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You don't need a huge space for a dog park. There are some pretty small ones in NYC that work quite well. They are more of an amenity than they are a detriment.

As more and more stores open, to me, traffic appears to be increasing. Walmart should be opening on Thursday and I'm sure you'll see a large increase of traffic at that point. I don't think that there is much of a newness factor. If anything, I think people are getting used to driving over there. As people become more and more familiar with the place, I think that traffic will only increase. And then there's phase II..

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^agreed. There is no outdoor place for people to gather in the warehouse district. A dog park would do a lot in helping form a sense of community.

Such a tease. So the county loan is for the apartments above the bookstore, will the loft construction over the surface lot go on at the same time?

Can't wait. This should be great for the entire region. (emoticon)

With a large bookstore going in FEB and another going in the new Student Center, a third probably wouldn't survive too well, especially in that location.

I thought that you just bought a house in Lakewood?

thanks for the explanation.

what are "truly advanced traffic lights"?

You're not kidding. I went to Holden Arboretum yesterday. That place is beautiful.

Too much Fox. They do the worst job of broadcasting sporting events.

^Doesn't Heartland own the building to the immediate east of the Comfort Inn? Are Kenston's 12th graders especially skilled at putting up wind turbines??

Dining Production Kitchen? Kenston Local Schools?? Sounds like good news, but I'm little confused.

scroll down until you see the picture of Jackson, then look at the scrolling news to the right. wait a second and you'll see it.

Plans plans plans...

County OKs $800,000 Euclid Ave. lofts loan By JAY MILLER 4:30 am, September 24, 2007 Cuyahoga County commissioners have approved a construction loan of $800,000 to David and Jay Kaufman, owners of Brothers Printing Co. on Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland, for University Lofts, a $9.2 million apartment complex on the upper floors of two buildings at 2010 and 2020 Euclid. The 30 loft apartments planned by the Kaufmans will complete the rehabilitation of the two long-vacant buildings. Last month, a Barnes & Noble College Bookstore opened on the first floor. The loan, one of the first from the county’s new Commercial Redevelopment Fund, is an 18-month, interest-only construction loan.

^Very interesting. Do you know which house they purchased on Magnolia?

Go Tribe! Let's hope that we can hang onto the best record in baseball!!

I used to love Beardens until they renovated the interior. The burgers are still great, but the interior now looks like an IHOP, circa 1988.

Beautiful shots. I'll be doing my own death march in two weeks in the CVNP: Towpath marathon.

Uh, the ParkWorks Foundation Cleveland School of the Arts will be rebuilt, linked to John Hay High Plans call for link to John Hay Sunday, September 23, 2007 Joseph L. Wagner Plain Dealer Reporter School officials are planning to rebuild the Cleveland School of the Arts and link it to the newly renovated John Hay High School with scenic greens. The often-stalled $30 million project is scheduled to be included in the district's sweeping revision of its school building plan scheduled to be unveiled to the public next month, Dan Burns, the district's chief operating officer, said Saturday. "It's going to be wonderful for the community," Burns said. "We're going to try to protect the historical significance of the area. It will enhance University Circle and be accessible to the neighbors."... more at: http://www.cleveland.com

Well, they have started work on the upscale pizza joint in the Hanna building as of about two weeks ago. And across the street, the Moko construction sign is up in its window. And the Starbucks is adding a second floor to its location at Euclid/E.14.

Here is some clarification from the CSU president: Dear Friends and Colleagues: As you may have heard, I have been recovering at my home after surgery. It took about two weeks before I felt well enough to get back to the office at least on a part time basis. But things are going quite well. I do want to thank all of you for the cards and messages of good wishes that I received. It surely made my morale considerably higher. And then I read today's Plain Dealer and the front page story about a possible merger of Cleveland State University and the University of Akron with NEOUCOM (Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine) thrown in for good measure. As you may know, the last General Assembly established the Northeast Ohio Commission on Collaboration and Innovation. It is a large group representing the four public universities and NEOUCOM, members of the business community, some political appointees, and some trustees. All of this is the end product of a resolution passed by our Board of Trustees last winter calling for more collaboration among the institutions in the region. Similar resolutions were passed by the trustees at the University of Akron and Youngstown State University. No such resolution was ever passed by the trustees at Kent State University. I discussed this at a meeting of the Faculty Senate. The Commission has held relatively frequent meetings and has established two sub-groups. One of these has taken up matters of administration such as common computer systems for back office operations, common purchasing systems, common purchasing of insurance, and so on. The other has taken up academic matters such as degree sharing, common application-for-admission, and many other ideas. The Commission has begun to winnow these down to a few that make sense and are possible. For the most part they appear to advantage all of us. The medical school at NEOUCOM has been especially in the conversation. It is a complex matter, and I won't go into these discussions just now. It is sufficient to say that CSU has not been a party to the NEOUCOM program which is located in Rootstown, Ohio. It is a collaboration of Kent State, University of Akron and Youngstown State Universities. Two of those universities believe that the medical college would be better off if it were under the wing of only one of the university partners. Needless to say, these discussions are quite unsettling to the NEOUCOM faculty and students, not to mention the President of the institution, Dr. Lois Nora. The idea of the merging of CSU and UA has not been brought to the table in those Commission discussions, but that is not to say that such an idea has not surfaced in other conversations away from the table. The Chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents has shown some interest in that idea as well as any number of others. In other words, there is a great deal of "thinking with one's mouth open," which always runs the risk of becoming public and the foundation for all sorts of rumors. What today's Plain Dealer printed was a recitation of the current rumor. There is no formal, written proposal; there has not been broad consultation about this idea (our trustees, for example, have not been solicited for their opinions as a body). In addition, there is no statement about what benefit such a merger would have for either institution, and more directly to the point, there has been no statement that I have either seen or heard about what benefit would accrue to the students at both institutions in the event of such a merger. In short, this is all about brain storming at this point, and it is premature to do anything except ask good questions about this idea and all of the other ideas on the table. To the extent that the merger idea persists, I intend to do exactly that-ask good questions and demand very good answers. About twenty years ago, Governor James A. Rhodes proposed the merger of Kent State University and the University of Akron. When I was asked by a reporter from the Akron Beacon Journal about that idea, I recall that I replied, "Great! We can take two badly funded public universities and combine them into one great big badly funded university." We have a right to some straight talk about funding this time as well. But we also have a right to some straight talk about academic advantages and disadvantages, too. That is, if the idea persists and becomes more than a rumor. Michael Schwartz President

Cool. I hope that we get to hear some news soon about this development. It would really solidify the area.