AltWeeklies Wire
The Fine Line Between Sexual Assault & 'Kids Being Kids'new
When his trial began two weeks ago on 19 felony counts, girl after girl took the stand, breaking down as they relayed their encounters with Carl Wolfe -- how did he walk away a free man?
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
09-07-2007 |
Sex
Battling Mittal, the Steel Baronnew
Sleeping regulators, the world's fifth-richest man, and some very sick kids -- this won't be an easy fight.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
08-24-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
'Guitar Hero' Nerds Leave the Basement for the Barnew
The trend was entirely accidental: the game's creators never envisioned bars as training grounds, says designer Greg LoPiccolo.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
08-17-2007 |
Video Games
Tags: video games
The Superior Americansnew
There's one piece of logic that seems to be missing from the argument to kick all illegal immigrants out of Painesville, Ohio: If the Mexicans go, there won't be much of a city to take back.
Cleveland Scene |
Jared Klaus |
07-20-2007 |
Immigration
The Political is Personal for Anne E. DeChantnew
Girls and Airplanes isn't a gentle folk album, nor is it an unplugged confessional -- the full-band affair has a kick missing from recent Ani DiFranco discs.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
07-13-2007 |
Reviews
A Mandatory Lesson in Metal Historynew
DDP kicked around the famous Bay Area scene in the early '80s, but never recorded -- now hey've reconvened to save their old material from the winds of time.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
06-29-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: DDP 4 Life, Dublin Death Patrol
Cleveland State Starts Classes Exclusively for Vetsnew
Unlike the government, the university is behaving as if it actually cares for war veterans.
Cleveland Scene |
Lisa Rab |
06-29-2007 |
War
Ohio's Push to Restore Morality to Kids' Classicsnew
Fresh off victories that banned gay marriage and crushed Ohio's strip joints, Citizens for Community Values is now in the process of writing a new book that would restore morality to classic children's tales, I'm OK, But You, Kid, Are A Damned Sodomite.
Cleveland Scene |
Pete Kotz |
06-22-2007 |
Comedy
Tags: humor & satire
Rock the Votenew
Who should -- and shouldn't -- be in the Rock Hall of Fame? We pick a fight.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
06-22-2007 |
Music
Cyclones Keep the Two-chord Tradition Alivenew
We're Livin' Like Weasels! is timeless punk you can skank to; it sounds just as good on the Warped Tour as at your favorite dive bar.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
06-22-2007 |
Reviews
The Chariot on Firenew
Believe it or not: Christian metalcore dudes can rage without rage.
Cleveland Scene |
D.X. Ferris |
06-22-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Chariot
What Would Journey Do?new
With its semi-homeless frontman, the 80s cover band cheers up Cleveland one power ballad at a time.
Cleveland Scene |
Joe P. Tone |
06-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Breakfast Club
Gang Gang Dance Doesn't Give 'Em What They Wantnew
The band's new CD/DVD Retina Riddim has me thinking hard these days about its contentional music -- more so than if it had released just another pretty pop record.
Cleveland Scene |
Justin F. Farrar |
06-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gang Gang Dance
Larry Zaslov, Smooth Criminalnew
He inspired trust in friends and family -- then he robbed them.
Cleveland Scene |
Rebecca Meiser |
06-01-2007 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Queen of Steamnew

Tina Engler built a book empire from raw romance.
Cleveland Scene |
Denise Grollmus |
06-01-2007 |
Books