Posted in ArtsBenefitBizTechCivic AffairsCultureEntrepreneurialismHelpNewNewsOpeningOutdoorsPartyPreviewShopLOCALThomas MulreadyVideo

  Cash Mobs were started by Andrew Samtoy in Cleveland, and are now happening on every continent on earth (except Antarctica). Listen to him talk about the three rules of Cash Mobs and where the movement is headed. Contact Heather Diana Vaselaney: http://www.twitter.com/callunaanavee for info on the Cash Mob planned for the Waterloo Arts District on Fri [...]
VIDEO: Robots Battle to the Finish

Posted in BizTechBob YanegaCommentaryEducationKidsNewsReviewScienceSportTechnologyVideoWorkshop

  AWT Regional RoboBot Competition 4/28/12 By Bob Yanega Although we had to wait months to see the epic sci-fi destruction that occurred in downtown Cleveland for The Avengers movie, a series of high-tech battles was being waged east of Cleveland even before the blockbuster made its premiere. The setting was the gymnasium at Lakeland Community College. [...]
Greater Cleveland: This Is What Vibrant Looks Like

Posted in BenefitBizTechCivic AffairsDrinksEducationEntrepreneurialismEventsFreeGreenHelpHotMusic: PopularNewsPartyPoliticsSarah ValekTechnology

[ May 16, 2012; 5:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] Wed 5/16 @ 5:30 - 7:30pm Calling all young leaders, dreamers, planners, & innovators in Greater Cleveland! The Northeast Ohio Sustainable Communities Consortium (NEOSCC) is launching a regional campaign for a vibrant future and needs your ideas. Share your ideas on what a vibrant Cle looks like and bring your friends. This isn't just a [...]
ROLDO: The Long Class War in Cleveland

Posted in BizTechCivic AffairsCommentaryEntrepreneurialismHistoryLiteraryNewsPoliticsReviewRoldo Bartimole

By Roldo Bartimole There are many histories of Cleveland. Not just one history of the city. No history that would tell us, “This is the way it was.” There are many ways to report history. It could be from the view of different people. Different movements. Different economics. Different heroes. Different villains. Different reasons why [...]

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  Impresario & gallerist Paul Sykes supervises the installation of Natasha Turovsky’s 51′  X 17′ mural on the wall facing the courtyard of Lakewood’s Beck Center for the Arts. “The world’s largest outside mural that hangs on an arts center,” is expected to be certified by the Guinness Book of World Records. Sykes plans to continue hanging [...]
University Circle: Cleveland's Culture Capital

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Just a few miles East of Downtown Cleveland is a national treasure. The neighborhood of University Circle packs more culture, education and healthcare into one square mile than anywhere in the United States. Where else can you walk a block or two and find world-renowned health care, world-famous institutions or get a world-class education? http://www.universitycircle.org WIN $500 with [...]
The Atlantic: 'Cleveland’s Downtown Rebound'

Posted in BizTechCivic AffairsEntrepreneurialismNewsSarah ValekTechnology

According to The Atlantic, America is in the midst of a back-to-the-city type movement and this trend is especially apparent in Cleveland, where people (mostly the young & skilled) are flocking to downtown. Meanwhile Cle’s outer core neighborhoods and outer suburbs’ population have declined steadily. In other words, the future (for the inner city) looks bright. [...]
Bike to Work Day: Free Coffee! New Friends!

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[ May 18, 2012; 11:00 pm; ] Fri 5/18 @ 6:30 - 9:30am Forget morning traffic. Forget your car. It's time to pick up your bike and ride that sucka to work. Fri 5/18 is Bike to Work Day and you better do it 'cause there's free coffee stations, meet-ups, business discounts and a Bike to Work Day Party at the Bike Rack. [...]
Cleveland: Among Best or Worst Cities for Commuting?

Posted in BizTechCivic AffairsEntrepreneurialismNewsSarah ValekTravel

What’s that? You think your commute is bad? Hardly. Kiplinger’s Personal Finance magazine recently rated Cleveland among the 10 best cities for commuters. Cle came in at #6 on the list with an average commute time of 23.9 minutes and we have the highest rate of public transit users on our list, with 4.8% of residents [...]

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  The Convention and Visitors Bureau is the new series of exhibitions & events from 5/11-7/13/12 organized by SPACES offering an alternative view of our town as a tourist destination, featuring artists such as Alison Pebworth (SPACES artist-in-residence from SF), Temporary Travel Office of Chicago, and The Think Tank That Has [...]