Natasha Pogrebinsky: Executive Chef at The South Side | by Amanda Lloyd

Natasha Pogrebinsky wants you to try her made-from-scratch cuisine at The South Side and the Hi & Dry.
by Amanda Lloyd

The Tremonster team is excited to introduce a new food feature, “Chef in the Land,” which we are launching this summer as both a TremonsterTV web series and a regular print column. Natasha Pogrebinsky, executive chef at The South Side and The Hi & Dry and creator of “Chef in the Land,” will be partnering with The Tremonster to produce web and print segments focusing on her passion and mission: using locally sourced, fresh ingredients to create modern cuisine with connections to her life story and inspired by her past. Some upcoming segments of “Chef in the Land” will include Pogrebinsky procuring ingredients from vendors at The West Side Market, area farms, and local food purveyors.  Pogrebinsky, former owner and executive chef of the acclaimed Bear in New York City, is no stranger to the camera, appearing on Food Network programs such as Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay. To begin our partnership with Pogrebinsky, we sat down with her at The South Side to discuss her culinary philosophy, additions to the South Side menu, and fascinating immigration from Ukraine to Cleveland. Continue reading

What The Heck IS In Arkansas?

Hot Springs National Park-Goat Rock Trail     |     Photos by JoYo York (@JoYoYork)
JOSH HEADS OUT TO THE NATURAL STATE TO FIND OUT JUST THAT!

@joyoyorkA few years back, I was invited to a wedding in Tulsa, OK. I decided to drive down and make it an epic adventure, visiting anyone I knew in the basic drive path. I saw friends in northern Kentucky, central Missouri, Oklahoma, and Austin, Texas.  My friends from Austin were going to a big Grateful Dead show in Chicago and were headed out the same day I was leaving to return to Cleveland. We decided to head back through Arkansas so my dude Blaine could check out a spot he wanted to see, Crater of Diamonds State Park, where you could dig in a HUGE dirt field for real volcanic diamonds and keep them! Continue reading

Holmden Hill Community Garden Prepares for Growth in 2018

Photo by Grai Oleksy
by Grai Oleksy

Looking towards the upcoming growing season, there are many things to be excited about at Holmden Hill Community Garden. 2017 brought several new gardeners who had a successful year growing their own vegetables. In 2018, we hope to build on that, inspiring more people to take part in realizing the value of the natural open spaces of their community. Continue reading

Cuyahoga County, City of Cleveland & Global Cleveland Issue Statements on President Donald Trump’s Immigration Protection Remarks

Cuyahoga County, City of Cleveland and Global Cleveland issued the following statements:

“It’s wrong to disrespect some of the 43 million immigrants who live in this country, who are an important part of our country, and who make our country better. Our community is a better place because of the mix of people we have here. And it is particularly outrageous to use vile and racist language to describe the people of entire countries and a continent. The good people of the United States should not sit quietly by in the face of hateful insults coming out of the White House,” said Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish. Continue reading

Community newspapers engage with city officials in roundtable discussion on police pursuit policy

Republished with permission from the Plain Press ⋅ NOVEMBER 29, 2017

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 10, 2017; Neighborhood Media community newspaper press conference and round-table discussion about Cleveland Police pursuit policy, Visible Voice Books, 2258 Professor Avenue: Cleveland Police Department Motorcycle Unit Police Officer Frank Leyva and Sergeant Dennis Lally display their new off road vehicles, helmets and protective gear. Three motor bikes, (BMW GS650), were purchased by the Cleveland Police Department to use to engage off road vehicles in Cleveland, said Cleveland Traffic Commissioner James P. Muhic.

On October 10th, at Visible Voice Books in the Tremont neighborhood, Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson, Cleveland Police Chief Calvin Williams, Cleveland Traffic Commissioner James P. Muhic and Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack joined representatives of community newspapers in a press conference and roundtable discussion concerning the Cleveland Police Department’s pursuit policy.

Rich Weiss, publisher of The Tremonster and Executive Director of Neighborhood Media, organized the press conference. Weiss explained that at several meetings of block clubs in Tremont, Cleveland Police Officers had referred to “a no pursuit policy.” Weiss asked if there was such a policy in Cleveland.

Mayor Frank Jackson said the City of Cleveland had an “appropriate pursuit policy.” He said, “As you know, a pursuit can end in disaster for those doing the pursuit, those being pursued and those people caught up in the pursuit.” He said there are different rules for different types of pursuits, but “There is no blanket do not pursue policy.”

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Video Showcasing 2016 Cleveland Restaurant Talent Raises the Bar for 2017

Last year, Raising the Bar Cleveland kicked off the holiday season with their first annual Toys For Tots fundraiser at the House of Blues.  Guests jammed with their favorite local bartenders and industry professionals all night long at this must-attend event.  Admission was an unwrapped toy or $10 to support children in need.  Search for @RaisingTheBarCLE on Facebook for info on this year’s Raising the Bar Cleveland fundraiser (Raising The Bar 2016 was filmed and produced by Josh York, and distributed by The Tremonster/Tremonster.TV).