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The Not for Tourists Experience

Submitted by lmcshane on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 19:36.

 


If any city could proclaim itself the "Not for Tourists" city, it would be Cleveland. 

Make a pitch to NFT and perhaps, we can get a guide before Pittsburgh!  Believe it or not, Cleveland ranks higher than Pittsburgh in terms of worldwide economic clout (now my sister in Pittsburgh and I have something else to fight about).

 

See this article in the Cleveland Plain Dealer

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FBI TO TOUR MARCEL BREUER TOWER/CUYAHOGA COUNTY CONTRACTS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Thu, 11/08/2007 - 13:06.
 

WCPN reports today that Fox News reports that the FBI is investigating the Breuer contracts.

 

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Euclid Corridor Taking Shape, of Concrete

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 23:44.

Driving back and forth between Ohio City and East Cleveland, I often take Euclid... partly to watch the progress of the "Silver Line" and Clinic Complex development. I increasingly find the "Silver Line" and Mid-Town aspects of all this disappointing, but I am fascinated by what I see coming together with the Cleveland Clinic.

Climate change is like 'World War Three'

Submitted by Charles Frost on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 18:01.

By Charles Clover, Environment Editor

Last Updated: 6:01pm GMT 05/11/2007

The battle to deal with climate change needs to be fought like "World War Three", the head of the Environment Agency has warned.

Berkeley approves first-in-nation solar homes financing plan

Submitted by Charles Frost on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 17:56.
The Berkeley, California, city council Tuesday night greenlighted a proposal to pay for the installation of solar panels and solar hot water systems for any homeowner or commercial building owner in a move to dramatically boost local use of renewable energy.
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HARD TIME IN THE RACK

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Wed, 11/07/2007 - 10:35.
Tower City and the Downtown Alliance Corporations around Public Square are moving the Cleveland  bedroom up Superior.   Downtown Cleveland is saying "NO" loud and clear.

Buster Busting down barriers to justice at Justice Center

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 23:42.

I can understand why Jeff put up the sunny, happy sunflower header, on such a glum day, as I'm sure we'd all love a lift... but the reason we are feeling glum is not the weather or lack of flowers but the injustices we see all around us. My replacement header is not intended to cheer people up but to cheer on injustice-buster Buster in his pursuit of liberty and freedom to take pictures in public places and justice for all.

STRUGGLE TO VOTE IN OHIO

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 20:19.

Ken Blackwell is out of office but his legacy is still in charge in Ohio.

Sunflower banner for Realneo

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 19:33.

This sunflower is from Lucky's Cafe Garden (Maurice Small is the gardener).

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Inner Circle ? Whose inner circle?

Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 11/06/2007 - 12:08.

Today I received my e-newsletter from University Circle Incorporated.  Lo and behold--they are using a new title. 

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QUITTING TIME AT BREUER TOWER, CLEVELAND, OHIO

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 13:12.

Every afternoon at 3:30 the workers removing the asbestos and doing the interior demolition in the Marcel Breuer designed Ameritrust Tower pile briskly out into the little alleyway between the Tower and the Tower's  parking garage.  

are you wearing cotton?

Submitted by Susan Miller on Mon, 11/05/2007 - 07:27.

Shortly after the screening of Black Gold last year at Cleveland Cinematheque, I turned to purchasing only fairly traded coffee from Phoenix Coffee in my neighborhood. There are increasing choices there perhaps driven by the awareness raised by the film.

I also found this video called White Gold: the true cost of cotton. Though much of what I wear is found in secondhand stores and I can't remember the last time I purchased something "new", I found it informative and apparently asked to be kept in the loop.

So this morning, here's what the loop sent to me:

West African organic cotton farmer to visit fashion schools

PAN will visit next month several schools of fashion and textile design across Europe, and inform students about the benefits of organic cotton, and how they can adopt sustainable practices when sourcing raw materials. Barnabas Paul, an organic cotton farmer from Benin, West Africa, will join our panel of experts in the UK and France and explain, in his own words, to the designers of tomorrow how organic cotton has transformed the lives of his family and community. Check out all the dates here.

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MORE GLIB LIES FROM PORT AUTHORITY - SO VOTE NO ON ISSUE 14

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 14:51.

The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority continues to obfuscate and intentionally misrepresent the facts in its attempt to finance itself from our county taxes.

 

Dahlias in the Fall rain on Berkshire banner

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sun, 11/04/2007 - 13:47.

Dahlias uploaded for realneo banner -

These were mixed in Photoshop panorama maker.

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GEORGE FOLEY PLAYS CLEVELAND PUBLIC LIBRARY FOLIOS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 14:46.


George Foley closed his entertaining afternoon on Saturday October 27 with   Scott Joplin’s Maple Leaf Rag - a eager request of the lady in the feather boa.    

Hope Memorial Bridge, Cleveland, Ohio banner

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 13:28.


Hope Memorial Bridge photo from NorthEast looking SouthWest at dusk banner for realneo

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Greening the modern preservation movement: Bauhaus at the brink

Submitted by Susan Miller on Sat, 11/03/2007 - 07:44.

Greening the modern preservation movement: Bauhaus at the brink

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Envisioning and Executing a Holistic East Cleveland Transformation

Submitted by Sudhir Kade on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 15:26.

Years have past since our REALNEO team first presented a vision for a holistic and sustainable East Cleveland transformation at a town hall meeting held by former Mayor Saratha Goggins.  Since then, our team has pushed forward with a diverse group of advocates for positive change and today we are poised to introduce many of the concepts we originally envisioned as part of the Star development project.  

Putnam Collection Welcomes Keith Haring Acrobats to NEO

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 11:18.

The John and Mildred Putnam Sculpture Collection is especially visible in this community, right now, as one day following the reception celebrating the addition of work #45 to University Circle - the stunning "Inner Circle", by David Deming - the collection welcomed to NEO the landmark sculpture "Acrobats", by important regional artist Keith Haring (born in 1958 in Kutztown, Pennsylvania, qualifying him for the collection).

Municipal Geothermal for Independent Green Republic of East Cleveland

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Thu, 11/01/2007 - 09:45.

While looking on Green City Blue Lake for a posting on the Breuer, I came across an interesting article by Marc Lefkowitz called "Warm up to district geothermal in Cleveland", which writes "Representatives from Case, UCI, Cleveland Clinic, city of Cleveland, Flats East Bank and Neighborhood Progress, Inc.— which is considering geothermal district power at its St. Luke’s development—met yesterday (October 22, 2007) at the Cleveland Foundation" to discuss "The economics of district-wide geothermal". It seems these groups are exploring large scale geothermal projects to help meet large energy needs, like for University Hospitals.

Many Worlds Collide for David Deming, Inner Circle and Putnam Collection

Submitted by Norm Roulet on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 23:38.

The Friends of Art, CWRU staff and the John and Mildred Putnam Sculpture Collection team of Harvey Buchanan and Evelyn Kiefer picked the perfect time and day to hold a reception celebrating the addition of work #45 to the world-class Putnam Sculpture Collection, at University Circle, as David Deming's "Inner Circle" is a work of art that changes dramatically with light in the environment, and sunset is an especially beautiful time to view this work.

Thought For Today - Belonging (to our communities)

Submitted by Charles Frost on Wed, 10/31/2007 - 07:27.

Belonging

Tuesday, October 30th, 2007 8:16pm

Pumpkin banner for Realneo

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 21:53.


this is a post to upload the pumpkin banner to obtain a url for the image.

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WE NEED MORE OHIO DAILY BLOGS

Submitted by Jeff Buster on Tue, 10/30/2007 - 20:44.

George at BFD

brought this to my attention... Neo needs 1,000sands more frank reports like this.

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