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^ I snuck into the courthouse tonight and turned the lights on 8-)

A couple of cool photo essays on Cleveland.com today showing the events at the Rock Halls celebration day in preperation for the award ceremony next wkd. It's so big to have that here every 3 years. Other cities would pay big bucks to steal it away. Between this and the AP awards, that's two very high profile music events here in Cleveland. If you can try and take part in what is going on this week. http://s.cleveland.com/0wzyIoR http://s.cleveland.com/EAxNI0h

Some of the interior renderings from today's Hilton update.

Kenko to Bring Fast Casual Sushi, Hibachi Experience to University Circle http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2015/04/09/kenko-to-bring-fast-casual-sushi-hibachi-experience-to-university-circle

FEB - Streetscape/Landscape http://planning.city.cleveland.oh.us/designreview/drcagenda/2015/04102015/index.php

Tito should have a remote control so he can turn the video board back on when the other side is at bat :-)

Indians communication dude says, @joelhammond says @The9CLE billboard will be OFF during games Also-The renovation architect was interviewed post-game. Sean Plunkett from WMF. I'm guessing the changes from what was originally proposed came from the Indians. Probably cost/time constraints.

^^^And yet they were able to use the glass railing by the bullpen. Using those in right field would have made a huge difference.

On Monday, April 6, 2015, at 7:00 AM, weather permitting, the contractor will begin asphalt resurfacing operations on St. Clair Avenue from Ontario to West 9th Street. One eastbound and one westbound traffic lane on St. Clair Avenue will be maintained on the south side of the roadway for the duration of this phase and no detour is expected. Access to all businesses, residences and side streets will be maintained during construction. On-street parking will not be allowed during this phase of the project. Advance notice signs will be posted to advise St. Clair Avenue traffic of construction activities. The St. Clair Avenue Resurfacing Project includes asphalt roadway removal and replacement and is scheduled for completion by August 2015.

^Thnx. Actually the stage is above grade. The green line represents ground level and the stage is about a foot above that. The first row of seats would be about 2 feet below ground level, then the next row, then the concourse level which is at grade. The whole idea was to keep the structure low enough that it wouldn't block views of the harbor/rock hall. Maybe it's not drawn clear enough idk... I am not a professional I just play one on the internet :-D

This is an immensely important issue, yet it gets close to zero media attention. Whatever the criticism of Baltimore's Inner Harbor, I remember it having a very good and sensible pedestrian access. Here we have virtually no coherence between our greatest attractions. I'd like to hear at least some mention that city planners have something in mind. The closest thing I can recall is that some spokespersons at the Rock Hall or Science Center mentioned being excited about improvements in connectivity, but that can mean anything. The Rock Hall and GLSC need to bring some of their content outside. It will enliven the worthless dead zones and help bring people inside. Anyone else get the idea that all of the reliance is on Pace? It's pretty sad that Cleveland always seems so dependent on private developers to look out for the public interest. So I was thinking about surf's point regarding the Rock Hall/GLSC bringing more programming outdoors. I have thought about this space before and wanted to share an idea I was working on. I thought how a small open air theatre could work well there. Programming for the venue would be shared by the Rock Hall/GLSC/NCH and even the Browns. It could also be reserved for weddings/corporate gigs/parties. The RH could have some cool acoustic sets on summer nights, the Science Ctr. could have lectures/demonstrations, NCH could do boating/fishing events, the Browns - player meet and greets. In actuality that lawn space looks a little different than what is represented in the rendering so some hardscape work would need to be done. Something of this size could work as I don't think anything should block the view of the RH coming across the bridge. Don't beat me up too much about the numbers, just my best guess.

Seeing it in its unfinished state, not good. I am hoping when it is all complete it will come together. And while I am glad they are able to bring in more advertising revenue, I didn't think it would come in the form of big giant out of place boxes. Is this another design build...lol. The best rendering we had was done by dave68[/member]. Let's see what they do over the next 7 days...

Here is a closer look at the image on the banner.

I am just guessing, but the players names may just be stencils so when they paint those white sections green the names would be pulled off and be white underneath. Hopefully.

For those who haven't seen this yet...already a classic.

But most of the visitors are from WV,Kentucky,PA,Indiana, so their weather isn't that much different.

Well we finally get to hear from Mike Tricarichi who has remained pretty silent about the property he has owned along Old River Rd since 2007. Not alot but it's something. http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/Odeon031815.aspx

Well Donte Whitner on twitter is excited about the Browns new uni's. DonteHitner ✔ @DonteWhitner All I can say is that I saw the New Jersey and cleveland you will be proud! DonteHitner ✔ @DonteWhitner Best jerseys in the league! Hands down! 9 different color combos!

^wow and I thought Kasich was bad...

The county is managing the project. And it has yet to be proven if the delay 'is a good thing'. We will see. It is my opinion that the county administration changeover may have caused a delay in the project. Cuyahoga County Public Works Director Bonnie Teeuwen who successfully managed various projects during her four years including the county building consolidation, convention center, medical mart and the on time-on budget Hilton hotel was replaced during the changeover. Her job was posted to the county website before she finally resigned. It is my opinion this may have caused a delay in the project. Litt's article which you draw all of your information from was an 'opinion' piece, it is his view of the situation. And yes he says completion has been pushed back to 2017. 2017 is 12 months long. I was wondering, if it is OK with you would that be the first part of 2017 or closer to 2018. With a project so close to groundbreaking a year or more delay can leave open questions as to the current management in place.

^Huh :wtf: I was responding to surf's post...and who are you?

Edible To Go - Cleveland - opening at 2047 Ontario https://www.ediblearrangements.com/Stores/OpeningSoonStoreDetail.aspx?storeid=1223

The video is still there for me. But I grabbed a couple just in case. The terminus is not as cluttered and less 'rampish'. I am still disappointed this has been delayed. They keep saying until 2017. Does that mean construction will end or begin there...idk. I am looking for someone to blame...

cavaliers would have added steve nash http://probasketballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/03/22/report-cavaliers-would-have-added-steve-nash-if-he-had-agreed-to-buyout-from-lakers/

And the protesters names were: Zacharius Reed Jesidia Krumholz Rodolfo Bartimole And all the posters at the yeoldeclevelandpress.com...