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Old Neighborhoods Succeed in Downturn

deadmanscurve wrote 7 months ago: It’s happening in Chicago, Memphis, and Pittsburgh. In Cleveland, it is the silver lining in o … more →

Tags: Economic Curves, Chicago, Cleveland, Home Values, Little Italy, Memphis, Ohio City, Pittsburgh, Population Density

The 'Friends and Family' Mayor

deadmanscurve wrote 8 months ago: First, it was failure to enforce minimum housing codes. Now, despite court orders, Cleveland Mayor F … more →

Tags: City Hall, civil-service-commission, Cleveland City Government, Common Pleas Judge Peter Corrigan, corruption, frank jackson, hiring practices, Italy, jane campbell

Party Killers1 comment

deadmanscurve wrote 9 months ago: The resignation of Cuyahoga County Sheriff Gerald McFaul is one of many symptoms of decline for the … more →

Tags: Bill Mason, City Government, Cleveland, Cleveland City Council, corruption, cuyahoga county, Democratic Party, Division of Building and Housing, FBI

Crematorium Plans Up In Smoke

deadmanscurve wrote 9 months ago: A zoning variance application for a new crematorium that raised eyebrows in Cleveland’s Ohio C … more →

Tags: Political Curves, airborn pollution, bodnar, boza, British Columbia, burial, Cleveland, cremation, Crematoria

Straw Houses

deadmanscurve wrote 10 months ago: Cleveland City Council President Martin Sweeney can’t keep his house in order, literally. Accu … more →

Tags: Political Curves, Cleveland, Cleveland City Council, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Cleveland Scene, council president, Doan Pyramid, Frank Russo, house addition

The Sleeper Awakens1 comment

deadmanscurve wrote 10 months ago: Cuyahoga County Bill Mason has initiated a special investigation of Sheriff Gerald McFaul for possib … more →

Tags: Political Curves, cuyahoga county, Bill Mason, Gerald McFaul, Sheriff McFaul, Special Prosecutor, Cleveland Plain Dealer, Lorain County, Michael Duff

Lessons From A Cleveland Bank

deadmanscurve wrote 11 months ago: A recent article by Oppenheimer & Company’s  Managing Director Merideth Whitney commented … more →

Tags: Economic Curves, Cleveland, National City, tarp, Troubled Asset Relief Program, Citigroup, Bank of America, Third Federal Savings and Loan, stefański

No Equity In Phoenix Employee Givebacks

deadmanscurve wrote 11 months ago: Mayor Phil Gordon has asked city workers to voluntarily take a monthly vacation day without pay to h … more →

Tags: Economic Curves, Political Curves, phoenix, Phil Gordon, Mayor Gordon, Phoenix budget deficit, Phoenix politics, Job Creation, economic stimulus

'All In The Family' For Sheriff McFaul

deadmanscurve wrote 11 months ago: An old Russian proverb says “When you think you’ve finally hit rock bottom, start diggin … more →

Tags: Cleveland, Frank Russo, cuyahoga county, jimmy dimora, Gerald McFaul, Sheriff McFaul, Plain Dealer, Patrick O'Malley, corruption

Masters In Political Silence

deadmanscurve wrote 1 year ago: Since elected officials make their livings talking, the silence enveloping Cuyahoga County is strang … more →

Tags: Cleveland, Rosemary Vinci, Frank Russo, cuyahoga county, Joe Santiago, Joe Cimperman, Republican, frank jackson, political silence

More Outrage at TARP-Funded National City Purchase

deadmanscurve wrote 1 year ago: Ohio Republican Congressman Steve LaTourette has uncovered another bizarre insult to taxpayers in th … more →

Tags: Economic Curves, Political Curves, Congress, Cleveland, Republican, pnc, National City, tarp, Troubled Asset Relief Program

Phoenix Turns Deaf Ear To Night-Time Noise

deadmanscurve wrote 1 year ago: Councilman Michael Johnson’s website insists “I Luv District 8.” Apparently not en … more →

Tags: Political Curves, phoenix, noise, Councilman Michael Johnson, Alta Phoenix, City of Phoenix, Adora Lewis, ward 8, Michael Johnson

Is Treasury Helping PNC Swallow National City?1 comment

deadmanscurve wrote 1 year ago: Representative Steven LaTourette’s letter to Secretary of The Treasury William Paulson on Octo … more →

Tags: Economic Curves, Cleveland, John Dugan, pnc, National City, Henry Paulson, comptroller of the currency, Ohio, tarp

Mixing Alcohol and Politics in Cleveland

deadmanscurve wrote 1 year ago: Tenacity is an amazing thing in the case of Rosemary Vinci. Just as Cleveland’s “Flats … more →

Tags: Cleveland, Rosemary Vinci, Frank Russo, cuyahoga county, zoning, Economic Development, Cleveland City Council, Joe Santiago, Joe Cimperman


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