On thick ice

On thick ice

Lower Shaker Lake, on the border of Cleveland Heights/Shaker Heights, OH. “No ice is safe ice.” “It’s never worth the risk.” Sober counsel from parents and public officials, but . . . after several nights of temperatures in the single digits, and daytime highs in the...
Cold steel, warm craft

Cold steel, warm craft

Machines might seem to be merely cold steel, cut gears, flowing grease and winding pulleys. But in the hands of a craftsman like local elf Shadi Ayoub, a machine can seemingly also possess a soul. The O’Hare family was looking for a family gift that could be local,...
Not a kid’s game

Not a kid’s game

One Company Seeks and Act 3 Finds New Partnership It’s a game of hide and seek. Sometimes we seek new partners and clients; sometimes they find us. The latter scenario applies to our engagement with First Literacy, the Boston-based nonprofit that leads adult literacy...
Take Up Arms Against Omicron

Take Up Arms Against Omicron

As the new Coronavirus variant Omicron surges, Act 3 author Dave Lange’s recent column in the Plain Dealer sets the tone Americans should wage in the war against the pandemic. Lange writes that soldiers like himself were never afraid of vaccines needed to fight in...