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I think there's a lot to be said for having the same core unit for more than a season. In addition to coaching, team chemistry is a big deal. Everyone in the NFL (pretty much) has the talent to be there. It's just a matter of fitting them into the right places and getting them to work well with the guy next to them. I can't help but be optimistic about what the Browns "could" be. I mean, what choice do we have? We can't just give up! On that note, I'm going to yet another home game tomorrow. Can we break this streak of home losses? It stands at 3.

It's so strange to me that Heartland still does not have any mention of this project on their website. That, and it's been nearly three months since those piles of trash started to accumulate on the site and they're still not all gone yet! I'm writing a letter...

Yeah, confusing, right?

Here's the word from RTA: The front building at 6611 Euclid will be asbestos abated and demolished. It was most recently being used as a warehouse. It was not listed on the historic register. RTA solicited and received a joint development proposal in March. They signed a memorandum of understanding and continue to evaluate the proposal towards an anticipated RTA board approval later this year. They are happy with what will become of the building and what it will do for the area. That's all the specifics I could get, as there is nothing final to date. I remain very concerned...

I was going to say it's not in a great location, but then I thought about how many people want to live in dense housing near the freeway out in Mayfield and Beachwood and those are boring housing complexes. This is at least unique to Cleveland and is much more centrally located. Perhaps it was poor marketing, but the rental market is certainly not as strong as it could be...

Anyone seen any activity over at 26th & Jay lately? I haven't seen a soul. Plus, the pile of trash is still there and the plastic window coverings have all torn and are now flapping in the breeze. Very unsightly! Yet, they continue to promote the project just two blocks away at the Bier Markt...

^Nice! He's really wasting no time with this conversion. There's some intense work going on inside of the Market Square Building. I still haven't heard anything about the time frame for that one, but it's nice to see them coming back from last year's fire. There's a new sign on the Monastery space...something about food and coffee...so I guess it'll be a restaurant/cafe of sorts.

Bingo...in 6 point font! Now, who's got pictures of East 4th Street progress?

They'll consider an 11th hour proposal to elimnate automobile traffic through the Clinic's campus, but when it comes to demolishing historic buildings, well, that's a decision they can make on their own without any discussion.

You're probably right. But considering the number of public agencies who have money in this project, you'd think that there would be far more public review and disclosure before sh*t like this happened. The jury's still out, but if they're demolishing this whole structure, that's a ton of money!

It's true that this is one of the most confusing ballot issue pairs I've ever seen. Fortunately for me, I caught a program on NPR that discussed the difference, but honestly, how many voters will actually understand the difference?

I agree, GoTribe, that empty land, ripe for development, may be more attractive to some developers, but as KJP noted, there is quite a bit of this already along Euclid. Huge swaths, in fact, that have been marketed heavily over the past several years by some very capable groups. What may be in short supply, if we keep doing what we're doing here, is sturdy old buildings with massive floor plates, made of brick and steel...high quality, expensive materials that are not widely used these days because of the cost. Sure, someone may slap on a brick facade or use some heavy steel in the right spots, but for the most part, they're using synthetics and light grade steel for the rest of it. What I'm getting at is that there most certainly is and will be a market for these ginormous unique spaces in our urban core in the near future...especially when they sit along corridors like Euclid. It is therefore incredibly short-sighted and asinine to be tearing them down for something like the maintenance of a 2' right of way... I'm still waiting for a reply from RTA.

Ha, don't tell Joe C that you're the mayor of Chinatown! This is his territory too! :wink: These are more great shots blink...some spots I've never seen. It's remarkable the change in this neighborhood over the century...yet there's so much that has remained the same. The storefronts, too, are remarkable. From the variety of inhabitants to the fact that some are beautiful and glass, while others are just aluminum siding up to the 10' mark! And that May Co. warehouse...talk about showroom potential! Look at the windows on the ground floor that have been covered up! I'm also glad to finally know where to get a penis enlargement kit in town at a place that doesn't treat it as taboo. They put it in the front window for pete's sake!

Well, it's a good thing you haven't caught me wearing the t-shirt I made with one of your photos! I made only the one and divulge the source whenever asked...and it's already been relegated to undershirt status, so it's rarely seen! (Ok, so I was a little frightened by the "h#ll to pay" comment!)

Bummer...you letting people know? I mean, it's not like you're an unreasonable person! On the topic of the event, I'm all in!

That article linked to the following two pages: http://www.bioenterprise.com/reports/index.html http://home.businesswire.com/portal/site/cleveland/index.jsp?epi-content=GENERIC&newsId=20061024005799&ndmHsc=v2*A1161082800000*B1161726527000*DgroupByDate*J2*N1000168&newsLang=en&beanID=1138278911&viewID=news_view

From Crain's: Midwest health care investments climb By SCOTT SUTTELL 11:57 am, October 24, 2006 Midwest health care startups received $564 million in total investments through the first three quarters of 2006, a 36% increase compared with the like period of 2005, according to a new report from BioEnterprise Corp. of Cleveland. The Midwest Health Care Venture Investment Report characterized the growth in investments as “a significant increase that outpaces national industry growth.” Minnesota, the Midwest’s traditional leader in health care ventures, led all states with 18 startups attracting $181.8 million in investments through the first nine months of this year. Following Minnesota was Illinois with $101.6 million in six companies, and Ohio with $67.8 million for 19 companies. http://www.crainscleveland.com/

I've just been re-reading Blinker's earlier thread on this neighborhood and the discussion I'm referring to is towards the bottom of the first page... http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php?topic=5235.0 So, now I'm wondering if this is the "surgical demolition" that they were talking about or if they've given up on finding a developer and are just demo-ing the whole thing. I would find it hard to believe that they'd demolish this mammoth structure on the ECTP budget. But I've been surprised by their mistakes before!

^From the sound of it, the townhomes will be completed much earlier (Summer 2007) and the first loft building will just be getting off the ground. So, I'd assume that the activity on the eastern edge of the Superior site is strictly for the townhomes. I could be wrong!

But I distinctly remember being told that these buildings, further east, would be optimal for re-use because they were not in the way of the corridor and were in better condition. Bollocks!

Here are a few shots from a couple weeks ago of the two new gardens: Latvian: Indian: Ganhi!

I did not expect to be woken up by a series of threads about how the federal government or other government bodies are screwing our city. Between this and the demolitions thread, I'm livid right now!!!

These are EXACTLY the sorts of structures that the City is banking on developers building after the corridor is finished. Why in holy hell would they allow RTA or FTA or whomever to demolish them?!?! At best, we'll end up with something 5 years down the line that is built with much shoddier materials and is much less dense. Not to mention the wasted dollars and materials due to the demolition. How friggin ass-backwards is this??? Where are the freakin preservationists and why aren't these things being brought in front of the public much sooner?!

As well he should be!

Was this not the building, Blinker, that we were told would be re-used when we were so clearly p.o.'d about the buildings coming down just east of 55th? "Oh, those buildings can't stay, but the ones just up the road will be re-used, so it's all good!" (I'm paraphrasing...)