@TheRealSTony
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Now is the time to discuss how arts funds are allocated, and Assembly for the Arts is the agency best equipped to distribute dollars to artists and arts-based businesses.
Steven Litt@steven_litt17 Mar 2023
.@CuyArtsC ratchets up tensions over grants for individual artists as months tick down to levy deadline cleveland.com/arts/2023/03/c… @fredbidwell @brickcity @thomasmulready @TheRealSTony @lizmaugans

Cuyahoga Arts and Culture ratchets up tensions over grants for individual artists as months tick...

An incendiary email sent by CAC's leaders stirred up rather than settled concerns over the agency's individual artist grant program.

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Why is this so hard? coolcleveland.com/2023/03/lo…
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Kurt Helin@basketballtalk22 Dec 2022
My favorite thing from last night: Robin Lopez calling his brother Brook a flopper — and going to West Side Story to do it.
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@REFLOG1822 Dec 2022
Robin Lopez ratting out his bro: “That’s a flop- he’s an actor- I know, he was in West Side Story- He was Officer Krupke 😂😂😂😂”
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Replying to @TermineRadio
@TermineRadio any chance you guys get off the Knicks jockstrap and talk about the Bucks-Cavs game tonight? Two of the top three records in the league going head-to-head, with the Cavs having the top home record. Maybe if they moved the game to NY or LA…
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Don’t worry - you can talk about how Donovan Mitchell would’ve looked in a Knicks uniform.
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My bad - of course you’ll spend an hour on Brooklyn’s heroic night against the Curry-less, Thompson-less, Wiggins-less, slumping Warriors.
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Replying to @Jumpshot8
@Jumpshot8 any chance you guys get off the Knicks jockstrap and talk about the Bucks-Cavs game tonight? Two of the top three records in the league going head-to-head, with the Cavs having the top home record. Maybe if they moved the game to NY or LA…
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You still talking about the Knicks and their weak schedule? Seriously, no one in the middle of the country has any reason to listen to you guys.
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Music Work! It’s History and Future with Prof Ben Harbert @DuffyJami @aaronmyers @aram @michaelseman @TheRealSTony FREE Live Participatory Stream! georgetown.zoom.us/j/9718573… – at Washington, DC
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Thank you to @thefundneo and my stakeholder partners at @CuyahogaCounty, @happyincle, and @CathyBelk at @deaconessfound for supporting the hospitality sector recovery work. And thanks also to my @nivassoc sisters & brothers in the #SaveOurStagrs work!
thefundneo@thefundneo1 Nov 2022
We are THRILLED to see that @ClevelandMag has named Sean Watterson as 2022 Community Leader of the Year for his efforts to lift up hospitality workers and business owners in the wake of COVID. Congrats, @TheRealSTony, for this well-deserved recognition. clevelandmagazine.com/cleade…

2022 Community Leader of the Year: Sean Watterson

Meet the guy who's one part businessman, one part foodie, one part advocate and all-in on customers making a difference for local restaurants.

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Key finding from SMU DataArts - ticketed attendance is expected to be down 20-25% from pre-Covid levels for at least the next three years. This is consistent with what I’m hearing from my @nivassoc colleagues.
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Checking out the @OhioArtsCouncil #ArtsImpactOhio conference.
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Best Hot Dog: | Best of Cleveland clevescene.com/best-of/2022/…

Best Hot Dog 2022

1. Happy Dog 2. Scooter’s 3. Hot Dog Diner 4. Market Garden 5. Judd’s City Tavern...

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Thanks to Jeremy Nobile at Crain's Cleveland Business for keeping folks informed about the importance of, and ongoing challenges facing independent live music venues. crainscleveland.com/arts-ent…

Shows may be back, but indie music venues continue to struggle

Live music has returned to concert clubs in Northeast Ohio and 'The Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World.' However, as COVID continues to linger, inflation challenges mount and customer habits change,...

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Also, Cleveland, it turns out, really does ROCK… the three historic and wondrous venues used for music and parties –the Beachland Ballroom, Happy Dog and Grog Shop, located in different parts of the city–were ideal for music, drink and schmoozing news.pollstar.com/2022/07/14…

There’s Power In The Union: Inaugural NIVA Conference Celebrates Chapter One, Kicks Off Chapter Two...

Cleveland -- The inaugural National Independent Venues Association Conference kicked off this week (July 11-12) in what seemed a combination post-pandemic

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Replying to @Variety
@Variety reporting on the @nivassoc conference in Cleveland variety.com/2022/music/news/…

At NIVA Conference, Venue Owners Celebrate Live Music’s Comeback but Cite Challenges: ‘I Thought...

Independent venue owners were ready to celebrate at NIVA's Cleveland conference, but many have not completely rebounded from the pandemic.

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All of these businesses — not just the music venues, but the bars and the restaurants and theaters — mean a lot to our cities and our communities. And we need to come together to support each other,
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“I think a lot of the people who got involved in NIVA are going to be pushing for these offices, whether it’s nighttime economy, social economy, or music and film economy, in local government,” he says. “We’re pulling together groups like hospitality alliances at a local level.
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