The Cleveland International Film Festival is back, and so, happily, am I. Last year’s festival—the 36th and another record-breaking year—welcomed its one-millionth attendee. Other records broken: 85,018 seats filled, marking a 9% increase over the previous year; the largest day … [Read more...] about Two Weeks to Go
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Do Heights residents have the right to an opinion about the Cuyahoga County Public Library?
Based on tax dollars--yes. As you can see from the attached documents, anyone who pays state taxes has a right to an opinion about the Cuyahoga County Public Library system. The Library Board decided unilaterally to sell Telling Mansion, the current home of the South … [Read more...] about Do Heights residents have the right to an opinion about the Cuyahoga County Public Library?
Does the Cuyahoga County Public Library Board believe in social justice?
It appears that social justice was left out of the mix when the Cuyahoga County Public Library Board decided to move the South Euclid-Lyndhurst Library from Mayfield Road to Green Road. The attached maps compare the location of the current South Euclid-Lyndhurst Public Library … [Read more...] about Does the Cuyahoga County Public Library Board believe in social justice?
From a far, a musical musing
There is always one person up front who thinks they are at a Phish or Grateful Dead concert, and I thank God they are there. They are the first one, often the only one, to start swaying to the beats and rhythm of the song. This past weekend I sat behind the free spirit and … [Read more...] about From a far, a musical musing
Cool people I know: Daniel Stashower
Daniel Stashower, author of The Hour of Peril, was in town this weekend on a publicity tour scheduled tighter than the subject of his new book: Lincoln’s perilous 1861 train trip from Springfield, Ill. to his inauguration in Washington. About 200 people packed the Beachwood … [Read more...] about Cool people I know: Daniel Stashower
