http://www.oliveaurora.org Local news, comment and blog from Aurora Ohio Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:07:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en From the Advocate website by Brent Hovey, Reporter Aurora -- An exterior maintenance code the city has tried to pass in one form or another off-and-on for many years won't happen at this time. Council voted to remove the legislation from its agenda Aug. 11, meaning the code is dead for now. It ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/council-fails-to-act-on-maintenance-code/ From the school's website: The business agreement, reached on July 30, will give naming rights to InkStop, scheduled to open its doors in Aurora in August. It will also enable the newly-formed Greenmen Pride organization to reach its “million dollar goal” in Phase #1 of the community’s stadium renovation project.             “We are ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/veterans-stadium-inkstop-field-wow/ Too often this and other blogs are the forum for negative and complaining people so to start a trend here are my 4th of July kudos. Everyone involved with the planning and operation of the 4th of July festivities should be commended. All of the events seemed to go without ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/city-goverment-news/auroras-fourth-and-fifth-of-july/ So there hasn't been much going on at oliveaurora lately has there?  After a huge increase in interest and visits during the school levy campaigns, i have become apathetic.  How Aurora-ish of me! Additionally, I do not want to engage in legal battles to operate this blog. And I don't want ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/community/excuse-my-apathy-or-dont/ The fish kill at Aurora's Sunny Lake on Tuesday seems to have been a success. City workers are cleaning up thousands and thousands of dead carp floating along the shore. The average fish that was killed was a 12 inch carp. There are a few suckers, some small catfish and ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/city-goverment-news/fish-fry-at-sunny-lake/ An Aurora manufacturing plant of a German company will be getting an $82 million expansion and 150 new jobs. Rotek Inc., which manufactures large diameter bearings for such things as radar systems, wind energy turbines, tunnel boring machines and rail vehicles, will begin construction at the end of this month with ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/community/rotek-stays-put/ Take a short drive east from Aurora on Rt 82 to Hiram, and view the best looking wisteria in the nation!  It is on the north side of the street just this side of campus climbing on a pine tree. I'd guess it is 40 ft high. My Hiram spy ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/community/wysteria-in-bloom/ from the advocate website Aurora -- The city continues to take steps to keep one of its largest employers from moving. At City Council's April 28 session, members passed two ordinances in an effort to convince Rotek to stay here and not move to Kentucky. Rotek plans a $90 million expansion, but is ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/city-supports-rotek-expansion/ In case you haven't been by the library this week, there are big changes. The city has removed the old bushes and is in the process of planting a lot of new ornamental trees and shrubbery. It is a big improvement. http://www.oliveaurora.org/city-goverment-news/library-landscaping/ OliveAurora is currently being upgraded. The site may not be working properly Hope to be up and more active in a day or two http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/upgrade/ As taxpayers, we and several other families in our area have been proud to let friends and relatives know what a lovely community we have in Aurora.However, to dwellers in the Lakes of Aurora and especially those who use Cochran Road, it has become an embarrassment to have visitors see ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/city-goverment-news/residents-seeking-cochran-fixu/ Do you have favorite family recipes that you cherish? Is there a special dish, bread, or dessert that your Grandmother or Mother always made for certain holiday celebrations? Is there a story behind some of the family celebrations that you pass along from generation to generation? If ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/create-a-family-cookbook/ It looks as though Geauga Lake will be auctioned of in its entirety June 17th and 18th. Here's your chance to get a ride for your backyard. My kids want the Space Needle (think zoning would allow it?)!  The end for the once grand park. http://nortonauctioneers.com/upcoming.htm http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/going-going-gone/ During the storm on Saturday, the Aurora Service Department did a good job of keeping the roads passable. I had to drive to Macedonia in the morning to get a part for my snowblower and the roads in Aurora were great, much better than T-burg and Macedonia. http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/snowed-in/ Olive readers might have noticed that there weren't any new postings or comments the past 4-5 days. The site has had problems with a variety of issues from content to spam to glitches or hacks. But the primary reason for no new posts was nobody was changing anyones minds ... http://www.oliveaurora.org/uncategorized/aurora-school-levy-aftermath/