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^I have mentioned before I have gotten those emails from JobsOhio on Linked in, so they are trying. Thanks, but no thanks honestly. Ohio is going backward, not forward IMO. My 94 yo Father and 87yo mother lived there all their lives, and think the same thing, so it's not just me being negative. I have had those talks with them, I'd love to be closer to them, but yeah, no.

Just curious, are those streets wide enough for parked cars? IMO that would make this area feel more "lived in", dense an urban once its up and running. Also acts as a buffer for peds on the sidewalk. Without it, it veers toward feeling more lifeless and suburban-esque.

Speaking of JobsOhio, I have been getting inbox messages on LinkedIn from them about jobs, and "coming back" to Ohio. They don't allow a reply to the woman sending it, just a "tell me more" and "apply" buttons. They should really allow replies to collect data on real responses. I'd like to tell them the Ohio I grew up in no longer exists, and "F" Dewine and the GOP supermajority that ignores the voters will. Good luck with your current brain drain problem lady, but I am not the solution.

If its any comfort to anyone, Deerfield and many other Chicago suburbs are littered with abandoned trophy HQ buildings. Sears Holdings, Hewitt, Allstate, McDonalds, Motorola Solutions, Mondelez/Kraft, AT&T...to name the big ones. Not to mention the half empty or empty sad looking 80's spec office buildings also everywhere in the Chicago burbs. I recently went to a 2 tower complex by Woodfield Mall for a project of a company relocating. Looks bright and shiny from the freeway, fountains, ponds and geese. Parking decks completely empty, and buildings are a ghost town. Dumb move by Moen. https://www.chicagomag.com/chicago-magazine/march-2019/when-a-suburb-loses-its-headquarters/ "Oak Brook is part of an uneasy club of suburbs — including Schaumburg, Hoffman Estates, and, most recently, Deerfield — that are being forced to reinvent vast swaths of land in the wake of a marquee company’s departure. Sixty-eight suburban headquarters or major offices have relocated to the Loop, West Loop, or River North since 2007, with most of the moves happening since the aggressively probusiness mayor Rahm Emanuel took office in 2011, according to data compiled by CBRE Midwest."

I "believe" that once Canal Fulton became a city it had more power to annex land from the Township around it, which was very difficult prior. It shares their public school district with a tiny village in SW Summit County called Clinton. My Dad always complains its Clinton folks that refuse public school levies.

In Ohio, I am pretty sure once you hit 5,000 population, a village becomes a city as far as the state is concerned. A lot of those places may just be using "Village" to be cutesy. My parents live in Canal Fulton [NW Stark], pop 5,500. It got changed to city. I find it hard to believe most of those places mentioned aren't over 5,000. North Randall is the only place in Cuyahoga I can think of that's under.

My (Chicago based) company is hiring, we have new-ish offices in Cleveland and Columbus. Commercial furniture/walls dealer for mostly offices, but also expanding into Eds an Meds. PM me if interested Market Principal - Ohio -Driving sales, marketing, operational strategies and the company vision within a market -10+ years in sales. Contract furniture or similar industry

And when it takes over and maxes out your credit card...shheesh

That lawn looks barren. They should put a "safety town" on some of that land with small replicas of the buildings downtown sponsored by corporate partners. Working traffic lights, cars, bikes, streets, crosswalks and all, That would bring in a steady stream of school kids all year long from CMSD and the suburban districts.

Took Amtrak Lakeshore Limited Chicago/Cleveland and back for Thanksgiving. Was on time going and a couple hours late coming back due to the weather in NY. Was packed, and tons of Amish. If All Aboard Ohio and Ohio Dems don't engage the Ohio Amish population on the train issue, they should!

That's some great info. When I lived on the square there was a grocery called Market On the Square (I think). I wonder if that was once the Heinen's? I do remember there was a ramp to the roof parking. There was also an old Hough Bakery storefront in that stretch which still had the name on it but was no longer active.

That Orbit hotel does look cool, clean, simple and no-nonsense. The Lakewood Travelodge would be a perfect candidate for an upgrade to a similar concept.

From what I have heard and read, those national retailers were propped up at one point by subsidies from the city to try and save the dying Grand Avenue Mall and its remaining department store. They had street entrances and mall interior ones. Once The Boston Store (Carson Pirie Scott sister) department store closed, a lot of the national retailers closed, and yes Kohls has somewhat recently opened in that space, which is great, but Kohls is WI based which I see kinda like Cincinnati keeping a Downtown Macy's for a while because it was a local HQ. The Grand Avenue mall still has a TJMaxx, Walgreens, and Potbelly as national retailers. Cleveland has a CVS, Potbelly and Rainbow (slight step below TJMaxx?). I think its a pretty close race. Indy was winning the race for a while because Simon Malls HQ propped up Circle Center Mall. That place is now dead AF as well. It's not only a Cleveland problem.

This is a huge thing now, name brand buy and sell, think picky places like Buffalo Exchange. Even Goodwill prices are insane these days, selling used clothes from Zara more than the actual brand new item. Younger kids like the environmental aspect, and buying used is cooler than ever before.

Dude, I have done this like a dozen times for friends when I bring them to Cleveland. Its an impressive way to see the city and you really can hit most of the good stuff.