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    About.com Cleveland

  • Celebrate Chinese New Year in Cleveland

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:01 pm
    The 15-day celebration that is Chinese New Year begins on February 14. Clevelanders can join in the festivities at Chinese restaurants all over town. From Pearl of the Orient on the east side of town to Bo Loong in Cleveland's near eastside Asiatown district to Dragon Towers near Kamms Corners on the west side, the area's Chinese eateries are offering special meals, lion dances, and good wishes for the "Year of the Tiger" (year 4708 in the Chinese calendar). For more about Chinese New Year, see: All About Chinese New Year Symbolic Chinese New Year Recipes How to Celebrate Chinese New Year Fun…

  • Party Like a President!

    7 Feb 2010 | 4:01 pm
    Are you fortunate enough to have the day off work next Monday for President's Day? Lucky you! There's plenty going on in town to keep you busy. Experience the (hopefully) last days of winter at the Chalet Toboggan Chutes, or take the kids to the Cleveland Children's Museum or skating at the Wade Oval rink at University Circle. Find more fun things to do on Monday -- and the rest of the month -- on the February events calendar. Learn more about Ohio's eight presidents, including NE Ohio native, James Garfield..(photo © C. Cartwright/istockphoto) Party Like a President! originally appeared…

  • Cleveland Area Bed and Breakfasts

    6 Feb 2010 | 4:01 pm
    Whether you're planning a trip to Cleveland or you're a resident looking for a weekend getaway, Cleveland has a charming collection of bed and breakfast inns, in and around the city, from the city style of the Brownstone Inn Downtown on Prospect Avenue to the pastoral landscape of Walden, the Country Inn. Learn more about ten of these friendly hostelries in the "Top 10 Bed and Breakfasts in Greater Cleveland."(Photo of the Glidden House © 2006 S. Mitchell; Licensed to About, Inc.) Cleveland Area Bed and Breakfasts originally appeared on About.com Cleveland on Sunday, February 7th, 2010…

  • Northeast Ohio and the Underground Railroad

    3 Feb 2010 | 4:01 pm
    Ohio, and Northeast Ohio in particular, played a major role in the "Underground Railroad," that secret route to freedom in Canada for many black slaves who escaped from the southern states in the 19th century. Many of the homes that hid this precious human cargo still stand today. The Follett House Museum in Sandusky, the Hubbard House Underground Railroad Museum in Ashtabula, and Rider's Inn in Painesville (pictured at left) were all stops along the route. Extreme Northeast Ohio was a logical escape route as it was just under 100 miles from the south (northwestern Virginia, now West…

  • Langston Hughes

    2 Feb 2010 | 4:01 pm
    February is Black History month and it's fitting to spend this month looking at some of Cleveland's African-American favorite sons. Among the most prolific is writer, poet, and playwright Langston Hughes, who spent a portion of his youth in Cleveland and who graduated from Cleveland's Central High School.Hughes, born on this day in 1902, was a key figure in the Harlem Renaissance of the 1920s and 1930s. He also spent a time with the Paris expatriate community between the wars, with such writers as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald.Perhaps his greatest contribution to the Cleveland…
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    The Cauldron

  • Darksiders: Wrath of War

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Hey there folks, just thought it was worth noting that this week's Pixel Perfect review is not written by me, but by a fellow authority on gaming, and very close friend of mine, Pete Lindmark. The reason Pete offered to bail me out is because I made the foolish boast last week that I would most certainly have a review of Mass Effect 2 for you this week…and now I don't know what the hell I was thinking.

  • Self-study for Accreditation

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    This year Cleveland State is up for re-accreditation. Every ten years the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association re-evaluates whether or not Cleveland State should remain an accredited institution. In order to become re-accredited, CSU must meet five criteria.

  • Rivalry Renewed: Cleveland State and Butler

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    The Cleveland State basketball squad has not had an easy time against the current leaders of the Horizon League. In fact, during the last decade, Butler has beaten CSU 17 out of 21 times, yet the Vikings remain more confident than ever. That confidence comes from the motivation that Coach Waters has instilled in not only his players and his assistant coaches, but in the entire Vikings nation.

  • Stay Healthy This Flu Season

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    With flu season still in full swing, many people continue to worry about the H1N1 outbreak. Due to this concern, the Cleveland State Campus Health Services put together a presentation about H1N1 to answer any questions and further inform students about flu season.

  • "All-Star Preview"

    7 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    With the NBA season just a little over half-way finished the All-Star break is coming, adding some tight competition to the already amazing 2009-2010 season and a chance to see the bright young stars show their skills.The rosters for both the Eastern and Western teams playing on February 14th are monstrous.
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    The Observer

  • Can you name this place?

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm

  • Delta Gamma to sell discounted jeans for charity

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Despite denim's durability, after extended periods of time even the toughest Levi's will soon tear. Especially at this time of year, when the bottoms of jeans consistently tread in slush and rock salt, the prospects of purchasing new jeans are particularly providential.

  • Case students take active role in helping Haiti

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    When disaster strikes close to home or somewhere else in our world, it's easy to feel too small or too distant to make a real difference in such wounded regions. The recent earthquake in Haiti has moved the world's population to help bring relief the country's most devastated areas in any way possible.

  • Freshmen making impact

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    Looking down the box score after a women's basketball game, you might be surprised at the all new names that fill the roster.

  • CWRU seniors look to increasingly diverse postgraduate options

    4 Feb 2010 | 9:00 pm
    When Reem Asaad was starting classes as a freshman at Case Western Reserve University, her older sister was entering her first year at law school. Asaad came in as an English major, hoping to go into journalism. Law school, initially, wasn't part of the plan, but Asaad said that watching her sister made her wonder if it should be.
 
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    Cleveland Leader - Cleveland News & More!

  • The "R" Word

    Ralph Solonitz
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:41 am

  • Is There a Need For a Used Car Market Place?

    Leader Staff
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:32 am
    The used car parts industry does not have a proper market place in these times. A market place is the meeting point of a business with its customers. It may be physical or virtual. It is a place where customers and businesses go shopping knowing that they will find what they need and at the right price. What is an effective market place? Is it the store opposite your home or the Wal Mart a few miles away? The fact that you will drive a few miles to the Wal Mart to make your purchases makes it clear which is the effective market place. Every industry has its own exclusive market place. For…

  • Obama Approval Ratings Nosedive to New Low

    Eugmc
    9 Feb 2010 | 6:28 am
    President Barack Obama's overall approval rating has hit a new low. According to the results of the Marist College survey released Monday, independent voters are particularly fed up with the job he has been doing. Obama's overall approval among all registered voters has hit a new low of 44 percent, which is the lowest of any poll to date that uses people to survey voters. Among independents, his job approval rating has sunk to to just 29 percent, and his disapproval rating is almost double that at 57 percent. The massive loss of independent voters could be devastating from Democrats if the…

  • Kasich Investor in Company that Plugs Ohio as "Better Than Ever" For Business

    Roldo Bartimole
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:51 pm
    Republican Gubernatorial candidate John Kasich holds 45,000 share of stock in company that says “Ohio’s business climate is better than ever.” Oops. The revelation came in a blog by former Plain Dealer reporter Bill Sloat in his meaninful blog out of Cinicinnati. Read the story here: CINCINNATI (TDB) -- John Kasich, the Republican candidate for governor of Ohio, serves on Invacare Corporation's board of directors and owns 45,000 shares of stock in the Elyria-based medical products manufacturer. (See the April 2009 proxy statement above.) Kasich's company -- which has made him rich --…

  • Browns Cut WR Donte’ Stallworth

    Eugmc
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:20 pm
    The Cleveland Browns today terminated the contract of wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth. Stallworth was suspended by the NFL for the 2009 season after pleading guilty to DUI manslaughter charges in Florida and had been reinstated by the league to the league after suspension following the Super Bowl. Stallworth played one season with the Browns in 2008 after spending time with the Patriots (2007), Eagles (2006) and Saints (2002-2005). In his 11 games with the Browns, Stallworth made 7 starts with 17 catches for 170 yards.
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    The Cleveland Free Times - All Stories

  • News Lead: You Will Believe A Dude Can Fly - AST Dew Tour, Thursday, July 17

    By Anastasia PantsiosI’m surprised no one has thought to ask Nick Lowe to rewrite his song “I Love the Sound of Breaking Glass” as “I Love the Sound of Breaking Bones” to be the theme song for the annual AST Dew Tour, a series of skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross sports competition lifestyle events held in cities across the country for the last four years. At the five events, athletes in six different, potentially bone-crushing skills earn points to become champion of their domain. The daily Outdoor Festival with its vendors, freebies, athlete autograph…

  • Music Lead: Warped Tour - Our Picks For The Annual Skate/punk/corporate Sponsorship Affair

    The Academy Is...Like every band from Chicago, The Academy Is... gained positive reviews and lots of MySpace hits with a debut album that seemed too clever and innovative for another band from the city that brought us Fall Out Boy. Almost Here secured the group as a "band to watch." Unlike others, though, The Academy Is... always gave the impression of a band larger than its indie confines. With its sophomore album, Santi, it channeled some of the rock-star stadium-packed persona of classic rock, but didn't live up to it. While the album received mixed reviews, it did have some…

  • Being There: Alkaline Trio - House Of Blues, Thursday, July 10

    By Ryan Maclennan The sold-out crowd that awaited the Chicago-based emo act Alkaline Trio at the House of Blues showed the kind of patience you don't often see from punk audiences. Prior to playing, the band took nearly 45 minutes to set up its equipment and run through one final sound check. Despite chanting "Trio! Trio! Trio!," the crowd didn't become too unruly as it waited. The fact that the band looked so pleased when it finally started playing — singer-guitarist Matt Skiba appeared on stage with a broad smile on his face and wearing a pair of oversized sunglasses…

  • Local Dirt: Summit Meeting - Original Regional Acts Get Their Chance To Rock The Docks

    Normally, an event like Summit County's Rock the Docks on Springfield Lake between Lakemore and Springfield townships, which features an American Power Boat Association hydroplane regatta, food, vendors, family activities, fireworks, skydivers, the Starboyz motorcycle stunt team and other entertainment, calls on cover bands and tribute acts to provide the musical backdrop. But the organizers of the first-time event decided to do things differently, giving the nod to more than 30 local original rock acts. Lorie Strittmatter, who's overseeing the entertainment, explains how she got…

  • Locals Only: Eclectic Company - The Reunited Mirrors Have A Surplus Of Songs

    By Anastasia PantsiosMirrors, one of those Velvet Underground-worshipping Cleveland underground bands of the '70s frequently dubbed "legendary," played its last show with its original lineup on Sept. 18, 1975 in the courtyard of Case Western Reserve's Mather Building. Founder, guitarist and primary songwriter Jamie Klimek walked away from the group to play with Mirrors' keyboardist Paul Marotta's Styrenes, and later in the '80s, while living in New York, he played his songs with a trio version of Mirrors featuring Marotta and drummer Paul Laurence.Now, the band…
 
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    Weather: Cleveland weather forecast, news, video and more

  • Winter storm set to drop more snow on area

    cleveland.com
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:36 am
    Get set for another round of snow.  2-4 inches are expected to fall today with another 3-5 likely through the night.  Highs will reach the upper-twenties with lows around 24.For Wednesday, expect more snow showers and blowing snow with highs...

  • Frigid morning, more snow on the way

    cleveland.com
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:39 am
    Residents woke up to single-digit temperatures this morning.  Highs will climb into the upper-20s by this afternoon with plenty of sun throughout the day.  Tonight's lows will dip into the teens.For Tuesday, expect another 2 to 4 inches of snow...

  • Parts of Northeast Ohio under a winter weather advisory

    cleveland.com
    5 Feb 2010 | 12:11 pm
    a winter weather advisory is active for Crawford, Huron, Lorain, Mahoning, Medina, Portage, Seneca, Summit and Trumbull until 12:00 p.m. Saturday.

  • Chance of snow today

    cleveland.com
    5 Feb 2010 | 4:34 am
    There's a chance for sleet and flurries this morning, with the likelihood increasing as you travel south.  Highs today will be around 36 with 1-3 inches of snow likely by tonight.On Saturday, highs will only be in the upper twenties...

  • Snow possible later

    cleveland.com
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:28 am
    Enjoy a partly-sunny mild day today. Highs will reach the mid-thirties with lows around 28.For Friday, expect highs in the mid-thirties with snow developing more heavily overnight.• Cleveland forecast • Doppler radar• School closings • 5-day outlook• Traffic reports...
 
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    NEO Biz Blog

  • Employers; Get A Green Team!

    The Franchise King
    4 Feb 2010 | 11:11 am
    How green is your workplace? How green will you allow it to become this year? need some help? Kelly Spors, known for her business writing prowess at The Wall Street Journal, is contributing articles focused on green topics, and how they relate to small business, over at the locally owned Small Business Trends website. (Disclosure; I'm the Community Promotions Director) In a recent article, she suggested this; "Start a green team. Enlist employees most passionate about environmental causes to lead the charge by starting a club or committee that oversees workplace green initiatives. They might…

  • The Union Club's 3rd Annual Summit on Leadership Coming In February

    The Franchise King
    27 Jan 2010 | 7:09 pm
    Mark your calenders for February 25th... The Summit on Leadership is an annual, area-wide gathering hosted by members of the Cleveland Business Leaders Committee of The Union Club. The primary goal for the event is to provide a concentrated and highly effective learning experience for the younger and senior leaders of Northeastern Ohio's business community. Here's who you'll be learning from, this year... Panelists:Howard W. "Hoby" Hanna IV, President of Howard Hanna OhioA.J. Hyland, President and CEO of Hyland Software OnBaseRichard W. Pogue, Senior Advisor of Jones DayOscar Villarreal,…

  • VC's ARE Investing In NEO

    The Franchise King
    26 Jan 2010 | 6:01 am
    Some great news from Paula Schleis at The Akron Beacon Journal; Venture capitalists and angel investors poured $1.1 billion into Northeast Ohio in the past five years, supporting 183 companies and fueling some 40,000 jobs. The 2009 Venture Capital Report being released today also notes that while seed-stage investment in the country declined 38 percent last year, investor attention to Northeast Ohio start-ups climbed to its highest level in four years.More

  • Northeast Ohio Auto Sales Down Big-Time In 2009

    The Franchise King
    18 Jan 2010 | 4:00 am
    Last year was the worst the industry faced in decades as the economy slumped, credit was tight and GM and Chrysler went through bankruptcy.According to The Plain Dealer, auto sales were down a whopping 23 percent. The folks I know in the car business tell me that it's been tough this month, too. They also tell me that from their side of the desk, the cash for clunkers program managed to do one thing; It slowed sales down for two months after it was over. I was also told that a lot of the "clunkers" were still in good enough shape to be used for basic transportation. Hopefully, auto and truck…

  • The Nation's 10th Most Dangerous City Lays Off 60+ Police Officers

    The Franchise King
    11 Jan 2010 | 4:11 am
    Today is the day that Mayor Jackson lays off 60+ police offers, because of a budget deficit.NewsChannel 5 reports this, here. If my memory serves me, Jackson ran for re-election on the premise that he didn't have to lay folks off last year. (Please let me know if I'm wrong on this.)If it's true, where was the transparency? Why didn't he say that he may have to lay folks off in 2010?Maybe some of the folks that work for the Water Department should have been let go, to help out the "budget."
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    Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog

  • ODOT dismisses Innerbelt Bridge bike lane

    Kevin Leeson
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:45 pm
    The Ohio Department of Transportation yesterday rejected proposals to include a bicycle and pedestrian path on the planned new Innerbelt Bridge. Cleveland officials continue to advocate for its inclusion. Update: Dennis Kucinich also continues to back the proposed multipurpose lane.

  • Downtown SID renewal support

    Kevin Leeson
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:31 pm
    Downtown Cleveland property owners voted to renew the Downtown Cleveland Special Improvement District for a second five-year period. Cleveland City Council must also pass reauthorization legislation to extend the SID through 2015.

  • Playhouse Square anniversary

    Kevin Leeson
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:19 pm
    The restoration of Cleveland's Playhouse Square began 40 years ago today when Ray Shepardson first visited the State Theatre.

  • Renewable energy in North Olmsted

    Kevin Leeson
    5 Feb 2010 | 8:10 pm
    North Olmsted City Council is considering ordinances that would amend the City's zoning code to allow businesses and homeowners to install wind turbines and solar panels.

  • Nine Mile Creek Green Street Project

    Kevin Leeson
    5 Feb 2010 | 7:59 pm
    The cities of South Euclid and University Heights are collaborating on the Nine Mile Creek Green Street Project, an effort to improve water quality and reduce runoff by installing stormwater bioretention cells.
 
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    Cleveland Indians News

  • Inbox: How did Tribe pursue Hudson?

    Anthony Castrovince
    8 Feb 2010 | 11:35 am
    Given the payroll situation, how did the Tribe pursue Orlando Hudson? What's Grady Sizemore's option situation? Anthony Castrovince answers in the latest Inbox.

  • Tribe truck departs for Spring Training

    Anthony Castrovince
    8 Feb 2010 | 6:40 am
    The Indians' equipment truck departed Progressive Field, bound for partly cloudy, but altogether more tolerable, conditions in Goodyear, Ariz. The Tribe players will not be far behind.

  • Sizemore moves on from picture episode

    Anthony Castrovince
    4 Feb 2010 | 10:20 am
    Tribe outfielder Grady Sizemore says he's back to being the picture of health. But it's a different set of pictures that defined his offseason.

  • Tribe's Brantley coming of age

    Anthony Castrovince
    4 Feb 2010 | 3:00 am
    Indians prospect Michael Brantley has learned to act mature beyond his years, a lesson taught to the left fielder by his family, including his father who was a former Major League player and coach.

  • Around the Horn: Infield

    Anthony Castrovince
    3 Feb 2010 | 10:15 am
    Each week between now and when pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 21, we'll examine one area of the ballclub, continuing this week with the infield.
 
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    Cleveland Cavaliers - best news, blogs, videos, photos and more - Boxxet

  • Cleveland Cavaliers news and blogs - February 01, 2010

    31 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Below is today's roundup of news and blogs that haven't yet hit top story status by our community. Visit Cleveland Cavaliers news and blogs for even more news and blogs converage.   •   Final Dime: Cavaliers 94, Pacers 73 -- from NBA.com: Cavaliers News   •   Jawad Williams Player Mailbox -- from NBA.com: Cavaliers News   •   Cavaliers: Water bottle files lawsuit against LeBron, Cavs -- from Ohio Sports Report   •   Cavaliers: Kobe Bryant blurb in Nike advertisements with LeBron James references gun 'chamber' -- from Ohio…

  • Cavaliers Throw Block Party at Conseco Field House

    30 Jan 2010 | 5:28 am
    Written by Christopher Finley Friday night’s game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Indiana Pacers can essentially be summed up by one word, defense. The Cavs simply out-muscled the smaller Pacers en route to a 94-73 victory. The Cavaliers stormed out of the gates opening up a 36-18 lead after one quarter, led by n... Original story at CavsNews (Feedburner) . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: Cleveland Cavaliers.

  • Cavaliers: Cavs have too much star power for Pacers

    29 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Original story at Columbus Dispatch . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: Cleveland Cavaliers.

  • Fit for a King

    29 Jan 2010 | 3:18 am
    It's not easy trying to make the best in the world a little better. But over the past three summers, Cavaliers assistant coach -- Chris Jent -- has traveled the world with LeBron trying to do exactly that. The results have been pretty good. Original story at NBA.com . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: Cleveland Cavaliers.

  • Cavaliers: O'Neal's wisdom has impact on LeBron

    28 Jan 2010 | 11:00 pm
    Akron Beacon Journal Original story at Ohio Sports Report . View our complete collection of news and blogs, plus related videos, photos and more at ThrillOf: Cleveland Cavaliers.
 
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    Cleveland Frowns

  • The Coliseum at Richfield: An Appreciation

    9 Feb 2010 | 5:55 am
    Between the Daugherty/Nance/Price era throwbacks that the Cavs rolled out this season, my awesome new t-shirt, and that I no longer spend an hour of each workday on route 77, I've been thinking a lot about the old Richfield Coliseum.  It's probably mostly the t-shirt, really, because I've never had strangers smile at me in such numbers as they do when I wear it out of the house.  So what I've been thinking is that I'm sure that these smiles come from more than just nostalgia, but also from the fact that the whole idea of the Coliseum was and remains so uniquely interesting.  …

  • The Real Super Bowl MVP

    8 Feb 2010 | 6:38 am
    Who else?Pete Townshend sees your five windmills and raises you thirty-thousand.No doubt Townshend wanted to send a message to the world last night, and especially to those at sports books who set the over/under on his "windmill moves" at a meager five.  Halfway into the second number in The Who's four-number Super Bowl halftime set, the world had lost count of the rotations and the books had been blown away.  It was the all-time lock of Super Bowl prop wager history.    Townshend you old bastard, you've still got it.A few other things this morning. First, and most…

  • Super Bowl 44

    7 Feb 2010 | 8:57 am
    It's the Colts vs. the Saints in what's, going in, the most compelling Super Bowl match-up we've seen in at least a decade, and we have to answer why, if the match is so compelling, are the Colts favored by a full five points?(Coachie's latest Super Bowl piece, perhaps not as compelling as last season's, but could anyone've topped that one, really?)The first easy answer here is that folks are paying for Peyton.  It's hard to question the emerging consensus that Peyton Manning is quarterbacking in the NFL in a way that no one has before him (more than anyone we've ever seen, he's doing it…

  • Bye Week Buckets: Please Don't Go Edition

    6 Feb 2010 | 4:39 pm
    After last season's desperate exercise, we're especially glad to be sad to bid farewell to Bye Week Buckets* in 2010.  Since NFL conference championship weekend, we're 9-1 against the spread on NBA (8-0) and NCAA (1-1) basketball games here, to match our 9-1 record ATS in this current NFL playoff tournament.  Also like with these NFL playoffs, we've gotten the winner right in all ten, only missing the spread when the Buckeyes won by 13 to fall short of -15 against Penn State last Wednesday.  Tonight it's Cavs/Knicks, and "Please Don't Go" night at the Q.  If you haven't…

  • Bye Week Buckets: Prospectin'

    6 Feb 2010 | 8:57 am
    The Cavs have owned the Lakers this season.  The Magic too.  Is anyone really concerned about the Celtics or Hawks?  These Denver Nuggets on the other hand are really really good.  With the Lakers looking to have lost a certain edge after last year's title run, these Nuggets look like the team to beat in the West.  If they come in to the Q on February 18th to sweep the season series from the Cavs, won't they be the team to beat in the NBA?  Did you see what they did to the Lakers last night, in L.A.?  Did you see that they were playing without Carmelo…
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    Red Right 88

  • Sitting in the cheap seats

    3 Feb 2010 | 11:10 am
    On Sunday, I found myself in the cheap seats for the Cavaliers game against the Clippers. Well, except they really weren’t that cheap, despite being a vertigo-inducing row from the top in the corner of the building.Talk about information overload.At any one time at The Q, you are bombarded by a half dozen corporate sponsors. There is a moving ad at the top of the scoreboard, another at the bottom and a few convienently placed in the middle. Not to mention the wrap around video boards constantly spewing even more ads.And there is no rest at The Q, even during the time outs. Besides the…

  • Which team should a Browns fan cheer for?

    20 Jan 2010 | 12:51 am
    There are three types of sports fans. One is the type that roots for a New York team. Two is the type that despises all things New York and three is the utterly indifferent.Cleveland is a prime spot for New York hate. It started in the 1940s and 50s when the Indians were often one of the best two teams in baseball, but only won one World Series thanks to the All-Star lineup that was the Yankees. In the following dark ages that followed, the Tribe often seemed a farm club to New York, sending players to the Big Apple while mired in 100-loss seasons.Call it envy but it just seems easier to win…

  • All I want

    14 Dec 2009 | 12:19 am
    All I want

  • FINALLY

    11 Dec 2009 | 12:09 am
    So I have taken some abuse at work for having the audacity to still want to watch Browns games. They mock, the jest. In Thursday's paper, my editor wrote an column saying that there was no way the Browns could beat the Steelers, not just this week but maybe ever. One of the other guys said is there any Browns fan who possibly could believe they could win tonight and he snidely said, "I bet Zach thinks they are going to win."What you can't explain to someone who doesn't get it -- is the feeling we are feeling tonight. What I don't even think the players understood until tonight -- is that when…

  • Slap in face to Z bad form

    1 Dec 2009 | 1:25 am
    I haven't been posting much lately for two reasons. One I haven't had much to say. The Browns aren't worth talking about, this early in the season for the Cavs means nothing and I have nothing new to say about the Indians that wouldn't be a rehash of something written elsewhere.Second I got a job working for a daily paper in the sports department. And now that I work for a sports department I have no time to watch sports. Ironic.During the Cavs game on Saturday I was covering a high school football game. No one mentioned that Z didn't play. In fact I didn't hear about until today.My first…
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    The DiaTribe

  • Plowing Through a Lazy Sunday

    7 Feb 2010 | 5:25 am
    With winter imposing its snowy will on the North Coast over the weekend and after a Saturday full of shoveling, followed by moving my sister into her new house, finished up with more shoveling, let’s get going on a Lazy Sunday before my knees and back give out on me and so I can clear a spot on the couch (next to some Dortmunders) to catch up on as-yet-unwatched episodes of the brilliant “Modern Family” as well as “Band of Brothers” (being re-cast on HBO and in turn, being re-watched by me), if only to avoid the 14 or so hours of Super Bowl coverage offered today prior to the actual…

  • Ten Little Indians - Part I

    4 Feb 2010 | 7:34 pm
    After a brief respite from the “Forward Thinking” series (OK, 2 ½ months), with pitchers and catchers set to report February 22nd, perhaps now would be a good time to delve back into specific portions of the 2010 Indians’ team. Interestingly, when this whole “Forward Thinking” series began some time ago, the idea was that it would set up the off-season and in turn, the 2010 season. However, since very little has changed since last November to today, the pieces on the Infield and the Outfield still ring pretty true. Sure, there’s been the trade of Shoppach and the addition of…

  • Prospecting on a Lazy Sunday

    31 Jan 2010 | 4:27 am
    With no football on this Sunday (and no, the Pro Bowl does not count) and before you go off and order your official 10-cent Beer Night shirt, let’s get loose right off the bat on a Lazy One with plenty to cover from prospects rankings to a market inefficiency and from an absurd argument getting watered down to a guest-hosting debut. So, without further ado, we’re off…The biggest baseball-related news to come out this week that had anything to do with the Indians was the release of Keith Law’s organizational rankings for prospects and his individual prospect rankings at ESPN, which…

  • A Friendly Programming Reminder

    26 Jan 2010 | 6:55 pm
    As noted in the close of this past weekend’s Lazy Sunday, I will be guest-hosting this Thursday’s edition of “All Bets are Off”, which airs live from 3:00 to 6:00 on STO. While I realize that many of you are outside of the viewing area or are working at that time, the call-in number is 1-866-786-8551 and the e-mail to contact the show is bruce@sportstimeohio.com.Since I’m hoping to raise the level of discourse past “why did the Indians include Ben Francisco in the Lee deal” and “why didn’t the Indians sign Omar AND Thome this off-season”, feel free to participate as much…

  • A Lazy Sunday Spent Wondering How We Got Here

    24 Jan 2010 | 7:26 am
    As 50 degree weather inexplicably makes its way to the North Coast on a January morning and since there are errands to run before football starts let’s get rolling right into a Lazy Sunday, starting off with a piece from Yahoo’s Jeff Passan on why he thinks the Indians find themselves where they do. While the article in neither revolutionary nor wholly accurate, it does present some great starting points on a Sunday that actually doesn’t look to be too Lazy for me:Equal parts of the blame go to Indians ownership and management. The Dolan family runs the team on a tight budget. It…
 
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    I Rock Cleveland

  • The Rockometer: Rumors in Disguise by Shellshag

    Bill Rocks Cleveland
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:02 am
    ShellshagRumors in DisguiseDon GiovanniShellshag are a throwback band in the sense they sound like any number of '90s bands – The Pixies, The Breeders, L7, The Lemonheads, Weezer, and Sonic Youth – without sounding exactly like any one of them. Shellshag are also a throwback band in the way they recall the days when being alt or indie didn't require one to be literary, obtuse, difficult, or forsake simple song structures and big melodies for the sake of being different. From track one through track fifteen the guitars are loud, fuzzy and crunchy, the choruses are direct and immediate, the…

  • The Rockometer: Astro Coast by Surfer Blood

    Bill Rocks Cleveland
    8 Feb 2010 | 8:57 am
    Surfer Blood Astro CoastKanine RecordsGranted the underground has been in a bit of a slump of late. Outside of the Flaming Lips' Embryonic, the latter half of '09 and the first few weeks of '10 have failed to produce much in the way of memorable albums. Both Vampire Weekend's Contra and Spoon's Transference were mixed bags of OK. Still, does this fact alone explain the praise given to Surfer Blood’s Astro Coast? Maybe, kinda, sorta it could. Astro Coast is a great guitar album where "Six-strings serve as a multiplier for hooks, making it every bit as easy and fun to air guitar with as it is…

  • Moving Pictures: "Resilient Bastard" by Shellshag

    Bill Rocks Cleveland
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:18 am
    You know we're in the midst of a '90s revival, right?  Should you need proof, look no further than the furor over the reunion of the decade's slack rock superheroes, Pavement, who were just announced today as headliners of the Pitchfork Music Festival.  Are you still not convinced and do you need more proof?  I'd point you to the play button embedded above for the video "Resilient Bastard" from the East Coast duo, Shellshag.  Hear the guitars?  They're pure '90s grit.  See that shot?  The boy-girl duo of Shell on guitar and vox and Shag on drums look like…

  • Tonight: 2010 Lottery League Draft at the Beachland Ballroom

    Bill Rocks Cleveland
    5 Feb 2010 | 6:47 am
    For those unfamiliar with the concept of the Cleveland Lottery League let me give you the short version. 150 local musicians put their name in a pool. These 150 musicians are then randomly slotted into 30 new bands. At this point, there are some restrictions to (a) ensure the musicians drawn together in the new band aren’t currently performing together in an existing band, (b) the musicians in the new band haven’t played together in an old band, and (c) the musicians drawn together in the new band don’t have a history of boinking the other musicians’ significant others. After all, the…

  • From the IRCWHQ Newsdesk: Pavement, Modest Mouse, LCD Soundsystem Highlight the First Acts Accounced for the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival

    Bill Rocks Cleveland
    5 Feb 2010 | 5:21 am
    The title of the post says it all -- Pavement, Modest Mouse, and LCD Soundsystem are all confirmed to perform at the 2010 Pitchfork Music Festival taking place July 16th through July 18th at Union Park in Chicago.  Warming the crowd for those three bona fide, indie rock superstars will be Raekwon, St. Vincent, Lightning Bolt, Cass McCombs, Sleigh Bells, and Here We Go Magic.  More acts will be announced shortly, and with an expanded Friday set of music, you can expect even more artist announcements than in past years.  Tickets go on sale here at 12…
 
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  • Holy Daze Barley Wine

    Ben
    23 Jan 2010 | 1:19 pm
    A few months ago I said I’d blog on my version of Right Brain Brewery’s “The Exception,” a combination of pale malt, wheat malt, smoked malt, maple syrup, and honey.  My version is probably around 10-12% ABV (“The Exception” is around 14+%) and is drinkable after a few months (before that the flavors are too harsh, and it tastes mostly of alcohol).  Now on it’s fifth month, it’s extremely good and definitely the best beer I’ve ever brewed. It’s also quite food friendly.  I had it a few days ago with a chicken, bacon,…

  • Fire, Winter 2010

    Ben
    20 Jan 2010 | 6:16 pm
    We are huge fans of Fire Food and Drink.  The atmosphere is upscale but also casual and contemporary, and the service is the perfect combination of friendly and flawless.  The food is outstanding in both its complexity and utilization of local ingredients.  It had been too long since we’d gone there, so we made a quick Saturday night reservation and brought Jonathan with us. We started started with the cheese plate, which we all enjoyed.   It included a cocoa inflused cheese, a beer infused goat cheese, a complex but not overwhelming blue cheese and an unbelievably sharp…

  • Schmidt’s Sausage Haus

    Sarah
    17 Jan 2010 | 12:54 pm
    On a recent trip to Columbus we decided to make a stop at Schmidt’s Sausage Haus after seeing it featured on the Travel Channel’s Man V Food show.  In general we are fans of sausage and I have German heritage so it sounded interesting. The restaurant itself is kind of small and compartmentalized.  The decor is rustic.  The servers seemed to be primarily female and they were wearing German bar-maid dresses.  We stopped by on a Saturday afternoon and found the restaurant pretty full, although we did not have to wait around for a table. We browsed the sausage buffet,…

  • Superior Pho

    Ben
    7 Jan 2010 | 5:50 pm
    We were in the mood for “something different” and Pho (Vietnamese Soup) fit the bill.  We’d already been to #1 Pho, so we thought we’d try Superior Pho. Superior Pho is in a plaza of sorts, and you can’t really get there unless you go in a back entrance, which is a bit hard to find.  This place is very much worth finding, though. We started with the shrimp rolls ($3.95), which were quite good.  The peanut dipping sauce added a nice vinegar element as well.  Jonathan also enjoyed these. I ordered the Banh Mi pork sandwich ($3.95), which has…

  • Dates, Beets, Scallops

    Ben
    5 Jan 2010 | 5:42 pm
    We’ve been a bit lazy about cooking lately, so I set to work on making a nice home-cooked dinner. The longest prep time was for the slow-roasted beets (from Michael Symon’s Live to Cook).  They take over an hour in the oven, and that doesn’t include making the vinaigrette, etc.  The combination of the beets, blue cheese and walnuts was exquisite, though, all heightened by the balsamic orange vinaigrette.  In the words of Bridget Callahan, “ridonkalously” good. I was the only one who really enjoyed the dates with pancetta, almonds and chillies (again,…
 
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  • Monday Method Musings

    chefswidow
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:40 am
    Chef's Widow picks a winner for the Method Clean giveaway

  • Family Game Night

    chefswidow
    4 Feb 2010 | 12:33 pm
    He waits patiently in anticipation.  What will his next move be?  Only we shall see.  Quietly he picks a letter and soon he has a word.  He moves each piece slowly to the board.  He glances up unsure if he is right.  He sees the pride and his smile explodes. He is the winner.  In [...]

  • Like I’m Not Gonna Talk About Lost

    chefswidow
    2 Feb 2010 | 9:37 am
    Here’s what is  supercool about Lost.  And google.  I type Sawyer into google and I get this: or this: My two favorite Sawyers…yum. I am beyond excited for the final season of Lost.  I truly think that is the only thing on television worth watching (besides Skins of course).  Unfortunately & Fortunately tonight I am not going to [...]

  • I Love Our Peoples

    chefswidow
    1 Feb 2010 | 10:18 am
    The Greenhouse Tavern staff kicks it at La Cave Du Vin

  • A Cleaner Clean

    chefswidow
    29 Jan 2010 | 7:54 am
    Review of Method's new laundry detergent
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  • Managing a regional strategy

    Ed Morrison
    9 Feb 2010 | 3:31 am
    Yesterday, in Evansville, I worked with a core group of ten regional leaders from a three state region of twenty-seven counties touching Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. We explored how to manage a complex strategy in this large a region. In April, we will launch this approach with a regional gathering of about 100 people from across the region. Thomas Malone from MIT calls this organizational structure a “loose hierarchy”. I prefer the term “managed network”. This approach is light weight and nimble. As we move forward, we are budgeting for 1.5 full time staff people.

  • A tale of town city workers

    George Nemeth
    8 Feb 2010 | 9:54 am
    Interesting contrast in City of Cleveland service workers. On GeorgeNemeth.com, the garbageman that left my can on purpose and the building inspector who came to look and the new furnace. I hope for the city’s sake there’s more of the latter than the former. Random Posts Optimism links for 2009-02-26 Larry @ CityBuddha.com asks us to support local independent retailers The costs of inefficiency, bloat and corruption The Heartland Conference

  • O Opens

    George Nemeth
    5 Feb 2010 | 2:00 pm
    Heard from my friend Eric Olsen. His daughter is opening a new gallery tomorrow at La Placé in Beachwood. My neighbor Jerry Schmidt is one of the artists. Here’s the presser: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Fresh Art at The O- A new Gallery Opens in Beachwood Beachwood, Ohio- 02/01/10 Cleveland artists Kristen Olsen and Jenna Fournier bring a new and edgy art gallery into LaPlace, The O. The gallery will display the owners’ surreal and bold pieces as well as metal work by Hy Snell and Jerry Schmidt. Hy has been creating intricate lyrical metal pieces for roughly seventy years, and has…

  • Northeast Ohio and the color of dinosaurs

    Ed Morrison
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:25 am
    To figure out the colors of Anchiornis feathers, Mr. Vinther and his colleagues turned to Matthew Shawkey, a University of Akron biologist who has made detailed studies of melanosome patterns in living birds. Dr. Shawkey can accurately predict the color of feathers from melanosomes alone. The scientists used the same method to decipher Anchiornis’s color pattern. Evidence Builds on Color of Dinosaurs More here. Random Posts Three Cleveland companies make the 11th Annual Inner City 100 links for 2009-04-15 links for 2009-02-07 Thoughts on scaling innovation across a network The Ohio &…

  • Moving regions toward open innovation

    Ed Morrison
    4 Feb 2010 | 1:48 pm
    Yesterday, I went on a whirlwind visit to the Penn State and the wonderful people at the Office of Economic and Workforce Development. During my presentation, I introduced a framework for thinking about how regions evolve toward open innovation. The first horizon involves changing the prevailing narrative to emphasize the importance of collaboration and finding new pathways. The second horizon involves establishing one or more civic spaces and practicing civility. During this phase, regions start uncovering their networks. In the third phase, a region starts moving toward more strategic…
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  • John G. Saves Cleveland

    8 Feb 2010 | 4:48 pm
    This just in from The Monastery (aka John G's artistic HQ): I know everybody's got the bleeding heart for Haiti right now. It's horrific what's been happening there. I have nothing but the deepest sympathy for the insurmountable amount of strife and hardships that the people of Haiti are facing. If you haven't seen it yet, you owe it to yourself and the sake of humanity to look at Keith Marlowe's photography for LIFE Magazine. It's staggering.Focusing slightly closer to home for my Heart's Blood, I'm offering a limited print for sale to benefit the Clevelanders displaced by that explosion on…

  • Proper Noun of the Week #30: R.A. Washington

    8 Feb 2010 | 5:58 am
    R.A. 'Rafeeq' Washington. Now where have I heard that name before ...Man, if you are anything like me, you have heard that name everywhere, because that's where Mr. Washington seems to be. From visual art to spoken word to hip hop to dance clubs, Rafeeq's deft cultural touch is all over this city and residents of the CLE are all the better for it.Most recently, folks at the PD took notice of one of Washington's biggest ventures, his experimental hip hop label Cleveland Tapes.By the time you read this, though, you'll likely be hearing his name for yet another reason, this time as the event…

  • Celluloid Bachelor #54: The Kissaway Trail "SDP"

    6 Feb 2010 | 1:47 pm
    If you asked me before viewing this video whether it would be possible to take a 6+ minute track that doesn't seem to have all that much fat on it and edit it into a 3-odd minute video that doesn't seem to miss a beat, I'd say something along the lines of "unlikely."The recent video for The Kissaway Trail's "SDP" proves me wrong.Or, rather, it proves hypothetical retrospective me wrong. But you get the point.

  • Cleveland: Scene One, Take One

    6 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am
    Let's hear it for the Cleveland film community! Over the last few months, I've interviewed several filmmakers from across the country and when I get their response to my closing question (What can Cleveland do to make itself more film industry friendly?), I'm always left a little dismayed and hopeless.After reading this article, which led me to this press release, however, I was pleased to see that even if the tax breaks Ohio offers aren't as generous as other states and even though our industrial infrastructure isn't as developed as competitor cities, we are still moving forward. Between…

  • The week ahead: 2/7-2/13 (CB's Bundling Up edition)

    6 Feb 2010 | 8:30 am
    Baby, it is cold outside. As much as seeing those mid-Atlantic punks get buried in snow warms my heart, it does little to warm my toes. Instead, I've been in multi-blanket nap mode, cuddling with my pups and dreaming strange dreams, for a couple days now. That can't last forever, though, and by tomorrow it'll be time to get off the mat and start being a human again. Below is my list of things to consider when you plan your own week.Sunday, 2/7 - With the blustery cold, there is only one thing to do: chill and watch a movie. Fortunately, today brings you three good selections: Holy Land…
 
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  • Mama Roberto’s – Mentor, Ohio

    Mark
    9 Feb 2010 | 5:59 am
    For years friends and family have asked my wife and I to go to Mama Roberto’s in Mentor and for years I’ve politely declined. Ok, maybe saying “That place sucks ass” isn’t necessarily polite, but I didn’t like the place so there was no use hiding it. When I would come home from college my parents would always get it to go and I always thought that it was pretty weak Italian food. But that all changed yesterday when my wife talked me into Mama Roberto’s for lunch. She said the calzones were delicious and I was inclined to believe the girl. Plus there is an added benefit to a…

  • Knife Contest Winner

    Mark
    3 Feb 2010 | 5:58 pm
    The knife winner was lucky 33. And that was Liz. Congratulations Liz, I’ll be contacting you for your address shortly. Thanks to everyone that entered. Knife Contest Winner Some other posts you might enjoy:Black Garlic Winner Winner of the Michael Symon Cookbook Coupon Book Winners Congratulations to our Penzey’s Spices Winner Holiday Giveaway Contest

  • Enter Win These Knives

    Mark
    27 Jan 2010 | 5:56 am
    Don’t forget, if you haven’t already, you can still leave a comment on this post, to win these knives. Enter Win These Knives Some other posts you might enjoy:Win Two Ridiculously Beautiful Steak Knives Black Garlic Giveaway Penzey’s Spices Free – Food Blogger Contest Recipe Contest My Favorite Things: Kapoosh Universal Knife Block

  • Win Two Ridiculously Beautiful Steak Knives

    Mark
    25 Jan 2010 | 5:53 am
    My favorite knife company, New West Knifeworks, has sent me a set of their gorgeous steak knives to give away to you, my faithful and loving readers. These knives are, to be frank, the shit. They retail for $59 each and might be the highest quality knives you ever touch. The Japanese steel blades have an extremely high carbon level which allows them to take (and keep) a much finer edge than even the best cutlery. And you can see how beautiful those handles are. This is going to be a winner takes all event. You get both knives with the protective leather sheaths. How do you win?  Just…

  • Aroundme.com – Website Review

    Mark
    24 Jan 2010 | 4:41 pm
    Aroundme.com is a new website that is attempting to help validate the web’s recommendations for things like restaurants, doctors, mechanics and handymen by allowing you to connect with your friends on Facebook. If you can see the restaurants or doctors your friends are going to, you’re more likely to patronize those and that’s what this site is all about. The folks running aroundme.com have asked me to review the website from head to toe, they’re paying for this pleasure of course. Nice Setup Aroundme.com has a very good looking setup and have all the information you’ll ever need to…
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  • What Is Microchip Art?

    8 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Microchip art is simply a microscopic drawing that is created as part of the process of manufacturing microchips. Essentially, microchip art is a result of the time-honored tradition of microchip designers leaving an impression on the chip. This impression serves as a signature of the art created by the designer. In actual form, it is impossible to see microchip art with the naked eye. Viewing a...What Is Microchip Art?

  • What Is a Devil's Advocate?

    7 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    A devil's advocate is someone who argues against an idea, position, or cause for the sake of argument, rather than out of actual opposition. While a devil's advocate can simply play a contrary role, someone who argues against an idea can also stimulate discussion which can identify weak points in an argument which need to be addressed. Therefore, one could consider this approach incredibly useful, albeit stressful...What Is a Devil's Advocate?

  • How Can I Relieve Homesickness?

    6 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    The feelings of nostalgia and longing many people experience when away from home for an extended period of time are quite common and natural. Homesickness can cause people to become less focused on their current responsibilities or even become depressed and unmotivated. Whether it is a college student living in a college dormitory for the first time or a soldier assigned to overseas duty, debilitating feelings of homesickness can...How Can I Relieve Homesickness?

  • What Are Some Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination?

    5 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Procrastination is a process by which an individual postpones taking actions they feel they ought to be taking. This postponement can be temporary, or it may drag on indefinitely, resulting in the desired action never being taken. Many people have problems with procrastination, ranging from simply putting things off until the last minute to actually failing to accomplish anything they set out to do because they continue to postpone...What Are Some Strategies for Overcoming Procrastination?

  • What Is Rope-a-Dope?

    4 Feb 2010 | 10:00 pm
    Rope-a-dope is a risky boxing strategy first used by Muhammad Ali against George Foreman in the Heavyweight Championship match held on 30 October 1974, in Kinsasha, Zaire. The match is referred to as the Rumble in the Jungle because of the explosive action between the two great fighters. As history tells it, Ali was the better technical fighter while Foreman "the bruiser" packed...What Is Rope-a-Dope?
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  • Meet the Akron Pros: First Champions of the NFL (General)

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Forty-four years ago, when the NFL and AFL’s elicit affair birthed the Super Bowl, pro football in America essentially hit the reset button. The game’s new crowning jewel proved so bright that, as a consequence, nearly half a century of pre-merger history was cast in a permanent shadow—acknowledged, but statistically bordering on irrelevant. This is why it sometimes seems like only Northeast Ohio still remembers the Cleveland Browns’ four NFL Championships of the ‘50s and ‘60s. And it’s also why virtually no one—including Northeast Ohioans—remember the Akron Pros: first ever…

  • Labor Pains (Browns)

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The NFL Players Association and the NFL Management Council are on a collision course at the moment, a semi-high stakes game of chicken as they both run toward the edge of a cliff that is still just a spec in the distance. But each day the representatives of each, DeMaurice Smith for the union and Roger Goodell for the owners, posture and preen draws them one step closer to mutual self-destruction. In Gary Benz's latest, he takes a look at the behind the scenes saber-rattling, and how it could affect the NFL in 2010 and beyond.

  • The Blueprint: Super Bowl Edition (Browns)

    9 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    Although the ultimate narrative of Sunday's Super Bowl will surely focus on the figurative rebirth of an American city, the actual game should be remembered for Sean Payton's gutsy playcalling. Showing the kind of true grit wrapped in cryptic common sense, the Saints delivered a stunning message by recovering an onside kick to open the second half. As for how all this relates to the Browns, let's consider Eric Mangini. In a similar situation, would Mangini have made this call? Dave Kolonich gives us his thoughts.

  • The Browns Outsider (Browns)

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    The offseason is upon us. Time for months of speculating about potential free agents and draft picks. One might argue that the Browns could do little better than they already have this offseason, what with the acquisition of both Mike Holmgren and Tom Heckert (not to mention the plethora of new Heckgren underlings and hirelings). On paper, it's really hard to argue that the Cleveland professional football organization hasn't made leaps in the right direction. In Chris Hutchison's latest edition of The Browns Outsider, he primes our readers for the off-season, touching on all the winter…

  • The Weekend Wrap (General)

    8 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am
    What a well-played football game. I mean Super Bowl-caliber play by both clubs. There were very few penalties, very few errors and, after a slow start to the scoring, the game took off and became what we thought it might be when the match up was determined two weeks ago. Right up until the moment Peyton Manning committed the only turnover of the game and threw a ball intended for Reggie Wayne directly to Saints DB Tracy Porter instead. Porter took it back for a 31-17 lead with just three minutes remaining and delivered the city of New Orleans its first Super Bowl title. Peeker hits on the…
 
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  • donate to Veggie U and possibly win 2K in dining gift cards!

    alexa - cleveland's a plum
    9 Feb 2010 | 4:05 am
    the blogging community as a whole is a pretty tight little group - specifically for me, the cleveland blogging community. i'd like to say that we are all here to support each other so when my good friend michelle, the author of the blog cleveland foodie, emailed me awhile back about a cause very near and dear to her heart, the least i could do was help spread the word here on the plum.here's the deal: a national program called Veggie U is an organization that promotes the well-being of children through a healthy lifestyle with a focus on making wise food choices and teaching the importance of…

  • dinner at DANTE

    alexa - cleveland's a plum
    8 Feb 2010 | 3:05 am
    saturday night my friends, muffin, court, the klutz, lindsay and babs headed to one of cleveland's newest restaurants, DANTE, in tremont. originally i wrote about how i enjoyed DANTE back in january 2008 when the restaurant was located in valley view. but i must admit the renovated third federal bank building in the trendier tremont neighborhood fits DANTE much better than valley view ever did. the restaurant itself is beautifully decorated, with the most amazing crown molding, old bank vault that you can actually eat in, and dale chihuly style glass chandelier. my only decor complaint would…

  • my nashville day trip

    alexa - cleveland's a plum
    5 Feb 2010 | 9:07 am
    so yesterday i was picked up at 5:30am in the morning, dropped off at home at 11pm in the evening, traveled through two time zones and went on a bar crawl in nashville. wasn't a bad day if i do say so myself. after business meetings from 9am to 2pm myself, jason and salami rose realized it was only right to use the remaining 4 and a half hours we had before we needed to be at the airport for a bar crawl down broadway in nashville. it. was. so. much. fun. having never been to the city i was excited to have those few hours to check it out. between the music history, the whiskey, the miller high…

  • find me if you can

    alexa - cleveland's a plum
    4 Feb 2010 | 5:42 am
    i'm in nashville for work today, but don't you worry, i have an amazing guest post out there on the interwebs for you to read.it's my second ever TMI thursday post and it's not plum rated so i can't share the link with you here - if you can find it, more power to you. but if you can't, simply email me at clevelandsaplum @ gmail . com and i'll send you the link.happy thursday kids, the weekend is almost here.

  • cavs game and baby wu-tang

    alexa - cleveland's a plum
    3 Feb 2010 | 4:18 am
    last night i headed to the cavs vs grizzles game where i and approximately 16,000 of my closest friends watched the cavaliers win another one.random fact: in the last four years of my routinely attending cavs games i've never been in attendance when they've lost.so if anyone would like to donate floor seats to me during the playoffs so i can guarantee a win i will more than graciously accept.anything for the team right?during the game i took two pictures that i'm pretty much obsessed with for two very different reasons.1. i love my camera, (this shot was taken from section 104) 2.
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  • Update on Cincinnati Hate Crimes

    8 Feb 2010 | 11:44 am
    Madness Captured, Hate Crimes Legislation NeededThe Cincinnati Coalition is keeping us up to date on the situation with regard to the attack on Robert Meehan. On the first posting, we had a strange comment submitted from a self proclaimed witness to the event. It has to be said that the comment from "the witness" does not match the security videotape. In addition, the Cincinnati police were clear that no crime justifies the beating that Meehan suffered.The alleged attacker, Michael K. Taylor, a.k.a. Madness was captured late last week. Lieutenant Mike John of the Cincinnati Police department…

  • Budget Freezes??

    31 Jan 2010 | 5:21 pm
    Did We Learn Nothing During the Depression?Last week, the President announced that he was freezing discretionary funding except for defense, education and a bunch of other programs. First, I do not understand why the defense department is exempt, but second why do we need a freeze at this time? Didn't the current Fed Chair tell us that the Great Depression lasted longer than it needed to because government was not willing to take on debt in the early 1930s? We have only barely made it through this giant recession, and we are freezing the federal discretionary spending. It makes no sense. The…

  • Another Hate Crime in Cincinnati

    31 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm
    Man Beaten Within An Inch of His LifeA man was “beaten within an inch of his life” says Cincinnati Police Lieutenant Mike John after a January 24 incident outside of a local bar/restaurant. Sunday morning at approximately 3:48am Robert Meehan was severely beaten just outside of Bootsy’s Restaurant at 631 Walnut Street. Just moments before he was beat, Meehan was recorded by a surveillance camera walking with a black man who is approximately 30-35 years old, 6'02"-6'03" in height and 225 lbs. He was wearing dark blue/black jeans, orange dress shirt, black jacket and black knit type hat.

  • Local Reports from Around United States

    25 Jan 2010 | 7:57 am
    Local Reports from the National Coalition Meeting I attended the National Coalition for the Homeless meeting a couple of weeks ago. Here are a few things that I heard around the country. Indiana: – There were large cuts from the Indiana State Budget—They are holding back on new Medicare enrollment to try to balance the budget.Homeless Prevention Rapid Rehousing (HPRP)/Stimulus funds for homeless people is slow going and not much going to people in Southern Indiana. Texas:Governor refused to accept stimulus now refusing to accept education dollars.Austin held a let’s get to work forum in…

  • Met Dick Gregory Last Night

    25 Jan 2010 | 7:55 am
    Photo from Smithsonian.com magazineCivil Rights Icon Starting a Fast for HaitiI was just sitting in the lobby of a Washington DC hotel enjoying an adult beverage and the football games when I look over and at the next table is Civil Rights icon Dick Gregory. I was in DC for the National Coalition for the Homeless Board meeting. I am not a star struck/autograph type of person , but this was Dick Gregory. I played his comedy routines on a radio show in college and used many of his anti-war speeches in my activism. He spoke frequently in the 1980s and 1990s about the problems facing the African…
 
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