Clark Fields aka Tremont Valley Playfield, all 50 plus acres of it, is being rejuvenated, rehabilitated, renovated, revived, Halleluiah, without any apparent participation, assistance, interference or monitoring from the almighty EPA. And why NOT? It's full of lead.

This roof collapse (in first bay at gable end)  took place on a publicly owned/operated skating rink.   At 7:00 AM it was lucky that everyone in the building was, by chance, at the other end.   No one was injured or killed.  

For Cleveland to thrive as a world class destination - we have to get a handle on Cleveland-in-Winter. Our community should not come to a standstill with winter weather. We suffer from a surfeit of planners and yet no one has considered snow storage and removal in all of the many plans generated for this town?

 Realneo admin just got notice that our servers will be down for a few hours on March 6 at about 5:00 am east coast time.   

The notice to admin used UTC time....you can read more about one earth time here...

Here is a pc of the advisory that admin recv'd.

 There is NO HEAT at the West Side Market today - please email Director Cox at mcox [at] city [dot] cleveland [dot] oh [dot] us  - please insist that the facility plan is moved up to address vendor concerns.  

Amanda Dempsey has not been replaced since Aug 2014 - Susie Claytor 216-348-2275 is interim Market Manager.  She is also manages Public Auditorium.

 With all of the entrenched BS artists in CLE - it is refreshing to encounter young professionals determined to get recognition for significant cultural landmarks that matter to our local history.  Please support their efforts.  

https://www.facebook.com/citybeautifulcleveland

Come to Cleveland for a day and you’re likely to hear about The Renaissance: LeBron James is back; downtown development is booming; planning for the 2016 Republican National Convention is underway and prompting a major public facelift. But stick around, and you’ll learn about something else: that economic growth seldom seems to reach any of the city’s poor, predominantly African-American neighborhoods.

 http://towpathincleveland.canalwaypartners.com/

 Now that it is apparent that Jackson is going down - the powerbrokers in this town (Forest City) have to line up another puppet regime.

 Two egos are ripe for the picking- Joe Cimperman and Brian Cummins.  While, the two have never liked each other   - the struggle for real estate interests in the W.25th Corridor now aligns them. 

Just in time for the Republican National Convention - the Democratic Party machine here in Northeast Ohio will have achieved a total two-tier economy - with the underclass stuck in RTA hell.

Map of 73 Years of Lynchings - The most recent data on lynching, compiled by the Equal Justice Initiative, shows premeditated murders carried out by at least three people from 1877 to 1950 in 12 Southern states. The killers claimed to be enforcing some form of social justice. The alleged offenses that prompted the lynchings included political activism and testifying in court. FEB.

TO BE A AFRICAN AMERICAN BLACK PERSON - ERIC HOOPER - IN GENTRIFICATION TREMONT AREA OF CLEVELAND OHIO - AT TIMES CALLED BY SOME "NEG__" ERIC HAS FOUGHT RACISM IN TREMONT ALL HIS LIFE - NOW A SENIOR CITIZEN 56 - AND RACISM STRUCK  WITTINGLY  ERIC HOOPER FOUNDER OF  "HOOPER FARMS" WE ALL KNOW THE GOOD WORKS ERIC DOES FOR THE COMMUNITIES - LOCATED AND RESIDENCE AT 2835 WEST 11TH CLEVELAND OHIO 44113 - PHONE 216-861-5224 - hooper [dot] farm [at] yahoo [dot] com -

A dormant volcano in Central-East California is showing movement.

Crater Mountain, part of a greater volcanic complex in central California, just had a 3.1 magnitude earthquake.

Another chapter in the continuing saga of Citizens as Wallet .

Backstory:

Cuyahoga County Public Library, against community wishes, is building a new library on S. Green Rd, for $12.6 million.

hi tom john keith joe fbi twdc andy - all - we need your help - we-others need extra police protection around our home-ministry etc.-

in light of our 7 posts of ISIS-DAESH terrorists (below) (and our other anti-crime) - which has received a  few thousands  reads and more everyday -