Anyone familiar with northeast Ohio’s restaurant scene knows his name. But Rocco Whalen admits, he’s come a long way.
Chelsea Rice owns nine different restaurants in North East Ohio, the most run by any Black owner in Cuyahoga County.
Neill Smith has served as talent buyer for just about every major music venue in Kansas City over the past 15 years: Riot Room, Czar Bar, RecordBar, the Midland, KC Live!, the Truman.