https://instagram.com/neverevergiveupcle

We are 15 followers shy of 1000! This is a community project where folks in Cleveland answer the question "what is the hardest thing you ever had to do?". They submit anonymous handwritten letters which get posted to the Instagram. It also won a seed grant of $2000 to build an installation in the flats.

Please come and read the incredible stories, follow the account, submit your own story or write a letter of hope showing your support for another letter sender.

It's a really cool Cleveland-centered program.

My girlfriend has founded a project to honor the perseverance and resilience of NE Ohioans. The project involves annoymously submitted letters from Cuyahoga county residents answering the question "what's the hardest thing you ever had to do". She is a finalist in the 2019 Accelerate Grant Competition and is hoping to use the money to fund a public art installation.

A) She is currently collecting submissions to get the ball rolling on the project.

https://home.neverevergiveupcle.com/

All the information on the project and how to submit a letter can be found on the site above.

B) There is a link to an Instagram page from the site if anybody is interested in following or supporting the project in any other way.

C) I am also really proud of her and the work she's put into this thing. I think it's an amazing idea and a really great way to build community and share stories. So I am hoping to help build some support for the project because I'd really like to see it succeed.

D) She is especially interested in stories from underrepresented people (women, minorities, lgbtq) - not that she isn't interested in stories from men, but it's sort of her wheelhouse.

The Heritage College-Cleveland is currently looking for pregnant participants to assist first- and second-year medical students in the development of their clinical patient assessment skills. $20/hr. Call or email for further details: Patricia Lambert (216) 295-7902 or lambertp@ohio.edu

Hi I'm Kerri! I'm looking for long term housing starting as soon as possible. I would love to live anywhere around Cleveland but am coming off one of many surgeries for a rare brain condition. I have a service dog to help me out with that (can still live in places that forbid pets). My disability payments limit me to about $500/month max for rent and utilities, but I am a great roommate and am getting enough strength to be an excellent help with cooking and cleaning. If any of you know of a good fit for me, I would greatly appreciate letting me know so that we could talk more.

Hellos from the east side! I just found this subreddit, I am new to the cleveland area and would LOVE to be able to learn more and make friends.

What say we revive this sub?

Pics: http://imgur.com/a/RmfY7

Lost: German short-haired pointer dog, male approx 72 lbs, 8 yrs old. Answers to Radar. Very people friendly. White with brown head and brown spots and ticking. He has a white line scar right under his eye the left side of his muzzle. Cropped tale. He escaped yesterday April 24th around 645 pm from Erieview Rd and was last seen on Bluestone Rd crossing Noble Rd heading west in Cleveland Heights, OH.

Thank you!

Hiiiii, ladies! I haven't been as active lately as I've wanted to be because of, well, several things. Vacation and morning sickness, mostly. (The later is seriously draining. I had no idea.) Anyway, I am alive! As, I hope, are you.

I have been playing with the 2XCLE Pinterest board today. I switched it to map mode which I think is great for a board like this. I added a few new pins of local things that I think are great, but I think this board needs more than just my input to make it interesting. Anyone want to help contribute? I can add you as a contributor if you let me know what your username is.

For the uninitiated, here is the board: http://www.pinterest.com/rainbowdarling/2xcle/

In other news... how was your weekend?

Ok, so we've had some problems with people not seeing the updates about the meet-ups until its too late. So I figured it might be a good thing to set up a mailing list. We aren't going to spam you or anything, just provide updates to dates/times of meet-ups associated with this subreddit.

If you want to be on the list please email 2XClevelandMods@gmail.com and we will add you to it.

Hey ladies,

So, unfortunately I am not going to be able to make it to the meet-up on Thursday due to a company picnic that I have to go to. I have talked with the other mods and it doesn't look like any of them will be able to go.

To be clear, this does not mean that you ladies can't still go and have a great time, it just means that I'm not sure what the turnout will be. If you still want to go feel free to discuss that here.

Don't forget ladies!

I was there from 6:55 - 8 pm. And I didn't see anyone. Did I miss you guys? Or did it just not happen?

I don't have a smart phone, so I couldn't post while I was there.

So, unless there are severe issues with this plan, the new schedule is as follows:

There will be an West Side meet-up on the second Thursday of every month at 7pm at Great Lakes Brewery (2516 Market Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44113).

There will an East Side meet-up on the last Saturday of the every month at 2pm at the Barking Spider (11310 Juniper Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106).

If anyone has a problem that would preclude them from ever coming to at least one of these meet-ups please let us know!

Yay, meetup at the Barking Spider on Saturday! Everyone ready for Saturday already? I am.

I am bringing my knitting with me. If I'm still working on my rainbow scarf, please shame me appropriately for not working on it this week because I want to be done with it, like, last week.

So, I'm basically having to completely replenish my wardrobe for work. I'm looking for second hand and consignment shops that will sell plus sizes (2x, 22pants). I've tried Clothes Mentor, Plato's Closet, and Revolve Fashion all on Mayfield Rd.

Suggestions?

• Where: The Barking Spider Tavern -- 11310 Juniper Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106

• How to Find us: We will post flyers (as allowed) and have flyers at our table. We will also alert the bartender(ess) so they can direct you to our table when you ask about the "2XCleveland Meet-up".

• Where to Park: There is on street parking and a fair sized parking lot that The Barking Spider shares with "The Coffee House at University Circle". The lot is behind the coffee house. To get to it you have to go up the driveway for The Coffee House and the parking lot and Tavern are behind it. You cannot see The Barking Spider from the road.

As you can see, I'm very proud of the calendar I've added to the side bar...

It's beautiful!

After polling and planning, its time to announce the dates of this month's meet-ups!

We are going to separate them out into TWO different meet-ups, one on the West Side and one on the East Side. Everyone is welcome to both events, but this was the best way to accomodate everyone's schedules and issues. Depending on the success of these meet-ups we will set up a regular schedule of 2 monthly meet-ups (one on each side) for the sub and begin working on interest specific meet-ups.

West Side:

• When: 8/14/13 at 7pm

• Where: Great Lakes Brewing Company [2516 Market Avenue Cleveland, Ohio 44113]

• How to Find us: We will post flyers (as allowed) and have flyers at our table. We will also alert the host(ess) so they can direct you to our table when you ask about the "2XCleveland Meet-up".

• Where to Park: There is parking on street, or there is a paid ($5) lot where Market Ave meets W 26th St. If anyone knows of a better parking area near GLBC let me know and I'll update the post.

• Why this place and time? Well, I took the poll and the majority of West Siders said that they preferred a meet-up during a week-day at night and there were multiple people who were already booked up for the Thursday and Fridays of August. I wanted the East Side and West Side meet-ups to be at least a week a part so that people wouldn't get burned out on too many meet-ups in one weekend. If you can't make it then there will be another meet-up soon.

East Side:

• When: 8/31/13 at 2pm

• Where: The Barking Spider Tavern [11310 Juniper Rd, Cleveland, OH 44106]

• How to Find us: We will post flyers (as allowed) and have flyers at our table. We will also alert the bartender(ess) so they can direct you to our table when you ask about the "2XCleveland Meet-up".

• Where to Park: There is fair sized parking lot that The Barking Spider shares with "The Coffee House at University Circle". The lot is behind the coffe house. To get to it you have to go up the driveway for The Coffee House and the parking lot and Tavern are behind it. You cannot see The Barking Spider from the road.

• Why this place and time: Well, the last meet-up was very successful and I think it had something to do with the atmosphere at The Barking Spider. The vote for East Siders was unanimous that it should be on the weekend and nearly unanimous that it should be at night in the afternoon (edit, trying to do too many things at once, typo), so that's about it.

You ladies sure do have a lot going on! I'm sorry if you can't make it to a meet-up, I tried really hard to make sure that everyone that responded to the poll could make it to at least one meet-up. There will definitely be more meet-ups and as of September there will probably be 2 standard days, places, and times. We mods will work to get more stuff set up as quickly as we are able to.

EDIT: The Poll results can be seen here.

I am planning to go see The Princess Bride at Playhouse Square with a couple of friends and my husband on Thursday, August 15th. Tickets are $5, but they posted on their facebook yesterday that tickets are buy-one-get-one with the code FILMS. (No end date given.)

Here's the link to buy tickets to see The Princess Bride on the 15th: http://www.playhousesquare.org/default.asp?playhousesquare=58&objId=4257

There are lots of great movies playing at other times, too, but I thought this might be a fun way to have a miniature get-together if anyone's interested.

Any takers? :D

My weekend was awesome!

Friday I went with on a double date with a coworker of my husband's to see RED 2. It was really funny (I liked the first one too).

I spent the rest of the weekend working on projects! I have two projects in the works right now: a desk and a side table. I plan to post pictures when I'm finished.

I finished grouting the tiled top of the desk (woohoo! this has been a month long project!) and all I have left on it is to seal it and scrub the grout haze off the top and its finished! It looks so great with the greens and blues of the tile mosaic I created, and the dark cherry colored moulding I put on the outside add the perfect framing effect to make it look gorgeously luxe and expensive (overall only $150, which is a little higher than I'm used to paying for, but is looks so amazing that I don't feel too bad). I'm so excited about this one because since the movers broke my desk I've just had my computer on our dining room table and I really want to be able to actually unpack my office stuff!

I also began a project that I've been looking forward for a while now. I found a great side table at a yard sale for $10. Since I had been looking for a table to put in my craft room I was super excited, but while this one is mostly real wood (the back is a thin plywood) it has heavy stains on the top and one of the legs is broken. I got the leg put back together fairly seamlessly and started sanding the hell out of this thing. Its my first painting project, and I picked a dark teal and am going to use the original handles painted white. I plan to work on it some during the week and then really finish it this weekend.

So, how was your weekend?

In an effort to get a conversation going, everybody post your hobbies/interests.

• Like to read? What kind of books?
• Like to write? Is there a blog we can follow?
• DIY-er? Crafter? Tell us about your projects!
• Like gourmet cooking? Tell us about it! Share pics (if you've got them).
• Into fashion? What's your style?
• Photography? Art?
• Do you volunteer?
• Are you married? Kids? Describe your family!
• Do you work? What do you do?
• Belong to any other clubs?

I want to get a general idea about what kinds of things you would like to see on here!

I'm new to modding, but I've got flair working enough so that we can put some text in it (I'll work on that more later).

Right now I have it set up so you can put:

(City or Neighborhood) + Time in the Cleveland Area (in years)

Again, I need more mods, so if any of you have any experience modding or just want to help out feel free to PM me.