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lmcshane's blogWhat's in a name?Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 03/18/2008 - 07:48.
From the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission blog: The U.S. Board on Geographic Names approved names for five tributaries of Euclid Creek yesterday: Claribel Creek, Redstone Run, Stevenson Brook, Verbsky Creek, and the East Branch of Euclid Creek. Labels: Lake Erie, Richmond Heights ( categories: )
OuroborosSubmitted by lmcshane on Sat, 03/15/2008 - 05:11.
School design has been on my mind. Here is a thumbnail of an almost perfect Cleveland school. Benjamin Franklin School slated for demolition in the CMSD Facilities Plan. It also has beautiful adjacent gardens.
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Sad stateSubmitted by lmcshane on Mon, 03/10/2008 - 18:05.
Woe is me. The sad state of communication leads to a state of confusion in Northeast Ohio at every level. Street, block, neighborhood, county, state, ad infinitum... Will anyone ever figure out the new media? Please. Today, as Councilman Cummins knows...I fielded questions about snow bans, plowing, school closings, and sidewalks. Kids did not get picked up by school buses, because the streets were impassable. I will be emailing my own suggestions, but can we start with the ability for your office to post critical alerts on the City of Cleveland web site?
A great city is not merely a collection of buildings. It is a place of connections.* At its simplest, a connection can be a bike path that connects a neighborhood to the waterfront or a bus line that connects people to jobs. At its most fundamental, a connection can be a shared space - an urban plaza, a neighborhood park, a community institution or even a coffee shop - that connects people to one another in a way that creates a sense of "place" and a sense of belonging - that elusive but enduring thing that we call a "community."
Post PhotosSubmitted by lmcshane on Sat, 03/08/2008 - 10:28.
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Cultural traits-Work to do?Submitted by lmcshane on Wed, 03/05/2008 - 08:45.
Change. Wow, it is happening. Thank you Obama and Hillary. Today, Kevin O'Brien declares himself a Democrat (?). His change of attitude has me pondering my own cultural make-up. Do we have in-breed, unpleasant cultural traits that need to be evaluated and addressed from time-to-time?
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ViewsSubmitted by lmcshane on Thu, 02/28/2008 - 20:06.
It's always good to return home with fresh eyes. There are so many positives to our city. It all depends on your view.
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Shameless plugSubmitted by lmcshane on Wed, 02/20/2008 - 18:29.
I am at home now, so I am allowed to say this: If you live in the City of Cleveland, Meet the Bloggers produced an insightful interview with Holly Carroll and Pam Eyerdam of Cleveland Public Library. Please give it a listen. Please also visit your local library. If you haven't been able to visit lately, you will be surprised by the breadth and depth of our services.
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CinquainSubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 13:02.
This past week during a cinquain exercise for the Cultural Exchange Read Baby Read program, I asked a second-grader what she saw herself doing as an adult. ( categories: )
BehaviorSubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 02/17/2008 - 09:33.
The Meet the Bloggers interview with library administrators Holly Carroll and Pam Eyredam triggered this ponder. How many people see libraries as part of their growing lives, but then "move on?" ( categories: )
Why care?Submitted by lmcshane on Fri, 02/15/2008 - 11:43.
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Tipping pointsSubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 02/10/2008 - 10:32.
I keep looking for the signs. Today's Plain Dealer proclaims hope for downtown. Believe me, I want to believe it. How many downtown employees live, shop and recreate downtown? Have institutions done all they can to encourage a small footprint? I like Michael Schwartz at CSU--does he live nearby? Ditto, for all the CEOs and intitutional leaders at the Clinic, CWRU, CPL, NEORSD, NOACA...
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Wall Street will have an indebted friend in the White HouseSubmitted by lmcshane on Thu, 02/07/2008 - 10:02.
"No matter who becomes our next president" Surprise!!!
One bad CAT!Submitted by lmcshane on Tue, 02/05/2008 - 14:42.
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DEMOcitySubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 09:40.
Hey contractors pay up and line up for another demolition contract award in the DEMOcity!
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ScorecardSubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 02/03/2008 - 09:18.
Looks like my Pittsburgh sister chocks up another winning mark for choosing the right liveable city- ( categories: )
My bikeSubmitted by lmcshane on Thu, 01/31/2008 - 21:11.
*Note this man is riding on the highway off-ramp for the West 25th exit (not recommended!!!:)
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Food memoriesSubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 01/27/2008 - 15:23.
As I get older, my passion for food and wine is catching up with me. I no longer hear adjectives like lithe or lanky used to describe me, but so what?!
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Beauty PageantsSubmitted by lmcshane on Fri, 01/25/2008 - 13:15.
Requirements ( categories: )
InnoCentiveSubmitted by lmcshane on Wed, 01/23/2008 - 16:46.
We believe in the power of open innovation, bringing together creative minds to create breakthrough solutions that touch every human life. Founded in 2001, InnoCentive connects companies, academic institutions, and non-profit organizations, all hungry for breakthrough innovation, with a global network of more than 125,000 of the world's brightest minds on the world's first Open Innovation Marketplace™.
Foreclosure DatabaseSubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 01/20/2008 - 09:15.
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IconoclastSubmitted by lmcshane on Sat, 01/19/2008 - 09:46.
I was very surprised to see our neighbor and friend Kurt Weaver featured in the stodgy, old PD. I was even more amazed to find out that Steven Litt followed up on the story to reveal Kurt's real thoughts about Cleveland architecture. ( categories: )
Marketing solutionsSubmitted by lmcshane on Tue, 01/15/2008 - 09:03.
SING, sing a SONGSubmitted by lmcshane on Sun, 01/13/2008 - 05:55.
It cracks me up to see kids come in to the library to sing! They plug in the headphones and start grooving to a tune on line and the next thing you know I have to go into shhhh! mode. ( categories: )
NeighborsSubmitted by lmcshane on Fri, 01/11/2008 - 20:03.
We all need neighbors. They help us out in times of need. They also drive us crazy. What to do? Tomorrow is another day. Let's hope it heals the unnecessary rifts that divide. ( categories: )
Ted Diadiun and Plain Dealer RacismSubmitted by lmcshane on Tue, 01/08/2008 - 20:31.
Ted--I just want to let you know that I called and I suspect many others called after Dick Feagler's Sunday column to cancel their subscription to the PD. Here is Dick Feagler's logic in a nutshell: if you see a black person, run away. He calls it realism. I call it racism.
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