Writer, Cleveland lover, economic development tracker. Co-author of Immigrant Inc. Believer in the power of immigrants and entrepreneurs.
Joined February 2011
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30 Jul 2025
Fascinating look at the working world in much of America, and the ham-fisted effort to change it overnight.
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14 Feb 2024
Two big happenings today @CuyahogaCounty
1) Welcoming America designated Cuyahoga County a Certified Welcoming Community
2) We opened the 1st Cuyahoga County Welcome Center @ Fulton in Old Brooklyn
We welcome the world to Cuyahoga County
With 140 ethnicities #WeAreCuyahoga 🌎
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19 Jan 2024
Sports Illustrated had a way with illustrations. Still feel this one
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21 Jan 2024
I almost forgot what this was like. Leadership
20 Jan 2024
This is leadership -- appealing to the greatness and character of the American people.
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11 Jan 2024
Great to see Margaret Bernstein at Cleveland Reads! An excellent journalist, author, advocate, TV personality, & literacy activist, she celebrated the year-long finale, inspiring Clevelanders to read. The Library can always count on her diverse talents and commitment to literacy.
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17 Dec 2023
As a subscriber, I'm worried about @CrainsCleveland. Editor @McIntyreCrains and reporter @mjarboe greatly enhanced its coverage and made it a must read. The loss of both is huge loss for Crain's and a loss for journalism in CLE
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10 Dec 2023
Those of you still using twitter, you're supporting this cnn.com/2023/12/09/business/…
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26 Nov 2023
Downtown is looking magical for #WinterLandCLE!! ✨ So many people inside @TowerCityCLE, at the 5th Street Arcades, around @CLEPublicSquare, and all across Downtown! Tis the season!!🎄
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24 Nov 2023
For whom the bells toll? Thanks to a @CaseEngineer , they toll for thee @inthecircle . George Leggierro is celebrating his 50th year as player of Cleveland's only carillon casealumni.org/stories/alumn…
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15 Nov 2023
Only in Cleveland (maybe in Budapest) "Members are all Hungarian youth...who speak, read and write fluent Hungarian."
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15 Nov 2023
No. 18 and rising. The Financial Times offers some good reasons why.
"Cleveland is small enough that you can get your arms around it, but big enough to matter" @danmoulthrop ft.com/content/46584ea0-984b…
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12 Nov 2023
SOC: Our Men of the Match in the State Championship were none other than Bryce Ince-Lovelace and Colin Monroe! Bryce headed in the equalizer with 5-minutes remaining in regulation and Colin secured ring number 13 with his clutch saves in penalty kicks!
#GoCats
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7 Nov 2023
maddening out of town insight--
"It's ironic how the Twins have now swung into the position of Goliath to Cleveland's David from a spending perspective, adding to their advantages in talent and continuity. " twinsdaily.com/news-rumors/m…
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25 Oct 2023
This just proves, once you get in, anything can happen. And don't bail at the trade deadline #Guardians espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/3873…
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23 Oct 2023
Pittsburgh is rising in the tech economy, thanks largely to a university. "CMU’s expertise in computer science and robotics is helping to draw high-tech jobs" and revive city neighborhoods wsj.com/tech/pittsburgh-hot-…
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5 Oct 2023
Today in 1908 East Technical High School opened as the first trade school in Cleveland and one of only five in the country. A good idea then and a good idea now.
#GoScarabs
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