Corky & Lenny's, the much-loved Eastside restaurant known for its overstuffed corned beef sandwiches and matzo ball soup, has inked a deal to open a location inside the Horseshoe Casino in Cleveland.

The deli will be one of three food court eateries located inside the casino. The food court promises to offer a variety of both casual and quality dining fare in a quick-serve setting. There will also be a 400-seat buffet restaurant in addition to the food court. The other two food outlets have not yet been named.

The Horseshoe Casino is slated to open sometime this spring.

For the first time in nearly 20 years, the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo once again has Mandrills on exhibit.

The mandrills, which are the world's largest species of monkey, are housed in the zoo's Primate, Cat & Aquatics Building. There are two males and two females. The males - Dwezill and Woody - came to Cleveland from Disney's Animal Kingdom, and the two females - Zenani and Eebi - came from the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York.

The Cleveland zoo has exhibited mandrills beginning in the 1950s, but hasn't had any since 1992.

Native to the western African nations of Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabo, mandrills are the largest species of monkey and are closely related to baboons and drills. Mature adult male mandrills feature one of the most brightly colored faces in the animal world, with a long muzzle with red and blue stripes, red nose and lips, and a yellowish beard.

Earlier this week, Democratic Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson announce an ambitious new plan to overhaul the city's failing public schools. Ohio Governor John Kasich, a Republican, quickly announced his support for the plan. The reason these two politicians find themselves in agreement over the plan is because Jackson's school overhaul includes many of the same tenants as the controversial, Kasich-backed Senate Bill 5.

Jackson's plan calls for changes to state law, which would give the Cleveland Metropolitan School District more autonomy. It also plans to eliminate seniority as the deciding factor for employee layoffs and assignments, and will require differentiated pay to attract talented teachers and principals. Furthermore, it would require that Cleveland schools and unions start future contract negotiations without carryover items from previous agreements. The plan would also provide targeted funding for year-round schools, high-performing charter schools and other initiatives.

In his State of the State speech on Tuesday in Columbus, Gov. Kasich said:

“I’m counting on Cleveland to deliver the goods. We can change urban education in Ohio and change the urban education in America. And that is worth fighting for and risking for.”

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame announced on Thursday that six additional groups would be inducted into the 2012 class, which had already been announced. The Blue Caps, the Comets, the Crickets, the Famous Flames, the Midnighters, and the Miracles will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on April 14, 2012, along with Guns N' Roses, the Beastie Boys, Donovan, Laura Nyro, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Small Faces/The Faces, Cosimo Matassa, Don Kirshner, Freddie King, Tom Dowd, and Gyln Johns.

The six additional groups were added to the 2012 inductees as a result of a special Rock Hall committee that identified situations in which groups should be recognized along with their lead singers, who were already inducted. In these groups' cases, that would be Gene Vincent of the Blue Caps (inducted 1998), Bill Haley of the Comets (inducted in 1987), Buddy Holly of the Crickets (inducted in 1986), James Brown of the Famous Flames (inducted in 1986), Hank Ballard of the Midnighters (inducted in 1990), and Smokey Robinson of the Miracles (inducted in 1987).

Joel Peresman, president and CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, said:

Are star players replaceable in college basketball? To borrow a catchphrase from Sarah Palin, "You Betcha". Two key examples of this fact will be on display tonight when the Cleveland State Vikings battle the Valparaiso Crusaders, with first place in the Horizon League on the line. 

Many wondered whether or not the VIkings would be able to keep up their winning ways after losing superstar point guard Norris Cole to the NBA after last season. CSU has looked sharp all season long, and while CSU head coach Gary Waters has refused to come out and say that the 2011-2012 squad is better than last year's team that won 27 games, most observers think the Vikings will be dancing in the NCAA Tournament in March. That is something last year's team failed to do. One of the biggest hurdles that the Vikings (20-4  10-2) will face if they realize the dream of going dancing is Valparaiso who are breathing down the neck of the Vikings in the Horizon League standings at only a 1/2 game out first place. 

On Tuesday, T-Mobile announced a special, one-day sale to celebrate Valentine's Day in which all 4G smartphones will be free with a new two-year contract.

T-Mobile's senior vice president of marketing John Clelland said:

“T-Mobile has a commitment to make the 4G experience affordable and accessible to everyone, so this sweet deal on smartphones and tablets is our Valentine’s gift to consumers."

The wireless carrier is offering the Samsung Galaxy S II, BlackBerry Bold 9900, HTC Amaze 4G, Lumia 710, SpringBoard tablet, and other 4G devices, for free with a new two-year contract. The one-day sale will be on Saturday, February 11.

According to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 90 percent of people over the age of two consume too much sodium.

The problem isn't potato chips and french fries. Rather, the CDC places much of the blame on bread products. Just one slice of bread can contain over 200 milligrams of salt.

The recommended amount of sodium per day is 2300 milligrams, but the average American eats about 3300 milligrams daily.

This is a concern because too much sodium can raise blood pressure, which can cause heart disease.

Some highlights from the study include:

• Reducing the sodium Americans eat by 1,200 mg per day on average could save up to $20 billion a year in medical costs.
• Types of foods matter-More than 40% of sodium comes from the following 10 types of foods: breads and rolls, cold cuts and cured meats such as deli or packaged ham or turkey, pizza, fresh and processed poultry, soups, sandwiches such as cheeseburgers, cheese, pasta dishes, meat mixed dishes such as meat loaf with tomato sauce, and snacks such as chips, pretzels, and popcorn.

A Pennsylvania university is causing quite a commotion after it announced that it will offer the Plan B emergency contraceptive pill at a vending machine in its health center.

Shippensburg University will offer the pill for $25 in a machine located in a private room in the health center. The pill is only legal for those over 17-years-old, but the school determined that all of is 8,300 are over that age.

University spokesman Peter Gigliotti says that anyone can't just walk in from the street and purchase the pills:

"The machine is in a private room in our health center, and the health center is only accessible by students. In addition, no one can walk in off the street and go into the health center. Students proceed to a check-in desk located in the lobby and after checking in are granted access to the treatment area."

Since the school doesn't have any students aged 17 or younger, they're safe for now. But should any younger students enroll in the future, they may legally be required to remove the vending machines. As many other larger universities and colleges across the country do have younger students, Shippensburg's vending machine policy couldn't be perfectly duplicated everywhere.

If you watched the Super Bowl this past weekend from the Northeast Ohio region, you may recall seeing an intriguing commercial by the University of Akron which featured contact lens for diabetics that will change color with blood sugar levels. Researchers at U of A have been working on the diabetic lens since 2003, but they won't be ready for human use for at least three years.

The lens are currently in the prototype phase and are not approved for human use. The model in the advertisement did not actually wear the lens, and the images shown were simulated.

At best, it will be at least three years before such a lens could be made available commercially. As it is dependent upon clearing various funding and regulatory hurdles, the wait could end up being longer.

Jun Hu, an associate professor of chemistry at Akron, has been working on the sugar-sensing chemical that is key to the lens since 2003. He and his lab discovered a molecule known as a probe that binds well to sugars. In order to make it visible, they combined the probe with a dye. So, when sugar concentrations increase, the sugar binds to the probe, knocking loose the dye which will then be seen as a color change. When the sugar normalizes, the probe molecule picks the dye back up.