Buddy Simon grandfather of the Cleveland sign movement rolled out his seminal and only known book in 1981 titled Simon Sez. Many Clevelanders will remember Buddy signs brightening up Carnegie Avenue for over three decades. Simon would rib a politician on one sign and commend a local sports hero on another. Buddy Simon was the town crier for the average Cleveland resident who slugged it out everyday. Simon is mostly forgotten today and is more of an obscure Cleveland trivia question, but to SGS his life and art are a true inspiration. Simon found a way to use his art to convey his thoughts on the events of the day. He was rarely vicious and you would not always agree with his sign du jour. Yet all of the people I have spoken to about Simon flash a smile and speak fondly of knowing that when they drove down Carnegie Buddy’s signs would be there. If you would like to check out a few of Buddy’s  signs check out this link.

The Emergency Room is a place both loathed and loved by many. Apart from providing on-the-spot health care services, the emergency room is a wonderful community asset that is suitable for all occasions. With soaring energy and media costs, emergency rooms are quickly becoming the go-to destination for popular media consumption and air-cooled relaxation. Here at SGS we seek to rate our City’s top tier emergency rooms primarily on their ambiance, comfort level, and amenities. The SGS Team recently traveled to Cleveland’s MetroHealth Emergency Room (ER) for a facility review. We hope that you find the information below useful.

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KINGS VS SGS a.k.a. VOTE SGS

The power behind the Hydra Ticket is FIVE. FIVE is refinement.
South Rakkas Crew runs Twelve. Check it. Kings are hold over.
DGC are the THREE points of the FIFTH CROWN.
OUT WITH THE OLD. VOTE SGS!

ClevelandSGS has found three rare photos of a man who has been on the Cle scene for over four decades. For a run down of the many accomplishments and organizations Pinkney is involved in check out this site.  If you are a true Clevelander and are interested in the history of your city pick up Promises of Power by Carl Stokes. Pinkney was an instrumental player in Stokes acscedancy to Mayor, and the book deftly unravels what Pinkney and Stokes actually did accomplish in our city in November of 1967. For more SGS scans of Pinkney check out this page. 

CasHHands is what happens when you refuse to touch things.
No Touch Automatic is the deadly end result.

S+G+S=9

SGS is always on the prowl for interesting Cleveland memorabilia. We thought you might like to check out this rare election card from 1969. This was the first election that Dennis won. According to this article from the Plain Dealer, Dennis celebrated his first win by dining on rice Krispies and Jim Beam. A jubilant Dennis can also be seen mugging for the camera in this Cleveland Press article from 1969.

THE FACILITY

In my quest to stay abreast of all things poppin’ in the streets, I decided to take a couple of members from the SGS Youth League (SGS-YL) on a roller skating field trip. After a much-heated debate over locations, skate schedules, music genres, and rink size it was agreed that the only important factor was music. With that, we settled on the Saturday public skate at USA SKATES (Zelma George location).

Housed in the Zelma George Recreation Center, located at 3155 Martin Luther King blvd., the center boasts a skating rink, weight room, basketball court, and indoor track. Named after Zelma Watson George (1903-1994), a Black activist, musicologist, performer, and United Nations delegate, the facility meets the recreational needs of the community through offering a variety of activities including but not limited to: Senior Programs, aerobics, running/jogging, youth baseball practice, kickball, Card Sharks, walking club, arts & crafts, and line dancing.

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Berlin SGS

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Cleveland’s own Toby Radloff was kind enough to divulge to SGS his favorite Cleveland eating establishments.

5) Pizza King in Berea…locally owned 24 hour restaurant, excellent pizza and food, reasonable prices.

4) Mr. Hero…love the Romanburgers and cheesesteaks, and it’s a locally owned chain.

3) Cafe Ah-Roma (locations in downtown Berea and downtown Cleveland)…excellent salads and sandwiches, excellent teas and coffee drinks, friendly staff.

2) Red Chimney, East 65th and Fleet …reasonably priced restaurant-I used to eat there off and on when I lived in Slavic Village.

1) Cyber Pete’s Internet Cafe, downtown Bedford…excellent sandwiches, salads, and beverages. Love their triple hamburgers.

For more information about Toby please visit his website.