An email from David Lay:

George,

It looks like the PD is using a photo of mine you linked to:

http://www.brewedfreshdaily.com/2007/08/20/nice-work-by-david-lay/

They used it on the cover of yesterday’s Friday magazine, and on their website (toward the bottom).

They did this without my permission (or permission of the Lakewood Observer, which published the photo).

Just thought you’d like to know…

-Dave

Either that or send them an invoice for the licensing fee (double it like they do if you don’t pull a permit).

A contest, sent to me by VirtualLori who says “one of our participanting sellers chose your beloved Cafe Marika as her favorite place”:

The members of Cleveland Handmade want to show you — and the world — their favorite places in Cleveland. They would also like to show you that buying locally made goods online is an easy and fun way to start your holiday shopping. The prize is a $65 gift certificate good at any of the thirteen participating shops. You can use the certificate all in one shop or break it up and spend it in as many shops as you like…

Also from Lori: “We’ve had some great feedback so far, especially from out-of-towners who said it was pretty nifty to learn about some of our favorite Cleveland places.”

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I think the operative word is sharing:

Several people responding to the news online at Cleveland.com have also called the deal extortion.

I certainly understand the perspective, and that is why Commissioner Jones’ remark is so important.

The Northeast Ohio Mayors and City Managers Association is working on a study that hopefully will result in a “macro way forward.” The study is a comprehensive look at the benefits and challenges involved with implementing revenue sharing throughout the 16-county region. This won’t be easy work and it may be months before initial outcomes are available. I credit the region’s political leaders for recognizing the present system isn’t sustainable and hopefully their work will result in a new way.

Regionalism needs to be about sharing — not creating winners and losers. The Avon interchange project may be just what we need to encourage a new approach to physical development in Northeast Ohio.

As today’s vote showed, if we don’t come together to shape a common destiny we run the risk of having others try to dictate our destiny for us.

Interchanges and Regionalism Continued | Advance Northeast Ohio

I’m talking about the BlogWorld Expo. Have you made your plans yet?

Brain Shavings

George and I just had this discussion. Anybody have any ideas? For example, where was this plan before Wednesday? If you’re going to try and improve the academic performance of students in the CMSD don’t you first need to ensure their safety? How can a kid learn if he/she knows their safety is in danger while they are at school?

Dan Burns, Sanders’ chief operating officer, crafted the plan in the wake of Wednesday’s shootings at SuccessTech Academy.

Kudos to Regina Brett. At least she called our leadership, or lack of, into question today.

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Long-time rock-n-roll journalist and current managing editor at CoolCleveland.com (and my good friend) Peter Charkerian meets Henry Rollins:

Yesterday, me and the L’il Man are cruising the aisles at Trader Joe’s for some dinner fixins. We stop and say hello to our pal Carrie who works there. I’m pondering the Mandarin Orange Chicken and a bag of Edamame; All of the sudden, I catch a familiar face in my field of vision and can’t quite believe my eyes — I was up with the L’il Man for 3 hours the night before, so seeing this punk legend, author, actor and IFC lynchpin in a grocery store really could be a hallucination.

It’s not a hallucination. He’s in town for his Provoked gig tonight. He looks up from shopping with his female companion, and as he is explaining why he usually buys this certain kind of frozen vegetable, he sees me staring (I assume with my dropped jaw) and smiles one of those quietly intense smiles he always flashes. “What a cute little guy,” he says to the L’il Man, smiling at him. I approach, not knowing what to say. “Thanks,” I gulp and extend my hand to shake. This is weird. Unexpected. Not rehearsed for this. Doesn’t happen every day. Damn, I don’t even have a Sharpie and my copy of The Portable is nowhere near.

And I interview people all the time — so how come this run-in with Henry Rollins is different? I preface my approach with an apology. I know famous people usually hate this, especially when they’re trying to live their normal life. “Hi, sorry… I love you, man. All your work, especially your writing and spoken word stuff…”

Make sure you click thru for the pics.

Joyrides for Shut-ins

From Janko:

Have you ever found something online that makes you scream out:
“YES, this is exactly what I’m looking for!”

Something that weaves together design, economic development, technology, city planning, and the plans for the future . . .

It happened to me recently as I discovered the archives of Dr. Sherry Linkon’s radio interview show, Lincoln Avenue.

These shows regularly air on Wednesdays at 7:30pm on wysu, and you can now listen to the shows as mp3s or subscribe to them as podcasts. You can even leave comments about the interviews on the show’s blog.

It’s my humble opinion that everyone in Northeast Ohio should be listening to these shows. It’s a great way to get plugged in on all the things going on in the region…

Click thru for his list of must-listen-to shows.

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