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Cleveland mayor says Cleveland ‘perceived to be the butthole of the world sometimes’
It's tough to be the mayor of a rust-belt town that has lost a good percentage of its population and has historically been a punch-line for comics going back half a century. But gosh, you're not supposed to say what everybody has always suspected.
Owner of Colossal Cupcakes explains how her staff ran for safety during Saturday’s protest
Delving into the genesis of Mayor Frank Jackson's uncharitable characterization of his city, one might look at what lies in the heart of Cleveland's central business district. Along historic Euclid Avenue from Public Square to East 9th Street, one should expect this exclusive bit of urban real estate to be occupied by financial powerhouses with names like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs emblazoned on skyscrapers along a concrete canyon of commerce. However in the Bizzaro World known as Cleveland, Ohio, one instead sees large festive multi-colored lettering--COLOSSAL CUPCAKES-- written across the storefront of a bakery specializing in (yes) flavorful cupcakes. A large model of a pink cupcake is above the entrance to remove all doubt. You'd more likely see a garishly painted store like this on the boardwalk in Coney Island as opposed to a location like this.
Kelly Kandah is the attractive owner of Colossal Cupcakes of Cleveland. With all that alliteration and tasty treats going for her, Kelly has made her business thrive for nearly ten-years. And with a degree in broadcast journalism she has a knack for getting in the local news as well, like when her business was robbed two-years ago. But it escapes all reason why an establishment that bakes low-cost, calorie-rich cupcakes should have been a target of vandals and looters this past weekend during the midst of nationwide demonstrations.
Perhaps it is another only in Cleveland story.
It's tough to be the mayor of a rust-belt town that has lost a good percentage of its population and has historically been a punch-line for comics going back half a century. But gosh, you're not supposed to say what everybody has always suspected.
Owner of Colossal Cupcakes explains how her staff ran for safety during Saturday’s protest
Delving into the genesis of Mayor Frank Jackson's uncharitable characterization of his city, one might look at what lies in the heart of Cleveland's central business district. Along historic Euclid Avenue from Public Square to East 9th Street, one should expect this exclusive bit of urban real estate to be occupied by financial powerhouses with names like Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs emblazoned on skyscrapers along a concrete canyon of commerce. However in the Bizzaro World known as Cleveland, Ohio, one instead sees large festive multi-colored lettering--COLOSSAL CUPCAKES-- written across the storefront of a bakery specializing in (yes) flavorful cupcakes. A large model of a pink cupcake is above the entrance to remove all doubt. You'd more likely see a garishly painted store like this on the boardwalk in Coney Island as opposed to a location like this.
Kelly Kandah is the attractive owner of Colossal Cupcakes of Cleveland. With all that alliteration and tasty treats going for her, Kelly has made her business thrive for nearly ten-years. And with a degree in broadcast journalism she has a knack for getting in the local news as well, like when her business was robbed two-years ago. But it escapes all reason why an establishment that bakes low-cost, calorie-rich cupcakes should have been a target of vandals and looters this past weekend during the midst of nationwide demonstrations.
Perhaps it is another only in Cleveland story.
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