Christmas time but kept it on the down low until LeBron James recently put it to Instagram. "When LeBron posted the video of him in the car going crazy listening to this song, everyone was like, <i>What is this, What is this? </i>Everybody just fell in love with this song. Great connection. Amazing lyrics. It's a motivational song."<br />
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Like Drake, the Cavs are looking for revenge the summer of 2016. "It's very simple," Floss explains. "We are looking for revenge playing the Golden State [Warriors] again this year." Some fans may be upset with Drake, ever since he dissed James and Kyrie Irving on Instagram. But let's let bygones be bygones, especially since Floss fired back plenty of friendly shots at Drake on his own <a href="https://www.instagram.com/djstephfloss/?hl=en">Instagram</a>, and James and Drake settled their dispute with a public hug and a near-kiss on the cheek.<br />
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<b> </b>When the Golden State Warriors come to play on our home turf June 8, the Cavs are letting them know who's house it is, true to Young Jeezy's lyrics, "Last time I checked, I am the man on these streets." "People were questioning whether we are that good," Floss says. "But nah, last time I checked, we are the man."Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05636150037529010122noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-5523663007528531132016-06-07T12:07:00.001-04:002016-06-07T12:07:07.953-04:00Cavs Fan Guide: This Cat Loves the Cavs in a Very Special WayEven when we are down, the booming energy of thousands of fans packing into and around The Q during home and away games in the NBA Finals' Cleveland Cavaliers-Golden State Warriors matchup is difficult to match. But Tina Adkins is content to skip the hoopla and watch her beloved Cavs team with her furry friend, Nala, at home. Adkins tells us why her feline is always her best basketball companion. <br />
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"It started with the first game of the season, almost as soon as Ahmaad [Crump] started announced the lineups. Nala came running down the stairs and jumped up on the cable box, and now every single Cavs game, she’s up on that cable box watching the game with me.<br />
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My father absolutely loved LeBron James, and I swear my dad’s spirit is in that cat. [LeBron’s] first season back is when my dad was getting really sick. Even when he was laying there dying, that was our thing. I’d head straight from work to the hospital and watch the Cavs game with him, and now the cat watches the Cavs games with me.<br />
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She will sit there and stare at that TV the whole time, from tipoff to the end of the fourth quarter. She barely moves. Sometimes she’ll put her paw up on the screen. Or when I start yelling at the TV, she’ll perk up and get really close to the TV.<br />
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She’s a very smart cat. She was born last July, so she’s coming up on a year. It was maybe like the seventh or eighth game of the season when I really started to notice it kept happening. And just out of emotion, I was like, <i>OK Dad, I know you’re here with me.</i>" — as told to Kevin Stankiewicz<br />
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The NBA Finals are no time to let your style slack — especially if you’re sitting courtside. With the national media spotlight and a dose of celebs hitting town for the Cavs’ home games, we talk to <a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=7E600E7B2000439782EDF3DB3B7105B0">Omar Madhun</a>, who owns sneaker and fashion reseller Ship to CLE, about some tips for stunting (showing off) in style.<br />
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<b>Hat Trick: </b>Madhun recommends starting at the top with Tackma’s suede-brimmed <a href="http://www.tackma.com/collections/the-perfect-hat-collection/products/cleveland-cap?variant=20177764422">Cleveland Cap</a> ($65). The hat features the brand’s signature lightning-shaped T logo, but in Cavalier-inspired colors. The cap itself is navy blue, while the logo is buttery gold outlined in wine. “The quality speaks for itself, and it’s affordable,” Madhun says. The cap is also a statement piece at Cavs game, he says. One of the brands’ <a href="http://www.vice.com/read/wearing-the-streetwear-brand-tackma-is-like-giving-the-finger-to-all-of-your-haters-456">founders has ties to Cleveland</a>, and LeBron James, J.R. Smith and Tristan Thompson have all publicly sported it. “Especially in Cleveland, you can’t go wrong,” Madhun says. <br />
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<b>Time Travel: </b>Although there is plenty of limited-edition NBA Finals gear hitting the shelves right now, Madhun recommends rocking vintage-looking Cavalier threads. “That vintage look just beats out that new style,” Madhun says. Whether you had it buried in the closet from the ‘90s or you picked it up at a secondhand retailer is inconsequential. But for those like Madhun, who is 23, choosing the vintage route evinces a certain level of fandom. “It conveys that you’ve been a fan for a good amount of time, even if you’re young,” he says. “They assume this guy is serious if he went out of his way to buy a jacket that’s older than him.” <br />
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<b>Bottomed Out:</b> While narrowing down the perfect pants can be tricky because it’s slightly dependent on what you’re wearing up top, Madhun says it would be hard to miss with a pair of <a href="http://store.nike.com/us/en_us/pd/tech-fleece-pants/pid-10834921/pgid-11450571">Nike Tech Fleece joggers</a> ($100). They’re comfortable, stylish and most importantly, help show off your sneakers (don’t worry, we’re getting to those next). But Madhun says if you're torn between two options — one that goes better with your top and the other with your kicks — choose the former. “I wouldn’t stretch to make the shoe look good,” he says. If you’ve got top-notch soles, “people are still going to notice them.” <br />
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<b>Kick It: </b>The shoes take your look to the next level. Madhun’s recommendation is any pair of Nike’s Kyrie Irving line, especially the first version. But if you’re going to go with the newer Kyrie 2s, make it the exclusive <a href="http://www.complex.com/sneakers/2016/05/krispy-kreme-x-nikeid-kyrie-2-available-now">Krispy Kreme edition</a> ($165 through NikeID). “Those are super hot right now,” Madhun says. “They’ve been a hit throughout the playoffs.” Prompted to choose, Madhun says go with Kyries over LeBron James’ signature Nike shoe because they look better in a casual setting. Oh, and Madhun says please be sure to leave your Under Armour Steph Currys at home. Hopefully, that’s a no-brainer. Kevin Stankiewiczhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14624498006036220824noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-25630526967617761372016-06-02T14:00:00.002-04:002016-06-02T14:00:52.807-04:00Cavs Fan Guide: Where to Watch, Eat and Drink Pregame<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<a href="http://www.barleyhousecleveland.com/">Barley House Cleveland</a>: Score four-bottle Bud Light and Budweiser buckets for $14 during games. Plus, the spot's $5 pizza specials every Thursday make tonight's game a tasty throwdown. <i>1261 W. Sixth St., Cleveland, 216-623-1700, <a href="http://www.barleyhousecleveland.com/">barleyhousecleveland.com</a></i><br />
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<a href="http://clevelanderbar.com/">Clevelander Bar & Grill</a>: Celebrate with the $4 Kevin Love-inspired “<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykLY31qqWb4" target="_blank">Droppin’ Dimes</a>” shot, made with Three Olives Cherry vodka. If you’d rather watch the Cavs make shots than drink them, the Clevelander will have $4 domestic 16-ounce cans, $3.25 short and $4.75 tall domestic drafts available for game time as well. <i>834 Huron Road E, Cleveland, 216-771-3723, <a href="http://clevelanderbar.com/">clevelanderbar.com</a></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.eatnpark.com/">Eat’n Park</a>: Fans decked out in their best Cavs gear will score a free Smiley Cookie with their meal at Cleveland-area Eat’n Park locations, including Austintown, Boardman, Chapel Hill, Medina, Mentor, Parma, Warren and Willoughby locations. <i>Various locations, <a href="http://www.eatnpark.com/">eatnpark.com</a></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.flatironcafe.com/">Flat Iron Cafe</a>: Need a lift to the game? The Flat Iron’s Cafe Valet will shuttle you and your friends for free. Plus, fans can score daily specials, which rotate every game, such as 50 cent wings during Game 3 June 8. <i>1114 Center St., Cleveland, 216-696-6968, <a href="http://www.flatironcafe.com/">flatironcafe.com</a></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/playoffs/guide">Free Cavs Fan Fests and Watch Parties</a>: Need a pregame Cavs fan makeover or a Scream Team pump-up? Head over to these free fests outside The Q. Fans of all ages will enjoy games, live music by Northeast Ohio bands, food trucks, performances by the Cavalier Girls and giveaways for home games June 8 and 10. For away games June 2 and 5, snag a ticket to a watch party inside the arena for all of the entertainment from an actual game expect the players and the game shown on the humongotron. If it goes to more than four games, expect Fan Fests for future Finals home games and more Watch Parties for road games. <i>Fan Fests, Outside of The Q, East Sixth Street and Gateway Plaza; Watch Parties, The Q, 1 Center Court, Cleveland, <a href="http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/playoffs/guide">nba.com/cavaliers/playoffs/guide</a> </i><br />
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<a href="http://thedriftwoodgroup.com/restaurants/hodges/">Hodge’s</a>: One of downtown’s largest patios will play host to Cavs fans eager to catch both home and away games on the two 70-inch TVs installed specially for the NBA Finals. During the games, basketball fans can sip on $3 Coors and Great Lakes Brewing Co. Dortmunder Gold on draft. <i>668 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, 216-771-4000, <a href="http://thedriftwoodgroup.com/restaurants/hodges/">thedriftwoodgroup.com/restaurants/hodges</a></i><br />
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<a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/cleveland">The Ritz-Carlton Cleveland</a>: Both local and overnight basketball fans can celebrate the Cavs NBA Finals appearance at the Ritz-Carlton Cleveland. Viewing parties in the Lobby Lounge will take place every game of the Finals and the special $16 All In cocktail, made with tequila, triple sec and prickly pear liqueur and garnished with a gold sugar rim and gold dust sprinkle, will be available. Guests of the hotel’s Club Level will also receive special basketball-inspired treats. <i>1515 W. Third St., Cleveland, 216-623-1300, <a href="http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/cleveland">ritzcarlton.com/en/hotels/cleveland</a> </i><br />
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<a href="http://www.winkinglizard.com/locations/gateway">Winking Lizard</a>: If seeing the King slam-dunk on just one screen isn’t enough, then head over to the Winking Lizard's Gateway location — just under a five-minute walk from The Q — to watch the game broadcasted on about 50 TV screens throughout the restaurant. <i>811 Huron Road, Cleveland, 216-589-0313, <a href="http://www.winkinglizard.com/locations/gateway">winkinglizard.com/locations/gateway</a> </i><br />
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<a href="http://www.ytr.com/">Yours Truly Restaurant</a>: If — and when — the Cavs win the NBA championship, Yours Truly's Rockside location will serve free food the following day. There is also a Yours Truly six-item special features menu as long as the Cavs are in the NBA Finals that include bites such as the Triple Threat Notso Fries, 3 Point Swish Sliders and Brew Kettle's All For One session IPA beer. <i>8111 Rockside Road, Valley View, 216-524-8111, <a href="http://www.ytr.com/">ytr.com</a></i></div>
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While the team got its revenge on the floor in Games 5 and 6, the fans did too online. DJ Steph Floss, the official DJ for the Cavs and LeBron James, posted a trio of photos on Instagram, two of which directly involved Drake.<br />
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Local comedian Mike Polk Jr. took some time to analyze the Cavaliers' scorching-hot 3-point shooting during the postseason, a key reason why they've been so dominant. The mathematical breakdown is actually informative. One lingering question after watching, though, is what professor really wears a white lab coat?<br />
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How are <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs">@Cavs</a> so successful shooting from outside the arc? Prof. <a href="https://twitter.com/mikepolkjr">@mikepolkjr</a> teaches 3-pt Shooting 101. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ALLin216?src=hash">#ALLin216</a> <a href="https://t.co/DiW2HFQJIL">https://t.co/DiW2HFQJIL</a></div>
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<b>Morgan Freeman's Prediction, Sort of </b><br />
Frank Caliendo, the renowned voice impersonator and comedian, was in 92.3 The Fan's studio Tuesday, appearing on its afternoon drive show. There seems to be no shortage of impressions he can do, but Morgan Freeman is one of his best. He showed it off on air while offering his thoughts on the fast-approaching Finals. 92.3 on-air personality and former Ohio State University Buckeye Dustin Fox tweeted out a behind-the-scenes look at Caliendo channeling his inner Freeman. It's hilarious, and hopefully, his prediction of the Cavs winning in six is true.<br />
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If getting yourself involved isn’t enough, you can get your pets in the zone too with some Cavaliers jerseys, bandanas and collars from <a href="http://clepets.com/">CLE Pets</a>, which we featured in <a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=A9B2456113DA431A854A5762DBF24D0E">our May issue</a>. Check out these <b>mesh fabric jerseys </b>ranging from $25.99-$27. <i>5th Street Arcades, 530 Euclid Ave., Suite 23-1, Cleveland, 216-905-6789</i></div>
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After the Cavaliers set a NBA record of the most 3-pointers in a playoff game against the Atlanta Hawks in May, <a href="http://clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=Article+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=7236D4AA46B4418781284C19BB60FC7F">Tony Madalone</a>, store owner of <a href="http://freshbrewedtees.com/">Fresh Brewed Tees</a>, came up with <b>some designs</b> to show off the Cavs' accomplishment. Check out these two for $26.99 online. Shirts can also be found at the Cavaliers Team Shop at The Q.<i> <a href="http://freshbrewedtees.com/">freshbrewedtees.com</a>, 216-618-1912</i><br />
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Has anyone ever wished that the Cavs released a mixtape? Well, <a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=Arts+%26+Entertainemnt&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=9CBA93821C364405849BD86770E34B1C">Ilthy </a>has released an <b>#ALLIN Mixtape shirt</b> for $35 available in three different colors, featuring J.R. Smith, LeBron James, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, Tristan Thompson and Iman Shumpert. <i><a href="https://www.ilthy.com/">ilthy.com</a></i><br />
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Get pumped up with <a href="http://www.homage.com/">Homage</a>'s recently released line of <b>licensed Cavaliers shirts</b> from $32-$36 in a variety of designs just in time for the Finals. <i>235 Main St., Westlake, 440-925-4178</i><br />
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-family: Tahoma;">And, must we not
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journey with the team throughout the 2016 playoffs, as forward Richard
Jefferson carries a laminated picture of him and documents it on his entertaining behind-the-scenes Snapchat feed. Now, you too, can sport some Lil’
Kev with a <b>shirt from </b><span style="color: #0000e9;"><a href="http://www.redbubble.com/shop/lil+kev+t-shirts"><b>Redbubble</b></a> </span>for under $30. </span><o:p></o:p></div>
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Dana Millerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12399002882121879452noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-11434978938103131402016-04-11T16:46:00.000-04:002016-04-11T16:46:02.559-04:00Local Singer Emily Keener Hits a High Note on NBC's 'The Voice'<div class="MsoNormal">
Local music fans may recognize <a href="http://www.emilykeener.com/">Emily Keener</a> from open mic nights at the
Winchester, the Barking Spider or Brothers Lounge. But now, the 17-year-old
Northeast Ohio native has made her way to your living room TV screen as a live show
contestant on NBC’s popular singing competition, <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://www.nbc.com/the-voice/artists/season-10/emily-keener">The Voice</a>, </i><span style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">starting April 11.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Keener grew up
listening to classic rock and her father sing and play the guitar in her Old
Brooklyn home. At 11-years-old, Keener taught herself
guitar and began to write songs. She released her first album, <i>A Book of New Beginnings,</i> at just 14 years old and released <i>East of the Sun</i> with popular local folk band the Womacks in 2015. Then a friend of a friend presented her with the opportunity to
audition for the show and Keener nailed a four-chair turnaround with Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and chose Pharrell Williams as her coach. We caught up with Keener to chat about the show, her musical style and working with the biggest names in the music industry today.<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>Q:</b> <b>How did it feel getting Blake Shelton, Pharrell, Christina Aguilera and Adam Levine to turn around during your blind audition?</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>A: </b>I was freaking out on the inside. I walked into it not
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You kind of view them as figments of your imagination, they’re so untouchable
that you can’t even fathom being a few feet in front of them, having them truly
appreciate what you’re doing. There are no words to explain how that kind of
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<b>A:</b> I love his mind and the way it works. He just has this
deep understanding of music and an amazing ear that allows him to look deeper
into an artist. He always makes sure every person feels like they matter;
that’s the type of person I want to be working with. My favorite moment with
him was after knockouts. He told me he wants me to stay true to myself no
matter what anybody says [or] what happens in my life; he wants me to continue
down the route I’m going down as a musician and person. That told me I have
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<b>A:</b> Everybody on the show is so incredibly talented. The
first few times I was coming into contact with these contestants I was
extremely intimidated. I’m one of the youngest people left in this competition,
so [they] have a lot of years and more experience on me. I spend a lot of
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<b>A:</b> Her knowledge [and] her talent is so intense and in your
face. She is unapologetic, confident and fun. She knew all about Joni Mitchell
too, [and] thought it’d be a great idea to start off with just me and the
guitar making it more meaningful, softer and intimate. That small touch did so
much for the performance and really made it. She was digging who I was as an
artist. It was really cool to have that affirmation from her.<o:p></o:p></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15011338784995036487noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-52046919200612352172016-04-11T13:27:00.003-04:002016-04-11T13:35:50.923-04:00CIFF: 'Love Is All You Need?' Flips Our World To Confront Prejudice <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The 40th <a href="http://www.clevelandfilm.org/">Cleveland International Film Festival </a>closed this weekend with a record-breaking 102,255 attendees and 500-plus film screenings throughout the region. This weekend, filmgoers saw<i> <a href="http://www.loveisallyouneedthemovie.com/">Love is All You Need?</a></i>, a follow-up to the acclaimed short that has been translated into 15 languages. </div>
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<i>Love Is All You Need?</i> shocks and convicts its viewers by telling a classic love story in an upside-down world where same-sex couples are the norm and heterosexual couples are bullied. Gender roles are also flopped, so the townspeople watch women play football as boys hustle them water from the sidelines and the sinister minister is a woman (<i>Joy</i>’s Elisabeth Rohm). The film follows the picture-perfect football player, Jude (<i>Step Up</i>’s Briana Evigan) as she falls for the forbidden Ryan, a reporter (<i>Pretty Little Liars</i>’ Tyler Blackburn). The discovery of their love is met with brutal attacks, so difficult to watch that a few people even walked out of the movie. This emotional intensity is coupled with the storyline of a young girl, Emily (<i>The Walking Dead</i>’s Kyla Kenedy), who is bullied ruthlessly and called a ‘Ro,’ slander for a heterosexual, for merely befriending a boy.<br />
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What’s most chilling about the hateful texts, merciless beatings and public embarrassment portrayed in this film is that it’s all based on real events. Except the hate in reality was directed toward LGBT people like Matthew Shephard, a gay college student tortured and left to die, and Tyler Clementi, who committed suicide after a college roommate used a webcam to tape Clementi with a man. <br />
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Flipping the sexuality norm, makes seeing each one of these ruthless acts even more wicked because the heterosexual audience is now watching themselves get name-called, judged in the hallways and dragged down for being who they are. The film is masterfully effective in allowing everyone to understand the <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/06/us/gay-rights-mississippi-north-carolina.html?_r=0">struggles that the LGBT community still faces</a>, and seeing that suppressing someone’s ability to love another person is inhumane and can cause someone to break down to the point of no return.<br />
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Director K. Rocco Shields plans to introduce the full-length film into schools as part of anti-bullying education. Since the short was introduced in 2013, a teacher’s contract was not renewed in Florida and a Kansas teacher was asked to resign but eventually got reinstated after showing the film. <br />
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The pushback shows that now more than ever, this message that love is universal and essential to our well-being, no matter who you are or who you love, is critical.</div>
Kelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-49431419237358311662016-04-07T12:10:00.004-04:002016-04-07T12:10:54.420-04:00CIFF: 'Hooligan Sparrow' exposes corruption in China<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Ye Haiyan aka Hooligan Sparrow posted pictures of herself online offering free sex to migrant workers as a way to get into a brothel and expose the injustices she witnessed. This fearless activist is the centerpiece of a jarring <a href="http://hooligansparrow.com/">film by the same name</a> that follows Sparrow as she fights for justice for six students sold to an elementary school principal and raped as part of a government favor. In China, a man who rapes a young girl can get a life sentence, but if money was exchanged, the sentence is more lenient. </div>
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Sparrow and her band of activists are constantly blocked by the Chinese government — getting arrested, evicted from her apartment and having her things dumped roadside. As more roadblocks pop up, another dark presence emerges. Plain-clothed government officials appear in several of young filmmaker Nanfu Wang’s footage, leading her to realize every shot she captures is being monitored. She hides audio recorders and even wears glasses with a micro-camera to record whatever she can when filming in public is too dangerous. The tension boils over when spies threaten to beat up Wang, take away her camera and even murder her. <br />
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The confrontations make the viewer appreciate the courage of the young filmmaker to keep rolling even when threats loom and expose the oppression for all to see. Although the circumstances also mean viewers are watching overlong shots of the ground, shaky camera work during struggles and first-person explanations from the filmmaker as to how the footage was obtained. These extraneous elements could have been edited out for a smoother final cut.<br />
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Despite the constant pushback these brave women are met with, their determination to keep challenging the system is commendable. Some activists may still be jailed, but the group has one protest the Chinese government can’t stop: a lasting document of the atrocities in this daring film.<br />
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<i>The Cleveland International Film Festival runs through April 10. For a complete listing of films, visit <a href="http://clevelandfilm.org/">clevelandfilm.org</a>.</i></div>
Kelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-6290131196460080812016-04-04T09:57:00.002-04:002016-04-07T08:21:23.149-04:00CIFF: "Gasland" Director Josh Fox's New Film Takes on the World<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Director Josh Fox's thought-provoking 2010 film <i><a href="http://www.gaslandthemovie.com/">Gasland</a> </i>appeared just as energy companies were making hydraulic fracturing a household phrase in the United States. It was a damning indictment of the process and was nominated for an Academy Award. <i>Gasland 2</i> followed in 2014, looking even further into the industry and its potentially devastating long-term effects.<br />
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<a href="http://www.howtoletgomovie.com/"><i>How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change</i> </a>is different than those films and also a logical progression from them. It seems borne of Fox's realization that despite the notoriety <i>Gasland</i> achieved, hydraulic fracturing has only increased across the globe. He arrives at the conclusion that one man can do little to stop the march of huge corporations, rampant consumption and the consequences they bring. At one point he asks, "Can a person stop a wave?" and it's clear the question weighs heavy on his mind. </div>
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Fox's film starts at his family's home in New York state, where predatory beetles are wiping out a beloved hemlock tree. It then moves on to the devastation brought by Hurricane Sandy. It's explained that both are due to global warming, and Fox skillfully lays out his frightening argument that although the Earth will survive, the living things that call it home will forever be changed. Temperatures will rise. Animal species will die off. Coastal communities will ultimately be underwater. There is nothing we can do to stop it, he asserts. It's too late. </div>
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It's all enough to make you want to watch some cat videos on YouTube, and Fox playfully obliges with a few quick clips after laying out his dire diagnosis. But the problem gnaws at him. Despite his success as a journalist and an activist, Fox feels hopeless. He wants to give up. </div>
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But that's when <i>How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change </i>switches gears. It's that moment of hopelessness that prompts Fox to set out to find those who are fighting back in the face of such long odds. He finds hope in a smog-filled Beijing where the city's 20 million residents can't open their windows and many check the day's particulate-matter report on their smartphones like it's the weather. He travels into the Amazon rain forest with those who are cleaning up oil spills by hand — one bucket at a time. </div>
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In one of the film's most poignant segments, the filmmaker joins protesters who are trying to block an Australian coal freighter the size of the Empire State Building. Leading the charge are representatives of small Pacific islands that are slowly being swallowed by rising waters caused by global warming. They paddle out to meet the freighter in hand-carved, traditional wooden boats. </div>
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In each of these stories, the message is clear: Our humanity is most apparent when we stand together. It's not that the people Fox encounters around the world have no choice but to fight back in the face of long odds, it's that they are confidently making one to do so. </div>
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<i>How to Let Go of the World and Love All the Things Climate Can't Change </i>will show again April 4 at 7:10 p.m. For more information and a full schedule of Cleveland International Film Festival films, visit <a href="http://clevelandfilm.org/">clevelandfilm.org</a>.</div>
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You think you know how <i>Believeland</i> ends. You don't.<br />
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The ESPN Films <i>30 for 30, </i>which premiered at the 40th Cleveland International Film Festival last night, doesn't begin with Earnest Byner collapsed on the turf of Municipal Stadium or Michael Jordan hanging in the air over Craig Ehlo's outstretched arm. Of course, those agonizing scenes of our sports misery play out in all their cursed disappointment in Northeast Ohio native Andy Billman's film. And all of our civic ghosts rattle their chains like so many action-movie villains: the burning river, Default, Mayor Perk, the Cleveland Joke, Denny the Kid.<br />
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Instead, the story begins in downtown's Huron Square Deli — fittingly, now closed — with a father and son.<br />
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If there's a hero in this film, Scott Raab, the former <i>Esquire</i> writer and Cleveland native, is it. A stand-in for tortured Clevelanders everywhere, Raab wears a T-shirt with a faded American flag and still carries the ticket stub from the Cleveland Browns 1964 championship. In scenes at the deli counter with Judah, Raab tries to explain <i>us</i>.<br />
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"All these hopes and dreams of a renaissance in Cleveland," Raab tells Judah, "everyone looks to the teams to somehow represent the city in a way that doesn't reinforce that image that it's a Loserville, it's a joke, it's a Mistake on the Lake." <br />
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If you focus on Red Right 88, The Drive, The Fumble, The Move, Game 7, The Decision — and this film goes through them all — then maybe it would feel like a reflection of all those stereotypes. But Billman's movie and Raab's narration make it so much more.<br />
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"It's about faith and family, loving and longing," says John Dahl, vice president and executive producer of ESPN Films and Original Content, in his introduction at the Connor Palace premiere. <br />
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That comes through in interviews with the vanquished heroes — Byner, Ehlo and Indians Mike Hargrove, Kenny Lofton and Jim Thome — and those who covered them.<br />
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In maybe the film's most poignant moment, a teary-eyed Byner looks straight into the camera and describes the fumble in the 1987 AFC Championship Game.<br />
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“I loved the game,” Byner says. “I loved playing for you
all. And I’m sorry for letting you down.”<br />
It dissolves into Browns coach Marty Schottenheimer with tears filling his own eyes: "I've never been around a player that got more out of his talent — and he was talented — than Earnest Byner. And he gave it to you every single play."<br />
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That connection among players and coaches, fans and players, players and their teammates, teams and the community and one generation and the next make <i>Believeland</i> special.<br />
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[Spoilers from this point forward.]<br />
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Toward the end, Browns legend Jim Brown offers a rye chuckle as one who knows what a championship is like, "Every year's next year, all they're askin' for is another '64 — an experience."<br />
Raab knows it's more than that. "You didn't grow up here," he tells Judah at the lunch counter, "I don't expect you to be emotionally invested in this city."<br />
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"Well, I think I am," Judah says. "I like Cleveland. I love Cleveland."<br />
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A smile sneaks across Raab's face and he pulls his son closer, briefly kissing him on the head.<br />
That's what a championship will feel like, Cleveland.<br />
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Believeland<i> will screen again <span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 12pt;">Saturday at </span><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 12pt;">11:35 a.m., Sunday at 10:15 a.m.,
Monday at 7:30 p.m. </span></i><i style="font-family: cambria; font-size: 12pt;">and Tuesday at 6:30 p.m., all at Tower City Cinemas.</i><br />
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<br />Steve Gleydurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04330720373976680150noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-85045995205084530812016-03-31T12:28:00.004-04:002016-04-04T11:06:55.103-04:00CIFF: "Good Ol' Boy" Provides Nostalgic Open to 40th Fest <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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From the opening credits of director Frank Lotito's <i><a href="https://twitter.com/goodolboymovie?lang=en">Good Ol' Boy</a></i>, it's clear that this kid-falls-in-love-with-the-girl-next-door story is going to hook us with its metal <i>Star Wars</i> lunchboxes, odd-colored rotary telephones and plastic kitchenware that serve as instant shorthand for 1970s America.<br />
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Set in the final year of that decade, the film merges that nostalgia with the tale of an Indian couple trying to navigate a new land after immigrating to the American suburbs with their two children. The opportunity available to them is obvious, as are the perils of keeping their traditions alive, which all sounds a lot heavier than the movie actually feels. But that thread of tension becomes ever more taut as the film progresses. </div>
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Early on, we meet 10-year-old Smith (his father wanted to give his son an American-sounding name) riding through his neighborhood on a bicycle with a woven flower basket and streamers while calling out to his neighbors through a loudspeaker hooked to the back fender. He is cute and charming and, yes, completely out of his element, even though America is the only land he can recall living in. (We later learn he was 3 years old when his parents left India.)</div>
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What follows is a funny, heartwarming and sometimes sad tale that recalls the memories of how adrift we often feel as kids and how our closest friends (In Smith's case, Amy Brunner, the girl-next-door played by Brighton Sharbino, who many will remember as Lizzie from <i>The Walking Dead</i>) become our entire world.</div>
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Although the story centers on the kids, it's as much about the parents and the choices they are faced with, and how the simple act of being neighbors soon intertwines their lives. By the end, it's clear that <i>Good Ol' Boy</i> is an American story — one that plays to our hopes, memories and belief in love. </div>
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<i>The Cleveland International Film Festival is at Tower City Cinemas through April 10. For a film lineup, ticket information and more, visit <a href="http://clevelandfilm.org/">clevelandfilm.org</a>. </i>Good Ol' Boy<i> will have a theatrical release in September. </i></div>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-8194336609045987342016-03-23T10:38:00.004-04:002016-03-23T10:38:43.293-04:0013 Egg-cellent Easter Brunches Whether your youngsters are hopping out of their seats to meet the Easter Bunny or you're looking for a swanky spot to get you out of the kitchen and out on the town, we have a Easter brunch for you.<br />
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<strong>The Ritz Carlton</strong><br />
<em>1515 W Third St, Cleveland; 216-623-1300; <a href="http://ritzcarlton.com/">ritzcarlton.com</a></em><br />
Add a touch of glam to your Easter celebration with the Easter Ballroom Brunch at the Ritz-Carlton, Cleveland. With seven stations including fine cuisine ranging from sushi to wild mushroom pasta and Easter-themed desserts such as Coconut Bunny Tails, foodies and kiddies alike will leave satisfied.<br />
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<strong>Nautica Queen</strong><br />
<em>1153 Main Ave., Cleveland; 216-696-8888; <a href="http://nauticaqueen.com/">nauticaqueen.com</a>, 1-3:30 p.m.</em><br />
Set sail with the Easter Bunny for a family cruise and brunch. The Nautica Queen’s first cruise of 2016 will take you under historic bridges and along the city skyline. Depart at 1p.m. and enjoy a special Easter meal topped off with unlimited coffee and tea.<br />
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<strong>Table 45</strong><br />
<em>9801 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland; 216-707-4160; <a href="http://tbl45.com/">tbl45.com</a></em><br />
Eat your fill into an ocean trance to the sounds of live Caribbean music. There will be children’s face-painting and breakfast drinks, including Champagne cocktails and bloody marys, for adults.<br />
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<strong>Cleveland Chop</strong><br />
<em>824 W St Clair Ave., Cleveland; 216-696-2467; <a href="http://clevelandchop.com/">clevelandchop.com</a>; </em><i>10 a.m.-2 p.m.; $30 for adults and $12 for children ages 5-12, 4 and under free. </i><br />
If you’re looking for sugar and spice on your Easter morning, Cleveland Chop is the place to be. Made-to-order omelettes, a carving station and freshly baked cinnamon rolls add variety to your plate. While drinks are not included, there are plenty of inventive options to tempt us such as the house-infused chipotle bloody mary.<br />
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<strong>Urban Farmer</strong><br />
<em>1325 E. Sixth St., Cleveland; 216-771-7707; <a href="http://urbanfarmercleveland.com/">urbanfarmercleveland.com</a>; 8 a.m.-3 p.m.;</em> <em>$48, for adults, $20 for children under 10.</em><br />
Local favorites await you and your family with Urban Farmer’s impressive spread. Action stations include an omelette and a carving station, and be sure to visit the deviled egg bar. Breakfast breads and sausages are made in house, and your youngster won’t want to miss the kids' buffet featuring mini grilled cheese and other fun-sized bites.<br />
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<strong>The Lodge at Geneva on the Lake</strong><br />
<em>4888 N. Broadway (state Route 534) Geneva-on-the-Lake; 440-415-1546; <a href="http://thelodgeatgeneva.com/">thelodgeatgeneva.com</a>; 10:00 am-3:00 pm.</em><br />
Hop over to the Lodge Easter morning and enjoy one of three Easter egg hunts at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m., or 2 p.m. Treats and prizes will be awarded alongside a delicious spread of springtime brunch foods.<br />
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<strong>Valenti’s Ristorante</strong><br />
<em>3365 Richmond Road, Suite 130, Beachwood 216-464-4665; </em><em><a href="http://valentisitalian.com/">valentisitalian.com</a>,</em><em> 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m.; $39.95 for adults, $15.95 for children under 12, under 5 free</em><br />
Add some Italian flavor to your holiday with Valenti's antipasti created by Milo Valenti himself. This family-friendly setting will offer both omelet and carving stations. Don't fill up on the main course though. With bread pudding, cakes and cookies, you'll want to save room for dessert.<br />
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<strong>Forest Hill Kitchen</strong><br />
<em>3099 Mayfield Road, Cleveland Heights; 216-505-1345; <a href="http://foresthillkitchen.com/">foresthillkitchen.com</a>; 10 a.m.-3 p.m</em>.<br />
With banquet-style seating, an a la carte menu, and a bloody mary bar, this pop-up Easter brunch in the old Rockefeller's space is difficult to beat. Try the popular Orange Cardamom French Toast ($10), made with challah bread and creme chantilly. While there is no children’s menu, don’t despair — the chefs will happily prepare a smaller portion of any dish for your youngster.<br />
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<strong>Deagan’s Kitchen & Bar:</strong><br />
<em>14810 Detroit Ave., Lakewood; 216-767-5775; <a href="http://deagans.com/">deagans.com</a>; 9 a.m.-3 p.m. </em><br />
If you need to take a break from binging on Peeps but still want something to satisfy your sweet tooth, try Deagan's blueberry waffles spread with lemon curd and lavender meringue. There's savory here too such as the white asparagus bisque or the beet and hamachi salad.<br />
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<strong>100th Bomb Group</strong><br />
<em>20920 Brookpark Road, Cleveland; 216-267-1010; <a href="http://100thbgrestaurant.com/">100thbgrestaurant.com</a>; 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m</em>.<br />
Toast the holiday with the Champagne buffet and comforting breakfast foods as you and your family visit the Easter Bunny. Brunch is served until 2:30 p.m., but the feast will continue through the afternoon featuring prime rib, ham, chilled seafood, sushi rolls and more.<br />
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<strong>Luxe Kitchen & Lounge</strong><br />
<em>6605 Detroit Ave., Cleveland; 216-920-0600; <a href="http://luxecleveland.com/">luxecleveland.com</a> 11 a.m.- 4 p.m.</em><br />
If you’re over all the pastel bunnies and egg-shaped candies, escape to Luxe for a sophisticated brunch. Try the poached eggs ($15) with crab, potato cakes, cheddar and herbed hollandaise. Fans of ricotta you want to miss the lemon ricotta pancakes ($12) or the house-made ricotta gnocchi with Gorgonzola cream sauce ($21). <br />
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<strong>The Taverne on Richfield</strong><br />
<em>3960 Broadview Road, Richfield; 330-659-0610; <a href="http://taverneofrichfield.com/">taverneofrichfield.com</a>; </em><i>9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. $26.99 adults, $13.99 children under 8, children under 2 free. </i><br />
Get your fill of breakfast items such as the homemade pastries with your choice of toppings including bourbon walnut syrup or hearty lunch items including the veggie lasagna Alfredo at Taverne of Richfield’s diverse Prime Rib & Brunch Easter Buffet. A maple and brown sugar ham awaits you at the carving station and kids can finish up with dirt cups.<br />
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<strong>111 Bistro</strong><br />
<em>2736 Medina Road, Medina; 330-952-1122; <a href="http://111bistro.com/">111bistro.com</a>; s</em><i>eating 10 am, noon, 2 p.m. $26 adults, $7 for children 10 and under. </i><br />
Feast on carved sirloin roast with spinach and artichoke risotto, or indulge your taste buds with petite four desserts from Dancing Desserts. Kids can munch on anything from white mac n’ cheese to chicken fingers and fries.<br />
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<b>Additional reporting by Madeline Sweeney</b>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06931973516305666343noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-65542881675644134632016-03-18T11:45:00.001-04:002016-03-18T11:45:31.158-04:00One Year Later: An Adoptee Reconnects with Her Birth Mother<div class="MsoNormal">
Julie Mooney was one of 400,000 adoptees who were able to legally access their birth certificates for the first time in Ohio one year ago thanks to the advocacy efforts of Adoption Network Cleveland. The change in law that allowed adoptees born in Ohio between Jan. 1, 1964, and Sept. 18, 1996, to access their birth certificates was a first step in a new direction for Mooney — she lost both of her adoptive parents and wanted answers about her origins. Having access to her birth certificate meant she could finally connect the dots and discover the secrets of her past.</div>
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<i><br />Cleveland Magazine</i> followed Mooney on her life-altering journey to find her birth mother Lyssa Marie Kappel* over the course of four months for the feature, <a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=32347E8199484EF99172768BCA2E4C8E">"My Name is Julie," </a>published last August. The reunion wasn’t without obstacles, but through a long-awaited healing process, the two created a bond. Mooney also discovered she had two younger siblings.<br /><br />“After print, the story got even better because then Lyssa opened me up to her whole family, but it took that to get her to that point,” says Mooney. “I finally bit the bullet and got over everything as hard as it was. I’m so much more confident in my life. So many positive things happened after that whole event.”</div>
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"I went to spend Christmas with them and it was awesome," Julie says. "I felt like a new puppy at Christmas. The holidays are a hard time anyways missing my parents. I was just thinking, <i>What are the odds that you lose your parents and you get a second chance at family?</i> It was absolutely amazing."<br /><br /><i>This weekend, March 18-20, Adoption Network Cleveland is hosting an <a href="http://www.adoptionnetwork.org/annual-adoption-gathering.aspx">annual three-day conference </a>at the DoubleTree in Westlake to celebrate and honor adoptees and the various roles adopted parents and birth families have in their lives. Events include talks, workshops and performances. </i></div>
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<b>By James Bigley II</b><br /><br />*<i> Cleveland Magazine changed her name to protect her identity.</i></div>
Kelly Petryszynhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00042695970544860968noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1977898960230051213.post-29295375905916459452016-03-18T09:54:00.000-04:002016-03-18T10:02:24.744-04:00A Sea of GreenNot only is St. Patrick's Day a time to play Irish with Emerald Isle flags, face-paint and green brews, but it's also an opportunity to sample some of Cleveland's Irish cuisine. Here are some of the tastiest dishes that will satisfy your inner leprechaun. <br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>The Harp</b>: </span><a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=A5698C3F17F64689BE8C4B23A9572FF9">This West Side hot spot </a>isn’t only known for its iconic view of the skyline but also its irresistible Irish boxty cakes<span style="color: red;">,</span><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">which are delicious and fluffy potato pancakes</span></span>. The corned beef boxty ($13) packs in house-prepared brisket with sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and is topped with Russian dressing. Or take your pick from the other wide variety of other flavors including salmon ($16), steak ($15), chicken ($14), veggie ($13), and turkey ($13). <i>4408 Detroit Ave., Cleveland 216-939-0200, <a href="http://the-harp.com/">the-harp.com</a></i><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Mavis Winkles</b>: </span>This premier Irish pub sits in the heart of Twinsburg and has its roots in Ireland. Mavis offers classics such as shepherd’s pie ($8.99 half, $12.99 full) with ground beef slowly cooked with corn, celery, carrots and onions in a rich gravy, topped with garlic mashed potatoes and Parmesan. <i>8870 Darrow Road, Twinsburg, 330-405-3663, <a href="http://www.maviswinkles.com/">maviswinkles.com</a></i><br />
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<b><br /><span style="color: #38761d;">Flat Iron Cafe: </span></b><a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=Arts+%26+Entertainment&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=C2F42CB534CF40FE9124FFF977708834">For 100 years, the Flat Iron Cafe has been one of Cleveland’s go-to Irish hangouts. </a>The Irish Bend burger ($8.99) is smothered in freshly sliced mushrooms, sauteed to perfection and topped with Swiss cheese. If you fancy yourself an Irish jig, stop by from 7-11 p.m. to hear a performance by Donal O'Shaughnessy, who is a self-taught, multicultural musician and has performed throughout the country. <i>1114 Center St., Cleveland, 216-696-6968, <a href="http://flatironcafe.com/">flatironcafe.com</a></i><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>PJ McIntyre’s Irish Pub: </b></span>If<span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">you're looking for an all-star Irish appetizer, the Irish egg rolls are the one for you. It is your classic Reuben sandwich stuffed in a deep-friend wonton wrapper ($8.99).</span> </span>If you want something heartier, order the Wicked Irishman ($9.99), which is a burger with jalapenos, served with Sriracha ketchup and pepper jack cheese. <i>17119 Lorain Ave., Cleveland, 216- 941-9311, <a href="http://pjmcintyres.com/">pjmcintyres.com</a></i><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Nighttown: </b></span>This Cleveland Heights staple opened its doors in 1965 and serves a creative Irish take on a Lobster dish. The Famous Dublin Lawyer ($26), served with rice, is sauteed in a mild cayenne butter cream sauce, mushrooms, scallions and one more key ingredient: Irish whiskey. <i>12383 Cedar Road, Cleveland Heights, 216-795-0550, <a href="http://nighttowncleveland.com/">nighttowncleveland.com</a></i><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Tilted Kilt: </b></span>This chain eatery with roots in Las Vegas has a spread that will satisfy your drunk cravings for greasy, fried snacks including Irish nachos. The appetizer is a pile of crispy potato chips covered with melted cheese sauce, seasoned ground beef and tomatoes ($8.50). <i>21 Prospect Ave., Cleveland, 216-771-5458, <a href="http://tiltedkilt.com/">tiltedkilt.com</a></i><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Hofbrauhaus Cleveland: </b></span>Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day with a Bavarian twist. <a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=72EA66EAEEBA4BD7B7C73B5A834C7688">You'll want to start the party here</a> with a special kegs and eggs breakfast, from 8-11 a.m., with offerings such as corned beef hash with sunny-side up eggs ($9.99) and bier-battered pancakes ($9.99). <i>1550 Chester Ave., Cleveland, 216-621-2337, <a href="http://www.hofbrauhauscleveland.com/">hofbrauhauscleveland.com</a></i><br />
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<span style="color: #38761d;"><b>Slyman’s Restaurant: </b></span>Established in 1964, <a href="http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=46B375C97CE54943B76028B46788C0AF">Slyman’s</a> is famous for its corned beef. They go through up to 700 pounds of corned beef daily and get Jewish rye delivered every day from Orlando’s Baking Co. Their tall corned beef sandwich is only $14 and well-worth waiting in line for. <i>3106 St. Clair Ave., Cleveland, 216-621-3760, <a href="http://slymans.com/">slymans.com</a></i><br />
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