Carole's Cleveland Blog

My pal Linda Davis and I banter back and forth about politics. We are rarely of the same political philosophy but good friendships survive that! Linda says I am Carole The Realtor® This tag has been blogged about on Active Rain (social network for the real estate profession)  over the last few we...

A couple months ago, I found myself in talks with Bryan Gillooly (Executive Dir) and Sister Linda (Board Member) at Bellaire Puritas Development Corporation (BPDC). We were interviewing each other, as to whether or not I should be on the Board. Last night's Ward 20 Neighborhood Summit made me eve...

The Election is almost over and it's going to be time to roll up our sleeves and get to prioritizing issues that need to be tackled. If you had told any of us five years ago that our Government would be willing to pump money into banks, financial institutions or anything else, we'd have all said...

Do we need some good news for a change or what????? The Case Shiller Report studies 20 metropolitan regions in the U.S.  The August Report shows that Cleveland and Boston were the only two regions out of twenty to show an increase. The report is here and an excerpt:   For the August/July period o...

We can kvetch all we want but The Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (EESA) is now the law. It makes sense for us to follow what happens from here on out. Active Rain seems like a good place to do this. Many people who read Active Rain are not in the real estate business and frankly, ma...

I'm pretty much just going to post this as Bill Callahan and Frank Ford wrote it. Just a few extra thoughts before I do.   The key point to me is that no matter how angry it makes me or all of us, clearly we need to do this. But what we need to do in a quick, band-aid fashion, is a bailout. What ...

Last year I wrote this post about the proposed Eco Village Cottages  at W. 58th and Pear. It's an exciting project, and this past week it moved closer to fruition and occupancy with a ground breaking ceremony. These homes will meet Leeds standards for energy efficiency, are all of the same design...

Have you ever read a book that stays under your skin and makes you think about it as well as ideas that seem to spawn in your mind because of it? Are you tired of negativity in your city and among your neighbors? Do you feel like you live in a community without the actual community cohesiveness t...

Cleveland is divided up into approximately 36 neighborhoods and I think most are aligned with their own community development corporation (CDC). Last time I explored Detroit Shoreway;  now we head Downtown to Historic Gateway.  This is one of my favorite areas. The variety of things to do will bl...

You know how sometimes you walk through a neighborhood and the energy is almost palpable? I swear you can feel the vibrancy of Detroit Shoreway when you are there. This Thursday we have a Twilight Tour in D/S and you might want to take the opportunity to try out new eateries, shop some galleries,...