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From superheroes to sports dramas, Hollywood has made Cleveland home this summer and we’re loving it. Sure, we offered a plant tour to Captain America and guests (the offer still stands, BTW), but it got us thinking, “Would Hollywood find our unsung work worthy of the silver screen?” To...
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Weather could be questionable for this weekend’s Cleveland Indians games, so if you’re tuned in to watch the Tribe play on SportsTime Ohio, you could see a “rain delay” graphic brought to you by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. It has nothing to do with the play on...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Best practices and prize money? The Alliance for Water Future sure knows how to host an event or two. The Alliance for Water Future will hold two summer events focused on stormwater management and “water quality innovation” to help share knowledge of freshwater issues in our region. The Sewer...
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Jenni didn’t change her number, but she did change her name. The 18-inch alligator our sewer maintenance crews rescued from Big Creek near Jennings Road in Cleveland last November has been living comfortably with Cleveland Metroparks Zoo, and one of her rescuers got to visit her recently. George Uhl—a...
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If Captain America and Nick Fury need to adjust their Cleveland filming schedules anticipating rain this week and are suddenly faced with time to kill—I mean geez how much time can one spend in a commissary tent?—I’m just going to put this out there: We’d be happy to welcome...
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Local beaches will be flowing with activity this summer, above and beyond the dog-paddling of local swimmers. On Monday, May 20, the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District resumed daily testing at Edgewater, Villa Angela, and Euclid beaches to determine water quality as we prepare for the start of beach...
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“16 reasons Cleveland is not as bad as you think”? We guess 16 is a fine place to start, but the list could go on and on, and there are a few glaring omissions. This week, Buzzfeed posted a fun piece with that title, noting examples like Charles Ramsey’s...
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Sure, we have a Pick Up Poop! campaign for your dog, but you’d need a whooooole lot of baggies for droppings this big. We’re excited about our latest educational partnership with the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and their new Dinosaurs! exhibit that opened last week. And the graphic below is...
Read More Posted by Jared Shepherd Meet Hank. He’s a #blueheeler… Same color as me! Want to help @clevelandapl help PUPs? 216.566.PETS. #DogsCantFlush twitter.com/wallywaterdrop… — Spokesdrop, NEORSD (@wallywaterdrop) May 10, 2013 A group of Sewer District volunteers are taking calls at Q104’s and Cleveland APL’s Pledge For Pets Radiothon today, an event we’ve supported for...
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There are words, phrases, or intonations we hear that instantly harken us back to our mothers, grandmothers, aunts, or other influential women in our lives. This Mother’s Day, we’re looking at some of the most common mom-isms and seeing a very distinctive connection to our industry. Moms know what...
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