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Penny loafers? I thought that the penny loafer factories shut down in the 80s.

Marathons are good for burning off that extra weight. ;)

I would hope that he'd stay at UCI a little longer. He's made sweeping changes to that organization and he needs to see them through.

^And my son is totally cute. And he loves mass transit! Otherwise, my happily-married ass has nothing to add to this thread.

Yeah, I heard Ned Hill's got a hand in this. He's looking to create a fast-food district on Carnegie.

Work to start near shore Landmark is renovated Thursday, October 18, 2007By Ken PrendergastWest Side Sun News Work is scheduled to begin by the end of this month on converting an abandoned powerhouse overlooking Edgewater Park from an eyesore to an asset for a residential community rising up next to it. Developers of Battery Park will renovate the landmark structure, visible to commuters on the nearby Shoreway, with space for a community room and fitness center for Battery Park residents, plus a public restaurant. Restoration of the powerhouse is slated to be done a year from now, said Alison Benoit, director of sales and marketing for Vintage Development Inc. Vintage is building the $100 million, 300-home Battery Park community on the site of a former Eveready Battery Co. plant. The powerhouse supplied electricity to the 13-acre factory complex. A new roof, windows and skylights will be added to the powerhouse. Its brick exterior will be cleaned and landscaping provided. Once the work is done, ground-based spotlights will shine upward and illuminate the building. Leasing activity to fill the restaurant space will begin before the restoration work is finished, Benoit said. She noted there already is one restaurant open next to Battery Park. Reddstone opened recently at the corner of West 76th Street and Battery Park Avenue. The former Snickers Tavern was renovated and serves burgers, pastas and gourmet pizzas. "When we have our restaurant in the powerhouse, people will be able to walk to two restaurants from Battery Park," Benoit said. "People living in an urban area want to walk to restaurants and shopping." Galleries, shops and more restaurants are located to the east and south of Battery Park in the emerging Gordon Square Arts District. Meanwhile, construction and home sales continue at a steady pace in Battery Park. Thus far, 30 housing units have been built, nine more are due to be finished in December and construction is scheduled to start on eight more units this winter. Of those, 31 units have sold and four more have sales that are in the process of closing, Benoit said. Yet to see construction are Battery Park's largest structures three mid-rise buildings each with four stories of housing built atop a parking structure. Benoit said the slow housing market regionally and even nationally hasn't hurt Battery Park and other urban housing developments. "It doesn't seem to be affecting us," she said. "Even what we're hearing from Realtors is that we're moving along (with sales). We're selling about two to three units a month. I think people in Cleveland are really interested in the revitalization of downtown and surrounding areas. The city is putting a lot of effort forward to sell the urban product." That will continue at a holiday lighting ceremony, from 5:30-8 p.m. Nov. 29 at Battery Park. Mayor Frank Jackson and Ward 17 Councilman Matt Zone are scheduled to appear. The event will also recap Cleveland redevelopment successes from 2007 and will look ahead to upcoming developments.

I walked down E.4th last night just before the game. That is a very cool place. Once it completely fills out and spills onto Euclid/Prospect a bit more, it gain more national notoriety as the place to be when in Cleveland.

According to weather.com, we should have no problem getting the game in. The rain is supposed to be around for another hour and then we should have partly cloudy skies for the rest of the day. (it does appear that today's rain has moved on out).

psdc, Where do you presently live? In DC?

People like to live and work in the same area. It is a recruiting tool for companies that compete for skilled workers. Now more than ever.

Knowing Stark, he'll try and get them into his Solon project (think Beck Center).

^it is empty. Some insiders say that they think it would be a good candidate for residential conversion. I believe that it applied for the new state historical tax credit (historical??).

If you are going to purchase, then I suggest you at least spent a good solid weekend here walking the different neighborhoods. They each have their different vibe.

I love it! I'm going on Thursday. Can't wait.

I don't see how he's ducking them. It does appear that you are not reading his responses.

I live just across the bridge in Ohio City. I love my early morning jogs in downtown and the Flats.

I think that you are overreacting a bit (respectfully said).

From where in Peru is she? I lived there for two years.

University Circle Inc. to open a visitor center Aim is to promote area's development Friday, October 12, 2007 Tom Breckenridge Plain Dealer Reporter University Circle Inc. wants to roll out a $7 million welcome mat, starting with a new visitor and real estate center. UCI will soon open a "Living in the Circle Center" at Euclid Avenue and Mayfield Road, to help visitors and prospective residents check out the expanding mecca of culture, education and medicine. More than $2 billion in development is under way or planned in and around the 2-square-mile district. Thousands of new jobs are expected... more at: http://www.cleveland.com

^no idea.

Will you be getting cable tv or satellite? You could piggy back it on one of those. I have mine through a land line that I don't use (I need it for the security system). I also have a few friends who steal wi-fi from some of the restaurants and coffee shops in the neighborhood (and they even live a few blocks away from those establishments).

^the current design has yet to be released to the public. Its similar to the last one that we saw, but a bit better (imho).

^I think that you've come to the right place.

An interesting note: SuccessTech has a 96% graduation rate.

j73, Downtown and University Circle are about 3.5 miles apart.