MayDay

Kashkari and Kucinich look similar?!? And you watched the video and STILL came to that conclusion? Croatian and Indian - similar? I mean, growing up in eastern Ohio bumpkinville, you'd think I'D be the one making statements like that. :roll:

Holy sh!t. Excellent job, amazing photos!

When Christmas Ale is on tap, anything's a possibility. :drunk:

"karaoked "Glamorous"." Daaaaaaaaamn... :-o

I took a few photos and yes, I'll eventually post them but I have to say that I was really impressed by 1. how many people showed up, and 2. that everyone seemed just as willing to engage in good conversation in "real life" as they are online. Even those who aren't forumers were engaged in lively but respectful conversation but it was all good. I have to admit I always worry that a forum meet will result in a few people sitting in embarrassing silence and that was definitely not the case here. Everyone got the chance to put a face to some of the screennames and as I've always found, that helps you get a better feel for where someone is coming from. And whether someone was newer or a long-time forumer, everyone seemed to get along and have plenty to chat about. A special thanks to cle2032 for giving us the prime spot and to Jay our server who was kept *very* busy, and to Bar Cento/Bier Markt, our welcoming hosts. :-)

Pfft! Our geeks are better than their geeks!!!

And First and Main in Hudson, and Barrington Town Center, and Beachwood, and Legacy, and Eton Collection... but god forbid anyone have to drive more than 10 miles for that.

And it should be noted that there's a $100 million proposal for a site near I-480 and Hadden Road in Twinsburg. Nooo, no such thing as retail oversaturation - especially the unsustainable kind!

Just an idea of the proximity between this new-fangled sh!tpit and the proposed Jacobs retail center at the former Geauga Lake site:

Woohoo!!! More auto-centric oversaturated retail-based unsustainable sprawl!!! From wkyc.com: Twinsburg 'Fashion Place' development still going forward http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=100836&catid=3 Posted By: Kim Wendel 2 hrs ago TWINSBURG -- While other developers are pulling out of Northeast Ohio residential and retail projects for mostly economic reasons, two are going ahead with a $100 million development here. B.G. & Sons, LLC and The Glimcher Co. still intend to build 'Twinsburg Fashion Place' on 93 acres straddling Twinsburg and Twinsburg Township near Hadden Road and Interstate 480. ...

And the unsustainable sprawl continues... :roll: From wkyc.com Colliers: Jacobs 'purchase agreement' for 30 Geauga Lake acres http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=100833&catid=45 Posted By: Kim Wendel 3 mins ago BAINBRIDGE -- A Colliers Ostendorf Morris spokesman said The Richard E. Jacobs Group has a "purchase agreement" to buy the 30-acre parking lot on state Route 43 at the former Geauga Lake park. Colliers' managing director of land development services Cliff West said Jacobs plans a "retail development with big box stores, some restaurants and it's dependent upon a major department store coming in as an anchor."

^Great, now we'll have to be on our best behavior! :drunk: ;-)

Did you say FREE beer?!? FREE?!??!?!?

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"Biking to downtown has also become a lot more dangerous since the very same folks that cut across the neighborhood to access downtown (and miss the Innerbelt Bridge) drive at breakneck speeds along 14th and Abbey with little regard for cyclists." Absolutely - believe me, I'm a firm supporter of "share the road", but if you're cycling across the Abbey Bridge during rush, I *highly* recommend using the sidewalks. Those people zipping through just don't give a shite.

It absolutely is - and it's an example of ODOT once again sh!tting on the part of the state north of I-480 and east of Lorain County. Yeah MTS, I said that it'd be nice to get better public transit access, but simply put ODOT has dragged their f#cking corrupt bureaucratic feet long enough, and the reality is - the Innerbelt bridge is a vital artery and every day it goes without being fixed or replaced is another day that another small business can't hang on; it's another day that commuting m#therf#ckers use MY street as a dragway to circumvent the Innerbelt; it's another it's another day that the person who moved to Tremont because of great access decides it ain't worth it; it's another day that safety forces are delayed in their response times; it's another day of my neighborhood's streets being clogged by detouring motorists; it's another day that those streets get so damaged that driving over them becomes hazardous to one's safety and their property (bent rims, blown shocks, etc.); it's another day that one of the alternate routes into downtown gets closed down because they (lift bridges) can't handle the stress of the excess traffic. Do NOT take my comment as a "oh well, throw some money RTA's way and all will be well". I try to be respectful to people who work in the public sector but the f#cktards at ODOT aren't worthy of that respect - they've had WAY too long to resolve this.

I know that city workers haven't had substantial raises comparable to the private sector, but this is still good news: Mayor Jackson projects balanced 2009 budget, no layoffs From cleveland.com Posted by jdubail November 13, 2008 12:14PM Peggy Turbett/Plain Dealer fileCleveland Mayor Frank Jackson: No layoffs ahead for city workers. CLEVELAND -- Despite financial turmoil in some other Ohio cities, Cleveland will be able to balance its 2009 budget without layoffs, Mayor Frank Jackson said this morning. At a City Hall news conference, Jackson said budget projections for 2009 remain a work in progress. More at cleveland.com http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/11/jackson_says_cleveland_will_ba.html

Red Line to West 25th station - #81 or 807 circulator after that.

I agree, and while I wish more people would utilize the transit options available, the reality is that a lot of the businesses in Tremont (restaurants, bars, galleries, etc.) rely on a lot of non-local support who usually drive in and out. With the Abbey Avenue bridge cut off at Gehring, the West 14th onramp to I-90 closed, the Columbus Road bridge closed sporadically, and the horrible condition of the connecting surface streets (West 20th and Scranton especially), it makes getting to and from Tremont really difficult.

^None of whom are on the forum, so wishful thinking kids :laugh:

The host with the cool funky glasses will tell you... sounds sorta speakeasy-ish! :-D

Brian Cappelli Forest City Commercial Management, Inc. 50 Public Square, Suite 1515 Cleveland, OH 44113 briancappelli*at*forestcity.net Phone 216-736-7646 Fax 216-416-3916 Did I mention that someone actually emailed me, and said "Perhaps with the influence of your website, you could provide a persuasive argument for them to reopen the observation deck while restoration is underway". :wtf: :wtf: :wtf: I'm just a guy with a camera who pays $25 a month to put pictures online! :-P

Not Until The Restoration Is Finished If At All! Sorry - I've had to answer that about eighty times this week (via my site) :-)

I bought an electric blanket instead. It never comes home stoned/drunk or yells at me, and I always know where it is when I go to bed. :roll: That's a good point. I can't imagine having the following conversation with an electric blanket: Setting - the Cleveland Museum of Art's 'Artistic Luxury' exhibit - specifically in front of a gorgeous Fabergé egg Me: "Oh look, this one's on loan from 'His Serene Highness, Prince Albert II of Monaco". S.O.: "That's cool - it used to be Princess Grace's favorite". Me: "Hmm, why don't you ever refer to ME as "Your Serene Highness"?!? S.O.: (matter-of-factly but with an angelic smirk) "Probably because you're NEVER 'serene'". Me: :x