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fairfax update: 400 housing units in preliminary planning
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Last year, the Fairfax neighborhood
welcomed the opening of Griot Village,
the area's first intergenerational housing project. In just a few short months, the project's success has mushroomed. To qualify for residency, a person 55 years of age or older must have custody of a minor. All 40 units are occupied and bustling with approximately 80 children. Most of the units are single-family households, many of which are headed by women, the oldest of which is 84.
"We did it because we kept getting more and more requests for this type of housing," says Denise VanLeer, assistant executive director of the
Fairfax Renaissance Development Corporation
(FRDC). "It is a market niche that's badly underserved and strained by circumstance. They need a lot of support."
So much so that there is a waiting list to get into Griot and queries from urban planners have come from Akron, New York and even as far as Japan to learn from the model.
On the heels of that success, the FRDC is unfolding its wings, so to speak, with an array of tentative projects.
The first is a large-scale mixed income community between East 101
and 105
Streets, which is currently inundated with vacancy.
"We don't know the exact number," says VanLeer, "but we're toying with 400-plus units."
Still in the "very preliminary planning stages," the FRDC team has been in communication with the
Cleveland Land Bank
Cuyahoga Land Bank
"We are in the process of land acquisition," says VanLeer.
While still off on the horizon, VanLeer believes the project will come to fruition as a dovetail to commercial development in the area.
Of the Cedar Road corridor, she says she hopes the
Cleveland Clinic's Global Cardiovascular Innovation Center
, 10000 Cedar Avenue, will act as a commercial development catalyst of sorts, but she words it in a much more charming way.
"We envision that project to have some babies or cousins."
Also of interest is the East 83
Street corridor, which garnered a significant anchor in 2013 when
Rumi's Market
launched at 8225 Carnegie Avenue in 2013. The brightly lit Middle Eastern supermarket and café has been doing a brisk business. Per VanLeer, the
PNC Fairfax Connection
, a community resource center, is another entity that makes East 83
"a major thoroughfare" and to further strengthen it, FRDC has trained it's sights on East 83
and Cedar.
"We're working with a church and private investors to bring that corner back." Details are preliminary and confidential.
The last project harkens back to the days when Fairfax populated with grand Victorian homes. The
East 89
Street Housing Project
includes eight apartment buildings constructed to emulate the style of days gone by. While the FRDC has talked to developers and worked with the city architect on a vision, the project has unfortunately stalled.
"Right now the numbers don't work," says VanLeer.
VanLeer encourages any developer interested in learning more about the project to call Debra Wilson at 216.361.8400 for more information.
When asked why she believes the project will eventually come to fruition, VanLeer responds, "There's a market for it," she says, noting the project's proximity to the Cleveland Clinic. "This would be ideal for all nurses and people who work there, especially the residents who come for three years and then they're gone.
"They could actually walk to work."
ymca breaks ground on new galleria location
Monday, February 23, 2015
Earlier this month, the Cleveland YMCA broke ground on their highly anticipated new space in the Galleria. The
Parker Hannifin Downtown Y
is slated to open in February 2016.
"We had about 85 come to the ground breaking," says Rick Haase, vice president of marketing for the YMCA of Cleveland.
Haase notes the timing of the project, which coincides with a staggering boom in downtown residential growth. He cites the Downtown Cleveland Alliance's
2014 fourth quarter market update
(p. 10), which estimates more than 25,000 people will be living downtown by 2022—up from 13,300 in 2014.
Considering that and the population of daily downtown commuters, the organization hopes to double the current membership of its 2200 Prospect Avenue location, which numbers nearly 3,250.
"Our current location at East 22
and Prospect is, quite honestly, a little bit off beaten path," says Haase. Cleveland State University (CSU) owns that building, which was built in 1911 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Floors 2 through 8 are dedicated to CSU student housing, with the YMCA's fitness center on the first floor. The YMCA also has offices on the first and ninth floors. All of the YMCA's functions will eventually move to the Galleria.
The new two-story 40,000-square-foot YMCA will occupy what was formerly retail space in the gleaming mall. Amenities will include a three-lane lap pool, sauna and steam rooms, approximately 75 cardio and 25 weight training machines, a spinning studio, three group exercise studios (one of which will accommodate hot yoga) and two massage therapy rooms. Haase says presales are tentatively planned for this summer, six months in advance of the grand opening.
"There will be special rates for those join early," he says, adding that a presale office in the Galleria is a possibility. "There will very likely be a corporate rate as well." Packages for the area hotels are also on the horizon.
The total project budget is just over $12 million.
Parker Hannifin
is one of the private donors on the project.
Werner Minshall
, owner of the Galleria, donated the space, which translated into a $2.7 million gift. The organization expects to employee 39 full- and part-time workers at the new facility with an payroll of about $1.1 million over the first two years of operation.
The project is expected to create about 100 construction jobs and generate $7.9 million in tax revenue from new construction and labor costs.
Moody Nolan
is the architect and
Infinity Construction Company
is the general contractor.
Aside from the obvious attraction of a fitness club, the new YMCA will feature youth and senior programming as well as specialty programs targeted at preventing diabetes and helping adult cancer survivors transitioning out of treatment.
"There's a lot of impact that this project has," says Haase, "not only on the City of Cleveland but also in terms in helping to revitalize the downtown community."
Having just celebrated
the YMCA's 160
in Cleveland, Haase feels it's safe to say this is a long-term relationship.
"We're not going anywhere."
o-wow: former wmms program director set to launch internet radio station
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
After two years of jumping through financial hoops, the brains behind WMMS's heyday years will be launching
, Cleveland's first live and local internet radio station, this Friday, but you can help yourself to a
sneak peak
"We're on the air right now, testing," says
John Gorman
, oWOW Media LLC's chief content officer and former program director at WMMS, from the outfit's temporary studio space in the 78
Street Studios.
As if on cue, a purring voice interrupts the interview.
"Hey everybody, I'm Ravenna Miceli. Got a B-side of a Stone's tune for you, "Jump On Top Of Me Baby" going back about 15 years, but it sounds brand new here on oWOW."
And as Jagger and co. pour from the studio speakers, that unmistakable feel from radio's past is reanimated:
Ravenna Miceli picked this song just for me.
Miceli will join three other
oWOW personalities
: Steve Pappas, Susie Frazier and Charlotte DiFranco, all of whom have traditional radio experience. The staff has been trotting between a makeshift office (affectionately nicknamed "the trolley") and the temporary studio while their permanent 1,600-square-foot digs undergo construction. Scheduled for completion in mid to late spring, the space will include a studio and a production area with large interior windows so 78
Street visitors can look in on the action, be it a celebrity interview, a live performance or just the everyday studio buzz.
"What used to get people interested in radio was that it was exciting," says oWOW director of sales and marketing Jim Marchyshyn. "You looked in. You saw the DJ and you thought:
this is cool.
We are in show business. That's been forgotten."
"Studios are all empty," adds Gorman of today's traditional radio venues. "They don't have an air staff. Most of them are disembodied voices coming from another city. We're real live people. We're based in Cleveland. We can do all the things that radio can no longer do."
That means attracting listeners as well as advertisers. To wit, House of LaRose and Budweiser will be sponsoring oWOW's launch this weekend. As for programming, Friday Night Live will run Fridays from 5 p.m. to midnight and exclusively feature live concert audio. Daily programming will aim to give people back that live mix-tape feel, one the oWOW team thinks listeners will respond to in a world where bots make calculated music recommendations based on mysterious algorithms.
Look to hear Cleveland performers such as
Kristine Jackson
Bob Gatewood
and the
. Lesser-known acts from across the country will also find airtime on oWOW, adds Gorman, citing
Charlie Faye
"She's the new Joni Mitchell," says Gorman of the little-known singer songwriter out of Austen, Texas. "She's on a small independent label so she can't promote and market." Hence, play on oWOW could make a difference in her career while delighting Cleveland listeners, despite the geographic divide.
oWOW's target area will cover Northeast Ohio at large, from Erie to Columbiana County. As a perfect side note,
David Helton
, who created WMMS's legendary buzzard, also designed oWOW's logo.
While details on the complex deals are confidential, oWOW was funded by a host of private investors, a local bank and a loan and grant from the City of Cleveland.
"We had the odds so far against us at one point that it looked like it would never happen," says Gorman. "It made us fight even harder. We refused to give up." He adds that the founding partners also have a significant financial investment in the effort.
"We have serious skin in the game," says Gorman. "This has to be successful."
Bob Perkoski
study shows slavic village emerging as model community
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
"We've turned the corner here in Slavic Village."
However simple that assertion from Chris Alvarado, executive director of
Slavic Village Development
(SVD), may be, longtime locals might eye it with some amount of skepticism. But the impact of a number of innovative programs is starting to turn the tide in this pocket of the city and a study published last month evidences that.
Greater Ohio Policy Center
(GOPC) compiled the study, which was more than a year in the making. And the results of
Documenting the Slavic Village Recovery Project
are enough to hearten the grouchiest Cleveland naysayer.
Slavic Village Recovery Project
(SVRP) project is a collaborative program that targets homes for renovation, typically with a $40,000 investment, and puts them on the market in hopes of selling them to buyers with traditional funding: long-term mortgages.
SVRP is a partnership between
Forest City Enterprises
, RIK Enterprises,
Cleveland Neighborhood Progress
and SVD. Forest City and RIK contributed $225,000 each to the project and SVD and CNP both kicked in $25,000. The organization sold its first home in December 2013 and sold 20 homes in 2014.
"Each of these homes sell," says Alvarado. "They aren't staying on the market terribly long. We have a waiting list of buyers." The goal is to have between 40 and 50 homes on the market this year. Eight are currently being renovated and should be ready to sell in a couple of months.
Alvarado cites this quote from the study: "The sale price of the initial homes reached the target amount of approximately $60,000, received an appraisal value above the sale price, and sold quickly."
"That's really important: being able to have the appraisal at or above the sale price," says Alvarado. "It means we're able to work with folks and get conventional mortgages. It's a big win." It's also a massive shift for the area, in which home prices fell so low after the 2007 foreclosure crisis that most transactions were between family members out of obligation or after a bank foreclosure.
"Folks are buying homes because they want to move into neighborhood."
Alvarado also notes this takeaway from the study: "Based on research and experience with markets throughout the state, it is GOPC's estimation that many aspects of this project could be adapted to other neighborhoods in other cities."
So what is the secret behind the successful project that has transformed the beleaguered Slavic Village into a model for urban renewal? Alvarado cites three components a community must have to replicate SVRP: a strong community development corporation with a staff seasoned in property acquisition and stabilization; stalwart housing stock in an area that has enduring occupancy and does not suffer severe displacement; and patient project partners that see the long-term benefit of the project.
The success of SVRP dovetails with the
Trailside Homes
project, which features new construction, to give buyers more options. But increasing the number of attractive homes is only one part of the equation. To that end, SVD's efforts to enforce codes and selectively demolish have put an impressive dent in the number of open/vacant/vandalized properties.
"Ten months ago," says Alvarado, "we had 172 (such properties). We're down to 64 throughout these five square miles."
Those undesirable properties can scare traditional buyers away from nearby nicer homes. As their numbers dwindle, families, young couples and retirees are coming back to the historic neighborhood from the suburbs or outside the region.
"It tells us people are excited about what's happening in Slavic Village."
homegrown chef to open lee road eatery
Monday, February 16, 2015
Clevelanders will be soon be faced with a difficult choice. Will it be the OMG Philly sammie (made with chicken and shrimp), the Hibachi Burger (topped with yum yum mayo and sautéed shrimp) or a Cleveland Polish Boy?
Those tempting items along with a host of other delectables will soon be available at Black Box Fix, the latest effort from Cleveland chef Eric Rogers.
Rogers, who left a lucrative career in healthcare finance in 2011 to cook professionally full time, will be opening the new venture in the space formerly occupied by Sweetie Fry at 2307 Lee Road.
The nearly 1,500-square-foot space (300 of which houses the kitchen) will feature seating for 19 or 20, counter service and cuisine Rogers describes as fast gourmet.
"We do out-of-the box cuisine. Everything's fresh and we try to use local," says Rogers. "All of our breads are made locally. This concept will focus on gourmet sandwiches that we've done at Nevaeh and several other things that we'll add to the roster."
Patrons of the popular Nevaeh, Rogers' South Euclid eatery that closed last November, will be able to get their fix at Black Box Fix, including Nevaeh favorites such as the Creole Soul Roll, which is stuffed with Andouille Sausage, collard greens and smoked turkey.
Ending up on Lee Road wasn't exactly what Rogers had planned.
"I wasn't looking for this location," says Rogers. "It just kind of fell in my lap though a friend of mine. It had what my first location couldn't give me, which was diversity." The foot traffic and eclectic surrounding communities sealed the deal for the self-taught chef.
In anticipation of a mid-March opening for Black Box Fix, which will serve lunch and dinner, Rogers is frantically refurbishing the cozy new space, largely by himself.
"I do have another handy man and my father's been helping out a lot," says Rogers. "Having been through this before, I know kind of what to expect."
Judging from his more than 22,500 followers on
, he can also expect to garner his share of business. Roger's will be offering promotions and direct ordering via those venues, to which he credits much of his success. He plans to employ 10 to 15 people at Black Box Fix, some of whom may also work for the catering side of the business, which Rogers hopes to expand after he opens the new eatery. Other Black Box Fix franchises are another future possibility.
Until then, Rogers will be enjoying a bit of celebrity. The Cleveland native taped an episode of Guy Fieri's
Guy's Grocery Games
last November that's scheduled to air in April. While mums the word on the outcome of the program, Rogers' energy is palpable.
"I have a high passion for what I'm doing."
$9m foundry project adds to transformation of flats into recreation hub
Monday, February 16, 2015
A unique property along the Cuyahoga River, featuring 80,000 square feet of space across 12 buildings, is set to be transformed into a youth and collegiate boathouse, fitness center and public park. The $9 million project, called The Foundry after its historic use, is located on Columbus Road across from Rivergate Park and will offer 500 feet of riverfront dock space for young rowers.
The Foundry is being developed by MCPc Family Charities, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, as well as by Mike and Gina Trebilcock. MCPc, Inc. is a technology integrator and consultancy located in downtown Cleveland. The Trebilcocks have three children, all of whom were rowers, and the nonprofit has long supported rowing in Cleveland.
Plans for the property include a new public park and multipurpose trail that will connect with
Rivergate Park
; offices, study rooms and other areas for young people and coaches; at least two "rowing tanks" where rowers can practice in water during the off-season; a large boathouse where boats can be stored and repaired; and possibly a second-level observation areas where parents can watch young people row. The new owners say that Phase I will be open by September.
The property is a stunning slice of riverfront beauty, offering views of downtown, Irishtown Bend, the Columbus Road bridge and the Lorain Carnegie bridge.
"We want local rowers to see there's a future for rowing here," said Matt Previts, Higher Education Vertical Manager at MCPc, during a recent tour of the sprawling property. Previts is an avid rower who coached at St. Ignatius for a decade. He is also director of rowing with the Cleveland Youth Rowing Association, the group that helps students whose schools do not have affiliated programs -- like Cleveland Municipal School District -- gain access to the sport.
CYRA and various school-based programs will be the property's main occupants and users. Currently, these groups share space with the
Cleveland Rowing Foundation
, which is crammed into the boathouse at Rivergate Park. The move will create a separate space that youth and collegiate rowing programs will be able to grow into, while freeing up valuable space at the current boathouse.
Previts stated that MCPc Charities plans to donate the majority of the funding necessary to renovate the complex, which is partially occupied. The property has been owned by Pipeline Development for 50 years, and a for-profit entity owned by the Trebilcocks just purchased it for $3 million. During an initial five-year period, that for-profit entity will hold the property. After that period, the Trebilcocks intend to donate it to a nonprofit that would manage it as a youth rowing center.
The complex of brick buildings includes high ceilings and two ton cranes that were once used to move heavy equipment around. The buildings will soon prove to be perfect spaces for young rowers who see the working , industrial Cuyahoga River as a vibrant recreational playground. "You can't make this stuff anymore," said Previts of the old brick walls and barn doors, which will be preserved. "The renovation will honor the heritage that is here. It just feels industrial and cool."
Kirk Lang, Executive Director of the Cleveland Rowing Foundation, released a statement in the wake of the Foundry announcement: "The announcement of plans for a second boathouse indicate that the sport is indeed on the rise here. The Trebilcock family's investment is also, as our partners at Cleveland Metroparks have noted, another vote of confidence in the future of the Cuyahoga River as a regional destination for recreation. We will collaborate with all users on rules to ensure continued safety on the river. This announcement will not affect our plans to push forward with improvements to the current CRF boathouse that will enable us to better serve the adult, collegiate and scholastic programs that have and will continue to flourish there."
Land stated in a followup email that some youth and collegiate rowing programs will continue to operate out of the CRF boathouse.
The Foundry project will also displace a few tenants, perhaps most notably the Cleveland Museum of Art's Community Arts Program. This is the spot where CMA's Community Arts Director Robin Van Lear and her cohorts store and create puppets and props for Parade the Circle. Previts stressed that the transition will be gradual so that existing tenants can find a place to land.
Previts believes the building's new use will not cause a conflict with existing property owners, despite everpresent concerns in the Flats -- and particularly around Rivergate Park -- about parking and traffic. Plans for the buildings will accommodate enough parking spaces for visitors, he stated. A few of the non-historic buildings will be knocked down to create additional parking spaces, and many of the youth coaches drive their rowers in buses down to the river.
rising star announces plans to open 'coffee lab' in hildebrandt building
Rising Star Coffee
Thursday, February 12, 2015
sustainability takes center stage in neo, tackles biz bottom lines
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Sustainability is gaining traction throughout the region, in public policy and everyday applications -- particularly in the world of business both big and small.
Just last week, the Cuyahoga County Executive's office
that former Ohio House of Representative member Michael Foley will helm the newly created Department of Sustainability, which according to a statement will "(promote) economic development to support businesses that provide environmentally sustainable products and services; (educate) the public about environmentally sustainable practices; and (collaborate) with businesses, non-profit organizations and government agencies to develop programs incorporating environmentally sustainable methods into accepted practice."
Area businesses, however, are already incorporating policies to that end, which was evidenced last month during
a roundtable discussion
on how business is reacting to climate change. Cleveland State University's Center for Sustainable Business Practices hosted the event, which included the City of Cleveland, the small business
Kalman & Pabst
(K&P) and corporate giant
Parker Hannifin
Mike Wasserman
"I think we felt like we were in very good company," says K&P co-owner Mike Wasserman, who spoke at the roundtable, noting that his 12-employee business in MidTown was a nice contrast to Parker Hannifin, which employs some 57,500 people in 50 countries. "They have a different perspective."
The centerpiece of K&P's sustainability practices is a 137-panel rooftop solar array, which generates between 25 and 30 percent of of the studio's electricity. That savings, coupled with $17,000 in solar renewable energy credits the company has garnered courtesy of the array, which was installed in 2010, have resulted in a three and a half-year payback for the installation.
Per Wasserman, future green plans for the 18,000 square-foot commercial photography studio, with its three working kitchens, include the installation of a system that collects and reuses the property's rainwater run-off and expanding usage of LED lighting. Currently, fluorescent and LED bulbs make up more than 75 percent of K&P's lighting.
Wasserman is also interested in smart technology, which monitors employees' behavior and controls energy systems accordingly.
"I'm really interested in the technology side of things," he says, stipulating that any green improvements have to "make sense for the bottom line as well."
During the roundtable, Parker Hannifin's Dennis Wolcott, resource conservation and energy programs manager, cited the company's collective "resource conservation" as resulting in an overall savings of $160 million since 2004.
Matthew Gray of Cleveland's Office of Sustainability stated at the forum that the Midwest region emits 20 percent more greenhouse gasses per capita than the national average. Hence, efforts from huge corporations like Parker Hannifin and small local outfits such as K&P are equally important and impactful.
"Were always looking to do something—and it might be a little thing," says Wasserman, "but those little things compound and build into big things."
red-hot rental market ignites conversion of garfield building into downtown apartments
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
A deal more than a year in the making has finally come to a close, and as a result, another of Downtown's grand spaces is about to undergo a stunning transformation. The historic Garfield Building, 1965 East 6
Street, is slated to become apartments.
The West Coast-based
Westcore Properties
, which purchased the building for $8 million in 2008, has sold the 11-story, 160,000-square-foot structure to the
Millennia Companies
for $6 million. Westcore, however, did not lose money.
"On the surface, you could say we paid $8 million and sold it for $6 million, so we lost $2 million," summarizes Don Ankeny, president and CEO of Westcore Properties. "But along the way, we probably got 15 percent unlevered return on our capital. We enjoyed six years of very attractive cash flow."
Originally built in 1893, the refurbished building will be renamed the Corning Place. Preliminary plans call for 125 one- and two-bedroom apartments ranging from 540- to 1,325-square-feet with estimated rents from $1.70 to $1.90 per square foot.
The first floor, which includes the breathtaking column-lined lobby, houses between 35,000- and 40,000-square feet of retail opportunity, none of which has been locked into tenants.
Permits for the $40 million project, which received
a $5 million historic tax credit
, are pending and should be in hand within 30 to 60 days, well ahead of a construction start date in June. Units are expected to be ready for rental 18 to 24 months after that.
Sandvick Architects
are the designers on the job and the general contractor is
American Preservation Builders
. Both firms are based in Cleveland.
Westcore's sole tenant for the building was PNC, whose lease expired in December. The Garfield Building was the real estate acquisitions firm's only Cleveland holding.
"We had a good experience in Cleveland," says Ankeny, "and with the right opportunity we would come back."
"climb zion" gym, unique community center, coming to historic tremont church
Monday, February 09, 2015
Imagine vertically climbing past a 130-year-old stained glass window through a working bell tower, settling into the Downward Facing Dog pose in a vintage auditorium, or scaling a bouldering wall in a holy sanctuary.
Sound like heaven? Try Tremont.
The notion is soon to become a reality when local entrepreneurs Niki Zmij and Chick Holtkamp bring their love of climbing to the north coast by way of a unique project.
"We both have strong ties to Cleveland," says Holtkamp, a seasoned climber and real estate investor whose family has been
handcrafting pipe organs
here for more than 150 years. "There's always an opportunity to move somewhere else. We want to bring some of what we learned out there back here."
"Out there" refers to more than 50 climbing gyms in 12 states the couple toured in order to shape their vision of "Climb Zion," the transformation of the
Zion United Church of Christ
, 2716 West 14
Street, into a 40,000-square-foot community center that will feature climbing, yoga, community activities, a café, lounge areas and even a sauna. While the facility will cater to advanced climbers, the larger intent is to be all-inclusive.
Niki Zmij and Chick Holtkamp
"We want to build a place that has stuff to challenge the really hard core climbers," says Zmij, "but also has stuff that's achievable and fun for someone who walks in off the street." To that end, it's not hard to imagine a chaperoning parent or uncle sipping coffee, watching climbers scale the array of walls and thinking
: looks fun … I could do that ...
The result when they take the plunge?
"People surprise themselves and blow expectations out of the water," says Zmij.
Plans include building a large addition in the rear of the property that will house the main climbing gym and connect to the existing buildings, which include the church proper and a schoolhouse. The area between those buildings would become an atrium that will echo the Ames Family Atrium at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
"We were really inspired by what they did," says Zmij, noting how the CMA atrium turned beautiful exterior walls into beautiful interior walls. "All of these stained glass windows will be inside the atrium between these two gothic style buildings.
It's like being in a European village."
One aspect of the project that separates it from the handful of other renovated church/climbing gyms across the country is that the parishioners of Zion United Church of Christ will still convene in the main sanctuary on Sundays, just like they have since 1885 when the church was dedicated (the congregation is older still, dating back to 1867).
Once numbering in the thousands, there are now less than 20 church members.
"As you can imagine," says Zmij, "the upkeep of these buildings has become difficult." But the prospect of the climbing gym has put some pep in parishioners' steps. "I think they're excited about more people coming to this place," she says, adding that the exposure may translate to more members. "How cool would it be to stay after your Sunday church service and climb for a couple of hours?"
Zion United Church of Christ
The couple expects to close on the purchase of the property, details of which are confidential, this summer. They are also negotiating with the Ohio Department of Transportation regarding an adjacent vacant property, which would facilitate parking for 80 to 90 vehicles.
Access will be public, with membership plans for the committed and day passes for the curious.
As for total renovation costs, "It depends on how you do it," says Holtkamp. "If we phase it in, then our renovation budget is in the order of $2.5 million. If we do it all at once, it's more like $4 million." Optimistic scheduling includes a late summer/early fall 2015 groundbreaking and early 2016 opening.
"We think it's definitely possible," says Zmij. "It would be great to be open for the Republican National Convention."
Traditional financing, private investors and (hopefully) an historic preservation tax credit, for which the couple will apply next month, will fund the project.
"We're committed to making this happen whether it's with the tax credits or without," says Zmij. "We have some dollars locked in."
While both are part of the hardcore climbing scene, Holtkamp recalls when the sport was mainly practiced outdoors by men in their twenties.
"Indoor climbing has grown up. We know how to do things really well now," he says of the niche industry that produces climbing wall equipment. "It's a good time to start doing this."
The demographic has changed as well, with about a 50/50 split between men and women and an age range that has expanded on both ends.
"Four-year-olds climb and 90-year-olds climb," says Holtkamp. "The gym will be built to accommodate all of these people."
small box cle announces newest tenant, blue edge, a gift and beauty products boutique
Historic Warehouse District Development Corporation
Thursday, February 05, 2015
Small Box, the innovative shipping container retail cluster in the Warehouse District, has announced its newest tenant: Blue Edge, a collaboration between
Edge Hair Studio
Blue Envelope
that will offer "eco-conscious and high-end gift and beauty products."
Edge Hair Studio and Blue Envelope are both located in downtown Willoughby. According to the release, "Edge Hair Studio is a full-service, eco-conscious hair and nail salon ... Edge is the only studio on the east side of Cleveland to carry the full line of exclusive Davines products. These products, handmade by a dedicated, passionate family in Parma, Italy, have a cult-following for the luxury they provide in a beauty routine. Every item is handwrapped by an in-house artist."
Blue Envelope is a three-year-old stationery studio. The firm specializes in customized stationery and sells "exclusive and some locally-designed stationery and gift brands" at their current location.
Both tenants have been active in growing the downtown Willoughby business scene. The release notes, "Historic Warehouse District Development Corp. welcomes with excitement Blue Edge as this group of creative and community-minded business owners make their first foray into Downtown Cleveland."
big gig grants to bring lightning speed internet to west 25th, other neo hotspots
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
news of the 100-gigabit pipeline
servicing the Health-Tech Corridor was widely reported, the area's fiber optic network at large continues to grow byte by byte, however quietly.
Thus far,
, the nonprofit on a mission to realize a sprawling fiber optic network across Northeast Ohio, and it's for-profit counterpart
, have installed 2,500 miles of fiber optic cable throughout 24 counties across the region. With the announcement of four Big Gig Challenge grants last month, the organization is reaching out even further than that, to both commercial and non-profit entities.
The four inaugural
Big Gig Challenge
grantees include the West 25
Street corridor, the village of Glenwillow, Lorain County Community College (LCCC) and the City of South Euclid. OneCommunity will be matching funds in the amount of 25 percent for each respective fiber optic network installation or expansion.
West 25
Street project
will bring lightning speed data delivery to customers choosing to tap into the new network along a four-mile stretch servicing Ohio City, Tremont, Clark-Fulton, Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn.
South Euclid's project
will focus on the South Green Road corridor. The Village of
will expand their existing fiber optic networks.
"A business might need water, electric and gas," says OneCommunity's chief operating officer and Everstream president Brett Lindsey. "Fiber is that fourth thing they care more about than anything else because business demands it in such a significant way. Someone will move or look at one site over another based on its proximity to a fiber network."
Specific plans for the projects, all of which Lindsey estimates to be in the $200,000 range, are underway and should be finalized within 60 days. Subsequent construction should take three to four months. The bulk of the projects will be aboveground installations with some underground work slated for Glenwillow.
"By having this ubiquitous network across the region," says Lindsey; "it really is a business attraction tool for everyone. I think that's kind of been the goal from the beginning."
OneCommunity has earmarked $2 million for Big Gig Grants. Lindsey hopes the four inaugural projects, which were selected from an initial pool of about 12, will ignite creativity for future grant applicants.
"Hopefully when we roll out our next Big Gig Challenge," he says, "we'll get 20 people filling out letters of intent and we'll give 10 awards if that's possible."
Considering information travels approximately one thousand times faster through a fiber optic network than through coaxial cable or a DSL phone line, those grants offer endless possibilities.
"It's almost limitless when you consider what people can do once they have fiber," says Lindsey. "There's really no end in sight."
city tours aim to lure suburbanites, repopulate classic urban neighborhoods
Tuesday, February 03, 2015
Riding high on the success of the 2014 program, Cleveland Neighborhood Progress (CNP) will kick off the
2015 City Life Tours
in less than two weeks with six scheduled tours starting on Monday, Feb. 16 at 1 p.m. Other dates include Thursday, March 19 at 1 p.m. and a quartet of 10 a.m. Saturday slots: Feb. 28, March 21 and April 11 and 25.
Jeff Kipp, director of neighborhood marketing for CNP, is tour master both on and off the bus. In chatting with him, it's clear he's not simply aiming to entertain riders, but connect them to the city in a more profound—and permanent—way.
"We're looking at 50 years of sprawl," says Kipp of Cuyahoga County at large. "There's a lot of people that fully disengaged from our urban neighborhoods over the past few decades. We're looking to reel them back in and reintroduce them to the city that they call home." And maybe even get them to move back into Cleveland proper. After all, sixty percent of the more than 300 City Life Tour attendees in 2014 said they live in Cleveland, even though they hailed from the suburbs.
"Our ultimate goal in all of this," says Kipp, "is to repopulate Cleveland's urban neighborhoods." To that end, nine percent of his 2014 riders said they intended to do just that. In an interesting side note, 25 percent of the 2014 attendees were young professionals and 25 percent were empty nesters. Hence the call of the city harkens to all ages.
The 14-mile tour loop begins and ends in Ohio City and includes Downtown, Uptown and Midtown among other neighborhoods. The group also disembarks to explore a residential unit, which may be a townhome, traditional home or apartment. Offerings change with the tours and have included stops at
Park Lane Villa
in University Circle and the
Painters Loft Condominiums
in Detroit Shoreway.
"We're showing them things that they're reading about in the news: a resurgence that's happening in Cleveland," says Kipp. "It's one thing to read about it or hear about it second or third hand. Its another thing to sit on a bus for two and a half hours and see it nonstop—the houses being renovated and the new construction."
All of the
upcoming tours
kick off at Paul Dunbar School, 2200 West 28
Street, save for the
March 19 event
, which will depart from the lot behind the West Side Market. While this batch of tours will roll out on a private limo/bus, in the fairer months, riders will embark on Lolly the Trolley for the adventure. The $12 price tag includes a tee shirt.
Future plans may include tours that spend more time in focus areas such as University Circle, the near West Side, Fairfax or Shaker Square/Larchmere.
"People will have almost a menu of tours to choose from," forecasts Kipp. "If we can condense our area, we can show more."
Kipp is not just selling historic housing stock, diverse neighborhoods and a connection to the area's urban roots; he's offering a lifestyle.
Of Cleveland's great museums and institutions he says, "Of course they're here, but they could be in your backyard if you live in the city. A lot of our audience is coming from a demographic for which coming Downtown is a big part of their day," he says, noting that it's an event that requires planning and travel time. "Whereas when you live in the city, all of these assets and all of these gems are in your back yard."
Hence, a glittering venue such as the Art Museum's Ames Family Atrium transforms from an occasional destination to an everyday pleasure.
"You can just pop in and brown bag lunch it," says Kipp. "That's a lot better than an office park cafeteria."
eastside greenway aims to connect 19 cities with unified network of trails
Monday, February 02, 2015
Last week, two crowds of people interested in the exansion of greenspace, connectivity and alternative transportation converged on Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern and the Beachwood Branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library (CCPL) on Wednesday and Thursday respectively. They came to discuss and learn about preliminary plans for the proposed Cuyahoga County
Eastside Greenway
project. About 80 attended the first event and 40 went to the second.
"It was great turnout, considering the weather," says Anna Swanberg, project manager for
Land Studio
, which is spearheading the effort and will hold additional meetings tonight from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Waterloo Brew, 15335 Waterloo Road and tomorrow from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the University Heights Branch of the CCPL, 13866 Cedar Road. Interested parties unable to attend a meeting can view
the entire presentation online
and offer input via
an online survey
The presentation outlines an ambitious vision for a new greenspace network that will ideally sprawl over the east side of Cuyahoga County, covering a diverse range of 18 communities such as the cities of Euclid and Pepper Pike and neighborhoods from Hough to Coventry.
"We do have such a diverse range of neighborhoods and socioeconomic groups and racial groups," says Swanberg. "It's just across the board. The great thing about this (project) is it would be ensuring access for everybody."
Meeting attendees were curious about what an Eastside Greenway would look like in reality.
"The answer to that question," admits Swanberg, "we don't have quite yet."
That said, the online presentation offers an array of maps and bullet points that give shape to the proposal. The project will target main thoroughfares such as the Euclid, Belvoir, Shaker and Gates Mills/SOM Center corridors. The centerpieces of the Greenway's infrastructure will be dedicated off-road multipurpose trails, the construction of which presents an array of challenges such as right-of-way constraints and property acquisition easements.
"It's very difficult to get an off-road trail built in a densely populated area," says Swanberg, "but that is the goal for those segments." She calls the Eastside Greenway a "career project," that will unfold over 10, 15 or twenty years.
A secondary network of connectors will augment dedicated trails, most likely by way of on-street dedicated, buffered or protected bike lanes or sharrows, which are shared lanes, marked by a stencil of a bike and arrows that indicate bikes may use the full lane.
An $118,000
Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative Grant
from the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) is funding this initial planning phase of the project, along with $32,000 in matching funds raised by Land Studio and project partners.
"We began with this last summer. Right now we're sort of at a midway point; our goal is to have final report in July of this year," says Swanberg. "The great thing about a Livable Communities Grant is that it's a federal grant. It's really designed to be the planning that sets you up to get federal implementation dollars down the road."
Intuitive goals of the Greenway include connecting pedestrians and bicyclists to employment and retail hubs, existing trails such as Morgana Run, the lakeshore and public services; but there is another lofty intent.
"We're looking at what this greenway means for health outcomes," adds Swanberg. "We're partnering with the county Board of Health on a health impact assessment, which is a relatively new planning tool that takes a research-based approach to looking at planning decisions."
The aim is to mitigate accidents, crime and fear of crime while promoting safety, physical activity and social cohesion between and within communities.
If you have a cohesive community in which people look out for one another, those areas tend to have less crime, says Swanberg, adding that one way to achieve cohesion is through equality.
But what does a greenway have to do with equality?
"The goal is to put everybody on the east side within a five or ten minute walk to one of these trails," says Swanberg, adding that the project enables transportation choices and access to amenities for everyone.
elegant event center begins bookings amid wild surroundings
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Last August, the Cleveland Metroparks broke ground on Stillwater Place, a 10,000-square-foot event venue at the Zoo that will seat up to 300 guests for full-service dining and up to 800 for mingling groups. The year-round facility will feature a bridal dressing room, an outdoor patio that will accommodate up to 100 and heated/air-conditioned transportation to a designated parking area. Stillwater Place is situated on Waterfowl Lake directly across from the
Circle of Wildlife Carousel
Despite being in the Zoo, event attendees will certainly not feel as though they are on the set of an Indiana Jones movie.
"That's one of the unique elements of this particular building," says Sanaa Julien, Cleveland Metropark's chief marketing officer. "We really wanted to make sure it was modern and didn't have a particular look or feel that pigeonholed you into a specific genre or theme. It really is very clean, open to interpretation and creating any kind of event."
Longtime catering partner
is funding $1 million of the $2.3 million project. The
Cleveland Zoological Society
is chipping in $300,000; with the Metroparks picking up the rest of the tab. Architects on the project include
Brandstetter Carroll Inc.
Peninsula Architects
Regency Construction Services
is the main contractor.
Work is ongoing, reports Julien, with the interior scheduled to be finished by mid-March and the exterior complete by the middle of April.
"We're waiting for the grasses to green and the different ornamentals to grow so that when we open in June, it's the most beautiful experience our guests could have."
To rent the entire facility for four hours is $4,000. However, that price may go up or down depending on the complexity of food service, the number of guests and the length of the event. Stillwater Place can also house more than one event at a time as the main reception room can be divided and the patio can serve as a stand-alone venue.
"Not only can we accommodate afternoons or evenings, there are days when we can accommodate multiple functions," says Julien. "We can handle a brunch and a dinner on the same day." Thus far, the Metroparks has booked about 10 events for the new venue.
The impetus for the project was to make the Zoo available for events during normal operating hours. Currently, venues such as the
Primate, Cat and Aquatics Building
are only available after hours. With an hour for site preparation, that makes for a late start during the fairer months.
"Who wants to have a wedding reception starting at 8 p.m. on a Saturday night?" poses Julien. With the opening of Stillwater place, area brides and grooms won't have to bow to such a restriction. Instead, they'll enjoy top-notch customer service.
"Depending on what the organization or individuals are looking for, we work with them to tailor a very custom experience based on who their guests are, what their needs are, and what they're looking to accomplish."
That attention to detail applies to décor as well as specialized menus and access to other parts of the zoo, which may look a bit different when viewed through Stillwater Place's expansive windows.
"I think it's a new way of looking at the Zoo whether you're an animal lover or not," says Julien. "It really feels like a destination event or wedding when you have it at the Zoo."
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New report on use of 'payment by results' for people with multiple needs published
5 February 2015
A new briefing from Revolving Doors Agency highlights a number of challenges in applying 'payment by results' (PbR) approaches to services for some of the most excluded individuals in society, and raises a series of key considerations for commissioners and policymakers seeking a more outcome-focused approach.
Adding Value? Reflections on payment by results for people with multiple and complex needs considers how a range of different PbR schemes have been applied to services working with individuals facing multiple and complex problems, including a combination of poor mental health, offending, substance misuse, and homelessness.
It highlights concerns that applying PbR approaches may drive a focus on short-term outcomes rather than long-term recovery, and lead to clients with more complex problems being 'parked' as providers target easier cases to achieve their results.
Reflecting on the experience of a wide range of PbR schemes, including the Work Programme and 'Supporting People' PbR pilots, the briefing provides 18 key considerations for commissioners and policymakers who are looking to develop a more outcome-focused approach to funding services for this group. Considerations raised include:
- Involving service users in setting outcomes, ensuring the range of outcomes selected accurately reflects their priorities and needs
- Understanding the long-term investment required to support the recovery journey, and measuring 'distance travelled' rather than simply chasing short-term results
- The need for appropriate pricing and resourcing, acknowledging that savings for this group come from effective, personalised and intensive support that can reduce the use of costly emergency and criminal justice services and promote long-term recovery, rather than processing people more effectively towards a single outcome
- Taking a 'whole system' view, and pooling resources with partners around shared outcomes that enable funding of targeted interventions for this excluded client group.
The briefing concludes by urging caution in applying 'payment by results' to services for people facing multiple and complex needs, and recommends that commissioners and policymakers explore alternative ways of promoting a greater focus on outcomes, while learning from the varied experience of existing schemes.
The briefing is the latest in a series released through our SPARK project.
Vicki Helyar-Cardwell, director of research and development at Revolving Doors Agency said:
"Few can disagree with the principle of payment for outcomes. However, the reality of implementing these approaches is more complex, and how results are defined and funded varies greatly between different PbR schemes. Our review shows that significant challenges remain in applying PbR to people facing multiple and complex needs, who require more flexible, intensive, and holistic support to overcome what are often entrenched problems. Where commissioners and policymakers are seeking a more outcome-focused approach, they should reflect on the experience of the existing PbR schemes highlighted here and consider alternative ways of driving a greater focus on the outcomes that matter most to clients."
The briefing is available online here: http://www.revolving-doors.org.uk/documents/adding-value-reflections-on-payment-by-results/
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17. They Are Legend: The Popular American Gothic of Ambrose Bierce and Richard Matheson
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DOI: 10.1002/9781118608395.ch17
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Soltysik Monnet, A. (2013) They Are Legend: The Popular American Gothic of Ambrose Bierce and Richard Matheson, in A Companion to American Gothic (ed C. L. Crow), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Oxford, UK. doi: 10.1002/9781118608395.ch17
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- Published Online: 13 SEP 2013
- Published Print: 25 NOV 2013
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Print ISBN: 9780470671870
Online ISBN: 9781118608395
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- Ambrose Bierce;
- Richard Matheson;
- American Gothic;
- horror fiction;
- War Gothic;
- popular culture
This essay compares the work of Ambrose Bierce and Richard Matheson, focusing on how both contributed greatly to the popularization of the American Gothic through their respective media, and developed its speculative and oppositional dimensions. While Bierce focuses more on the epistemological fallibility of the human senses, Matheson's work documents the erosion of agency and community in post-WWII American culture. The chapter also examines some of the gender issues in the popular American Gothic as exemplified by these two figures, and discusses their shared formative experience of war.


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The Larsblog has begun. There are very few postings so far but here is a good one about beer in Franconia, Germany where Lars recently visited. I don't really know where Lars is located but that may be half the fun at Larsblog. I just like writing Larsblog.
Another New Beer Blog
Two Favorite Bigger Pale Ales
Here are two of my favorite bigger pale ales: Dead Guy Ale from Rogue of Oregon, USA and Extra Special Bitter from the Propeller Brewing Company of Halifax. They are both at your local LCBO in Ontario right now. There are probably no other stores in the world where you find both - though I would be very pleased to be corrected. It would be a heck of a store.
- Rogue Dead Guy Ale: One of the older micro-brews still widely available, I try to grab a few of these whenever I see it. At $4.95 CND for a 650 ml bottle, this 6.6% ale is a reasonable handful. Not a hop bomb in any respect, it is a big malty pale that has a bit of a note of mustiness that might make it a stock ale or even a young old...you get that, right? The brewery says:
Gratefully dedicated to the Rogue in each of us. In the early 1990s Dead Guy Ale was created as a private tap sticker to celebrate the Mayan Day of the Dead (November 1st, All Souls Day) for Casa U Betcha in Portland, Oregon. The Dead Guy design proved popular and was incorporated into a bottled product a few years later with Maierbock as the elixir. Strangely, the association with the Grateful Dead is pure coincidence.Isn't it sad how Rogue holds back the information. A maiback! Who knew? The beer pours a loose bubble head which resolved quickly to a white rim over still, dark amber beer. The nose is malty fruit, the mouth autumn apple and orange marmalade. The center of the malt is cherry with a good edge of twiggy herb. BAers vote strongly in favour.
Dead Guy is a German-style Maibock made with Rogue's proprietary "PacMan" ale yeast. It is deep honey in color with a malty aroma, rich hearty flavor and a well balanced finish. Dead Guy is created from Northwest Harrington, Klages, Maier Munich and Carastan malts, along with Perle and Saaz Hops.
- Propeller Extra Special Bitter: This is one of my favorite beers and I have had stashes of it bought in two Maritime provinces, once before in Ontario and carted wherever I happened to be going. At 5%, it is the benchmark ESB for me - enough body to separate it from the pale ales but less hops than anything that seriously thinks it is an IPA. The brewery says:
Rich, full-bodied English-style bitter made from a blend of two-row malts, including pale malt, crystal malt (for body and residual sweetness) and chocolate malt (for its rich flavour and colour). A last small addition of malted wheat helps deliver its pleasing head.That bit of wheat is key, making it in the nature of a Yorkshire bitter. The beer pours a reddish tan lacey foam head over ruby brown ale. The malty nose has some herby hop. The malt fruit profile is plum and prune, hops twiggy making for an interesting heart with almost a note of cigar. A lighter grainy finish makes it moreish. Sort of a lighter Wells Bombardier with a little less caramel raisin. All BAers share the love.
Real Ale Boom
The UK is experiencing a boom in real ale sales apparently. Roger Protz puts it this way:
"There is no 'real ale crisis'," said Roger Protz, editor of CAMRA's Good Beer Guide, which lists a record 80 new breweries in its 2006 edition, most of them micro-breweries...Beers with aroma and flavour are back in vogue," Protz added. "Beer lovers are tired of over-hyped national brands and avoid like the plague the bland apologies for lager and the cold, tasteless keg beers produced by the global brewers."Look at this one of the 80 new breweries - they brew in 27 gallon batches. Magic. Imagine if the law let you do that here in Canada? There'd be no end of small-run casks to try at this corner bar or that. People would actually get to try something different, to get a foothold in working for themselves. Thank heavens we have the Federal Excise Act and regulations to keep us from that by watching everything.
Update: the same appears to be true of creaft brewers in the US with a year to date rise in sales of 7.8% to mid-August 2005.
Harpoon Framboise, Harpoon, Boston, USA
I've mentioned a few previous editions of Harpoon's 100 barrel series: their Union Street Revival Ale as well as the Maibock. The idea is a great one and I wish more brewers would take up the challenge of periodic signiture brews. Turns out this latest one, released last month but only seen by me a few weeks ago, is a lambic. This is what the brewery tells us about this ale:
Brewer: Scott ShirleyWow - the BAers really did not like this one. Great. I have yet to open it and my expectations are already dashed. One guy at the low end writes:
Style: Belgian-style fruit lambic
Alcohol by Volume: 5.3%
Original Gravity: 14
Framboise, French for "raspberry", is a Belgian-style fruit lambic. Made with more than 4,600 pounds of raspberries, 50% wheat at a gravity of 14°p it has all the makings of a great summer time beer. Highly carbonated, it produces a wonderfully pink, lacey head. The burgundy color foretells of intense raspberry aromas. A nice, sweet start finishing with a tart and acidic finish that is light and refreshing.
This beer is deliciously god-awful. Honestly though, I find this one very unappealing - to me, at least, it tastes like someone combined some non-descript unripe-berry juice with an under-carbonated macro-brewed light beer, and made it really, really sour...Dear God. That really sounds unattractive...
[Ed.: moments of suspense are passing...(suspense music plays)...]
Later: Wow again. The "wow" of how disappointing as in "wow, I could have had tea instead." How unlambic. The sour is not as far as I can tell from the souring of the beer so much as acid addition and maybe steely hops - not tangy so much as sharp. Thin and much like a pink under-carbonated macro-brewed light beer. Where'd I hear that before?
No Beer And No Ammo
Here is a story bound to reinforce a stereotype or two:
As residents of Picayune struggled to cope with the after effects of hurricane Katrina, coupled with boredom, they found themselves in the midst of a ban on beer and ammunition. The only thing keeping some citizens of Picayune occupied or pacified was now banned. As of Thursday the ban on beer has been lifted, but the ban on ammunition will continue until Picayune has 100 percent electricity, said Deputy Chief Tom Milar, of the Picayune Police Department. "It will probably be lifted this week," said Milar. The ban was put into effect on Sunday, which restricted the sale of all beer until Thursday when it was lifted, said Gina Jordan, an employee at Mickey's No. 2. In spite of the ban, access to beer could still be gained outside of Picayune. "They were going to Caston's (in Hancock County) and getting it anyway," said Milar.
Three More US Pale Ales
A Sunday afternoon on a balcony overlooking the St.Lawrence and Lake Ontario and these three fine examples of American brewing. On the radio, the Yankees and Red Soxs in the rubber game of the weekend's series. Perfection.
- Dogfish Head Shelter Pale Ale: From Delaware. I picked up a few of this ale last weekend in Syracuse and am glad I did. It poured white foam over fairly still orangey amber ale with a relatively soft mouthfeel. The hops are not overwhelming with their green profile. The beer is minerally even salty. There is lots of toasty bread crust graininess to the malt. Also, a sort of shadow of unsweetened chocolate lingers - maybe not from the use of chocolate malt so much as the combination of pale malt fruit, bitter hops and a modest but rish yeast strain. The finish is dry with a little white pepper heat. A very well balanced pale ale that satisfied even though it is not juicey moreish.
- Stoudt's American Pale Ale: From Pennsylvania. A rocky half-inch of white head resovles to foam and rim leaving lace. The ale is deep golden straw. Its aroma is floral as is the first sip. It is a far hoppier take on the pale ale compared to the Shelter Pale Ale. Again, it is minerally with green weediness to the floral hops. The strength of the hops overwhelms the pale malt, exposed and lightly braced as it is by a small addition of crystal malt. There is some toffee but less than you would expect from an English pale ale or a US IPA. The finish has some pear juiciness and accordingly a bit of moreishness. If this were any other brewer this might be their IPA but given Stoudt's dedication to the big as well as their Double IPA this is a relative pip squeek.
- Stone IPA: From California. Again a similar white rim over orangey amber ale, though lighter on the red notes, halfway to deep golden straw. Similar to the Stoudts but softer with less weedy green in the hops, more grapefruit rind and green herb. They are chewy without being bombastic - as Stone can well be. A bit hot in the mddle, it has less of the salty mineral feel of the Stoudts. The yeast is creamy but quite subdued, just a rich note behind it all. Really nice if you like a hoppy ale and perfect with ballpark peanuts in the shell for the game - even if the Yanks beat the Sox 1-0.
Beer Lovers Rally For Good
Lew Bryson has sent out notice of a couple of events you may want to get to if you are a little closer than I am, sitting here ten hours too far north:
Opportunity Number One: Next Tuesday, September 13, please consider attending the Greatest Beers of The World, a benefit for the American Red Cross at the Village Hall, in Spread Eagle Shopping Center, Wayne, PA. From 5:30 to 9:30, you'll learn about beer and Red Cross relief efforts from keynote speaker and Anchor Brewing president FRITZ MAYTAG - that's right, Mr. Microbrewery himself, the single most thoughtful and articulate spokesperson for the craft brewing movement (and believe me, I've heard plenty of them; Fritz rules). If you've never heard Fritz Maytag talk about beer, that alone would be worth the $100 per person donation. But you also get a smorgasbord of great food and BEER from some excellent microbrewers: Anchor, Victory, Sierra Nevada, Harpoon, Stoudt's, Magic Hat; imports like Duvel, Hacker-Pschorr, Newcastle, and the broad portfolios of InBev USA and Merchant du Vin; even Anheuser-Busch is backing this with their Michelob line. And you should back it too, because it all benefits the Red Cross. Advanced tickets (which are the way to go) are available: call Olivia Whitt at 215-299-4022 or e-mail her at email@example.com. Don't overdo the eating and drinking: if you head over to Georges' (503 W. Lancaster Ave.) for dinner after, they'll donate 10% of your tab to the Red Cross. They're making a real effort on their beer selection there, too: time to show 'em a little love.I often am very jealous of the life of Lew, the man who has carved a career from knowing and loving beer from the consumer's point of view. It is also great to see how that interest of his and others can be used for a great cause. For another take on doing good while enjoying beer, check out Beer Church, a group that combines the social enjoyment of beer with charitable works and civic responsibility. I have been wondering how I might add a virtual congregation of this interesting sect to what we are doing here at A Good Beer Blog.
Opportunity Number Two: If you're a serious beer geek and you want to help out, I've got just thing for you: a rare beer benefit auction. On September 24, from 1-5 in the afternoon, Sean Bolan's (1236 Light St.) will host a charity beer silent auction at their bar on Federal Hill in Baltimore. This is a chance to score some seriously heavy collector's beers: verticals of Thomas Hardy's Ale, Samichlaus from the early 1990's and even 1980s, early Anchor OSA, some big 750s of Belgians, breweriana, and some truly rare bottlings, including one I contributed: what is probably the last bottle of an excellent pseudo-lambic done by the long-defunct Blue-N-Gold brewpub in Clarendon, Virginia. Whiskey-lovers, don't pass it up: I'm also contributing a bottle of Evan Williams Single Barrel 1994 Vintage, signed by both Parker Beam and his son Craig, the two master distillers at Heaven Hill. I've got some of this stuff (and the ever-changing details; this is coming together on the fly, although the participation and donation ends are solid) up on a webpage at http://www.lewbryson.com/baltimore%20auction.htm. Admission is free (a donation is encouraged; why not make it $10?), Sean Bolan's is contributing the proceeds of beer sales from the afternoon (and THANKS to the breweries that are donating draft beer), and EVERY dollar from the auction goes to hurricane relief, split evenly between the Red Cross and the Salvation Army. Come on by...there's a good chance that some of the winners of the auctions will pull a "Year of the Comet" and crack open what they've bought for immediate shared consumption. If you'd like to donate some great rare beers or breweriana for the auction, contact Sandy Mitchell (Mid-Atlantic Brewing News Baltimore correspondent, who's putting all this together) immediately at firstname.lastname@example.com.
By the way - buy the new book by Lew, too!
Long Trail Ale, Bridgewater Corners, Vermont, USA
I got this note from my man Gary in New Hampshire this morning:
Long Trail Ale and the brewery's family of choices is well known in northern New England. The Long Trail in Vermont is for hikers, and includes part of the Appalachian Trail. Basically, it is a walk from north to south, 200 miles more or less, with the Appalachian trail branching off to the east midway. There is a certain type of youngish, healthy and rugged person you meet at the top of a mountain who unslings his pack and pulls out a six pack of this brew (hopefully to share). I happened to be working on a couple of them the other day, saying to my unsophisticated, untutored self, 'wow, this reminds me of Bass Ale'. My mother-in-law was in town, and she is really the best of mother-in-laws, and she was buying dinner and picking up the tab, so I got a Bass Ale and did a comparison. They do not taste alike, Bass has more ooomph, with tangy hops or something. BUT, Long Trail Ale is an excellent day to day beer, thick and delicious and flavorful. If I had a party tonight I would fill the fridge and the bathtub with Long Trail. I think it would please just about everyone. I have also enjoyed their Double Bag ale, which is also thick and delicious, but has a higher alcohol content and can sneak up on you.I mentioned to Gary that I drove past this brewery on a mad dash to the sea and clams. I didn't stop but I did think to myself that I can't think of a lovelier spot to make real ale, a creekside spot in a green Vermont valley.
Don't wait for your mother-in-law to take you out: if you can find it, Long Trail Ale and the others from these guys will make you happy.
A Nation With A Problem
StatsCan has ratted on us all again:
Canadians bought more beer, wine and spirits last year, but the growth in alcohol sales slowed slightly, Statistics Canada reported Thursday. In total, Canada's beer and liquor stores and agencies sold more than $16.1 billion worth of alcoholic beverages during the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, up 4.9 per cent from the year before.There are only two reasons Canadians drink more - things are getting better or things are getting worse. Beer remains king with 50.7 per cent of the total alcohol trade by price. The report says that Canadians bought 86.3 litres of beer, 13.3 litres of wine and 7.6 litres of spirits during the year. Their total per capita purchases of alcoholic beverages amounted to $623.60. Keeping in mind there are two adults in this family...that's a lot. 86.3 litres of beer is 20 12-pack cases per person per year. That seems a heck of a lot especially as that is in addition to 10 quarts of spirits and 18 bottles of wine for every adult person.
Apparently beer is still big...and I just realized that booze collectively is bigger than the military.


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I am Married for 7 years now with US citizen with 2 children and I have been employed since the age of 16 I am now 24. No bad credit nor crimes committed (nor my husband)
I received a deportation proceedings letter at a time to be set and date to be set in Sep 2011.
This is my story :
2008 -When I applied to take the N-400 and at the time for the appointment I was told I was given my permanent residence as error from them. Therefore my Permanent Resident Card is not valid.Since I was adopted and according to them I was told that I was should have been adopted 2 years and then given a Permanent Resident Resident to the US but I was given one while only being adopted 1 year.
I had been instructed to file for adjustment of status and for my husband to petition for me. We did both
2010-At the time of appointment (letter read adjustment of status appt) we were taken to a supervisor who's name is also in the letter, that only a judge can instruct me and decided to file those forms and apologized because the particular person in their office was new instructed me to file those documents. He said I would get my money back expect a letter for the court date and not to worry I would not need an attorney.
2011-Months passed and I received a check from them, a letter that my position has been approved and after 9 months I received the deportation proceedings letter
And i have seeked a lawyer immediately and still have been waiting for a time and date to set and I have a lawyer who i try to communicate with every 2 weeks or monthly.
2013- We seeked to do prosectuorial descretion but DHS said i had to see a judge and this NTA was the only way and they kept my NTA open...I am so frustrated because of my good work ethics and job opportunites that only allow us citizens and not being able to even apply.
I am wondering does it normally take this long to see a judge? Or should i seek and find another lawyer??? I just want to get out of this Limbo status and start to move on no matter either by my husband or parents i dont know....
NTA:They allege:
1. You are not a citizen of the United States
2. You are a native of MEXICO and a citizen of MEXICO
3. You were admitted to the United States at El Paso, TX on or about October 1, 1992 as an IR-2 child of a United States citizen;
4. At the time you intended to remain permanently or indefinitely in the United States;
5. You did not then possess or present a valid immigrant visa, reentry permit, border crossing identification card, or other valid entry document and you were not exempt therefrom.
On the basis of the foregoing, it is charged that you are subject to remacal from the United States pursuant to the following provision(s) of law:
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Continuation page:Section 237 (a) (1) (A) of the immigration and Nationality Act, as amended in that at the time of entry of adjustment of status you were within one or more of the classes of aliens inadmissible by the law existing at such time, to wit: alien immigrants who are not in possession of a valid unexpired immigrant visa, reentry permit, border crossing identification card, or other valid entry document required by the act or who are not in possession of a valid unexpired passport or other suitable travel document or identity and nationality document if such document is required by regulations issued by the Attorney General pursuant to Section 212 (a) (7) (A) (i) (I)
Immigration Attorney
Yes, unfortunately, it can take years to go through the court process.
Yes, it appears that only an Immigration Judge has the authority to review your papers.
It appears that your lawyer is doing what he/she can .... given the fact that the court calendar appears to be quite full.
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Immigration Attorney
I am sorry to hear of your long ordeal - dealing with government agencies can be frustrating.
Does it take this long for a court to issue you a first hearing date to see a judge? It can
Should you seek a new attorney? Nothing is preventing you from hiring with any attorney of your choosing. Are you having a hard time communicating with or reaching your current attorney? If the answer is "no," it could be your attorney is doing what they should and hiring a new attorney may or may not make a difference. You can also consult with a few other attorneys and see whether they provide the same advice as your current attorney.
You can also confirm that the NTA has actually been lodged with the court by calling them directly (although I would have to assume your attorney has done this already). If it has not, then the court has no way of knowing that you "exist" and you will NOT be receiving any hearing notice from them. If the NTA has been lodged with the court, you can then ask when they would be expecting to have your case on calendar.
Samuel Ouya Maina, Esq. 415.391.6612 firstname.lastname@example.com Law Offices of S. Ouya Maina, PC 332 Pine Street, Suite 707 San Francisco, CA 94104
Immigration Attorney
At the top of the paper is your alien registration number. It starts with the letter "A" and is followed by 9 digits. This is also referred to as your "A" number.
Call 1-800-898-7180 and follow the commands. This is the Immigration court automated system. It will let you know when your case is scheduled or if you missed a hearing.
Sounds to me like you should not be in deportation proceedings at all. USCIS may have made a mistake in denying your application. When the government makes a mistake and makes you a permanent resident, they have only five years to rescind the decision. If the rescission does not happen within five years USCIS cannot take away the permanent residency unless you committed fraud.
You need help from an experienced proactive attorney.
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The Uncarrier 11 event just wrapped up, and if you didn't watch, I can sum it up for you pretty quickly. If you are a T-Mobile customer, prepare for free pizza and a Wendy's Frosty dessert. If you aren't a T-Mobile customer, no pizza or Frosty for you!
T-Mobile announced two new initiatives, T-Mobile Tuesdays and Stock Up. T-Mobile Tuesdays is an app, available on Android and iOS, which will act as a portal for T-Mobile customers to get free goodies every single Tuesday. As an example, this Tuesday alone, every T-Mobile customer (postpaid or prepaid) will receive a free medium 2-topping Domino's pizza, Wendy's Frosty, ticket to see Warcraft in theaters, and one free movie rental from Vudu. (more…)