When I was a young boy I had 3 favorite holidays; Christmas, Independence day, and today of all days Veterans Day. Paying homage to three of my favorite ideals (getting free stuff, freedom and the men and women who fought for it) seemed to be high on my list of priorities and I always saw [...]
Somewhere along the winding course of history, our country provided the world’s perceptually weak and unwanted individuals with a place to proudly call home; where they could not only survive, but thrive at the behest of their own will. This unprecedented approach to embracing the poor, the tired, and the huddled masses longing for freedom [...]
Rust Belt beer, Rust Belt ice cream, Rust Belt diners, Rust belt-errific. In the Great Lakes area we heart our Rust Belt. But it’s the rest of the nation that seems the hard sell. Rarely does the national news use Rust Belt when announcing good news. Actually, rarely does a national news anchor seem able [...]
I will preface this post by saying that in no way am I a connoisseur of art, by any stretch of the imagination. I do however know that art in some way, shape or form impacts everyone’s life on a daily basis – whether positively or negatively, consciously or subconsciously. There has been a great [...]
Today, I say, “I will claim this place as my home.” We assert ourselves to be members of an evolving force, a process of urban change and progress – the self-evident resolve of transformation. In our attempt to become active participants in something greater, larger, and more sublime, we’ve often projected those positive attributes onto [...]
I’ve never been great at asking for help, especially when it comes to financing projects. I’ve always felt as though my asking for aid is like an open invitation for those on the other end to berate me for thinking they could/should donate. Quite frankly, I’ve never cared enough about any specific cause to deal [...]
My mother recently told me an inspirational story about a local fundraising event that drew over 300 people; the aim was to raise enough money to send a number of high school juniors to Nicaragua. She told me about all of the wonderful speakers; the layout of the event; and how engaging the whole evening [...]
There are a ton of articles about this, that, and the other in regards to impacting your local economy, but we wanted to throw one out there from our own financial perspective. We all live in the greater Cleveland area, work and play in the greater Cleveland area, and stand to benefit from a sound [...]
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