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Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority to take focus off retail in regional development Wednesday, July 23, 2008 Tom Breckenridge Plain Dealer Reporter One of the region's most powerful business-development bodies will de-emphasize retail projects outside Cleveland and look for investments with regional effect. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-4695 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1216801853121550.xml&coll=2

For gourmet pizza, Dewey's ( in Cleveland Heights, as well as Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky, Dayton, St. Louis, and Columbus) is fantastic.

Some Garfield council members angry over liability for shopping center Posted by Mike O'Malley July 22, 2008 11:41AM Categories: Breaking News Garfield Heights -- Some council members want to know why the mayor, without council's approval, signed an agreement that makes the city liable for explosive gases and liquid pollution at a private shopping center built atop two landfills. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/07/some_garfield_council_members.html

IngenuityFest brings together art and technology -- and hopefully the community by Karen Sandstrom Sunday July 20, 2008, 12:00 AM IngenuityFest will overtake Cleveland's PlayhouseSquare neighborhood starting Friday. Are you ingenious enough to go? Have you been before? Did you figure it out? Do you have faith in the unexpected mash-up of robots and sometimes-weird music and edgy "media art" and techno tricks for kids? http://www.cleveland.com/arts/index.ssf/2008/07/ingeniuty_fest_brings_together.html

^Choppy waters? Put up a "Small Craft Advisory" sign. Problem solved.

Great photos! When I saw this photo, my first thought was, "Why would anyone need to get their ear polished?" Stupid Dyslexia! :-D

55 Public Square sells to buyer bullish on Cleveland Posted by Michelle Jarboe July 10, 2008 14:24PM Categories: Real estate Downtown Cleveland landmark 55 Public Square sold this morning to the same company that bought skyscraper One Cleveland Center earlier this year. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/07/55_public_square_sells_to_buye.html

^^^They have a poll on there front page: Q. Do you believe a revived downtown will lure residents back to Cleveland? Latest Poll Results: Yes 44.1% No 45.5% Too early to tell 10.4% Negative leaning poles and big scary headlines are being used as a galvanizing force, and I agree with KJP, the repetition does start to seem like there is an agenda. To what real end, too soon to be sure...

All Great Lakes states have approved water compact Posted by Associated Press July 09, 2008 14:44PM Categories: Business Impact, Water Compact Traverse City, Mich. -- A compact designed to prevent remote regions or countries from tapping into the Great Lakes was approved Wednesday by the last of the eight states that surround one of the world's largest sources of fresh water. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/07/all_great_lakes_states_have_ap.html

Don't know if there is a better place for this article - please move if there is one Delta dropping two Akron to Cincinnati flights Posted by Alison Grant July 09, 2008 11:35AM Categories: Aviation, Breaking News Delta Air Lines' reconfiguration of its routes in the face of high fuel prices continued Wednesday at Akron-Canton Airport. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/07/delta_to_drop_two_akron_to_cin.html

Cleveland receives nearly $770,000 in federal funds for Flats Eastbank Project Posted By: 3 hrs ago WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown today announced that $767, 193 has been awarded to the City of Cleveland and will be used for the construction phase of the Flats Eastbank Project. © 2008 WKYC-TV http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=92779&catid=3

Akron approves InfoCision land deal Posted by Robert Schoenberger July 08, 2008 13:10PM Categories: Breaking News, Economic development The Akron City Council has approved spending $6.75 million to buy two properties in the Bath-Akron-Fairlawn Joint Economic Development District as part of a $10.5 million expansion of call-center operator InfoCision. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/07/akron_approves_infocision_land.html

I like how you book-ended that with knitting socks and writing a book. :-)

Built on landfill, City View Center subject of pollution lawsuit Posted by Sarena McRae July 07, 2008 22:54PM Categories: News Impact The owners and operators of the City View Shopping Center in Garfield Heights could face up to $270 million in penalties for violating state pollution laws, according to a lawsuit filed Monday by the Ohio attorney general. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/07/bulit_on_landfill_city_view_sh.html

^To see the movie "The Bucket List" :-D

Great idea! I'd also to pay off my mortgage and quit my job, but something tells me both of those things ain't gonna happen at the same time either :-D Electric trolley buses seem a decent idea. I'd like to know what the actual power requirements are for electric trolley buses (I looked around the world wide interweb a bit and couldn't find it). Off shore wind turbines, according to recent "wind mapping" (http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,1615.msg179287.html#msg179287) could be feasable for independent power generation of electric bus lines, depending on the power consumption of the buses, and I believe something like up to 1/2 of electric power can get used in transmission. At 20mph wind speeds, (which seems attainable from the wind map) a 2.5 mw offshore turbine could still generate something like 1.3 mw, if I did the conversions properly. Lose half of than in transmission, you still have 650,000 watts of generated power per turbine. http://www.gepower.com/prod_serv/products/wind_turbines/en/downloads/ge_25mw_brochure.pdf I'm sure there's much more to it (like the capital investments KJP listed above, which hopefully might be somewhat defrayed the aforementioned "grants"), it seems worth a harder look. Not to mention it would probably be a green energy PR boon.

RTA routes in Lorain, Medina counties may be at risk Friday, July 04, 2008 Sarah Hollander Plain Dealer Reporter The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority is reassessing the service it provides outside of Cuyahoga County as it grapples with a looming deficit. ....... To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-4816 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1215160381302090.xml&coll=2

Well, hello right back and welcome! Take a look here and you can see the break down of where people are from on the forum (or at least, those who bothered to answer the poll) Looks like you could be #4 from Toledo-Fremont! http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,5468.0.html

Cleveland convention center site recommendation delayed again Group studying sites still gathering data Sunday, June 29, 2008 Sarah Hollander Plain Dealer Reporter The recommendation for a new convention center location has been delayed again as the group studying two leading options tries to cut costs and gather more information for both addresses. To reach this Plain Dealer reporter: [email protected], 216-999-4816 http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/1214728215313350.xml&coll=2&thispage=1

^No, but I think your factory warranty has probably expired :wink:

^from a SABR blogger: Yeah, "University Square" downtown really isn't quite...oh, wait :-)

I looked around and couldn't find a better place for this. If there is one, please move it... University Circle hosts housing fair to educate about buying incentives Posted by Shaheen Samavati June 26, 2008 13:22PM The Greater Circle Living program, which launched last month, is holding a Housing Fair Happy Hour from 4 to 7 p.m. today for people who work in the University Circle area interested in the program's forgivable loans and rent reimbursements. The incentives are meant to help imporve seven adjacent neighborhoods. http://blog.cleveland.com/cribnotes/2008/06/university_circle_hosts_housin.html

Governor thaws planning money for proposed East Side corridor Posted by Jim Nichols June 26, 2008 18:46PM Categories: Breaking News, Business Impact Gov. Ted Strickland has freed up $4 million to get planning back on track for Cleveland's Opportunity Corridor roadway. http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/06/governor_unthaws_planning_mone.html

Now only if you can get this new building to spin around, we might beat Dubai to the punch! :-) (http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,5628.msg299664.html#msg299664) But really, height won't be a determining factor in making this building a "successful" addition. Proper context will.

Complications arise for sale of Randall Park Mall Posted by Michelle Jarboe June 25, 2008 18:03PM Categories: Impact, Real Estate News Impact, Real estate A deal to sell Randall Park Mall has run into complications, just as the village is seeking state help to redevelop the site and nearby properties. http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/06/a_deal_to_sell_randall.html