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Here's a link to their newly released schedule: http://www.ingenuitycleveland.com/userfiles/File/Master%20Schedule.ml.6.7.pdf

^That might be my new favorite!

Is it too soon to wait in line for tickets? OSU football to play in Cleveland in '09 10:21 a.m. From staff reports Ohio State and Toledo have signed an agreement to play a football game at Cleveland Browns Stadium in 2009. [email protected]

I guess my retail sensabilities lack a sense of high end flavor. Not to say I don't like Calvin Klein or Ralph Lauren or others. It's just I end up getting whatever of theirs trickles down to TJ Maxx. Embarrassing, but true.

I never got this argument about visual pollution. Yes, they are big towers with spinning blades on them, but does placing them on some grassy hill in the middle of the country side really foul up the visual aesthetic that badly? If it does, keep walking. I'm sure there's an identical grassy hill or two on the other side of the one with the turbine. Turbines are just cool to me. I'd personally be thrilled if they planted one in my neighborhood. I'm not suggesting they stick one on top of Mt. Rushmore, but there's plenty of places where the integrity of the visual fabric could survive a few turbines.

What is the criteria for being a first tier city as opposed to a second tier or third? Is it based on population, economy, prestige, density or is it purely subjective? I ask because, at least in my book, Boston, Philly, DC and San Fran rate as first tier cities as well. Dallas is on the fence. I just don't see Detroit as a tier above Cleveland (forgive the heresy, Pope). So is it really a matter of opinion or are there some specific thresholds that need to be meet to be called "First Tier", either by you personally or the world at large?

Track down some Ray Fuller (long time Blues/Rock musician from Columbus) Or if you want something a little different, CC Adcock from down here in Louisiana I guess my recommendation is Ted Hawkins. Certainly not a candidate for best guitarist and off the beaten path from what you'd consider blues-rock. In fact, he plays more like Ritchie Havens. But it's a mix of Blues and Soul that I've always loved and above all, he has maybe the most expressive voice I've ever heard. You damn near feel his lyrics, and I'm a jaded bastard! :wink:

^Like this? :-D When you go to write your post and want to quote something from a previous post, just click where it says "quote" on the right hand side of the screen in the topic bar for each individual quote (it's on the same line as the time and date for each person's post. The entire quote will appear where you type your text with brackets on either end of the quote i.e." " Either use the entire quote or delete the parts of the quote you don't want, but be sure to keep these brackets at the beginning and end of the quote.

^Please tell me that was a tangential comment about John Mayer in regards to annoying singing voices and you weren't nominating him for the best guitarist of all time (sorry, I'm kinda snobby about music)

Hilarious! I wonder what city they did that in? And if you like that, you might like these: http://www.trunkmonkeyad.com/

^maybe they're just fudging the numbers for a mileage deduction on their taxes. Shocking! :wink: I'm just thrilled I don't have to make that horrific commute. Back to unusualfire's original question-I doubt that gas prices would cause much of a migration back to the urban areas from the farmlands. I'm guessing people who live out that far enjoy the rural lifestyle and have made a conscious decision to accept the hardships (long commutes, larger amounts of property to maintain, etc.) to gain the benefits (space to do what you want, independence from crowded cities, being surrounded by nature, whatever). Not my cup of tea really, but I'm guessing that rural populations won't change hardly at all due to fuel costs.

Euclid's hanging offense refers to illegal curtains Euclid citizens given the window treatment Wednesday, June 07, 2006 Thomas Ott Plain Dealer Reporter Euclid- The city has a message for people who cover their windows with blankets, garbage bags or insulation: It's curtains for you.

I'd love to see those photos. I used to spend a lot of time roaming around the Cuyahoga Vallry when I was younger. And welcome to the forum!

$2.75 million is poured into war on gangs Wednesday, June 07, 2006 Mike Tobin Plain Dealer Reporter Greater Cleveland will get $2.75 million from the Justice Department to help fight street gangs, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Tuesday during a visit to the area.

Call it plowing, commuting, hours of operation-it's all semantics. We're talking about gas consumption. Gas prices go up, people who rely on gas powered vehicles or equipment feel the pinch. Since I don't know what exactly they were referring to on cnn.com (equipment useage or commuting to and from work-maybe unusualfire can shed some light), I can't speak to the exact nature how the gas is being used. And yes, it seems dumb to me to live so much of your life behind the wheel. "Extreme commuters" who travel more than 90 minutes to work, one way, are the fastest-growing group of commuters, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is from the first article in the Extreme Commuting Thread. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=8792.0 So 90 minutes at 60 MPH each way would give you 180 miles per day. I think I probably mislabeled them as "Extreme Commuters", but it doesn't necessarily seem like the threshold for the "Extreme Commuter" title is quite 275 miles per day.

^I doubt any farmer commutes 90 miles to the fields, but perhaps through the fields. If you take a piece of land which is one mile square, for example, and drive a tractor or whatever up and down the field, completely covering it, let's say taking 50 ft. wide swipes as it goes, you end up traveling something like 105 miles to cover this square of land. Not to mention I doubt tractors or heavy farm equipment get 25 MPG. Plus you're assuming one vehicle. $720 is a lot, I grant you, but I don't find the number that unreasonable. But if it's not referring to farm equipment and these people are extreme commuters (which I believe is covered in another thread, probably in Transportation), it boggles me the extent to which people dysfunctionally arrange their finances to suit their lifestyle. To each their own.

The finally posted some new info for Ingenuity on their website, but it is coming together verrrrry slowly. Last year, the website was up and running probably two months before the actual event. We're one month out and the content on the website is paltry. No schedule of events. I hope they pull it together more in the last month before the event. Anyway, here's what they posted... 6.3.2006 - 2006 Fact Sheet 2006 Fact Sheet Description: It�s back! The Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology returns to Cleveland�s distinct streets, alleys, cubbyholes and walkways in July. A Festival preview will take place at Downtown Cleveland�s historic May Co. department store building July 7 as the Ingenuity Festival welcomes internationally acclaimed Case Professor Lawrence Krauss and his intriguing seminar, based on his book of the same title, �The Physics of Star Trek.� The Ingenuity Festival, an event that attracted more than 70,000 individuals to Downtown Cleveland in its first year of 2005, officially opens Thursday, July 13, on Public Square with the dramatic �Symphony for 1,000 Drums� written by world renowned composer Halim El-Dabh. Hundreds of drummers will participate in the piece that conveys the themes of balance, beauty, healing, justice and love. Throughout the Festival, guests will be able to take in the works of more than 90 organizations and 1,000 individuals representing the best of Northeast Ohio�s performing artists, visual artists, musicians and technology professionals. Many performances will focus on the intersection of art and technology. Organizations and individuals confirmed to perform include Verb Ballets; the Cleveland Opera; Red {an orchestra}; Karamu House; Dancing Wheels; video artist and film maker Kasumi; acclaimed director Damien Gray; Ernie Krivda; hip-hop, classical music fusionist DJ Spooky; and NASA/MorrisonDance. Dates/Hours: Preview Event Friday, July 7 11 p.m. Case Professor Lawrence Krauss presents �The Physics of Star Trek� at the May Co. building Ingenuity Festival Village Thursday, July 13 4 p.m. � 12 a.m. Friday, July 14 2 p.m. � 1 a.m. Saturday, July 15 12 p.m. � 1 a.m. Sunday, July 16 12 p.m. � 10 p.m. Admission: General Admission $10.00 Admission to the Festival Village for one day; Children 12 and under FREE Weekend All-Access Pass $25.00 Admission to the Festival Village, July 13 �16 Location: Downtown Cleveland The 2006 Ingenuity Festival District is located in the lower Prospect Avenue area from Ontario Avenue to East 9th Street, and includes East 4th Street from Prospect Avenue to Euclid Avenue. Performances and exhibits will take place at traditional venues, clubs and restaurants, as well as in unique areas such as alleys, vacant storefronts and department stores that will be transformed into theaters and performance spaces. Background: The Ingenuity Festival of Art and Technology, a 501©(3) non-profit organization, showcases the talents of Northeast Ohio�s art and technology communities through unique collaborations, as well as vibrant single elements and exhibits. The Festival director is James Levin. For more information visit www.IngenuityCleveland.com. Contact: Jim Brazytis, Liggett Stashower, 216/373-8374, [email protected] 6.3.2006 - Call for entries The second annual Ingenuity architecture exhibit Divining the Detail II: the content of context Friday 7 July � Monday 31 July 2006 Opening Reception: Thursday, 13 July 2006, 5:00 - 7:00 pm. Kent State University�s Urban Design Center Gallery 820 Prospect Avenue, Second Floor Cleveland, Ohio 44115 Divining the Detail II: the content of context focuses on the detail - the place where the art and technology of architecture meet. Sponsored by Ingenuity, the Cleveland festival of art and technology, this juried architectural exhibition is open to any architect, architectural intern, student, engineer, or designer living or working in Northeast Ohio. The intent of the exhibit is to provide area design professionals and others with an opportunity to participate in the Ingenuity festival in a meaningful way and to demonstrate how architecture can be the embodiment of "creativity, innovation, culture and technology." The work submitted should reflect a person's own work - not document historic works by others. At the same time, archeological documentation and hypothetical restoration details are acceptable. Because individuals create architecture and design details, this exhibition will highlight the creative contributions of individuals. Architecture, engineering and design firms are encouraged to support and recognize these contributions by sponsoring their designers' participation in the creation of an entry. Firm affiliations will be noted along side the designer�s/designers' name(s). This means that each firm may enter multiple submittals, each highlighting the team members involved in detailing a project. No twentieth century work. The content of details will be juxtaposed with their context - images or photographs of the buildings or objects from which the details come. Submittals: Scaled drawing, low relief model/drawing, 11" x 17" x (optional, not to exceed) 1" and an image of the building/object from which the detail comes 11" x 17" Digital jpeg images of each at 72 dpi. Media: Open, color and various rendering techniques are encouraged. Mount drawings on 3/8� white foamcore. All work will be available for pick-up the first week of August. Entry Fee: $28.00 Please make check payable to the Ingenuity Festival, earmarked for Divining the Details II (Fee will be used to mount the show & for the opening reception)

David Gilmour? I have trouble putting him up there. I'd actually replace him with Chuck Berry for the tremendous influence he had on all that followed after. And how about someone whose genius on the guitar and other instruments gets overlooked. The Purple One (not Barney)... Prince.

Here's the thread: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=3198.0 As far as retail goes, I haven't seen any and don't think any will really move in until after the Euclid Corridor construction is finished in lower Euclid, but you never know.

I know it's still early to speculate about the exact number of jobs that will be added or how many of the existing workforce will be reassigned to this new project, but for all those who might be moving here from out of town, I'd hope they'd consider reverse commuting a bit. Live downtown, take the red line to the Brookpark Rd station and catching a short bus out to Glenn. Why not???

Fantastic! I think this news makes it all the more imperative that downtown housing projects push forward. I'd love to see all these office workers WALK to work rather than drive in from the 'burbs. The one project I would love to see take off in light of this (hopefully) continuing trend is 515 Euclid to add their apartments above the parking deck. With all the others downtown housing projects already in play, an announcement like that would really cap a great year for downtown housing development.

You're like me. Finishing up a run with a stop at a bakery! :wink: Great set! If you happen to take a run down to Harvard-Denison, bring your camera too. That's a pretty area that doesn't get much attention paid to it.

^Freak in Canadians! I hope they do more than investigate. I don't know how extensive the procedure for inspecting cargo to and from Canada on land is, but doing it on board and speeding the process for everyone will really make this venture economically feasible, especially since I have a feeling that cargo transport will really economically support the ferry more than tourism.

Really? Is spending several hours on-line debating how a bridge realignment might effect land value, transit patterns and downtown growth potential something that might make your S.O. pass some character judgements about you and your relationship? Well...yeah, I guess I can see how exposing your "forum" life might give you a moment's pause. :wink:

I believe you're referring to the "Pink Flamingo" Line. The classiest transit alternative ever conceived! http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=8513.0