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The NBA off-season is here; the draft is tonight and expectations for the Cavs have improved without a single trade or pick being made.

Oddsmakers at FanDuel rate Cleveland the favorites to win the Eastern Conference and the second likeliest team to take the NBA title.

An Achilles injury to Tyrese Halliburton in the Pacers’ Game 7 loss to the Thunder makes it likely that he misses most or the entire 2025-2026 season. Ditto for the Celtics’ Jayson Tatum and Bucks’ Damian Lillard, who both suffered the same injury.

So, the East is wide-open, and the Cavs face will look to improve – but what can they do?

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Rewind Diner turns the clock back to the 1950s when the American diner was in its glory.

Located in the old Steve’s Diner space in Brooklyn’s Biddulph Plaza, the retro-style eatery will serve a slice of Americana and classic comfort food.

You got it, daddy-o: omelets, milkshakes, smash burgers, pancakes to go with local-themed offerings like the Smoked Kielbasa Breakfast.

Rewind also rolls out some nostalgic sides – the non-food kind, in the form of a checkered floor, retro countertop and red stools, old-timey napkin dispensers and kitschy signage that recalls another era.

"From the food to the ambiance, we’ve put a lot of work into making Rewind feel like an authentic 50s dining experience,” says CRMG’s Martin Moran, in a statement.

On Friday, we reported on CRMG’s growing empire, which announced two new eateries in Legacy Village – the Legacy and EVOO. Rewind strikes a very different note – one that was first played 70 years ago. Hours are 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. daily.

Vinnie Cimino has had a busy June. The Cordelia has spent the month collaborating with Swenson’s – which started with Cimino working as a curb-server at Swensons West Akron.

The month isn’t even over and Beard-nominated chef whose ‘modern grandma’ cuisine has turned Cordelia into an East Fourth hit is already working on a new idea.

Cimino and his partner Andrew Watts are planning to open a new eatery in the former Alea  space on Church Avenue in Hingetown.

“We’ve got something cookin’. Coming Fall 2025,” says Cimino. More info coming.

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Billy Corgan and The Machines of God will feature a familiar face when they hit House of Blues – 6:30 tonight… Well, aside from the Smashing Pumpkins leader. Jenna Fournier (a.k.a. the singer and guitarist in Niights and Kid Tigrrr) will be playing bass for the band’s “A Return to Zero” tour, which focuses the Pumpkins’ “Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness” and “Machina/The Machines of God” album. Info here.

It's a double-dose of kitschy, campy titillation… What a way to countdown the end of Pride Month. At 7:30 tonight, the Capitol Theatre will screen John Waters’ trash-cinema classic “Female Trouble” (starring Divine) as part of its WTF Wednesday series. At 7:30 p.m. Thursday, it hosts Dungeons and Drag Queens – featuring a gaggle of performing, competing queens and AJA from Rupaul’s Drag Race. Attendees are urged to don costumes. Info here.

Cleveland economic heyday is associated with more than factories. It was once a banking powerhouse, which accounts for the 111-year-old Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. At 4 p.m. today, Grand Historic Bank Lobbies will revisit those days when it hosts a tour of iconic downtown bank buildings KeyBank, Union Trust, Society for Savings. It’s part of Cleveland History Days. Info here.

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The Barking Spider felt like a cozy ski lodge -- that is, until the poets and folk band took the stage and inspired flashbacks to the hippie ‘60s.

Jolly’s Pizza & Pub strikes a very different tone. The pizzeria has just opened in the University Circle carriage that housed the iconic Spider for decades.

Like its sister locations in North Royalton and Strongsville, it rolls out its 12-inch, Sicilian and four-piece ‘nostalgic’ pies – as well as wings, desserts, beer, wine and cocktails.

“We’re serving up our famous pies in this legendary space with limited summer hours, but we’re just getting warmed up… full hours coming this fall,” according to Jolly’s, which will expand operations when CWRU students are back.

Barking Spider closed in 2016 after a 30-year run. Dave’s Cosmic Rock Club, which moved in three years later, closed last year.

Cleveland in the 1930s, Euclid Avenue.

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Cleveland’s favorite rooftop happy hour returns Friday, June 27 at the Fairmont Creamery! 🌇 Join 78+ creatives, artists, and entrepreneurs for food, drinks, networking, and elevated vibes. 🍸

💡 Kick things off with a TechTalk at 5:30 PM, then enjoy live sets by Chris Lugo and Anya Van Rose as the sun sets. 🌅

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