November 21, 20195 yr 3 hours ago, sizzlinbeef said: Usual urbanohio criticism of Allard aside, I think he could have written a majority of this article based on Quinn's fluff piece on the event before it happened. It just had a weird forced vibe about it from the onset. Right. Like, not organic at all. This thing was the complete opposite. And I'm not the least bit surprised Dan Moulthrop was a part of it. Loved him at WCPN, but he seems to have since devoted his career to worthless, corporate neo-political seminars.
January 21, 20205 yr MJarboe is BACK Edited January 21, 20205 yr by Dougal Remember: It's the Year of the Snake
January 22, 20205 yr And my job at NEOtrans just got tougher! ? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 22, 20205 yr On 1/15/2020 at 10:02 AM, Mildtraumatic said: I'm a "Top Fan" of Cleveland.com!? Been there LOL, and I'm still banned on their actual forum for suggesting a story on their Portland affiliate should have been labeled "sponsor content". ?
February 25, 20205 yr The portal to the Tenth Circle of Hell closes this week. Good riddance. https://twitter.com/mjarboe/status/1232269112463765505?s=21 Edited February 25, 20205 yr by roman totale XVII My hovercraft is full of eels
February 25, 20205 yr Yay! Hopefully the nasty commenters don't end up here... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 25, 20205 yr 53 minutes ago, KJP said: Yay! Hopefully the nasty commenters don't end up here... @mjarboe has always been great about answering questions in the comments. Thanks to that, her articles featured the few comment sections worth reading on that page. I guess I’ll have to sign up for Twitter now so that I can ask those types of questions. When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
February 25, 20205 yr I get it - those right wing trolls were devoted to poisoning the well at every chance, and you need to pull the plug at some point - but damn I'm going to miss the comments during Indians games.
February 25, 20205 yr That's a shame. Sure, some comments were nasty, but many comments were quite good, including mine.
February 25, 20205 yr They "consolidated" the comments on crime and safety long ago, and that's where most of the virtiol was. Doesn't matter, I got banned long ago. The same company that did the PeeDee's comments also did the Portland paper's. I observed that an obvious piece of "sponsor content" shoud have been labeled as such, and got suspended. The nasty commenters will end up on Twitter and Facebook. Edited February 25, 20205 yr by E Rocc
February 25, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, skiwest said: That's a shame. Sure, some comments were nasty, but many comments were quite good, including mine. Look up my "A tale of two bars" on here somewhere, I may just ping it. Naymick did a couple columns blatantly siding with what turned out to be side that was clearly in the wrong. The comments section called him out big time. And of course the comments have been deleted. Edited February 25, 20205 yr by E Rocc
February 25, 20205 yr 1 hour ago, TBideon said: I get it - those right wing trolls were devoted to poisoning the well at every chance, and you need to pull the plug at some point - but damn I'm going to miss the comments during Indians games. Hear you on that. Do the Indians have a good presence on reddit? That seems like a logical place for comments during games. Edited February 25, 20205 yr by surfohio
February 25, 20205 yr 17 minutes ago, surfohio said: Hear you on that. Do the Indians have a good presence on reddit? That seems like a logical place for comments during games. Go to real Cavs fans. Great website for all three Cleveland teams. Reddit is ok. I left Cleveland.com long ago. Pure trash.
February 25, 20205 yr 7 hours ago, skiwest said: That's a shame. Sure, some comments were nasty, but many comments were quite good, including mine. The statistic Jordyn cited is why the comments section got scrapped..... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 25, 20205 yr ^ You also don’t need to be a rocket scientist or trained anthropologist to realize that many of the more toxic posters also troll under multiple aliases. My hovercraft is full of eels
February 26, 20205 yr Us GenXers who grew up in 90's Cleveland will appreciate! Hopefully they will get some steam and be able to put some of the old talent back on the air, a few of whom still live and work locally. 107.9 The End Relaunches as an Internet Radio Station https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/02/25/1079-the-end-relaunches-as-an-internet-radio-station?fbclid=IwAR2XM7C8vo9-V5dodSdjMb_n5XzmoZKDg6F7tsOwTLBAsDrkPUScHw3-0tY
February 26, 20205 yr That's cool. They played the most contempary rock at the time. The Scene article said they heard a bunch of 90's classics. I'd listen if the focus is new music, not just another classic rock time capsule.
February 26, 20205 yr Surprised no one has mentioned this yet https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2877970-espn-cleveland-suspends-tony-grossi-for-calling-baker-mayfield-f-king-midget
February 26, 20205 yr 26 minutes ago, Mendo said: That's cool. They played the most contempary rock at the time. The Scene article said they heard a bunch of 90's classics. I'd listen if the focus is new music, not just another classic rock time capsule. It was also the only commercial station that ever played local music, though on Sunday night. I think Dink did manage a bit of regular rotation in their height.
February 26, 20205 yr 24 minutes ago, Enginerd said: Surprised no one has mentioned this yet https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2877970-espn-cleveland-suspends-tony-grossi-for-calling-baker-mayfield-f-king-midget I believe it was posted in the Browns thread.
February 26, 20205 yr 28 minutes ago, Cleburger said: It was also the only commercial station that ever played local music, though on Sunday night. I think Dink did manage a bit of regular rotation in their height. Sunday nights were the best. My cousin's band out of Youngstown (Ivet) was a main stay on the station in the mid to late 90's. Been listening to it all morning - absolute gold! Edited February 26, 20205 yr by Clefan98
February 26, 20205 yr Dink had some rotation on MTV too. They filmed a music video at (I think) Peabody's. I was there but I can't quite remember. My memory of the 90s is a bit hazy for some reason. ?
February 26, 20205 yr 1 minute ago, freefourur said: Dink had some rotation on MTV too. They filmed a music video at (I think) Peabody's. I was there but I can't quite remember. My memory of the 90s is a bit hazy for some reason. ? I think you're right. I remember seeing Dink play at Geauga Lake haha.
February 26, 20205 yr 53 minutes ago, Clefan98 said: I think you're right. I remember seeing Dink play at Geauga Lake haha. Dink used to practice at The Daily Double in downtown Akron. They were LOUD. I must've heard the song "Green Mind" about 1,000 times....while I was out rollerblading.
February 26, 20205 yr 38 minutes ago, surfohio said: Dink used to practice at The Daily Double in downtown Akron. They were LOUD. I must've heard the song "Green Mind" about 1,000 times....while I was out rollerblading. I used to make the drive down from Cleveland to the Daily Double a lot in the 90s. Part of the Green Mind video might have been on Beavis and Butthead. I think I remember them quoting the Serpentini tag line. This might be one of my chemically induced memories though. Edited February 26, 20205 yr by freefourur
February 26, 20205 yr 38 minutes ago, Clefan98 said: I wonder if they will bring back endfest?! Quick, somebody phone up Toad the Wet Sprocket and the Gin Blossoms!!!
February 26, 20205 yr 22 hours ago, KJP said: The statistic Jordyn cited is why the comments section got scrapped..... It was time. The comments are more times than not an ugly display that tend to give a negative perception of a city that is progressing. Is it me or did anyone else who read this feel like a 4th grader being shamed by the teacher because some classmates were goofing off?
February 26, 20205 yr Yeah, Quinn was definitely dressing down the trolls and their enablers, and it was long past time to shut down the comments. Too many of these right wing comments were on par with the same kind of rhetoric, tone, and gleeful irrationalities you'd find from Holocaust revisionists - there's no reason to give those types a platform.
March 10, 20205 yr Another sad and upsetting day for Cleveland, and announcing it during the COVID-19 press conference no less.
March 10, 20205 yr 2 hours ago, Enginerd said: Meanwhile, Cle.com is using Republican propaganda terms in their articles Well I am shocked they spelled everything correctly. Baby steps.
April 3, 20205 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 3, 20205 yr https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2020/04/plain-dealer-layoffs-take-place-amid-newspaper-industry-challenges.html
April 4, 20205 yr The only PD reporters I read are Pluto, Jarboe and Litt. I hope they didn’t get laid off.
April 4, 20205 yr 13 hours ago, jeremyck01 said: The only PD reporters I read are Pluto, Jarboe and Litt. I hope they didn’t get laid off. They're still there, for now. Six months from now, who knows.... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 5, 20205 yr This is article from Scene includes the complete list of reporters who were laid off from the Plain Dealer. Dark times for Cleveland media, as well as for proper journalism everywhere. https://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2020/04/03/22-plain-dealer-newsroom-staffers-laid-off-in-advance-union-purge When is the last time I-71 turned a profit?
April 7, 20205 yr WTF are they doing? Don't they know how many (ie: few) households in Cleveland and some inner-ring suburbs don't have internet access?? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 7, 20205 yr ^ Clearly forcing the few, decent, remaining journalists to quit. My hovercraft is full of eels
April 7, 20205 yr I will deeply miss Michelle's reporting on Cleveland development. What kind of stories could they even expect from someone like her coming out of Medina County? Reporting on a new cul-de-sac in Brunswick is certainly beneath her talents. At least we still have NEO Trans to get our local development news from.
April 7, 20205 yr This is bad. Cleveland.com has done maybe one long form type of investigative journalism. The Plain Dealer reporters have done numerous, many focusing on poverty and the vulnerable in cleveland including the lead issue which has prompted true action in this city. Such a shame.
April 7, 20205 yr 51 minutes ago, Enginerd said: This is bad. Cleveland.com has done maybe one long form type of investigative journalism. The Plain Dealer reporters have done numerous, many focusing on poverty and the vulnerable in cleveland including the lead issue which has prompted true action in this city. Such a shame. Like the Muckrakers of a the 19th/20th century, hopefully some of these reporters will parlay their talents into blogs like @KJP's and continue to have an impact on the community.
April 7, 20205 yr 20 minutes ago, Cleburger said: Like the Muckrakers of a the 19th/20th century, hopefully some of these reporters will parlay their talents into blogs like @KJP's and continue to have an impact on the community. They aren't going to get rich doing it! It has to be a side gig to be possible. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 7, 20205 yr FWIW (probably not much) I’m sending Cleveland.com a little note saying I’m no longer visiting their site. I no longer have a reason.
April 7, 20205 yr ^ I did the same via Twitter. I managed to distill everything I wanted to communicate into just two words. Edited April 7, 20205 yr by roman totale XVII My hovercraft is full of eels
April 9, 20205 yr Im very sorry to see that @mjarboe won't be covering Cleveland real estate anymore. She's the best real estate reporter in Ohio. I left Sun (an Advance publication) because they didn't want Sun to cover Cleveland either. I was their only remaining City of Cleveland beat reporter. They first didn't want me to cover downtown (the only growing part of Cleveland a decade ago). The reason is that they considered that I was competing with the PD (which Sun did for decades in the suburbs). So I retreated to covering the "suburban" parts of Cleveland like West Park, Jefferson, Westown and Old Brooklyn. By 2013, Advance didn't want me covering any part of Cleveland. They offered to have me cover Lakewood but only as a single freelance (less-than part-time) reporter. We used to cover Lakewood city, schools and sports with three reporters (two full-time and one part-time)! I told them there was no way a freelancer could cover Lakewood by himself. So that's when I decided it was time to leave the newspaper business. That's also when I started dabbling with NEOtrans, writing a few articles each year. Now I write a dozen or more articles a month. I don't make much money at it, but I do enjoy scooping what's left of local media. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
April 9, 20205 yr ^I hope Michelle takes a similar path. Your reporting, her’s and maybe a handful of others are the only writers I trust/enjoy. Edited April 9, 20205 yr by Sapper Daddy
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