On the community garden Urban Harvest 15 mile bike ride we went under E55 on an old RR right of way which has been made a bike trail.  Graffiti isn't sponsored by the CDCs, but there was still some positive imagery on the abutments under the bridge.  The murals under the bridge are feel good propaganda, but the sentiment is OK, so I'll commit it to a header.

The Cleveland Clinic continues its decades long emphasis on sterilization.  Today the demolition of the Carnegie Medical Building left this class room - with its drapes, chairs, and tables - a bit interrupted. 

Sustainability.   That's our Creed!  Below is an inside look at Sustainable Cleveland!

Every day there is a plant with the perfect color for that day.  Spring, summer, fall and winter. 

How does Mother Nature do it? 

Tomorrow, it will be another color, and perfect!

While I was sitting behind Food On The Move, at St. Clair and East 140th, where a friend works, I noticed a pear tree in the lot next door, full of rippening pears. While the lot is well tended, and does not appear "vacant", the lone pear tree is the only occupant. And nobody seems to notice it is there, despite its bounty of free food. There are 100s of pears on the tree - in a market, they would be worth $100s. This lot could contain dozens of pear trees - perhaps 100s - producing $10,000s in income for the owners and those who tended them.

One of the first planning meetings with Richard Fleischman... December, 2008

This image is a mash up of this Google Image.  What are we humans doing now which is as stupid as the atmospheric testing of nukes back in the middle of the last century?   Is it global warming? and/or something else which is totally off our radar?

A friend sent me some travel images, and I thought it would be fun for the Realneo audience to ID a few.   This one has red ships - where is it?  Photo courtesy SER.

The banner is my slice-mashup of a non-partisan section of AngelWard14’s message wall photo here on Realneo.

"stop enabling unethical practices" is our job, the electorates' job.

Today there have been a series of Russia connections in my morning.   In the NEW YORKER over coffee I read a story about a fellow who took a road trip through Siberia.

Summer food creates visual zest.

The newly renovated=upgraded monitoring station is in the first day of a 32 day federal data acquisition operation.  More info soon.

The stewardship of the spectactular fresh water five Great Lakes must be the primary responsibility of the Lake's immediate geographically connected neighbors - In learning to sail, these Torontonians  will perhaps have a stronger association with the Lakes, and be more apt to recognizeany  abuse and to pitch in to stop pollution and miss-use.

Get to know an independent, local business or restaurant on Tricia's Dish.  Win free dinner for two ($100 value) to the Cabin Club (through Friday) here.  Two-three new giveaways posted every week (in the upper-right hand corner of the site).  No spam, your information won't be shared & it is totally free.

I believe the actions of "Blackheart Cleveland" as an association and some "members" individually consititute some variation of Cyberterrorism, Cyberstalking, Cyberharassment, and/or Cyberbullying. It appears Blackheart Cleveland exists to disrupt the business of REAL COOP and attack REALNEO members personally, to cause personal and financial harm to members. I believe this is illegal.

Late on the 4th of July, there was a big fight in my neighborhood. Thankfully, I wasn't there. A friend who was there described it as around 100 people - some from East Cleveland and some from Cleveland - who just plain wanted to fight. No gang or drug issues - no girl in the middle - just a bunch of people so stressed and freaked out by life that they needed to pound somebody. On that night, those folks settled for pounding each other, and little harm was caused.

There are certainly places in Cleveland where people very much enjoy our greatest natural resource, Lake Erie. To the East or West, rich or poor, it offers pleasures and potential, as filthy as it may be and shall remain.

Do the Port Authority and their planners from New York City have a clue what is the potential of our Great Lake and lakefront? Have you seen any good plans?

Are we doing anything close to what we should to protect the environment of Lake Erie? Is this the Bluest Lake possible, for this brightest greenest place?

This is a great site.  Love to see people coming together innovatively and in a community setting like this.  I'm running for the U.S. Senate.  You can view my blog at http://www.jenniferbrunner.com/index.php/blog  I learned about this site on Twitter (http://twitter.com/JenniferBrunner).  On FaceBook at http://www.facebook.com/brunnerforsenate. Check out my state office's latest initiative, "Better Lives, Better Ohio" at http://www.sos.state.oh.us/SOS/betterLives.aspx

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Ed Hauser knew how cool a place this is. 

Have you been there yet?