Follow-up to "The Changing Landscape of Public Advocacy: Citizen-Community Priorities and Web 2.0" Midtown Brews with Meet The Bloggers...

UPDATED DATE the AFTERNOON and EVENING of 10-31

Now includes SEX in the CITY producer Antonia Ellis too.

Also extending 2 for 1 pricing if purchase on-line in-advance.

EC Obama Field Office Manager Jessica Byrd and East Cleveland activist KMaCK

Join us Thursday afternoon for Midtown Brews with Meet The Bloggers...
The Changing Landscape of Public Advocacy: Citizen-Community Priorities and Web 2.0
Date: October 2, 2008
Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Live Video Broadcast and Chat Conversation 6:00PM - 7:00PM (EST)

Here's the article in Crain's Cleveland just published Sept 26, little more than 4 weeks before Elections...

An excellent report, "Casino Impact on Midtown" by Ed Morrison on the economic impact of a casino in the Midtown area.

Timely and relevant information to clearly understand the ramifications of Issue 6, which promotes a future downtown casino as a workfarce development and job creation effort by the City of Cleveland. Issue 6 has now been approved to be placed on the Nov ballot.

The Changing Landscape of Public Advocacy: Citizen-Community Priorities and Web 2.0

Date: Thurs October 2, 2008

Time: 5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

Live Video Broadcast and Chat Conversation 6:00PM - 7:00PM (EST)

The Changing Landscape of Public Advocacy: Citizen-Community Priorities and Web 2.0

Topic: "2008 Presidential Campaign Issues: Growing the Economic Viability of Women"

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Time: 9:00AM to 9:15AM Networking, Coffee & Bagels

Live Video Broadcast and Chat 9:30AM - 10:30AM (EST)

Topic: "2008 Presidential Campaign Issues: Growing the Economic Viability of Women"

Date: Saturday, October 11, 2008

Time: 9:00AM to 9:15AM Networking, Coffee & Bagels

Live Video Broadcast and Chat 9:30AM - 10:30AM (EST)

You don't need to know anything about an artist, his inspiration or the construction of his art to love it.

Cleveland’s
largest and most comprehensive exhibition of fine prints, begins
Friday, September 26, 2008 with an opening night benefit preview and
continues Saturday, September 27 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Sunday,
September 28 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Cuyahoga Community College’s
Corporate College located at 4400 Richmond Road in Warrensville Heights

Don't forget the 2nd Debate between Peter Lawson Jones and his
opponent, sponsored by the League of Women Voters, September 23, 2008, at 6:30 pm at

Location

When the op-ed from today's PD becomes available to link, I will post it here. Meanwhile, let's all play the finger-pointing deflect blame game. It worked when you were a kid and it still works today!

Dike 14 Open! Exploration of Birds and Butterflies

Cleveland Metroparks offers visitors a unique opportunity to explore birds and butterflies at Dike 14 Nature Preserve. (The unusual area is only open to the public twice a year.)

The move of Eaton Corp. out of downtown Cleveland was preordained back in the late 1980s by Mayor George Voinovich and Council President George Forbes. They opened the land to development as both of them were preparing to leave their respective offices.

Never doubt the power of the powers-that-be to keep us in the dark...

 (or as I was saying when the lights went out -)

The Cincinnati Enquirer has stepped up to the role of media watchdog (not to be confused with irrational, unprovoked pit bull attacks)

You have to wonder why the County Commissioners have any staff, never mind a former stripper on the payroll.

Having privatized the construction and management of the proposed Medical Mart and Convention Center, the Plain Dealer reports that it will hand MMPI (Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc.) the task of also dealing with Forest City Enterprises on the proposed site for the center.