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Top Home Decorating Trends From 2011

December 30th, 2011 · No Comments

It’s not a top ten list, but I did read a few interesting things this month that got me back to this blog.  (I know, it’s about time).  I missed blogging, but I just wasn’t feeling  my way to doing it! Best House Decoration Idea I’ve Heard or Read in 2011  This was something I [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · housing trends · Ideas · Ohio Sustainability and Green Jobs

West Side Market Centennial and Public Markets Conference Less Than A Year Away

October 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment

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Tags: Cleveland Events · economic development · neighborhood news · Ohio Sustainability and Green Jobs

Heinen’s Is Forward Thinking: Launching Their Participation in Where Food Comes From®

October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments

In a press release from Market Wire, it was announced that Heinen’s is participating in the Where Food Comes From® (WFCF) food labeling program. I know we have organic grocers and Whole Foods and Giant Eagle, etc., but when it comes right down to it, Heinen’s sets the bar in NE Ohio.  Their linking with [...]

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Tags: Ideas · neighborhood news · Ohio Sustainability and Green Jobs

Solar Power More Affordable Now?

September 1st, 2011 · No Comments

When new electronic ‘toys’ come to the market, many say “I’ll wait until they are produced in more volume and then buy when it’s cheaper.” Apparently the ‘cheaper’ time has arrived for solar panel power. Now you might be reading this and saying to yourself, self, I live in NE Ohio where it’s cloudy 9 [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · economic development · economic news · housing trends · Ideas · Ohio Sustainability and Green Jobs

Think Different, Think Container Home Living

August 29th, 2011 · No Comments

I saw a featured article on Yahoo! the other day. You know, the ones that feature homes that are not the norm.  Usually built into a hill or four spheres on a tree.  Not practical? Maybe, but still homes people have built.  Usually in places like California, Oregon, etc.  This article however, revolved around homes [...]

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Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · Cuyahoga County Home Sales · housing trends · Ohio Sustainability and Green Jobs · transit oriented development

How About an Energy Efficient Building Design That Will Allow Cleveland’s New Federal Building To Change Her Look As The Light Changes?

January 29th, 2011 · No Comments

Cool renderings enhance this story about the planned eco-friendly design of a new Federal Building for Downtown Cleveland.   The article appears in The Chicago Tribune and was written by Blair Kamin.  Apparently an energy-saving double wall build out (exterior) will not only save money on energy but if you look at the renderings on [...]

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A Warm House in February In Cleveland Without a Furnace? Seems So!

January 22nd, 2011 · No Comments

Steven Litt of the PD writes about the Cleveland Museum of Natural History’s plan to show that we can not only save on heating bills but throw away our furnaces?  Imagine all that room in our basements for a pool table!  If this works, should we demo our homes and start over?  To paraphrase, it ain’t [...]

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Time to Caulk? Ways To Keep Heat From Escaping Your Home

January 14th, 2011 · 2 Comments

I like the suggestion of lighting some incense to follow the smoke it emits to stealthy, leaky holes.   Bob Tedeschi of the New York Times wrote a post today that was timely for me, as I walked home with Truman the dog and saw waves of heat emitting from the chimney!  Do you see that [...]

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Getting Ready To File Those Taxes? Keep The Auditor Away, Take Your Energy Tax Deductions, Beware or Be Square

January 12th, 2011 · 3 Comments

MarketWatch’s Andrea Coombes says start getting our 2011 tax records together now, so  we can all be aware of changes, new laws, new deductions that may help us save money. That got my attention straight away. She also outlines common red flags that might generate an IRS audit.  People who make the most money are more likely to [...]

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2,982 jobs in the Cleveland area on CareerBuilders today

January 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment

1,000 of them are sales jobs, just under 400 are customer service.  Ernst and Young is a long time presumably stable company, yes?  They have 48 jobs in Cleveland and one in Akron.  And for the computer techs amonst us, Ernst and Young has four IT jobs in our area. Want to be your own [...]

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