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The 216 is on the verge. And so is the 330 and the 440. Finally, it seems the voices of reason are slowly taking over. When Cool Cleveland launched almost 10 years ago, we felt mighty lonely. Now there’s dozens of sites shouting proud about the coolness of the region. This week, we tip you off to the success of the Youngstown Business Incubator, the Nature Preserve at Dike 14, and a bunch of cool New Year’s Eve hookups. For an even cooler experience finding out what’s happening, download the Cool Cleveland mobile app for your iPhone or Android, and walk away with some New Year’s cash like Nola Lyons, who just won $100. We’re on the eve of something special. –Thomas Mulready

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The Nature Preserve At Dike 14
Keeping The Shoreline Natural

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

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The Re-emergence of Y-Town
And the success of the Youngstown Business Incubator

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

Cool Cleveland writer Larry Durstin was recently featured in an ESPN piece comparing the similarities & differences of Albert Pujols leaving St. Louis to LeBron’s “decision” to flee Cle. In Larry’s case, the differences couldn’t be more striking.

* Jonathon Sawyer to compete on Food Network’s “Iron Chef America.”
* Beloved bakery on the move.

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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.

* Ring in 2012 w/ fruitcake explosions & fake snow @ GLSC’s NYEE bash.
* New Year’s at Noon @ Children’s Museum of Cle: An NYE party for the early bedtime crowd.
* Meet Astronaut Catherine “Cady” Coleman @ IWASM for a presentation & autographs.

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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.

* My City premiere @ Arts Collinwood Locally-made film starring Corissa Bragg.

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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.

* Big Box 2012 Unique, experimental & affordable fresh new theatre @ CPT.

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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.

* Cleveland Critical Mass Start: Public Square. End: Mitzi Jerman’s Cafe. Experience the joy of winter biking.
* New Year’s Eve Eve Party @ Double Feature w/ Total Babes, Smooth Brain, Village People & others.

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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.

* Fortress Nightclub’s dance-worthy NYE party hosted by Antawn Jamison.
* Salsa Saturday NYE Party Take a salsa lesson & dance the night away.
* Brew Year’s Eve Forget champagne… toast w/ beer @ GLBC.
* NYE w/ the Numbers Band Tried-and-true good music @ the Kent Stage.

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SPONSORED: WCLV 104.9 celebrates the end of 2011 and the beginning of 2012 with some very special broadcasts. Saturday, New Year’s Eve, at 1PM, the Metropolitan Opera presents an historic 1951 performance of Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss, Jr. At 8PM, The Cleveland Orchestra offers a gala concert for the evening, followed by a Weekend Radio New Year’s Special. And at 11AM on New Year’s Day, WCLV goes live to Vienna for the Vienna Philharmonic’s New Year’s Day concert. Full details on all of WCLV’s holiday programming at WCLV.com.

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.

* Biscuits ‘n Gravy New Year’s Brunch @ Happy Dog. Don’t ring in 2012 on an empty stomach.
* The Roxy Remembered Burlesque Extravaganza. Dancing, comedy, raffles, history.

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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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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

A few months ago I was assigned to write a profile of Karamu’s Artistic Director Terrence Spivey for a local publication. In conducting background interviews I immediately became aware of the volatile situation Anastasia Pantsios chronicles in her recent article for Scene magazine entitled “Dark Days for the Black Arts.”

Unfortunately, her reportage is spot-on accurate… serious trouble has been brewing backstage at the historic theatre for years…
Read this story from Mansfield Frazier here

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ROLDO: Public Welfare – Shifted From the Poor to Corporations Yep. There’s been a shift in business. It used to be you had to make a superior product, market it, and give good service. Now it is becoming more important to know how to milk all the “programs” the government sets up to give yo freebie moochies…
Read the comment from IndyCA35 here

Well, first — “When our local schools are dying from lack of financial support” — is that really true or are they dying from waste and fraud? Second, yes, the deals made to keep companies in town are sleazy — but what choice do the political hacks have. They are damned if they do and damned if they don’t…
Read the comment from Ray here

Do not forget the sordid unrestricted tax monies given to the six figure salaries for the rock and roll hall of fame, and the inept bunch of frauds that set the notion of public radio back, wcpn…
Read the comment from snorky here

I found it ironic that the PD should rhapsodize over the trash-to-gas project, unreservedly as always, even as SCENE was running a thorough and thoughtful article casting a skeptical eye on both the technology and the politics of the deal. Skepticism, if I remember my high school journalism correctly, is supposed to be a hallmark of good reporting. Apparently the entire PD Editorial Board missed that class…
Read the comment from John Polk here

Better we let this companies leave and go to other cities? Cleveland is struggling but we need more industry, not less…
Read the comment from Aaron here

I couldn’t agree more but where is the call to action? We can sit around and complain about it or we can get off our butts and do something? Any suggestions? I’m in!…
Read the comment from Sandy Maline here

Roldo: I believe your voice is important to the community, and we need more and varied opinions. Fortunately the internet is giving people that kind of marketplace. But I do think there is an important distinction when voters approve a tax such as for Gateway…
Read the comment from Mary Anne Sharkey here

REVIEW: Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Nutcracker Disappoints I agree that the audience liked it. My grandsons (4 and 7) enjoyed it a lot — especially the bear (the one really creative touch). That said, the review is right on…
Read the comment from Cathy here

ShopLOCAL Gift Guide I always enjoy this list — such a useful shopping guide — we have such an impressive group of talent in this area! I look forward to supporting them this coming year! Thanks Cool Cleveland!…
Read the comment from Elisa here

Why not practice buying local throughout the year… Think how much we can take back our economy and foster local vitality by supporting each other rather than only Wall Street…
Read the comment from Lepomis Gibbosus here

ShopLOCAL: Kids, Toys & Fun Please check out my store STAR POP vintage + modern (listed above) for great holiday gifts, stocking stuffers, silly white elephant gifts, and more…
Read the comment from Troy Schwartz here

MANSFIELD: Update on the Prosecutor’s Race You forgot “Brother Art” in your “leaders of our community” rant, young apprentice…
Read the comment from Art McKoy here

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1) VIDEO: Akron’s The Bomb Shelter

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4) ROLDO: Public Welfare — Shifted From the Poor to Corporations

5) MANSFIELD: Update on the Prosecutor’s Race

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