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Welcome to Cleveland Plus and all the cool things going on here. Each week, our editors at CoolCleveland.com sift through over 800 emails and hundreds of websites to pick the hottest events and activities to send out in our weekly e-blast, read by tens of thousands of people in the region. If you'll be visiting the Cleveland Plus region this week, feel free to click around on this page and explore cool events for young professionals, families, business people and culture vultures. If you'll be returning regularly or moving here, you may want your own free weekly subscription; you can sign up at left. In the meantime, scan the nuggets below, get out from behind your computer, and find your bliss in Cleveland Plus! —Thomas Mulready, creator, CoolCleveland.com
I frequently hear talk about what Cleveland's lakefront lacks in terms of human-made development; however, in such discussion, we often forget to recognize what the lakeshore within the city proper DOES offer.
Sometimes we neglect to appreciate the less disturbed segments of the shoreline... Read more from Robert Carillio here
If you can imagine the Rust Belt cities being connected to one another by veins, the streaks linking Cleveland to Youngstown have been, well, rusting and decomposing for a while.
However, over the past decade there's been a slow resurgence of growth taking place in Youngstown that has attracted national and global attention... Read more from John Benson here
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WED 12/28
The Public Poetry Workshop @ Vis Voice is meeting on Wed 12/28. Wanna be a better poet in 2012? Bring your work-in-progress for a friendly yet serious critique.
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THU 12/29
Old Brooklyn's First Cash Mob Join together & bolster a local business! Old Brooklyn's first cash mob on Thu 12/29 will be meeting at/bolstering Wexler's Tavern & Eatery. Make some new friends while supporting our local economy.
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FRI 12/30
The Angry Inch Does the Time Warp! Hear songs from two of the greatest rock musicals -- Hedwig & the Angry Inch and The Rocky Horror Show -- sung by original cast members from the CPT productions on Fri 12/30.
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SAT 12/31
It's New Year's Eve If you wanna spend Sat 12/31 surrounded by good music & supporting a great cause, get thee to the WOO WHO Foundation's Local Rock Benefit Series featuring Filmstrip, Oldboy, and the Feedbacks.
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SUN 1/1
Tommy's Annual Pancake Breakfast Ring the the new year w/ pancakes! You know the drill -- head to Tommy's on Sun 1/1 for a stack of pancakes to benefit Heights Arts. Help the community. Satisfy your hunger.
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MON 1/2
Artists' Networking Night Hey, all you crafters, musicians, designers, artists, writers & wannabes -- join up @ Edison's Pub on Mon 1/2 & make friends w/ other creative people in the city.
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TUE 1/3
Waste-to-Energy Incinerators Will one be good for Cle? Learn about the proposed waste-to-energy incinerator to be built at Cle's Ridge Rd at a citizens' briefing on Tue 1/3 @ Neighborhood Family Practice.
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WED 1/4
Women, the Media & Power Sick of how the media portrays women? You're not alone. Join a discussion & film screening of Miss Representation, a doc exploring the impact of the media's inaccurate portrayals of women on society. Wed 1/4 @ Hathaway Brown.
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First Night Akron is the perfect family-friendly NYE celebration that everyone can enjoy. The arts community comes together & takes over Akron, offering concerts, performances, comedy & fireworks at different venues through town.Click here for more Cool Cleveland Kids events
Why do nursing-home administrators request 100-percent peppy music from performers? Some residents want to hear contemplative tunes.
Why do eyeglass-frame adjusters have so much power over us? Did they all get PhDs? From where? I.U.?
How come newspaper columnists don't write about pet peeves anymore? That's annoying... Read more from Bert Stratton here
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Happy New Year,
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Because Dogs Can't FlushWe all love Lake Erie, almost as much as we love our dogs. Which is a lot, since 40% of U.S. households have at least one dog. That means there's a lot of dogs living in Cool Cleveland. "There are approximately 90,000 dogs living in Cuyahoga County," says Frank Greenland, Director of Watershed Programs for the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. And a lot of dogs means a lot of dog waste.
In fact, Cuyahoga dogs produce approximately 45 tons of dog poop each day. When it rains, this runoff contributes to many water-quality problems, impacting local waterways as well as area beaches. Plus, dog poop can contain other bacteria such as e. coli, salmonella and giardia.
What can you do? Don't drop your dog's poop in storm drains. Take a biodegradable bag with you on walks, and simply drop it in the trash. You can lean more, and watch some adorable videos at WhereDoesItGo.org/PUP
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