June 13, 201213 yr Moved the Forest City posting to: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,6294.90.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 13, 201213 yr I suppose this could go in any number of threads, but I like it here; it's a brief blog post by a graphic artist/writer who visited the Cleve for an event or something last november and includes an great Red Line route map doodle: http://www.joejarvis.net/2011/11/summary-of-landscape-scenery-as-viewed.html
June 14, 201213 yr If you like old, vintage Cleveland postcards, run, don't walk, to Copley Antique Mall on Cleve-Mass Rd. in Copley. I'm visiting from CA for a couple weeks and went in there to look for postcards to frame, and they are closing and everything is 50% off. They also have the largest collection of Cleveland vintage postcards I've ever seen; about 650 to choose from. Hundreds more of Akron and other Ohio citie's postcards.
June 14, 201213 yr I got some awesome pictures a few months ago focused around cleveland rail, streetcars, etc. They were part of some estate so I bought a few. They were pretty cheap. I bet KJP would like them.
June 14, 201213 yr Foster the People was the opening act for The Beach Boys last night at Blossom; lead singer Mark Foster had a ton of love for his childhood spent in Cleveland.
June 14, 201213 yr I suppose this could go in any number of threads, but I like it here; it's a brief blog post by a graphic artist/writer who visited the Cleve for an event or something last november and includes an great Red Line route map doodle: http://www.joejarvis.net/2011/11/summary-of-landscape-scenery-as-viewed.html Oh that map is so great...thanks for finding this!!!
June 14, 201213 yr Foster the People was the opening act for The Beach Boys last night at Blossom; lead singer Mark Foster had a ton of love for his childhood spent in Cleveland. I thought his words were really moving. I mean, he had teachers from grade school in attendance!! He's a real showman by the way, enjoyed those guys. p.s. Beach Boys did not disappoint...I thought they were amazing.
June 14, 201213 yr Wow. What an amazing blog from someone who hasn't even moved here yet. Make sure you share this on your twitter, facebook, etc... http://aslamminadventure.com/2012/06/13/why-im-moving-to-cleveland/
June 14, 201213 yr Wow. What an amazing blog from someone who hasn't even moved here yet. Make sure you share this on your twitter, facebook, etc... http://aslamminadventure.com/2012/06/13/why-im-moving-to-cleveland/ Great stuff. I'm sharing it now...... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
June 18, 201212 yr Gotta love Detroiter, Dan Gilbert. Yeah, I know he can be heavy handed, tore down one Cleveland landmark (Columbia building) and is trying desperately to raze another (Stanley Block). But consider that this guy came in 7 years ago and bought the Cavs. Not only has he become the aggressive can-do rich owner that we’ve been pining for, for our pro teams. Consider that the best player in the game walked away from Cleveland and yet, 2 years later, we’re excited about the Cavs’ future – much of this because of the way Gilbert runs his business…. … and, oh yeah, Gilbert single-handedly got the casino measure passed in very conservative Ohio and, a month ago, turned our empty, main dept store in the center of town into a lively, people-generating casino that is having positive ripple effects to many aspects of downtown and, itself, has created thousands of jobs … Gilbert has also brought several hundred jobs from his Quicken Loans operations to downtown from Detroit. Can’t say enough about the positive effect and leadership role-model this guy has been. Wish we could clone him.
June 18, 201212 yr I wish we didn't have to share him with Detroit! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 5, 201212 yr I wish we didn't have to share him with Detroit! I wish he was owner of the Tribe where his checkbook wouldn't be limited by a salary cap.
July 6, 201212 yr going native: local scribe takes rust belt migration expert on a tour through cleveland Richey Piiparinen | Thursday, July 05, 2012 Cleveland has a long history of trying to become something -- something other than shtick. Too often, the makeovers do more harm than good. In the 1980s, for example, we tried to convince the world that we were plums. "New York may be the Big Apple, but Cleveland’s a Plum!" announced the civic tagline. But we aren't plums. No, this city -- the product of stiff winds against strong faces; a city of handshakes and hard work -- definitely is not a collective of soft fruit. -- At one point during the night the well-traveled Russell turned to me and said, "This is one of the best days I’ve had in any city. Ever." And like most great days, this one wasn’t planned. Rather, it just happened. The same can be said about great cities: they often just happen. At least if they are allowed to without tired slogans or boondoggle makeovers. And while Rust Belt Chic might very well sound like another hollow attempt at civic rebranding, it is not. Because Rust Belt Chic is less about self-promotion than it is about self-revelation. What are we revealing? The awareness that Cleveland’s essence is a steely heart, not the pit of a purple fruit. And in a world of so much trying, how ironic is it that Cleveland’s core is now cutting edge. http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/rustbeltchic070512.aspx
July 7, 201212 yr probably this was posted already? not sure. symon on cle foodie favs in the nypost: Flee to the Cleve By NICOLE RUPERSBURG Last Updated: 7:08 PM, May 4, 2012 By now a familiar face to anyone watching the cable cooking shows — and now finding an even broader audience as the co-host of ABC's food-centric daytime talkshow, "The Chew," Michael Symon — or, rather, make that Iron Chef Michael Symon — began his career far out of the spotlight, in his hometown of Cleveland. There, he was one of the city's earliest and most vocal advocates for revival, opening a restaurant, Lola, in Cleveland's Tremont neighborhood back in the 1990s, at a time when the area was still plagued by arson and the occasional car bombing. Since then, Symon has watched the city's urban core redevelop, one neighborhood at a time. moar: http://m.nypost.com/p/entertainment/travel/flee_to_the_cleve_VKto60FRnjwoSzXr0ZvaFL
July 8, 201212 yr More rediscovery of Cleveland: http://welcometocle.com/my-misconceptions-about-cleveland/
July 8, 201212 yr The "Why Cleveland?" vid I recently found on CWRU's site - is a nice piece that plays against perceptions... http://case.edu/thankscle/
July 9, 201212 yr This guy loves CLE!! Stan Austin went from New Jersey to big western parks to the Cuyahoga Valley: My Cleveland By Grant Segall Stan Austin, superintendent of the Cuyahoga Valley National Park since 2010, likes Ohio's wild turkeys and its stuffed ones, too. Does it feel strange running a national park in the middle of suburbia? It's a very complex park here. This is a free national park. We're in the top 10 in visits: more than 2 million a year. We have many congressional districts and municipalities and working farms. It's a lot of connections and meetings. The urban parks were all created to bring parks to the people. They're kind of a gateway. I started out at Gateway National Recreation Area in New York and New Jersey. For an African-American boy growing up in Newark, N.J., imagine working at Yosemite. How's the Cuyahoga Valley compare? It's exceptional. There's no other urban area where people have such proximity to natural resources. People love this park. We have several thousand volunteers. We have development pressures, but people understand they have to protect this treasure, because it adds to their economic values, their real estate values. Many businesspeople say they use this park as a selling point. You can go skiing or biking after work in a national park. Surprises here? The surprises continue. There's 33,000 acres. There's more than 125 miles of trails. Every time I turn, it's a new place. Blue Hen Falls surprised me. The Ledges blew me away. Just a buckeye: they're fascinating in bloom. The deer. The blue herons. The wild turkeys running across the road. http://www.cleveland.com/mycleveland/index.ssf/2012/07/stan_austin_went_from_new_jers.html
July 10, 201212 yr It's exceptional. There's no other urban area where people have such proximity to natural resources. Too bad so many urban residents don't have access to the park -- namely Clevelanders where one out of four households have no cars and many more households must share one car among multiple wage earners. If the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic RR was extended north to Tower City for $20 million (roughly the cost of RTA's new Mayfield Rapid Station) and an endowment was established to support the added operating costs, this would provide the necessary access. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 14, 201212 yr ^ that needs to be extended south to akron, cak, canton too. make no small plans. and speaking of akron....begging for boobs! loved how the comments took a 180 from snark - ha: BEGGING FOR BOOBS Ohioan Panhandler Asks Passing Motorists for Money to Buy Bigger Breasts By Neetzan Zimmerman, Jul 13, 2012 1:10 PM SHARE Holding up a sign that reads "not homeless, need boobs," Chrissy Lance of Rittman, Ohio, makes her intentions very clear: She's soliciting money for a boob job. http://m.gawker.com/5925841/ohioan-panhandler-asks-passing-motorists-for-money-to-buy-bigger-breasts
July 17, 201212 yr So I was downtown at 9 p.m. tonight to drop off a few things at the office at East 9th and Euclid. I was very surprised to see a surprisingly large number of people out and about. They appeared to be all types -- office workers, casino workers, other workers, tourists, a few shoppers and restaurateurs. Some were stopping at the various "guitar sculptures" taking pictures of each other next to the guitars. Some were strolling, some speed-walking, some jogging and some sitting in plazas chatting or having a smoke. Not bad for a Monday night. I think the tropical heat had something to do with it too. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
July 17, 201212 yr ^ that needs to be extended south to akron, cak, canton too. make no small plans. and speaking of akron....begging for boobs! loved how the comments took a 180 from snark - ha: BEGGING FOR BOOBS Ohioan Panhandler Asks Passing Motorists for Money to Buy Bigger Breasts By Neetzan Zimmerman, Jul 13, 2012 1:10 PM SHARE Holding up a sign that reads "not homeless, need boobs," Chrissy Lance of Rittman, Ohio, makes her intentions very clear: She's soliciting money for a boob job. http://m.gawker.com/5925841/ohioan-panhandler-asks-passing-motorists-for-money-to-buy-bigger-breasts Oh Rittman, you never seem to surprise me!!
July 24, 201212 yr where the hell is matt 2012? he's in cleveland at the free stamp, just after kyoto fushimi inari at 3:25:
July 24, 201212 yr the larry doby forever stamp is now available! http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/larry-doby-forever-stamp-for-sale
July 24, 201212 yr the larry doby forever stamp is now available! http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/larry-doby-forever-stamp-for-sale Thanks for the heads up, I'll be getting a bunch of these.
July 24, 201212 yr where the hell is matt 2012? he's in cleveland at the free stamp, just after kyoto fushimi inari at 3:25: Such a cool video...it's things like this that really make you wonder why everyone in this world can't get along.
July 26, 201212 yr This piece is full of backhanded compliments/comments, as only ESPN could do...and the last line is especially tasteless. HOWEVER, it would be cool if CLE could pull off a summer Olympics one of these decades...plenty of other stuff to worry about first around the city, I suppose. http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/7039/only-cleveland-can-save-the-2012-olympics
July 26, 201212 yr This piece is full of backhanded compliments/comments, as only ESPN could do...and the last line is especially tasteless. HOWEVER, it would be cool if CLE could pull off a summer Olympics one of these decades...plenty of other stuff to worry about first around the city, I suppose. http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/7039/only-cleveland-can-save-the-2012-olympics If that is the case, why post a negative post in "I love Cleveland" thread?
July 26, 201212 yr I actually like this article...but a lot of the comments on the espn site do not...but the real reason I guess was that I wasn't sure where to post it...
July 26, 201212 yr Thanks for the article. I actually decided to leave a little Cleveland love in the comments.
July 26, 201212 yr This piece is full of backhanded compliments/comments, as only ESPN could do...and the last line is especially tasteless. HOWEVER, it would be cool if CLE could pull off a summer Olympics one of these decades...plenty of other stuff to worry about first around the city, I suppose. http://espn.go.com/blog/playbook/fandom/post/_/id/7039/only-cleveland-can-save-the-2012-olympics Really, other than the unrelenting rule of a lady in a yellow hat, what does London have that Cleveland doesn’t? A big river? Cleveland’s got that, along with Lake Erie to boot. An efficient public transportation system? Not only does Cleveland have one, but it’s the BEST in North America. Hells yeah.
July 26, 201212 yr Thanks for the article. I actually decided to leave a little Cleveland love in the comments. And a very good job at that, I must say!
July 30, 201212 yr Write up from CWRU: What Do Cornell University Students Think of Cleveland? http://msass.case.edu/cleveland/cornell1.html
August 16, 201212 yr Another visitor amazed with the West Side Market, summary in Freshwater, link at bottom take you to full article: travel writer wasn't prepared to fall head over heels for the west side market Thursday, August 16, 2012 "I know a little about farmers markets and fish markets, I enjoy Pike Street Market in Seattle, but I wasn’t prepared for the West Side Market of Cleveland, Ohio," writes Ernie Hawks of the River Journal. http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/inthenews/riverjournal081612.aspx?utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=travel+writer+wasn't+prepared+to+fall+head+over+heels+for+the+west+side+market&utm_content=%7bEmail_Address%7d&utm_campaign=Introducing+Slavic+Village
August 16, 201212 yr Another visitor amazed with the West Side Market, summary in Freshwater, link at bottom take you to full article: travel writer wasn't prepared to fall head over heels for the west side market Thursday, August 16, 2012 "I know a little about farmers markets and fish markets, I enjoy Pike Street Market in Seattle, but I wasn’t prepared for the West Side Market of Cleveland, Ohio," writes Ernie Hawks of the River Journal. http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/inthenews/riverjournal081612.aspx?utm_source=VerticalResponse&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=travel+writer+wasn't+prepared+to+fall+head+over+heels+for+the+west+side+market&utm_content=%7bEmail_Address%7d&utm_campaign=Introducing+Slavic+Village I'm sending this along to my buddy in Chicago who is still homesick for his condo across from WSM. Thanks for posting!
August 16, 201212 yr Author A recent trip to Cleveland (yes, really) takes Ernie out of meat-and-potatoes land Please...make it stop! :bang: Just write a nice article on Cleveland and don't add the token jab for once, it is REALLY freaking tired. I sent the author a comment asking that he remove it.
August 16, 201212 yr Interesting, rare view of the skyline: http://media.photobucket.com/image/recent/jencottrell2007/ClevelandSkyline.jpg
August 16, 201212 yr ^ That is a nice view... old though. Pre-courthouse tower Must be from the CMHA tower?
August 16, 201212 yr Yep, that's a dated (but nice!) pic from the top of the Lakeview Terrace apartment tower; it's a often-used stock photo. clevelandskyscrapers.com Cleveland Skyscrapers on Instagram
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