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What are the kids into these days? Learning to sew, if you can believe it.
The Lorain branch of the Cleveland Public Library recently purchased sewing machines and began offering classes, and apparently they're a hit with young adults, who are interested in crafting, learning to make and repair their own clothes, and upcycling older materials into something new.
"They absolutely loved it," says branch manager Olivia Hoge of the classes that debuted this fall. "It's something old that's coming back. The idea of 'making' is becoming very prevalent in libraries."
The Lorain branch is offering additional classes in December, and Hoge says that youth involved in the effort might also hold a fashion show as part of Cleveland Fashion Week.
Sewing classes are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how CPL is tapping into the maker movement, however. In January, a new high-tech Maker Space will open downtown, complementing the already-diverse offerings available there.
Housed in TechCentral, a technology and learning center in the lower level of the Stokes Wing, the MakerLab will feature the latest cutting-edge tech, including graphic design software, audiovisual recording equipment, vinyl cutter, laser cutter, 3D scanner, high-definition video camera and smartboard.
"It's pretty cool," says C.J. Lynce, manager of TechCentral. "We've invested in equipment, tools and software that are high-level and professional."
"TechCentral and the MakerLab fit into our strategic priority of 'Forming Communities of Learning,'" adds Cathy Poilpre, Assistant Marketing Director with CPL. "Collectively, all the services offered in the MakerLab make CPL the center of learning for our whole community. Most people have a place they live, a place they work, and this is like a third place -- to play, engage and learn."
The TechCentral MakerLab is slated to open January 11th in the main library.
Source: Olivia Hoge, C.J. Lynce
Writer: Lee Chilcote
The Lorain branch of the Cleveland Public Library recently purchased sewing machines and began offering classes, and apparently they're a hit with young adults, who are interested in crafting, learning to make and repair their own clothes, and upcycling older materials into something new.
"They absolutely loved it," says branch manager Olivia Hoge of the classes that debuted this fall. "It's something old that's coming back. The idea of 'making' is becoming very prevalent in libraries."
The Lorain branch is offering additional classes in December, and Hoge says that youth involved in the effort might also hold a fashion show as part of Cleveland Fashion Week.
Sewing classes are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to how CPL is tapping into the maker movement, however. In January, a new high-tech Maker Space will open downtown, complementing the already-diverse offerings available there.
Housed in TechCentral, a technology and learning center in the lower level of the Stokes Wing, the MakerLab will feature the latest cutting-edge tech, including graphic design software, audiovisual recording equipment, vinyl cutter, laser cutter, 3D scanner, high-definition video camera and smartboard.
"It's pretty cool," says C.J. Lynce, manager of TechCentral. "We've invested in equipment, tools and software that are high-level and professional."
"TechCentral and the MakerLab fit into our strategic priority of 'Forming Communities of Learning,'" adds Cathy Poilpre, Assistant Marketing Director with CPL. "Collectively, all the services offered in the MakerLab make CPL the center of learning for our whole community. Most people have a place they live, a place they work, and this is like a third place -- to play, engage and learn."
The TechCentral MakerLab is slated to open January 11th in the main library.
Source: Olivia Hoge, C.J. Lynce
Writer: Lee Chilcote
Collective Upcycle, the creative reuse boutique that's been popping up around town for the past few years, is opening a bricks-and-mortar store in the St. Clair Superior neighborhood. The shop, located at 6202 St. Clair Avenue -- aka the "coppertop building" -- will hold a grand opening party this Friday, November 22 from 5-8 p.m.
Friday's big bash will feature Slovenian beer and a Slovenian band in honor of the St. Clair Superior neighborhood's rich heritage as a hub for the ethnic community. The store will feature the work of 35-plus Cleveland upcycle artists and designers and is being spearheaded by Lauren Krueger as part of the Upcycle St. Clair effort.
"The shop is a celebration of innovation that's locally and regionally sourced," says Nicole McGee of Plenty Underfoot, who founded Collective Upcycle in 2011 and is a partner in Upcycle St. Clair, a larger effort to revitalize the entire retail district.
Some of the upcycled items offered at Collective Upcycle include roof slates turned into picture frames, plastic soda bottles made into sculptural flower bouquets, and vinyl LPs melted down into jewelry and serving bowls.
Collective Upcycle will be open Thursdays through Sundays during the holiday season. Then the store will close for a few weeks and reopen in January. Although the copper top building will eventually be taken over by St. Martin DePorres School, the shop will reopen in another location on St. Clair in the spring.
McGee says the store is proof positive that the strategy behind Upcycle St. Clair is working. "One of the goals was to bring in new businesses," she says. "We're celebrating what's already existing while also creating new opportunity."
Source: Nicole McGee
Writer: Lee Chilcote
Friday's big bash will feature Slovenian beer and a Slovenian band in honor of the St. Clair Superior neighborhood's rich heritage as a hub for the ethnic community. The store will feature the work of 35-plus Cleveland upcycle artists and designers and is being spearheaded by Lauren Krueger as part of the Upcycle St. Clair effort.
"The shop is a celebration of innovation that's locally and regionally sourced," says Nicole McGee of Plenty Underfoot, who founded Collective Upcycle in 2011 and is a partner in Upcycle St. Clair, a larger effort to revitalize the entire retail district.
Some of the upcycled items offered at Collective Upcycle include roof slates turned into picture frames, plastic soda bottles made into sculptural flower bouquets, and vinyl LPs melted down into jewelry and serving bowls.
Collective Upcycle will be open Thursdays through Sundays during the holiday season. Then the store will close for a few weeks and reopen in January. Although the copper top building will eventually be taken over by St. Martin DePorres School, the shop will reopen in another location on St. Clair in the spring.
McGee says the store is proof positive that the strategy behind Upcycle St. Clair is working. "One of the goals was to bring in new businesses," she says. "We're celebrating what's already existing while also creating new opportunity."
Source: Nicole McGee
Writer: Lee Chilcote
WXZ Development recently broke ground on 20 new micro-apartments on E. 118th Street in University Circle, adding to the wave of new housing in the area. Developer Jim Wymer says demand remains strong for efficiently designed, higher-end rental units geared towards professionals and students.
"We realized the true market that was untapped was an upscale rental product that was suited to the demographics of the Circle," says Wymer, who previously built and sold 12 townhomes at Circle 118. "There are people looking for nice, unique housing that feels like a for-sale product, but they want to rent."
A few years ago, WXZ developed Hazel 8, a 59-unit apartment project on Hazel Drive that is nearly 100 percent occupied. The units feature hardwood floors and stainless steel appliances and rent for $1.85 per square foot, or about $1,100 for a 600-square-foot, one-bedroom unit, due to the premium University Circle location.
The newest units, located on land previously owned by RTA, are actually Phase II of 118 Flats, a project that already brought 10 new units to E. 118th and Euclid.
"The market is so unique," says Wymer of demand for the units. "We have people coming into the market from as far away as the Far East. There was a lot of Internet shopping with Hazel 8 -- probably one-third of our tenants did applications and made deposits without ever seeing the product."
The units at 118 Flats average about 800 square feet, but they are efficiently designed with high ceilings, little wasted space and plenty of natural light, making them feel less like cramped apartments and more like hip micro-units.
Source: Jim Wymer
Writer: Lee Chilcote
"We realized the true market that was untapped was an upscale rental product that was suited to the demographics of the Circle," says Wymer, who previously built and sold 12 townhomes at Circle 118. "There are people looking for nice, unique housing that feels like a for-sale product, but they want to rent."
A few years ago, WXZ developed Hazel 8, a 59-unit apartment project on Hazel Drive that is nearly 100 percent occupied. The units feature hardwood floors and stainless steel appliances and rent for $1.85 per square foot, or about $1,100 for a 600-square-foot, one-bedroom unit, due to the premium University Circle location.
The newest units, located on land previously owned by RTA, are actually Phase II of 118 Flats, a project that already brought 10 new units to E. 118th and Euclid.
"The market is so unique," says Wymer of demand for the units. "We have people coming into the market from as far away as the Far East. There was a lot of Internet shopping with Hazel 8 -- probably one-third of our tenants did applications and made deposits without ever seeing the product."
The units at 118 Flats average about 800 square feet, but they are efficiently designed with high ceilings, little wasted space and plenty of natural light, making them feel less like cramped apartments and more like hip micro-units.
Source: Jim Wymer
Writer: Lee Chilcote
For the past six months, Red, the Steakhouse has been coming to shape in the former Volk's Jewelry & Loans building on Prospect Avenue. Throughout it all, Fresh Water photographer Bob Perkoski has been documenting the process. This slideshow follows that progress from start to finish.
On October 28, the Refugee Services Collaborative (RSC) released its first-ever study of the economic impact Cleveland’s 4,500 refugees have made on the region since 2000. Refugees are legal U.S. residents who have come here to avoid persecution in their home countries.
"We felt there were a lot of negative misconceptions about refugees, so we commissioned the economic impact study to uncover the facts," says Luanne Bole-Becker, RSC’s special projects and data management coordinator.
The report, generated by Chmura Economics and Analytics and funded through a grant from the Cleveland Foundation, shows that refugees created and sustained 650 jobs in 2012 as a result of household spending, small business creation and through the agencies in place to help them. The total economic impact was $48 million in these three areas.
“Refugees bolster the population and their spending creates jobs in the economy,” explains Chmura’s Dan Meges, economist and business development manager. “Without refugee arrivals, this spending and economic activity would be occurring somewhere else in the United States. They also increase the demand for local housing by buying or renting homes, and they increase the socio-cultural diversity of the city, which has other positive spillovers.”
RSC was formed in 2011 and grew out of dialogue between the region’s many refugee service agencies. The report shows that while refugees typically find work in food service, housekeeping, sewing, factory production work and seasonal landscaping, they are also more likely to be entrepreneurs and start small businesses once they have settled in the area.
"Refugees are positive for Cleveland,” says Bole-Becker. “While they need some initial help, it's an investment in a group of people that don't take jobs; they make jobs. We hope to increase capacity so that more refugees can be resettled here, adding to Cleveland's growth."
Meges adds, “From an analytic viewpoint, what matters is their average family income, which is estimated to be about $31,000 annually in the Cleveland area in 2012.”
More than 17,000 refugees have settled in Cleveland since 1983.
Source: Dan Meges, Luanne Bole-Becker
Writer: Karin Connelly
"We felt there were a lot of negative misconceptions about refugees, so we commissioned the economic impact study to uncover the facts," says Luanne Bole-Becker, RSC’s special projects and data management coordinator.
The report, generated by Chmura Economics and Analytics and funded through a grant from the Cleveland Foundation, shows that refugees created and sustained 650 jobs in 2012 as a result of household spending, small business creation and through the agencies in place to help them. The total economic impact was $48 million in these three areas.
“Refugees bolster the population and their spending creates jobs in the economy,” explains Chmura’s Dan Meges, economist and business development manager. “Without refugee arrivals, this spending and economic activity would be occurring somewhere else in the United States. They also increase the demand for local housing by buying or renting homes, and they increase the socio-cultural diversity of the city, which has other positive spillovers.”
RSC was formed in 2011 and grew out of dialogue between the region’s many refugee service agencies. The report shows that while refugees typically find work in food service, housekeeping, sewing, factory production work and seasonal landscaping, they are also more likely to be entrepreneurs and start small businesses once they have settled in the area.
"Refugees are positive for Cleveland,” says Bole-Becker. “While they need some initial help, it's an investment in a group of people that don't take jobs; they make jobs. We hope to increase capacity so that more refugees can be resettled here, adding to Cleveland's growth."
Meges adds, “From an analytic viewpoint, what matters is their average family income, which is estimated to be about $31,000 annually in the Cleveland area in 2012.”
More than 17,000 refugees have settled in Cleveland since 1983.
Source: Dan Meges, Luanne Bole-Becker
Writer: Karin Connelly
More than 1,300 people attended the first annual Cleveland Entrepreneurship Week last week, participating in everything from pitch sessions to speaker sessions and after-hours networking events.
Big names in the entrepreneurial community from outside the region, such as MapQuest founder Chris Heivly and managing director of The Startup Factory, were among those in attendance who helped make the event a success.
“Overall, ClevelandEW was successfully able to showcase and celebrate the growth of entrepreneurship and the unique ecosystem being created here in Northeast Ohio,” says Todd Goldstein, founder of LaunchHouse, lead sponsor of the event.
Goldstein reports that all of the EW events were well attended. “More than 300 attended LHX2013 Demo Day and the ClevelandEW opening party at LaunchHouse,” he says. “Other popular events were Startups @ The City Club, a new entrepreneurial and community-driven speaker series with the mission to educate, inspire and provoke entrepreneurial thought throughout Northeast Ohio, and the speaker sessions at Ernst and Young.”
Several of the startups in the LHX2013 Demo Day were able to secure leads, convert attendees to customers and identify potential investors. Goldstein says all 11 companies that gave pitches at Demo Day felt good, although a bit overwhelmed, about the experience.
“Right now, they are all doing a lot of follow up to the leads they made during Demo Day and ClevelandEW,” he says. “They are all rock stars to us and we are looking forward to helping them toward the next stage in their companies.”
Source: Todd Goldstein
Writer: Karin Connelly
Big names in the entrepreneurial community from outside the region, such as MapQuest founder Chris Heivly and managing director of The Startup Factory, were among those in attendance who helped make the event a success.
“Overall, ClevelandEW was successfully able to showcase and celebrate the growth of entrepreneurship and the unique ecosystem being created here in Northeast Ohio,” says Todd Goldstein, founder of LaunchHouse, lead sponsor of the event.
Goldstein reports that all of the EW events were well attended. “More than 300 attended LHX2013 Demo Day and the ClevelandEW opening party at LaunchHouse,” he says. “Other popular events were Startups @ The City Club, a new entrepreneurial and community-driven speaker series with the mission to educate, inspire and provoke entrepreneurial thought throughout Northeast Ohio, and the speaker sessions at Ernst and Young.”
Several of the startups in the LHX2013 Demo Day were able to secure leads, convert attendees to customers and identify potential investors. Goldstein says all 11 companies that gave pitches at Demo Day felt good, although a bit overwhelmed, about the experience.
“Right now, they are all doing a lot of follow up to the leads they made during Demo Day and ClevelandEW,” he says. “They are all rock stars to us and we are looking forward to helping them toward the next stage in their companies.”
Source: Todd Goldstein
Writer: Karin Connelly
Operation Light Switch on Waterloo is an effort to add critical mass to the area by "turning on" multiple new bars and restaurants as the streetscape project wraps up next year. The project recently scored another little win: restaurateur Alan Glazen sold the Harbor Pub to Tremont developer Tom Bell, who will reopen it.
Although it's too early to announce the concept, operator or even the name, Bell says he's excited about the opportunity to help revitalize Waterloo. "I'm trying to help Alan get the right mix," he says. "The area has kind of a rock-and-roll vibe -- it's really blue-collar Cleveland. I want to have a place with great food and great atmosphere. It won't necessarily be a step down, it will be a step over."
The Harbor Pub building features a historic bar that runs the length of the building. Although the exterior of the building has been redone, Bell will finish out the interior himself. The property features about 2,000 square feet on each of the two floors, and Bell plans to use all of it with a two-story bar and restaurant. He's also toying with the idea of creating outdoor seating along the driveway area or in the back.
Bell, who perhaps is best known as the creator of the Flying Monkey Pub in Tremont, says that he was intrigued by Glazen's salesmanship and vision for the area. "Alan browbeat me for months. He's a good drumbeater who creates excitement and gets people to think about new ideas. I can see the potential -- the CDC is re-seeding the area with artists and non-absentee property owners."
Bell plans to open next summer along with Steve Schimoler's Crop Rocks. He is toying with the idea of a coal-fired pizza concept and is looking for an operator to run it.
Source: Tom Bell
Writer: Lee Chilcote
Although it's too early to announce the concept, operator or even the name, Bell says he's excited about the opportunity to help revitalize Waterloo. "I'm trying to help Alan get the right mix," he says. "The area has kind of a rock-and-roll vibe -- it's really blue-collar Cleveland. I want to have a place with great food and great atmosphere. It won't necessarily be a step down, it will be a step over."
The Harbor Pub building features a historic bar that runs the length of the building. Although the exterior of the building has been redone, Bell will finish out the interior himself. The property features about 2,000 square feet on each of the two floors, and Bell plans to use all of it with a two-story bar and restaurant. He's also toying with the idea of creating outdoor seating along the driveway area or in the back.
Bell, who perhaps is best known as the creator of the Flying Monkey Pub in Tremont, says that he was intrigued by Glazen's salesmanship and vision for the area. "Alan browbeat me for months. He's a good drumbeater who creates excitement and gets people to think about new ideas. I can see the potential -- the CDC is re-seeding the area with artists and non-absentee property owners."
Bell plans to open next summer along with Steve Schimoler's Crop Rocks. He is toying with the idea of a coal-fired pizza concept and is looking for an operator to run it.
Source: Tom Bell
Writer: Lee Chilcote
standing ovation for cleveland orchestra performance at lincoln center
In a New York Times review titled "Beethoven and One of France’s Musical Mystics Strive for Glimpses of the Divine," classical music critic James R. Oestreich writes of the Cleveland Orchestra and Franz Welser-Möst's New York performance during Lincoln Center's White Light Festival.
"Still, it was the Messiaen performance that will undoubtedly live longest in memory: an imaginative conception expertly realized. A vibrant scrim of sound -- pinging celesta (played by Carolyn Gadiel Warner), virtuosically percussive piano (Joela Jones), eerily swooping ondes Martenot (an early electronic instrument, played by Cynthia Miller) and chiming vibraphone (Marc Damoulakis) -- spanned the front of the stage, an effective foil to all manner of activity behind it."
Read the rest of the review here.
"Still, it was the Messiaen performance that will undoubtedly live longest in memory: an imaginative conception expertly realized. A vibrant scrim of sound -- pinging celesta (played by Carolyn Gadiel Warner), virtuosically percussive piano (Joela Jones), eerily swooping ondes Martenot (an early electronic instrument, played by Cynthia Miller) and chiming vibraphone (Marc Damoulakis) -- spanned the front of the stage, an effective foil to all manner of activity behind it."
Read the rest of the review here.
fast co. digs into 'world's first biocellar' in east cleveland
In a Fast Co. feature called "Turning A Vacant Cleveland House Into A Fancy Farm," California-based sustainability writer Adele Peters details the plans and construction of the world’s first BioCellar, located in East Cleveland.
"The BioCellar, the brainchild of a Cleveland biologist named Jean Loria, will use just the basement of the house -- the rest was torn down -- and will top it with a greenhouse so crops can grow inside. Why a cellar? At depths below four feet, the ground stays at a constant temperature, so even in the middle of a harsh Cleveland winter, the room won't get colder than 50 degrees. With light flooding in from the glass roof above, food can grow year round."
Read the rest of the crop report here.
"The BioCellar, the brainchild of a Cleveland biologist named Jean Loria, will use just the basement of the house -- the rest was torn down -- and will top it with a greenhouse so crops can grow inside. Why a cellar? At depths below four feet, the ground stays at a constant temperature, so even in the middle of a harsh Cleveland winter, the room won't get colder than 50 degrees. With light flooding in from the glass roof above, food can grow year round."
Read the rest of the crop report here.
For decades, the heart of University Circle was lifeless after 5 p.m. Uptown, a $65 million development of new shops, restaurants, markets and apartments, aimed to change that by becoming a new center of gravity for Cleveland’s cultural district. So, now that it’s halfway completed, how is Uptown doing?
The Duck Island neighborhood, which is situated off Abbey Road between Ohio City and Tremont, got its name because characters used to "duck" in here to escape cops during Prohibition. At least that's the legend that local residents like to offer.
Somehow, despite the sea-change development that's occurred in Tremont and Ohio City over the years, Duck Island has kept its tucked-away identity. Some new projects were built here, but others were stymied over the years by local residents opposed to density. But that may change over the next few years.
As developers like Andrew Brickman, Knez Homes and Sam McNulty buy up land in Duck Island, the Tremont West Development Corporation is leading a process to engage residents and stakeholders in shaping the future of Duck Island. And that future will likely involve new development, in some fashion or another.
"There's a lot of development being discussed in Duck Island, and the goal is to get the neighborhood on board with what's coming and create win-wins," says Cory Riordan, Director of Tremont West. "We want to have the conversation in advance and be proactive about how the development interacts with the community."
To that end, Tremont West is hosting a community design "charette" December 5-7 at St. Wendelyn's Church. Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative will lead the process, which will result in a new development plan for the area, encompassing everything from housing to infrastructure to home repair.
"People rise to the bar that's set for them," says Riordan. "The planning process won't just focus on development -- we want to look at improving Abbey Park and giving seniors the ability to fix their homes -- but new developments are driving the need for it. The result will be a community vision for moving forward."
Currently, there are only six new for-sale housing units officially proposed in Duck Island, a townhouse project being developed by Knez. Yet Riordan confirmed that developable land in Duck Island could result in dozens of new units in the coming years. For example, developer Andrew Brickman owns the former Bridgeview Cafe on Lorain Avenue, and that site alone could hold a large development.
In other Tremont news, the Professor Avenue streetscape project is nearly done. Artist Olga Ziemska has created "Dendrite," a public art piece that will function as seating and a gathering place, at the plaza at the corner of W. 10th, Fairfield and Professor. She intends to install it by the end of November, weather permitting.
Source: Cory Riordan, Olga Ziemska
Writer: Lee Chilcote
Somehow, despite the sea-change development that's occurred in Tremont and Ohio City over the years, Duck Island has kept its tucked-away identity. Some new projects were built here, but others were stymied over the years by local residents opposed to density. But that may change over the next few years.
As developers like Andrew Brickman, Knez Homes and Sam McNulty buy up land in Duck Island, the Tremont West Development Corporation is leading a process to engage residents and stakeholders in shaping the future of Duck Island. And that future will likely involve new development, in some fashion or another.
"There's a lot of development being discussed in Duck Island, and the goal is to get the neighborhood on board with what's coming and create win-wins," says Cory Riordan, Director of Tremont West. "We want to have the conversation in advance and be proactive about how the development interacts with the community."
To that end, Tremont West is hosting a community design "charette" December 5-7 at St. Wendelyn's Church. Kent State University's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative will lead the process, which will result in a new development plan for the area, encompassing everything from housing to infrastructure to home repair.
"People rise to the bar that's set for them," says Riordan. "The planning process won't just focus on development -- we want to look at improving Abbey Park and giving seniors the ability to fix their homes -- but new developments are driving the need for it. The result will be a community vision for moving forward."
Currently, there are only six new for-sale housing units officially proposed in Duck Island, a townhouse project being developed by Knez. Yet Riordan confirmed that developable land in Duck Island could result in dozens of new units in the coming years. For example, developer Andrew Brickman owns the former Bridgeview Cafe on Lorain Avenue, and that site alone could hold a large development.
In other Tremont news, the Professor Avenue streetscape project is nearly done. Artist Olga Ziemska has created "Dendrite," a public art piece that will function as seating and a gathering place, at the plaza at the corner of W. 10th, Fairfield and Professor. She intends to install it by the end of November, weather permitting.
Source: Cory Riordan, Olga Ziemska
Writer: Lee Chilcote
time out chicago loves it some christmas ale
In a Time Out Chicago blurb titled “Drink this now: Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Christmas Ale,” blogger Karl Klockars raves about the liquid gold we Clevelanders know simply as "Crack Ale."
“The Christmas Ale is a revered beer in the Rust Belt. Criminals in Cleveland recently broke into the brewery and stole 500 feet of copper wiring, but left the Xmas Ale untouched," Klockars writes. "I choose to believe that this is less an indication of the idiocy of thieves, and more a belief that not even scofflaws would dare touch the Christmas Ale. As such, it’s perfectly okay to crack a few of these open well before the holiday.”
Klockars goes on to give a beer nerd’s detailed description of the brew, including this nugget: "This beer sets the bar once again -- as it does most years -- for what a winter warmer beer should be: It’s rich without being overwhelming. It's complex, spicy, savory and subtly sweet. And it's very drinkable."
Enjoy the full piece here.
“The Christmas Ale is a revered beer in the Rust Belt. Criminals in Cleveland recently broke into the brewery and stole 500 feet of copper wiring, but left the Xmas Ale untouched," Klockars writes. "I choose to believe that this is less an indication of the idiocy of thieves, and more a belief that not even scofflaws would dare touch the Christmas Ale. As such, it’s perfectly okay to crack a few of these open well before the holiday.”
Klockars goes on to give a beer nerd’s detailed description of the brew, including this nugget: "This beer sets the bar once again -- as it does most years -- for what a winter warmer beer should be: It’s rich without being overwhelming. It's complex, spicy, savory and subtly sweet. And it's very drinkable."
Enjoy the full piece here.
input wanted for design of new convention center hotel
County residents are being asked to share their opinions as they pertain to the new Convention Center Hotel. The 650-room hotel will replace the Cuyahoga County Administrative building at Lakeside Avenue and Ontario Street and serve as the main hotel for the nearby medical mart and convention center.
Representatives from the architecture firm Cooper Carry will be in town on Wednesday, November 20th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to share preliminary designs for the new Convention Center Hotel and solicit input from local residents.
The hotel is on a fast track, with County Executive Ed FitzGerald stating a goal of a 2016 opening.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
Cleveland Public Library
Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium
325 Superior Avenue East
Questions and registration (not required): info@LAND-studio.org
Representatives from the architecture firm Cooper Carry will be in town on Wednesday, November 20th, from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. to share preliminary designs for the new Convention Center Hotel and solicit input from local residents.
The hotel is on a fast track, with County Executive Ed FitzGerald stating a goal of a 2016 opening.
The meeting is free and open to the public.
Cleveland Public Library
Louis Stokes Wing Auditorium
325 Superior Avenue East
Questions and registration (not required): info@LAND-studio.org
Melissa Hale started Yates Apothecary -- a fragrance manufacturer -- on a bit of a whim. She and her husband, Quinn, just had their first child and had moved to Lakewood from Florida, when Hale decided to leave her job as a nuclear medicine technologist and start experimenting with perfumes.
“I spent my last five years as a nuclear med tech working directly with cancer patients and P.E.T. imaging,” recalls Hale. “Those five years took their toll on my emotional and mental state. I wanted to come home from work happy and relaxed and that wasn't happening.”
With a sleeping baby on her lap, Hale began experimenting with perfume notes that she bought online. With that, Yates Apothecary was born. The company is named after her beloved chocolate lab Yates, aka Pig.
Things weren’t easy at first, but Hale has turned Yates Apothecary into a thriving home-based business selling fragrances, lip balms and custom blended scents. With a recent move to a live-work loft on St. Clair, Hale has expanded her lab and is planning on creating a steam distillation lab to extract the oils herself. She also teaches blending classes and welcomes guests to stop by to purchase her products, chat or just share a cup of coffee.
Hale’s unique scents are all numbered after significant dates in her life. “I gravitate towards notes that one might think won't smell great blended,” says Hale. “For example, perfume oil No. 3456 is campfire, dirt and violet. I tend to stay away from the traditional blends and enjoy the unconventional. The challenge of making unusual notes smell appealing is very satisfying to me.”
Hale’s more popular blend -- and her favorite -- is No. 0398, her dear dog's birthday. The blend is made up of fragrances such as amber, cedar, vanilla, oak moss and coconut oil.
“He was a crazy chocolate lab who loved walks in the woods,” she says. “I wanted to capture that feeling of walking in the woods with him. I wanted to capture that emotion, and I wanted to capture those memories.”
Hale’s products are available on the Yates site and at a number of local boutiques.
Source: Melissa Hale
Writer: Karin Connelly
“I spent my last five years as a nuclear med tech working directly with cancer patients and P.E.T. imaging,” recalls Hale. “Those five years took their toll on my emotional and mental state. I wanted to come home from work happy and relaxed and that wasn't happening.”
With a sleeping baby on her lap, Hale began experimenting with perfume notes that she bought online. With that, Yates Apothecary was born. The company is named after her beloved chocolate lab Yates, aka Pig.
Things weren’t easy at first, but Hale has turned Yates Apothecary into a thriving home-based business selling fragrances, lip balms and custom blended scents. With a recent move to a live-work loft on St. Clair, Hale has expanded her lab and is planning on creating a steam distillation lab to extract the oils herself. She also teaches blending classes and welcomes guests to stop by to purchase her products, chat or just share a cup of coffee.
Hale’s unique scents are all numbered after significant dates in her life. “I gravitate towards notes that one might think won't smell great blended,” says Hale. “For example, perfume oil No. 3456 is campfire, dirt and violet. I tend to stay away from the traditional blends and enjoy the unconventional. The challenge of making unusual notes smell appealing is very satisfying to me.”
Hale’s more popular blend -- and her favorite -- is No. 0398, her dear dog's birthday. The blend is made up of fragrances such as amber, cedar, vanilla, oak moss and coconut oil.
“He was a crazy chocolate lab who loved walks in the woods,” she says. “I wanted to capture that feeling of walking in the woods with him. I wanted to capture that emotion, and I wanted to capture those memories.”
Hale’s products are available on the Yates site and at a number of local boutiques.
Source: Melissa Hale
Writer: Karin Connelly
writer praises city's artist recruitment program
In an International Business Times story titled “Cleveland Is Ready To Rock: Are You?” writer Ellen Killoran shares details of her experience at a recent artist recruitment weekend, during which out-of-town creatives were invited to see a plethora of benefits the city has to offer for artists seeking to relocate.
“”Welcome to Cleveland Weekend," which took place in early August, was a self-described experiment spearheaded by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, or CPAC, a well-endowed nonprofit dedicated to strengthening Cleveland's artist community," Killoran writes. "The clear objective of the event, the first of its kind, was to persuade these artists from other, often bigger and more expensive cities, to make Cleveland their home base.”
Killoran goes on to detail some awe-inspiring features of both the city and the program that should make Cleveland an opportunity too good to pass up.
Enjoy the lengthy feature here.
“”Welcome to Cleveland Weekend," which took place in early August, was a self-described experiment spearheaded by the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, or CPAC, a well-endowed nonprofit dedicated to strengthening Cleveland's artist community," Killoran writes. "The clear objective of the event, the first of its kind, was to persuade these artists from other, often bigger and more expensive cities, to make Cleveland their home base.”
Killoran goes on to detail some awe-inspiring features of both the city and the program that should make Cleveland an opportunity too good to pass up.
Enjoy the lengthy feature here.
Team NEO, MAGNET, Wire-Net and Medina County Workforce Development came together as a group to secure a $1.8 million federal Make it in America grant, one of only 10 groups nationwide to receive such funding.
The money will be used to help local companies that show the potential to bring manufacturing jobs to the region.
“We will use the money to boost the growth of 25 medium-sized companies in Northeast Ohio in many areas, from product development to workforce development,” says Jay Foran, senior vice president of Team NEO. “We’re also hoping to attract new business to the region in support of those companies in biomedical, automotive and advanced engineering.”
The groups have been working together since March to apply for the grant. “So many partners saw opportunities for themselves that aligned with this grant,” says Laura Hudak, Team NEO’s vice president of finance and administration. “The opportunity to collaborate is equally important as the financial implications.”
Each group will have a different role in distributing the grant money. Team NEO will serve as administrator and work on attracting international business. WIRE-Net will work directly with the companies receiving the funds, building on its manufacturing experience. MAGNET will provide resources for job and business growth, while Medina County Workforce Development will coordinate services with area colleges and universities.
The Make it in America program is a $20.5 million Obama administration initiative designed around job creation and investment in U.S. businesses.
Source: Jay Foran, Laura Hudak
Writer: Karin Connelly
The money will be used to help local companies that show the potential to bring manufacturing jobs to the region.
“We will use the money to boost the growth of 25 medium-sized companies in Northeast Ohio in many areas, from product development to workforce development,” says Jay Foran, senior vice president of Team NEO. “We’re also hoping to attract new business to the region in support of those companies in biomedical, automotive and advanced engineering.”
The groups have been working together since March to apply for the grant. “So many partners saw opportunities for themselves that aligned with this grant,” says Laura Hudak, Team NEO’s vice president of finance and administration. “The opportunity to collaborate is equally important as the financial implications.”
Each group will have a different role in distributing the grant money. Team NEO will serve as administrator and work on attracting international business. WIRE-Net will work directly with the companies receiving the funds, building on its manufacturing experience. MAGNET will provide resources for job and business growth, while Medina County Workforce Development will coordinate services with area colleges and universities.
The Make it in America program is a $20.5 million Obama administration initiative designed around job creation and investment in U.S. businesses.
Source: Jay Foran, Laura Hudak
Writer: Karin Connelly
san fran dining editor praises cleveland food scene
Michael Bauer, the influential restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle, recently penned a feature titled "Cleveland is a city that rocks to food."
"Last week I spent a few days in Cleveland, looking at a half-dozen high-profile restaurants. I wish I could have done more," is how Bauer kicks off the lengthy travel piece.
During his visit, the food editor and restaurant critic hit Sokolowski's, Dante, Greenhouse Tavern and the Velvet Tango Room, where "I had the best whiskey sour I can remember."
Of course, he also visited the West Side Market: "I also fell in love with the West Side Market, a city-owned facility that has been in business for more than 100 years."
He concludes the piece with this nugget: "Cleveland has the energy of a food town on the rise. And, for anyone who loves music and rock and roll -- after all, it’s the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- it’s a city worth checking out."
Read it all right here.
"Last week I spent a few days in Cleveland, looking at a half-dozen high-profile restaurants. I wish I could have done more," is how Bauer kicks off the lengthy travel piece.
During his visit, the food editor and restaurant critic hit Sokolowski's, Dante, Greenhouse Tavern and the Velvet Tango Room, where "I had the best whiskey sour I can remember."
Of course, he also visited the West Side Market: "I also fell in love with the West Side Market, a city-owned facility that has been in business for more than 100 years."
He concludes the piece with this nugget: "Cleveland has the energy of a food town on the rise. And, for anyone who loves music and rock and roll -- after all, it’s the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame -- it’s a city worth checking out."
Read it all right here.
st. louis food writer eats his way through the north coast
Reporting for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, food writer Ian Froeb shares details of his recent visit to Cleveland, where he enjoyed stops at Greenhouse Tavern, West Side Market, Cleveland Museum of Art, and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum.
“Another Cleveland must is the West Side Market. This gorgeous (inside and out) building houses more than 100 vendors including more butcher shops than you ever thought could fit under a single roof. “
Read the full story here.
“Another Cleveland must is the West Side Market. This gorgeous (inside and out) building houses more than 100 vendors including more butcher shops than you ever thought could fit under a single roof. “
Read the full story here.
Cleveland Clinic Innovations (CCI) has named seasoned Health Information Technology (HIT) veteran Gary Fingerhut as its new executive director. Fingerhut has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur in IT, co-founding a global software company and as a senior executive of a software development and technology consulting firm.
CCI is the commercial arm of the Cleveland Clinic, responsible for company creation and business development of medical technology developed by its doctors and researchers.
For the past three years, Fingerhut has served as general manager of IT commercialization for CCI, a position he will continue to perform in addition to his new executive director duties.
HIT makes up 23 percent of Innovations’ business, up from six percent when Fingerhut started with the organization. “I take credit for being part of a team,” Fingerhut says of the growth. “We’re a very collaborative group here: very dedicated, very focused in bringing products to market that will change lives. You can’t ask for a better role than that as executive director.”
Fingerhut plans to continue that growth in his new position. “I’m really heavily focused on inventor satisfaction as a key goal,” he says. “And I would like to see our Innovation Alliance grow considerably.”
And, of course, Fingerhut wants to improve care through technology. “Everything we do is focused on better patient care,” he says. “But we’re also focused on growth in Ohio. Since we began in 2000, we’ve created 1,100 jobs in Northeast Ohio and 66 spinoff companies.”
Fingerhut is a Cleveland native and has raised five children here. “This is an incredible institution and I’m really honored to be a part of it,” he says. “We take innovation seriously here, and I look forward to really making a difference.”
Source: Gary Fingerhut
Writer: Karin Connelly
CCI is the commercial arm of the Cleveland Clinic, responsible for company creation and business development of medical technology developed by its doctors and researchers.
For the past three years, Fingerhut has served as general manager of IT commercialization for CCI, a position he will continue to perform in addition to his new executive director duties.
HIT makes up 23 percent of Innovations’ business, up from six percent when Fingerhut started with the organization. “I take credit for being part of a team,” Fingerhut says of the growth. “We’re a very collaborative group here: very dedicated, very focused in bringing products to market that will change lives. You can’t ask for a better role than that as executive director.”
Fingerhut plans to continue that growth in his new position. “I’m really heavily focused on inventor satisfaction as a key goal,” he says. “And I would like to see our Innovation Alliance grow considerably.”
And, of course, Fingerhut wants to improve care through technology. “Everything we do is focused on better patient care,” he says. “But we’re also focused on growth in Ohio. Since we began in 2000, we’ve created 1,100 jobs in Northeast Ohio and 66 spinoff companies.”
Fingerhut is a Cleveland native and has raised five children here. “This is an incredible institution and I’m really honored to be a part of it,” he says. “We take innovation seriously here, and I look forward to really making a difference.”
Source: Gary Fingerhut
Writer: Karin Connelly
as gay games approach, cleveland increasingly in lgbt spotlight
EDGE, the largest network of online gay publications, recently published a lengthy look at Cleveland as the city prepares for the Gay Games. The feature, titled "Cleveland Prepares for Its Gay Close-Up," covers a lot of ground, giving our city a welcome nod of approval in a myriad of topics.
"For years Cleveland has been known among visitors as the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Next year, Cleveland will add another notable event to its history when it hosts Gay Games 9," writes Heather Cassell. "I was instantly charmed by Cleveland. The Midwestern city is endearing and modern at the same time that it celebrates its history."
"It’s not a plain vanilla city," David Gilbert of Positively Cleveland is quoted in the piece. "There’s a real sort of grittiness and a little bit of a quirkiness about Cleveland that makes it really a special place to visit."
"It’s a great thing for gay people and it’s an excellent thing for Cleveland," adds Jim Miner, who owns the Clifford House Bed and Breakfast. "I’m glad they picked the Midwest place. It’s going to rock a few people’s boats a little bit, but so what?"
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"For years Cleveland has been known among visitors as the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Next year, Cleveland will add another notable event to its history when it hosts Gay Games 9," writes Heather Cassell. "I was instantly charmed by Cleveland. The Midwestern city is endearing and modern at the same time that it celebrates its history."
"It’s not a plain vanilla city," David Gilbert of Positively Cleveland is quoted in the piece. "There’s a real sort of grittiness and a little bit of a quirkiness about Cleveland that makes it really a special place to visit."
"It’s a great thing for gay people and it’s an excellent thing for Cleveland," adds Jim Miner, who owns the Clifford House Bed and Breakfast. "I’m glad they picked the Midwest place. It’s going to rock a few people’s boats a little bit, but so what?"
Read the rest of the good news here.