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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry
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Beat Down
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Everybody Hates Mike
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Secret Valentines Notes from C-Town Celebs
Our I-Team uncovered the private love letters of Cleveland's biggest names. You'll be shocked by what we discovered.
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At Indie-Rock Singles Night in Cleveland, an event for hipsters lacks one key ingredient: Hipsters (20)
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$100 Bounty on That Kid (19)
Copley-Fairlawn finds a way to keep the impostors out.
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Dennis Kucinich’s brave talk about working and fighting — from the safety of the officer’s tent (10)
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Beat Down (3)
Cleveland teachers swap stories of school violence.
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An ancient Apollo statue landed in Cleveland and touched off an international outcry (3)
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Swingers' Clubs
Golf show tees up the latest in woods, irons, and putters.
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Rubber-Made
Latex trumps leather at gay-guy garbfest.
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Bernie's Back
Beloved Browns QB moves the Gladiators into their new home.
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Big MAC Attack
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Car-Studded Event
Superstars' rides join the latest makes and models at the Auto Show.
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Criminal records be damned, Ward 6 council candidates take shots at Cleveland Clinic
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O'Brien Factor: Kevin wonders, If Global Warming's real, why did I spend the weekend shoveling?
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Cavs guard Eric Snow out 4-6 weeks with arthritis. No, seriously.
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Swing State: The Film Fest doc that's got Lt. Governor Lee Fisher shirtless, and so much more
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Dear Public Radio: We love your stuff and really want it to keep going. But what's with the Pledge Drive?
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Heavy on the Hart
Ex-Tonic frontman remembers murdered dad by childhood smells.
By Cris Glaser
Published: March 5, 2008
Through his latest CD, Cigarettes and Gasoline, Emerson Hart has learned to forgive the person who murdered his dad in '70s New Jersey. Even though the case remains cold and the former Tonic singer doesn't know who his father's killer is, his 12-song debut disc as a solo act follows a "cathartic journey." "It refers to an olfactory sense from my childhood: My dad smoking Marlboro Reds and getting gas in Jersey," says the 38-year-old Hart, who's in concert tonight in Cleveland "I remember sitting in the back of his Caddy. His arm up on the armrest and him smoking are early memories for me."The album has spawned a string of Top-40 smashes, like last summer's "If You're Gonna Leave." Hart's latest single, "I Wish the Best for You," is a reflection about the breakup of a friend's marriage. "That song is looking at myself and going, 'Learn from this,'" says Hart. "I saw inside of it, that you can love something only so much to be able to save it before it becomes an obsession." And he can't wait to connect with his Cleveland fans. "I believe in going out and seeing people face-to-face, saying, 'This is where I am right now,'" says Hart. "Writing is my therapy. That's how I exist." Hart goes on stage at 9:30 tonight at the House of Blues' Cambridge Room, 308 Euclid Avenue. Tickets are $12 to $15. Call 216-523-2583 or visit www.hob.com.
Sun., March 9, 9:30 p.m., 2008
