December 31, 20159 yr ^yes, the lake is very spoooky. From the article: "It's a great year to take in the sights along the Cuyahoga River or explore the beaches of Lake Eerie while enjoying this friendly and accessible city."
January 1, 20169 yr I was just reading a list of "Most Fun Cities in Ohio" and it had CLE #1 with one of the reasons it being home to "top MLB, NBA, and NHL teams." That said, I'm not sure it would have been more correct if worded accurately
January 10, 20169 yr Ah yes, the Caped Cavs Crusader. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 13, 20169 yr Cleveland gets a shout out on the BBC http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160106-in-praise-of-boring-places
January 21, 20169 yr Progressive Insurance video: http://www.mystatebeautiful.com/if-youre-from-cleveland-this-is-the-best-thing-youll-see-all-day-guaranteed/
January 21, 20169 yr I'm glad Progressive love Cleveland so much and look forward to them moving here! This was tangentially discussed on another thread "Cleveland Film Industry". I'll repost below my comments from that thread; What I've also heard from (friends at Progressive) in the past is that the basic value proposition they give to 'millennial' new hires is "Hey, look at how cool downtown Cleveland is - you can live there and have a great time and don't worry about the commute to the campus - it's easy!". Seeing that video seems to confirm this. Anecdotal evidence is that that selling story works probably not as often as Progressive would like. The people I know there are a million miles away from the C-suite, so don't take this as evidence that the bosses think being stuck out in Mayfield is an issue! Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3329.1610.html#ixzz3xt8qbiFA My hovercraft is full of eels
January 21, 20169 yr I'm glad Progressive love Cleveland so much and look forward to them moving here! This was tangentially discussed on another thread "Cleveland Film Industry". I'll repost below my comments from that thread; What I've also heard from (friends at Progressive) in the past is that the basic value proposition they give to 'millennial' new hires is "Hey, look at how cool downtown Cleveland is - you can live there and have a great time and don't worry about the commute to the campus - it's easy!". Seeing that video seems to confirm this. Anecdotal evidence is that that selling story works probably not as often as Progressive would like. The people I know there are a million miles away from the C-suite, so don't take this as evidence that the bosses think being stuck out in Mayfield is an issue! Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3329.1610.html#ixzz3xt8qbiFA Yeah, this is probably more topical here than there, but as we said there they are an insular company that doesn't interact much with their surroundings. Downtown advocates talk about how they should move there, but in reality would hate them if they did.
January 21, 20169 yr I'm glad Progressive love Cleveland so much and look forward to them moving here! This was tangentially discussed on another thread "Cleveland Film Industry". I'll repost below my comments from that thread; What I've also heard from (friends at Progressive) in the past is that the basic value proposition they give to 'millennial' new hires is "Hey, look at how cool downtown Cleveland is - you can live there and have a great time and don't worry about the commute to the campus - it's easy!". Seeing that video seems to confirm this. Anecdotal evidence is that that selling story works probably not as often as Progressive would like. The people I know there are a million miles away from the C-suite, so don't take this as evidence that the bosses think being stuck out in Mayfield is an issue! Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3329.1610.html#ixzz3xt8qbiFA Yeah, this is probably more topical here than there, but as we said there they are an insular company that doesn't interact much with their surroundings. Downtown advocates talk about how they should move there, but in reality would hate them if they did. I work for PGR and it IS a great place to work. Argue all you want about downtown or burbs, but at least we have a company this size in greater Cleveland. As to "insular" I find that comment irrelevant. Like it or now ANY company that has a campus environment will be "insular", whether it is PGR in Cleveland or Apple in Cupertino. And if PGR was in a high rise downtown or any other company was in a high rise in any other city, companies that are large enough are going to provide employees with amenities on site, which means they might not have to go outside, whether in a campus environment or a high rise environment.
January 21, 20169 yr I'm glad Progressive love Cleveland so much and look forward to them moving here! This was tangentially discussed on another thread "Cleveland Film Industry". I'll repost below my comments from that thread; What I've also heard from (friends at Progressive) in the past is that the basic value proposition they give to 'millennial' new hires is "Hey, look at how cool downtown Cleveland is - you can live there and have a great time and don't worry about the commute to the campus - it's easy!". Seeing that video seems to confirm this. Anecdotal evidence is that that selling story works probably not as often as Progressive would like. The people I know there are a million miles away from the C-suite, so don't take this as evidence that the bosses think being stuck out in Mayfield is an issue! Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3329.1610.html#ixzz3xt8qbiFA Yeah, this is probably more topical here than there, but as we said there they are an insular company that doesn't interact much with their surroundings. Downtown advocates talk about how they should move there, but in reality would hate them if they did. I work for PGR and it IS a great place to work. Argue all you want about downtown or burbs, but at least we have a company this size in greater Cleveland. As to "insular" I find that comment irrelevant. Like it or now ANY company that has a campus environment will be "insular", whether it is PGR in Cleveland or Apple in Cupertino. And if PGR was in a high rise downtown or any other company was in a high rise in any other city, companies that are large enough are going to provide employees with amenities on site, which means they might not have to go outside, whether in a campus environment or a high rise environment. It wasn't an insult at all, it's the company culture. Everyone I know who works or worked there (including a former girlfriend) liked it there. And yes, the company is an asset to the area. I don't know if you were part of the discussions we've had about when Peter Lewis considered moving downtown, but by all accounts one of the big show stoppers was his insistence on his building having its own integral parking. When the city resisted at the behest of the existing lot owners, he shelved the idea. This was very important to the current employees, who were predominantly against the move, and unlike many CEOs he actually gave a damn about this. As did Al Lerner. My point has always been towards the downtown advocates who think that as a large employer Progressive "should" be headquartered downtown. They'd hate it if they did because they wouldn't be very interactive with the neighborhood, as the purists would expect.
January 21, 20169 yr This isn't the appropriate thread for this, so feel free to put the answer in another thread, but what's the full backstory with the decision for Progressive to not build in downtown Cleveland? I have heard bits and pieces about a falling out between the leadership of the city and Progressive, but don't know the whole story.
January 21, 20169 yr This isn't the appropriate thread for this, so feel free to put the answer in another thread, but what's the full backstory with the decision for Progressive to not build in downtown Cleveland? I have heard bits and pieces about a falling out between the leadership of the city and Progressive, but don't know the whole story. There's some background here. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,28855.msg685380.html#msg685380, and also on the first pages of this thread.
January 21, 20169 yr I'm glad Progressive love Cleveland so much and look forward to them moving here! This was tangentially discussed on another thread "Cleveland Film Industry". I'll repost below my comments from that thread; What I've also heard from (friends at Progressive) in the past is that the basic value proposition they give to 'millennial' new hires is "Hey, look at how cool downtown Cleveland is - you can live there and have a great time and don't worry about the commute to the campus - it's easy!". Seeing that video seems to confirm this. Anecdotal evidence is that that selling story works probably not as often as Progressive would like. The people I know there are a million miles away from the C-suite, so don't take this as evidence that the bosses think being stuck out in Mayfield is an issue! Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,3329.1610.html#ixzz3xt8qbiFA Yeah, this is probably more topical here than there, but as we said there they are an insular company that doesn't interact much with their surroundings. Downtown advocates talk about how they should move there, but in reality would hate them if they did. I work for PGR and it IS a great place to work. Argue all you want about downtown or burbs, but at least we have a company this size in greater Cleveland. As to "insular" I find that comment irrelevant. Like it or now ANY company that has a campus environment will be "insular", whether it is PGR in Cleveland or Apple in Cupertino. And if PGR was in a high rise downtown or any other company was in a high rise in any other city, companies that are large enough are going to provide employees with amenities on site, which means they might not have to go outside, whether in a campus environment or a high rise environment. It wasn't an insult at all, it's the company culture. Everyone I know who works or worked there (including a former girlfriend) liked it there. And yes, the company is an asset to the area. I don't know if you were part of the discussions we've had about when Peter Lewis considered moving downtown, but by all accounts one of the big show stoppers was his insistence on his building having its own integral parking. When the city resisted at the behest of the existing lot owners, he shelved the idea. This was very important to the current employees, who were predominantly against the move, and unlike many CEOs he actually gave a damn about this. As did Al Lerner. My point has always been towards the downtown advocates who think that as a large employer Progressive "should" be headquartered downtown. They'd hate it if they did because they wouldn't be very interactive with the neighborhood, as the purists would expect. I know this isn't the appropriate thread, but I'll finish my point here. I didn't take it an insult. I've been here 5 years, so I wan't around when those decisions were made. Just saying any company that has a large presence ANYWHERE - downtown or burbs - is going to provide amenities for it's staff - cafeterias, fitness, dry cleaning, etc. on site, which would be "insular" I guess in your definition. That said, in both cases, people do go out, run errands, get lunch off site, etc. I'm just saying I think it's a wrong statement that IF we were downtown we'd have some sort of bunker mentality and no one would ever leave the building and we wouldn't ever have anyone coming to the building - "insular."
January 30, 20169 yr I love LAKEWOOD too! Cool video... http://m.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/01/29/video-lakewood-video-showcasess-why-lakewood-is-awesome "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 4, 20169 yr A great town to party down -- just not for business start-ups (based on the last three articles posted in the Cleve biz thread)? Party down: Republicans will have fun on their trip to Cleveland February 04, 2016 SCOTT SUTTELL MANAGING EDITOR Republicans have some real business to do in Cleveland this summer, but a presidential nominating convention also is a party, and, as Forbes says in this piece, GOP delegates and others are going to enjoy themselves while they’re here. “With all the recent campaign talk about restoring America’s greatness, Cleveland is an excellent choice, a comeback city enjoying its moment in the sun,” writes Larry Olmsted, who covers leisure, food and lifestyle issues for Forbes. Olmsted has a soft spot for Cleveland; last year, he wrote about the city as part of a recurring feature on great urban weekend escapes. MORE: http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20160204/NEWS/160209904/sad-truth-leaving-ohio-helped-phenom-get-into-500-startups "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 4, 20169 yr ^ "Verne said that many potential investors here in town are too risk-averse to back a consumer technology company like Phenom." I think we have a general problem of being too "risk-averse" across many different sectors in this town
February 5, 20169 yr As I often say, you can't grow without incurring risk. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 12, 20169 yr You & Downtown Cleveland Published on Oct 16, 2014 Meant to be. You & Downtown Cleveland. Visit www.downtowncleveland.com to learn more. Video produced by Fusion Filmworks Music by Seafair - "Helm & Anchor" Video is inspiring, uplifting, and validation for the hard work, and faith that everyone putting their souls into rebuilding a vibrant downtown Cleveland. I can't wait for summer to come back. I think it could also be considered the official response to the hastily made "we're not detroit" video. EDIT: Previously accidentally linked to "Downtown Cleveland - You Are Here", the "You & Downtown" video is much better. EDIT #2: I see that this video isn't as recent as I thought, and might have already been discovered/linked to on UO / old news. Sorry about the noise. Happy Friday.
February 12, 20169 yr You & Downtown Cleveland Published on Oct 16, 2014 Meant to be. You & Downtown Cleveland. Visit www.downtowncleveland.com to learn more. Video produced by Fusion Filmworks Music by Seafair - "Helm & Anchor" Video is inspiring, uplifting, and validation for the hard work, and faith that everyone putting their souls into rebuilding a vibrant downtown Cleveland. I can't wait for summer to come back. I think it could also be considered the official response to the hastily made "we're not detroit" video. EDIT: Previously accidentally linked to "Downtown Cleveland - You Are Here", the "You & Downtown" video is much better. EDIT #2: I see that this video isn't as recent as I thought, and might have already been discovered/linked to on UO / old news. Sorry about the noise. Happy Friday. Are bicycles supposed to be in the "bus only" lanes?
February 12, 20169 yr ^ "Verne said that many potential investors here in town are too risk-averse to back a consumer technology company like Phenom." I think we have a general problem of being too "risk-averse" across many different sectors in this town A response from Verne in the comments section... Brian Verne > Morris Wheeler • 6 days ago Hey Morris! Our goal is to return to Cleveland just like ExpenseBot did after TechStars Boulder, and more importantly, use the 500 experience as a means to help other CLE entrepreneurs pursue their dreams. Hope all is well! https://www.instagram.com/cle_and_beyond/https://www.instagram.com/jbkaufer/
February 12, 20169 yr Are bicycles supposed to be in the "bus only" lanes? That's an interesting question. My experience with it was that it was the best place to ride- the buses are infrequent enough, and I ride fast enough- that I never had to worry about them. But I'm not sure about the legalities. I actually got pulled over on a bike while riding in the bus lane, but only because I followed the bus signals and not the traffic signals for the auto lane. I tried to explain that I was following the signals for the lane that I was in, but he wasn't having it and I didn't want to push my luck. I didn't ride in the bus lane after that, because it was too confusing as to what rules I should be following.
February 12, 20169 yr Are bicycles supposed to be in the "bus only" lanes? That's an interesting question. My experience with it was that it was the best place to ride- the buses are infrequent enough, and I ride fast enough- that I never had to worry about them. But I'm not sure about the legalities. I actually got pulled over on a bike while riding in the bus lane, but only because I followed the bus signals and not the traffic signals for the auto lane. I tried to explain that I was following the signals for the lane that I was in, but he wasn't having it and I didn't want to push my luck. I didn't ride in the bus lane after that, because it was too confusing as to what rules I should be following. I've looked through the entire code of ordinances for the city of Cleveland and wasn't able to find anything about the laws regarding bus lanes. I know bikes are allowed in the Clifton lanes for sure, but have never seen anything about Euclid.
February 12, 20169 yr I thought bikes were allowed on the Healthline lane downtown only. Somewhere on the CSU campus a separated bike lane starts all the way to UC.
February 12, 20169 yr I thought bikes were allowed on the Healthline lane downtown only. Somewhere on the CSU campus a separated bike lane starts all the way to UC. Yeah, the bike lane starts at East 22nd St going east. That may be true about the HealthLine lanes, but if so, it sure isn't promulgated anywhere
February 12, 20169 yr Are bicycles supposed to be in the "bus only" lanes? That's an interesting question. My experience with it was that it was the best place to ride- the buses are infrequent enough, and I ride fast enough- that I never had to worry about them. But I'm not sure about the legalities. I actually got pulled over on a bike while riding in the bus lane, but only because I followed the bus signals and not the traffic signals for the auto lane. I tried to explain that I was following the signals for the lane that I was in, but he wasn't having it and I didn't want to push my luck. I didn't ride in the bus lane after that, because it was too confusing as to what rules I should be following. I've looked through the entire code of ordinances for the city of Cleveland and wasn't able to find anything about the laws regarding bus lanes. I know bikes are allowed in the Clifton lanes for sure, but have never seen anything about Euclid. Whoa if that is the case then perhaps cars aren't really banned either....
February 12, 20169 yr Are bicycles supposed to be in the "bus only" lanes? That's an interesting question. My experience with it was that it was the best place to ride- the buses are infrequent enough, and I ride fast enough- that I never had to worry about them. But I'm not sure about the legalities. I actually got pulled over on a bike while riding in the bus lane, but only because I followed the bus signals and not the traffic signals for the auto lane. I tried to explain that I was following the signals for the lane that I was in, but he wasn't having it and I didn't want to push my luck. I didn't ride in the bus lane after that, because it was too confusing as to what rules I should be following. I've looked through the entire code of ordinances for the city of Cleveland and wasn't able to find anything about the laws regarding bus lanes. I know bikes are allowed in the Clifton lanes for sure, but have never seen anything about Euclid. Whoa if that is the case then perhaps cars aren't really banned either.... Actually it seems that power might be granted to the Commissioner of Traffic Engineering in § 403.06, instead of bus lanes actually being codified.
February 12, 20169 yr State law seems to authorize bus lanes (and prohibits travel in them by the wrong kind of vehicle). ORC Section 4511.33 http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/4511.33v1 (3) Official signs may be erected directing specified traffic to use a designated lane or designating those lanes to be used by traffic moving in a particular direction regardless of the center of the roadway, or restricting the use of a particular lane to only buses during certain hours or during all hours, and drivers of vehicles and trackless trolleys shall obey the directions of such signs. Not sure about the bike thing though.
February 12, 20169 yr Whoa if that is the case then perhaps cars aren't really banned either.... I seem to recall that bikes are permitted in the bus lanes, but not cars. Sorry I ruined your weekend plans, E Rocc. ;) BTW, how did we get on this topic?? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 18, 20169 yr Too kick butt for words... "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
February 22, 20169 yr WSJ shout out: http://blogs.wsj.com/offduty/2016/02/19/the-beer-geeks-guide-to-cleveland/ Of course, you could always vote Cleveland... http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-beer-scene/
March 5, 20169 yr Just saw this from local musician Brent Kirby, who is quite an excellent performer by the way. Cleveland friends - if you've ever enjoyed (or hope to enjoy!) live music at The Harp, please consider signing this petition. There has been some questions and confusion on why the Harp is having to apply for the variance for music. Here are some more in depth details. The Harp has had live music for as many years as it has been open, and has been a foothold in that community years before it was cool to be. It must be said also that Cleveland's live music ordinances date back to the days of player pianos and such, and if someone wants to make trouble for an establishment that has live music, any venue in town is fair game. Three years ago, a small group of people (assisted by He Who Must Not Be Named) in Ohio City decided they didn't like music at the Harp and made moves to have it eliminated. The Harp applied for a variance and along with the majority of the community and it's organizations, including key councilmen, convinced the city zoning that the value of music at the Harp was worth keeping, and the variance WAS GRANTED. That didn't satisfy the small group of people, and they appealed. Since then, it has gone all the way up to the Ohio Supreme Court who then pushed it back down to the Cleveland City zoning to make a decision, which happens on March 18th. The Harp has done nothing wrong, and has continued to be a positive force in the community, despite the harassment they have been taking over the last 3-4 YEARS. Not to mention the cost of legal bills. If you want to fight the good fight at the local level, this is a good one to get behind. I encourage you to sign the petition, write a letter, show up on the day of the hearing at City Hall. Three years ago, I was there for that hearing, and there were too many people to fit in the room. Please support the Harp!!! http://www.thepetitionsite.com/694/316/106/save-live-music-at-the-harp/
March 5, 20169 yr He's referring to Henry Senyak, aka The Tremonster. I'd be surprised if his home, the Bates Motel, didn't have some code violations of its own? "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 5, 20169 yr He's referring to Henry Senyak, aka The Tremonster. I'd be surprised if his home, the Bates Motel, didn't have some code violations of its own? That dude....I hope he gets a speeding ticket every time he goes one mph over the limit.
March 8, 20169 yr He's referring to Henry Senyak, aka The Tremonster. I'd be surprised if his home, the Bates Motel, didn't have some code violations of its own? It will be interesting to see what goes on with him once Cimperman is gone and no longer needs to "save" his targets.
March 9, 20169 yr Here’s What $1,000 Monthly Rent Gets You in Cleveland and in Brooklyn http://photos.clevescene.com/heres-what-1000-monthly-rent-gets-you-in-cleveland-and-in-brooklyn/ "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 14, 20169 yr Just some unique views of mostly the West Bank in this video of the Saint Malachi Run from Cleveland Aerial Media.
March 14, 20169 yr Just some unique views of mostly the West Bank in this video of the Saint Malachi Run from Cleveland Aerial Media. I'd like to see this video in the summer when everything is green and after those parking lots in the Flats are turned into parks.
March 14, 20169 yr Tripadvisor names #Cleveland one of 11 U.S. cities with "Awesome Urban Districts." https://t.co/IQ402E1RPa "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
March 17, 20169 yr it was funny two friends came up to me last night and told me the today show was in town and yesterday morning they were really going on in the second hour of the show, which is less newsy and more lifestyley focused, and gushing over cleveland. and i guess it wasn't even al roker, it was like savannah and natalie, who are kind of princesses, and the others. did anyone catch any of this?
March 17, 20169 yr it was funny two friends came up to me last night and told me the today show was in town and yesterday morning they were really going on in the second hour of the show, which is less newsy and more lifestyley focused, and gushing over cleveland. and i guess it wasn't even al roker, it was like savannah and natalie, who are kind of princesses, and the others. did anyone catch any of this? http://www.today.com/video/republican-national-convention-contested-or-not-a-win-for-ohio-645679171593
March 17, 20169 yr Some friends of mine were gushing online about how Al Roker *mentioned* us. Like sorry, big whoop.
March 21, 20169 yr More from the Today Show: March 20th, 2016 Historic Cleveland Play House celebrates 100 years As Cleveland gears up to host the Republican National Convention this July, the city's playhouse is celebrating its centennial season, redefining regional theater. TODAY's Erica Hill reports. http://www.today.com/video/historic-cleveland-playhouse-celebrates-100-years-648523332002
March 31, 20169 yr now this guy was the man last year: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jan/13/delta-flight-two-passengers/ and why did i find out about this fantastic comedy event just today? :( http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1104913
April 1, 20169 yr now this guy was the man last year: http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/news/2015/jan/13/delta-flight-two-passengers/ and why did i find out about this fantastic comedy event just today? :( http://www.unionhallny.com/event/1104913 Hope Polk didn't show up, of course if he did he'd probably be on the "world" team.
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