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Does anyone know what happened to the plan for water taxis in the flats and around the lakefront, whiskey island, etc. They were announced originally that they would start service this past Memorial Day, and be run by the Metroparks but I can't find any info on when they were delayed until.

Also, Payscape's new CTO is based here, Douglas Hardman, previously founder/CEO of SparkBase. Maybe they will be expanding their development staff here in Cleveland!

Houlihans closed in Tower City? I was looking at google maps, don't ask, and noticed that it said that Houlihans was closed. Any insight? Maybe we can get something good and local in there?

I just drove by, and the siding has been removed from the 'art house' by abbey and 19th. Looks like it's coming down soon or being re-sided.

Jack Flaps Luncheonette is now open in the 5th street arcades in the old location of PJ's Luncheonette!

Scene article about the new Pizza 216 http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/06/16/new-york-style-pizza-shop-coming-to-heart-of-downtown Really interested to see how two brand new pizza places will do basically opening across the street from each other. This one has 12 beers on tap so that will be enticing.

Sushi 86 is no longer BYOB, as they now have their liquor license, and some nice Japanese Whiskey as well. Grumpy's in Tremont is byob and a brunch favorite(champagne for mimosas!)

From what I heard, BrewNuts will be spending the summer up at Put-in-Bay, then afterwards will settle on a permanent location in Cleveland.

Urban Farmer is from a Portland based restaurant group that opened up their second location with that name here. (Sage restaurant group) Oh, did you mean Portland's beer to return the favor? I'm sure I'd be okay with that too.

Yeah, that is the reason for the seat removal, the empty seats were not helping the bottom line of the organization. I think the question of the boxes is more, why are they raised instead of lowered? My memory tells me that this is because the concrete it is built on is like a big staircase, if you look from below when you're out at the concession stands, you see that above you. Flattening/lowering that level instead of raising it all to the height of the furthest back part would require major construction work.

Fast-Growing Food-Focused Pop-Up Firm Dinner Lab Coming to Cleveland http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/03/30/fast-growing-food-focused-pop-up-firm-dinner-lab-coming-to-cleveland

What does the Ohio Theater lobby renovation mean for Bin 216? The restaurant is in much of the space of the original 1921 lobby fronting Euclid...

Well, the Odeon is reopening, May 1 with a concert headlined by Mushroomhead. Storied Cleveland Flats music club The Odeon to reopen http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/03/storied_cleveland_flats_music.html

"climb zion" gym, unique community center, coming to historic tremont church http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/climbzion020915.aspx I should add, this is the duo that wanted to put a climbing gym in the Fifth Church of Science church at Detroit and w117th. Kudos on their perseverance. http://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/climbing-up-the-walls-a-rock-climbing-couple-from-tremont-wants-to-bring-vertical-fun-to-an-ancient-church/Content?oid=3846585

The sign is almost directly across from the entrance of the lizard, I assumed it was an advertisement to get people to turn around and go back inside the lizard for more food and drinks, something like, 'thank you, come again'

Are they open to selling the buildings individually? Anyone want to give me money to buy and re-open the Odeon? I never went in during the incarnations of Heaven/Earth/whatever after the Odeon closed, so I have no idea what the state of the interior would be like.

Is mariner's watch a success yet? I've heard from an early resident that its mostly a shell of a building still. Elevators aren't working, and they're not collecting rent yet due to the project not being complete. Advertised move in dates were around Dec 20, and I'd expect the building to be complete for move-in?

Would we still be complaining about the new Mayfield Hts location if it didn't also include the closure of the Coventry location? I don't have a problem with the expansion, but the closure of a neighborhood institution stinks. From what I recall, there are three storefronts put together in the Coventry lizard space, maybe they could have just gone down to two? I'm also interested to see how it will be having two Winking Lizards downtown so close to each other. I think that the Winks location is able to survive on profits alone made on browns game days, and they seem to do a solid weekday lunch business. I hope they keep their beer menu tv's!

Here's your Trattner Santorini article as expected! Expected to open within the next two weeks. http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/01/21/opening-soon-santorini-to-bring-greek-themed-lunch-dinner-brunch-late-nite-eats-to-downtown

Reddstone sold, to reopen as Grafitti Social Kitchen http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/01/13/okin-and-bostwick-of-cork-and-cleaver-buy-reddstone-plan-second-eatery

seems unexpected. here's an article from cleveland scene: http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2014/12/29/world-of-beer-closes-its-lakewood-location

World of Beer in Lakewood has closed overnight, without fanfare.

Does anyone know who is behind the development of this condo, or whatever it is? Its a 5k sqft luxury condo unit available on airbnb, assuming its at the corner of 2nd and High, in the building about 21 lounge next to harry buffalo? I'm curious about it and the rest of the building's space. I'm not allowed to post external links, but you can find it here 2nd High - https :// www. airbnb.com/rooms/3652385?s=oH8K

Look there's brick underneath!

Tours available starting Sept 30 including a demo suite. I plan on checking it out soon, maybe I'll even take some pictures!