Cleveland #1 On Forbes “Worst Winter Weather” List

It's snowing right now as I write this, here is a photo of the

Innerbelt Bridge just taken a few minutes ago.

For Cleveland area residents, this may fall under the category of “tell us something we didn’t already know.” Forbes Magazine has put Cleveland Ohio at the top of the list of US cities with the worst winter weather. Forbes says this about Cleveland weather:

Our measures show that those in Cleveland experience the worst winter months. Located on the south shore of Lake Erie, the home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has relatively mild summers but its winters require endurance. Cleveland gets hit by lake-effect snow, averaging almost 60 inches every winter and its frigid winters help produce an average annual temperature of only 50 degrees, 10 degrees below the 50-city average.


You can find all the details of how they arrived at their conclusion at this link:
Forbes.com America's Worst Winter Weather Cities



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"Positively Cleveland" Launches Redesigned Web Site

Yesterday, the web site Positively Cleveland unveiled their redesigned web site. One nice feature is that the site incorporates all of their social media sites, such as Twitter, Facebook, YouTube and Flickr so all the current information can be viewed from the Positively Cleveland web site. In addition, their current visitors guides can be viewed on line. Besides providing information on where to “Visit, Stay, Play, Eat, Rock” the site also highlights current and upcoming events, discount information, contests, maps, and weather conditions (which Clevelanders know can change quickly).

The site is very easy to navigate and is the best all-in-one source for visitors coming to the city of Cleveland. It’s also a great reference for those of us who live in the Cleveland metropolitan area as well. So if you’re planning a visit, or if you’re a Cleveland area resident who wants to rediscover the city, stop by Positively Cleveland !




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Cleveland Ohio Sketchbook (Video)

Here is a short video of some of the key landmarks of Cleveland Ohio in sketches.






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The Cleveland Memory Project

Erieview Tower construction, 1964

The City of Cleveland has been around for a long time and has an interesting history. One of the best sources for photographs, e-books, and all kinds of historical "goodies" is The Cleveland Memory Project. Cleveland Memory is a collaborative effort of the Special Collections Dept., Digital Processing Unit, Technical Services Dept. & Systems Division at the Michael Schwartz Library, Cleveland State University.

It is probably the most comprehensive on-line source of historical photographs for Cleveland. Not only is it filled with photos of some of the city’s architecture and landmarks, but you can also find interesting information on famous/infamous Cleveland area people such as Elliot Ness (after his “Untouchable” days), and Dr. Sam Sheppard (from the very famous murder case upon which the TV show and movie “The Fugitive” was rumored to be based.)

Millionaire’s Row, circa 1912

My personal favorite section is the Cleveland Press Collection, which, according to the Cleveland Memory Project, contains “hundreds of thousands of clippings and photographs. The Cleveland Press Collection is the former editorial library, or "morgue," of The Cleveland Press and is now part of Cleveland State University Library's Special Collections.” (“The Press” was a daily afternoon newspaper, published from 1878 until 1982.)

Stop by The Cleveland Memory Project and you may be surprised at how easy – and how interesting – it can be to relive Cleveland’s past.


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Forecasting the Weather with WKYC's Mark Nolan

I admit, I always thought that the weather forecasters in Cleveland used satellite imagery, Doppler radar, barometer readings, and their education in meteorology in order to forecast the weather. This little video below shows WKYC Channel 3’s Mark Nolan’s little secret that helped him arrive at his forecast (this could be why he's now on the anchor desk). All kidding aside, this video from 2006 and just now made available, is very engaging. I think he was a little hard on the rain, don’t you? As for me, I would have taken a shovel to that snow.

Enjoy!




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A Christmas Story House Lights Up For Christmas

Everybody loves the movie “A Christmas Story” about Ralphie’s Christmas wish for a Red Ryder BB Gun (“You’ll shoot your eye out!), triple dog dares, “meatloaf, smeatloaf, double-beatloaf,” a tongue stuck to a metal pole, and of course a "major award" leg lamp. This film had many scenes filmed in the city of Cleveland, and the house used for the exterior shots was in Cleveland’s Tremont neighborhood. This house was restored and the interior transformed to match the interior sets used in the movie, and opened in November 2006 as The Christmas Story House & Museum, located at 3159 W. 11th Street.

This year, the owners of the house and museum decided to take a cue from the fictional character of Clark Griswold in the film “Christmas Vacation” by lighting the Christmas Story House in the same manner. Here’s a new video from Insider Perks which chronicles the lighting. I’ve also included a video that they produced when the house and museum opened so you can get a quick tour.


Christmas Story House Lighting 2009






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Cleveland Ohio – New Aerial Video

Here’s a new video prepared by aboveallphoto.com Of some aerial photography of the Cleveland, Ohio and surrounding areas (including Akron and Canton). Enjoy!






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