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Is there anything like Battery Park east of Cleveland?

Quoting the wiki: "Bratenahl is the most conservative Cleveland suburb. George W. Bush won 68% of the vote." I don't think this is the place for us! Ack. Thanks for the thought, tho!

Never heard of it. ?

thanks, smackem81 for the good list to look at. punch, willoughby sounds nice, but it sure sounds whitebread! i don't think renting first will be an option, but as i told hubby last night, i'm not going to be rushed into anything. his new company is giving us 60 days housing but i don't want to be pressured by a relocation realtor either. the advice from this thread is very helpful especially as we prepare for the house hunting trip. that will be whirlwind, but we will have at least done a little research ahead of time. have a great day everyone!

The Pope: I gotcha. He has already made comments about his neighbors so I know what you mean! Yikes.

Hi everyone, y'all are awesome. I had a class until late last night so haven't been able to respond to all of this great information. Hubby read it and is intrigued with Willoughby now -- thanks to gavster and audidave. I will look at all of those links to condos, KJP, after I actually do some work this morning... We will be going on a house-hunting trip in a couple of weeks, so I want to have some ideas but arrive with an open mind and drive around a lot. We have a friend who lives in Cleveland Heights who will probably have some input about neighborhoods. Glutmax gave a fantastic description of Painesville! Wow. I appreciate that. The link to the description of lake effect snow is great too, FloridaGuy. And the hubby claims to like to shovel snow! Heh heh heh...yeah, we'll see...Must work now. Thank you, thank you.

Thanks, gavster. I think my husband could be an urban dweller. I could definitely do public transit once I find a job. I will share your words with him. I will check out Willoughby too. Have a good evening!

thanks, mayday,MyTwoSense, zaceman and gavster! Y'all are very welcoming and reassuring. Yes, MyTwoSense I have seen some of your posts. I been following pupster and another one on their moves a little bit. Ohio City sounds wonderful but we will need to live over on the east side. My hubby is not into commuting. Yes we'll have cars. We run three days/week and like to run road races. We like bicycling, beer drinking and brewing and schools are not a factor. I don't think we are into renovating an old property although I know there are many beautiful and affordable old homes. I think we might go for a condo in the $150-200K range. I saw those new condos that overlook the river downtown -- what are they called? Can't remember how I found them even! But then there would be the commute out to Concord area for the hubby. Hmmm... He wants to live along the Lake. Can you run along the lake somewhere on the east side? AND walk to shops and restaurants? Are we asking too much? Thanks, gavster, for the brew info! I have heard about the Westside Market too and look forward to visiting the farmstands again. Homegrown tomatoes. Yum.

Hello everyone. I have been living in L.A. for five years! Now my husband is taking a job in Cleveland! And soon! We are liberal and have embraced the diversity that defines Southern California. Believe me, I know Ohio is nothing like L.A. in that respect (I grew up near Cincinnati!) but will I find anyone in Cleveland with an open mind? Someone tell me about the Painesville area. Will I survive? I'm also interested in the brew pub situation. I saw the post about the new pubs in Akron. Are there any local brewing companies in Cleveland? Thanks in advance. Please be kind. I've been reading threads about Cleveland on city-data - the economy, the weather, the housing market - and they scared me to death!