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well i liked it! ;)

NY Times article as well: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/19/arts/music/20orchestra.html

^^ didn't expect that one. I'm guessing once summer hits they'll have no problem staying open for lunch.

FYI Everyone: Transforming Public Square: Three Strategies for Enhancing Cleveland’s Civic Core January 21, 2010 5:30 - 7:30 PM Cleveland State University, Maxine Goodman Levine College of Urban Affairs Atrium (1717 Euclid Ave) MORE AT http://www.cudc.kent.edu/blog/?p=1218

Everyone likes dinosaurs, right?? :-D Cleveland Museum of Natural History's dinosaur blockbuster sorts out truth from fiction At "Dinosaurs: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries," on exhibit through Sunday, Jan. 31, at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, you can view a T. rex in motion in 3-D animation. You'll also see full-scale models of dinosaurs along with a 700-square-foot diorama depicting a 130 million-year-old forest in China where a feathered dinosaur, Beipiaosaurus, once lived. MORE AT http://www.cleveland.com/living/index.ssf/2010/01/cleveland_museum_of_natural_hi.html

np. Very refreshing article from an outsider...

U.S. museum hires Korean curator Sun Seung-hye hopes to build cultural bridges January 12, 2010 Last week, the Cleveland Museum of Art announced it had appointed Sun Seung-hye as the new associate curator of its renowned Japanese and Korean collections. The position had been empty since 2005, when the Asian collection was removed from public view due to a large-scale renovation and expansion project. MORE AT http://joongangdaily.joins.com/article/view.asp?aid=2915151

I'll start it off: The Children's Museum of Cleveland sets attendance record for 2009 By Joe Guillen, The Plain Dealer January 13, 2010, 8:00AM The dinosaur-themed play area offers the type of hands-on experience that is attracting record numbers of parents and children to the museum. Last year, it had more than 102,000 visitors, the highest annual attendance yet. Attendance at the museum, 10730 Euclid Ave. in University Circle, has increased each of the past six years. Admission is $7 for adults and children ages 1 to 12. Infants younger than 1 are admitted free. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/the_childrens_museum_of_clevel.html

This thread is either long overdue...or maybe being cleaned in some form. This should help out with topics covering Natural History Museum, Cozad-Bates House, Botanical Gardens, Children's Museum, UCI, CMA, Hessler, etc -- all non-construction of course. REMBEMBER: We do have threads on Little Italy, CWRU, CIA, Cleveland Orchestra, and all the construction related threads. (Circle 118, UH, Expansions) Here's the UCI website http://www.universitycircle.org/

Art will brighten Cleveland's bike station Submitted by Marc Lefkowitz | Last edited January 11, 2010 - 2:43pm The station, dubbed The Bike Rack, is on track for a spring 2010 groundbreaking, Cleveland City Planner, Marty Cader, reported, and a summer grand opening. The city is funding the build out of the 6,500 sq. ft. space, which will include indoor rack space for 50 bikes, men’s and women’s shower and locker rooms and a repair shop. Downtown Cleveland Alliance (DCA) will manage the operation and plans to hire a manager whose duties will include individual and corporate membership sales and services. MORE AT http://www.gcbl.org/blog/marc-lefkowitz/art-will-brighten-clevelands-bike-station

In other news... Step2 Co. to close factory in Georgia, move work to Northeast Ohio By BILL BREGAR Plastics News 8:18 am, January 7, 2010 Rotational molder Step2 Co. LLC in Streetsboro said it is closing its factory in Fort Valley, Ga., that employs 104, and will bring the work it does to Northeast Ohio. Step2 opened the 109,250-square-foot plant in 2000 to serve the southeastern United States and to supply customers in Latin America. But now the tough economy has taken its toll. Effective immediately, Step2 will shift the work done in Georgia to its two remaining factories in Ohio, which are in Streetsboro and Perrysville MORE FROM CRAINS: http://crainscleveland.com/article/20100107/FREE/100109916

I take back my negative comment on American Greetings....this could be good. A lot of possibilities for NEO/Cleveland!

Man this is a crappy day. Cleveland Police lay-offs, Cleveland Orchestra going on strike, and now American Greetings talking about moving?? Wow, I think we need a breather. Cleveland can't afford for one of these things to happen. Of course, not one has actually happened. EDIT: Oh wait, RTA cut routes....there we go; there's the Debbie Downer.

HMMM.... 3 New Movies Hope To Bring Hundred Of Jobs To Northeast Ohio Vivica A. Fox To Star In 1 Movie POSTED: 4:39 pm EST January 6, 2010 CLEVELAND -- Three new films will be made in northeast Ohio in 2010. The state of Ohio has approved the applications for three projects to be filmed in Northeast Ohio using the Film Tax Credit. The three projects are independent films produced by New York and Cleveland-based Nehst Studios. MORE AT http://www.newsnet5.com/mymoney/22160447/detail.html

Good article from The Economist: Restoring Cleveland Micro-projects aim to restore a shattered area Jan 7th 2010 | CLEVELAND, OHIO The recession has exacerbated the divide, as has the billion or more dollars poured into expansion projects in the University Circle area in recent years. Four cranes block out the skyline, but the foreground is row upon row of boarded-up houses and shuttered storefronts. The Cleveland Clinic, Case Western Reserve University and University Hospitals are powerhouses of economic activity, spending a combined $3 billion on goods and services annually. But little of that money stays local. The Evergreen Co-operative Laundry opened in October 2009 after spending $5.7 million in start-up costs on building and equipment. Ohio Solar Co-operative, a solar-panel installation company, also launched in October. Green City Growers opens later this year and will grow lettuce and herbs on 14 acres of once-abandoned lots, selling produce to nearby hospitals and competing with goods trucked in from Californian farms. Each of the ten projects aims to employ around 50 local workers. MORE AT http://www.economist.com/world/unitedstates/displaystory.cfm?story_id=15213793

RTA set to reduce three local routes; Lines 7, 9 and 32 would no longer run to Tower City By Jeff Piorkowski January 07, 2010, 5:27AM Three local bus lines that have taken riders to downtown Cleveland for several years are about to have their routes modified so they will not run straight through to Tower City. The changes in the Numbers 7, 9 and 32 lines have some people upset, but RTA officials say the alterations must be carried out for economic reasons. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/sunmessenger/2010/01/post_7.html

OH NO Cleveland Orchestra Contract Negotiations Break Down, Strike Likely Wednesday, January 6, 2010 Negotiations between the Cleveland Orchestra and the union representing its musicians broke down yesterday, making a strike increasingly likely. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff has the latest. http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29175/ Also, from the NYTimes http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/01/06/cleveland-orchestra-talks-break-down/

That building is directly across from Parkview Apts. I hate to say it, but I am definitely concerned for the students safety if this move is made...especially the ones who work late night. But, Overall a GREAT idea for such a hidden gem! It would pretty much connect CSU to the E.12 neighborhood. MAP: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=cleveland&sll=41.506328,-81.68365&sspn=0.009513,0.027423&gl=qa&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Cleveland,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio&ll=41.506328,-81.685066&spn=0,359.972577&z=15&layer=c&cbll=41.502472,-81.683428&panoid=5tT98RxRM_J9eRiSj7ystQ&cbp=12,176.19,,0,-3.73

whoa... 18 Cleveland schools to close as part of transformation plan that aims to raise academic achievement By Thomas Ott, The Plain Dealer January 05, 2010, 6:30PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A dramatic reform plan will close 18 Cleveland schools, while making top-to-bottom changes designed to boost dismal academic performance within five years. The plan, announced Tuesday by Chief Executive Officer Eugene Sanders, is intended to better prepare students for college and careers, offer families more choices and demand accountability at all levels. It could also mean teacher layoffs, principal reassignments and the wholesale replacement of staffs at some schools. Sanders' recommendations, which the board will vote on Feb. 23, hinge on collaboration with the Cleveland teachers union, backing from the community and determining where he will come up with an estimated $70 million over three years to pay for the plan at a time when the school district faces a $53 million deficit. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/01/transformation_plan_boxes_pict.html

I never actually heard of them, but apparently they make national news. Jani-King Ranked as #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise by Entrepreneur Magazine CLEVELAND, Jan. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Jani-King International, the world's largest commercial cleaning franchisor, has climbed back into the list of the Top-10 franchise companies. Even more impressive is Jani-King's grip on the top spot in the commercial cleaning franchise category. For the 23rd year, Jani-King has been rated the #1 Commercial Cleaning Franchise Company by Entrepreneur. Jani-King has also retained its title for 2010 as the #1 Homebased Franchise. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jani-king-ranked-as-1-commercial-cleaning-franchise-by-entrepreneur-magazine-80696357.html

OK -- this is getting serious. Here is one major asset so much important to the city both cultural and in our international view. Just wish we had some money going around. I'm hoping we have the support--Or maybe it's time to RISE UP CLEVELAND! Contract talks intensify at Cleveland Orchestra By Zachary Lewis, The Plain Dealer December 31, 2009, 4:18PM Contract negotiations between the management and musicians of the Cleveland Orchestra have begun to harden, setting the stage for a possible strike or lockout as early as next week. On the eve of 2010, the orchestra’s administration announced that the musicians had terminated the month-to-month extension under which they’ve been playing since September, and that as of midnight, no plan would be in place to pay the artists for work scheduled to begin Tuesday. The extension was to a three-year contract signed in September 2006. Without a new contract or extension, the players, members of the Cleveland Federation of Musicians, are free to strike. MORE AT http://www.cleveland.com/musicdance/index.ssf/2009/12/contract_talks_intensify_at_cl.html and from IDEASTREAM: http://www.wcpn.org/WCPN/news/29140/

Love the pre-Key tower and BP tower shots. Thanks Robert!

Tripspapa, Sounds great and we definitely look forward to your space! Just so you know, you have another person here who is interested in joining. Good Luck with everything!

WOW, what a game! Cleveland 106 Atlanta 101 LEBRON JAMES -- 48 Pts (15-23 FG, 4-6 for three pointers!), 10 rebounds, 6 assists MO WILLIAMS -- 14 points, 10 assists VAREJAO -- 14 points, 9 rebounds we almost had 3 double-doubles!

Old Coast Guard station languishes; Some cleanup, repairs done, but progress scant on plans for new use By Plain Dealer staff December 29, 2009, 7:18PM Whatever happened to the effort to fix up the old Coast Guard station linked to Whiskey Island? Like the glaciers that created the Great Lakes, the process on the station has been painfully slow. Even so, the hardy have crept into the buildings -- a former Coast Guard station headquarters, boathouse and service garage at the end of a not-fully-secure 1,000-foot pier linked to Whiskey Island. And the six-story observation tower offers unequaled views of Lake Erie and Cleveland. MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2009/12/old_coast_guard_station_langui.html