"I live in Akron, but regularly come to the Cool Cleveland events because they are absolutely wonderful. The recent Oberlin event was incredible! Keep up the fantastic job you are doing. You are investing in the future one event at a time." - D. Dockery, CC reader

"A MILLION thanks for all of your extraordinary efforts . . . we loved working with you. Bravo to Cool Cleveland!" - Marci Janas, Director of Media Relations, Oberlin Conservatory of Music

"Our benefit was a big success and I'm sure Cool Cleveland played a role in our success. Thanks for all the work you all did to get the word out! - Susan Schwartz, Director of Marketing/Communications, Cleveland Institute of Music

"With over 30,000 subscribers, Cool Cleveland is the largest on-line community in the region." - Ed Morrison, EDProWEBLOG and Executive Director of Regional Economic Issues, Case Western Reserve University

"Thanks for the opportunity to sponsor the Cool Cleveland newsletter. We had a great response at our EcoVillage open house: more people came from Cool Cleveland than the Scene, Plain Dealer and Gay People's Chronicle COMBINED! I look forward to the continued success of the newsletter AND our sponsorship." - David Sharkey, President of Progressive Urban Real Estate

When asked about the $400,000 penthouse that was featured during the Cool Cleveland party on W. 25th street, Eric Hoddersen, president of Neighborhood Progress, Inc. replied "Everything is sold."

"Wow! We loved participating in the last Cool Cleveland event! The crowds were nonstop and the feedback was tremendous. It was a very positive, fun way to promote the Rockport Square development. I would definitely sponsor another Cool Cleveland event." - Heather Muro, Residential Sales and Marketing, Rysar Properties

"As an organization, our challenge involves attracting a younger demographic to our concerts. With a combination of advertising and sponsorship at Cool Cleveland events, we have achieved our 2005 goals. It's obvious when I look into the younger faces of our audience before each concert." - Maria Armijo, Red {an orchestra}

"There wouldn't be enough money to put into other forms of advertising that could have created the buzz that Cool Cleveland gave our Momix performance in January! You knocked our socks off! Thanks for making our performance a success and more than we ever expected, it meant the world to us." - Pam Young, DANCECleveland

"The cage-rattling Cool Cleveland e-letter wants to wake this city from its post-industrial age slumber, one in-box at a time" - Cleveland Magazine

"I used to live in NYC and when I moved to Cleveland, it seemed like there wasn't much to do, and even considered moving back. Then I started receiving Cool Cleveland and realized how many wonderful things happen here on a weekly basis. So much that I can't possibly attend them all. Cool Cleveland is one of the reasons I'm staying in Cleveland!" - Jennifer Jackson, mom/writer/musician