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Got an idea to make Cleveland a more awesome place, but need some funding to get your project off the ground? Then you should apply for a $1,000 grant from the Cleveland chapter of the Awesome Foundation—but don't wait too long. The deadline to apply for the next round of grants is March 1.

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Here's the museum's press release.

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Here's some positive news!

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Moving over from the bad place, y i k e s. If you'd like to get a #poem every day during the month of April, you can follow along here. Or sign up for emails here: groups.google.com/g/april-is 20 years(!!) of #poetry archives available here: april-is.tumblr.com

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Hello, bot! It's nice to see you here.

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Oh, cool. @wikipedia.bsky.social has a brand new article about @bschillace.brandyschillace.com.

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Cleveland's history is in jeopardy. Thousands of WKYC & WEWS news reels (1950-1990) need digitized. Watch this video, share it, and help @Cleveland_PL digitize these treasures for future generations. Together, we can preserve our city’s amazing story! youtu.be/zlqxaeBM90Q

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Swedish indie pop duo Club 8 has been slowly dropping new songs over the past year. Yesterday, they released them all in a new album.

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Ooh, the Canton Museum of Art has a new exhibit about Cleveland's #KokoonClub. Might have to go check that out.

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"The design feels to me like none of the 1,500 employees at HKS's 29 corporate offices around the globe have even been to Cleveland, let alone eaten bratwurst with stadium mustard and a beer in -30° Fahrenheit windchill watching the worst team in the league and thinking 'damn this is the life.'"

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Last month, @themagfields.bsky.social recorded a nearly-acoustic tiny desk concert. NPR posted the video today.

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Hooray! @sharkyfin.bsky.social is here, and has posted some nice examples of his work. Go take a look!

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“Street space is Cleveland’s most priceless possession. The street railway is the backbone of the traffic system because it uses street space most efficiently and economically.”

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Just realized that someone who writes bad poetry has created an account here with the username I used on Twitter. This could be interesting…

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Cleveland friends! Please join me on Saturday, December 14 from 4-6:30pm at the Capitol Theater for the inaugural Cleveland Better Streets Film Fest! The event is free but donations are welcome and support Bike Cleveland’s Better Streets program. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/better-stree...

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Everyone's favorite has arrived! You should go follow @skrticx.bsky.social now.

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Bumper sticker endorsing Carl Stokes for Mayor of Cleveland https://nmaahc.si.edu/object/nmaahc_2014.36.7

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It's that time of year when Rover gets festive and puts on a costume for the holiday. #BeSeeingYou

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Every asked me to write about top level internet domain shenanigans. Come for the story of how a bunch of Slovenian academics allegedly stole the .yu domain. Stay for why the entire .io TLD might disappear due to a minor treaty between Britain and Mauritius. https://buff.ly/3zTcZyt #technology

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The 2024 #DataDaysCLE conference is only two weeks away! Registration info and the full event schedule are available at datadayscle.org.

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There is now a new, readable version of this essential graphic, thanks to @wklumpen.bsky.social and @kathrynmathias.bsky.social ! Spread it far and wide!

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Facebook is problematic in so many ways, but lately I've been irritated by its haha reaction and the way trolls use it for mockery. It's been a problem for years, and Facebook has done nothing to address it.

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Soul Coughing redemption arc www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGvx...

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Cleveland! Next Thursday at 7p I'll be at the Rock Hall talking about the Modern Rock 500 & how artists like Charli & Chappell use the sound of 'old' modern rock to dis-identify with an Antonoffied girlboss pop mainstream. Free tix here: rockhall.com/event/the-mo...

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Did you know that NASA educators used a Spacemobile for their public outreach efforts? images.nasa.gov/details/GRC-...

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Just realized that @andreitr.bsky.social brought his art bots to Bluesky. I made a list of the bots that post images from the Cleveland Museum of Art's collection. Did I miss any?

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Since early July, some cleveland.com articles published as "staff reports" have carried a disclaimer reading, "This story was written with the assistance of AI." Yeuch.

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"No, no, great job, you disintegrated the first-ever pedestrian-only planet. You drove a million miles just to ruin a perfectly lovely living space." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/way...

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