🐔 Bojangles Chicken + Mount Granita Italian Ice + Fan Expo Costumes

Chicken and biscuits for dinner, italian ice for dessert, and cosplay ... sounds like a fun Friday.

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Bojangles Coming To Northeast Ohio With 10 New Restaurants

We don't yet know where, but the cajun-chicken-and-buttermilk-biscuits chain Bojangles will be partnering with a local franchisee to open 10 new restaurants in Northeast Ohio. Their chicken is legendary in the South. This will be the company's first expansion into Ohio.

WKYC.com

Do You Yearn For A Mount Granita Italian Ice? Your Wait Is Almost Over

Mount Granita Italian Ice will return to the sidewalks of Little Italy on May 20, just in time for the warmest of warm weather. The Giancola family can trace its made-from-scratch recipe back to Sicily.

Cleveland Scene

These Costumes Look Like Fun

Bob Perkoski photographed dozens of costumed attendees at the Fan Expo Cleveland event inside the Huntington Convention Center last weekend. He's assembled the images in a gallery of AMAZING photos you have to check out. Some of these outfits are super elaborate.

View the gallery on FreshWaterCleveland.com

Cedar Point Sex Assaults: The Inside Story From WKYC

Inside the dorms of Cedar Point, some workers say a culture has been molded over the years fueled by the unfettered urges of young adults, leaving a path of sexual assault survivors in its wake. “It’s not all fun and games. It can be a dangerous place,” said former employee Raven Jones, 19, who worked at the park in August, when she told police she was sexually assaulted by a fellow dorm resident.

3News Investigates, Part 2: Critics believe culture inside Cedar Point dorms may fuel sexual assaults

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Picks To Click

• Welcome back! Danielle Wiggins returns to WKYC after breast cancer surgery (WKYC.com)
• Bally Sports announces price for Bally Sports+ streaming service, aiming for soft launch before July (cleveland.com)
• Suspect in Cleveland officer's murder punished for earlier crime (Fox 8 Cleveland)
• Ohio State student dies from reported overdose (WKYC.com)
• Euclid police investigating death of 4-year-old boy (Fox 8 Cleveland)
• Trash collector hit by car in Cleveland (Fox 8 Cleveland)
• Secretary Buttigieg stops in Northeast Ohio (News 5 Cleveland WEWS)
• Ohio Redistricting Commission fails to approve new map ahead of state court deadline (cleveland.com)
• May/June issue of Northeast Ohio Catholic magazine is on its way (Catholic Diocese of Cleveland)
• Free electricity for low-income Clevelanders (Cleveland 19 News)
• CDC: Cuyahoga, Lorain, Geauga, Ashtabula counties back at high transmission level of COVID-19 (WKYC.com)
• Driver strikes Cleveland sanitation worker (Cleveland 19 News)
• Garfield Park Reservation being restored to original splendor (News 5 Cleveland WEWS)
• Ohio Democratic Party sues Gov. Mike DeWine’s administration over redacted records (cleveland.com)

Today in Cleveland

• The Dinner Detective Comedy Murder Mystery Dinner Show (7:00 PM)
• Youth Theater Production of Bugsy Malone (7:30 AM)
• Women's March Cleveland's Bans Off Our Bodies Rally on Seymour Avenue, May 6, 2022 (5:30 PM)

Cleveland Social

• Nextdoor Neighbor, Parkwood Dr: "Hey yo, My name is Kristopher Mitchell and I'm a local artist. - I'm asking for people support by going on my website and Purchasing some of my artwork. You can also help by sharing and liking my post on Facebook @ Kristopher Mitchell." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, Parma North: "https://gofund.me/c53f97bf - Please take a min." (Nextdoor)
• Nextdoor Neighbor, South Snow Rd: "You CAN beat the summer heat. - Do as I did and hire LawnStarter.com for the weekly grass-cutting chore. I'm very pleased, and the first mow is just $19 with my promo link http://lwns.co/YdotHW/20220505" (Nextdoor)

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You're officially in the loop for today! Missed Thursday? Here ya go:

👮‍♀️ Cedar Point's Dark Side + Ohio UFOs + Parking Garage Collapse