Valdis Krebs, June Holley and Jack Ricchiuto have come together to create the Network Weaving Blog. This is a great knowledge resource for learning about other communities applying new techniques to their activity, network building, and social network mapping. Read their white paper on Networking here.

I wanted to share what I wrote about the Global Night Commute which will take place tonight in downtown Cleveland and in cities around the world with all the readers of RealNEO.

May 2nd Round Table at 11:30am. The discussion will focus on the interbelt bridge (see http://neobridge.net). Ed Hauser will present. The location... TBA.

By the way, this is my first posting. So, Hi! I will be posting more events, quotes, etc as soon as my computer stops acting weird. I let Phillip touch it the other day, and it's been acting up ever since. :)

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WHAT’S IN A BRIDGE ABUTMENT?

Keep a bridge abutment without the bridge…why? A pile of rocks or a concentration of feng shui? That’s the question the Cleveland Landmark Commission will consider TOMORROW: should the remaining  Central Viaduct bridge abutment in front of the Broadway Mills Building be committed to the historic register?

Press Release: Cleveland.-- April 24, 2006 -- The Center for Regional Development at Purdue University has appointed Ed Morrison to the position of Economic Policy Advisor. In the role, Morrison will assist the Center and the governor's office in the implementation of new regional models of economic development and workforce development.

Date: Wednesday, April 26

Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.

Place: Myers University, Chester Campus

3921 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH

Map Link.

In a flat, networked economy regions that build collaborations quickly will move ahead. How Northeast Ohio collaborates to share resources and respond to change will determine the future of the region.

OneCleveland offers a regional next-generation broadband network connecting education, government, and business partners.

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Visit the Midtown Wednesdays Blog for information and new opportunities.

Join us for Midtown Mornings. Share coffee and bagels, make new connections and explore business opportunities. Join us to network with entrepreneurs building the Midtown Innovation Zone. Download the PDF here.

Date: Friday, April 28

For so many reasons, University Circle and its institutions and the surrounding neighborhood are core to what I value in NEO, and I look forward to seeing all that continually expand in significance to me, the region and world. But, University Circle is a small geographic domain, which must be optimized for 21 organizational stakeholders, and their 1,000,000s of stakeholders, including everyone associated with Case, University Hospitals, the VA, CIA, Cleveland Museum(s), Institute of Music, Orchestra, etc., and all others in the community.

In visioning for a better region and future here, consider a broader interpretation of University Circle from the small cultural, healthcare and university center of Cleveland to the center of the entire University Community of NEO.

"April hath put a spirit of youth in everything." -William Shakespeare

Baldwin-Wallace College Theatre presents A Midsummer Night's Dream written by William Shakespeare.

Directed byAndrew May

Having Citizen Hauser work for our organization, it has been impossible not to be drawn into his social concerns. I met Ed as he was finally winning the War for Whiskey Island, so I have enjoyed his plunder without having suffered his battle scars... I stop and enjoy Whiskey Island every chance I have.

The Minority Men’s Health Center will host the 4th Annual Minority Men's Health Fair Wednesday, April 26th in the lobby of the Crile building from 5-8 p.m. Attendees will receive various free health screenings including prostate cancer, blood pressure, glaucoma, cholesterol, sickle cell, diabetes and oral cancer among others.
In addition, the health fair will also include health seminars and information tables related to topics such as stroke prevention, smoking cessation, and health and nutrition. The Minority Men’s Health Center ’s goal is to address the striking health disparities that exist in minority men, and provide the necessary information for prevention and treatment of these health problems. Parking is free.
For more information about the Minority Men's Health Fair, please call 216.444.6400.  For a link to the website, click here

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Used books are the best, so don't miss the best used book sale in Cleveland!

60th Anniversary Case Book Sale 2006, sponsored by The Association for Continuiing Education

Saturday, June 3rd 10 am -12 noon Preview ($20 Fee), 12 noon - 6 pm Free admission Begins

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The speaker for the next meeting of the Digital Photography Special Interest Group is George Nemeth, who will talk about photo weblogs. George has been at the forefront of blogging in our region and has helped many people understand and "get it" as to what the phenomenon of blogging is all about. Since 2002, George has run his blog, Brewed Fresh Daily, a civic-focused site dealing with many regional issues, and keeping readers throughout the area connected and informed.

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More than 7,000 years ago, humans discovered how to make wine. Since then, the history of this beverage has been intertwined with that of human civilization. Attend a reception and lecture by a local sommelier. Then enjoy a seven-course dinner by Sammy's paired with wines from around the world and served in elegant, relaxed surroundings at the Museum. Seating is limited to 100 (tables of eight). Please notify us of any food allergies or dietary restrictions you may have when you make your reservation. Valet parking will be available.
Tickets: $150 per person. Please call (216) 231-1177 or 800-317-9155, ext. 3279, for reservations... see http://www.cmnh.org/special-events.html#food

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Blog technology provider Pluck is about to offer content from 600 bloggers to newspaper publishers across the country in a syndicated service called BlogBurst . A number of articles are reporting the details. CNET, and the provocatively titled article "Bloggers Unite to Infiltrate Newspapers" are good starting points to learn more.

If you want to sign up to have your content distrubuted through their service, visit BlogBurst. 

Click here for more information on the graphic.

I am so glad that we {my husband and I} are getting out to the east side more.

I absolutley love the housing and building styles, the little shops and seeing people out on the streets walking with friends!!

Sunday,9 April 06

It was a glorious day at The Cleveland Botanical Gardens!!!

I have never seen as many butterflies in one place as in the Costa Rican Biome!!
    I absolutley enjoyed the outside gardens as well, even though they aren't in bloom...yet. It is exciting to see what will be to come.

Date: Wednesday, April 12

Time: 5:00 P.M. - 6:45 P.M.

Place: Myers University, Chester Campus

3921 Chester Avenue, Cleveland, OH

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Today is a beautiful day here in the clevland area!!!

Take a loved one, friend or even just yourself to the lake.

Walk on the pier,or on the beach and relax and breath in the day.

so what if it is chilly. 

THE KING BRIDGES OF CLEVELAND, OHIO

It is fitting that the only one of the great bridges built by the King Bridge Company still standing is in Cleveland, the home of the company, its founder and his offspring. From just after the Civil War to the end of World War I, a period of six decades, the company played an important role in building the infrastructure of the metropolitan region, particularly the links to carry surface traffic across the sinewy Cuyahoga River, the city’s most important commercial and industrial water way. Moveable bridges crossing the river on the valley floor were the earliest solutions for making the east to west connections. One of Zenas King’s earliest important bridges was the city’s first iron swing bridge built on Columbus Avenue in 1864. The next year he built a similar patented swing bridge at Seneca Street and yet another at Jefferson Street in 1871.[7] However, to prevent the clash between shipping and surface traffic, high level crossings to allow boats to pass underneath without interrupting the traffic flow were the ideal solution. Following on their earlier projects, the King Bridge Company was able to obtain the contracts, first to build the high level Central Viaduct in 1888, then later, the Detroit-Superior Bridge in 1914 to close out the company’s final chapter of Cleveland bridge-building. The Detroit-Superior Bridge, along with the Center Street Swing Bridge built in 1900 and the B&O Railroad Scherzer Lift Bridge built in 1907, all notable structures in the history of bridge engineering, remain today as the King Bridge Company’s legacy to the City of Cleveland.

Primary Debates 2006

Spring Debate Season at The City Club of Cleveland

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Primary Debates 2006

Spring Debate Season at The City Club of Cleveland

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Kwame Anthony Appiah, Laurence S. Rockefeller University Professor of Philosophy and the Center for Human Values at Princeton University, was raised in Ghana and educated at Clare College, Cambridge. His many books include two monographs in the philosophy of language as well as the widely acclaimed In My Father's House: Africa in the Philosophy of Culture, which received both the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for nonfiction and the Herskovitz Prize of the African Studies Association.

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The Board of Trustees of Case Western Reserve University announced today that it has elected Dr. Gregory L. Eastwood, MED '66, to become Interim President of the University effective June 2, 2006. Eastwood has been President of SUNY Upstate Medical University in Syracuse, New York since January 1993. "As an alum and member of the Board of Trustees of Case Western Reserve University, I am eager to assist the University during this transition period. I look forward to working with the faculty, students, staff, our alumni, and the Cleveland community" Eastwood said.

Do you know this famous Cleveland-area company? When was the last time you saw someone using some of their lip gloss?