It's the little things that make writers, editors and columnists crazy – like when a small change in punctuation or wording makes a big change in the meaning of what the writer is trying to say. In the May edition of my monthly Heights Observer column , I wrote about our … [Read more...] about Trying to get the details right in print – but not always succeeding
Life in the dark
The power has been off at my house and half the block - about 15 other houses - for more than 30 hours. The first wind storm - the brief one Wednesday afternoon - took down a large branch in a backyard somewhere down the block. The branch took down the high-power feeder line, … [Read more...] about Life in the dark
The rehabilitation of invasive foliage: Public Enemy No. 1
My bride has always enjoyed puttering in the garden. But it wasn't until she took a job at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History a few years ago that her interest started to take focus. She has become interested in native flora. Among the many dimensions of this interest has … [Read more...] about The rehabilitation of invasive foliage: Public Enemy No. 1
O Fortuna, shining brightly on our kids
I've been attending music concerts in the Cleveland Heights-University Heights school district for longer than my memory allows – at least 45 years. So I have a lot of context when I state that Monday's performance of O Fortuna from Carl Orff's Carmina Burana was the most … [Read more...] about O Fortuna, shining brightly on our kids
There are valid reasons to allow Oakwood development – and then there’s this one
A South Euclid official was cited in today's Sun Press as saying the city needs to rezone the former Oakwood Club property because "in other developments in the area, when a developer is turned down for rezoning, it opens the door to a possible lawsuit against the city. That, … [Read more...] about There are valid reasons to allow Oakwood development – and then there’s this one
