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... I really like Carl Nassib. Very solid pick at DE. He looks like a keeper.

Austin Pasztor should be benched, and possibly cut, for his performance yesterday. For 1 player to receive 5 penalties in 1 game is absurd -- Terry Pluto, in his many, many years of covering the Browns said he's never seen it happen before. Surely we can find a decent ORT somewhere. Obviously we also need to find a suitable backup FG kicker... Otherwise, I found mostly positives yesterday. Unlike the 1st 2 games, we didn't shutdown after halftime when we faced some adversity (yesterday we scored our first 2nd half points!!!!). Aside from his disastrous 1st series, I thought Kessler recovered and had a nice game. I was particularly impressed with that 3rd and long, scramble, pass that kept our TD drive alive; and then he passed for the 2-pt conversion. This kid has got a little juice... Hue Jackson may turn out to be genus in selecting Kessler in contravention of all the public head-scratching for the pick... Terrelle Pryor was simply amazing, mainly at WR but also under center -- he's been so dominating as a receiver, I tend to forget he was a QB ... at mighty Ohio State, at that. He can be an option given our current QB MASH unit; but as I indicated, Cody Kessler held his own. Crowell and Johnson did nice work running the ball... ... and, oh yeah, our Defense under Ray Horton really stepped up when we needed them in crunch time in the 4th... Shelton had a nice game. Hue Jackson seems to be steering the ship in the right direction. He made a couple tactical mistakes imho. I would not have taken a knee to set up the 46-yard FG with shaky Parkey after we recovered Miami's fumble with 20 seconds and 1 timeout... Obviously Kessler's a rookie, but he showed enough poise that I would have trusted him to try and move us into a better FG position with that kind of time... Also, I would definitely have received in OT... Oh well, it was a promising effort. If we continue to play this way, we will get some wins and be headed in the right direction. We have a number of offensive weapons which will only get better once borderline superstar Josh Gordon comes off suspension after Game 4.

LeBron's a vunderkind... This is his umpteenth show now; he really does love show business as he already has 4-year-old dramady "Survivor's Remorse" and, of course, the recent "Cleveland Hustles" (which I really like). CH is very good for Cleveland's image and is a positive show about Clevelanders trying to make it in biz; lots of city views, as well. Obviously with the producer of "Scrubs" involved this should be a high-level comedy. Good for LBJ!

It's gotten a little ratty over the past couple decades, but definitely feels like a rebound is about to happen. All these projects plus seeing quite a few home rennovations going on. The upgraded Clifton and Shoreway are finally taking effect. Love this area's 'big city' feel... to me Clifton and Lake Ave's echoes Chicago's far north side along streets like Sheridan Ave into Evanston (Detroit Av is more similar to N. Broadway just absent the L/rapid rail Cleveland/RTA continues to resist building... ugh!).

This is good news -- one more step toward Bob Stark building his first major downtown project and one that will add significant density to one of the hottest areas downtown... BUT he still has to go before the Bd of Zoning Appeals since The Beacon will be taller than what is currently allowed, and THEN return to CPC for FINAL approval BEFORE a single spade goes into the earth. Sheesh! talk about red tape... All in the life of an urban builder, I s'pose.

It's gotten a little ratty over the past couple decades, but definitely feels like a rebound is about to happen. All these projects plus seeing quite a few home rennovations going on. The upgraded Clifton and Shoreway are finally taking effect. Yeah, that's kinda the same thing that's happened at Shaker Square, which has a number of parallels to Edgewter: urban (walkable mixed-use retail ares) but adjacent to a well-off suburb; lots of older "character" apartments and wood-frame houses, quality public trans, diverse racially/ethnically/sexual preference wise, access to awesome natural areas... Even though both neighborhoods are backed up against some rougher Cleveland neighborhoods, Shaker Square's is somewhat worse; so bad, some once fine older apartment buildings had to be (and are being) torn down due to drug dealing, which is a shame -- hurts density and neighborhood security... Edgewater and neighboring Cudell seem to be going the other way, with the Marous group buying up and rehabbing a lot of crumbling building for affordable housing which, at least, on the surface beautifies the property and reduces the crime element.

Not to mention the fact the Square is within walking distance of the gorgeous Shaker Lakes which are surrounded by scenic biking/jogging trails... ... btw, to the OP: even though your 2-year-old is not yet ready for school, realize that Shaker Square area apartments are within the Shaker Heights public school district due to a weird historical compromise between the City of Cleveland and Shaker Hts' founders... Shaker Schools are still among the best in the region and the nation, despite some recent stupid polls, like one carried last week in the Plain Dealer.

Edgewater's clearly one of Cleveland's gem neighborhoods.

I'm thinking the cost overruns reported earlier may be the bigger problem..

... still now word on Phase III, eh? ... troubling.

Clarification: this will be next to the Loren Naji art studio, not replacing it, no?

That's too bad. I've never been in the place, but I liked its look and signage: the music stanza frieze across the front was quite creative. Also I like the direction the Birdtown strip has been taking in recent years since its theretofore rundown look -- lately Birdtown's been looking more like Waterloo, Jr. An empty bar/storefront certainly won't help. Hopefully it won't be empty long.

RTA's Green Line will not run after the Indians game tonight http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/09/rtas_green_line_will_not_run_a.html#incart_river_home

Where are our political leaders on this? Mayor Jackson and the plethora of city council members? State and federal legislators? It's funny how when ODOT threatens to delay the second half of the innerbelt bridge that they were out in force, but they are sitting on their hands watching our rail system circle the drain! KJP[/member]--it may be time for a form letter and list of office emails and/or addresses that we can circulate at least on UO to have everyone drop to Mayor Jackson, etc. Could All Aboard Ohio compose something stating facts on the current and looming budget crisis? Well said and a good idea. Sadly transit in this town doesn't have the political umph as highways because politicians and other local leaders see trains as ferrying poor blacks and whites, including a number of college/post college millenials, ... none having much political clout. Much different story for highways like the OC or the Inner Belt bridge which are used by folks like Toby Cosgrove & his CC cohorts or Jones Day partners, etc... When their highways are delayed for any reason, they yell "jump" and Mayor Jackson asks: "How high?"

This is good news. Gotta admire Boris; he's obviously endured a lot of crap in his long-term vision and commitment to retailing in Ohio City... Hope Hansa works out well for him as well as the neighborhood. Looks like a nice place.

I'm not sure about that. I have read, from those in the know, that about only 12 Light rail trains are mechanically able to run but not that, those running had limits as to how many passengers they could handle... Were they running 2-car trains to the game on the Waterfront Line?

Bauer was his usual inconsistent self today. Just when you thought he'd righted the ship and pitch out of a major jam, uncorks a ridiculous, 2-out wild pitch on an 0-2 pitch... That's Bauer. He seems to drift in and out of brain-lock. I'd love to believe in this team and its manager who have dealt with adversity (Almonte) and serious injury (Brantley then Gomes) since even before the season started. But losing both Salazar and Carrasco in successive weeks in the last month of the season may be too much even for the Tribe to overcome. You're talking about the number 2 and 3 pitchers in the rotation; 2 lights-out guys who helped get us in the position we are now in. I have zero confidence in Bauer. Our only hope is if Tomlin can get back to his early-season stuff and if Clevinger can give us 4, 5 and hopefully 6 innings. With teams like Toronto and Texas awaiting in postseason, I'm not imbued with a sense of confidence even despite this amazing regular season run.

But there has still been no explanation of what was the "mechanical issue." That could be anything. Does anybody here locally care enough to hold RTA accountable? It seems RTA managers have a blank check to do and say whatever they want.

^^btw, RTA's website says it's only the Red Line that's affected.

A "mechanical issue." RTA's usual detailed communication to severely inconvenienced riders at the agency's mercy. The beat goes on.

And on the third(?) hand, K&D's track record as a management company isn't glowing... Yeah, from all the horror stories about K&D's poorly run properties, I'm a bit worried K&D is going to rehab and run apts in Cleveland's iconic building. Hold your breath; cross your fingers, ... or whatever metaphor you want to use.

It's quite amazing that SLC and Denver, America's most isolated major metropolitan areas, have developed outstanding mass transit networks.

For what it's worth, I was passing through Tower City on Sunday and saw somebody get off the elevator, so it is at least working some of the time. Also, according to the RTA website, the elevator is in service as of the time I post this. I can't speak for what it will be in the future, but it isn't permanently broken. This was from 2 weeks ago. Love how Mr. Calabrese tacitly blames Tower City for the elevator issue ... then quietly moves to an RTA backdoor fix... Joe C is awesome, isn't he? http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2016/08/elevator_troubles_at_rtas_temp.html

[NOTE: slightly older (4 months) article posted in transit thread but copied here because of the far-reaching regional cooperation lessons, beyond transit, for relatively dysfunctional metro areas like Cleveland and Ohio's other 2 Cs) The Train That Saved Denver The car-choked city overcame regional distrust to build a major transit system that is remaking the urban core and the suburbs, too. By Colin Woodard decade ago, travelers arriving at Denver’s sprawling new airport would look out over a vast expanse of flat, prairie dog-infested grassland and wonder if their plane had somehow fallen short of its destination. The $4.9 billion airport—at 53 square miles, larger than Manhattan—was derided as being “halfway to Kansas,” and given the emptiness of the 23-mile drive to the city, it felt that way. Last month, arriving visitors boarded the first trains headed for downtown, a journey that zips past a new Japanese-style “smart city” emerging from the prairie before depositing passengers 37 minutes later in a bustling urban hive of restaurants, shops and residential towers that only six years ago was a gravelly no man’s land—an entire $2 billion downtown neighborhood that’s mushroomed up around the hub of Denver’s rapidly expanding light rail system. Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/what-works-denver-rail-system-growth-213905#ixzz4KMFdh7wB Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook

The Train That Saved Denver The car-choked city overcame regional distrust to build a major transit system that is remaking the urban core and the suburbs, too. By Colin Woodard decade ago, travelers arriving at Denver’s sprawling new airport would look out over a vast expanse of flat, prairie dog-infested grassland and wonder if their plane had somehow fallen short of its destination. The $4.9 billion airport—at 53 square miles, larger than Manhattan—was derided as being “halfway to Kansas,” and given the emptiness of the 23-mile drive to the city, it felt that way. Last month, arriving visitors boarded the first trains headed for downtown, a journey that zips past a new Japanese-style “smart city” emerging from the prairie before depositing passengers 37 minutes later in a bustling urban hive of restaurants, shops and residential towers that only six years ago was a gravelly no man’s land—an entire $2 billion downtown neighborhood that’s mushroomed up around the hub of Denver’s rapidly expanding light rail system. Read more: http://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2016/05/what-works-denver-rail-system-growth-213905#ixzz4KMFdh7wB Follow us: @politico on Twitter | Politico on Facebook