I wanted to take a minute to revisit what Ed Hauser added to the Oct 2008 Midtown Brews conversation, NEO Next: Chapter One "The Changing Landscape of Public Advocacy: Citizen-Community Priorities and Web 2.0"

Here's a clip from our round-the-room introductions...

"Cleveland of My Dreams' Postcard by Joe Stanley

About the time some wacked-out over-empowered government wonks were demolishing Frank Giglio's Historic Landmark house, on his city-desecrated urban farm, all the "restorationists" in our Society were abuzz about the chance to rub elbows with Timothy "Art Is Back" Rub at the sell-out "36th installment of our Community Luncheon" Cleveland Restoration Society self-love-fest, held last week at Wyndham Cleveland, at Playhouse Square...

Steve Litt writes about transportation issues and Obama's infrastructure funding in NEO in today's PD:

The next Cleveland Cuyahoga County Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for Friday, December 12, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. in the Forum Conference Center located on the 2nd floor of One Cleveland Center. 

They'll be reviewing and approving the 2009 budget.

Draft Agenda Attached

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This came through the REALNEO Contact form:

I am interested in if businesses get credit for purchasing products that
have a positive effect on sustainability and offers a reduction in
environmental impact. I work for Océ and we offer products that run on
less electricity and all the parts are recycled and the toner is a Iron
base versus carbon base. I would like to know if that makes any difference
to businesses purchasing products in Ohio.

I will suggest he check into Entrepreneurs for Sustainability for help, but does anyone have other ideas for him?

Imagine large gardens in every neighborhood.
Imagine neighborhoods that grow enough fresh vegetables and fruit to provide for the people who live there.
Imagine yourself growing a large chunk of that food.
Imagine organizing friends and neighbors to grow the food needed in your neighborhood.
Imagine growing enough food to bring home 1 to 3 thousand dollars a week.
Imagine a better world with you a part of it.

Imagine yourself at AJ Rocco's this Thursday, 6 o'clock.

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"Currently, Cleveland's airport line attracts only about 300 riders a day, but airport and RTA officials are working on a joint marketing program to promote the rapid, which celebrated its 40th anniversary this month.

Cranbrook is a magical place.* For the privileged, it is childhood suspended in time with whimsical design and enchanted sculptural gardens and everywhere flowing water.

EDWARD J. "CITIZEN" HAUSER, beloved son of Walter and Theresia; dearest brother of Harold, Sylvia, Thomas, and Caroline Widemann (husband Reiner); dear uncle of Nicole and Erik; dear friend of Cathy Stahurski; dear nephew, cousin and friend to many.

Ed Hauser died suddenly November 14, 2008. Northeast Ohio has lost its most ardent, studied and tenacious citizen activist.

In college, I studied biology and found myself puzzled by altruism. Why do some animals/people act selflessly in society? Of course, biology's answer puts a genetic spin on it--altruism benefits the species, right?

Join Us For Buy Nothing Day - Friday, November 28.

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Some Realneo members may know the Mancuso Family,Beth & Al (parents) and Rachel, Claire, Anna, Robert (kids)from the Westside food co-op group that I belonged to when Norm, Claes and I lived in Ohio City.

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The other day Phillip Morris (online PD)
was bemoaning the lack of leadership in Cleveland. I think on the same day I ran across some tidbit that intimated that Chris Ronayne might run for mayor of Cleveland next time around. I thought to myself, “Well, here we go with more of the same.”

Several years ago, it is said, Cleveland Clinic CEO Cosgrove developed a plan to create a Medical Mart in Cleveland, as a place to centralize much of the commerce between medical device and product supply and demand. This story, still developing, will certainly be one of the great turning points in Cleveland history, as it has raised taxes and spent significant public time, trust and resources on what appear to be whims on promises, which are not appearing very sound... especially under today's shifting and certainly catastrophic economic and social times - not to overlook the fact we must completely overhaul all aspects of health care, supply and demand.

The design of buildings and the sites they are placed upon play a critical role in protecting and improving our environment and the health of the people who occupy them. The Cleveland Engineering Society will host a half-day seminar that will address the important issues surrounding sustainable design.

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 Speaker: Dr. Sunniva Collins, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Swagelok.

Topic: Low Temperature Carburization of Stainless Steels: The Swagelok SAT12 Process

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Sarah Vowell is a smart, young-thing* and she will make you laugh.

Isn't that enough of a recommendation? 

Sunday, November 16
2:00-4:00 p.m.

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For a quick education on how the American people are being taken to the cleaners by Wall Street read Naomi Klein’s article from Rolling Stone.

Klein wrote “The Shock Doctrine – The Rise of Disaster Capitalism,” a riviting expose on how disasters are used to divert the very help that is supposed to aid people right into the pockets of people who helped cause the disaster.

Friends, I need to interrupt my irregularly scheduled blogging to describe an important fundraising activity and hope you can join us. ClevelandBikes is proud to be a part of this great opportunity to raise money for ClevelandBikes and the Cleveland Food Bank.

The October 30, 2008 Sun Press lead cover story article (strangely... not on-line) was: "New Uses For Coventry? Music School Settlement, day care, and charter school send letters of interest". This reported, "The Intergenerational School's proposal also listed several partners: Richard Fleischman Architects, of Cleveland, Star Neighborhood Development, of East Cleveland, Strategic Resource Consultants, of Cleveland Heights, and City Fresh Cafeteria, Fresh Stop and Market, of Cleveland". "Fleischman would serve as design architect, while Star Neighborhood Development and Strategic Resource Consultants would likely be development partners...". "That proposal would also include a 1.5 acre "Urban Farm"...". I submitted the proposal, a public document, highlighted below and attached as a PDF, and can say the Sun Press report is largely correct, but the story is far from complete, and far more exciting than the Sun brings to light.

Please see this post at Tremonter. Henry describes the crime. Superman needs help.

E. C. is ROCKING !!!
AGAIN !!!

East Cleveland Get Out the Vote Rally and Canvas Day

Join us at the
East Cleveland Obama Field Office
13308 Euclid Ave. - One block west of Superior, across the street from Popeye's Chicken

Saturday, Nov. 1st
The day's activities begin at 9am
- Passenger Van Shuttles to County Board of Elections for Early Voting -
- Donation drop-off's

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