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First, I wholeheartedly agree with your last paragraph. But as far as out of town fans, I don't see numbers anywhere on how many fans stay the night for a Browns game but if only 30% live in Cuyahoga county I assume a lot of hotel rooms are needed. Even more for large concerts/events that we will supposedly get if a new dome is built. Even if multiple hotels are built in Brookpark for the new stadium that doesn't come close to the amount that is downtown, last I checked there were close to 30 with more in the works. So I would assume the majority of out of town fans and concert goers will still be staying downtown. Many of those people will still be using downtown businesses before/after concerts and games so maybe it wont be as big of a hit to downtown business as we think.

I get that if they want a dome it sounds like the Lakefront isn't happening. But I am trying to figure out the pros of Brookpark over the post office site. Wasn't there talk of a land swap which would mean not much spent in land acquisition by Haslams plus you would still have an additional $500M from the city on top of what you get from the county and state that you wont be getting if you move to Brookpark. Even if the land swap didn't happen and they had to acquire the post office site an extra $500M isn't a small amount at all. All while still creating a similar environment to what they want in Brookpark but in the city center and the Haslams would still be able to build what they want and control all of it. How is this option not completely viable, what am I missing?

The owner of Toast also owned Pearl Street with Karen Small which also just had to close due to lease issues. I have no inside info on this but I wonder if this closing is to open something bigger together. Just seems like a weird coincidence to me.

It does say in the Crains article there will be a public kayak launch and the facility will be open to the public through medical care as well as the Cavs Academy program.

I haven't heard much about 25connects in a while. Every time I see renderings of Irishtown Bend Park I realize how big of a step forward for West 25th this will all be. Anyone have any updates?

Royal Docks Brewing opening at former North High Space in Hingetown. https://www.cantonrep.com/story/lifestyle/food/2024/02/28/royal-docks-to-open-fourth-taproom-where-is-stark-based-brewer-heading/72778473007/

Royal Docks brewing opening in the former North High Space in Hingetown. https://www.cantonrep.com/story/lifestyle/food/2024/02/28/royal-docks-to-open-fourth-taproom-where-is-stark-based-brewer-heading/72778473007/

What you are quoting is from Ed Choice which is another option you can use but is income based. The Cleveland Scholarship is what I was referring to.

The state also gives you $8,500 per child per year to send your kid to private school. This is non income based and the only requirement is that you live within the City of Cleveland. There are many public and private options within the city that consistently rank as well or higher than suburban schools. However many people don't realize this because as with everything in Cleveland there is a negative perception problem.

I may have missed it but are there actual metrics supporting that Fatheads is doing really well? Small sample size, but everyone I know went a couple times right when it opened and then hasn't been back due to it in their opinion just being kind of average and not worth the drive.

I agree and that is why I started questioning it. Do the developers see something we don't or is it truly just the city getting in the way

This is why I love this forum, someone always has the data ready to go. I read it on Cleveland.com and now that I read it again it says highest percentage decline of cities over 50k population.

Is Lakewood really still that "in demand" or is it just its own bubble? What I mean by that is they refuse to build new housing it seems so either people move from one house to the next in Lakewood , people move out Lakewood completely and someone fills the house or houses sit vacant? Didn't Lakewood have the highest percentage population loss out of any city in Cuyahoga county last census? Just a question I was pondering the other day.

I found this from last year. If this is still the plan, its an Italian Restaurant: https://www.clevescene.com/food-drink/chef-anthony-zappola-will-revive-the-rice-shop-at-van-aken-district-announces-plans-for-new-ohio-city-italian-restaurant-35841029

It sounds like a new Italian restaurant named Tripi Italian Specialties is going into the building next to the new apartments going up at 41st and Lorain. https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2021/05/05/chef-anthony-zappola-will-revive-the-rice-shop-at-van-aken-district-announces-plans-for-new-ohio-city-italian-restaurant

The article said 24 units I believe, all one bedrooms.

Is this the one next to the church? If it is I think its My Place Group doing these. Here are the renderings from their website. There was a Crains article the other day saying they are starting construction on this project and the one at 41st and Lorain soon.

I just saw on Platform Brewery's social media that they are expanding and creating some sort of shipping container beer garden here