PHOTOSTREAM: Fresh Thinking at Nature's Bin Annual Meeting

Posted in BenefitBizTechCivic AffairsDrinksEatsEducationEntrepreneurialismGreenHealthyHelpNewsPHOTOSTREAMReviewShopLOCALThomas MulreadyUncategorized

  Forgive me, but this luncheon always brings a tear to the eye. Nature’s Bin green grocer, does so much more than provide organic, healthy produce and grocery items from their store in Lakewood. Parent company Cornucopia uses that facility to train developmentally challenged individuals, offering them vocational training and a place to start their work careers, developing [...]
MANSFIELD: Unmitigated Internet Greed

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By Mansfield Frazier A few years ago when Internet cafés were just taking off, a guy I partnered with to build houses in Hough asked me to look into the phenomenon since he was considering opening a couple of locations. He had the financial wherewithal, and figured I had the [...]
Planned Abandonment

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Part Two By Mansfield Frazier Author’s Note: Land use and housing issues are vitally important to citizens of all communities. There have been numerous discussions around demolition of vacant properties in Cleveland and surrounding communities of late … some of it disingenuous or deliberately misleading. In an effort to bring some clarity to [...]
eXpressions On View at CMA

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[ February 1, 2013 9:00 pm to March 24, 2013 9:00 pm. ] Talented high school students from across Ohio and around the world are creating art projects, working peer-to-peer with Cleveland Clinic medical professionals, and interpreting research studies by Clinic summer interns, producing an extraordinary display of science-inspired projects. The eXpressionsTM program inspires kids to go into the fields of science and medicine. Catch it on display at [...]
VIDEO: Akron-Canton Airport Breaks Record 22 Months In A Row

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  It’s an unbelievable run, especially considering the recent economy. Akron-Canton Airport has experienced 22 consecutive months of record passenger levels. Why are people flocking to CAK? It might be because they offer the lowest average fare of any airport in Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky and Pennsylvania. This keeps fares low throughout our region. Watch this interview with Senior VP [...]
Weapons of Mass Creation Benefit Show Announced

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[ March 22, 2013; 7:30 pm; ] Fri 3/22 7:30PM Can't wait till August 16-18 when Weapons of Mass Creation Fest 4 takes place at Cleveland Public Theatre? Get your fix of cool local art, design and festivities on Fri 3/22 starting at 7:30PM at the Beachland Ballroom when WMC4 hosts a benefit concert hosted by Pat The Producer of 87.7's Inner Sanctum. You'll dig [...]
PHOTOS: Update on Melt Bar and Grilled's fifth location in Columbus

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Matt Fish wrote to update Cool Cleveland on the progress of their fifth restaurant, currently in construction in the super-hot Short North district, between The Ohio State University campus and downtown. Here are two photos that I took in January.  They are a little outdated since the construction is farther along now but it will give [...]
Changes Coming to the B-Side Liquor Lounge

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[ April 6, 2013; 5:00 am; ] For ten years, Cleveland Heights’ B-Side Liquor Lounge, nestled underneath the Grog Shop, has been a mainstay in the local DJ/dance scene. It won’t be shedding that identity entirely. But by the end of March, it expects to assume another one, as the B-Side Liquor Lounge and Arcade. “We will still have DJs on the weekends, [...]
Why Are These Executives Making Everyone So Nervous?

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The Influence of Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg By Alex Sukhoy The Dow Jones is rallying at over 14,000 and yet the only thing the business media can talk about is two corporate leaders: Marissa Mayer and Sheryl Sandberg. Both Americans have a lot in common: Gen Xers, highly educated (Mayer – Stanford, B.S. and M.S.; [...]
VIDEO: United Way Exceeds Goal

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United Way of Greater Cleveland is literally saving lives. Their 211 First Call For Help line receives thousands of calls to assist citizens in Greater Cleveland with housing, utilities legal services and support. They fund 216 health and human service programs in the region, helping thousands of our neighbors. Watch the video interview as campaign co-chairs [...]