BELT - Continuing the Momentum of Rust Belt Chic

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Introducing Cle’s New Online Magazine By Sarah Valek Rust Belt Chic: The Cleveland Anthology was a great success. Not only did the book provide a much-needed outlet for Clevelanders to read and reflect on our city, it gave name to a growing phenomenon. A phenomenon that isn’t so much a fad but an appreciation of what we [...]
Cornucopia's Scott Duennes is an Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year Finalist

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Scott Duennes, Executive Director of Cornucopia and Nature’s Bin, has been named a finalist for the Ernst & Young 2013 Entrepreneur of the Year in Northeast Ohio. Duennes has led Cornucopia, a nonprofit that provides vocational training for people with disabilities, for the past 27 years. Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year award is meant to [...]
Where Business Meets Community: Exploring Social Enterprise

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[ May 23, 2013; 8:00 pm; ] Thu 5/23 @ 6pm Young people these days like to give back to the community -- that's why many choose to work in nonprofit organizations. As social impact becomes more important, for-profit institutions are increasingly adopting practices typically associated with nonprofits. And, as nonprofits find themselves in ever competitive marketplaces, they frequently have to act more, [...]
FLASH: CMNH Scientists Discover Another New Species of Dinosaur

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Fast on the heels of last Fall’s discovery of Xenoceratops – a new species of horned dinosaur (ceratopsian) from Alberta, Canada, discovered by a group of scientists including Dr. Michael J. Ryan, curator of vertebrate paleontology at The Cleveland Museum of Natural History, now we get word that Dr. Ryan has done it again. He’s co-authored research [...]
REVIEW: Ensemble HD- Live at the Happy Dog

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The dogs might have been howling on the West Side, but they weren’t happy. The SOBs (Symphony, Operas and Ballets) were on their knees and Joshua Smith, the upstart principal flutist from The Cleveland Orchestra tried bringing his orchestra buddies to play a gig at the Happy Dog, at the edge of the nascent Gordon Square [...]
Landmark Park - A Solution for W. 117th's Fifth Church?

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Neighbors in Action has a proposal for the doomed Fifth Church of Christ Scientist — turn that area into a park. Not just any park — a “multifunctional green space” that will incorporate the current structure’s magnificent portico, along with other ornamental elements, into the landscape. The plan is in contrast to the Carnegie Companies’ “Shoppes [...]

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  Cool Cleveland contributor and Chateau Hough mastermind Mansfield Frazier gave a talk on “BioCellars: Reviving Cleveland Neighborhoods” at this year’s sold-out TEDxCLE event. Didn’t make it? The videos have now been posted, so have a look. http://tedxcle.com/mansfield-frazier WIN CASH with the FREE Cool Cleveland mobile app for iPhone or Android.
VIDEO: Dan Moulthrop Takes The City Club into the Next 100 Years

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  In a way, it’s a logical, if courageous move, for the City Club of Cleveland. They’ve named Dan Moulthroup their new CEO, and opened the door to their next 100 years. Listen to this interview here of the consummate interviewer, complete with our notes flying in the wind. “It’s a beautiful institution: a place where people come [...]
VIDEO: Sneak Peek of Holden Arboretum's New Rhododendron Garden

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  For Holden Arboretum, and for our region, this is big. This is a tree museum, after all, with one of the Top 5 woody leaf collections in the country. Watch the video interview here with Holden president & CEO Clem Hamilton, from the very center of their new Rhododendron Discovery Garden, their first major renovation in [...]
VIDEO: More Big Fun with Steve Presser

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  How much fun can one guy have? Not satisfied with turning on Coventry to his world-class selection of toys, gags, collectibles and gifts, Steve Presser opened up a second shop on Clifton Boulevard. Next, he’s opening a shop in Columbus. Follow along as Steve gives Cool Cleveland the tour of his Cleveland-centric merch, his totally nostalgic (and [...]