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3.03.2006

We've Been M.I.A

Sorry the site hasn't been updated in a month; we were busy cleaning spam out of our inboxes. On that topic, tips at rubberbuzz dot com and events at rubberbuzz dot com have been temporarily shut down to relieve my and Mia's inboxes of undue stress.

(joe :: We've Been M.I.A)

2.10.2006

Tomorrow, Tomorrow

Tomorrow is Saturday. The weekend is so lovely, but what is there to do? Shovel your sidewalk? Nope. Do laundry? It'll only get dirty again. Get wasted and pass out until 5 pm? Okay, but what do you do when you wake up with a hangover? Why not head out to Highland Square and see some art?

Saturday February 11th the second of a series of art events at Square Records and Revival.

At Revival: Anna S. Wallace gelatin prints.
At Square: We Are Campfire. Printers who make shirts for people who like good typography, good humor and good design. 12 designs will be available for purchase at Revival.

Square Records and Revival are located at 824 & 822 W. Market St. in Highland Square. This event is free and open to the public. Starts around 7 pm.

Talk about Akron art. Anne Wallace is a prof at The University of Akron. And one of the We are Campfire guys, Micah, is a teacher at Hoban. So by going to Square Records and Revival, you're supporting the arts and education.

Revival

(joe :: Tomorrow, Tomorrow)

2.09.2006

Is that really a Conflict?

The Setup:

City and school officials overseeing Akron's $800 million school construction project have approved a kitchen-equipment contract that raised ``conflict of interest'' concerns.

The lowest bidder on the Jennings Community Learning Center project, Brysco Foodservice Equipment & Design of Pittsburgh, is owned by the same company that designed the new kitchen, S.S. Kemp of Cleveland.

S.S. Kemp has the consulting contract to design the kitchens in all the city's new schools, which will double as community centers.

Brysco already had won subcontractor bids to supply smaller kitchens for the Voris and Resnik elementary school projects.

The Opinion:

That's a little shady. Wait... I shouldn't jump to conclusions. Maybe S.S. Kemp didn't design a kitchen with the specific goal of using equipment that a company owned by the same parent company they are could provide at the best price. Maybe Brysco's like the Value City of institutional kitchens. Maybe it's a legitimate deal. The school board did choose the supplies/equipment that will be used in the kitchen. In any case, the whole situation is going before the school board.

The BJ :: School contract raises concerns of conflict

(joe :: Is that really a Conflict?)

Jazz

Before it was destroyed a few decades ago, the Northside are of Akron was home to amazing jazz clubs. There's a long article in The BJ about jazz and the current lack of jazz in Akron, but here's the part I found most exciting:

Jazz fans could have another regular place to find the music they love. Akronite Jacob Ward is a promoter, artist manager and singer-songwriter who also owns Dreamstate Records, Dreamstate Studios and Studio B. Working with another local jazzman, Terence Hazly, and others, he plans to turn Musica, the small room adjacent to downtown coffee shop Mocha Maiden, into a weekly jazz spot in the spring. Ward reasons that most of the jazz musicians who play Cleveland regularly are from the Akron/Canton/Kent area and that with a lot of cooperation on the part of musicians, bar owners and perhaps the city, Akron could easily become Northeast Ohio's jazz hub.

The BJ :: Where'a all that Jazz?

(joe :: Jazz)

2.01.2006

Voter Woes

You gotta bring more then a smile with you if you plan on voting in any election after May; be prepared with some ID.

The version of an election-reform bill that Gov. Bob Taft signed into law Tuesday requires voters to provide a driver's license, utility bill or other identification before casting a ballot. Current law, effective through the May primary, calls for a voter to say name and address and sign the poll book next to an image of his or her signature.

Taft's signature came hours after the GOP-dominated House and Senate passed the measure along party lines. Democrats argued that the ID requirement makes it hard for seniors, low-income people and disabled people to vote.

I guess the GOP's arguement is that this will curb voter fraud. If they really want to fix that problem, they should ban those extra-vote-giving Diebold voting machines.

The BJ :: Voter-ID bill signed into law

(joe :: Voter Woes)

1.31.2006

I So Remember This

Today's news is history!

11:47 a.m., Jan. 31, 1986.

A force equaling 20,000 tons of dynamite rippled through 10 states and Canada.

Although there were just two seismographs in all of Ohio, quake experts quickly traced the epicenter to our own backyard: Lake County, just north of the Geauga County line.

It lasted maybe five seconds, long enough to vibrate merchandise from store shelves, crack plaster and break windows.

But mostly, it was a novelty that people got a kick out of as they donned their ``I Survived the Quake of '86'' T-shirts.

I was at my great-grandma's house. She thought it was a tornado so she made me go into the basement, you know the safest place to be during an earthquake.

The BJ :: Akron quaked, rattled, rolled

(joe :: I So Remember This)

1.20.2006

AIDS Benefit

I know this event isn't exactly in Akron, but it'll benefit people in the city.

Friends Together For Life, Inc. presents the 6th annual Evening of Entertainment and Illussion The Sensational Sixties-A Salute to Motown with guest emcee TV 5's Adam Shapiro to benefit local AIDS charities. Canton Marriott McKinley Grande. 6:30 cocktails, 7:30 dinner, show begins at 8:30. Tickets are $50 purchased at the Colanade Room, or by calling 330-477-0806.

There's also going to be a silent auction with all kinds of stuff up for grabs.

I know it seems like a lot of cash but it's helping a great cause. I also heard a bit about the show that's being planned; it sounds like it's going to be awesome. Friends Together for Life has gotten some awesome local talent to perform. If you can go, check it out.

(joe :: AIDS Benefit)

1.19.2006

Pizza Pizza

I was inspired by e-mail to get my ass in gear and do something new of the site. So here's a lovely listing of pizza shops. I've seperated out the chains from the Mom and Pop places for y'all. My favorites: Luigi's, Italo's, and Emidio & Sons.

Akron Pizza Shops

(joe :: Pizza Pizza)

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