It appears that what an advertisement bills as “Cleveland’s hottest new neighborhood” isn’t so hot for some of its residents, according to Molly:

i am an intimate of this neighborhood. it is slavic village, and a matter of blocks from where shakira johnson was found. this space, where i worked daycare (corner of fleet and broadway), giving breakfast to many children who hadnt eaten since the afternoon snack i had provided my class the day before. here is where they will build gorgeous houses and call it “cloistered”?! (forgive my spelling)

i am tired of this city.

I’m not sure it’s the city to blame, but then, no one wants to take responsibility, do they?

after_enlightenment: clevelands hottest new neighborhood?

Maybe I can get paid by the ODP to do what I already do, “monitor bloggers and their ilk, trolling for the thoughts and phrasing, the kernels of truth that ignite conversation and consideration.”

Of course I’d only want the position if I can dress in quasi-SS regalia and have jackbooted thugs to squelch any resistance at my bidding…

It’s a joke, people.

Brian Rothenberg - Blog Police chief | Buckeye State Blog

As a kid who grew up in the country, but would rather live in the city, I love being able to experience the best of both worlds. This is a good example:

City Fresh, a program that aims to build a just and sustainable food system in Northeast Ohio, will open two “Fresh Stops” in Cleveland on June 15.

Fresh Stops are where city residents can buy market bags of produce, connecting them with farmers in the region. The locations are…

City Fresh markets open | GreenCityBlueLake

This is a bummer way of starting my day. Michael is looking for Kerrey. If you live in University Heights, please click thru, look at her picture and keep your eyes peeled:

Last week I came home from work and found the milkdoor wide open. We’ve asked the mail carrier to put our mail in the milkdoor because it fits much better there than in the mail slot by the front door. The only problem is that the inside door doesn’t latch well. MJ started tying it with a twist-tie and that kept the door shut most of the time.

But last week I came home and found Minerva aka Minicat poking her head out the milkdoor, and our mail was soaked from the rain. And once I was in the house for an hour or so, I realized that Kerrey was nowhere to be found.

But it was raining outside, and when I went back to the sidedoor and called her name, she came darting in from the darkness. I towel-dried her best I could, despite her resistance…

The Audient Files: Missing

A couple of good interviews with people not running for office. The highlight of the Helen Smith interview for me was her telling the story about the Duck Island residents, that became a running joke throughout. Spending an hour with Joe Foley was like talking to your 90-year-old grandfather about his experiences in World War II. Well, only if your grandfather was instrumental in establishing the Neurology Department at University Hospitals during the early 1960’s and was a graduate from Harvard Medical School with an expertise in dementia…

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