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And the leasing map for Eton continues to say "lease pending" for the former Bravo! and Mitchell's Fish Market spaces - though now updated with the 3 above. Only the former North Face space is listed as available, no pending lease (as it relates to exterior spaces there.) The smallish Eton Lululemon, originally proposed in marketing materials for the Pinecrest space just opened with Alo, continues to be the athleisure outlier, as others are all at Pinecrest. Would think the somewhat larger North Face space could be in the running for them if not moving to somewhere in Pinecrest.

In April 2023, IKEA indicated they'd be building 8 new full size stores in the US over the "next 3 years" - and not a single one has been announced, 18 months later. Not sure what's up with that lack of any publicly announced movement.

Not everyone shops for groceries based on cost or budget, though I understand those who don't are probably in the minority. Heinen's has a lovely, small store here in downtown Chagrin Falls - similar to the Hudson store and downtown - under 30K sf. Smaller assortment but pretty much everything we need - especially fresh food. Its costs are equal to all Heinen's stores. Easy to shop. Nice atmosphere. Great quality. Fair prices. No loyalty cards to worry about for fake discounts like at the "cheap" (in more ways than one) competitors. In. Out. Done. 5 min walk home. It's made our life so much easier since it opened in 2017. .

Are their prices more expensive than other Heinen's stores?

Every other city revamping their airport is treating it as the rightful first-impression, gateway, tone-setter for visitors. A pride thing. A posturing thing. (If you don't have the flights, at least have the facilities...) CLE should not scrimp and be the odd city out on this. (If you don't have all the big city flights at least you need big city facilities. You think Columbus and Pittsburgh care about anything other than building the nicest airports possible, no matter the overspending perception some may have? Have you seen Indianapolis' majestic main hall, etc...? Those cities care about more than the $.)

Note - Crocker keeps new stores fairly close to the vest. But the Westlake City site often has store names on record in the planning commission minutes months before announced. For the Apple store relocation, however, the last I saw said "moving from within center, asking that name not be an announced yet" or similar.

Flagship CAN mean a one of a kind store - often in NYC, etc... But... As the Crocker Apple store is, what, 15-20 years old and in their old, original, small style - I can only believe they are building "A" flagship store at Crocker - a larger, more comprehensive one in their new style - vs "the" flagship store for Ohio - much like the new Cleveland RH/Restoration Hardware is in THEIR new flagship, mansion style, while other replacing a normal, old, smaller store. If correct, this is taking the old Smith and Hawken/Charming Charlie space -which is 10K square feet. Easton and Eton (12,000 square feet) already have their larger "flagship" style stores... - though this may boast newer, more flagshippy architecture.

CLE needs to take a lesson from PIT and their take-no-prisoners airport director... I've read about her before, but she's, well, impressive - and CLE needs someone like her. New terminal. Key international flights. Somewhat smaller market. Somewhat fewer passengers. Far better service (to prob 20+ more destinations, Iceland... London) Her explanation of the benefits of the regional airport authority that runs the airport vs the city appointees running CLE should be a wakeup call to all of us. Great interview about new terminal and service (Ireland?!) right here.. https://www.wtae.com/article/built-by-pittsburgh-for-pittsburgh-4-the-record-looks-at-future-of-pittsburgh-intl-airport/62257194 And the director's explanation of airport authority benefits here - https://blueskypit.com/cassotis-viewpoint-governance-structure-matters-especially-for-airports/

I have worked in this office complex for 15 years (and have seen the Canon office, but just assumed it was copiers, etc...) - No Philips there in the past to my knowledge. I know they had a facility on Alpha Drive, right across 271.

To ME the best skyline view in town is on 480, crossing the Valley View bridge, especially going west (no obstructions). The full 1.5 miles of the entire skyline is laid out, left to right, from the Stokes Courthouse to the Lumen/Fenn Tower - with the stairstepping up and down of Public Square's 4 towers perfectly spaced - and the lower, denser eastern side really jumbled together and making an impact. Downtown looks significantly larger and more impressive than reality from this angle - truly "big city" - especially due the still very tall for the US Key Tower - and I can never not look over on this drive. The new S-W tower adds greatly to the balancing of this view.

"just closures and sadness" and east side shopping center store relocations...

The Indy "city" population may be larger - but there are still 1MM+ fewer people within an hour or so of downtown Indy vs downtown CLE - but a lot more convention visitors + plus state capital advantages. Indy is also ultra suburban focused - with the northern suburbs growing at rapid pace, nationally. My 4 local siblings there probably go downtown about 1x a year, if that.

I can't imagine they are NOT moving from the mall.

In London, there's a great, popular restaurant called Flat Iron that's a limited menu, mostly one steak option, one price restaurant with a complimentary, gourmet ice cream cone (with delicious chocolate shavings) handed to you on the way out. A winner there - and if this is close, it should be one here, too.

They wouldn't wear North Face... They've moved on. But, another loss to the local scene for a store other cities our size and smaller have.

I am doing same KLM to Prague through AMS this year, like them. Last year I stayed 2 nights in DUB prior to a connection. I know there was talk of moving CLE-DUB timing - as it would open up many more options for connections - but as our only Euro non-stop, I'm not sure all realize how vital that move might be to decision making for travelers. For instance, if I could make connection to Prague this year on Aer Lingus, I'd be landing by 10 am in Prague. This year on KLM connection I don't get there til 7 pm. A lost day for me and likely lost business for others from CLE who didn't want that sort of schedule. I checked Vienna flight from DUB, too, - to see if ai could go there first - same story. On the flip side, if DUB-CLE flight is earlier, to accommodate the earlier flight TO Dublin, it might close some options for connecting flights into DUB for flight back to CLE - which now leaves around 3:30 pm, as I recall - though a pre return flight over night stay in DUB is a good plan, too.

I found that Aer Lingus HAS the non-stop flights from Dublin to many locations I may wish to go to - Prague this year, for instance - but the one non-stop a day to those locations doesn't align with the CLE-DUB arrival time (daily Prague flight departs 7:25 a.m. CLE flight arrives 9 a.m., etc...) - so not offered as connecting flights. Still, making it happen via another airline from DUB.

Took the Aer Lingus flight last June, going on it again in two weeks, and will book it again soon for next Summer... Doing what I can to support it. With reasonable fares (last year) and great Avios point values (this year), it's the natural choice for flights from here to Europe, for me, despite tons of United miles.

I am on 50-70 flights most years - and with Clear and PreCheck CLE security takes 5 mins max. No other airport I fly from is as easy.

TSA Pre-Check costs around $80 for 5 years of far shorter line and far less hassle (shies, belt, etc stay on) than regular security. It's even free with many credit cards - as is Clear, the eye scanning, line jumping service. No one flying in 2024 should be without Pre-Check.

I'm so rich and white that I have visited the downtown lakefront, specifically, probably 2x in my 27 years in town. One was a free - FREE! - museum day. What privilege! So, I can go anytime I want, apparently, and I average once every dozen plus years. This is a real concern of Mayor Bibb, of whom I was formerly a fan? I bet you Columbus would BUILD a lake to put the fanciest possible domed stadium on if it would help them get a team.

Pinecrest update - alo Yoga - the trendy athleisure brand, is starting construction on the main traffic circle at Pinecrest, in the former 3 Palms space. And "based on the latest leasing map just published online" - Travis Mathew (men's clothing) and Tecovas (nice boots, cowboy boots, and shoes) have both signed letters of intent for two vacant spaces (Peleton and Laura of Pembroke). Also, Saucy Brew Works has recently opened their expanded Pinecrest space - adding bar / seating / event space via the addition of the vacant, adjacent space to the south of their existing location.

Sad news. Am far more a Momocho fan, though - and can certainly say that Chef Eric has been on-site/visible nearly every one of my dozens of Momocho visits over the years. Hands on. Always good!

Given the frequent ads on OpenTable with bonus points to dine at Haunted House - I'm not sure how it's going. Still, I wish ASTRO well - though can't imagine they have actually licensed the use of all those character/brand trademarks - so hope that doesn't bite them.

First Lopez, now Moxie (re)opening in Chagrin Falls - pretty big east side restaurant news... right in the heart of the downtown, near Yours Truly. Moxie is back: Plans are to move into Aurelia space By SUE REID https://www.chagrinvalleytoday.com/article_8519de4e-fdd2-11ee-b8b6-fbd818bb4f86.html