Nothing slowed down in open data news during our two-week hiatus so let’s jump right in. NEWS: Hot off the presses: Jackie Borchardt reports that the Ohio online checkbook is, “out of date.” On the heels of a call for more disclosure by Common Cause Ohio, the Plain Dealer editorial board wants more regular and frequent campaign finance reporting in…
This Week in Open highlights the stems and stalks growing in our Northeast Ohio open data ecosystem. To learn more about how it’s progress, sign up for the blog feed, follow us on Twitter or visit and like our Facebook page. Maybe you’ve seen growth we’ve missed – let us know and we’ll include info about it too. NEWS: Our…
Nearly every edition of the New York Times this week has featured a lengthy article about hacking or hackers. None of them do much for the cause of civic hacking for social good, like this excellent portrait of Hack Cleveland’s Fix 216. Rather, they emphasize how the fear and anxiety around hackers who are out to exploit problems rather than…
In honor of Game 3 in the NBA Finals, here’s a round up of sports-related open data resources. First up is this list from the California State University at Northridge. It’s available at other library websites too. Open Source Sports describes itself as, “Massive sports databases for you to download.” While it’s got links to interesting information about women in…
No droughts when it comes to open data news. Make sure you share This Week in Open to nurture the ecosystem and keep it healthy. Then others can sign up for the blog feed, follow us on Twitter or visit and like our Facebook page. Hacking got more journalistic love and we’re taking the show on the road to Columbus…
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 6, the Cleveland Public Library main branch will host both the Cleveland Mini-Maker Faire and Open Cleveland’s activities for the National Day of Civic Hacking. OpenNEO will be at both and we can’t wait. Why can’t we wait? Consider the run open data and civic tech has had over the last couple of weeks: Hack Cleveland’s Fix…
