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The editor of CrainTech again demonstrates he's got his journalist finger on the pulse of the region:

"Since many of the best and brightest of Cleveland see no value in participating in the present civic morass, a real invitation for new leadership should be issued and would be well received... Building off of the emergence of a more active arts community, a new umbrella organization - let's call it Creative Cleveland Corp. - should be created to coordinate quality of life programs and initiatives in the region. Hotel tax revenue and other public money that is presently divvied up in a disorganized manner would be fed to Creative Cleveland. It would oversee the marketing of Cleveland to visitors, host sporting and arts events, and coordinate support of cultural programs to enhance Cleveland's image. This umbrella organization could provide vital assistance to the many grassroots organizations that already exist in Cleveland. With representatives from local government, the arts community, business and others, Creative Cleveland would be a public body that would report to and be responsive to the community at large. Creative Cleveland would bring much-needed cohesion to the splintered and muffled messages now promoting Cleveland."

While much of this opinion piece is about restructuring the orgs at the who think they're the top of the foodchain, Chris aptly points out the need for an intersection of them and us -- "the grassroots organizations that already exist". Nice work, Chris.