Here's a great article on the Literary Cafe's Poetry series, which is coming to an end 4 years after the beginning. I was a regular early on, and it's been a very long time since I've made it back to ...Read More
Not. To. Miss. In short, Gotta Groove was nothing like I expected. I suppose had I taken the time to contemplate what it takes to press a record I would have imagined something a but more industrial, but in my fairytale ...Read More
Some publication just named Cleveland's Little Italy the #3 Little Italy in the world, behind New York and San Diego (?). Cleveland's Little Italy made our list for its contributions to Italian culture. In addition to all the restaurants, the area ...Read More
We visited a new business with a view of the steelyard, The Art Pad. [youtube]4UviTeKVL1w[/youtube] Read More
[N]ot only are RTA fares the highest they have ever been in real dollars, but in the static period between October 1975 and September 2009, fares more than doubled overall inflation. I went ahead and built a model to see what ...Read More
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If you've not seen or heard about it yet, here's the New York Times on Cleveland: These days it still helps to be at least a little tough; a fiercely blue-collar ethos endures. But instead of abandoning the city, local entrepreneurs ...Read More
At 10pm, downtown is silent and it's a long walk to Public Square. Sensory input reduced to sight and smell - headlights, streetlights. Playhouse Square, all lit up with no place to go, everyone else is at home. A hidden ...Read More
Though I haven't internalized the reasons for Cleveland's East/West division/rivalry, I unknowingly partake in its propagation. Most often, the easiest routes from within the city are also the fastest ways to leave. Our struggle to cross the river, like Laocoön: With ...Read More
The statuary on what used to be St. Michael the Archangel school has had the majority of steel mill soot weathered from its exposed surfaces. Under their cowls, the faces of the saints are as black as the children who ...Read More
In the 6 years I've lived in Cleveland, the Terminal Tower has been sheathed in scaffolding. In that time, I've heard numerous accounts of its glory days and an equal number scoffing that it is now an empty shell. I've ...Read More
Christine Borne's got a five day project: Every day this week, I'm going to paint a picture of the Cleveland I know in exactly 100 words. On Sunday evening I was kneading bread dough when the bells started to chime. It made ...Read More
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Here are some fantastic photos of the Cuyahoga County Courthouse for your viewing pleasure. Read More
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