When did holiday shopping become a contact sport? There is an entire class of websites dedicated to Black Friday deals. If I’m to believe what I see in the media, people map out chain-store floor plans weeks in advance. And before the Thanksgiving gravy has congealed, they motor … [Read more...] about Happy hyperlocal holidays
ShopCLE: An onslaught of litter every Wednesday
Video and photos of the streetscape after weekly distribution of the ShopCLE "shopper" throughout Cleveland Heights. Week after week after week, they drive through our neighborhoods and toss thousands of bagged papers out the window without regard to where they … [Read more...] about ShopCLE: An onslaught of litter every Wednesday
What comes after the tax increase
Congratulations Cleveland Heights. We've voted ourselves a tax increase. Nobody wants to pay more taxes, but by a vote of 7,573-5,135, the select group of residents who bothered to go to the polls on election day determined that it's in the best interest of the city. I … [Read more...] about What comes after the tax increase
Positive crime trends continue through first half of 2015
Crime data from the Cleveland Heights Police Department for the first seven months of 2015 indicate a positive trend is continuing, as year-to-year crime rates declined in all but two categories. The only categories that didn't show a decrease in the number of crimes were … [Read more...] about Positive crime trends continue through first half of 2015
In celebration of Donut Day
Saturday, Oct. 10 is the 2015 edition of Donut Day – a Scarborough Road tradition, founded and sustained for the past 12 years by the Sperl family. I've been head down in work and it didn't occur to me until now to post this video from last year's event. It's a bit too late if … [Read more...] about In celebration of Donut Day
