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The Case Medical Center is new (Crains had a big story on it this week). Case is trying to get everyone in UC to include their name. The name switch for UH makes sense. The billion dollar thing is old news.

In the late 70s, Ignatius had the option to move out to Strongsville. They would have had acres upon acres for sports fields and classroom expansion. The Jesuits decided against it, even though donors were lined up to pay for the move. They felt that the inner-city was a more appropriate teaching environment given the school's mission.

It was rumored a while back that the city wanted to build a garage on the parking lot, allow Ignatius to use it during the day and allow restaurant-goers to use it at night. I guess nothing ever happened with that. Ignatius is in no financial shape to build parking garages by themselves.

I love Strawbridge Park (is that called Mall C??). It has awesome views of the lake, the new wind turbine, etc. Also, the grass is very comfortable to sit on. With the ParkWorks bocce balls, croquet and badminton sets all available at the convention center's main desk, the park is becoming even more user-friendly.

Musky, the fundraising is behind on the performing arts center. The student center expansion is a go (with big shovels in the ground already). Its not the most exciting of projects, but it makes a difference. Ignatius' presence really adds to the quaint-ness of that area between Fulton and Lorain. With the park-like Mall and the beautiful and unique architecture, the neighborhood has a very cosy feel.

How many more gated/guarded parking lot spaces will be needed now? I wouldn't talk, St. Eds boy. The Eagles are going to take down the entire west side of Nicholson. The city really ought to step in and stop that.

really? because I haven't noticed any construction going on. Yep. It has begun.

The new St. Ignatius stuff will be in-fill. The new projects will go on land that was previously used for, well, nothing. It was fenced off. They had bought a house where an old man lived. Once he died, as the deal was negotiated, Ignatius would get his house. No big loss--it was a nearly 1000 sq ft asphalt shingle shack.

^i just figured out some basic mathematical principles and have been applying them to the office market in Cleveland.

When its a downtown to downtown move, its always good to see them occupying more space than they are vacating.

Tuesday, July 25, 2006 Verizon has 70 jobs to fill in Northeast Ohio 4:28 p.m. Wireless phone service provider Verizon Wireless is looking for job applicants to fill 70 positions in the Cleveland, Akron and Canton areas, and a total of 200 positions in Ohio. Local job openings include retail sales manager, sales assistant managers, sales representatives, customer support representatives, sales operations associates and operations analyst. Spots for indirect channel account managers, business sales account executive, data sales engineer, network senior engineer and network technician also exist. Go to the company's Web site to submit a resume. Verizon Wireless in Basking Ridge, N.J., is a joint venture of Verizon Communications Inc. in New York City and cellular phone maker Vodafone Plc in Newbury Berkshire, United Kingdom. Verizon Communications provides wireline and wireless phone services, as well as Internet services and printed directory information.

Are you saying that we should tear down Public Hall?? :shoot: JDD941

Cleveland > Gambier,OH > Santiago, Dominican Republic > Tacna, Peru > Detroit > Nashville > Memphis > Cleveland (permanently!)

This new info raises a lot of questions in my mind. I can't say that I feel one way or another about the location. I wonder if the convention center board is still active. I believe that the mayor and the county commissioners each selected members. They are the group charged with looking over the plans and making a final decision. When some of us last heard from them, it seemed as if the Mall site was the no-brainer. That was before the medical mart came into play. How important is a medical mart? How much does that mean to Cleveland economically? Would they build one next to the mall site? at the "old" county hq? the mall site would do a lot for the average clevelander who does not use the convention center. would the tower city site make more business sense? it has direct transit access via the airport, two hotels, a large arena, movies, a casino? and shopping. if i were from out of town and looking for a place to hold my convention, i would prefer the tower city site.

?? so what's going to happen?

Port Authority buys Flats property Related Links Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority By LESLIE STROOPE 3:07 pm, July 24, 2006 The Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority has closed its deal to purchase the site of the old Jimmy’s Bar in the Flats from Telecom Acquisition Corp. — a move that puts developers a step closer to revitalizing the Flats as an entertainment, retail and housing district. The port in April reached an agreement to purchase the property, at 1061 Old River Rd., for the Flats East Bank redevelopment project. A port authority statement did not provide the dollar amount for which it purchased the property. More at cleveland.com http://www.cleveland.com

Germans certainly have peculiar tastes.

I do think that this is an issue. There are so many semi trucks that traverse the flats every day. They are the lifeblood to many of the industrial businesses that Cleveland needs. These messy, dusty and loud vehicles take away from the residential experience. I wonder how much KD takes this into account when planning out this huge project. Don't get me wrong, I am all for a beautiful residential west bank. However, we can't chase away hundreds of jobs to do so. We need a port/east bank/west bank/whiskey island masterplan that keeps the city's overall interests in mind.

Sure sounds like the mall site is not being considered.

The BOZA did not approve the Jay/30th project. They will have to redesign it (which just might kill the project). The Clinton Court townhouse project did get the OK.

You need variances to build almost anything in OC. If I were to tear down and rebuild my house, I would need a variance to build the same exact structure. Has Cimperman stated why he supports this project? I put a lot of trust in Joe. He doesn't do things for the wrong reasons.

From OCNW.. Dear resident, Please take a moment to read the following letter from the OCNW Board President, Anthony Fossaceca: Neighbors, I wanted to take a moment this weekend to respond to the comments and actions of one of our neighbors on Jay and West 30th. Yesterday, Dave Stack sent a letter to the Ohio City Yahoo Group detailing his concerns regarding a proposed development at the corner directly across the street from his home. The project would create a rather tall, multi-family home with two multi-car garages on the west side of the house (the West 30th side). The structure, which would be built on a currently vacant, but maintained parcel adjoining the multi-family home owned by Jim Evangelista. To create the driveway and access for the two garages, a curb cut would be required for West 30th. Anyone familiar with this corner would likely agree that this development would create an immediate visual impact on both blocks. In his letter, Dave Stack made several critical comments about Councilman Joe Cimperman and his support of this project and the developer. I cannot, and will not speak for the Councilman, but I felt that his characterization of Joe Cimperman as uncaring towards Ohio City residents was well over the line. In the time I have served on the Board of Trustees of OCNW, I have come to find Councilman Cimperman to be responsive and engaged in way that other communities only wish they saw from their own councilpeople. He stood with us in closing the Jay Hotel, forcing a peaceful transition of the YMCA community facilities, redeveloping Fairview Park, and opposing liquor licenses in obvious trouble areas. He has also taken the side of neighbors in recent battles to close moda and resist the excessive density of the Hope VI plan at the RTA tracks. Having said that, I respectfully disagree with the Councilman's position on the Evangelista development. I say this not as President of the Board, but as a concerned resident. The reason I make the distinction is because our board has not yet taken a position on that development. We have not taken steps to oppose it, nor have we supported it. While Dave Stack would suggest it is because our funding from the Councilman is pending, I would wholeheartedly disagree. I would be lying if I said opposing a councilperson didn't give me concerns. It does. However, we have taken opposing positions from the councilpeople in our service area on a number of critical issues. This past year, we have opposed the density of Hope VI at Church and 28th (disagreeing with Councilman Cimperman) and the density of Hope VI at the RTA site (disagreeing with Councilman Santiago). We disagreed with Councilman Santiago on his support of moda, and his desire to convert the property at 41st and Lorain to 12 subsidized housing units instead of creating a mixed income development. We took these positions because they were what the majority in the surrounding block clubs wanted and because they were consistent with our Strategic Plan. While we certainly do not enjoy opposing our councilpeople, we do so carefully and respectfully. We also do so with the understanding that our councilpeople will not use their funding allocation as a weapon, but rather as a tool for improving their portion of Ohio City. Cutting their allocation to make an example of OCNW for taking an opposing stance on an issue serves no one - certainly not the people in their wards served by the outreach and program support OCNW provides. Drastically cutting that funding means everyone suffers. Now, will OCNW take a stance on this development? That is still possible, but we would prefer to work with the parties to reach an acceptable compromise. Clearly, Jim Evangelista has certain rights to develop his property. The questions facing the Board of Zoning Appeals involve the exceptions above and beyond those rights - thus the request for several variances. It has already passed Landmarks and Design Review - two entities outside of OCNW control. (Ohio City Design Review is not part of OCNW. Our Executive Director has a single vote on Design Review, but all other members are appointed by the city. For the record, our Executive Director did vote in support of this development - consistent with similar development projects within the historic districts which did have broad support over the past year. His votes on Design Review are based on his own conclusions, not board action or influence.) As with all areas of conflict in Ohio City, we are hopeful that OCNW can work to find a compromise which, at a minimum, satisfies the effected parties and preserves the character of our community. Finally, I would like to address the issue of the ohiocity.com website. As many of you know, the website took a dramatically different look over the weekend. For the past two years, the website was maintained by Whitman Avenue resident, Bernie Thiel. Bernie has done a fantastic job listing and highlighting businesses, neighborhood groups and events, and promoting our community to not only the people living here but to residents of Northeast Ohio. OCNW has NEVER owned the domain, but has forwarded content to Bernie and others. At the end of the day, while the site's editorial control was determined by Bernie, it was still owned by Dave Stack. This weekend, Dave made a decision to resume control and replace the site with another version that focuses solely on the opposition to the Evangelista proposal. I am extremely disappointed in this decision and am hopeful that the ohiocity.com website will return to its previous design and content, but OCNW HAS NO CONTROL OVER THIS SITE! I apologize for the lengthy letter. As always, OCNW will continue working to find common ground and move this neighborhood forward together.

It really gets to me when the level of discourse is so dumbed down. Anyways, on to the house. I actually agree about some aspects. The parking thing is ridiculous though--infill developments should never be discouraged because they will make it more difficult to find parking. The garage is rather ugly--I hope that they make him change it so that access is created via the alley. I don't think that the height should be such an issue. Mr. Stack's house towers over the rest of the street.

As a property owner, Mr. Stack is definitely entitled to his opinion concerning the proposed structure. However, his form of communication greatly detracts from his credibility. By using the ohiocity.com website for his own propagandga, I lose respect for him and his message. I know that he controls the website's content, but his actions are legally inappropriate because the website's content is associateed with the cdc. Additionally, his representations of Mr. Cimperman are inappropriate and disrespectful.

CIM campaign nears goal 11:35 a.m. Friday, July 21 The Cleveland Institute of Music has balanced its budget for the 11th year in a row. Financial results for the 2005-06 fiscal year were announced at the school’s recent annual meeting. A total of $1,202,093 was raised for the institute’s annual fund. “The Campaign for CIM” to support expansion of the school’s facilities, is close to $38 million, or 98 percent of the goal of $40 million. Trustees hope to reach the goal by Friday, Sept. 1, and meet a $1.25 million challenge grant from the Kresge Foundation of Troy, Mich. The ribbon-cutting and dedication for the institute’s Fred A. Lennon Education Building will be Friday and Saturday, Oct. 13-14. Free events will include performances, tours and refreshments. Mixon Hall, the institute’s 250-seat recital hall, is set to open next summer. Don Rosenberg Plain Dealer music critic