CUYAHOGA COUNTY, Ohio- Major arts organizations in Cuyahoga County are preparing for funding cuts for 2018. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture, the initiative that distributes cigarette tax revenue, announced organizations that receive funding will, on average, get 12% less than past years. The Cleveland Orchestra, one of the biggest recipients, will get $1.2 million in 2018 and […]

Jennifer Boyle has already raised over $12,000 on a GoFundMe page. CHICAGO (WBBM/CNN) – In a YouTube video that’s gone viral, a white female shopper gets upset with a black employee who she said tried to “force” her to purchase a $1 reusable bag. A customer who witnessed the confrontation is now trying to help […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Cleveland Play House (CPH) was one of just 18 organizations awarded new Arts in Education Model Development and Dissemination (AEMDD) grants by the U.S. Department of Education. The initial grant of $444,050 will be part of the four-year $2,000,000 total to fund CPH’s new Compassionate Arts Remaking Education (CARE) program. […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – PlayhouseSquare is heartbroken to learn of the death of founder Raymond K. “Ray” Shepardson on Monday, April 14, 2014. Call it luck or call it fate, Ray Shepardson was undoubtedly in the right place at the right time when, as an employee of the Cleveland Board of Education, he was […]

  CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Legendary tough guy, Danny Green ruled the streets of Collinwood back in the 1970s.  His home was bombed as the Mafia tried to kill him. Fast forward to 2014, there is a different kind of explosion going on in the Cleveland neighborhood. Art galleries, music venues and a hip scene […]

Last week singer Ruben Studdard was kicked off of the “Biggest Loser”. At that time, which was recorded months ago, he had lost 39 pounds on the ranch but since then he has dropped a total of 104 pounds! Studdard explained the challenges of weight loss to TODAY, “It was 10 times harder than I […]

Esperanza Spalding may have won the Grammy for Best New Artist, but some have reveled in her talent for years.

by Marlynn Synder It has taken me a minute to explore my feelings on losing jazz singer/songwriter Abbey Lincoln, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 80.  She was many things, so many amazing things.