Outgoing Cleveland NAACP Executive Director Stanley Miller

Rahm Emanuel, recently in Mr. Obama's employ, is the Mayor of Chicago.  

But Mr. Emanuel wasn't the leader who got ChiTown's Groove back.   The Chicago leaders before Mr. Emanuel took office put Chicago in the fast lane...keeping people in the center of the city, and keeping the buildings full of tenants. 

Highest travel taxes

1. Chicago, IL

2. New York, NY

3. Seattle, WA

4. Boston, MA

5. Kansas City, MO

6. Minneapolis, MN

7. Cleveland, OH

8. Nashville, TN

9. Indianapolis, IN

10. Phoenix, AZ

The loss of the Columbia Building and possible loss of historic structures in University Circle--discussed here by Craig Bobby and as reported by the Plain Dealer:

This wind turbine blade has a more efficient curved tip section - the latest generation of blade.  The base of the blade is just about 8 feet in diameter - keeping it road width legal for ease of transport.   The load still required 4 pilot cars because of the over - length - in the range of 150 - 200 feet long.

 This past week going by Frank's yard I saw that it had been ploughed and he was looking around it kind of concernedly. I don't know Frank--have just met him a couple times. But I'm wondering if anything can be done by the community to help him fix up his other house next to this yard so that he can move in again? I think what the city did in demolishing his other house was not correct. I'd be happy to help volunteer in a rehab action on the house to help him move back in.

police report filed when some one we know came to our home and left a note suggesting arson and another note on stationary that printed  'fire" in larger letters and banging on our door 6:30 and 7:30 am for two days and our video documented the picture and sound of his voice " three days you mother fucker you piece of shit" the wonderfull 2nd district police officer in car 213a ( i will get his name and badge and honor him which he is also a military veteran) did a great job and wanted a copy of the notes and video and i printed a copy and said i will make a copy of the

Folks, this might be a very special week, starting Monday July 25th, 2011.

Many say that we, as a civilization, are looking into the depths of a coming deep depression brought on by an actual default of the U.S. Federal government.  Even just the simple continuing disagreement between the right-controlled U.S. House and the ever-so-centering President Obama about what to do into the next week could prompt a falling investment bond rating.

From what I've been reading, a falling bond rating for the U.S. is a falling financial rating for every borrower in the U.S.

Folks may have missed these two stories:

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/07/cleveland_schools_clearing_way.h...

subtext: CMSD pays big bucks--your money--- to Weston Development Group...to eventually determine that it will be most cost effective for administrators to work out of one of the district's shuttered schools--either East High or South High. 

As the Chinese built QJ6988 steam locomotive is pushing backwards towards the switch which will allow the train to then head west past the Rock Island Arsenal - I am posting live via a hot spot.  More soon

On a train (steam) out of Rock Island Anna was a passenger - like the rest of us...in the 100 degree heat.

Later that evening over red wine I met her parents at a dinner party and Anna was there too...

(just trying to get this blog together - so far it's fiction) 

Realneo brought some of Northeast Ohio's most engaged and amazingly brilliant activists together and incited more than enough community activism over the last couple years to keep the feds busy for the endurance. I have been blessed to know, interact, and learn from so many of these people including Lily Miller, Norm Roulet, Debra Shephard and many more... Heck, without REALNEO, I probably never would have heard of ROLDO...but reading his work has been truly stimulating.

In the North East Ohio area Berea sandstone was used for many building projects, including all the sidewalk slabs in many communities.   The quarries were massive operations.

(Historical working quarry image from the web - I could not find the source to give credit)

The Italians have a few flourishes that other cultures do not have.   Gelato ice is one of those flourishes. This display at Gigi Gelateria is in a freezer  with a glass top and faces the public sidewalk in the North End, Boston, Massachusetts. - Every passerby has to look - and resist or buy.  

Dear Activist, here is your July 15, 2011 edition

Since I had only one day notice of the meeting, I complained and found that other people had had earlier notices and Sammy Catania had provided Henry Senyak with a list of dates. I suggested they be put in the newsletter. Well, the date it has to go to the printer doesn't allow for that. Well, print the whole list! Fortunately, the helpful Public Information Officer sent me the list, and here it is! I hope in the future to not be the only one raising questions/from the board.

TREMONT WEST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION has dropped their-our adopte-help a senior and or disabled program a few years ago - because of twdc corruption side and guy and jerleen and others were at a twdc aboard meeting a few months ago and demanded that the help a senior program be reinstated now and cris garland excutive director stated twdc will reinstate said program and judge lynn murry also the tresurer board member of twdc said she would bring said program back with the help of the dept. of aging of cleveland - no help seniors etc.

In the event you missed this beautiful display of flowers and hearty dedication to a garden around a REALNEO member's home; I thought I would share the delightful photos I was able to capture upon visiting today.

This is a plastic water pistol I found in the park.   Looked like the lawnmower ran over it. 

What was in the head of the designer...was it molded in China...did a parent buy it for their kid...

Pretty sophisticated color scheme.   

So I laid the broken pieces out on a white matt for this study.