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FYI from the Case Daily: Campus News A community briefing about Uptown will take place from 7-9 p.m., August 26 at the Cleveland Botanical Garden, 11030 East Blvd. The Uptown district is a $200 million investment by Case Western Reserve University, MRN/Zaremba development partnership, Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland, The Cleveland Institute of Art and University Circle Inc. at the intersections of Euclid and Mayfield avenues and Ford Road. Register online to attend the briefing. (http://www.uptowncleveland.com/contact/community-briefing.php)

Interesting article: Cleveland fans need a new mindset when it comes to LeBron James http://www.ohio.com/ By PATRICK MCMANAMON Akron Beacon Journal It's time to change our thinking about the future of LeBron James, time to turn the viewpoint that James will leave Cleveland on its ear - for good reason. Because the Cavs seem to have something very slick and important up their sleeve. And that is to keep James and give him a superstar-caliber cohort as a teammate. The vision - and it's not a pipe dream - has James staying and playing on the same team as Dwyane Wade. Or Chris Bosh. Or Josh Howard. Or Amare Stoudemire. Or any of the other big-name NBA guys who can become a free agent in the summer of 2010. Don't laugh. There is only one NBA team positioned to sign two superstars in 2010, and that's the Cavaliers. That's because there's only one team with a superstar and the cap room to sign another. Everyone has been focusing on the cap space of the New Jersey Nets or the New York Knicks or Athens, Greece, but the Cavs quietly have manipulated themselves to the point that they have more salary-cap room than anyone for that offseason. The Cavs have almost $30 million in cap space - and that counts James' salary, which will go away when he opts out of his final year. Full story at http://www.bnd.com/508/story/445157.html

From the Cleveland Jewish News..every little bit helps: http://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/articles/2008/08/19/news/local/fed0815.txt Federation expands Public Education Initiative Thursday August 21, 2008 The Jewish Community Federation of Cleveland has added a sixth site to its Public Education Initiative (PEI), which sends members of the Jewish community to Cleveland city schools as tutors. Students at the Entrepreneurship Preparatory School (E-Prep) will now have access to PEI tutors. PEI is already in operation at Buckeye-Woodland, Audubon, Bolton and Buhrer schools and the Juvenile Detention Center. While most PEI tutors help students improve their reading skills, tutors at E-Prep will receive special training to work with students in grades 6-8 in both math and reading. Created in 1999, PEI now coordinates over 200 tutors who commit to spending at least an hour a week during the school year serving more than 300 students.

Agora complex to be revamped, expanded in deal expected Wednesday by John Petkovic Tuesday August 19, 2008, 7:26 PM The club that helped turn Cleveland into the "Rock 'n' Roll Capital of the World" is close to getting an infusion of new blood and money... http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/08/deal_expected_to_be_announced.html

Welcome! You can get to Toledo by megabus and amtrak to add to the list.

http://www.cleveland.com/moviebuff/index.ssf/2008/08/rainn_wilson.html Rainn Wilson pounds and preens for laughs as 'The Rocker' by Clint O'Connor/Plain Dealer Film Critic Friday August 15, 2008, 8:00 AM As Dwight on "The Office." As the wisecracking convenience store worker in "Juno." And as Robert "Fish" Fishman, the bitter hair-metal-drummer-turned-rockin'-role-model in the new comedy "The Rocker," which opens nationwide Wednesday. .......

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet...on the front page of the PD today (although I'm sure about everyone has seen it by now): ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/08/tom_hanks_signs_on_to_help_gre.html Tom Hanks signs on to help Great Lakes Theater Festival's Hanna Theatre renovation campaign by Tony Brown/The Plain Dealer Sunday August 17, 2008, 6:47 PM Tom Hanks' movies have earned $3.3 billion, making him the third best-selling leading man in Hollywood history. And it all started at Lakewood High School in 1977, when a bushy-haired, baby-faced, 20-year-old actor-intern from California got a weekly paycheck of $45 for doing bit parts at Great Lakes Theater Festival. It was a break Hanks, who couldn't even get a role onstage at his college theater in Sacramento, has never forgotten. So starting this week, Hanks - 52 and earning $45 per nanosecond - will lend his name, face and voice to Great Lakes' effort to raise the last $3.6 million in a $19.2 million campaign to renovate PlayhouseSquare's historic Hanna Theatre into a state-of-the-art new home. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/08/tom_hanks_signs_on_to_help_gre.html

From Crains: Cleveland State to start education building By SHANNON MORTLAND 2:02 pm, August 18, 2008 Cleveland State University this Wednesday will break ground for its $36 million College of Education and Human Services building. The 97,000-square-foot building will provide the College of Education with a home of its own for the first time. The building will have 20 classrooms; computer, math and science laboratories; an auditorium for public forums; outdoor gardens; and indoor general gathering spaces. The site is part of Cleveland State’s overall $300 million construction plan that includes a $29 million recreation center, a $55 million student center, residence halls, a parking garage and a baseball field. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080818/FREE/708428122/1099/newsletter01

Another article on companies in NEO looking for employees: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get in Sync For many emerging and successful tech companies, the biggest challenge is finding talent. As a community, we must get in step to solve the problem. Dan Hanson [email protected] Executives from growing Northeast Ohio technology firms paraded in, one by one, for TechSync. It was billed as a celebration of technology companies in Greater Cleveland to inspire and accelerate growth. But the panel also shared a frustrating concern: For both the established and emerging companies, the most serious problem was not foreign competition or attracting financing, it was finding skilled people. ..... http://www.inside-business.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=F8C8DDD4679A4F8481CFF990B1FAAEA5&nm=Archive&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=7B30C2FA072245DE9AD5D82735C7041A&tier=4&id=99325CEFD3434B2DB145EA1F4AB18237

The only two that come to mind are WT Grant downtown (you can still take out shorter leases, correct?) Alcazar in Cleveland Hts Neither are that close to Broadview hts though

Take the Rapid!

last shameless bump GORGEOUS weather for the feast..the streets are already packed

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I'm not sure if this was posted anywhere else, but this month's issue of Cleveland magazine Inside Buiness, there's an entire magazine dedicated to things GREEN in Cleveland: http://www.inside-business.com/

Continental's Shanghai flights to start March 25, 2009 Posted by Plain Dealer Business Staff August 13, 2008 11:51AM Categories: Aviation, Breaking News Continental Airlines will launch daily flights to Shanghai in March 2009, connecting Cleveland to China's financial gateway with one-stop, one-check-in service. The carrier will begin nonstop service March 25, 2009, from its Newark, N.J., hub. Cleveland fliers will be connected with "through service" to Shanghai, meaning they'll check-in at Hopkins International Airport and connect to the nonstop service in Newark. Seats went on sale today. Continental's Shanghai flights also will feature special services, including: • Popular movies in Mandarin and English on the inflight entertainment system. • Audio channel dedicated to traditional and popular Chinese music. • Menus in English and Chinese and meals that include Chinese choices. • A Mandarin-speaking flight attendant to help travelers inflight and Mandarin-speaking agents to assist at check-in. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/08/continentals_shanghai_flights.html

Sherwood Valve moving jobs to Cleveland Posted by Michelle Jarboe August 12, 2008 15:24PM Categories: Breaking News, Manufacturing CLEVELAND -- A plant closing in New York will send 10 to 20 jobs to Cleveland. Sherwood Valve LLC, a valve and fitting company, will shut down in Niagara Falls and shift jobs and equipment to Cleveland and Washington, Pa. The company is consolidating its manufacturing and assembly operations to raise efficiency and cut waste, energy use and transportation costs. More at http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/08/sherwood_valve_moving_jobs_to.html

aww...they changed the picture finally....

Since this is Cleveland's oldest neighborhood, I bet as they excavate deep enough, they’re going to find some cool artifacts back from the first 100-150 years of the city.

*reminder 2008* WHEN: August 14-17, 2008 WHERE: Little Italy/Murray Hill MORE INFO: http://www.ohiotraveler.com/Venue%20Files/feast_of_the_assumption.htm http://cleveland.about.com/od/events/p/feastassumption.htm Can change the heading to just "CLEVELAND: Little Italy Feast of the Assumption"?

Man, that thing's looking ugly...knock it down already! Is it safe to assume they're saving the stone facade,by the way they are taking it off?? Thanks for the pics Mayday!

I highly doubt they know anything else--hell, we probably know more! I bet the writer/staff just didn't know what Bob Golic looked like. But to also just put "Golic," maybe they were a little confused when the first name was different than what they were reporting..so they tried to play it safe..

OK--this PD reporting is getting worse and worse (and sad/not funny any more)....check out the picture of Bob [in this case MIKE!] Golic for the new restaurant: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/08/bob_golic_part_of_team_opening.html EDIT: should I email this to Mike and Mike...or would it look too bad for Cleveland?? To quote the article "one of the city's most popular sports figures" and they can't even get his picture right.

Man, if this isn't a new extreme, I don't know what is: http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080812/METRO08/808120367

Great write up McCleveland! I talked to a couple of the workers today as well. A November opening seems to be the goal.

Here's an article that talks briefly about a minnosota writer's stay in Ohio. http://www.houstonconews.com/articles/2008/08/06/opinion/00henry.txt A lot can be learned, even while on vacation "But in all honesty, Ohio is a great place to visit. The people are friendly, its big cities and rolling country hills are mesmerizing, the peaches are the best you'll find anywhere in the country, and you can't beat enjoying dinner on the island, watching the sun disappear into Lake Erie."