On 5/2/2021 at 7:07 AM, Mov2Ohio said:

Looking good! Cleveland praised as NFL Draft puts city in national spotlight

 

 

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wkyc.com/amp/article/news/local/cleveland/nfl-draft-cleveland-reaction/95-8f8b3564-b13b-4c81-b89c-f292b1b8f6f0

 

I missed the draft on Thursday night.  Is there anywhere I can see all of these skyline shots that people are talking about or does anyone have pictures they can post?  I did some Googling and I got plenty of draft info, but no Cleveland shots. Thanks in advance.

12 hours ago, jeremyck01 said:

 

I missed the draft on Thursday night.  Is there anywhere I can see all of these skyline shots that people are talking about or does anyone have pictures they can post?  I did some Googling and I got plenty of draft info, but no Cleveland shots. Thanks in advance.

The Courtyard by Marriott had the best shots of the city after the commercial breaks. Although I do not see the shots from Saturday they were amazing!

 

https://www.facebook.com/courtyard/videos/its-finally-nfldraft-day-in-cleveland-lets-go-officialhotelofthenfl-courtyardnfl/211173257479235/

Edited May 4, 20214 yr by Florida Guy

A couple cranes in the sky would have been nice, but oh well.

11 minutes ago, Florida Guy said:

The Courtyard by Marriott had the best shots of the city after the commercial breaks. Although I do not see the shots from Saturday they were amazing!

 

https://www.facebook.com/courtyard/videos/its-finally-nfldraft-day-in-cleveland-lets-go-officialhotelofthenfl-courtyardnfl/211173257479235/

 

The Courtyard by Marriott was the official hotel. Strange though as there is no Marriott Courtyard within walking distance of the event--the closest one I know of is in University Circle. Usually official or sponsoring hotels of an event are at or adjacent to a venue.

 

It's because Courtyard by Marriott is the official hotel of the NFL as a whole. During the season, there is cross promotion for it in all of the hotel lobbies.

On 5/3/2021 at 10:09 PM, jeremyck01 said:

 

I missed the draft on Thursday night.  Is there anywhere I can see all of these skyline shots that people are talking about or does anyone have pictures they can post?  I did some Googling and I got plenty of draft info, but no Cleveland shots. Thanks in advance.

 

So many good pictures from last weekend. (Sorry about the Twitter blast and slow load times, but I think this is the best way to make sure the photographers get credit.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a great one from @urbanetics_:

 

 

 

This guy took a bunch of good pis too (link is his flickr page):

 

 

3 hours ago, Boomerang_Brian said:

 

So many good pictures from last weekend. (Sorry about the Twitter blast and slow load times, but I think this is the best way to make sure the photographers get credit.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And a great one from @urbanetics_:

 

 

 

 

Wow.  Thanks for your effort in putting this together.  These are great pictures.

 University Circle named best arts district.

 

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/05/university-circle-named-best-arts-district-in-the-country-in-usa-today-contest.html

billydelfsphoto The flats in Cleveland are incredibly photogenic. Modest scale structures of utilitarian character. Old cereal mills along the Cuyahoga that were used to grind winter wheat. They have been there since the 1800s and in 2020 learned they will be removed soon.. exhibition in the Little Italy redevelopment offices June 4-6.
The last grain Mill, 11x14

 

https://billydelfs.com/

https://www.instagram.com/p/COk090PJ5Lu/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link

Oh and this one. Looks like the pot ‘o gold is at the Beacon

Al Roker returns to Cleveland for the Today show. 
 

 

lots of art world news around about the passing of cleveland's currently best known modern artist michangelo lovelace,.

 

he had a show here at a gallery out here around the corner from us that i got to see. i loved his work, its kind of like a more politically conscious red grooms or howard finster. r.i.p..

 

 

Michelangelo Lovelace, Compassionate Painter of Cleveland’s Community, Has Died at 60

 

BY CLAIRE SELVIN

April 28, 2021 1:39pm

 

https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/michelangelo-lovelace-artist-dead-1234591149/

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/05/07/arts/michelangelo-lovelace-dead.html

 

https://www.lovelaceart.com

 

 

 

 

 

Michael and Shirley Lovelace at Fort Gansevoort in 2018, with “A Night at the Drive-In” (2009) in the background. | © Michelangelo Lovelace Sr., Courtesy the artist and Fort Gansevoort

Jackson Browne who was a great writer in his time has released a song/video called "My Cleveland Heart". Not sure of the story behind it though.

 

Possibly a darker subject matter about emergence from the pandemic, but Lester Holt will be in Cleveland on Wednesday for Nightly News. 

 

Lester Holt bringing ‘NBC Nightly News’ to Cleveland: ‘It’s important we get out and get the pulse of the nation’

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When Lester Holt took over “NBC Nightly News” in 2015, one of his top priorities was to take the show on the road from time to time.

“As a national newscast, I think it’s important that we get out and get the pulse of the nation,” he told cleveland.com.

So, beginning Monday, Holt will be broadcasting the program from five cities across the country to see how they’re reemerging from the pandemic. The “Across America” tour includes a stop in Cleveland on Wednesday.

 

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/05/lester-holt-bringing-nbc-nightly-news-to-cleveland-its-important-we-get-out-and-get-the-pulse-of-the-nation.html?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=clevelanddotcom_sf&fbclid=IwAR1WYrteDyy8HmY3WjvONaj5dY-ArcQtAvbqQZ3Z6BnXospnVfPPh1Y7d7s

^

 

17 hours ago, freethink said:

Jackson Browne who was a great writer in his time has released a song/video called "My Cleveland Heart". Not sure of the story behind it though.

 

A little love song to the Clinic.  Mr. Browne is getting old.

So much national coverage lately... a few examples from this past week:

 

1) https://www.wkyc.com/mobile/video/news/local/cleveland/russ-mitchell-talks-with-nbcs-lester-holt-about-his-visit-to-cleveland-for-across-america-series/95-84fc1cbf-27b0-4919-bfb7-815e6c0cf902

 

2) https://www.today.com/today/amp-video/mmvo111623237927?__twitter_impression=true

 

3)

https://www.today.com/video/al-roker-visits-nasa-s-glenn-research-center-in-cleveland-111861317575
 

4)

 

Edited May 20, 20214 yr by MuRrAy HiLL

Al's snazzy hat!!

‘I didn’t know you had a beach,’ and other observations about Cleveland from meeting planners in town for the NFL Draft

https://www.cleveland.com/business/2021/04/i-didnt-know-you-had-a-beach-and-other-observations-about-cleveland-from-meeting-planners-in-town-for-the-nfl-draft.html

It's a debatable list, but overall good.  

I wonder how the Cuyahoga Valley railroad always ends up with pictures of a steam locomotive.   I would love to see that again!  

 

15 Things to do in Cleveland if you just moved here or are visiting for the first time

 

https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/15-things-to-do-in-cleveland-if-you-just-moved-here-or-are-visiting-for-the-first-time?fbclid=IwAR3uQR5VUhyDAZS-YvDilnAF04N3BUUCluR4HS4zlOuruh6OYACsQPIqn40

2 hours ago, Cleburger said:

I wonder how the Cuyahoga Valley railroad always ends up with pictures of a steam locomotive.   I would love to see that again!  

CVSR does "Steam in the Valley" every September.  This is a photo I took a few years ago.

Edited May 23, 20214 yr by skiwest

2 hours ago, skiwest said:

CVSR does "Steam in the Valley" every September.  This is a photo I took a few years ago.

 

You are correct I had forgotten about that.  However in these kinds of articles directed at out-of-towners and new transplants, it is dis-ENGINE-ous (get it?) to show a steam train to people who may believe it is steam full time.  

 

 

 

1 hour ago, Cleburger said:

 

You are correct I had forgotten about that.  However in these kinds of articles directed at out-of-towners and new transplants, it is dis-ENGINE-ous (get it?) to show a steam train to people who may believe it is steam full time.  

 

 

 

 

Yes, it is misleading.  Some folks would be steamed when they find out it is not a steam engine.  It would be nice if CVSR could do steam more than two weekends per year.

On 5/23/2021 at 4:05 PM, skiwest said:

 

Yes, it is misleading.  Some folks would be steamed when they find out it is not a steam engine.  It would be nice if CVSR could do steam more than two weekends per year.

 

It would be nice if there were more steam locomotives to go around -- and they were cheaper to "rent."

just for fun, joolz will take you down a walking tour of cleveland street in london.

 

 

On 5/23/2021 at 12:24 PM, skiwest said:

CVSR does "Steam in the Valley" every September.  This is a photo I took a few years ago.

Wow....and I pled guilty to an "Excessive muffler gas" charge when I was 18. 

1 hour ago, David said:

Wow....and I pled guilty to an "Excessive muffler gas" charge when I was 18. 

 

Bet ya didn't have waiver like the 767 does!

4 minutes ago, KJP said:

 

Bet ya didn't have waiver like the 767 does!

Why does it get a waiver? I guess it did help Marty and Doc get the DeLorean up to 88mph and conclude the Back to the Future series. 

Edited June 8, 20214 yr by David

For the same reason historic cars do, too.

"Cleveland" isn't used; but this woman loves her Vitamix.  Source is behind a payway; essentially the woman says she loved her Vitamix, put it away for a few years, got it out again for pandemic cookery and still loves it more than ever.

 

https://www.ft.com/content/ef2dcad5-0d46-4a8c-aa2b-c33acba5abf2

A very "Cleveland" story for our beloved USS Cod. 

 

Yesterday, when moving for the first time in 58 years (to a drydock in Erie PA for repairs), the towing company managed to run her into the superstructure of the USCG Moro Bay 🤦‍♂️.   You would think they would have politely asked the Coast Guard to move her for a few hours while they executed this move....

 

This is the best video I've found.   NSFW due to language 😀

 

 

It would be nice it they could find a place in North Coast Harbor to dock the Cod.  I think it would attract more visitors there.

are wahoo caps now a pop/punky thing?

or something?

 

this baltimore band turnstyles

5 hours ago, mrnyc said:

are wahoo caps now a pop/punky thing?

or something?

 

this baltimore band turnstyles

 

every so often I see young guys who appear to be Latino/Hispanic wearing Chief Wahoo caps in New York. I always wonder if that means something beyond just being fans. Have you noticed that?

8 hours ago, mrnyc said:

are wahoo caps now a pop/punky thing?

or something?

 

this baltimore band turnstyles

The band is called Turnstile and the bass player in the Indians cap is from Columbus. I’m sure I’ve seen pictures on the web of him wearing a Tribe jersey too. Saw them play at the Agora a few years ago and they’re a pretty good hardcore punk outfit. 

 

On 6/29/2021 at 10:25 PM, roman totale XVII said:

The band is called Turnstile and the bass player in the Indians cap is from Columbus. I’m sure I’ve seen pictures on the web of him wearing a Tribe jersey too. Saw them play at the Agora a few years ago and they’re a pretty good hardcore punk outfit. 

 

By chance were you at springfling? That's where I saw them last.

I listen to the Amateur Traveler Podcast and noticed there was no legitimate  CLE episode, save some awful attempt in 2010. it’s a pretty big audience.  So I wrote the guy and he obliged. Just dropped today, let me know how I did:

 

https://amateurtraveler.com/things-to-do-in-cleveland-ohio/

 

 

whoa! some obvious fresh move in intern h8r for that nitwit ny mayor di blasio tried to get roastie, but it turned out he got roasted:

 

 

https://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/us_60e0389ee4b0e01b6b1e8daa

On 6/29/2021 at 7:41 PM, eastvillagedon said:

 

every so often I see young guys who appear to be Latino/Hispanic wearing Chief Wahoo caps in New York. I always wonder if that means something beyond just being fans. Have you noticed that?

 

i dk, but im going back to in person work this week so i’ll see more of the city again.

 

i do notice browns caps a lot for obvious melanin enhanced reasons, but also because they arent an embarassment of a football team anymore lol.

It's not just Cleveland; it's about all three C's.  The WSJ takes a leisurely ramble through Ohio.

 

https://www.wsj.com/articles/an-all-american-road-through-ohio-amish-auctions-fried-chicken-and-rock-roll-11625221833?page=1

The term "Cleveland" has been trending upwards in Google's Ngram Viewer. The Ngram viewer counts the occurrences of a term in books over time.  Below is 2010 to 2019. I get that "Cleveland" could include the president and that "Columbus" includes references to Christopher Columbus, Columbus Day, Columbus Georgia, but "Detroit" and "Pittsburgh" are pretty much the cities themselves. Cleveland is trending up!

 

 

 

Here's the same chart, but 2000-2019--Cleveland's (and Pittsburgh's) increase has been steady, unlike for example, Detroit's:

 

 

 

Edited July 12, 20213 yr by Pugu

 

So this guy has a somewhat popular YouTube channel about cities, states and places. He recently published this video and it is filled with a lot of misinformation and typical old Cleveland stereotypes that persist along with some truths and decent video footage.

It's a mixed bag, and he's driving me crazy mixing up the city proper and metro regions.  Quite a few fair points, especially about unreported crimes and regionalized police forces.

 ^^Downtown really looks good (especially around Playhouse Sq. I still remember the Forum Cafeteria on E. 9th St), but I would have liked to have seen more people walking around. Don't know what time of day (or day of the week) this was filmed. The best comment was how Cleveland retains many first class institutions (paraphrasing) from the time it was a more prominent city, but it's a shame no footage of University Circle was included, certainly one of the greatest assets of the city. Also it would have helped to find someone with a slightly less grim and resigned tone providing most of the commentary (1st guy)  , but I guess the creator needed to find someone who would reinforce his (probably) already predetermined conclusions of what to expect in Cleveland. 

^^I think I heard him say the Browns are not very good.  Either he is misinformed or it was filmed prior to the 2020 season.  I was a little irked when he said the winters are brutal here.  C'mon, man.  Winters are cold and snowy, but I wouldn't call it brutal.  I'm glad he didn't mention the burning river. 

the youtube algorithm gave me the worst show in tv history, so i bit and i am glad i did its interesting. it was a half hour show starring tim conway called turn on from 1969. it was kind of like laugh-in on steroids, so it looks like you are watching a bunch of tiktoks in a row. it was canceled after one episode, or after half an episode in many cities. it turns out all because of an incensed station guy in cleveland. there are several sources discussing the show, including an interview with conway, but let creator george schlatter tell it:

 

 

 

On 7/14/2021 at 9:33 AM, urbanmyth said:

 

So this guy has a somewhat popular YouTube channel about cities, states and places. He recently published this video and it is filled with a lot of misinformation and typical old Cleveland stereotypes that persist along with some truths and decent video footage.

Interesting video not necessarily charmed with the ‘talent’ that this guy recruited to review the city but whatever.  

 

The video footage is pretty good and seems fairly recent as the Lumen and Beacon on display.  Great footage of a freighter/ore boat on the river.

 

 Not very well researched - but I hate to admit the grouchy reviewer (that wants to leave) made a couple of good points…one being is that CLE should be one of the premier cities between NYC and CHI based on the medical and cultural institutions.  

 

Agreed that the lack of footage around UC is pretty indicative of how lazy ‘journalism’ has become in this age of YouTube.  

 

Also what on earth was that one guy saying when he mentioned CBus being more expensive?  Aren’t the two cities basically the same for cost?

Edited July 24, 20213 yr by BigMacky

20 hours ago, BigMacky said:

 

“Also what on earth was that one guy saying when he mentioned CBus being more expensive?  Aren’t the two cities basically the same for cost?”

Columbus is more expensive….   Look it up, the cost of living in Columbus is in some categories, significantly more than Cleveland’s.  Housing alone (the median housing price in Columbus is 66% more than in Cleveland).  These costs trail the local economy.

This is what we talk about when we say this should be a draw for Cleveland.  
we moved back to Cleveland because we were able to buy a mansion in Shaker that we shouldn’t have been able to afford, and wouldn’t have been able to afford in Columbus, and certainly not DC.