Last night was another terrific CSU Levin College Forum. You may recall a New York Times article by author Alex Kotlowitz about people’s recent experiences in Slavic Village’s efforts to rebuild the neighborhood after a wave of predatory lending and foreclosures. Alex was invited to be the keynote speaker at last night’s forum. When I [...]
Did You Know Cleveland is Leading the Way?
May 12th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: Ideas · economic development · housing trends · neighborhood news
Does It Really Take People From Other Cities to Point Out What Is Good About Cleveland?
August 24th, 2008 · 10 Comments
Remember when Sally Field won the academy award and said ‘you like me, you really like me?’ Two things happened in the last 24 hours that showed me people who are not from here really, really do like Cleveland. I know you know this, and I know I knew this before yesterday, but sometimes I [...]
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Why Can’t There Be A Rail Component to the Opportunity Corridor?
June 26th, 2008 · 10 Comments
That’s what I kept saying over and over to myself as I read a PD post about how Governor Strickland seems to want to revive the stalled roadway work between I-490 and University Circle. All through the discussion of the Corridor is talk about how rail lines need to be bought and moved, etc. If [...]
Tags: Cleveland Real Estate · Ideas · Ohio Rail and Transit · economic development · neighborhood news · transit oriented development
Cleveland Residency Laws Part Two
February 24th, 2007 · No Comments
Got back onto Cleveland.com’s forum as people discussed the residency laws. One ‘thread’ talks about people not living in Cleveland then not doing their jobs well (i.e., police). I find that one hard to believe, it’s a tough job. Would someone really not do their best as a policeman because they don’t live in the [...]
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