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Started to notice some dumpsters behind the building on Vincent the past 2 weeks. Workers have been in and out of the freight entrance removing what appears to be drywall and other interior materials. The lights on the first floor have randomly been on a few nights as well.

^???

I always thought you needed to have a redevelopment plan to demo a building within a landmarks district. Hopefully there is more that isn't public at this point.

^ The beaches were (mis)managed by the State prior to Metropark's takeover.

The title of this thread is spelled wrong. :-P

From Detroit Shoreway's twitter yesterday: DetroitShoreway ‏@DetroitShoreway Jul 15 The demolition of Watterson-Lake school began this week to remove and preserve the terra cotta stone. For more details, contact our office.

Aaahhh thank god!!! I was really getting worried that this fantastic service would continue to thrive due to its unrivaled superiority. Never too late to bring in government at the behest of established industries to burden it into obscurity! Cleveland officials want to regulate Uber, other ride-sharing services CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland officials want to force ride-sharing services like Uber and Lyft to operate in the city under the same rules and regulation as taxicabs. Dedrick Stephens, the city's assessments and licenses commissioner, made the announcement Wednesday in a public meeting with taxicab drivers and company owners. Stephens' office will push to amend the city ordinance that regulates taxicabs to include ride-sharing services that have become increasingly popular and contentious. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/07/cleveland_officials_want_to_re.html#incart_m-rpt-1

The Beckwith Mansion applied but did not win tax credits this round.

Oooohhhh sh*t son.

Absurd to consider Beachwood as an interchangeable "alternative" to downtown. These are completely different submarkets with little to no renter overlap. I guarantee that the vast vast majority of people living in these Beachwood projects would never really consider living downtown.

I'll take that trade.

This morning was exceptionally nice.

^ If they're built by Ryan Homes, they're low end. I don't mean any offense by that but RH is known for building stuff less than top tier - but that may be all the market can bear in that spot.

I just downloaded it. The app is great, by far the best transit app I've seen yet. But yeah, if it's lacking info for the trains - it's sorely needed.

Medtronic (MDT) Acquires CardioInsight Technologies in Net $93M + Performance Bonuses Deal Medtronic (NYSE: MDT) announced that it has acquired CardioInsight Technologies, Inc. ("CardioInsight"), a privately-held, Cleveland-based medical device company that has developed a new approach to improve the mapping of electrical disorders of the heart. CardioInsight will become part of the Medtronic Atrial Fibrillation Solutions business in the Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure division. Medtronic completed its acquisition of CardioInsight on a debt-free basis in a transaction valued at approximately $93 million, net of CardioInsight's cash of $7 million, plus performance-based contingent consideration that may be paid post-closing. Consideration consisted of an initial cash payment of $75 million and retirement of a Medtronic loan outstanding to CardioInsight in the amount of $25 million. Additional terms of the deal were not disclosed. http://www.streetinsider.com/Corporate+News/Medtronic+(MDT)+Acquires+CardioInsight+Technologies+in+Net+$93M+%2B+Performance+Bonuses+Deal/10665548.html ------- Medtronic acquires CardioInsight of Cleveland in $93 million deal By CHUCK SODER Medtronic has acquired CardioInsight of Cleveland in a deal valued at $93 million. The local company’s technology is designed to diagnose electrical abnormalities affecting the heart. Thus, CardioInsight will become part of Medtronic’s Atrial Fibrillation Solutions business, according to a news release from Medtronic. The medical technology giant plans to maintain CardioInsight’s presence in Cleveland, according to an email statement attributed to Reggie Groves, vice president and general manager of the Atrial Fibrillation unit at Medtronic. The company bought CardioInsight for its “talent and technology,” she stated. Medtronic paid $75 million in cash, and it retired “a Medtronic loan outstanding to CardioInsight,” the release stated. The value of the deal could grow: It also includes “performance-based contingent consideration that may be paid post-closing,” the release stated. CardioInsight has raised money from several local investors over the years. Among those investors are the nonprofit economic development group JumpStart, Case Technology Ventures and Draper Triangle Ventures, which is based in Pittsburgh but is active in Northeast Ohio. Members of the company’s management team have chipped in, too, according to this 2010 news release. CardioInsight’s technology was developed at Case Western Reserve University. Its system includes a vest that reads electrical data from a patient’s torso. The system’s software then converts that data into a map showing the electrical activity of the heart, as it beats. Medtronic technically is based in Dublin, Ireland, though its main offices are in Minneapolis. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150619/NEWS/150619755/medtronic-acquires-cardioinsight-of-cleveland-in-93-million-deal

Thank god

^ Sammy's in the old National City Bank building.

FYI the giant "Flats East Bank" signage has been installed. It looks good and will look great at night.

Pretty sure the Van's stated intention and the routes established, strongly suggest they were interested in getting businessmen from the Heights to and from the CBD.

These look 1,000 times better. I'm digging the brick.

Cleveland man arrested while making video with fake gun near earlier police incident CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Police arrested a man accused of pulling a fake gun in and out of his waistband while making a video steps from where police shot at a suspect and were fired upon earlier Sunday. Officers in the area spotted a 23-year-old man walking on West 87th Street near Detroit Avenue about 5:15 p.m. Sunday, waving the gun while an 18-year-old man recorded him, police spokesman Sgt. Ali Pillow said. As police officers detained both men, a woman in her 30s, who is related to the 18 year old, tried to intervene and became hostile, Pillow said. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/06/cleveland_man_arrested_while_m.html#incart_river

Has anyone been following the "Hard Time in Cleveland" series? It's about a house flipper sentenced to do community service in Slavic Village. It's been an excellent read - Rachel Dissell did a great job. http://www.cleveland.com/slavic-village/

Cleveland man injured in West Side confrontation with police CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A 22-year-old man was injured as he tried to elude police Sunday morning during a foot chase in which officers fired shots and were fired upon in Cleveland's Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. --- ...When officers showed up, they found a 22-year-old man who matched the description of one of the suspects. When an officer tried to question the man, he ran, Williams said. Three officers chased the man. During the chase, the man crouched down and pointed a gun at one officer, Williams said. The officer pulled his gun and fired four shots, but none hit the suspect who continued running.... --- As the chase continued, Williams said, an unknown number of people behind police began firing shots at the officers. ...The incident sparked tense moments as a group of bystanders hurled insults at police officers and passed along rumors that stoked anger. Williams said there were stories that police were hiding three bodies in the backyard of a four-story apartment building. The bystanders, swapping bullhorns, chanted "We need justice" and "Leave us alone." http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/06/cleveland_man_injured_in_west.html#incart_river

^ I can confirm there is active construction going on.

Sounds like a robbery gone wrong rather than a random act of violence.