Well beauties, we are officially less than 30 days away from summer 2014 and very close to the half way point of the year too!…
SANDUSKY, OH (WOIO) – It’s almost here! This weekend marks the “unofficial” start of summer as Cedar Point, the “Best Amusement Park in the World,” opens its gates for the 2014 season on Saturday, May 10. The park has a wide variety of new rides, shows and attractions all designed to help guests have […]
CLEVELAND – Two popular summertime events in Cleveland are back. Walnut Wednesday gets underway this week and Pop-Up Parties in Perk Plaza start next week. Walnut Wednesday is a lunchtime destination for downtown workers, residents and visitors. More than a dozen of Cleveland’s well-known food trucks line up along Walnut Avenue and East 12th […]
Halle Berry (L), Camryn Manheim (M) and Goran Visnjic (R) film a scene for TV show ‘Extant’ on February 14, 2014 in Los Angeles, California *CBS on Tuesday announced a slew of premiere dates for its summer 2014 slate, including Steven Spielberg’s science fiction series “Extant,” starring Halle Berry. The mystery thriller, which has the […]
If you want to be a real-life Oliva Pope or America’s next Black president then you may be in luck! The Obama is administration is looking for undergraduate and graduate Black students to gain work experience in the Oval office. The White House Initiative’s Year-Round Internship Program is interested in interns who want to work […]
Jazmine Fenlator and Lolo Jones (L) of the United States team 3 look on after a run during the Women’s Bobsleigh on Day 12 of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics at Sliding Center Sanki on February 19, 2014 in Sochi, Russia *Former hurdler Lolo Jones is again at the center of Olympics controversy – this […]
The summer heat is on. Everyone is doing what they can to beat the heat. The City of Akron is urging residents with no air conditioning or fans to seek shelter and stay cool. Akron will provide cold water and extend hours of operation in some of their Community Centers for those that need […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Motorists across the country are feeling the burn in their pocketbooks as gas prices begin to rise. According to East Central Triple A, the national price for gas is $3.65 a gallon. In Northeast Ohio, the average gas price is $3.66 per gallon, a rise of 27 cents just this week. […]
CLEVELAND – At a news conference, Cleveland Police Chief Mike McGrath called their safety plan “a community effort” to make where we live safer. More importantly, the strategies being implemented change by the month. While noting the summer strategies to address safety are “not a whole lot different than what we’ve been doing all along,” […]
SANDUSKY, Ohio – The final piece of track for Cedar Point’s newest coaster, GateKeeper, has been put in place. The last piece of steel for the winged coaster was added to the structure around 2 p.m. Wednesday. GateKeeper and Cedar Point are set to thrill amusement park enthusiasts on May 11. Click here to see […]
The season of those summer barbecue classics is winding down: burgers, hot dogs, potato salad. And don’t forget the pie, cakes, cookies…and ice cream!
*Well, this is a real bummer. Maxwell fans, we’ve got bad news. The smoothed out soulful singer has cancelled his planned Summer tour due to vocal swelling and hemorrhaging. On Friday, a representative for the singer said that he has been advised by doctors to rest and undergo treatment. Maxwell’s six-date summer mini tour had […]