When Doug Clifton became editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, I was in frequent communication with Columnist Tom Brazaitis. I shared with Tom information technology advice to improve the newspaper - like adding email addresses to the articles in the paper (which they didn't do at the time), and completely transforming how they used the Internet. Tom suggested I contact Clifton directly, which I did, and Doug was very receptive to feedback and we ended up corresponding regularly.

 

CleveEngSoc said in a post, Posting events:

I've been submitting events for my organization but am having some trouble entering the event location -- I can't type text in the blanks. Please advise. Thanks!

CleveEngSoc, I haven't seen this happen, and am having trouble reproducing it. (I've logged in as a "normal" user to ensure permissions aren't at fault.)

If you could please provide a bit more info:

Please read and sign the online petition. 

In response to several pieces posted on this site, all of which relate to historical significance of legendary architect, Marcel Breuer, I've decided, at the urgings of fellow blogger and preservationist, Susan Miller,  to post a piece that specifically concerns Breuer's final, monumental, public commission (completed in 1980) that site being The Atlanta-Fulton Central Public Library.  And while I am fully aware that RealNeo is a site devoted to all things Northeast Ohio, because there has been so much discussion concerning local preservation efforts for Breuer Buildings in Ohio, it can only help to bolster both local and national efforts towards educating the public-at-large about the importance of the relationship between civic identity, cultural wealth retention, socio-political integrity and fiscally sane, environmentally sound preservation. 

"Cleveland of My Dreams' Postcard by Joe Stanley

If you read Realneo, or contribute content to Realneo – (or are involved/interested in any other NEO web site for that matter) - you're welcome to show up at Dewey's Coffee in Shaker Square this Wednesday, December 17, 2008, between 6:00pm and 8:00pm. I will be there, along with other Realneo habitués.

This low key GetToKnowThePeopleBehindTheirUserNameEvent will, in the Holiday Spirit, be byoc (buy your own coffee).

Location

Thank you for donating to REALNEO!

REALNEO is totally donation supported; your help is what keeps this community alive. The site brings considerable expenses in hosting fees, so any and all assistance is appreciated.

real.coop is registered (Charter #1815586) with the Ohio Secretary of State as a not-for-profit cooperative.

EDWARD J. "CITIZEN" HAUSER, beloved son of Walter and Theresia; dearest brother of Harold, Sylvia, Thomas, and Caroline Widemann (husband Reiner); dear uncle of Nicole and Erik; dear friend of Cathy Stahurski; dear nephew, cousin and friend to many.

Ed Hauser died suddenly November 14, 2008. Northeast Ohio has lost its most ardent, studied and tenacious citizen activist.

I've been messing around with some ideas for a favicon for REALNEO -- the little icon that shows up next to the URL in your browser, or when you bookmark the site, etc. Don't know about anyone else, but I'd really like to see REALNEO with its own icon instead of the standard Drupal raindrop.

I haven't gotten far yet, but I do believe I've hunted down the two fonts used in the logo, (heretofore a mystery, as far as I can tell.)

An old logo I found:

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Since comments are such a rich part of the REALNEO site, and a common entry-point into discussions, I've added a page listing all comments ~ instead just the last 10 that appear in your right-sidebar's Recent comments block.

The Plain Dealer's Phillip Morris writes, in his column today, "I'm trying to play it cool, but in the wake of National City Bank's collapse, I'm frantically looking for silver linings"... "scanning the horizon for that man, woman, or committee that can pull rabbits out of hats"... "still listening for someone to convince me that there is continued reason to believe that Cleveland is reinventing itself and will emerge stronger and more efficient". Phillip is obviously looking for all the wrong answers, inspiration and leadership in all the wrong places, from all the wrong people who put NEO and America in this disastrous situation, and are still are in charge of our local and national economies... although not for much longer. And, Phillip is obviously hearing from his chosen "leaders" the same old lame-o, last-ditch Cleve-O establishment vision of salvation, highlighted in his column... "I'm just glad we still have good hospitals."

Sorry to tell you, Phillip, but our "hospital" leadership isn't any better to or for Cleveland, America and the world than NCC leadership, and is in fact the same people, and is answerable to the same few "Power Brokers" as NCC, and is failing. The leadership and owners of our bloated, inefficient healthcare system and health industry companies have sucked the unhealthy tit of America dry. Their prescription... "buy viagra, and go f**k yourself, America."

Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus
and
Women Speak Out for Peace and Justice
present
"A Double Bill"

Thursday, October 16, 2008
Laborer's Local 310 Union Hall
3250 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115

At 7:00 pm: Cuyahoga Democratic Women's Caucus
presents
Critical Issues Facing Ohio
Why National and International Policies Matter

EC Obama Field Office Manager Jessica Byrd and East Cleveland activist KMaCK

Location

REALNEO team meeting and fun and games at  HQ, in Shaker Heights, July 11, 2008...other than insane mosquito infestations this year, it's been a great Summer for backyard planning...

The Cleveland Charter Review will be taking proposals for changes to the Charter until July 15th.

So far there have been five proposals submitted that deal with the make-up of Cleveland City Council. They are as follows:

Is REALNEO safe for lurkers?

Identity is a crucial part of social software systems, but it can (and should) take time for an identity to reveal itself. Certainly, you can be invited to join an existing community by a friend—and that’s something we specifically designed for—but, even then, when you start to reach out from your “safety blanket,” your own identity comes to the fore. What do you do when you first hear of a new site to visit? I don’t know about you, but generally I’ll head on over and perhaps even sign up. As I poke around, I’m essentially anonymous. I have no ties to anyone or anything, and am free to move about without any recognition. This anonymity is important. It allows a new visitor to look around and get a feel for the place, and choose when and how to get started.

-- George Oates, Community: From Little Things, Big Things Grow (A List Apart)

How are we encouraging the lurkers to ditch their safety blanket and begin to participate?

Is it possible to store a partly finished entry? (Question via email)

Yes, entries can be saved as un-published drafts. Use this functionality to periodically save your work as you go along, or to put away a partial entry for later completion. (But beware! Read on...)

Awhile back, Roldo mentioned that the newspaper still has relevance. Today, this article proves it.
Tuesday, May 20, 2008

It occurred to me that we might have an image gallery where we can post (via the attachment method) images. That way, if we had them on the server, even if they weren't promoted to the front page or even published on our blogs, they would have a url, and we could add them into comments. Currently it is my undertanding that we can't attach image files to comments. Would this be possible?

REALNEO is under construction -- by you, its community.

The REALNEO Site" forum is a place to...