November 25, 20195 yr 9 hours ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Anyone been to or know anything about the Buckland Museum in Old Brooklyn? https://bucklandmuseum.org/buckland-gallery/ Seems like an interesting / quirky addition to the neighborhood. EDIT: I see the last few questions have gone unanswered. Perhaps this isn’t the best place to post this... Since we're on the next page, here is my question again.
November 26, 20195 yr It used to be the wiccan store/museum that was in Tremont on w14th roughly across from Bac, (nevermind, now trio), I mean the empty resraurant.
December 10, 20195 yr Where are some free/cheap places to do remote coding work on the near west side? Coffee shops/co-working spaces etc? Wifi required obv.
December 10, 20195 yr 37 minutes ago, Cavalier Attitude said: Where are some free/cheap places to do remote coding work on the near west side? Coffee shops/co-working spaces etc? Wifi required obv. I really liked Phoenix Coffee in Ohio City and Loop Records in Tremont too. Hon. mention for the Rising Star in Hingetown, but outlets were scarce.
December 11, 20195 yr On 11/26/2019 at 10:37 AM, originaljbw said: It used to be the wiccan store/museum that was in Tremont on w14th roughly across from Bac, (nevermind, now trio), I mean the empty resraurant. I think that's where the fire was at this morning. https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/oh-cuyahoga/firefighter-injured-while-battling-building-fire-in-clevelands-tremont-neighborhood
December 16, 20195 yr On 12/10/2019 at 3:44 PM, Cavalier Attitude said: Where are some free/cheap places to do remote coding work on the near west side? Coffee shops/co-working spaces etc? Wifi required obv. Terrapin Coffee - it’s small but good coffee and next to Tremont Animal Clinic so you’ll have great pet watching as well. Added bonus is Bon Cleveland bakery uses part of the space as a prep kitchen. https://m.facebook.com/terrapincoffeeco/ clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
December 18, 20195 yr All - My wife and I just ditched cable (as Spectrum was costing us $173 a month) - we kept the internet, but want some advice on what alternatives are out there and if anyone has recommendations. The only times I watch TV, really, is sporting events, i.e. Browns games, bowl games, March Madness, Tribe games. I already have HBOGO and Netflix, and want a provider that can give me at least a limited sports package. Thanks!
December 18, 20195 yr Obviously an good outdoor antenna for network TV will be necessary. Some people like SlingTV because you can get ESPN. I am not sure about Tribe games, I mooch off of a friend's cable account for FoxSports GO. I'm not sure if it is available as a stand alone app. Edited December 18, 20195 yr by freefourur
December 18, 20195 yr We have been doing a similar experiment and YouTubeTV has been pretty good on sports coverage. The coverage is tied to the local market, so if a game is on local TV, it will be on there. I was worried about buffering speed and lagging, but so far it has been fine. It is $49 a month, so cheaper than cable.
December 18, 20195 yr 7 hours ago, YABO713 said: All - My wife and I just ditched cable (as Spectrum was costing us $173 a month) - we kept the internet, but want some advice on what alternatives are out there and if anyone has recommendations. The only times I watch TV, really, is sporting events, i.e. Browns games, bowl games, March Madness, Tribe games. I already have HBOGO and Netflix, and want a provider that can give me at least a limited sports package. Thanks! Hulu live has been fantastic. Unfortunately it is now going up to 54.99 a month (58 with taxes). But you get all the espns, big ten network, fox sports (including Ohio), and so forth. It’s like 75 channels total. You also get access to Hulu w/commercials which is great for certain tv shows. Edited December 19, 20195 yr by cle_guy90
December 18, 20195 yr It seems to me that the cable cutting was initially a great cost savings, but now all the streaming services provide the same content...so cost as much as cable!
December 18, 20195 yr The two must haves for me are YouTube tv and Netflix. I would research both of those.
February 1, 20205 yr Has anyone noticed that in the last six months, many Uber and Lyft drivers are now from out of state? I've been keeping track and I would estimate 75% of cars with Georgia and Florida plates also have glowing rideshare signs in their windows.
February 3, 20205 yr That's weird. I see them a lot in Chicago with IN and WI plates. And rode in them. Their excuse is that it is the only way for them to make a lot of money in a short period of time and that they can't do it where they live. A lot from the far burbs like Naperville too. They have zero idea where they are going in the city, and I have to tell them where to go and not use the GPS...their GPS does not work well with places like lower Wacker Dr, and not taking a freeway. I also have had a college students that rented a car on the weekend to do it. Maybe that explains out of state plates too. I have gone back to taking cabs more. Usually same price or cheaper. Edited February 3, 20205 yr by metrocity
February 3, 20205 yr On 2/1/2020 at 4:44 PM, originaljbw said: Has anyone noticed that in the last six months, many Uber and Lyft drivers are now from out of state? I've been keeping track and I would estimate 75% of cars with Georgia and Florida plates also have glowing rideshare signs in their windows. Obviously not quite the same, but I used to do airbnb at my place and had a guy that would come up from Columbus to Cleve just to drive because (in his mind) the increased fees were worth the hassle. Echoing @metrocity I hate ridesharing when folks aren't from the area and can barely follow a GPS on their phone (when it works). There's one thing to be said about taxi drivers they generally know where they're going and are familiar with peculiarities- if only they got with the 21st Century and all accepted cards/paypal and were more transparent with their fares... Edited February 3, 20205 yr by GISguy
June 28, 20204 yr What can anyone tell me about Cleveland’s only built suspension bridge ? Sidaway bridge? https://www.facebook.com/Save-the-Sidaway-Bridge-101111814992689/ I personally have never heard it...?? Edited June 28, 20204 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
June 28, 20204 yr 18 minutes ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: What can anyone tell me about Cleveland’s only built suspension bridge ? Sidaway bridge? https://www.facebook.com/Save-the-Sidaway-Bridge-101111814992689/ I personally have never heard it...?? Cleveland Historical has a great article on it. I stumbled upon this article a couple years ago - that was the first I'd ever heard of it. https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/762 "It still spans Kingsbury Run, connecting Cleveland’s Kinsman Road neighborhood to the city’s historic Jackowo Polish neighborhood. But no one uses the Sidaway Bridge anymore. Not since the 1966 Hough Riots when someone tore out planking from the walkway and attempted to set the bridge on fire. Shortly afterwards, Cleveland officials closed the bridge, and for fifty years it has waited patiently to resume its original purpose of bringing the people from these two neighborhoods together, rather than continuing to keep them apart. "It was not the first Sidaway Bridge. That one–the longest wooden bridge in Cleveland history–was a massive trestle bridge that stretched 675 feet across and 80 feet above the Kingsbury Run, connecting the Jackowo Polish neighborhood on the south side with the then largely Hungarian Kinsman Road neighborhood on the north. It was built as a pedestrian or “foot” bridge in 1909 by the Tom Johnson administration at the urging of three citizen groups from the two neighborhoods who believed, according to a Plain Dealer editorial at the time, that connecting the two communities–then largely white and ethnic–with a bridge would contribute to their mutual commercial and general welfare." When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
June 29, 20204 yr Re Sidaway Bridge, its still there, but its closed off---probably no longer safe to cross.
June 29, 20204 yr I didn't think it even had a deck anymore. Does it? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 30, 20204 yr The deck is gone. You can still technically climb on it if you wear gloves and cling to the rusty beams on the side and carefully step, but I've only ever gone partway across before going back. I know at least one person who crossed the whole thing like that, so at the least, it's somewhat stable.
July 23, 20204 yr ^ very cool. Check it out: Sidaway Bridge once connected Black and white neighborhoods. Now it connects us to the past. Posted: 2:03 PM, Jul 22, 2020 By: Drew Scofield , Caroline Sweeney https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/sidaway-bridge-once-connected-black-and-white-neighborhoods-now-it-connects-us-to-the-past?fbclid=IwAR3eNs1idYPCSlhA3LNHPQxfY-iKabgc911dXhXn7hLmiB2Z4rsGozKHQvU
July 23, 20204 yr Just now, MuRrAy HiLL said: ^ very cool. Check it out: Sidaway Bridge once connected Black and white neighborhoods. Now it connects us to the past. Posted: 2:03 PM, Jul 22, 2020 By: Drew Scofield , Caroline Sweeney https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/sidaway-bridge-once-connected-black-and-white-neighborhoods-now-it-connects-us-to-the-past?fbclid=IwAR3eNs1idYPCSlhA3LNHPQxfY-iKabgc911dXhXn7hLmiB2Z4rsGozKHQvU At least the article distinguishes ''white'' as the Polish and Hungarian 'hoods connected to ''black'' 'hoods. People need to remember that CLE was segregated along ethnic lines as well, not just black-n-white. Long story but those that don't understand this or lived it cannot understand this dynamic. One needed to understand where one was in the city, that is if you left your own neighborhood at all.
August 19, 20204 yr A few days ago Ian Meadows tweeted some photos of the Eastman Garden of the downtown Cleveland Public Library. I didn't notice the charming Tom Otterness 'gartenzwergs' (if that's the right term) in any of them. Have they been removed? Otterness example: Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
August 19, 20204 yr ^ I walked through there this past weekend. I could swear they were there, but I’m so used to them I wasn’t exactly on the look out. I’ll check next time. Probably going that way Thurs. My hovercraft is full of eels
August 19, 20204 yr i've seen them in the cle library and also otterness took over the subway station below my place when they refurbished it. cute sculptures, but well, umm, not to be a downer, but he is rather despised for what he did as noted below, which ruins it for me: https://observer.com/2011/10/the-dog-killing-woes-of-tom-otterness/
September 3, 20204 yr Item on the Planning Commission's agenda for tomorrow: Changing the Use, Area and Height Districts of parcels of land west of Rocky River Drive between Dartmouth Avenue and Usufruct Avenue. The item comes close to defining the word 'usufruct'. Does anybody know how Usufruct Avenue got its name? Perhaps it's not a real street, which would make sense; I can't find it on Google Maps. Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
September 24, 20204 yr Anyone have an update on the curbside recycling situation in Cleveland? I have been storing mine in the basement and started sorting it today, there's a good amount!
September 25, 20204 yr 5 hours ago, viscomi said: Anyone have an update on the curbside recycling situation in Cleveland? I have been storing mine in the basement and started sorting it today, there's a good amount! Last I heard the City of Cleveland is doing what it does when it gets caught doing something stupid.....it's hiring a consultant! https://fox8.com/news/i-team/i-team-city-of-cleveland-paying-big-bucks-for-advice-on-recycling-program/
October 7, 20204 yr Hey everyone, I got a quick question. Is the official title for the Guardians adorning the Hope Memorial Bridge of Transportation or Traffic. Transportation seems to be showing up on reputable sources, with Traffic being a unambiguous modern foreshortening.
October 7, 20204 yr ‘Traffic‘ is the original name. https://case.edu/ech/articles/h/hope-memorial-bridge Edited October 7, 20204 yr by roman totale XVII My hovercraft is full of eels
January 5, 20214 yr Question for any of you on here more familiar with rehabbing / flipping houses... I live in Ohio City, and there are several houses on our street in the process of being flipped or just completed and sold... and each one of them has went through the same exact pattern (house next door to me, two houses directly across the street, and a house behind us - all have different owners). But renovations start hot and heavy, and there are people at the house non-stop for the better part of 5-8 weeks... Then work completely ceases for 2-3 months... Then work starts again in earnest for a few weeks... then another stop for about 1-2 months... and then work non-stop until it's listed. I have little to no experience in this arena, so I'm curious as to why this seems to be the pattern of every reno - the predictability is almost maddening. Can anyone provide insight?
January 5, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, YABO713 said: Question for any of you on here more familiar with rehabbing / flipping houses... I live in Ohio City, and there are several houses on our street in the process of being flipped or just completed and sold... and each one of them has went through the same exact pattern (house next door to me, two houses directly across the street, and a house behind us - all have different owners). But renovations start hot and heavy, and there are people at the house non-stop for the better part of 5-8 weeks... Then work completely ceases for 2-3 months... Then work starts again in earnest for a few weeks... then another stop for about 1-2 months... and then work non-stop until it's listed. I have little to no experience in this arena, so I'm curious as to why this seems to be the pattern of every reno - the predictability is almost maddening. Can anyone provide insight? I'm not familiar with Cleve specifically, but maybe its permitting and inspections related?
January 5, 20214 yr Could be any number of reasons (including folks getting into a job over their head/finances), but typically the initial general labor activities (demo., framing, drywall, etc...) are the most efficient tasks on the job. As you get into more detailed finish and skilled trades work, the availability of materials/labor, avoiding stacking workers in the same space, sequencing requirements that narrow the critical path, inspections, and design revisions/change orders slows productivity, increases durations and creates lag. Then, likely some event (approvals, showing, sale, LD milestone, etc...) causes a mad dash to completion.
January 5, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, YABO713 said: Question for any of you on here more familiar with rehabbing / flipping houses... I live in Ohio City, and there are several houses on our street in the process of being flipped or just completed and sold... and each one of them has went through the same exact pattern (house next door to me, two houses directly across the street, and a house behind us - all have different owners). But renovations start hot and heavy, and there are people at the house non-stop for the better part of 5-8 weeks... Then work completely ceases for 2-3 months... Then work starts again in earnest for a few weeks... then another stop for about 1-2 months... and then work non-stop until it's listed. I have little to no experience in this arena, so I'm curious as to why this seems to be the pattern of every reno - the predictability is almost maddening. Can anyone provide insight? Same thing in Wash DC area. I see multiple causes. 1) Skilled labor shortage. 2) Crew scheduling of subcontractors is harder than it looks. 3) Insufficient working capital. 4) Unrealistic cost assumptions. 5) Thinly-spread management esp. with smaller builders. Eventually, in most cases, the job gets done; but I've seen builders abandon significant investment as they lose the battle mostly with 1), 3), and 4), Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
January 5, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Dougal said: Same thing in Wash DC area. I see multiple causes. 1) Skilled labor shortage. 2) Crew scheduling of subcontractors is harder than it looks. 3) Insufficient working capital. 4) Unrealistic cost assumptions. 5) Thinly-spread management esp. with smaller builders. Eventually, in most cases, the job gets done; but I've seen builders abandon significant investment as they lose the battle mostly with 1), 3), and 4), As a condo flipper, I don't pursue projects I can't afford. So when I'm delayed, it's almost always because of labor. There is a shortage of workers and contractors always take on more jobs than they have employees to carry out. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 5, 20214 yr I would also imagine that slack needs to be built into a schedule. If subcontractor B can't start until sub A is finished, you are going to have to build a gap in the schedule in case A isn't done on time.
January 24, 20214 yr Is the city of Cleveland "Chief Architect" position really open? ( as of 01/23/2021) It would be neat for someone on this forum to land it ... just saying ... ! https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cleveland Edited January 24, 20214 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
January 24, 20214 yr ^Ha! would be nice. But all public sector jobs and major non-profit/CDC jobs that work closely with the city/county in this town go to friends and other very connected people in or to those organizations. It would be nice, though, if we really could get new people with new ideas in these positions.
January 31, 20214 yr Hi y’all — just finished up dry Jan (terrible idea if anyone was wondering) and now I’m looking to support the local Cleveland guys and order some beer. Question: anyone have a decent running list of Breweries who are offering delivery service? So far, I’ve found: Bookhouse Brewing Jolly Scholar Brewery Edited January 31, 20214 yr by MuRrAy HiLL
January 31, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Hi y’all — just finished up dry Jan (terrible idea if anyone was wondering) and now I’m looking to support the local Cleveland guys and order some beer. Question: anyone have a decent running list of Breweries who are offering delivery service? So far, I’ve found: Bookhouse Brewing Jolly Scholar Brewery You’re a better man than me. Saucy Brew Works does as well and they also have curb side pickup. The brewery delivers to certain counties on certain days. Cuyahoga’s day, for instance, is Thursday.
January 31, 20214 yr 13 hours ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Hi y’all — just finished up dry Jan (terrible idea if anyone was wondering) and now I’m looking to support the local Cleveland guys and order some beer. Question: anyone have a decent running list of Breweries who are offering delivery service? So far, I’ve found: Bookhouse Brewing Jolly Scholar Brewery Platform too
May 1, 20214 yr Having dinner with Cleveland cousins (in Toledo, alas), we were talking about the good old days and Little Italy came up. My cousin's wife said, yes and it was hugely different from Big Italy, which she thought was somewhere along Kinsman. Does anybody know exactly where Big Italy was? is? Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
May 1, 20214 yr 1 hour ago, Dougal said: Having dinner with Cleveland cousins (in Toledo, alas), we were talking about the good old days and Little Italy came up. My cousin's wife said, yes and it was hugely different from Big Italy, which she thought was somewhere along Kinsman. Does anybody know exactly where Big Italy was? is? Lower Woodland ave. I think it was all wiped out with the interstate and Urban Renewal
May 1, 20214 yr 6 minutes ago, freefourur said: Lower Woodland ave. I think it was all wiped out with the interstate and Urban Renewal The irony is I don't think there ever was a "Big Italy" in New York City, the Little Italy neighborhood was directly named after the country.
May 1, 20214 yr 12 minutes ago, E Rocc said: The irony is I don't think there ever was a "Big Italy" in New York City, the Little Italy neighborhood was directly named after the country. The neighbothood name always seemed weird to me.
May 2, 20214 yr On 5/1/2021 at 1:13 PM, freefourur said: The neighbothood name always seemed weird to me. I always assumed it was simply named after where the original residents came from, or perhaps the NYC neighborhood. IIRC some of the Slavic Viilage neighborhoods had Polish names that translated to "Little Warsaw" or "Little Cracow".
May 2, 20214 yr 14 minutes ago, E Rocc said: I always assumed it was simply named after where the original residents came from, or perhaps the NYC neighborhood. IIRC some of the Slavic Viilage neighborhoods had Polish names that translated to "Little Warsaw" or "Little Cracow". I get that. I mean calling a neighborhood Big Italy always seemed strange. Chinatown, Little Italy,etc. Make sense but Big Italy seems weird.
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