ShakerHeights.Patch.com By Nikki Ferrell Posted May 16th 2013   Gimme Java owner Albert Plummer absolutely gushes when asked about his “upscale, elegant, but extremely comfortable” coffee shop, slated to open this summer at Lee and Van Aken. And it’s hard not to get excited about the shop when talking to Plummer, who peppers his description [...]

DailyFinance.com By Matt Brownell, Consumer Reporter Posted April 24th 2013   American Airlines is tired of passengers hauling bulky suitcases onto its planes, and it may be willing to entice them to quit with the promise of priority boarding. Last month, John DiScala of travel site JohnnyJet.com was flying out of Fort Lauderdale when he [...]

True Marketing Media By Simone Jones Posted April 17th 2013   MARIETTE MONPIERRE, DIRECTOR ‘ELZA’ Lights, camera, action! The Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival sets the scene for local and national black filmmakers, producers, directors and actors to showcase their talents.   CLEVELAND, OHIO – April 8, 2013 – The annual Greater Cleveland Urban Film [...]

YourBlackWorld.net Posted April 9th 2013   Jay-Z and Beyoncé are in hot water after video footage and photos of the couple dining and touring in Cuba surfaced on the web. First, the couple was slammed by  Mauricio Claver-Carone, the D.C. director for the US-Cuba Democracy PAC. He revered the couple’s trip to his native country as [...]

DailyFinance.com By Bruce Watson Posted April 7th 2013   Across the country, car sales have been steadily gaining ground in 2013. But with more and more consumers starting to consider a new car, a classic question is once again rearing its head: is it better to buy or lease? In the best of times, the [...]

NewsNet5.com By Mike Posted March 27th 2013   CLEVELAND – The same publisher that named Cleveland among the nation’s most miserable cities and one with the unhappiest workers seems to be growing some affection for the city. On Monday, Forbes identified Cleveland as a U.S. city with an emerging downtown area . Fifteen cities were [...]

BeaconJournal.com By Rick Armon, Staff Writer Posted March 26th 2013   Northfield police are boosting their presence outside the Northfield Park horse track because union protesters clashed Friday morning with nonunion workers building the new racino. The picketing, which began this week, escalated Friday and included a pickup truck being damaged, tools being taken and [...]

BeaconJournal.com Posted March 25th 2013   The new Thistledown Racino in North Randall will open to gamblers on April 9. Thistledown announced the date last Monday during a presentation before the Ohio Lottery Commission, which is overseeing the addition of video lottery terminals (VLTs) at the seven horse tracks in the state. The Thistledown facility [...]

Associated Press Posted March 24th 2013   COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Budget cuts will force the shutdown of control towers at three small Ohio airports — two in Columbus and one in the Cleveland area, the Federal Aviation Administration said Friday. The FAA target list of towers to close includes the Ohio State University and [...]

GMA.Yahoo.com By Denise Martinez-Ramundo and Glenn Ruppel  Posted March 12th 2013   Whether visiting family or taking a vacation, the winter holiday season is one of the busiest and most stressful travel times of the year. But guests beware, don’t take your frustrations out on the hotel staff. It may make your stay very unpleasant. [...]