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Zerolandfill is looking for specification materials from architects and design firms to reuse for art students in Cleveland. Instead of throwing your books and binders in the trash, drop them off in the reuse dumpster.

The Mayor of Charleston, South Carolina clearly sees the value of bikes and local infrastructure, taking steps to add more cycling access on area bridges. Earlier, the South Carolina state transportation officials added bike access to a federally funded bridge, a step ODOT refused to consider. The federally funded bridge has proven to be so popular, they have even hosted wedding groups. Building on the success, the Mayor announced more plans for bikes on bridges.

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Win for Charleston, SC: Old Bridge to Be Retrofitted: According to the Charleston Moves E-News, "Mayor Joseph Riley has announced the city's plan to add a cantilevered 10-ft wide bicycle and pedestrian lane to the southernmost of the two Ashley River bridges." The bridge is the primary conduit for travel between the downtown Charleston and West Ashley, but has been a roadblock to cyclists and pedestrians. Charleston Moves has actively championed access for cyclists and pedestrians to this important bridge. They report that the City of Charleston is now seeking funding for construction.

http://www.charleston.net/news/2008/may/14/create_better_bridge_links40740/

Kevin Cronin
ClevelandBikes : When ClevelandBikes, Cleveland Benefits!
www.clevelandbikes.org

The curtain is rising on Gordon Square Arts District. Last week’s groundbreaking for the renovation of 1920s-era movie palace, Capitol Theatre, finally provides the West side with an indie film house. Nonprofit Detroit-Shoreway Community Development Organization owns the building and will oversee the $7 million facelift.

The confluence of $24 million to renovate storefronts and install a new streetscape at W. 65th Street and Detroit Avenue, an area once riddled with crime, and the creative programming force of Cleveland Public Theatre’s James Levin are a model for reinvention and a reminder that the best artist communities often grow naturally and, sometimes, over the space of 15 years.

How do we transform the abandoned spaces in Rust Belt cities like Cleveland into "organic" arts districts? Cleveland’s Community Partnership for Arts and Culture is exploring that question at “Rust Belt to Artist Belt”, a conference with national and local leaders that offers plenty of ideas on how artists and community development groups have transformed urban neighborhoods into places where artists want to live and work. GCBL is live blogging from the conference here.  

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Increase your green reading power and attend the Rent Party for the Bookstore on W.25th. This independent store has weathered 32 years in Ohio City, offering an esoteric collection of books. Live folk music and poetry readings will accompany the bargains and discounts available on many of these rare books.

• Cleveland Botanical Garden and Kent State University will unveil a collaborative partnership exploring the potential of liquid crystal technology for creating more sustainable, energy-efficient greenhouses tomorrow at 10 am. Two greenhouses located in front of the Garden on Wade Oval will be used to begin the experiment. 
• From Cleveland Restoration Society: Robert C. Gaede, FAIA, November 6, 1920 - April 16, 2008. Cleveland has lost its "senior statesman" for historic preservation with the death of Bob Gaede. He was a founding member and an Honorary Life Trustee of the Cleveland Restoration Society and served as editor of its publication, Facade, for nearly three decades. Bob saved many endangered landmarks through his engaging prose and kind demeanor, always backed by solid architectural ideas and hand-drawn illustrations. He built a successful practice in architecture, both new design and historic rehabilitation. He volunteered extensively at nonprofit organizations and under-funded preservation causes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m.
  
  

Coming up this week...

Creative Capital for a 21st Century Digital Media Marketplace @ Insivia

Learn how Creative Capital transforms regions. Get started now by listening to this conversation with guests Geof Pelaia, Virginia Marti College; Eric Purcell & Laura Wright, Insivia; and Experience Artist, Melissa Daubert.

Together, we'll explore new business opportunities at the intersections of technology, digital media, and the fine arts.

Join us. Build your networks and connect to innovation happening in Northeast Ohio and in Indiana. Meet our online partners at SmallerIndiana.com, a dynamic Web 2.0 community focused on ideas and creative people.

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Ingenuity 2008, Cleveland's annual festival of art and technology -- not to be missed!

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Meeting to continue the dialogue concerning how to become the first region nationally to embrace the application of biomimicry in the design of our products, buildings, organizations and communities.

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The Northeastern Ohio Inter-Museum Council will present a lecture by Dr. Dan Shilling on how communities can attain their highest potential in the burgeoning tourism field. Open to the public. Reservations not required. Admission $10.00. For more information, visit www.civictourism.org