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I wasn't trying to imply that this would be the best thing that could ever possible happen in the Flats, but I think if it's well though out and tailored to Cleveland, a 'beach' could work. I'd use it.

Anyone ever been to Bayfront Park in Miami? They have an 'urban beach'...obviously the palm trees and Biscayne Bay are a little different than the Flats ;D , but I think it works there and don't see why it can't in Cleveland (this photo isn't mine...it's from this url: http://www.skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?t=477774&page=138)

This sentence from the PD article posted yesterday leads me to believe this may be the brand they've designed the hotel around... "Developers have not announced the hotel brand, but they said today that the building is being designed for a specific occupant." They're nice hotels...I've stayed at the Uptown Charlotte location a few times. They're trendy but still reasonably priced. Like the baby brother of the W.

That image is from the National Harbor development (DC area).

Am I the only one that thinks that the hotel portion looks like an Aloft? I'd take it ;D

Just another Forbes list but I thought it was interesting that Cleveland is the number 10 safest Slide: http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/26/safest-cities-ten-lifestyle-real-estate-metros-msa_slide_3.html List: http://www.forbes.com/2009/10/26/safest-cities-ten-lifestyle-real-estate-metros-msa_chart.html?partner=yahoore

This article compares Las Vegas to Cleveland pretty negatively. More of the same old same old. Lessons Las Vegas can learn from the Rust Belt By J. Patrick Coolican (contact) Sunday, Oct. 11, 2009 | 2 a.m. The images streaming from Las Vegas during the past two years — foreclosed homes, long unemployment lines, unfinished eyesores on the Strip — must be shocking but also achingly familiar to many Americans. For although they’ve come to expect, from media images and their trips here, a dazzling Las Vegas of perpetual change, growth and prosperity, at the same time they know all too well the signs of economic decline. http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/oct/11/lessons-las-vegas-can-learn-rust-belt/ (edit - fixed some weird copy/paste issue)

Looks exactly like Daniel Island or I'On in Charleston. http://www.danielisland.com/Real-Estate/barfield-park.aspx http://www.ionvillage.com/architecture.html Many of the newer developments in the Charleston region are also emulating this style.

agreed! and for such a small city, the traffic can get god awful in the suburbanized areas of charleston (west ashley/james island). when i lived in west ashley, the 6 mile commute to downtown could take 45 minutes in the morning!

West Side Market Honored As One Of Top Public Places Cincinnati Suburb Also Named POSTED: 1:15 pm EDT October 8, 2008 UPDATED: 1:23 pm EDT October 8, 2008 CLEVELAND -- Cleveland's West Side Market was honored Wednesday as one of the nation's top 10 great public places. The American Planning Association said the market serves as a gathering place with fresh food and engaging atmosphere, and is an anchor in the Cleveland community. The 96-year-old market offers vegetables, fruit, baked goods, fish and ethnic foods. The other public spaces honored include New York's Central Park and Mellon Square in Pittsburgh. The suburban Cincinnati village of Mariemont was listed among the nation's top 10 great neighborhoods. The village founded in the 1920s by a philanthropist is considered a model of community design. The other neighborhoods honored include downtown Salem, Mass., and Society Hill in Philadelphia. http://www.newsnet5.com/money/17661376/detail.html Here's the link to the American Planning Association's article: http://www.planning.org/greatplaces/spaces/2008/westsidemarket.htm

That is the Barley House pub http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/entertainment-0/1213446616107720.xml&coll=2

I work at CofC, and I agree that the campus is quite beautiful. Too bad you didn't enjoy Folly Beach...the best part of Folly is that it is the only beach left in South Carolina that allows alcohol on the beach! Great shots!

Wikipedia seems to think Beachwood Place is getting a Martin + Osa. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_%2B_Osa#Ohio

Is that Marc's car from the Norton Furniture commercials? The plate has the store phone number on it. Talk about VIP parking :-D

Not sure if this has been posted yet, but The Greenhouse Tavern (Jonathon Sawyer) menu is looking good: http://www.thegreenhousetavern.com/