Its that time of year when the days are getting longer, the temperatures getting warming and the flowers become bloomers. But for me, I will be getting pastier spending a glorious 11 days in the dark seeing the world through the lens of movies. Yes, the Film Festival is March … [Read more...] about Cleveland Film Festival – Year 36 begins in 2 1/2 weeks
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Otter To Flounder: ‘You (messed) up, you trusted us!’
“Walmart Supercenter may be headed to Oakwood Commons in South Euclid” - Plain Dealer, February 22, 2012 As you can see from this headline and the linked article, there's a new branch of science: South Euclidean Geometry. Test yourself on how well you know this … [Read more...] about Otter To Flounder: ‘You (messed) up, you trusted us!’
What to do with Millikin: If you listen, you can hear the community’s voice
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
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
