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^ Luckily many people (leaders) feel differently than you.

^ we felt safe about it, so do all of the parents who send their kids to soccer practice at Herman park. I coach youth league sports and have noticed a huge difference in number of kids turning out yr/yr. It’s a shame that some of you have such out-dated views regarding raising kids in the city. I love the difference my family has made in our fellow neighbor’s lives. The gratification I feel would never happen in any of your “safe” suburbs. We need more leaders in this city, not online critics.

Tesla's secret success story: Model 3 is best selling luxury car in America https://www.cnn.com/2018/10/04/tech/tesla-model-3-luxury-car/index.html

Tesla calms fears with strong sales numbers A tumultuous quarter at Tesla ended with some very good sales numbers. The company delivered 83,500 vehicles during the third quarter, a strong performance that should calm investor fears about logistical problems and a looming cash crunch. That included almost 56,000 of the lower-priced Model 3. Production was a bit below that number: Tesla said it built about 53,000 Model 3s. But that was within the company's projections. https://money.cnn.com/2018/10/02/technology/tesla-sales/index.html

Parks, playgrounds and private schools are found everyone in the Cleveland metro, so I'm not sure your point. The Ohio City area will be tough to beat when the towpath trail, lakefront trail, and Redline greenways projects are completed.

Totally agree with renting first. Very good advice, especially for those not familiar with NEO.

Fair enough. Sometimes this page doesn’t feel very urbany and that’s a shame.

Yes I have a daughter. Yeah, because everyone knows that no criminals live in Shaker lol. There’s a way to prop up your beloved suburb w/out tearing down the city. This is URBANohio after all. Honest question: how’s Cleveland ever supposed to be a better place to live when those (even on here!) tell good people their kids will get raped if they play outside? I think you’re smart enough to know that thousands of kids live in Tremont, OC and Gordon sq w/out issues.

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Really? Lakewood is mostly full of bars and restaurants, and Shaker/Cleveland Hts aren’t really all that interesting of places for families. I can’t ever think of time where I was like “honey, let’s take the kids to Shaker”! Being close to the lake and activities Edgewater has to offer beats the heck out of anything in the heights. It’s also a better area for future real estate values.

Suggesting Cleveland hts because of their schools is downright disingenuous. They're ranked as one of the worst school districts in Ohio.. #556 out 608 with an overall D report card. https://www.cleveland.com/expo/news/erry-2018/09/3946c3c5f21431/every-ohio-school-district-ran.html MY wife has lived in Ohio City for over 6yrs and has never had any issues with being harassed when alone...She's a runner, and frequently walks to the hangout spots on w25th too. As far as crime, Cleveland Hts deals with many of the same crimes issues (car/house break-ins) as people living on the near westside.

Except the commuting data says the Cleveland MSA deserves credit for it. If 200+ year old county boundaries moved with the commuting market, Twinsburg and Macedonia would be in Cuyahoga County. Of course, I mentioned the same thing earlier in the thread. Sucks that Cleveland has the 31st biggest MSA instead of the 29th or 30th becuase of it. Ahem, Cleveland would be the 19th largest if combined w/Akron's MSA. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_metropolitan_statistical_areas

Downtown Cleveland is on the rise, and on the mind From the Desk of the COO Cleveland is in my blood, and as an executive, so is business. When my father opened the doors to Stark Enterprises he saw the great business potential of downtown Cleveland, which is why we established our corporate office in the heart of the city. While we were a bit ahead of the curve, Cleveland’s recent downtown development boom has resulted in a similar resurgence, with businesses and business professionals flocking to the city core. http://www.starkenterprises.com/downtown-cleveland-is-on-the-rise-and-on-the-mind/

^ There's a good number (maybe 15?) restaurants in Playhouse square: http://www.playhousesquare.org/plan-your-visit-main/hotel-dining-guide

When you remove the number of people who are seniors and minors that number looks even better!

Lost in all of this is how freaking good Denzel Ward is playing. Can't believe we may have hit on both 1st rounders..

Yep, this.

There are many more school options in present day Cleveland that didn't exist even 5yrs ago. Not coincidentally, I've noticed an uptick in families moving into or staying in Cleveland. I actually just met a family who moved to w52nd from Rocky River!

If you choose Ohio City/Detroit Shoreway, here's a pretty good k-8 school that often gets over looked: https://www.facebook.com/NearWestIntergenerationalSchool/ Another excellent school: https://www.urbancommunityschool.org/ This school was completely torn down and is almost ready to be opened. Once opened, it'll be one of the nicest Cleveland public middle schools in the city. A lot of my friends who are parents are planning on sending their kids here. http://www.clevelandmetroschools.org/waverly

Trio charged in crime spree that included Ohio City, Tremont carjackings, theft of guns, feds say https://www.cleveland.com/court-justice/index.ssf/2018/09/trio_charged_in_crime_spree_th.html

^ Not sure, but that's a good question....I do like the brick crosswalks better because of the contrast in color/material. They appear to stand out more to drivers.

Good read....While the recent crimes are disheartening, the odds of being a victim to a violent crime are extremely low. http://www.cleveland19.com/2018/09/18/is-crime-really-that-bad-ohio-city-tremont-fact-vs-fiction/

^ The ones at Clifton and w117 still look good, and I believe those were installed in the Fall of 2015.

^^ The culprits in the recent crime spree around Ohio City were apprehended on Monday.