You can move this if there is somewhere better for this. Anyways kind of a nice piece

 

In Cleveland, a battle for the economy

 

The narrative that haunts Cleveland — former empire of iron and steel, shipping and rail — has followed it for decades: the collapse of the manufacturing economy, the erosion of jobs, the exodus of residents.

 

But Cleveland has weathered this recession much better than past slumps, as local industries have retooled and reinvented themselves. Old shops and factories have embraced new technologies. And for the first time in a while, there are grounds for optimism.

 

That new story line is what draws President Obama to the city Tuesday, as he works to sell his new budget plan and the broader philosophy on which it relies. The American economy should update itself Cleveland-style, he believes, and the federal government should nudge it along with smartly placed investments.

 

Republicans such as House Speaker John A. Boehner, an Ohioan, believe quite differently. They maintain Cleveland's success owes to innovation by business, and that the best way for government to help is to get out of the way — in budget terms, by cutting spending and taxes.

 

Both Obama and Boehner appear to be partly right about what is responsible for Cleveland's fortunes, and both are pushing to advance their own approach. Obama's budget for 2012 increases investments in infrastructure, technology and education. The House last week proposed slicing $61 billion from the government's budget for the rest of 2011, cutting local economic-development programs in the process.

 

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-na-obama-cleveland-20110222,0,5316566.story

^ Nice piece. Interesting comments too....

I found the comments more interesting than the article.  In a nutshell, both new arrivals and transplanted natives say Cleveland's attempts at self-reinvention are stymied by deficiencies in leadership, planning, architecture & aesthetics.  I tend to agree.  Of course we need more job creation, but we also need higher standards and a coherent plan for how the city will be rebuilt. 

Didn't know which thread to put this in but it is national news, sort of.

 

It's a very nicely done piece about Cleveland.

 

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Clevelands-Signs-of-Renewal.html?c=y&page=1

^Indeed. It was a very nice piece.

 

I found the comments more interesting than the article.  In a nutshell, both new arrivals and transplanted natives say Cleveland's attempts at self-reinvention are stymied by deficiencies in leadership, planning, architecture & aesthetics.  I tend to agree.  Of course we need more job creation, but we also need higher standards and a coherent plan for how the city will be rebuilt. 

 

The commenter on the lack of aesthetics was on a roll, until he/she said they felt back East when they visited Columbus???? Huh?

Frankly, tired of the 'mistake on the Lake' usage. That term is way outdated.

 

I guess I'm tired (and probably very sensitive about it too!!) of people throwing around old, negative terms in reference to Cleveland. This seems to be the thing to do when referring to Cleveland.

 

^Indeed. It was a very nice piece.

 

I found the comments more interesting than the article.  In a nutshell, both new arrivals and transplanted natives say Cleveland's attempts at self-reinvention are stymied by deficiencies in leadership, planning, architecture & aesthetics.  I tend to agree.  Of course we need more job creation, but we also need higher standards and a coherent plan for how the city will be rebuilt. 

 

The commenter on the lack of aesthetics was on a roll, until he/she said they felt back East when they visited Columbus???? Huh?

 

A lot of our new construction features siding and sheeting, while Cbus goes with brick.  She has a point there.

Frankly, tired of the 'mistake on the Lake' usage. That term is way outdated.

 

I guess I'm tired (and probably very sensitive about it too!!) of people throwing around old, negative terms in reference to Cleveland. This seems to be the thing to do when referring to Cleveland.

 

Cliches are loved by writers and the media. I don't like 'em, but when I've faced tight deadlines, they come in handy.

 

 

A lot of our new construction features siding and sheeting, while Cbus goes with brick.  She has a point there.

 

Except on the East Side of the Cleveland and into the eastern suburbs you see a lot of Western Reserve architecture (even some architects aren't familiar with this style) which is exported from New England, especially Connecticut of which Northeast Ohio was it's "colony" 250 years ago. That architectural and cultural linkage is still there today.

It says at the end of the article that the author is writing a book on Cleveland called Hidden City - I'm looking forward to that being published!

 

^^Cliches are loved by writers and the media. I don't like 'em, but when I've faced tight deadlines, they come in handy.

 

I understand that but I really don't think you've used cliches that degrade Cleveland or put it in a bad light. I don't know if the woman who I referred to in my comments is from Cleveland or not but that whole negative bent about Cleveland needs to be changed. It does start at home, that is, the attitude of those who live in Cleveland needs to change. Once OUR self-image changes then possibly outsiders will look at us differently. That attitude change, admittedly, will take effort and time.

I guess this article can go here

 

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/Clevelands-Signs-of-Renewal.html

 

"Cleveland’s Signs of Renewal

Returning to his native Ohio, author Charles Michener marvels at the city’s ability to reinvent itself"

 

Nice article overall

 

 

 

 

 

^Indeed. It was a very nice piece.

 

I found the comments more interesting than the article.  In a nutshell, both new arrivals and transplanted natives say Cleveland's attempts at self-reinvention are stymied by deficiencies in leadership, planning, architecture & aesthetics.  I tend to agree.  Of course we need more job creation, but we also need higher standards and a coherent plan for how the city will be rebuilt. 

 

The commenter on the lack of aesthetics was on a roll, until he/she said they felt back East when they visited Columbus???? Huh?

 

A lot of our new construction features siding and sheeting, while Cbus goes with brick.  She has a point there.

 

Queens?!!?

Urban centers draw more young, educated adults

 

Educated 20- and 30-somethings are flocking to live downtown in the USA's largest cities — even urban centers that are losing population.

 

About two-thirds of young adults who live in Boston's city center have at least a four-year degree.

 

In more than two-thirds of the nation's 51 largest cities, the young, college-educated population in the past decade grew twice as fast within 3 miles of the urban center as in the rest of the metropolitan area — up an average 26% compared with 13% in other parts.

 

Even in Detroit, where the population shrank by 25% since 2000, downtown added 2,000 young and educated residents during that time, up 59% , according to analysis of Census data by Impresa Inc., an economic consulting firm.

 

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2011-04-01-1Ayoungrestless01_ST_N.htm

I guess this is the right thread for this:

 

Nice Onion SportsDome video: http://www.onionsportsnetwork.com/video/suffering-cleveland-bans-all-professional-sports,19701/

 

They're wrong about Grady though- his lost ball in the sun near the end of the 2005 season cursed that year's team.

 

 

I think this is a good statistic from the article i posted

 

"In Cleveland, which lost 17% of its population, downtown added 1,300 college-educated people ages 25 to 34, up 49%."

 

Its good to see that downtown continues to grow with college-educated young people.

 

^Indeed. It was a very nice piece.

 

I found the comments more interesting than the article.  In a nutshell, both new arrivals and transplanted natives say Cleveland's attempts at self-reinvention are stymied by deficiencies in leadership, planning, architecture & aesthetics.  I tend to agree.  Of course we need more job creation, but we also need higher standards and a coherent plan for how the city will be rebuilt. 

 

The commenter on the lack of aesthetics was on a roll, until he/she said they felt back East when they visited Columbus???? Huh?

 

A lot of our new construction features siding and sheeting, while Cbus goes with brick.  She has a point there.

 

Queens?!!?

lol! you forgot Staten Island & Joisy!