Clevelander17

So it officially switched over today? That stinks. I listen to a lot of college radio from JCU, B-W, and CWRU but it's not the same because none of those stations broadcast exclusively in the AAA format 24/7 like V107 did.

Looks like this place ( http://thebottlehousebrewingcompany.com/ ) is still set to open in Cleveland Heights, just looking at an early 2012 date. Pretty cool concept that hopefully does well. Also will include an area for drinks/dining.

Some that was filmed in the inner-ring suburbs of Warrensville Heights, Maple Heights, and Bedford. Though the only suburb mentioned by name--Cleveland Heights--only appeared briefly on screen. Anyone figure out which CH street that was? I would have to believe that there are probably several CH streets where multiple homes might be up for demolition, especially in the northern part of the city near East Cleveland (which incidentally was not shown as far as I could tell, but could have had a 15 minute special all on its own). Is there somewhere online where all of these homes scheduled for demolition are listed?

Oh no, I wasn't at all disappointed with the depiction of the city. I just think it's disheartening to see the magnitude of the situation broadcast on national television like that.

I like what I saw from Thomas yesterday, but this team is borderline Sweet 16-caliber without Sullinger. He needs to get healthy, even if it means sitting out a few games into the Big Ten schedule.

Thanks for the heads up. That was...depressing to say the least.

I'll refrain from commenting until the Tribe's Spring Training roster is set. But as of now I'm quite frustrated with the lack of big moves this organization has made this offseason.

My biggest problem with Pujols is that he didn't let the Cardinals trade him. But overall, the Cardinals should be happy that they didn't end up paying what the Angles paid him (or anything close) because he won't be worth it in a few years--that's even assuming that the age on his birth certificate is correct, which is not a certainty.

Yep, the college basketball season is starting to heat up! ;)

I love it when my posts are randomly edited by others on here. What was it that I said in "reply #272" that was so off-topic that it had the be removed? I legitimately can't even remember, but if one of the mods could send me a PM so I know what to avoid doing next time, I'd appreciate it. Anyways, I would love to see some real policy analysis of these types of tax breaks. I want to know how much the city in question will benefit and really how much the rest of the state would benefit, if at all. I just don't buy into the argument that Cincinnati and Cleveland will somehow benefit from a company locating in Columbus with the assistance of significant tax breaks.

Wait...what is happening with 107.3?! I only discovered it about four months ago, but since then it's been my default station with 92.3 changing formats. If 107.3 changes I think my head might explode. edit: I guess I should have scrolled up and read all of the posts.

Why do you guys keep pushing this idea that the potential location was all Kasich's idea? He had nothing to do with it. SEARS approached the state with Columbus already in mind. This is not a conspiracy nor does it have anything to do with what Cincy or Cleveland may or may not have. The idea that Sears first approached Kasich about Columbus is simply not true. The very FIRST publicly-acknowledged discussions of Sears moving to Ohio took place in Cincinnati about its move THERE. Capsule summaries of those discussions between the governor and John F. Barrett, the powerful head of Western & Southern Life (also a major player in downtown Cincinnati real estate), can be found in the Cincinnati Business Courier, 4-29-11 and 5-10-11. Only later was Columbus ever mentioned. The astonishing $400 million capital bribe followed shortly afterwards. Not that I'd be any more in favor of Sears getting big tax breaks to relocate to Cincinnati (in fact I'd probably be less in favor of that scenario because it would mean a big unintended Ohio taxpayer boost for Northern Kentucky), but I do seem to recall that Cincy was first discussed as a possibility and that there was never a big tax break promised (though I think it may have been implied).

Also consider that if things get too out-of-whack, some of these smaller-market squads are going to be contracted (probably likely to happen regardless because of how unbalanced things have become). That means roughly 12-15 less positions per franchise for these players, particular the fringe ones.

I don't see Cleveland as a charity-case, either. Of course not. I'm simply stating that Cleveland could certainly use such an arrow in its sling (more than the other two Cs) in the future when it comes to attracting outside business. However as I stated above, it's simply not going to be possible for the state to repeat this policy over and over. As for Columbus hoarding resources with state government and OSU, we've had that debate before and you'll never convince me that this isn't a significant net gain for Columbus and a significant net loss for everyone else in the state.

As a resident of Greater Cleveland, I feel that there is a big disconnect at times between what's going on up here and what's being "decided" for us down there. I'm all for the Ohio cities working together, but I don't really see how giving a company big tax breaks to move to Columbus does anything at all to help Cleveland. Much of those taxes, by definition, won't have to be paid, so very little that revenue will be "trickling up" to Cleveland. If the state is willing to make similar considerations for all potential companies to move to Ohio (and also then likely have to do the same to entice companies to stay here), then I'd be fine with it in theory. Unfortunately that would be budgetary suicide for the state. Ultimately this move sets a bad precedent for the state. And I don't think it's going to benefit Cleveland or any other struggling Northern Ohio city as much as some are implying. This is not a very good example of Ohio cities working together. Situations like this one sometimes get me wondering how much better off Greater Cleveland might be if everything from roughly Stark County and north were its own state.

Work for the prosecutor?

It is not the state government's job to help boost the economy of one of its cities at the expense of its other cities. Columbus already sucks enough resources from the rest of the state in the form of being the home to behemoth Ohio State and the seat of state government. If anything Columbus doesn't need any extra help like other cities in Ohio, particularly the northern part of the state, need.

This is what happens when you compromise University ideals to attempt to put together a winning sports program (in this case, basketball). Both schools should be ashamed, but especially Xavier, because it is a Catholic University that supposedly holds itself to a higher standard. As for the kid who got stomped, he's a dirty player in his own right who in a previous Crosstown Shootout matchup headbutted Yancy Gates (the kid who threw the sucker-punch on Saturday).

It was a very sneaky move on the part of Coral. They were "headquartered" here in UH for only four years and as I recall it was tied into their redevelopment of Cedar Center-South.

Guys, let's be clear about something here. We don't know that Gilbert ever intended his Thursday night correspondence with Stern to be released to the public. Further I suspect that he is not nearly the only owner that has communicated with Stern issues over all of this superstar big market realignment. As far as Gilbert is concerned, he may just have been making what was completely normal contact with Stern that ended up being "mysteriously" leaked. I wish he would lay low for a while, too, but truthfully unless he specifically made this email public himself (or someone from the Cavaliers did with his blessing), I don't know how we can fault him here for speaking up privately if that's really what he did. If you ask me, I don't think it's any coincidence that his name came out almost instantly in connection with the trade veto. Gilbert makes for an easy boogeyman these days and I think that somebody at the NBA offices or with another franchise let the cat out of the bag knowing that it would place more attention on him.

Not to toot my own horn, but I used that line somewhere (can't remember where now) at least as far back as a month ago.

And it's a problem where a league exists where teams should be "content" with taking other team's leftovers because it's better than the alternative. The league needs to create rules that give all teams a shot at retaining their superstars, or just go ahead and eliminate the 22-24 teams that it's tacitly admitting will never have a shot at winning. By the way, this isn't just Gilbert "bitching." Many others agree with him and I'm not even sure that he was planning on being the ring-leader against this trade. Someone leaked that e-mail and I'm guessing they were not from Gilbert's camp. The smaller market owners were pacified and promised that things would be better under the new CBA so the league could move forward and play ball on Christmas. It took less than two weeks to show that the promise was garbage and I think it's great that Gilbert and other owners are using what little leverage they have left to strike back.

Funny stuff. Couldn't pick out any Soprano's references. Also I wish someone would make a similar map for Ohio.

Good question. I saw a few folks post the same thing last night on Twitter. I guess Cleveland's so miserable that Forbes is now releasing the rankings biannually to remind everyone of this reality.

League Park would be interesting to check out as part of your "forgotten Eastside neighborhoods" excursion.