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Kayakers brave rapids in Cuyahoga Falls race

Kayakers brave rapids in Cuyahoga Falls race

The banks of the Cuyahoga River were packed with onlookers this past Saturday for the fourth annual Cuyahoga Falls Kayak Race. Racers faced a half-mile of treacherous white-water rapids, waterfalls and other hazards at the bottom of a hundred-foot canyon, while dozens of spectators watched from overhead. Some brave attendees even tried to scale the steep rock faces of the riverbank for a closer look. Amidst fears that the event would be postponed due to high water levels, the rapids…

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DIY Hip-Hop Embraces the Unusual

DIY Hip-Hop Embraces the Unusual

The DIY music scene thrives in basements and record stores across the country, and Saturday night one of northeast Ohio’s brightest stars took the stage in the lofted attic above Mahall’s 20 Lanes in Lakewood to celebrate the release of his debut album, “Only Human.” Perhaps “stage” is an overstatement. Eliy Orcko is a rapper based out of Elyria. He’s been a part of the Cleveland DIY scene for years now, and his passion for this vibrant, tight-knit community of…

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