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Great set of a true color photographic update! Thanks.

^It is the Metropolitan.. It's a part of Marriot's Autograph collection hotels.

I also agree. Vincent Ave. drives me nuts too as it is such a dead corridor with three garages fronting it.

There was a report that the Jazz were considering offering the 5th pick, Derrick Favors and some combination of Alec Burks, the No. 23rd pick and a future first rounder. That's quite a haul. At no 5 they are probably left with Aaron Gordon, Joel Embiid, Julius Randle, Smart etc. Mostly PF's. Who would they take then?

The Drury Plaza missed out however. Hopefully that doesn't derail that project for awhile.

And what's with that half-sliced pizza symbol? Is that a backing for the county seal?

Thanks. Nice photos but I think it would help if you tone down the saturation or brightness in your pictures

These pictures are a little older but you get a sense of the scale. Taken from LC bridge. Taken from roof of the Terminal Tower.

Some big light thingy...

From the roof of the Terminal Tower.

The Rotary Club's Red Line Greenway concept is poised for a big step toward reality at RTA's Tuesday board meeting CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A revolutionary proposal from the Rotary Club of Cleveland to thread a greenway trail from the city's West Side to downtown over the Cuyahoga River could take a critical step toward reality Tuesday at a transit authority meeting. Rotary volunteers are hoping the board of the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority will approve further study of the proposed Red Line Greenway, which would extend from West 65th Street to downtown, with a section above the river on the RTA viaduct. "I am so excited," Rotary member Leonard Stover, one of the Rotary volunteers driving the Red Line proposal, said Monday morning. "I feel really good about where we are." Stover and other Rotarians see the greenway as Cleveland's answer to New York's highly popular High Line Park, which is set atop a disused rail line on the Lower West Side of Manhattan. Among other things, the greenway would offer spectacular views of the river and the skyline, along with a commuting route to Tower City Center. Other benefits would include recreational connections to the Towpath Trail and the proposed Lake Link Trail on the west side of the river, with connections to Wendy Park on Whiskey Island along the Lake Erie waterfront. The greenway would also connect to planned improvements at the core of Ohio City at the West 25th Street Rapid station. Stover said the estimated cost of the project is $13 million, and that 20 percent of the money could be raised privately. Other public sources would be tapped for the balance, he said. Rotary's goal is to begin construction of the trail in 2016. More at: http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2014/06/the_rotary_clubs_red_line_gree.html

'But Drury needs to tackle a major renovation of the shabby structure. Vollink wouldn't put a specific price tag on the repairs, beyond saying that the costs will be "significant."' Based on that comment from the article, I'd say they plan for significant improvements.

Green Light After taking over 455 acres of neglected lakefront last year, Cleveland Metroparks CEO Brian Zimmerman has moved quickly to clean the beaches, make them safer and add amenities. Now he's looking to connect them with the rest of the Emerald Necklace. Jillian Kramer Brian Zimmerman jiggles a joystick in the cabin of the green-and-yellow John Deere, raising the tractor's empty forearm and bucket. From his glass-enclosed perch near Edgewater Beach's lakeside pavilion, an expanse of nubuck-colored sand stretches 5,000 feet, unblemished by driftwood, debris or soiled diapers. The Cleveland Metroparks CEO would like to take the 100-horsepower big-boy toy out for a spin on this late April afternoon. "Having grown up on a farm, machinery has a special place in my heart," Zimmerman explains. But even on this 52-degree day, there are too many people enjoying the beach for a joyride. That may have been tough to say just 12 months ago, before the Metroparks assumed stewardship for 14 miles of shoreline and 455 acres of lakefront real estate — Villa Angela, Wildwood, Euclid Beach, northern Gordon and Edgewater parks and the East 55th Street Marina. At 151 acres, Edgewater Park is the single largest parcel — and undeniably, had been the most neglected. A cash-strapped Cleveland handed off control of the West Side park and its siblings to the state in 1978. Each park has been in steady decline since the days of Bob Taft. At Edgewater Park, all of the bathhouse's showers leaked, but none of them worked. Doors to stalls didn't lock. Picnic tables rotted on grass suffocated by 2 feet of sand. More at: http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=46E6935FF2364D1487114937D02122AD [email protected]

Don't you mean Cruminadele Actividazeem?

Project Update 5.27.14 http://www.cuyahogacounty.us/pdf_home/en-US/ConventionCenter/ProjectUpdates/05272014.pdf Steel is slated to begin in September.

Looks like they are using ICF (insulated concrete forms) wall construction. Maybe its desirable so they can install EIFS...blah.

Westin Downtown Cleveland hotel set to open this week, adding 484 rooms to market CLEVELAND, Ohio -- More than two years after it closed for renovations, a major downtown Cleveland hotel will reopen this week with a new name, a new look and new prospects for drawing traffic from conventions and events. The Westin Cleveland Downtown, a roughly $70 million project, marked the transformation of the shabby Crowne Plaza hotel into a 484-room showplace for local art, dramatic light fixtures and eclectic design. Set to open Thursday, the hotel is accepting bookings starting May 22. The Urban Farmer steakhouse, on the first floor, served its first meals this week. General Manager Mark Anderson, who moved to blustery Cleveland from Boston in December, has spent the last five months pushing the project toward completion despite difficult weather and other challenges. On Tuesday, artists methodically attached wooden discs, from salvaged trees, to a giant head in the building's lobby. more at: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/05/westin_downtown_cleveland_hote.html#incart_river_default

Theatre Communications Group selects Cleveland for 2015 national conference They didn't hire stilt walkers or set off fireworks, and the world's largest outdoor chandelier was still an artist's rendering, but that didn't stop Cleveland's theater community from wooing and winning the nation's largest theater conference in 2015. An estimated 1,200 actors, directors, choreographers, scenic designers and other theater professionals from around the country – and a good number from outside the United States – will converge in Cleveland next summer, when the 25th annual Theatre Communications Group national conference comes to town June 18 to 20. The economic impact of the conference will ripple well beyond Playhouse Square and its 11 stages, where many events – workshops, performances and speeches – will be held. (Past keynote speakers have included the late playwright August Wilson and director Julie "Lion King" Taymor.) "Northeast Ohio's theater scene is truly world-class," said David Gilbert, president and CEO of Positively Cleveland, one of the groups that partnered with area theaters to sell Cleveland and its environs to the national organization. Gilbert expects the three-day conference will bring nearly $1 million in revenue to the region. more at: http://www.cleveland.com/onstage/index.ssf/2014/05/theatre_communications_group_s.html#incart_river_default

That statement has become synonymous with "There's an app for that"

Well then I say double ick.

Well this is a bummer... Lake Erie wind farm fails to make cut for major federal funding WASHINGTON, D.C. – A proposed wind farm on Lake Erie has failed to win major federal funding that would have provided nearly $50 million toward the goal of producing wind-powered electricity in a few years. While the so-called Icebreaker project of the Cleveland-based Lake Erie Energy Development Corp., or LEEDCo, shows promise, the U.S. Department of Energy appeared to judge three other offshore wind energy projects as closer to being ready. Those projects, off the coasts of New Jersey, Virginia and Oregon, will get up to $47 million each. More at: http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2014/05/lake_erie_wind_farm_fails_to_m.html#incart_river_default

The conversions have been so profitable, says Mr. Price, that K&D is now selling properties in the suburbs to focus on downtown and is in talks to buy at least two additional office buildings that it plans to convert. It'll be interesting to see what office buildings might become housing.

Cleveland City Council to hold hearing on proposed lakefront development (LIVE coverage) CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland City Council will consider legislation this morning authorizing the next steps in what could become one of Mayor Frank Jackson’s legacy projects – the development of the lakefront. The legislation, which will come before Council’s Transportation & Development and Planning & Sustainability committees, would authorize the Director of Port Control to enter an option to lease agreement with a to-be-formed company owned by Cumberland Lakefront LLC and High Street Cleveland Lakefront Inc., a subsidiary of Trammell Crow Co. of Dallas. More at: http://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/index.ssf/2014/05/cleveland_city_council_to_hold.html#incart_river_default Updates in the comments section

Another nicely written and informative article from Michelle Jarboe McFee Bond-financing deal coming together for 600-room Hilton convention hotel in downtown Cleveland CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A bond-financing deal for the planned Hilton convention center hotel is scheduled to close this month, generating cash to support construction of one of downtown Cleveland's largest projects. U.S. Bank expects to issue certificates of participation - investment vehicles similar to bonds - on behalf of Cuyahoga County within the next few weeks. That transaction will generate roughly $230 million, supplying much of the necessary cash for the publicly developed and financed hotel. With foundation construction well under way for the 600-room Hilton, being built at Lakeside Avenue and Ontario Street, the county's plan to pay for the unusual project is becoming more clear. On top of proceeds from the bond deal, the county is setting aside leftover cash from the new Cleveland Convention Center complex, a $465 million public project largely completed last year. The city of Cleveland is kicking in $8 million from a separate bond transaction. The county decided to tackle the hotel after private developers expressed little interest in building anything but parking on the project site, which sits next to the convention center and the Global Center for Health Innovation. With the city trying to reestablish itself on the convention circuit, tourism boosters doubted Cleveland's ability to win major shows without lodging tied into the complex. More at: http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/05/bond-financing_deal_coming_tog.html#incart_river_default

Horseshoe Casino Cleveland's second phase will likely occur but what it will offer is still a question CLEVELAND, Ohio - Horseshoe Casino Cleveland will likely expand but its long-awaited second phase may include more restaurants, retail stores and entertainment venues than slots and table games, a casino expert said. The $350 million renovation of four floors of the historic Higbees department store was always billed as the first phase of a larger downtown casino project that would ultimately see a $600 million, 16-acre casino complex on nearby Huron Road. The casino opened almost two years ago but it has not been feasible to look at a second phase until the gaming and entertainment offerings in northeast Ohio were more static, general manager Marcus Glover said in a recent interview. Following the opening of the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park last December, Rock Ohio Caesars executives began evaluating the next development step. “We hope to get to a place where we can design it,” Glover said. “Dan (Gilbert, chairman of Rock Ohio Caesars) is committed to some development in the future.” more at: http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/05/horseshoe_cleveland_casinos_se.html#incart_m-rpt-1