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Cleveland Orchestra roves widely and brilliantly on program with Pintscher, Tiberghien (review)

By MARK SATOLA CLEVELAND, Ohio - At his Severance Hall appearance Thursday night with the Cleveland Orchestra, French pianist...

New for young readers: ‘One Last Word,’ ‘Short,’ ‘Undefeated’ and more

Bloomsbury  One Last Word, Wisdom from the Harlem Renaissance Nikki Grimes Bloomsbury Children's Books, 120 pp., $18.99; ages 9...

New in audiobooks: ‘The Girl Before,’ ‘The Whistler,’ ‘The Spy’ and more

Random House Audio  The Girl Before JP Delaney; read by Emilia Fox, Finty Williams and Lisa Aagaard Knudsen Random...

Something is lurking in David’s mind, and other observations from Wednesday’s episode of ‘Legion’

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- In a post on Tuesday, I speculated about the identity of a yellow-eyed demon that haunts...

Oscar looking to reverse ratings defection

CLEVELAND, Ohio - If you listen to interviews with producers responsible for ABC's coverage of the Academy Awards, you'd...

‘Shark Tank’ celebrates $100 million in deals: 5 memorable pitches

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- "Shark Tank" celebrates $100 million in deals on tonight's episode on ABC. On the show, now...

Only fan action can make Eric Church’s anti-ticket scalping crusade a success (commentary)

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Country singer Eric Church is out to gut the $5 billion-a-year ticket-scalping industry. It's a fine idea, and...

John Mayer’s ‘Search for Everything’ Tour coming to Blossom Aug. 30; tickets go on...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- John Mayer is now among the big summer concerts headed to Cleveland. Mayer's "Search for Everything"...

Cedar Lee Theatre hosting cat adoptions for opening weekend of ‘Kedi’

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Feline lovers, the most anticipated cinematic moment of the year has arrived. "Kedi" lands in theatres...

Ohio University basketball rising as Akron Zips stumble and Kent State rolls (video)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio University basketball was expected to struggle without starting center Antonio Campbell. The defending Mid-American Conference...

MAC basketball teams have three games left and much to be decided

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Conference tournaments are coming fast, but there's still a lot going on in the Mid-American Conference...

College Basketball 2017: Weekend Top 25 games to watch, live updates, scoreboard (photos)

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Several times this season, Associated Press Top 25 teams have had a collectively rough day, and...

Cuyahoga Valley National Park to get $5.9 million visitor center

BOSTON TOWNSHIP, Ohio -- The Cuyahoga Valley National Park plans to open a $5.9 million visitors center in 2019. The...

Lake Erie ice anglers out of luck, but boat fishermen ready to catch walleye:...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The odds of dazzling your friends with photos of trophy walleye caught through the Lake Erie...

Balmy winters no bust for fly fishermen around Northern Ohio

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Ohio can be a February winter wonderland, a great place to enjoy skiing, snowshoeing, sledding and...

Northfield Park outrider is happy and healthy as survivor of a knife attack (photos)

BOB ROBERTS Special to The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Some days she rides. Some days she drives. It's...

Cleveland Trotting Classic 2016: Shake It Cerry picked to win Saturday at Northfield Park

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Shake It Cerry is the 2-1 morning-line favorite for the $180,000 Cleveland Trotting Classic at Northfield...

L A Delight favored for Northfield’s Courageous Lady

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- L A Delight, a millionaire pacing filly, has a Hall of Fame trainer (Bob McIntosh) who...

PGA Tour 2017: Honda Classic tee times, TV for 1st round

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Adam Scott, Danny Willett, Sergio Garcia and Justin Thomas are among the notables competing at Honda...

PGA Tour 2017: Honda Classic live leaderboard, tee times, TV for 2nd round

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Adam Scott, Danny Willett, Sergio Garcia and Justin Thomas are among the notables competing at the...