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The Other Blossom CenterMay 10, 2006 - Michael Gill, Cleveland Free TimesGeorge Parras doesn't tell it like a once-upon-a-time kind of story, but still: The king of Azerbaijan came to Cleveland a few years ago to visit one of our famous hospitals. While he lay in bed, his ambassador had some time to familiarize himself with the city. No doubt he visited the art museum and Severance Hall. But what seems to have made the most lasting impression was a walk in Rockefeller Park, with its cultural gardens. Woe to the old-schoolersAug 6, 2006 - CoolCleveland.comWoe to the old-schoolers still hanging at the Feast of the Assumption. Just a short stroll North, entrepreneur Lois Moss and her mighty band of volunteers comandeered Martin Luther King, Jr. Drive, shut it to traffic and staged the first Walk+Roll Cleveland on 8/6 & 8/13. A Day Without CarsJul 19, 2006 - Michael Gill, Cleveland Free TimesIt took Case and University Hospitals to give the nod before the Civic Innovation Lab would pony up the dough for Walk and Roll Cleveland, but now that the big University Circle players are on board, Lois Moss' plan to close Martin Luther King Boulevard to cars has plenty of alternative fuel. Doing the Impossible is FunAug 2, 2006 - CoolCleveland.comAsk Lois Moss, who, after building Century Cycles into one of the top bike shops in the country, set out to close MLK Drive to traffic for two entire Sundays this month, allowing Clevelanders to walk, roll and generally enjoy themselves along Rockefeller Park, the Cultural Gardens and the Greenhouse. Watch our video interview and pick up on her can-do vibe. Walking+Rolling in Rockefeller ParkAug 11, 2006 - Lila Hanft, Cleveland Jewish NewsMost Clevelanders know Rockefeller Park only as a slim corridor of green glimpsed from a car speeding down Martin Luther King Blvd.
But once it was a real park, a run of trees, meadows, rocks and river devoid of the noise and menace of auto traffic.
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 Great Quote!People just rode, strolled, bladed around with big smiles on their faces. Congratulations many times over and thank you! |
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