To celebrate the 35th anniversary of the James Beard Awards, four Cleveland chefs have found their spot as the James Beard Foundation announced its 2025 Restaurant and Chef Award semifinalists.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cleveland culinary scene will be well-represented in this year’s James Beard Awards. Four local chefs have been named semi-finalists. Chef Douglas Katz of the Edgewater Hospitality Group is a semifinalist in the “Outstanding Restaurateur” category.

Former Cleveland Guardians star reliever James Karinchak has signed a minor league contract with the Chicago White Sox. The team put out the announcement on Sat

Four Northeast Ohio restaurants and chefs have been announced as semifinalists for the prestigious James Beard Awards. This is the second straight nomination for Cimino, who we spoke with in this 2024 report.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Chicago White Sox have signed former Guardians’ RHP James Karinchak to a minor-league contract. Karinchak’s contract contains a non-roster invite to Spring Training.

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Evan Mobley had 16 points and 10 rebounds after both were named All-Star reserves, helping the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers to a 137-115 win over the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday night.

Darius Garland celebrated his call-up to the NBA All-Star game with a 26-point display as the Cleveland Cavaliers buried the Atlanta Hawks 137-115 to extend their lead at the top of the Eastern Conference on Thursday.

Coaches selected the reserves after the 10 names for the starters pool were announced last week through a combination of fan voting (50%), media voting (25%) and active player voting (25%).

Wembanyama becomes only the fourth Spurs player to make the All-Star Game in his first or second season. The others: Alvin Robertson in 1986, David Robinson in 1990 and 1991, and Tim Duncan in 1998.

Darius Garland scored 26 points and Donovan Mitchell added 24 as the Cleveland Cavaliers easily defeated the visiting Atlanta Hawks 137-115 on Thursday night.

Los Angeles Lakers rookie Bronny James saw his first real NBA action since opening night, falling to Tyrese Maxey and the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 118-104. And Bronny, in 15 minutes, did not perform well, at least according to coach JJ Redick.

Among those to make the cut are first-timer Victor Wembanyama and 21st-timer LeBron James. Six teams had multiple selections, while only two teams above .500 — the Dallas Mavericks and Sacramento Kings — had none. The game is once again stacked with recognizable talent, but there were plenty more players beyond the 24 players selected.