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Geis brothers' plan for the Ameritrust complex is rescuing two Cleveland architectural landmarks It’s too soon to tell how successful the Geis Cos. of Streetsboro will be financially and architecturally in their ambitious project to renovate the long-vacant Ameritrust complex in downtown Cleveland with apartments, a hotel and a supermarket. But for now, anyone who cares about the preservation of important local landmarks ought to be pleased by this $250 million project. That’s because developers and brothers Greg and Fred Geis have charted a credible forward path for an historically and architecturally important group of buildings on the southeast corner of East Ninth Street and Euclid Avenue whose future has been in question for well over a decade. http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2013/10/geis_brothers_plan_for_the_ame.html#incart_river_default

I hear you man. I'm in my mid-thirties and some days it's an adventure just getting out of bed. I'll be having knee replacement surgery one day. Ugh. That said, I would do it all again, and I suspect you would too. You wouldn't have played the sport for 15yrs if it wasn't in your blood.

^Good point. This is a very interesting topic. I think the question a lot of people are asking is at what point does the risk outweigh the benefits?

Ok bad analogy, I get it guys. It doesn't change what is going to happen to the sport of football.

Hearing about some of the changes that are going to be taking place over the next several of years, it's sure as hell going to feel like an end. Trust me, I hope I'm wrong...

^I'm not questioning your football knowledge....I know a little about the sport and the injuries as well. I played D1 football while my father was an assistant coach for the Carolina Panthers when Dom Capers was the head coach back in the mid 90's. They played ball together at Mount Union. The point is if you think football (as we know it today) isn't going to change then you're lying to yourself.

Watch the PBS piece then get back to me. Football in 5yrs will be very different. One of three things will happen; 1. Mandating of the use of very large, soft shell helmets (already prototyped by Riddell and Bike). 2. Banishment of shoulderpads, forcing more rugby-style tackling. 3. Abolishment of tackle (for flag) football in some high schools, leading to a drying up of talent and longer term concern about replenishment of players. Crazy, you say? Well what would Big Tabacco have said about banning smoking on planes ... In restaurants ... As condition for employment ... 30 years ago? What does Donte Whitner say about penalties for leading with the helmet already? The change has already started. And will accelerate.

I watched the 2 hour Frontline piece on CTE - League of Denial I gotta say...I don't see how this doesn't mark the beginning of the end of football. Link: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/league-of-denial/

Rachel Nichols is another NW grad. Their communications/journalism program is top tier.

I wouldn't say that about someone if I didn't know it to be true.

Musburger is a notorious gambler. He mentions something about the lines in just about EVERY game he announces. He lost more than a friendly bet to Herby.

It was around 100 million. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/ohio-state-northwestern-gambling-100-million-musburger/

Your football IQ must be extremely high to make that judgement about Hoyer in just 2 games. I think being the first Browns's QB since 1994 to win his first two (would've been three) games, says something about him. And you're dead wrong about there not being a difference between the two.

Browns -4 is a gift. They roll the bills tonight.

Developer breaks ground on custom home project in the flats A veteran urban developer has broken ground on a three-unit, single-family development on Columbus Road in the Flats. Phase I of the project is sold out, and the owner is planning three additional high-end, custom-built homes on an adjacent parcel. David Sharkey of Progressive Urban Real Estate, who is both the sales agent and a developer of the Columbus Hill project, says the development is unlike anything else currently on the market. The homes mesh with the topography of the Columbus Road hillside to offer outstanding views of downtown, the Cuyahoga River and the Flats. http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/columbushill100313.aspx

^LOL Yea. There's too many good tribe articles that need read.

I see them everyday at the w65th station.

I thought I heard/read the apartments would be on the top floors.

Browns moved up to 21st in the power rankings. They blew away my prediction for a high water mark of 25.

The Browns front 7 is absolutely nasty and deep. Just what you need to compete in the North. Get me one more difference maker at CB or safety and watch out!

Dalton's pretty good. Lol

^who cares? We're in the playoffs!

Damn, Bernie....

Can't Gordon wait until after the season to party and host events? Seems like someone on their last strike (unlike Swisher) should be a little more careful. I know people close to the situation feel this way as well.