Regional News Stories: July 2007

Akron Art Museum Expansion Opens Tomorrow
Posted Monday, July 16, 2007
A $35 million addition to the Akron skyline opens to the public tomorrow. ideastream's David C. Barnett has more on the eye-catching expansion to the Akron Art Museum.

Election 2008: Joe Biden Interview
Posted Monday, July 16, 2007
As campaign 2008 heats up, some of the Democratic presidential contenders are making forays into Ohio and we are grabbing them as we can for interviews. We started last week with North Carolina's John Edwards. Today it's Joe Biden. ideastream's Eric Wellman sat down with the Delaware Senator Biden shortly after he had addressed a crowd at a meeting of steelworkers here in Cleveland.

Major Policy Change Over Coastal Land
Posted Monday, July 16, 2007
Owners of Ohio land along the Lake Erie shore won a victory late last week in their battles with state officials who regulate coastal land. Governor Ted Strickland announced he's changing a major policy at the Department of Natural Resources. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen filed this report.

Report from 2007 Solar Conference
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007
All this week, several thousand people from around the country and abroad are focusing on the merits of solar and other renewable energy resources at the 2007 Solar Conference in downtown Cleveland. In addition to practice and policy discussions, over 150 companies from as far away as China and as close as Chagrin Falls are showing off their products. Their market isn't just the industry insiders attending the conference, but average people as well. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton perused the exhibits at the Solar Conference and brings us this report.

Energy Efficiency Industries Possible For Ohio
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007
A study just released by the America Solar Energy Society estimates in 25 years, around two million new jobs in the renewable and energy efficiency industries are possible for Ohio. That's if Ohio aggressively subsidizes those industries to make them competitive with fossils fuels. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

Statehouse News Bureau: Confusion Over Petition
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007
Some Ohioans who'd like to see a crackdown on strip clubs are mistakenly signing a petition that could eventually lead to just the opposite - a dropping of new limits on X-rated businesses. It's a confusing situation out on the streets where the petition circulators are working. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports.

ACLU Considering Suing Cleveland School District
Posted Friday, July 13, 2007
First it was parents upset their neighborhood schools were going to be converted into single-gender academies. Now, the head of Cleveland's schools has a new opponent: the ACLU. ideastream education reporter Dan Bobkoff has more.

Civic Innovation Lab: Jennifer Thomas Interview
Posted Thursday, July 12, 2007
Jennifer Thomas likes to say she has the greatest job in the world. She's the executive director of the Civic Innovation Lab in Cleveland. It's her job to find people and fledgling businesses that can have an economic impact - and give them a grant to get going. ideastream's Eric Wellman visited several of the grantees and chatted with Thomas about her work.

Council Members Discourage Sales Tax Hike
Posted Thursday, July 12, 2007
A group of Cleveland City Council members are hoping to discourage county officials from raising the county sales tax without the consent of residents. ideastream's Bill Rice reports.

Solar Exhibit Powering Science Center
Posted Thursday, July 12, 2007
There's a new exhibit in front of the Great Lakes Science Center and today its generating enough electricity to light up the museum's exhibits. ideastream's Lisa Ann Pinkerton reports.

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