Blimp City

As someone who aspires to live downtown someday (probably once I'm an empty-nester), I applaud you, @GREGinPARMA. Underwhelming decor/fixtures aside, I hope your experience is a good one and look forward to hearing about it.

FEB stage looks a bit sleeker from other angles. These pics are from Downtown Cleveland, Inc's socials. Digging the Cuyahoga/Flats backdrop.

Stopped at the light while driving in this morning...

Adventuring thru the fog to AsiaTown today. Pics by my shotgun-riding wife.

On our way to Downtown Cleveland, Inc.'s "Snow Day" yesterday

View today from the second floor atrium at 200 PS

A pair of pics from a dreary winter Sunday...

Following @coneflower's lead, here's my email to GLBC's customer service address ([email protected]), followed by the response I received... To Whom It May Concern: I am writing to express my sincere disappointment with Great Lakes Brewing Company's decision to explore a relocation of production facilities and corporate offices to Avon. You have long positioned your brand as synonymous with Cleveland, and leaving the city proper would be disingenuous at best. Please find a place to consolidate your facilities within the Cleveland city limits - the Scranton Peninsula or Opportunity Corridor comes to mind. Your brand's legacy and reputation are simply too important to cater to suburban sprawl. I am a craft beer enthusiast who has enjoyed your exceptional beers for decades, but I will transfer my loyalty to other Cleveland-based breweries if you leave for Avon. Thank you for reading. Hello, Thank you for reaching out. You can find an update on our production expansion process and plans to continue operating our Ohio City brewpub here: https://www.greatlakesbrewing.com/glbc-confirms-commitment-ohio-city-brewpub. We will share your feedback with our team. Cheers, XXXXXXXXX GLBC Info Customer Service Representative

Progress on redevelopment of the former Pizza Hut site at the southeast intersection of Detroit and West 117th. I believe @KJPhas reported this to be an urgent care? In any case, please excuse the poor stoplight pic!

A few Birdtown Neighborhood updates... Pic 1 - Signage added yesterday to the old BiRite Building as part of its transformation into "The Nest." I believe the sign refers to the tenant occupying the 2nd/3rd floor...not sure of status of 1st floor beyond Phoenix. Pics 2 & 3 - Crane dropping HVAC into the new-build portion of Birdtown Brewery this morning. Seems like this long-awaited project is finally coming to fruition?

Rainy day panorama from the entrance to 200 PS

Two views from down in The Flats on a rainy Sunday

Pretty cool for CLE! https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2023/11/cleveland-joins-paris-montreal-and-bangkok-on-travel-leisure-list-of-top-destinations-for-2024.html

I take my 3 yo on the Red Line from Lakewood to Tower City each week. We usually get a snack, visit Public Square, and go to the kids room at the library. It's one of her favorite outings. I'd love to see more emphasis on family-friendliness downtown (playgrounds, kid-oriented restaurant, regular Water Line access to the Science Center, etc). Let's make sure the next generation loves this city as much as we do!

Ubering across the mighty Cuyahoga yesterday evening

Whenever I bring my 3 yo downtown, she insists on visiting the fountain in the atrium of 200 Public Square. I snapped this yesterday as she made a few rotations around the revolving door at the entrance.

Not to mention its placement near an existing RTA Red Line station 👏

Great job, @urbanetics_, of articulating the appeal of living in Downtown CLE 👏 https://www.cleveland.com/news/2023/10/hello-city-life-the-popularity-and-uniqueness-of-downtown-living-in-cleveland.html

Photo from yesterday courtesy of my twenty-something cousin. I take it she must've been visiting an apartment in Ohio City?

Plenty of architectural variety here if you can look past (literally) the scuzzy RTA window.

"Lights On! Slavic Village hosts open houses in four available Fleet Avenue storefronts" https://www.freshwatercleveland.com/breaking-ground/Lights_On_Fleet_Open_House_100423.aspx

Two very different perspectives from yesterday - Camp Cleveland and leaving Tower City westbound on the Red Line.

This evening at Wendy Park

Confession time: my wife (and her phone) takes better pics than I do. Here are her snaps today as I drove us across the Shoreway .

Peeking out from the entrance to the West 25th rapid station