Well, I finally finished this puppy. A few days turned into weeks when the whole family got that cold going around in March. This mini prowl, only about 5 1/2 minutes long, features the flavor of a vibrant Soho street life, enhanced by 'revelers' celebrating Italy's win of the soccer World Cup. I expect Cleveland to match this at some of our summer festivals this year, like Ingenuity.
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Hello Everybody! Long time no post. We are busy little bees here at CityProwl, what with moving into the eTech Hatchery on Star Plaza in Downtown Cleveland, interviewing interesting folks for the Warehouse District prowl (and waiting for some temperate weather so I can get on the street and record) and talking with CityProwl clients and sponsors. Whew! Since there is a bit of time before the 3 spring prowls are ready, I am editing a mini-prowl I did in New York City in August. I was in Soho for a day and went out into the busy streets and recorded the sounds, which were numerous, loud and celebratory as it was the day Italy won the World Cup. It is only about a 5-6 minute clip and should be available in a few days. Also, take a look in today's Plain Dealer Business section - there is an article on me and my mentor, Kathy Coakley Barrie! PD Article in Being a Mentor
I updated the CityProwl Cleveland CommunityWalk Map to include the Arcades Prowl, with pictures. You can check the map out to see the tour route, starting & ending points and note interesting images along the way. The CityProwl map is one of the top 50 maps (out of over 18,500!) on the CommunityWalk website. Who knew?
The second episode of CityProwl Cleveland features a stroll through the 3 downtown arcades: the Old Arcade, the Colonial Arcade and the Euclid Arcade. Cleveland stands alone among US cities for having not 1 but 3 of these building types, and the Old Arcade is admired around the world for its beauty, gigantic scale and cutting edge technology. Find out more about arcades in general, how Cleveland happened to build these jewels and their current status. The prowl lasts about 25 minutes. Meet in the Old Arcade, in front of the 1980 Coffee Shop, which is located under the stairs near the Superior Avenue entrance.
Interviewed in this podcast are:
Bill Gunlocke, Exec. Editor, Manhattan Media and former Old Arcade tenant
John Hawkins, Doorman, Hyatt Regency Hotel
Susan Berndt, Owner of Cleveland and Beyond store in the Old Arcade
Tom Yablonsky, Executive Director of The Historic Gateway Neighborhood Development Corp.
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WCPN 90.3's Mark Urycki interivewed me a couple of weeks ago about CityProwl Cleveland. The interview is running on the radio today at 7:35 am & 5:45pm, but you can listen to it online here.
I was clued onto this incredible website called CommunityWalk that can create customized maps. I have developed a map for the Lower Prospect tour that includes pictures, links and all kinds of information that I am still discovering. You can toggle between a map view, satellite view or a hybrid of both. Thanks to CityProwler Stuart Spivak for the heads up! Click on the title in the green bar to get to the full map. I'll be uploading pictures & tweaking the map in the next couple of days.
CommunityWalk Map - CityProwl Cleveland: Lower Prospect Avenue
Just a quick update - if you do not have an .mp3 player or .mp3-playing phone and want to get out and experience the tour, I can get you a CD of the Lower Prospect Tour for $5, including s&h. Just email me.
Lots of great things have occured since CityProwl launched at the beginning of the month! I have met lots of great people around town who are giving me awesome feedback. I am getting started on the next tour of Cleveland's Arcades next week. The first newsletter should be coming out at the beginning of August. To keep up to date on the CityProwl Cleveland happenings, please subscribe to the CityProwl newsletter.
Woo-hoo! CityProwl Cleveland was profiled yesterday in the Cleveland Plain Dealer's Business Section under their Bright Ideas feature. Read it here. We've received lots of positive feedback & great suggestions and about 150 people downloaded the Lower Prospect tour yesterday. Keep those comments coming - and get outside & prowl - it's a beautiful day!
