In rejecting a $550,000 offer for the decaying Millikin School building by Orthodox-Jewish school Mosdos Ohr Hatorah, I think the CH-UH School Board might be making a mistake. Millikin hasn't been used as a public school since the '70s; it was left vacant in 2006 when the … [Read more...] about What to do with Millikin: If you listen, you can hear the community’s voice
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It’s almost official: Oakwood Commons brochure names WalMart
Fran Mentch, the bloodied and bruised volunteer who tried to prevent big-box retail development of the former Oakwood Golf Course, gets to say "I told you so." For more than a year, there has been a persistent rumor that one of the first tenants in the new development would be … [Read more...] about It’s almost official: Oakwood Commons brochure names WalMart
Heights bites and Shaker sucks: The last word on a great rivalry
In September 1980, a few hours after my parents had said their last goodbyes and turned the car back toward Cleveland, I met Nancy Halbin. Her room was around the corner from mine on the 4th floor of Willard Hall, a college dormitory in suburban Chicago. I had been led … [Read more...] about Heights bites and Shaker sucks: The last word on a great rivalry
New Year, New Cup, New Me.
Four years ago I started a new tradition in my life. Each January, maybe even in December I start looking around, lingering in consignment shops or window shopping even at big box Crate and Barrel type stores - I’m not ruling anything out. I’m searching for the right one. … [Read more...] about New Year, New Cup, New Me.
A singular feat of driving – 8 min. to I-271 without breaking the law
Saturday, Feb. 4. 8:17 a.m. Leaving 10 minutes late to get the youngest member of the family to an indoor soccer match. Road surfaces are dry, traffic is light. The details are worth noting, as this was the situation when the unthinkable occurred: We made the drive up … [Read more...] about A singular feat of driving – 8 min. to I-271 without breaking the law
