Archive for June, 2007

Extra! Extra! This Just In!

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

Turns out that there has been a lot of pressure behind the scenes on the Breuer issue.  The Cleveland Planning Commission meeting will take place in Room 217-the Council Committee meeting room.   This meeting is the special meeting that the members agreed to have so that  they could get as much information as possible before  making […]

Semantics, It’s Just Semantics–Or Is It?

Monday, June 25th, 2007

Again, today when reading my morning newspaper, I was faced with this quote from Commissioner Hagan–

“This is beyond anything I’ve confronted in my political life,” Hagan said. “An unelected group dictating to commissioners what kind of building should be built in a city where the mayor and City Council president support it. That’s exactly what’s […]

Thank Yew very Much!!

Monday, June 18th, 2007

I have another post to write about the arrogance of supposed power and who do “they” think they are.  But first, I wanted to put out some “thank yous” to some VERY important people who are demanding that the decision about the Breuer Tower takes a reasoned appproach to a very thorny issue.  A decision of such […]

The World Is Watching…

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

and so are we.  The City Planning Commission decision concerning the Breuer Tower is being watched worldwide by architects, preservationists, historians, and artists.  But will the most important segment of society “US” be watching and sitting in those chairs tomorrow when the City Planning Commission decides  whether the Breuer Tower lives or dies?  As sad as […]

Word on the Street vs. Fact

Thursday, June 14th, 2007

June 1, I attended the City Planning Commission Committee Hearing  where Architect Doug Hoffman of Weber Murphy Fox used the above title for his powerpoint presentation.  It was informative and gave a good case for renovation and restoration of the Breuer Tower. A study paid for by the architectural firm itself was used as the fact to refute […]

just like downtown

Thursday, June 7th, 2007

What do a librarian, a magician and a Broadway playwright have in common? They all lived in Cleveland and they’re all featured in this year’s Brooklyn Centre Garden Party—“Magic, Mystery, and Millionaires.” Come and see famous characters in Cleveland’s past portrayed by costumed narrators. Stroll through the grounds and see who’s who in our history. […]