The best location for migration
Our hearts go out to those suffering increasingly severe weather disasters, and we look forward to eventually welcoming legions of climate refugees to our relatively mild shores. We will need bold visions, and fortunately we have recently elected strong local leadership to inspire the hard work that will be necessary to rise to the top. In fact, we’re in better shape than we’ve been in a generation to see our region meet its potential. So let’s not blow it.
Early voting has begun in Ohio so make a plan to vote early: vote by mail, early in-person, or on Election Day. Now’s the time to follow the example of Michigan and pass Issue 1 (vote YES) to end gerrymandering and to align our state representatives with the will of the people (read the CoolCleveland coverage here). The film Slay The Dragon tells this inspirational story, and is showing for free this week at the West Shore Universalist Unitarian Church. Watch this space for future endorsements and coverage encouraging your support for the amazing Senator Sherrod Brown (here and here), the 3 Democratic Ohio Supreme Court candidates Donnelly, Stewart & Forbes (here), and YES on Issue 55 for the renewal of the cigarette tax to support arts & culture.
The latest class of stars (rock and otherwise) are headed to Cleveland in about a week for their Rock Hall induction, and the festivities begin now. BOP STOP lights ten candles for their decade of jazz and education (and sometimes David Bowie). Better World Day helps point the way for tech to help, not hurt humanity.
Stepping to the front of the class are some of our brightest: CoolCleveland writer and photographer Bruce Checefsky shows his abstract photography, the CBG helps you heal through nature (not CBD), Kent celebrates their LGBTQIA+ community, CMA shows off Korean Couture, the Riverdog Barn harmonizes with a vocal trio, and the Clean House benefit raises money for men in recovery.
World-class outdoor adventures await: Get ready for ski season at Brandywine’s big fall fest, Holden hosts a Fall Forest Fest, Ashtabula County mounts a covered bridge fest, and Geauga County has built their own full-fledged day-long Wild Maple Music Fest, and all six headlining bands are female-fronted. It’s getting crowded up here at the top.
–Thomas Mulready