Brutus_buckeye

It is not Unconsitutional if the state passed a rent control law or a law that said cities could decide the issue on their own. It is Unconstitutional in the sense that cities could usurp state law in this capacity and pass their own rent control laws.

I noticed that the people of Seattle, Boston and Lansing will fly year round to Minneapolis for their Sun exposure, lol.

From a tourist standpoint, I never quite understood the point of the World Peace Bell. If they could have built the tower, then maybe that would have been cool, but just doing the bell alone was a waste IMO

It was a bit tongue n cheek. I have been in both Cleveland and Minneapolis in May and have seen snow. I have been in both in September and, while not seeing snow, it has been cold (more so in Minneapolis than Cleveland) They everyone to the MSP hub to funnel them to Florida or a sunny destination out of their hub. They have been around for a while now so their model has proven successful.

So which destination would provide the "Sun" for the "Sun Country" moniker? I have been to Minneapolis many times and it is not very sunny there and of course Cleveland is not quite the haven to get your vitamin D either.

Probably Crawford Hoying bought it. It would make sense since they own the rest of the Banks and would likely want to not have competition on the property.

I would rather just have them keep the Kroger building as is and then build a new HQ tower on Court and Walnut or elsewhere downtown.

https://www.nationalreview.com/2024/01/the-unfriendly-skies/ Interesting perspective on the judge's ruling blocking the merger. The judge cited that the merger could lead to higher fares and fewer flight choices in overlapping markets. Of course, the converse is that by blocking the merger, Spirit could go out of business as they may not be financially strong enough to survive on their own. That outcome is far worse than the harm that could ever come from a merger of the two airlines.

yes, they are turning it into apartments

They should, and it would certainly be much easier to do along Central if someone wanted to do that. While I would not have a problem with it, and think it would look pretty cool, I think the neighborhood activists would Sh*t their pants if someone tried to build an 20 story tower on 15th and Main or Walnut.

There are compromises to be had, You can increase building height in the area while still being respectful to the historical fabric. Even through the use of setbacks you can hide taller structures from the street (similar to what they did in Hyde Park Square 20 years ago as just one example). nobody is proposing building a 20 story tower along Walnut or Main in OTR. However a 7-8 story building could blend nicely into the urban fabric

I remember as a kid when they were recladding the building, I thought it actually was a Kroger store in the city.

https://record.umich.edu/articles/u-m-adopts-statement-on-diversity-of-thought-freedom-of-speech/ University of Michigan (as much as I hate to say it) is taking a positive step in the free speech debate on campuses. Hopefully, this will lead to more open discourse in the future.

They give the Visa gift cards because they cannot discount their rates based on how they pitch the deal to their investors and lenders. At the end of the day it comes out as a wash on the books, but when they represent market rents are X and they have trouble getting their occupancy, they cant necessarily just cut the rent based on how they obtained funding for the deal, so they resort to gift card giveaways and such. I remember speaking to a number of people familiar with some developments in Columbus near OSU a few years back and they were struggling to lease up because of the rates so they were offering gift cards and other incentives like free door dash, etc. They misjudged the market when they developed the building but could not cut rents to fill it so they had to use different tactics.

But most peer cities have newer projects coming online all the time. To have a healthy office market, you almost need to be building newer "class A" for those high end companies that "need" to be in the best and newest space in their markets. Yes it puts some exiting buildings into obsolescence that still have purpose but it also shows a healthy office market (even at 20% vacancy) because it shows demand for high end office space. It is akin to "build it and they will come" but where they come from does not matter to the developer and the other office owners be dammed. You see this with retail all the time. Look at how many old Walgreens stores are something else now only to have a newer greater Walgreens built directly across the street from the older store (which does not look much different than the new store).

Dont think you could get away with behavioral screenings. I think there could be some Constitutional issues on that one. You could certainly do a breathalyzer but that seems inefficient if everyone has to blow before getting on a plane. I do not know if that is the answer either. It does seem like some of the unruliness has subsided a bit now that people are not forced to wear masks. I will agree with you to a certain level that when you pack people into a tight space like a sardine and leave them very little room for a period of hours without any creature comforts, people can react in a negative manner. Alcohol cerrtainly makes this worse, but I think the tighter spaces with less leg room on the low cost carriers can contribute to this. I think that when they forced masks on people a few years back that exacerbated the anger as it caused people to feel more trapped in their tight space. I have never been on a plane with an unruly traveler, so I have not seen alcohol being an issue on any flight i have taken. I personally have never understood imbibing on the plane anyway since the last thing I need is the dry air on the plane only making my headache from drinking much worse, but for those who like it, to each their own I guess.

If you remember back in the days of "flying the friendly skies," passenger air travel used to be solely a luxury item and thing of the rich or big business. The average person could not afford to fly their family to Florida or fly across the country during the holidays to visit family because the airfare in the 70s and early 80s was exorbitant. Low cost airlines have allowed the masses to enjoy the ability to take a flight to their destination for an affordable price. Yes, the seats may be uncomfortable and there are no frills on the flight, but at least the option of flying is no longer just for the rich,

to your point, the "overserved" passengers and the ones who act unruly tend to be on the shorter domestic flights. You do not really hear of planes to or from Europe being diverted because of a "drunken passenger". Of course, it is hard to divert somewhere when a passenger becomes unruly over the ocean. However, I am sure it would make news when you have a ton of overseas flights having passengers get arrested for being drunk and disorderly

Much of the area around Ohio State in the 90s and early 2000s was a dump. I am glad for what they are doing to improve the area. As someone who spent a lot of time in many of those older establishments like Sloopy's, etc. it was sad to see them go, but I appreciate what has come in their place now.

I thought he moved to Oregon about 15 years ago?

DO they have a mockup on this? I have spoken to a number of developers of similar type of properties and they are marketed as man-cave condos. essentially a poll barn that men keep their toys with the epoxy flooring, and then it has an upstairs loft that is used as a kitchen and loft area to watch games, drink beer and hang out. I would think it may be a better fit in a market like Harrison over Oakley.

Sounds kind of like trying to exit Paycor after a Bengals game. I thought the East Side entrances were not built yet, or there was no stairway leading to the east side. In all fairness, the East side was not as well connected to parking as the West entrance was. The natural flow of traffic naturally led people to go to the West entrance. Similar to Paycor where people flow to the East entrance (most of the parking and Banks sit on that side). Gainbridge in Indy has a similar setup where everyone funnels to the one side of the facility. Heck, even the YUM center in Louisville has a primary entrance and one side is covered by the highway.

If the Lindner family wants to build a modern arena and finance it with 85% of his money, I personally dont care where it goes as the taxpayers will not need to build it. If Hard Rock wants to build a 20k seat arena at their site, I am all for it. The biggest downside to the convention center area is that it means the city is going to build it and own it which means the financing is going to be a bit more of a challenge.

I think Kroger is getting a raw deal in this and it shows how politics and the perception of politics plays a role in this. Even the combined Kroger/Albertsons is still considerably smaller than Wal Mart Groceries, plus Amazon is going to be significantly growing market share over the years and Costco is also a sleeping giant when it comes to groceries.

Wouldn't it depend how you would define the use of the dual space? To your point, it is probably rare that you need to have a 20k seat arena set up for a convention however, there would probably be frequent use of the floor space for exhibits, even if the arena seating and concourses would be underutlized. I dont know if that is enough justification to connect it to the convention center though.