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Lessons from Green Cities

Monday, November 9
Topics: Economy, Environment, Politics, Other

At the first Sustainable Cleveland 2019 summit in August, citizens and local leaders generated ideas ranging from the practical to the somewhat dreamy. The thing is, Cleveland doesn't have to re-invent this wheel. In his recent books Green Urbanism and Resilient Cities, Tim Beatley tells the stories of how city planners have greened their communities, such as Helsinki, where hot water from power plants is piped to nearby buildings to provide heat, or Freiburg, where there no cars downtown. Beatley is coming to town for an event with the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and the Cleveland Council on World Affairs. Monday morning at 9, we'll talk to him and local thinkers and doers about Greater Cleveland's potential for a greener future.

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Sowell Investigation Will Take Weeks; Fouth Victim Identified

Topics: Other

Cleveland police say 43 year old Nancy Cobbs was last seen by her family last April 24th.

Mayor Tells Concerned Mt. Pleasant Neighborhood that Healing will be Painful

Topics: Politics, Other

Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson and Police Chief Michael McGrath were among those at a community meeting late Friday afternoon to address those most affected by the Imperial Avenue killings.. ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff has more.

Zack Reed Wants Investigation Into System That Failed to Catch Killer

Topics: Other

In the wake of one of Ohio’s worst serial killings in history, the question remains: how could one man kill at least eleven people and go undetected until now? That’s what a lot of people wanted to know on Thursday’s edition of the Sound of Ideas, and ideastream®’s Dan Bobkoff has a report.

Upside/Downside: Future of Brook Park Plant Uncertain

Topics: Economy

United Auto Workers soundly reject contract that would have brought new work to Ford's Brook Park engine complex.

Council Visits Crime Scene, Takes Heat From Residents

Topics: Politics, Other

Cleveland City Council members on Thursday evening expressed their outrage at the killings on Imperial Avenue, traveling to the crime site for a news conference that did not go as planned. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Experts say more coordination needed between agencies.

Topics: Other

The recent discovery of 11 bodies at the home of Anthony Sowell in Cleveland has left many people questioning why police weren't able to detect the crimes sooner, or even avert them before they occurred. But criminal justice experts says it's not so simple. ideastream®'s Ida Lieszkovszky has more.

Ohio AG Sues Second Mortgage Loan Servicer

Topics: Economy, Other

Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray is suing a second mortgage loan servicer, claiming it used unfair and deceptive practices against borrowers seeking help with their home loans. ideastream®'s Mhari Saito reports.

Mt Pleasant’s Pastors Call For Prayer, And Investigation

Topics: Other

As the investigation into nearly a dozen bodies discovered in Cleveland's Mt. Pleasant neighborhood moves forward, area clergy are seizing the opportunity to forge stronger community bonds. ideastream®'s Rick Jackson reports.

Many Unanswered Questions About Cleveland Serial Killer

Topics: Politics, Other

Cleveland is in the news nationally and internationally this week for the type of crime that strikes fear and loathing across borders -- - mass murder, brutal assaults and serial killlings of women. Only yesterday did we start to learn the identities of the victims….just as the accused was formally charged in court with murder, rape and kidnapping. ideastream®'s David C. Barnett reports.

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American Music Master: Janis Joplin

Monday, November 9
Topics: Arts

Dee Perry shines the spotlight on the life and music of Rock and Roll Hall of Famer - Janis Joplin - who's the chosen artist for this year's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame American Music Masters Series. Joining Dee are Rock Hall education VP Lauren Onkey, CWRU music department chair Mary Davis, and Los Angeles Times pop music critic Ann Powers. Plus musicians from Roots of American Music perform in our Westfield Insurance Studio Theater in front of a live studio audience.

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The Duke Ellington Quarter

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Topics: Arts, Education

The U.S. Treasury Department Mints a Duke

On the Rise

Wednesday, August 19
Topics: Arts

Oberlin Conservatory grad Josh Rzepka releases his first cd.

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Backstory: The History of Health Care in America

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L.A. Theatre Works: Secret Order

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Intelligence Squared U.S.: Good Riddance to Mainstream Media

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