On Friday October 2, Cleveland’s Capitol Theatre, located in the new Gordon Square Arts District, will be re-opening. The Capitol is the city’s oldest movie theatre, constructed in 1921. The restored and updated theatre is now an all-digital movie house with three screens, and will feature major Hollywood films, plus art and independent productions. The Capitol Theatre is located at 1390 W. 65th
Tuesday, 29 September 2009
Sunday, 27 September 2009
The Cleveland Browns Stink: An Editorial
Posted on 13:13 by jackson
As I watch, painfully, the Cleveland Browns vs. the Baltimore Ravens today, I realized how hard it is to be a Cleveland Browns Fan. We’ve had many years of some great football, our fair share of making the playoffs, and some years of getting close to the playoffs.But the mismanagement of the team over the last few seasons is taking a toll. There was limited optimism when Eric Mangini took over
Tuesday, 22 September 2009
The New York Times Spends “36 Hours in Cleveland”
Posted on 12:28 by jackson
The NYT said the slag piles by the river are "oddly beautiful." Here is a photo I took in that area a few years ago - they really are rather interesting looking.The New York Times ran a nice feature in their travel section on a 36-hour visit that they made to Cleveland. They cover some of the city’s sights, attractions, its great food and drink, art, and much more.An excerpt:“YOU Gotta Be
Thursday, 17 September 2009
Cleveland Metroparks Zoo African Elephant Crossing Construction Update
Posted on 10:09 by jackson
Construction continues on the The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's new 5-acre, $25 million dollar elephant habitat and education center, called the “African Elephant Crossing,” scheduled to open in the spring of 2011. Clevelanders will recall that the last big expansion at the Zoo was the RainForest habitat building that was opened 1992.The Cleveland Metroparks Zoo’s web site says about the area under
Thursday, 10 September 2009
200 Public Square: Cleveland's Third Tallest Skyscraper
Posted on 06:13 by jackson
On the east side of Cleveland’s Public Square is 200 Public Square, overlooking the Soldiers and Sailors Monument, The Terminal Tower, and Old Stone Church, to name a few landmarks.It was originally known as the Standard Oil or Sohio Building, then as the BP Tower, after British Petroleum acquired Standard Oil. The building was completed in 1985 and is 45 stories tall. In a move which shows that
Thursday, 3 September 2009
Cleveland: A Stressful City? Or Just Cloudy?
Posted on 07:16 by jackson
Forbes Magazine has listed Cleveland Ohio as one of the top 5 stressful cities in the United States. The list shows Cleveland as #4, tied with Providence, RI. Most specifically, the list groups the Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor Ohio area as a whole, which is a five county area defined by the Metropolitan Statistical Area as Cuyahoga County (Cleveland), Geauga County, Lake County (Mentor), Lorain County
Wednesday, 2 September 2009
Cleveland Beer Week
Posted on 10:49 by jackson
Cleveland Beer Week Logo, a Play on Cleveland’s “Free Stamp” True Clevelanders need no special reason to drink beer. But, because Clevelanders can never have enough excuses, the first annual Cleveland Beer Week has been established, and will run from October 16 through October 24, 2009.The Clevelandbeerweek.org website describes the event as a “not-for-profit, collaborative celebration to raise
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