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Its my turn to play NIMBY. Besides, this is supposed to be a job training facility as well as a rehabilitation center. Where are the jobs that the people will likely be trained in? I say Brookpark, Euclid, Solon, maybe Berea. And, like i implied, as a region, the other parts of the county need to take part in helping those that need help. Adding another prison to Cleveland will be perceived as another "nail on the coffin." These "nails" are getting harder and harder to defend, despite the overflowing optimism of my Urban Ohio influenced personality.

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This better not be built in Cleveland. Seriously, the rest of the county needs to step up to the plate and quit whining NIMBY cleveland.com:

I agree with you. When we are bringing in revenues from outside of the region, we absolutely need better marketing. How much can an event expect to bring in though, from the locals. The first year was free and it did well. The second year (in almost the same location) charged and did well. The only things going on that weekend were the air show and an Indians game. The event got a huge boost from the game because of the location. When i said my opinion, i guess i was thinking more in personal terms. I only have x amount of $, so i will only pick one event to go to.

They had the EC bus on 17th and there were always people going through it when ever i walked by. But your right, there should have been something on Euclid itself - after all, its not called the East 17th Street Corridor Project. Attendance: I have not heard any numbers yet, but the general feeling from James Levin was: Thursday, rain caused lots of problems with many people leaving after the storm Friday, a little less then expected Saturday, way more then expected Sunday, good day overall. more families then expected my opinion: don't have so many things going on at the same time. Dew Tour, Taste of Tremont, Rascal Flats concert, race Too much to do and expect to have a positive revenue flow i am also hearing they will likely have next years in the same location

http://www.csuohio.edu/childcare/

Construction is starting today on the new playground for the Child Care Center that will be opening this fall. It is located in what use to be Parking Lot C on Chester Avenue in front of the Stillwell Hall.

Yet another reason arguing why the northern half of the state should secede from the rest of the state.

^Good observations. I feel the venue as a whole is a great space. There is a need for better use of it. The parking lot at East 17, south of Euclid was completely unused. This is where the food vendors should have gone. I heard All Signs Go pulled out at the last minute, taking with them some of the art work and another stage for performances. Shame. Some of the highlights: Free WiFi on Euclid (1cpublic ?); The "Gulley Stage" at CSU next to Urban (excellent space - there is already talk of making that permanent; the use of the Urban Affairs Building for the family center (every classroom was used for a separate interactive function; Grand Master Flash (ROCKED THE HOUSE!!!); did I mention free WiFi (I am posting this from East 17 and Euclid at the beer ticket stand where I am volunteering today); Uncle Scratch's Gospel Revival gig at the "Gulley Stage" (OH. MY. GOD., Song of the night and intro: "This next song is about kickin' the devil in the balls . Its called... Kickin' the devil in the Balls" They were Hell-arry-us); Opening night in the CSU Plaza: plus many, many more. More photos to come soon, including a photo set of all of the submissions from the Breuer Design Competition.

You were supposed to bring it.

Snapped a few shots of the bookstore Thursday night. All the new windows are up.

I 'll be around in a green shirt volunteering. Just post photos from Thursday: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=13552.0 http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=13553.0

Sssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss - HOT!!! What is it about Brazilian women? And then the rains came... If you make it down here, you have to try Mindball. It measures your Alpha and Theta brainwaves, analizes them and then converts it it to magnetic energy. This energy then moves a ball on the table. You compete with another person. The person who is the most relaxed moves the ball to the person who is least relaxed. (Mayday, MTS... you would probably loose. :-D) Meet The Blogger

If you thought my Hot Summer Day post was long, You ain't seen nothin'. This one is so large it is broken into two parts... and that's just for Thursday.

cleveland.com: http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2007/07/city_planners_question_plan_to.html

First the bad news (not to imply there is good news coming), Steve Litt has a blog now. http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/ I'll let that that sink in for a moment. v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v Ok, the sort of good news is, we can now comment directly to his posts when he makes asinine statements. On to the article:

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a letter my friend sent to Polensik

Because there is no heat or air. It gets really hot in there in the summer. At least in the winter, the riding keeps you warm. This is about two blocks from my house.

8SoG, I agree with, and countless others, regarding the perceived attitudes of Hagan and Dimora. I'm having a hard time wording this, But I will try. On one hand we moan and complain because our politicians don't get anything done. There is to much power struggles and concern with each one's "constituency" and no vision for the the greater good of all. We cry because we do not have a leader... our version of NYC's Bloomberg, whoever. (We sort of did with Mike White, but at a cost). On the other hand, when we do see a politician start taking charge... well, everyone cries again. I don't know. Is this making sense? I get pissed when I hear people say "hey we need to vote on this, you can't blah, blah, blah." IDIOTS.... Wake Up!!! You did vote on it. The commissioners are doing exactly what we decide they should do. I'm just rambling now - I will stop.

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pd: Medical Mart's future tied to increased tax, possible ballot Friday, July 20, 2007 Joan Mazzolini Plain Dealer Reporter The president of Merchandise Mart Properties told 300 mostly supportive people Thursday that a Medical Mart would help Cleveland's economy by creating new jobs - from entry level to high-paying - and would revitalize and rebrand the region as a place to be. But Chris Kennedy cautioned after his presentation that competitors could snatch the idea and business opportunity away from Cleveland if things don't happen fast. Kennedy spoke at the first of two public hearings on a plan by Cuyahoga County commissioners to raise the sales tax by a quarter of a penny to help bring the Medical Mart to Cleveland... more at: http://www.cleveland.com

Whew! What a night. That storm threw us for a loop. Pictures soon. ++++++++++++++++++++++ cleveland.com:

What about TMZ? Oh wait: Tmz is part of AOL is part of... never mind.