cardsnxtyr, that's great to hear - glad she got a chance to enjoy some of the best spots in Cleveland. The thing is - while it's not on any scale with Cleveland, there are a few historic buildings in downtown Phoenix. And much of the nightlife in Phoenix is concentrated in Scottsdale and Tempe - but whatever the case, glad to see positive feedback :-)

 

I went to Arizona State for my freshman year and made it to Mill Ave and some spots in Scottsdale, but it just doesnt have the same feel as the places in Cleveland. Plus its a good 45 to 55 minute drive to Tempe/Scottsdale from Peoria for her. 

Great to hear! I'm not shocked though.  When my friends from out of town visit they usually say the same things.  Especially the ones that have never been here before.

I think this type of relational advocacy for the city is way more effective than anything a tourism board could ever do.

I think this type of relational advocacy for the city is way more effective than anything a tourism board could ever do.

 

Certainly.  I brought in a group from DC this past weekend and they were blown away by the restaurants and live music everywhere.  Many times after Ive done this they tell everyone else they know how cool Cleveland is, and many come back for future visits.     

While this thread is often geared towards "how what I love about Cleveland can impress outsiders", I love that I see so many of my fellow Ohio City residents out and about in the neighborhood. I have a young family and it is great to see so many other young families growing and staying in the neighborhood. On any given night in the summer, I can walk up to the park and see friends playing with their kids on the playground. Ditto for my Saturday trips to the west side market. There are many reasons why I love my city and this is just one reason why.

When I come back into town, I always see old friends at the market. 

 

Ohio City sounds like it has really solidified.

 

Back in 2001 I lived on W.44th near John, and the area was nice, but there were lots of break ins.  How is it now?

 

In your opinion, has Ohio City and Detroit Shoreway both grown enough so that it is one continuous safe place to live?

Nice words from local artists (and a model) about our beloved Cleve. Valerie Mayen is amazing!

 

Cleveland fashion designer Valerie Mayen, jeweler Russell Trusso and model Shelly Marks get national buzz

by Kim Crow/Plain Dealer Style Editor

Tuesday July 21, 2009, 2:00 PM

 

Common wisdom says that to succeed in the fashion world, you must live in a vast metropolis such as New York, Los Angeles or London.

 

Poppycock, answer Russell Trusso, Shelly Marks and Valerie Mayen.

 

These local folks -- a jeweler, a model and a fashion designer, respectively -- are creating national buzz for their work, right here in Northeast Ohio.

 

More at http://www.cleveland.com/style/index.ssf/2009/07/cleveland_fashion_designer_val.html

Russell's stuff aint cheap.  I know someone who has a few pieces.

My cousin is in town from Phoenix, Arizona (lives in the sprawling burbs about 40 minutes outside the actually "downtown" of Phoneix) and this is her first time in town since turning 21 (usually makes it about 2 to 3 times per year). So i decided to take the day off work friday to bring her and a friend of mine downtown for lunch and wander around. We tried to stay on the cheaper end so the cousin and friend went to Vincenzas for pizza and i went to the Japanese place in the Colonial Marketplace and had the chicken teriyaki. After lunch it started to pour for a good 30 minutes. We had planned to go to tower city to walk around but decided to stop in at the corner alley for a drink. We ended up bowling 2 games and the entire time my cousin was saying how cool and different the Corner Alley was. After that we stopped in at Cadillac Ranch for a pit stop and me and my friend played home run derby on the Wii that was sponsered by ESPN Radio 850 (??). I won a PS3 game and my friend won a shirt, even though i dont have a PS3. Then we made our way to Tower City and then the Gund for the Cavs team shop, shes been there before so it was nothing really new to her. After that i decided to walk her through the Old Arcade and give her a tour of of the old library. She kept saying how cool all the old buildings are and how they have no old or historic buildings in Phoenix. 

Saturday night i decided to take her out to the Warehouse District instead of going to downtown Willoughby and the Brewing Company again, along with the same friend. We started out at Tequilla Ranch, Liquid, and ended up staying at Blind Pig to watch Radio Tokya, a pretty good cover band from Pittsburgh that played a bit of everything. We all had a good time and on the way home she kept saying how cool the entire street and nightlife was on west 6th and how they have nothing even remotely close to that in Phoenix, that downtown Phoenix is absolutely dead and no one even bothers to go down there after working hours. She said the closest thing they have is a Crocker Park/Legacy Park type place with bars and clubs next to the Cardinals and Coyotes arena, but that its too much of a 'la la fantasy land' to be enjoyable.

Since she comes here so often i dont usually do the whole "touristy" cleveland part and show her around to all the sights, but she was really impressed with East 4th, Corner Alley, and the Warehouse District (for nightlife). She also said she never realized there could be that many people living downtown and was unaware of all the current and future condos/apartments downtown.

She's also more open to the idea of moving here once she gets out of school than she ever was before.

 

Great story! I had a friend a bit older...40, who lived in Phoenix all her life, has traveled abroad quite a bit..locally too.. And knew her hometown quite well.. But when coming here to visit relatives, I offered up a similar tour and got the same great feedback. Even in sketchy areas she saw potential and that we have so much to work with here. She said it so evident Cleveland has left a historical footprint in many ways in a short time.....shows it was a well established cultured place, while Phoenix was a tumbleweed crossing and stagecoach stop. Well, something to that effect. That is not a knock on Phoenix.. Just her words, more or less.

 

It is good to see people try and help curb the Ohio inferiority complex. 

Since that singles article had devolved into what it did... i have moved it to it's own thread...

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,19816.msg414184.html#new

 

 

http://www.cleveland.com/goingout/index.ssf/2009/07/walking_tours_of_the_historic.html

 

Walking tours of the Historic Gateway Neighborhood offer a peek back into Cleveland's glory days

by Laura DeMarco/Plain Dealer Reporter

Thursday July 30, 2009, 2:00 PM

 

I was walking down Euclid Avenue with a ghost. Hundreds of ghosts, in fact. The ghosts of Cleveland past -- the people, the buildings, the places. I met them one recent Thursday evening on a Historic Gateway Neighborhood "Take a Hike" tour of Euclid and Prospect avenues from Public Square to East Ninth Street.

 

One ghost in particular stood out, with his bowler hat, tails and oversize belly and guffaw. It was the spirit of legendary mayor Tom L. Johnson, who led Cleveland in its golden years of 1901-09, embodied by actor Mark Cipra. He met us in front of the newly restored 1904 Park Building on Public Square (now condominiums).

 

More at http://www.cleveland.com/goingout/index.ssf/2009/07/walking_tours_of_the_historic.html

I believe this has been posted before, but I also found this:

 

 

Now through Sunday, September 6th, Take a Hike, and experience Cleveland's rich history on three unique guided walking tours complete with actors portraying historical Cleveland characters, such as John D. Rockefeller, Mrs. Alfred Kelley, Garrett Morgan and others. 

 

Take a Hike Tour Schedule:  

 

The Historic Gateway Neighborhood tour is every Thursday at 6 PM.  Meet at the Arcade (401 Euclid Avenue). 

 

The Historic Warehouse District Tour is every Saturday at 10 AM.  Meet at Constantino's Market (1278 West 9th Street). 

 

The Canal to Harbor Tour is every Sunday at 10 AM.  Meet at Settler's Landing RTA Station (1025 West Superior Avenue).

 

These guided tours will last 1 to 1 1/2 hours in length.  Admission is FREE.  Groups of ten or more are asked to call in advance.

 

 

http://historicgateway.org/Donations.html

 

^ It certainly has  :)

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,19062.0.html

THIS AND THE NEXT FEW MESSAGES were moved from a thread in the travel/relocation section where the high prices and small size/limited amenities of housing on the East Coast was discussed.....

 

I don't mean to rub it in (yes I do) but I have a 900-square-foot fifth-floor two bedroom 1 1/2-bath condo with a balcony that has a view of downtown, an indoor pool two floors above me, storage lockers, heated parking garage with one free parking space for every resident, on a bus line that runs 20 hours a day, and I'm two blocks from another bus route with 24-hour service, a 20-minute walk or 2-minute bus ride from a station on the rapid transit rail line to the airport, plus a 5-minute walk from 24-hour restaurants, drug stores, grocery stores, and a few more minutes from Target, banks, live-music theaters, lakefront parks, etc. etc....

 

And I pay $750 per month in mortgage payments, maintenance fee and real estate tax -- COMBINED. My condo was recently valued at $65,000.

 

Are you people living on the East Coast because your address says "New York City" or "Washington DC" on it? Otherwise I don't see what else you're getting for your over-priced housing.

^I've heard the phrase "it's not the first job you get in a new city, it's the second...". Meaning, it's great to move to a new city with a new job and whatnot. What's not so good is if that city's regional economy is questionable to the extent that if someone lost that first job, could they easily find a second job with comparable pay, etc.? You also have to consider that a lot of people in palijandro7's situation are in their 20s/early 30s and justifiably have some wanderlust that we've probably gotten out of our system. My friends in NYC and Chicago who moved there while they were young complain that the population is very transient and they're considering moving to smaller cities where they can settle down and get more for their money - but we're in our mid to late 30s.

 

When it comes to the combination of affordability and top-notch amenities, especially when you focus on the affordability - Cleveland can hand most major cities their @ss. Cleveland also wins in the lack of pretentious/clueless idiots who move to a city thinking their zip code nullifies their cluelessness/pretentiousness/etc. - probably one of my favorite things about Cleveland. I don't think I'd ever want to see Cleveland get to the point where it's the #1 city on some douchebag Forbes list if it meant losing that down-to-earth quality.

 

However - when it comes to having a diverse and robust enough economy that someone can move to a city, lose one job and have several options? Sorry - the larger cities will win out by default. Here's a perfect example - over the past decade or so, KeyBank and National City had a lot of cross-pollination. If Key had a rough year, the laid off folks would hop over to National City, and vice versa. Well, as we know too well - that option probably won't exist next year. (It's not just a Cleveland thing - Charlotte is feeling the same pain with Wachovia being acquired by Wells Fargo) When it comes to having a large enough population with a healthy amount of turnover so the dating pool doesn't stay stagnant? Maybe it's the notion of "it's not the first date/shag you land, it's the second"? Does that make any sense?

^nicely said

Not sure what this dating pool is, but I sure hope it's chlorinated!

 

Yep, I'm reading what you're writing.

^I've heard the phrase "it's not the first job you get in a new city, it's the second...". Meaning, it's great to move to a new city with a new job and whatnot. What's not so good is if that city's regional economy is questionable to the extent that if someone lost that first job, could they easily find a second job with comparable pay, etc.? You also have to consider that a lot of people in palijandro7's situation are in their 20s/early 30s and justifiably have some wanderlust that we've probably gotten out of our system. My friends in NYC and Chicago who moved there while they were young complain that the population is very transient and they're considering moving to smaller cities where they can settle down and get more for their money - but we're in our mid to late 30s.

 

When it comes to the combination of affordability and top-notch amenities, especially when you focus on the affordability - Cleveland can hand most major cities their @ss. Cleveland also wins in the lack of pretentious/clueless idiots who move to a city thinking their zip code nullifies their cluelessness/pretentiousness/etc. - probably one of my favorite things about Cleveland. I don't think I'd ever want to see Cleveland get to the point where it's the #1 city on some douchebag Forbes list if it meant losing that down-to-earth quality.

 

However - when it comes to having a diverse and robust enough economy that someone can move to a city, lose one job and have several options? Sorry - the larger cities will win out by default. Here's a perfect example - over the past decade or so, KeyBank and National City had a lot of cross-pollination. If Key had a rough year, the laid off folks would hop over to National City, and vice versa. Well, as we know too well - that option probably won't exist next year. (It's not just a Cleveland thing - Charlotte is feeling the same pain with Wachovia being acquired by Wells Fargo) When it comes to having a large enough population with a healthy amount of turnover so the dating pool doesn't stay stagnant? Maybe it's the notion of "it's not the first date/shag you land, it's the second"? Does that make any sense?

 

 

That is exactly why I kept my apartment in Cleveland.  I do not plan on ever becoming a NYer.  When I quit my job or am asked to leave, I'm sure I'll come back and forth and I can just convert the bottom into a rental unit and keep it moving.

 

It cost to much to live on the east coast comfortably if you dont have the money to do it or are not born in one of the aforementioned cities and accustomed to the "struggle". 

 

Boston, NYC and DC are cities full of "haves" and "have nots".  There is no in between.

 

As a person who enter NYC in my early 30s and if I didn't have the financial means to live here part time in the manner in which I do in Cleveland, I would have never moved.  Apartment living is hell, and step below that on the East Coast.  I've seen 11, 12 13 k square foot apartments in NYC and Boston that rent for more than my mortgage in the BS.  The few people that have come from my office in NY, DC, SanFran and seen my apartment in Cleveland are shocked at the cost.  If Moreland Courts was in San Fran, NYC, Boston, NNJ, DC my apartment would be valued at 5/7 million dollars.  That's just insane.

 

I'll take my comfortable and sane Shaker Square over any Square in NYC or any Circle in DC any day! 

 

 

We need to tell our story more often and more effectively. Forget trying to say we'll kick ass economically because of our access to freshwater, or because we have great museums, or because we're 500 miles from half the population of North America, or...

 

We'll kick ass because we've successfully advertised the low price of great housing that provides easy access to those great assets.

Well said you guys.

 

Ive now been in DC going on 12 years, and Ive come to terms with the fact that I will never own property here.  I have a rent controlled apt. that is $1,250 a month (currently sub leasing) and I'm sharing a 500 sq ft condo with my S.O. that was $395,000 several years ago.  To get something bigger here, we are looking at $600,000 to $850,000 and thats for a chopped up row house or a very small house a little outside of the central city (600,000 would be in a bad neighborhood). 

 

Since I have been home sick since I moved here, and since I don't need the daily ego boost of being in "DC", we are now looking at houses in Cleveland.  Frankly we can buy a mansion there, and the quality of life just cant be beat.  I have introduced Cleveland to dozens of people that have never been there, and they all have loved it (including my S.O.).

 

It may take a little time to work through everything in order to move back, but I'm not willing to waste any more of my life here.         

Well said you guys.

 

Ive now been in DC going on 12 years, and Ive come to terms with the fact that I will never own property here.  I have a rent controlled apt. that is $1,250 a month (currently sub leasing) and I'm sharing a 500 sq ft condo with my S.O. that was $395,000 several years ago.  To get something bigger here, we are looking at $600,000 to $850,000 and thats for a chopped up row house or a very small house a little outside of the central city (600,000 would be in a bad neighborhood). 

 

Since I have been home sick since I moved here, and since I don't need the daily ego boost of being in "DC", we are now looking at houses in Cleveland.  Frankly we can buy a mansion there, and the quality of life just cant be beat.  I have introduced Cleveland to dozens of people that have never been there, and they all have loved it (including my S.O.).

 

It may take a little time to work through everything in order to move back, but I'm not willing to waste any more of my life here.         

 

WAIT!  Two people in 500 Sq. Ft??  You have a dog as well, correct?  You three must be on top of each other and not in the fun way!

That would be correct.

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you.  500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable.  You poor things.

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you. 500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable. You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you.  500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable.  You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

 

Honey, make that move QUICK!

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you. 500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable. You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

 

I feel your pain.  I'm in a 700 sq ft apartment with my girlfriend, a 100 lb dog, and an annoying cat.  I look at some of the homes in Ohio City and Tremont and just drool on myself.  Someday...

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you.  500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable.  You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

 

I feel your pain.  I'm in a 700 sq ft apartment with my girlfriend, a 100 lb dog, and an annoying cat.  I look at some of the homes in Ohio City and Tremont and just drool on myself.  Someday...

 

Where do you put stuff??  Im a thrifty bitch and belive furniture should serve multiple purposes, but damn.

 

How do you kids manage relationships??  If you get into an arguement/disagreement, there is no place to go.  You have a dog and a cat, you're a Saint!

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you.  500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable.  You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

 

I feel your pain.  I'm in a 700 sq ft apartment with my girlfriend, a 100 lb dog, and an annoying cat.  I look at some of the homes in Ohio City and Tremont and just drool on myself.  Someday...

 

Where do you put stuff??  Im a thrifty bitch and belive furniture should serve multiple purposes, but damn.

 

How do you kids manage relationships??  If you get into an arguement/disagreement, there is no place to go.  You have a dog and a cat, you're a Saint!

 

Thats partly why I kept my apartment.  Much of my stuff is there, and have been sub-leasing it furnished.  It is rediculous though.  Fortunately he is so laid back that there isn't much disagreeing or arguing like with past ones :wink: (what I say goes!)   

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you.  500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable.  You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

 

I feel your pain.  I'm in a 700 sq ft apartment with my girlfriend, a 100 lb dog, and an annoying cat.  I look at some of the homes in Ohio City and Tremont and just drool on myself.  Someday...

 

Where do you put stuff??  Im a thrifty bitch and belive furniture should serve multiple purposes, but damn.

 

How do you kids manage relationships??  If you get into an arguement/disagreement, there is no place to go.  You have a dog and a cat, you're a Saint!

 

Thats partly why I kept my apartment.  Much of my stuff is there, and have been sub-leasing it furnished.  It is rediculous though.  Fortunately he is so laid back that there isn't much disagreeing or arguing like with past ones ;) (what I say goes!)   

 

Thats my boy!  :whip:    I say "train" him!

 

When I'm old and i'm forced to downsize, I have no clue what I'm going to do with all the stuff I've accumlated, namely clothing.  I can barely fit the clothes I have now into the closets I have.

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you. 500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable. You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

 

I feel your pain. I'm in a 700 sq ft apartment with my girlfriend, a 100 lb dog, and an annoying cat. I look at some of the homes in Ohio City and Tremont and just drool on myself. Someday...

 

Where do you put stuff?? Im a thrifty bitch and belive furniture should serve multiple purposes, but damn.

 

How do you kids manage relationships??   If you get into an arguement/disagreement, there is no place to go. You have a dog and a cat, you're a Saint!

 

Well, we're young so we haven't accumulated a ton of stuff.  I'm also not a pack rat and have no problem throwing things away... that helps.  It's also about compromise.  For example, I play bass guitar but there really isn't any room for it in the apartment so I store it at my parents house.  Same goes with my bike for now.  It is tough though.  When we first moved into the unit she wanted to buy a friggin elliptical machine.  I put the brakes on that real quick!

That would be correct.

Child, I feel for you.  500 sq....In my head that seems so tiny for one person, but for two plus a pet, for me, that is unimaginable.  You poor things.

 

Thus its been heaven looking at these 3000-4000 sq foot homes in Cleveland (and even a yard for the pooch)

 

I feel your pain.  I'm in a 700 sq ft apartment with my girlfriend, a 100 lb dog, and an annoying cat.  I look at some of the homes in Ohio City and Tremont and just drool on myself.  Someday...

 

Where do you put stuff??  Im a thrifty bitch and belive furniture should serve multiple purposes, but damn.

 

How do you kids manage relationships??  If you get into an arguement/disagreement, there is no place to go.  You have a dog and a cat, you're a Saint!

 

Well, we're young so we haven't accumulated a ton of stuff.  I'm also not a pack rat and have no problem throwing things away... that helps.  It's also about compromise.  For example, I play bass guitar but there really isn't any room for it in the apartment so I store it at my parents house.  Same goes with my bike for now.  It is tough though.  When we first moved into the unit she wanted to buy a friggin elliptical machine.  I put the brakes on that real quick!

 

Aww.....young love.

All discussion of Palijandro's upcoming move to DC has been relocated to the DC relocation thread.  Please continue that discussion there, as it has nothing to do with "I love Cleveland".

I think this is extremely important to reach out to new young minds entering Cleveland for the first time.  Great first impressions are always very important obviously.  Not to mention, most Case students hardly realize what's outside their bubble until sophomore or junior year.  I'm definitely interested in helping out with something like this next year.

 

http://downtowncleveland.org/blog/index.php/2009/08/332/

 

New students love Cleveland!

August 21, 2009 – 11:22 am

 

Over in University Circle, there are a thousand new students to the city of Cleveland at Case Western Reserve University.  Around thirty five of those students (only five or six from Ohio) are already city experts because they participated in Case Explores and Case Eats, pre-Welcome Days programs that had them move to campus early and explore what Cleveland has to offer.

 

I was fortunate enough to be able to volunteer to coordinate both of the schedules and lead the students on Case Explores.  Both groups were able to enjoy bowling at The Corner Alley, dinner at The Greenhouse Tavern, a talk on local food in the Arcade, and experience the North Coast Harbor attractions (Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, Great Lakes Science Center).  However, as can be inferred by the title of the program, Case Eats had a food-centric schedule that also included cooking classes, a farmer’s market, and what many students considered to be their highlight - a restaurant crawl through the Historic Warehouse District.  Beginning at Metropolitan and ending at XO with a stop at Crop Bistro along the way, the students ate their way through some of the fine dining culture of Downtown.

 

Case Explores took the approach of digging deep into the culture of Downtown.  We took the students to the 49th floor of Key Tower to show off the view from the offices of Squires, Sanders, & Dempsey before getting a backstage tour of four of Playhouse Square’s theaters.  After a walk down Euclid Avenue the group had lunch before one of the highlights - a talk and tour of City Hall with Mayor Frank Jackson.  The Mayor took pictures with all the students and spoke very candidly for over an hour about leadership, education, Cleveland, and life lessons.  We then got a behind the scenes look at East Fourth street from developer Ari Maron before seeing the Tribe in a losing effort against the Los Angeles Angels.

 

These students started the week with no experience in Cleveland and walked away genuinely impressed.  I consistently heared them on their cell phones telling people what they had done and what they liked - nice people, clean city, great fun.  Hopefully they’ll extend their knowledge to their friends now as well.

 

Good job by a fellow UrbanOhioan!

That sounds like an excellent program. MH you would be an excellent tour guide for that.

 

 

That sounds like an excellent program. MH you would be an excellent tour guide for that.

 

 

 

Thanks for the kind words.  I'm definitely interested in getting involved with volunteering for tours and such around the city about this time next year.  This subtle motivation only helps!

That sounds like an excellent program. MH you would be an excellent tour guide for that.

 

 

 

Thanks for the kind words. I'm definitely interested in getting involved with volunteering for tours and such around the city about this time next year.   This subtle motivation only helps!

 

Ooo!  Me too, Jeffrey T!

What a great program!  I wish they had something like that when I started at Case (11 years ago now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!).

Hey, this guy loves Cleveland!

 

Adam Wilson uses arm tattoo of Cleveland landmarks to show his hometown pride.

 

VIDEO: http://www.cleveland.com/pdq/index.ssf/2009/08/adam_wilson_uses_arm_tattoo_of.html

 

 

The CSU Farmer's Market that started today rocks my world. It's good-size, while still smaller than their version at Shaker Square. Several hundred of people congregating along Euclid Avenue at a couple dozen tents, buying local produce, meat, breads, condiments, while local musicians perform in the background, all in perfect weather as buildings go up on either side of the block ... it's official, I Heart Cleveland.

 

Check it out at Euclid and E. 19th, Thursdays from 10:30 to 1:30, until late October.

Damn, I really meant to go to that but forgot!

Not a great article, but the man still felt compelled enough to write about his trip to Cleveland. 

 

Cleveland: A City Worth Visiting

http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/newyorkmusic/2009/sep/10/cleveland-a-city-worth-visiting/

Not a great article, but the man still felt compelled enough to write about his trip to Cleveland. 

 

Cleveland: A City Worth Visiting

http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/newyorkmusic/2009/sep/10/cleveland-a-city-worth-visiting/

 

Not sure I understood the 'Rio-Comment' afterwards...   

Not a great article, but the man still felt compelled enough to write about his trip to Cleveland.

 

Cleveland: A City Worth Visiting

http://www2.ljworld.com/weblogs/newyorkmusic/2009/sep/10/cleveland-a-city-worth-visiting/

 

Not sure I understood the 'Rio-Comment' afterwards...

 

It said it was in reference to the previous blog, which I couldnt find, then I decided I didnt want to. 

I wanted to add that I was in with friends again over Labor day weekend as well and it is a treat to have the airshow going on the whole weekend.  We actually went to it on Sunday (somebody gave us tickets) and it was great.  Lots of activity on the waterfront around the Rock Hall and Science Center.  My guests were again impressed with the Cleve. 

 

One of the highlights for me (a plug) was seeing Hedwig and the Angry Inch at the HighFi Club.  It would typically be at Cleveland Public but not this time.  Anyway the performance was outstanding (certainly a glam rock spectacle)!!! and the small concert club venue only magnified that...    It plays till October 3rd and is mostly the original cast from the Cleveland Public days... (local talent)

Certainly one of the best productions of anything I have ever seen!  I may come back to see it again.

http://hedwigcleveland.com/

 

Oh and LAlbatros was great...  Be sure to get the cheese service... comes with a lovely presentation from the Fromagier..

 

Awesome weekend!

A great interview with Danielle DeBoe, who owns Room Service in the Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood:

 

From cleveland.com

 

Boutique owner Danielle DeBoe exults in her love of city: My Cleveland

by Sarah Crump, The Plain Dealer

 

Danielle DeBoe speaks in capital letters and sees Cleveland just as expansively. There is "SO MUCH," she said, that is great about Cleveland's Detroit-Shoreway neighborhood. That's where she founded a boutique, Room Service, in a section she is helping to revitalize -- the Gordon Square Arts District.

 

Thousands come to her semiannual shopping-music celebration, Made in the 216, which toasts fashions and accessories made by local designers. (DeBoe is planning the next Made in the 216 but said it will last the entire month of November.)

 

Get ready for even more city boosting by DeBoe, 32. She is creating a Web site with local photographer Billy Delfs that will feature Clevelanders and their civic contributions.

 

More at http://www.cleveland.com/mycleveland/index.ssf/2009/09/boutique_owner_danielle_deboe.html

Shaq's Tweet Puts Tremont Restaurant On Map

 

POSTED: 4:06 pm EDT October 2, 2009

UPDATED: 1:11 am EDT October 3, 2009

 

 

CLEVELAND -- Shaquille O'Neal is one of the biggest celebrities ever to play in Cleveland, and now the new Cavs center is even giving restaurant reviews.

 

On Wednesday night, Shaq put on his Twitter page that he was at Lago in Tremont and having the best lasagna in Cleveland.

 

 

MORE AT http://www.newsnet5.com/sports/21184802/detail.html

In the "America Favorite Cities" issue of Travel and Leisure, they rated Cleveland very well in many categories, including #1 for affordable getaway.

Check out some of the categories.  Cleveland fared #2 in the country for Classical Music, #6 for Theater  (#6 in culture overall, beating out many larger citys), and in the top 10 in many other categories. 

 

Kind of confirms some of what I thought in regard to DC and Cleveland, and where Cleveland fared better.

 

I was a little surprised (yet not) that I didnt see any other city in the region (not Cincinatti, Pittsburgh or Columbus)  even listed at all in the top 30 in any of the categories.  (take that Pittsburgh :evil:)

 

http://www.travelandleisure.com/afc/2009/category/13/subcategory/68/

Ive watched that carefully.  I knew travel, shopping, luxury would get us.

I tell people all the time that they would be surprised by the "culture" here.  Say what you will about other aspects of our City - CMA, PHS and Severance Hall are all crown jewels.  I imagine the RRHOF carried some weight in the museum category.