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Morrie Zryl was known in Cleveland for his outrageous promotional stunts for movies. That included hiring a helicopter to fly over Shaker Square with the release of "Apocalypse Now" and painting the snow outside his Colony theater for the "Color Purple." He recently passed away in Florida. Cinematheque director John Ewing was so inspired by Zryl's passion that he wants to make sure a new generation knows his legacy.

Renowned American composer Joan Tower has made a profound impact on Cleveland's Contemporary Youth Orchestra (CYO) and its music director Liza Grossman. This Saturday, Tower returns to Cleveland to celebrate her 80th birthday with the youth orchestra in concert. When Grossman first discovered Tower's compositions she was amazed by the use of rhythm.

In 1982 a puzzle book came out, "The Secret: A Treasure Hunt," by New York City publisher Byron Preiss. The book is full of poems, photographs, and paintings which are clues to finding 12 ornately sculpted boxes that Preiss personally buried in various spots across North America. Inside each box is a key that can be exchanged for an expensive gem.

Def Leppard Devo Janet Jackson John Prine Kraftwerk LL Cool J MC5 Radiohead Rage Against the Machine Roxy Music Stevie Nicks The Cure Todd Rundgren Rufus & Chaka Khan The Zombies A quirky group of New Wave pioneers from Akron, a soulful folk balladeer and an R&B hitmaker are among 15 nominees vying for a spot in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.&nb

Judy Blume didn't think writers ever really retire, but her version of "retirement" is selling books at her own shop, Books & Books Key West. “I was tired after my last novel, “In the Unlikely Event.” That took me five years,” she said.

Before he became a best-selling author, John Grisham was a lawyer and state legislator in Mississippi. He wrote his first novel, “A Time to Kill,” on the side in the 80s, but it was his second novel, “The Firm,” also a popular movie, that paved the way for a career in writing. As he launches his 40th book this week, “The Reckoning,” Grisham said he does not miss practicing law.

Updated: 5:32 p.m., Aug. 19, 2019 The former warden of the Cuyahoga County Jail pleaded guilty Monday to two misdemeanor charges related to his time running the troubled facility. Eric Ivey faces jail time after agreeing to the guilty plea on charges of obstruction of justice and lying — and could get a sentence ranging from probation to up to a year behind bars in the jail he once supervised.

The years-old backlog of citizen complaints against Cleveland police officers is expected to be eliminated later this month, according to a report filed in federal court by the city’s law department Monday. The monitor overseeing the city’s police reform agreement has pushed city leaders for years to clear the backlog of cases. Cleveland hired Chicago-based risk management firm Hillard Heintze to investigate the old cases, while city staff focused on new complaints.

Some working to coordinate efforts combatting the opioid crisis were shocked by an Aug. 22 announcement from former Ohio State University President Gordon Gee and former Governor John Kasich, who are forming a nonprofit to steer any money from a national opioid settlement to hospitals and health-based research.

SPACES wants visitors to come into “Room” in order to escape from it.