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What’s left?
Posted:Thu, 2 Sep 2010 23:55:35 -0400
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Cuyahoga Board of Elections to enter agreement with US Dept of Justice to accommodate Puerto Rican Voters
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:50:35 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- In a historic tie braking vote, Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner voted to have the Cuyahoga Board of Elections enter into agreement with the U. S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to provide additional voting access and accommodations for Puerto Rican voters residing in Cuyahoga County.
The actions come from over a year of investigations [...]
24hrs of art MIX @ the empty lot on Willey & Scranton
Posted:Wed, 1 Sep 2010 00:43:23 -0400
Patsy Kline Arts, Etc.:-
Food and cancer prevention
Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 20:48:55 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- This video is making the rounds of Chinese cancer researchers in Cleveland this week.
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Coach Ted Ginn
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Dayton Water Conference
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Services above the Campus and the Future of IT in Higher Education
Posted:Tue, 31 Aug 2010 01:44:28 -0400
Bytes From Lev:- As we return to campus this fall, the rituals of the new semester bring with it a familiarity with students...
BFD Learning Moment: Detroit moves on design as a strategy
Posted:Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:47:39 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Detroit is moving on design as an economic development strategy:
Designing Detroit’s future
What’s the latest on Cleveland’s Design District?
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Hangzhou: Worship
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How consolidation and regional planning saved a Rust Belt city
BFD Learning Moment: Merit pay for Pittsburgh teachers
Police union’s thinking behind the times
More on the video gaming software cluster
Posted:Mon, 30 Aug 2010 17:17:53 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- In my earlier post, I told the story of how NEO missed an opportunity in 2006 by not focusing early on the emerging video game cluster.
With the strength of Cleveland Institute of Art, there still may be time to act.
Here’s another article on the video gaming software cluster…this time it’s Wisconsin.
Video gaming software [...]
VIDEO: Fulfilling Your Mission with Jeff Nischwitz
Posted:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:27:13 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- [ September 9, 2010; 1:00 am; ]
Thu 9/9 7:30AM - noon
Fulfilling Your Mission
One Relationship at a Time
Jeff Nischwitz knows that "the times they are a'changin'" for non-profits, with reductions in donations and increased pressure on fundraising. But Nischwitz's approach is to develop your relationships, and "friend-raise" instead. In these days of desperate "transactional" approaches, Jeff coaches [...]
QR ABBIT HOLE Project (QR Codes: Micro-secrets in Public Spaces)
Posted:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 12:24:57 -0400
Patsy Kline Arts, Etc.:-
Building NEO’s clean energy economy
Posted:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:10:26 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Tom Breckenridge reports on NorTech’s energy strategy:
NorTech pushing for advanced-energy industry growth in Northeast Ohio
“The way we produce and consume energy will change dramatically and new technologies will emerge to enable that,” said Richard Stuebi, an energy expert on loan to NorTech’s Energy Enterprise from the Cleveland Foundation. “By most people’s reckoning, it will be [...]
Mentor Technology Greenhouse
Posted:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 08:01:41 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Mentor Technology Greenhouse
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burgers and ice cream
Posted:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:40:50 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- Hungry? Try some delicious frozen custard. Find a Rosati's location near you. Ready for dessert? Try the best cheeseburger in the world at Swensons. Find a location near you.
Tamarind (?) fish soup. Delicious.
Posted:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:40:50 -0400
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So how often do I eat at Siam Cafe?
Posted:Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:40:50 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- This often:
Oberlin tops “The G-List”
Posted:Sat, 28 Aug 2010 23:53:37 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- According to Architect Magazine, Oberlin is home to the most important green building since 1980. The Adam Joseph Lewis Center for Environmental Studies received the most votes in that category from architects, engineers, educators, and critics from the U.S., the UK, Europe, and Asia vying to create a “G-List” of the greatest green buildings built [...]
Tom-yam gung
Posted:Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:22:41 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- We prepared this delicious soup at a dinner party slash cooking class. Tom-yum gung is one of the most emblematic dishes in Thai cuisine. This version turned out wonderfully. The shrimp were plump, juicy and flavorful. The broth was full of flavor, too. The central note is provided by lemongrass, a common motif in Thai cooking, and the taste is filled out with another common Thai flavoring - fish sauce.
Dine and Dish 7 - Like a virgin
Posted:Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:22:41 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- Choosing something new was easy. Lola was Cleveland's most anticipated restaurant opening in my memory and perhaps for as long as a couple of decades. Chef Michael Symon originally opened Lola many years ago in Tremont, a neighborhood long on history but experiencing an extended rough patch. Lola was an important part of a revitalization of the neighborhood. The area is now home to many of the city's most popular independent restaurants, many of our galleries and has a nice mix of charming old housing stock and newer buildings.
sidenotes
Posted:Sat, 28 Aug 2010 00:22:41 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- Weird. This didn't work several months ago. Then it didn't work a few minutes ago and now it works. I'm glad that it does because sidenotes are neat and really suited to my meandering, pretentious prose style.
BFD Learning Moment: 10 who are changing Milwaukee
Posted:Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:05:13 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- 10 people who are CHANGING MILWAUKEE
What’s interesting about the list is the diversity of people involved.
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Key renovates 3 floors of the Higbee Building
Posted:Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:59:34 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Key’s commitment to downtown.
Learn more here.
Looks like Key’s new space will be sitting on top of a Harrah’s casino.
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BFD Learning Moment: Seattle Jobs Plan
Posted:Thu, 26 Aug 2010 20:42:57 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn announced details of the Seattle Jobs Plan, a vision for next-generation economic development in Seattle and the Puget Sound region. The plan consists of a framework of new and existing policies, programs, engagement strategies, and investments that McGinn hopes will help create quality jobs, protect the environment, and provide [...]
Miles Farmers Market
Posted:Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:41:07 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- Miles Farmers Market is not a gourmet shop. It's a grocery store but it seems to be the area's go-to spot for exotic or premium foods. I first resolved to explore Miles Market when I heard that they carried Zingerman's gelato . I finally did explore Miles Market after I heard that they carried H&H bagels. A chance to particpate in
Posted:Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:41:07 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- How easy is it to use Google Docs to publish to a blogger blog?
The game layer
Posted:Thu, 26 Aug 2010 09:08:54 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Facebook and Twitter capture our social lives on the web — building a “social layer” on top of the real world.
At TEDxBoston, Seth Priebatsch presented the next layer in progress: the “game layer,” a pervasive net of behavior-steering game dynamics that will reshape education and commerce.
A number of years ago, a group of [...]
Bottom feeders
Posted:Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:07:58 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- The recently leaked financials of the Pittsburgh Pirates illustrates how the Dolans can make money by fielding a lousy team and having the worst attendance in baseball.
MLB is obviously upset at the news that you can have a really bad team and still make a ton of money: The Business Of Baseball Is Very [...]
Betting on Incubators to Create Jobs
Posted:Tue, 24 Aug 2010 15:23:44 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Youngstown is all over the news. From Youngstown Business Incubator CEO & Chief Executive Jim Cossler:
The Youngstown Business Incubator, after a recent feature story in Inc. magazine and a feature broadcast by the BBC, is once again the subject of national coverage.
This time in the current edition of Bloomberg Businessweek where the magazine [...]
test
Posted:Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:23:05 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- I hope there aren't still people subscribed to this blog.
stu_spivack on Snipd.com on 10-6-2008
Posted:Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:23:05 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- stu_spivack on Snipd.com on 10-6-2008
stu_spivack on Snipd.com on 10-6-2008
Posted:Tue, 24 Aug 2010 12:23:05 -0400
Stuart Blog 2:- Testing.
Justin Bibb on CLE and DET
Posted:Mon, 23 Aug 2010 23:02:02 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- “[E]arlier this week, Detroit Mayor Dave Bing announced his new campaign to revitalize the city. While the details of the plan will primarily depend on public input, the Mayor has boldly challenged his constituents and city officials to think differently about redeveloping a shrinking city. Like many other mayors of shrinking cities, Bing is beginning [...]
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Posted:Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:22:59 -0400
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Melt creates buzz in Entrepreneur
Posted:Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:46:11 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Entrepreneur looks at Melt’s big marketing scheme (get a Melt-themed tattoo and get 25 percent off for life) and how they keep the promotion going. The article, “Big Marketing Stunts, Small-Business Style,” takes a peek at marketing stunts from places around the nation.
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KSU professor cracks Rubik’s Cube… in 20 moves or less
Posted:Sun, 22 Aug 2010 22:46:11 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Who hasn’t wanted to throw a Rubik’s Cube out the window in sheer frustration? Surely not Dr. Morley Davidson, an associate professor of mathematical sciences @ Kent State Univ. Not only has he cracked the Cube, he’s unveiled new research that finds that every position of the Rubik’s Cube can be solved in 20 moves [...]
Evergreen Cooperatives
Posted:Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:07:25 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Cleveland is becoming a nationally recognized hot spot for new cooperatives, thanks to Evergreen Cooperatives. Earlier this month, Ted Howard spoke at the bi-annual meeting of the U.S. Federation of Worker Cooperatives.
Here’s how the Berkeley Daily Planet reported it:
The United Nations has recognized and encouraged this growth, and has asked all governments to [...]
More on spinning off the Ohio Department of Development
Posted:Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:32:33 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- A business-led group in Wisconsin recently proposed moving that state’s economic development activities to a quasi-public body, Accelerate Wisconsin. This morning, two business school deans came out in favor of the proposal.
You can read the initiative in the report below. Pay particular attention to the operation and governance proposed (pages 34-36).
Wisconsin Competitiveness Study [...]
Measuring our schools
Posted:Sun, 22 Aug 2010 09:19:21 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- It’s hard to see how Cleveland will make the transition to a smart economy when the city’s schools are not getting the basics right.
That’s the same challenge emerging in other cities. Two newspapers are running investigative series that are useful.
The Los Angeles Times is publishing an investigative report that tries to rank teacher [...]
CLÜMAP @ Asterisk 7/10/09
Posted:Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:24:40 -0400
Patsy Kline Arts, Etc.:- Wednesday, July 8, 2009 7/10: Gallery U at Asterisk Posted by Frank Lewis ...
YSU’s Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Engineering
Posted:Sat, 21 Aug 2010 15:29:20 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Youngstown is moving ahead with its new Center of Excellence in Materials Science and Engineering.
Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut’s approval of Youngstown State University’s doctorate in materials science and engineering aims to spur economic growth.
Fingerhut announced the approval during a visit Thursday to YSU. It is part of the university’s plans to [...]
Should state economic development efforts be privatized?
Posted:Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:56:34 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- John Kasich thinks so:
Kasich would privatize state development efforts
Others aren’t so sure:
Florida privatized economic development efforts. It didn’t turn out so well.
The truth of the matter is that the privatization decision is a complex one. This fact is especially so in economic development, where it is not always clear what the government is trying [...]
Transparency in Cuyahoga Government
Posted:Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:33:45 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Achieving transparency in the finances of Cuyahoga County government will not be all that expensive. That’s the conclusion of looking at state government transparency efforts.
Here’s a sample of web sites:
Alabama
Colorado
Georgia
Nebraska
North Carolina
Oklahoma
Utah
Virginia
Here’s a report that reviews these initiatives.
California Government Transparency Report: Online Tools for Better Government
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BFD Learning Moment: Predictive policing
Posted:Sat, 21 Aug 2010 10:05:04 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Today’s LA Times includes a story on a new trend emerging in policing in which predictive computer programs churn through huge crime databases.
Stopping crime before it starts
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Farm Country in the City | Urban farming and sustainable agriculture
Posted:Sat, 21 Aug 2010 09:47:40 -0400
Brewed Fresh Daily AKA The BFD Blog:- Check out Neotropolis and it’s main story on how Cleveland is now the site for one of the largest urban farms in the country. You can learn more from Mark Lefkowitz at Green City, Blue Lake: Ohio City Farm opens in shadow of West Side Market.
Also, check out how the Great Lakes Brewing Company is [...]




