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Upbeat Nonsense Issue #12: Just a sprinkle of pop culture

When shit happens, all you can do it pivot.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Feb 25, 2026

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arts and culture

Lakewood’s Flame & Fable ‘romantasy’ bookstore celebrates first anniversary

Flame & Fable is home to more than 3,000 romance and fantasy book titles, including many Cleveland authors. Meet six of them on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Lakewood.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Feb 4, 2026

Is the recognition worth it? Frustration continues at Cleveland Music Awards

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Is the recognition worth it? Frustration continues at Cleveland Music Awards

Negative reviews of the app have been removed, while many questions about voting transparency remain unanswered.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Jan 7, 2026

Bury the Pines levels up Midwest emo with new album, Industry Plant

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Bury the Pines levels up Midwest emo with new album, Industry Plant

While I can’t time travel out of this cursed timeline, Bury the Pines first album takes us back to a simpler one.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Dec 9, 2025

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arts + culture, INCLUDES EVENTS!

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Sounds like springtime? ‘Raspberry’ is the latest pop anthem from Chayla Hope and Other Animal

Last Friday, Cleveland musicians Chayla Hope and Other Animal released their first collaboration titled “Raspberry.”

Dakotah Kennedy

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Feb 18, 2026

arts and culture

The Year of the Zine: Microcosm Publishing celebrates thirty years

Sure, 2025 was also The Year of the Zine, but we’re doing it again.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Feb 11, 2026

arts and culture

‘One enemy. One power-up’: New video game XORBIUS launches on Playdate

Similar to Asteroids, but snarkier.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Feb 11, 2026

DOWNBEAT, MOSTLY ABOUT CLEVELAND POLITICS

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Let’s talk about it: Who are the winners and losers when it comes to data centers in Ohio?

Q+A with tech policy professional Dean Jackson about the politics of data centers across Ohio.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Jan 28, 2026

downbeat

Is the recognition worth it? Frustration continues at Cleveland Music Awards

Negative reviews of the app have been removed, while many questions about voting transparency remain unanswered.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Jan 7, 2026

downbeat

Cleveland Music Award nominees push back against new voting app requirement

Mark Rasmussen, founder of the Cleveland Music Awards, told nominees that failure to download the app would eliminate them from the running.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Dec 24, 2025

downbeat

Failure to launch: Judge dismisses Race Fuel defamation lawsuit against Cleveland organizer

Judge Shannon Gallagher dismissed the case, ruling that the gas station owner could not win because Dallas Eckman’s statements were made as a public commenter.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Dec 17, 2025

downbeat

Is the bus still running? Clevelanders for Public Transit advocate against proposed RTA cuts

Citing budget cuts driven by increased employee healthcare costs, RTA officials floated possible service cuts to some bus routes as early as 2026.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Dec 10, 2025

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New allegations surface against controversial Cleveland police oversight official

On Dec. 1, a woman came forward to publicly accuse Marcus Perez, former Office of Professional Standards administrator, of sexual assault.

Dakotah Kennedy

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Dec 9, 2025

A weekly Cleveland newsletter about pop culture and politics

Upbeat Nonsense Issue #12: Just a sprinkle of pop culture

Most popular

Lakewood’s Flame & Fable ‘romantasy’ bookstore celebrates first anniversary

Is the recognition worth it? Frustration continues at Cleveland Music Awards

Bury the Pines levels up Midwest emo with new album, Industry Plant

past issues

arts + culture, INCLUDES EVENTS!

Sounds like springtime? ‘Raspberry’ is the latest pop anthem from Chayla Hope and Other Animal

The Year of the Zine: Microcosm Publishing celebrates thirty years

‘One enemy. One power-up’: New video game XORBIUS launches on Playdate

DOWNBEAT, MOSTLY ABOUT CLEVELAND POLITICS

Let’s talk about it: Who are the winners and losers when it comes to data centers in Ohio?

Is the recognition worth it? Frustration continues at Cleveland Music Awards

Cleveland Music Award nominees push back against new voting app requirement

Failure to launch: Judge dismisses Race Fuel defamation lawsuit against Cleveland organizer

Is the bus still running? Clevelanders for Public Transit advocate against proposed RTA cuts

New allegations surface against controversial Cleveland police oversight official

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