"Put the Needle on the Record" is a new book by Lakewood resident Matthew Chojnacki. It is available locally at Room Service, Music Saves and DuoHome.

Here are the liner notes:

"From a dream of a vinyl collection, Chojnacki presents and compares more than 250 vinyl single covers that represent nearly every prominent '80s musician. However, this is not just a pop-cultural feast for the eyes. From hundreds of hours of interviews, Chojnacki allows... Read more >

"Cookie and Kate," a food blog penned by a magazine art director, featured a travelogue of the author's recent visit to Cleveland. She was here as a guest of Positively Cleveland, which frequently hosts out-of-town writers for what's known in the biz as Food Fam Trips.

"Last month, I had the privilege of touring Cleveland and visiting some of the city’s finest dining establishments and sustainable local farms. I had never been to Cleveland bef... Read more >

A recent article in the New York Times titled "Cleveland Turns Uptown Into New Downtown," written by Keith Schneider, lauds the emerging Uptown arts and entertainment district in University Circle.

With the goal of "rebuilding the city’s core according to the new urban market trends of the 21st century -- health care, higher education, entertainment, good food, new housing and expanded mass transportation" -- the new Uptown project is becoming th... Read more >

"Conventional wisdom holds that the forward-looking coastal enclaves of the United States are where we're supposed to expect cutting edge experiments in building a green economy," writes Andrew Leonard for Grist. "But if Ted Howard has his way, every activist who wants to promote green jobs and economic growth should turn instead to the city of Cleveland, Ohio, for inspiration."

In an article titled, "A co-op movement grows in Cleveland,"... Read more >

"A study involving Eli Lilly & Co.'s experimental drug evacetrapib showed it was able to boost good cholesterol levels while lowering the bad kind," writes Jennifer Corbett Dooren for the Wall Street Journal.
 
"The study was presented Tuesday at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Orlando, Fla., and published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. It was funded by Eli Lilly and led by doctors at the Cleveland Cli... Read more >

Cleveland Public Library (CPL) was ranked one of the top four libraries in the country, receiving the highest possible rating of five stars in the Library Journal’s America’s Star Libraries 2011.
 
Library Journal’s Index of Public Library Service ranks more than 7,000 library systems in four categories: library visits, circulation, program attendance, and public Internet usage. Cleveland Public Library ranked 4th out of all library systems nationwid... Read more >

In an article on the increased focus on patient satisfaction at hospitals, Wall Street Journal writer Laura Landro highlights positive measures taken at The Cleveland Clinic.
 
Titled "A Financial Incentive for Better Bedside Manner," the feature illustrates how a patient's opinion of a hospital is greatly shaped by how they are treated both in and out of the operating room.
 
"Cleveland Clinic Chief Executive Delos "Toby" Cos... Read more >

Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown received props from Ellen Kanner -- the Edgy Veggie -- for his recent introduction of the Local Food, Farms and Jobs Act as part of the 2012 Farm Bill. The Act will increase funding to small farmers pursuing national organic certification and to underserved communities seeking greater access to fresh, local produce.

"Processed food is anything but local and in most cases anything but nourishing," she writes for Huffington Post. "I... Read more >

The Cleveland Foundation is in the process of recruiting organizations to host interns for its popular Summer Internship Program. The deadline is November 30.
 
The foundation's Summer Internship Program provides a limited number of college students or recent graduates an opportunity to work in Cleveland-area nonprofit organizations or governmental agencies during the summer months. All interns are required to work full-time as designated by their host organizatio... Read more >

Ruth Reichl, the former editor of Gourmet magazine and restaurant critic for The New York Times, was recently in town to take part in the Cleveland Public Library's Writers & Readers series. She spoke to a packed house this past Saturday.
 
Once safely home, Reichl blogged of her recent experience in Cleveland -- and she admits it far exceeded her expectations.
 
"My plane did not land until nine at night, and I was expecting a hungry evening... Read more >

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and Cleveland Public Art (CPA) have issued a call for artists to design up to nine murals to adorn Cleveland’s new Innerbelt Bridge, which currently is under construction.
 
The new bridge's design includes several opportunities for murals in key locations where the bridge will create underpasses. Two of these areas are in Tremont, at Fairfield Avenue and West 14th Street. The other location is at Ontario Street, ... Read more >

If you were unaware, October 25th is National Greasy Foods Day, a holiday either filled with fatty foods or, more likely, wholly ignored by the entire population. Regardless, our fun-loving fatty foods provider Melt Bar & Grilled was honored with a mention in MSNBC's listicle of "7 Crazy Gut-Busters for National Greasy Foods Day."
 
Receiving specific mention is the Monster, a grilled cheese "sandwich" that is more test than treat.
&nbs... Read more >

Cleveland's Gotta Groove Records was featured recently in the New York Times as the subject of its recurring "You Are Here" column.
 
Titled "Building a House of Wax in Cleveland," and written by David Giffels, a former Akron Beacon Journal columnist and author of "All the Way Home," the essay showcases one of the few manufacturers of vinyl records.
 
"In the heart of postindustrial Cleveland, in one of those cheery ... Read more >

The latest salvo in Downtown Cleveland Alliance's campaign to get more folks to live, work and play downtown is this video titled "Downtown Cleveland... Is It For You?" Produced by Fusion Filmworks and TWIST Creative, the video has attracted over 9,300 views in under a week.

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., founder and president of Waterkeeper Alliance, will be the keynote speaker at an event celebrating the launch of EcoWatch's new nationwide news service website. The public event will take place at Rivergate Park (1785 Merwin Ave.) on Thursday, Oct. 27 at 2:30 p.m.
 
EcoWatch, publisher of EcoWatch Journal with a distribution of more than 80,000 copies across Ohio, will launch the nationwide news service out of Cleveland’s Tremont neig... Read more >

In an article titled "Cleveland's Shaker Heights is a model worth emulating," Pittsburgh Tribune-Review writer John Conti describes the attractiveness of this well-planned neighborhood, which will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2012.
 
Thanks to the Van Sweringen's keen vision and planning, Shaker "appealed to the upper-middle classes in Cleveland in the 1920s, and the result today is neighborhood after neighborhood of stunningly good-lookin... Read more >

In a Washington Post article titled "Banks turn to demolition of foreclosed properties to ease housing-market pressures," Brady Dennis reports that Cuyahoga County's aggressive land bank is serving as a model for other regions nationwide.
 
"The sight of excavators tearing down vacant buildings has become common in this foreclosure-ravaged city, where the housing crisis hit early and hard," he writes. "But the story behind the recent wave ... Read more >

For the third straight year, Forbes Woman has published its list of "Best Cities For Working Mothers." New additions to the 2011 list are Cleveland and Columbus.

To determine the rankings, the magazine looked at the 50 largest metropolitan areas and compared factors such as job opportunity, earnings potential, safety, healthcare, education, and cost of living.
 
Coming in at #10, Cleveland earns high marks for featuring "lower than average cost... Read more >

Do you or your organization have a bright idea on how to improve Northeast Ohio's regional freshwater resources? If so, Great Lakes Brewing Company’s Burning River Foundation wants to hear from you.
 
The foundation, a non-profit dedicated to improving, maintaining and celebrating the vitality of our regional freshwater resources, has issued a Request for Proposals for its Fresh Ideas for Freshwater Grant Program. Recipients might be eligible to receive gran... Read more >

Unveiled during the recent 2011 Medical Innovation Summit, the Cleveland Clinic announced the Top 10 Medical Innovations for 2012. The list of breakthrough devices and therapies was selected by a panel of Cleveland Clinic physicians and scientists.
 
Nominated innovations were required to: Have significant potential for short-term clinical impact; Have a high probability of success; Be on the market or close to being introduced; Have sufficient data available to suppo... Read more >