Economy

A million grasshoppers

Submitted by Phillip Williams on Tue, 09/01/2009 - 09:51.

A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn’t slow a train very much, a billion of them would .   With that thought in mind, read the following, obviously written by a good American.

Good idea . . .   one light bulb at a time . . . .

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Bill Moyers @ Bill Maher

Submitted by Eternity on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 13:04.
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What Level of Government Corruption Experienced In Your Life Causes You The Most Individual Harm?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 09:43.

'Your livelihood and your future are meaningless'

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Mon, 08/31/2009 - 08:18.

After reading the story in today's Cleveland.com, "Owner of razed Cleveland warehouse still fighting city, Precision Environmental over lost vehicles", about a second Frank Giglio in Cleveland - this one on the East Side - named Michael Ayers, who had his property condemned, stolen and destroyed under the direction of the Cleveland Building and Housing Department...

Katrina: How Bush turned a natural disaster into a for-profit massacre

Submitted by Eternity on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 14:02.

Max Eternity - While the Bush response to the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina is most often cited as "inept", such a description inevitably sanctions Bush as patently stupid, though nonetheless innocent. 

Question of the Day: What Does Sustainable Cleveland 2009 Look Like, Today?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sun, 08/30/2009 - 11:50.

Tree down in Shaker Heights

As Jeff Buster reported on REALNEO, this summer there was some severe weather activity in the Shaker Heights area, where  my parents live, that took down a huge number of huge trees.

ARGENTUM! Cleveland Artists Foundation 25 Years A SILVER SUMMER

Submitted by lmcshane on Sat, 08/29/2009 - 10:43.
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http://www.clevelandartists.org/v4/exhibitions/images/2009_06_modern2_sm.jpg

ARGENTUM! CAF Annual Benefit

 

Location

2230 Euclid Avenue Trinity Cathedral
Cleveland, OH 44115
United States
Phone: 216.227.9507

First chickens in East Cleveland in a while?

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Fri, 08/28/2009 - 01:49.

East Cleveland Chickens

In both areas of Cleveland's West Side where I've lived, I knew there were chickens and roosters nearby (some I saw, and some I heard), but I haven't come across any fowl life on the East Side of Cleveland, or in East Cleveland. I wonder if there are any other chickens in my part of town? There certainly were chckens on every property back when this was farmland, 100+ years ago.

Transformative Knowledge

Submitted by lmcshane on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 14:02.

I am very excited that Cleveland Public Library is participating in the National Endowment for the Humanities Picturing America program.  I have always felt more comfortable explaining concepts visually and, lo and behold, today--a wonderful man contacted me today with a visual explanation of Web 3.0.  Enjoy.  Transform.

Feeding Cleveland Deadline extended Sept 21

Submitted by lmcshane on Wed, 08/26/2009 - 03:42.
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Enter your photographic vision--See Levin College Forum for details.

Mr. Wiggin's garden

Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 10:29.

What happens to Mr. Wiggin's Garden?  Mr. Wiggins died this year.

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From Rust Belt to Artist Belt II (RBAB2) on Thursday, Sept. 17th, and Friday, Sept. 18th, 2009

Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 08/25/2009 - 05:22.
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CPAC invites you to join us at From Rust Belt to Artist Belt II (RBAB2) on Thursday, Sept. 17th, and Friday, Sept. 18th, 2009, in Cleveland's Gordon Square Arts District.  During this two-day event you will have an opportunity to see artist-based community development firsthand and explore the neighborhood’s institutions, including Cleveland Public Theatre, 78th Street Studios, the historic Arcade and the newly renovated Capitol Theatre.

Clevelander Ann Trubek comments on "Growth in America's Dying Cities"

Submitted by Eternity on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 22:29.

Anne Trubek for Good Magazine - Civic leaders and artists are coming up with some interesting ideas, and often the line between the two groups is blurred. The perfectly-named Unreal Estate Agency in Detroit is aimed at showcasing “new types of urban practices (architecturally, artistically, institutionally, everyday life, etc) that came into existence, creating a new value system in Detroit,” including helping people purchase and rehab a home for under $5,000.

Ramadan Iftar Dinner--CAIR Cleveland Chapter

Submitted by lmcshane on Mon, 08/24/2009 - 13:30.
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Ramadan is the month during which Muslims fast from dawn to sunset every day.  Iftar is the meal eaten after sunset when the fast is broken.

CAIR Ohio--The Council on American-Islamic Relations Cleveland Chapter
cordially invites you to attend our:

6th Annual Sharing
Ramadan Iftar Dinner

Saturday, August 29, 2009

Registration 6:00 p.m.

Cleveland State University
Joseph Cole Center
3100 Chester Ave.
Cleveland OH 44114

Location

3100 Chester Ave. Joseph Cole Center CSU
Cleveland, OH 44114
United States

The Real Coop Collaboration is Pleased to Share Opera in the Italian Cultural Garden "O mio babbino caro"

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 08/19/2009 - 22:14.

"O mio babbino caro" - Gianni Schicchi - Puccini - performed by Amy Irvine (August 9, 2009)

Many beautiful worlds collided the evening of Sunday, August 9, 2009, at "OPERA IN THE ITALIAN CULTURAL GARDEN", a free outdoor evening concert of favorite Italian opera classics, beautifully performed by Opera Per Tutti (Opera For All), held in the spectacular Italian Cultural Garden, in one of the greatest public parks in the world, The Cleveland Cultural Gardens, presented by the Italian Cultural Garden Foundation, Northern Ohio Opera League, and the Cleveland Cultural Garden Federation.

Dumbass America: If we like public libraries, why do we hate public health care?

Submitted by Eternity on Tue, 08/18/2009 - 11:47.

Max Eternity - It never ceases to amaze me at how Americans fail time and time again to connect the simplest dots.  How, something as simple as public healthcare can morph into a monstrosity of a conundrum.  This is something so simple a baby could figure it out.  So, case in point...very simply, ask yourself this?  What's the difference between public libraries and public health [care] insurance?  It's the exact same argument.  Hence, why our "socialist" President and the "liberal media" has not been able to articulte th

After years of decline, Cleveland aims to go green

Submitted by Eternity on Sat, 08/15/2009 - 14:26.

CNBC - Orchards and vineyards may soon spring from the blight of thousands of abandoned buildings in Cleveland, a city struggling to rise from years of decline and home foreclosures. Once a proud manufacturing powerhouse, Cleveland has lost nearly 10 percent of its population since 2000, the fastest drop of any U.S. city except for hurricane-hit New Orleans.

What is your opinion about building noise and privacy barriers along our nation's freeways

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 08/11/2009 - 11:01.

Cleveland-Area Free Giveaways and Reviews

Submitted by tchaves on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 15:09.

My sister-in-law is studying ESL this summer in Parma, and we happened upon Sittoo's, a "faster food" branch of the Aladdin's Eatery chain, only more affordable.  We've been going there weekly (or more) all summer long and haven't been disappointed!  Full Article.  ---------> more

Free Food Grows In Cleveland

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Sat, 08/08/2009 - 11:28.

While I was sitting behind Food On The Move, at St. Clair and East 140th, where a friend works, I noticed a pear tree in the lot next door, full of rippening pears. While the lot is well tended, and does not appear "vacant", the lone pear tree is the only occupant. And nobody seems to notice it is there, despite its bounty of free food. There are 100s of pears on the tree - in a market, they would be worth $100s. This lot could contain dozens of pear trees - perhaps 100s - producing $10,000s in income for the owners and those who tended them.

Cleveland Arts Prize Collaborative

Submitted by lmcshane on Fri, 08/07/2009 - 19:38.
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The Best of Cleveland-CLEVELAND ARTS PRIZE WINNERS COLLABORATIVE

Nearly 50 years ago CAP began a tradition of identifying and honoring Cleveland’s outstanding artists on an annual basis. Since then the Arts Prize commissioned an Arts Prize medal, launched a scholarship program and established the tradition of holding an annual awards event to honor the accomplishments of Artists in Northeast Ohio.

Location

1433 East 33rd Street
Cleveland , OH
United States
Phone: 216.881.7838