The Land

05/30/2026

"Here’s the thing about fighting. It’s always the punch you don’t see coming that floors you.

BANG! 💥

Hosey throws a wild right hand that started all the way back in the clubhouse, traveled across the diamond and right into Anderson’s face, answering the immortal question of what happens when an unstoppable force meets a regular man’s jaw. 😵‍💫

🎙️ 'DOWN GOES ANDERSON! DOWN GOES ANDERSON!!!'

I can still hear Hammy’s call. Tom Hamilton, whose voice I will always hear in the back of my head for the rest of my life, captured the bedlam of the moment in the way only a master storyteller can as Tim Anderson went to the ground and José Ramírez went into the pantheon of greatest athletes in the history of this city." 🗞️

Read more from AJ DiCosimo: bit.ly/TheLand_DownGoesAnderson

05/29/2026

🎬 Movie Nerd Report: What’s showing on the last weekend of May?

🎟️ Backrooms
🎟️ Tuner
🎟️ Pressure
🎟️ The Breadwinner
and many more!

Read the full report by Mike Wendt: bit.ly/TheLand_MovieNerdReport5272026 🗞️

See what movies are making premieres at Northeast Ohio's independent cinemas this weekend.

05/29/2026

🚨 Boys & Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio is providing meals to member kids this summer.
🥘 The meals will be provided free of charge to all eligible children.
🫱🏽‍🫲🏾 Membership in the Boys & Girls Clubs is free.

For a list of sites + hours, visit bit.ly/TheLand_FreeSummerMealsforKids 🗞️

05/29/2026

Greater Cleveland and its surrounding communities have about 80 Little Free Libraries 📚, part of a much larger movement that has established 150,000 registered book boxes worldwide.

The local book exchange, funded by Cleveland Public Library and other sources, is monitored and replenished by 50 volunteers from the National Council of Jewish Women/Cleveland (NCJW). 🗞️

Read more from Douglas Guth: bit.ly/TheLand_LittleFreeLibraries

05/28/2026

“Something is going profoundly wrong from any kind of public health or mental health perspective,” said Dr. Sanjay Basu, a University of California-San Francisco epidemiologist who cowrote a study documenting the increase in mortality and su***de rates among ICE detainees. “This is one of those alarming, sudden increases.” 🗞️

Many thanks to AP for sharing this story: bit.ly/TheLand_APIceDetaineesDyingBySuicide

05/28/2026

Stir offers summer cooking camps for kids. Are they successful? 🤔🧑‍🍳

"When we started Stir, we swore we wouldn’t do kids classes because we thought they would muddy the brand. Eventually, people started asking about kids classes and we re-considered offering them, but only if we did them well. I still wanted the lessons to be offered under a different brand and when we brainstormed the name 'YoungStirs.' We knew then we had no choice but to offer kids classes, because it’s such a good name. After a slow start, they’re now gangbusters. The summer camps are fantastic. We take them seriously and put a lot of work into them. Some kids attend who are new to cooking. Others arrive with a notebook full of comments about their past cooking successes and failures. I see our kids classes continuing to grow in popularity." 🗞️

Read the full interview with Charlie Denk, Founder of Stir Studio Kitchen—a story by Tim Zaun—here: bit.ly/TheLand_CharlieDenkInterview

05/28/2026

𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧𝐞-𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐛𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐚 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 🏙️

In their current form, data centers are enormous power sucks wrapped in a guise of economic development, says Cleveland Councilmember Charles Slife, who goes so far as to call them “exploitative” of residents.

“They’re creating economic output, but the benefits are getting exported elsewhere,” says Slife. “Traditional manufacturing creates more spillover jobs in trucking and the supply chain. What I worry about with Cleveland is these (tech companies) coming into distressed communities and expecting to be met with broad enthusiasm. They imply that people should be grateful to receive anything, whether or not it’s of substance.” 🗞️

Read the full story, by Douglas Guth: bit.ly/TheLand_CLEDataCenterBan

05/23/2026

𝐎𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐂𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲; 𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬

“It was more about the congestion,” Cleveland police spokesman Sgt. Wilfredo Diaz said.

“The attendance peaked late Sunday afternoon to unprecedented levels, leading city officials to determine that the venue had reached a critical safety limit,” Cleveland Asian Festival organizers said in a prepared statement. “Citing concerns over isolated heat-related medical incidents and restricted EMS access due to area road construction, traffic, and large crowds, the Cleveland Asian Festival was directed to close the festival early. The Cleveland Asian Festival immediately complied and worked alongside local authorities to conduct an orderly shutdown.” 🗞️

Read the full story, by Rodney Bengston: https://bit.ly/TheLand_CLEAsianFestClosesEarly

05/22/2026

Movie Nerd Report (MNR) Time! 🎬 Memorial Day Weekend Edition 🇺🇸
Tonight at the Grog Shop is the latest edition of “Midnight Rental’s Secret Screening.”
Hosted by Lenora, this is kind of like going to watch a movie in your friend’s basement, complete with live commentary, pizza rolls and popcorn.
It is truly one of my favorite events each month!
Tickets are $10 in advance, or $15 at the door. 🗞️

More MNR when you visit: https://bit.ly/TheLand_MovieNerdReport_MemorialDayWknd

05/22/2026

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