Solon High Student Promotes Tolerance

Justin Bachman
Photo credit: Lisa Bachman

Justin Bachman, a student at Solon High School, lives with Tourette Syndrome.  It has given him a unique perspective on the importance of tolerance.  While in the eighth grade in March 2011, Justin founded the Tolerance Fair, to highlight the diversity of people and to showcase their particular needs.

The next Tolerance Fair is expected to draw thousands of people to the new Cleveland Convention Center on March 9th from 1 PM to 5 PM. Admission is free.  Justin reveals the incident that lead him on his quest to promote tolerance through the Tolerance Fair.  He is joined by his mother Lisa in this interview with Jim.

A Ski Lift On Steroids: Cleveland Skylift

Cleveland Skylift is a concept that could become as iconic as the Terminal Tower and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.  Ski lift-type cars strung between 14 popular destinations downtown and in Ohio City, offering not just transportation, but an education and entertainment experience as well.

Jon Stahl is the driving force behind building Cleveland Skylift, and he's hoping to get the first phase financed by this spring, when proposals are due for attracting the 2016 political conventions to Cleveland.  He imagines the first Skylift being used by convention goers to get from the new Hilton Hotel at the Cleveland Convention Center to the lakefront.

In this interview, Jon explains his motivation.  He works on the lakefront, having purchased and converted the former Hornblower's Restaurant next to Burke Lakefront Airport into an office building for his software company, Lean Dog.  He envisions a floating office park, and Cleveland Skylift would be a means to get there.