JR: Creating and curating local news - New startup idea. Another story about new ways of creating and sharing local news and information. Excerpts from the lengthy and interesting story. The 46-year-old New York native is planning to spend somewhere in the mid six figures in the nex... more>> 3 min read
- Jul 15, 2014 - #media #local #startup #advertising #business #blog_jr

JR: Cleveland chosen to host 2016 Republican National Convention - Excerpts from a Jul 8, 2014 Cleveland.com story Cleveland edged out Dallas, the other finalist, as the recommended location for the convention, giving the city an opportunity to strut its stuff to a national crowd while placing Ohio even more firml... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 08, 2014 - #ohio #cleveland #business #politics

JR: Toledo Blade's UglyTruthToledo Coverage - Summer 2014 - Toledo Photo Gallery North South East West Central https://storify.com/toledoblade/the-ugly-truth-about-toledo #toledo - #media - #home - #business - #politics - #activism
- Jul 05, 2014

JR: Notes - Sat, Jul 5, 2014 - relaxed outside this morning. assembled a pizza dough that contained some spent grains from our imperial stout beer that we brewed in the spring. attended the beer tasting at The Andersons Market in Sylvania they were out of the Stone Belgi... more>> 1 min read
- Jul 05, 2014 - #food #chocolate #sylvania #business #beverage #beer

JR: Tt jul 2, 2014 comment - #toledo #food #politics #business #moronism The Jul 2, 2014 Toledo Blade story states: "Editor's Note: This article has been updated to clarify Mr. Becyznskis position regarding food trucks." But I'm unsure what was clarified. Again, from the Ju... more>> 2 min read
- Jul 02, 2014 - #toledo #food #politics #business #moronism

JR: Let's not have fun in downtown Toledo - Apparently, one side consists of: Food truck vendors Downtown Toledo Improvement District Toledo Area Chamber of Commerce Former Mayor Mike Bell And apparently, the other side consists of: ICE Foccacias Mud Hens Current Mayor Mike Collins Cr... more>> 1 min read
- Jun 27, 2014 - #toledo #business #politics #moronism

JR: Do nurseries sell plants that are poisonous to honeybees? - I realize that the honeybee is a non-native insect to North America, but if this info is true, and if the situation negatively impacts honeybees, will it also hurt our native bee population? From a Facebook friend's post: I did not know neonic p... more>>
- Jun 25, 2014 - #todo #nature #environment #business #flower #insect #food #blog_jr

JR: Economics graduation speech in under 300 words - Apr 19, 2014 - Vox.com - This graduation speech teaches you everything you need to know about economics in 297 words In 2011, Thomas Sargent won the Nobel prize in economics. But in 2007, he gave a graduation speech to Berkeley undergraduates tha... more>> 2 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #economy #politics #business #math #blog_jr

JR: Google+ as of April 2014 - I occasionally log into my Facebook account, but I don't check Google+ nor Twitter. ToledoTalk.com is enough "social networking" for me. Excerpts from What were hearing from multiple sources is that Google+ will no longer be considered a produc... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #socialnetworking #socialmedia #business #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Wed, May 14, 2014 - DD had the week off from work. On this day, we birdwatched, shopped for beer supplies, and brewed beer. Birds around Home Bird observations around our home, mainly in the morning. NOPA - a BTNW - black-throated green warbler TEWA - a CSWA - a... more>> 5 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #home #bird #beer #toledo #business #blog_jr

JR: Notes - Sat, May 3, 2014 - Shopping, house cleaning, beer bottling, beer sampling, pizza making and eating, bird watching, and dining at Blackberry Corners. A busy but fun day. Early in the morning, I shopped at The Andersons on Talmadge. Pizza After shopping, I asse... more>> 3 min read
- May 27, 2014 - #toledo #business #shopping #beer #bird #food #pizza #blog_jr

JR: New Toledo Region Branding Info - April 2014 - (some of my info that I posted at ToledoTalk.com) "they've updated the online version with more examples of the overall branding." Indeed. The Blade story that started this thread contains info that I missed in the original story. Old Tol... more>> 1 min read
- Apr 16, 2014 - #toledo #design #advertising #business #blog_jr

JR: Old TT threads that alluded to The Blade being sold - The sale did not occur. Aug 18, 2003 - Blade squabbling - (2 Comments) Feb 17, 2006 - Blade To Go On The Auction - Block? - (103 comments) Feb 19, 2006 - Blade maybe sold soon - (10 comments) And: Sep 14, 2006 - Block Comm. may sell Pos... more>> 2 min read
- Apr 08, 2014 - #media #business

JR: Example April 2014 Vox.com story with its card usage - (My Apr 7, 2014 comment added to a Toledo Talk thread about Denver selling marijuana.) Ezra Klein's new media venture launched recently, and here's an Apr 6, 2014 story titled: Remember when legal marijuana was going to send crime skyrocketing? ... more>> 1 min read
- Apr 07, 2014 - #health #politics #legal #business #media #design #blog_jr

JR: New digital media startups - Launching in 2014: Nate Silver - Five Thirty Eight with ESPN - began Mar 2014 Ezra Klein - Vox Glenn Greenwald - The Intercept with First Look Media - began Feb 2014 Soledad O'Brien - Starfish Media Established Media New Features NY Times ... more>>
- Apr 07, 2014 - #media #startup #business #blog_jr