Here's an essay from 1913 about Cleveland. It is a long but fantastic read. Here's an excerpt: If we have given some attention in this Cleveland chapter to the traffic of the Great Lakes, it is, as we have already intimated, ...Read More
From Green City Blue Lake: Cleveland is competing against the 50 most populous U.S. cities for the SustainLane Local Action Challenge, an awareness campaign before the December 2009 Climate Conference in Copenhagen. To add points to the city’s score, simply upload ...Read More
I've been meaning to post these for a few days now. Bridget Ginley has been writing about some of her Cleveland memories - joining in with Christine Borne [1, 2, 3, 4, 5] and mine. Here's a sample: so here we ...Read More
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
If you're looking for specific aggregated information about pollution, crime, demographics, home ownership, or earmark requests in Cleveland, pay attention. This We Know, a Sunlight Foundation App for America contest winner, can provide you with the information you're looking for. ...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
Over the weekend, BLACKHEART Cleveland got together with The Cleveland Independent and started planning a mutually beneficial collaboration. The next issue of the Independent is due in early September. Before then, expect to see some new writers and new content ...Read More
I tracked down Rick Nagin last night at the Buhrer Elementary Grand Opening and asked him a bit about his campaign for Ward 14 City Councilman. Read More
I'm a mild typography enthusiast, and ever since I read about Clearview in the New York Times two years ago, I've been waiting for a chance to see it in the wild. It finally showed up in Cleveland a couple ...Read More
This 23 song playlist from the 2009 Compound Fest is 190 proof Cleveland. Local bands that chip in to share some practice space, throw a day-long party for their friends and fans in a giant gravel parking lot. And God ...Read More
Holy shit, I just realized we missed last week's Cleveland Blogosphere review. Well, here's this week's version. The Great Bridget Ginley found an injured caterpillar and ended up with her own temporary pet butterfly. James Renner and a couple of other Clevelanders are ...Read More
This morning I'm interviewing Ward 15 Councilman Brian Cummins. Since he's running for a seat in Ward 14, and I'm a Ward 14 resident, I decided to track him down for some questions. I also decided to track down and ...Read More
Mayor Jackson was in my neighborhood over the weekend shooting a campaign commercial at a neighbor's house. I was invited down to participate and I had the chance to ask him a couple of questions about what it's like to ...Read More
Here's a great clip about Cleveland from a 1950s travelogue covering the State of Ohio. It's a little over two minutes long. Read More
The Great We've got your back Christine: A while back, I encouraged my friends and neighbors to take the cleveland.com challenge. Since then, I've been told by many people that I'm fighting a losing battle. Here's what I've got to say about ...Read More
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