Update on Ohio Rail System

We can spend $25M of tax payer money on the rail system even if we don’t build it!  Awesome.  Although that alternative might be better than building something that will cost the tax payer annually for years to come.

Drew Carey and Reason Saves Cleveland

Click here and watch the video.  The tale of Cleveland’s decline and a theory on how to turn it around.

Ohio Governor Race

These interviews are from The State of Ohio on WVIZ.  They’re useful (click on the videos on each page):

Here’s the Kasich interview.

Here’s the Strickland interview.

C Town International Film Festival

It’s on.  Check it out.  It’s running from March 18 through the 28th. 

Stossel on Cleveland

He brings up some interesting points about the Westside Market and the city-run golf courses around town.  There’s a good comparison to other cities that have done the opposite of Cleveland and have grown over the last 10 years.

Sales Tax Collection in Cuyahoga

… is at an all time low.  This report says it all - Feb 2010 was the worst month yet… including all months in 2008.  It’s a sign of the times and a sign of the horrible economy that might be getting worse.   Is Cuyahoga leading the rest of the country?  It did recently in the real estate market.  Will the rest of the country start tightening its belt?

Buy NEO

Check out www.ibuyneo.com if you want to support local businesses.  You can also enroll your business and help you get noticed by other Clevelanders.  Here’s a video explaining the organization.  Enjoy.