“Rebuilt neighborhoods should be designed for people with a mix of incomes.” We have neighborhoods with people with a mix of incomes. I lifted this quote, from this article on Cleveland.Com. We do not need to be rebuilt. What we need is safety and education. Although the Put It On The Ballot Campaign was to do just that–put [...]
Just when you thought I had abandoned my blog for other interests, here I come again. I have longed to take the time to sit and write a few words, but for the last two weeks I have been engulfed by the refrendum initiative to take the 1/4% Sales Tax Increase to the voters. Some [...]
What a show! The Drums drumming down Euclid Avenue led by Marcos Santos were incredible. Who knew that those drummers would exorcise the “rain demon” that plagued last year’s festival. A whirlwind flew down Euclid Avenue accompanied by its own drummers of pelting rain. Canopies flew and people ran but it was gone as quickly as it [...]
This week’s CoolCleveland has a great wrap-up to the Cool Community Forum held last Thursday in the Louis Stokes Auditorium at the Cleveland Public Library. There are photos, there are comments, there are lists of issues and comments and questions. And, of course, there’s a link to the Meet.The.Bloggers podcast to give those of you unable to [...]
I have tried to stay focused on the Cool Community Forum at the Louis Stokes Auditorium scheduled for noon on Thursday. It is now less than two days away, but Bill Callahan has been focusing on the foreclosure problem over on his blog. As I read his entry for July 8th, I remembered that Ray [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Fourteen years ago, Rev. David Bahr the pastor of Archwood United Church of Christ and his congregation started a food drive with an unusual twist during the annual Archwood Avenue Garage Sale. Reverend Dave with the help of Fire Company #20 entered the steeple of his church high above the treetops on Archwood Avenue vowing [...]
Brooklyn Centre held its first Fresh Stop last Thursday at Art House. The tomatoes at the West Side Market last week smelled freshpicked and ripe. Memorial Day is behind us. Planting flowers and vegetables is always associated with this holiday because I spent hours with my parents and extended family planting an acre of vegetables that fed [...]
A friend just sent me this video called A compilation of women in art click here to watch it. It is amazing! As I watched it, I wondered about the creative mind that had this idea and how was the video crafted so that each woman’s face transforms into the next seamlessly.. Art continues to reach new heights and [...]
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