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That would seem to be an expensive endeavor for a minimal return. As nice as it would be, how many more people would go to BM or BW because of the longer hill? I think they pretty much have the Cleveland market already. I have a friend who works for an investment company that invests in Vail Resorts and he said that the big model that Vail is pushing is to by as many small regional resorts, espeicially in the Midwest and push the Vail Pass on them which allows them to ski out at their Western resorts and gets them to a Vail resort out West instead of a competitor resort. It allows them to corner the market. The regional ski areas are designed to get people into skiing and confident to consider taking a trip out west and willing to invest in a Vail Pass, namely because of the inelasticity of skiing pricing (especially at Western resorts). It is an interesting concept but is working for them. That being said, places like BM and BW are also extremely profitable for Vail because of their lower operating costs and location closer to larger population centers to create volume. It is an interesting model, the regional resorts are more volume driven (based on local size capacity) and their Western resorts have the big profit margins.

I dont think we can project a ballot with all of them on there. Certainly I think Landsman and Kearney win. There will be at least 1 Republican on there and I would tend to think it would be Goodin or Sunderman. I like Keating but she really is not overly vocal and therefore may not have name recognition (although it helps to have the name Keating in town). Landsman and Kearney will likely be top 5 which makes them fairly safe bets. Once you get to the bottom half the ballot crazy things seem to happen and it always seems like a crapshoot.

I dont necessarily see it that way and would disagree with you there. Facebook (and other social media) certainly amplifies the misinformation, but it also amplifies and helps spread the truth much quicker too. I do get what you say about many who are not critical thinkers being succeptible to misinformation and often letting their feelings control them. I think that is a problem that has always existed and will continue to exist though, it is more of an element of human nature. Throughout history, whether it be during the times of McCarthyism, the Red Scare, the immigration scares of the late 1800s early 1900s, the rise of Marxist unions as you cited above, there will always be agitators and manipulators stirring up populist sentiment. There will even be times where populists gain some semblance of power in order to exact an agenda that may not be in the best interests of everyone. I do not believe the problem is controlling misinformation and limiting the access to free speech and free thought, but rather the solution is to let the free marketplace of information flow and it will eventually cleanse itself from the poison that is currently infecting the body. IN addition, we also need to have strong mechanisms that protect the system from radical change to prevent populist uprisers and usurpers from whittling down the control mechanisms to create that rapid populist changes. I think the mechanisms like the Bi-Camereal legislature with House and Senate, Electoral College, the Filibuster, the difficult process to amend the constitution, 3 separate branches or govt. etc. are designed to provide brakes to runaway populist sentiment. It certainly limited Trump's worst impulses in power and it has certainly frustrated some of the worst of Bernie Sanders others on the far lefts agenda as well. These are all good things. I believe mob uprisings are ineveitble in time, but as long as there are mechanisms in place to allow things to cool down before doing major radical changes, we will be fine. In my opinion.

the only things missing are the Casino and of course the MONORAIL

I do not love the glass stairway, but it does make a lot of sense from a safety standpoint.

I could live with an expanded center over Elm if 1) It is also the site of the new hotel on top of it and you have the hotel to give it some street presence on the Eastern part of those blocks. 2) It does not close down Elm and you have a tunnel underneath and maybe 1-2 Skywalks over it for connectivity (there is not going to be other action on those blocks so I am fine with a Skywalk there in that case.

I was on a call with Brinkman in May and he was touting this plan. I thought a lot of it was excessive overreach on his end that was going to create more problems in exchange for many of the problems he was looking to solve. Certainly, the city has issues and the council that was elected 4 years ago was a horrible example of leadership, but Brinkman is trying to take somethign that needs a scalpal and using a machete. His solution, especially about the next highest candidate getting the seat of a council member that steps down is not a great idea either. In the jungle ballot, you get stuck with someone who really only appeals to a small minority of voters winning the seat then. In the current case, it would have been someone crazy like Michelle Dillingham who would have been a horrible addition to council. The best thing that could be done has been done and that has been going back to 2 year terms. There is less time to allow the council member to engage in malfeasance and if they have to step down, their short term replacement will have to be on the ballot sooner than later.

^ unannounced as in someone playing around on theiry computer.

Speeding tickets are just a conveinence fee for those who want to drive fast.

I also remember that there was a lot of people on the west side opposed to it because there was no real route to the west side. I believe there was a route that sort of went up the 74 corridor but there was not really any service to the Delhi or older Western Hills areas of town and there were a lot of people over there that felt there was no benefit to them.

I dont know why they would want to paint it the same color as everything else. The differences in color help give the area character. Bland as the architectual style may be, to me, it is less about the quality of how things look from the air and more about how it achieved connecting downtown and also creating vibrancy on the street. I think it did a good job of integrating the buildings with the street and park and creating a walkable area. The biggest issue is the blah ness of the architecture, but it is somethign i am willing to tradeoff in order to have a functioning neighborhood in that area that had forever been a wasteland.

Fort Ancient and Serpent Mound are solemn places. Civil War battlefields (or any battlefield) are solemn spaces. I will even give you that former slave plantations in the South are solemn spaces given what actually went on at that location. In the case of the Freedom Center, its past history primarily involved warehouses for fruit and parking for baseball games along with early houses when the city was founded. While the Underground Railroad is a very significant story to be told in our history, there is nothing unique about the piece of land that the museum inhabits. It is also important to remember that the museum was in jeopardy of closing a number of years ago becuase its dire financial condition. The merger with the museum center allowed it to continue in its mission to educate people on the history of the underground railroad and to further its mission to promote human rights. Having weddings and fraternity balls helps promote that mission

they also hosted fraternity parties in the past too until it got trashed by a bunch of Miami students. weddings and other events are good for the bottom line and bring in some much needed revenue. The museum center which operates it also hosts large events and weddings after hours too. It is all part of the operating plan for most large museums today. I would not consider the Freedom Center a solemn space. It is a museum which is design to educate and inform about history, art, other events. There is nothing overly symbolic about the location other than Cincinnati being the key city for runaway slaves to get freedom. However, it is not on some sacred burial ground or anything like that it was built on the site of an old fruit warehouse and parking lot. Hosting an event there is no different than hosting it at the Natural History museum or Art museum.

While not directly Banks related, it is interesting to hear how peer cities look at and view the Banks. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/08/can-the-north-coast-catch-up-cincinnati-is-25-years-ahead-of-cleveland-in-waterfront-redevelopment.html

Nobody actually "lived" downtown in the 80s, the push was to the suburbs and beyond. They were wierd suites and felt much more like apartments instead of a hotel suite. They fit better as apartments. Although, they were quite a bit dated, very 80s contemporary.

https://www.kpvi.com/news/national_news/stanley-black-decker-to-acquire-remaining-80-percent-stake-in-mtd-holdings-for-1-6/article_9c76794f-9af7-52b6-998f-538bac71ae16.html mtd Has been sold the black and decker

Wasn't Cleveland MSA growing in 2010 and 2000 too?

I wonder if there are any stats that break down where the gains are coming from, namely, how much of the Columbus area gain is attributed to NE Ohio’s loss? how much of Cincinnati area gain is attributed to Dayton loss? I know Columbus had a lot of its gain from people coming from other parts of Ohio (excluding the cincy region) but it would be interesting to see those numbers how they specifically relate to Cleve/Akron/ canton/ Youngstown. anecdotally it seems like a lot of NE Ohio folks have relocated to Columbus over the years spurring Columbus growth and it seems like a lot of Dayton people have pushed south toward Cincinnati

Cranley has a good money connection up in NE Ohio. He went to college up there and has a lot of connections still. IMO he will be able to raise more money than Whaley. Cranley is a bit more moderate than Whaley and may play better in the general. However, to defeat Dewine, it all depends where Ohio is next year with the pandemic and if a lot of GOP voters who would otherwise turn out for him stay home.

Seelbach is starting the realize the dynamics have changed on council. 2 of his allies are now gone and many of the others do not really care about a lame duck councilman

That is an old line and more simple line of thinking when it comes to negotiating. Many complex negotiations often do not follow such a path. Best to come off realistic and reasonable and you are more likely to be able to advance your agenda better.

They have always been that way. I would not say it is a propaganda type bias, but it may be rooted back in the days of the cold war when the Soviet and Eastern Bloc countries used to dominate the Olympics and they used their best professional athletes whereas the US was using younger ametuers who would not have been the best of the best available in the country at the time (think pre Dream Team). It is probably a legacy of that time.

It has always fascinated me how the US media treats all medals as equal. ALl they talk about is the US leading the medal count, which I find to be a rather misleading statistic, especially when your Olympic contingent is the largest in the games. Medals are nice, but they are no substitute for the gold and winning your event. https://sports.yahoo.com/sorry-america-chinas-leading-the-real-olympic-medal-count-081228981.html

Her anti-semetic references she made about the "dark money" coming in to her opponent was also not a good look. The open embrace of anti-semitism that is going on with the progressive left is creating a huge problem for them.

The twitterverse and news are often filled with brash loudmouths like AOC and the Sandernista friends who spout a bunch of stale crap that has not worked ever, but they have a megaphone so it gets attention. The more outrageous their positions are, the more press and attention and followers they receive. Its self-perpetuating. Eventually, they start to believe a lot of the crap they spew no matter how nuts it may be. THey have a loyal echo chamber egging them on. When they actually step away and get back to reality, they find out that the rest of society is not that delusional and they lose their election. The socialism crap appeals to small corners of society, but the majority of society, both right and left recognize the fallacy in it.