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Crains look at Platform Platform Beer hopes to help brew entrepreneurial spirit with incubator http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20140325/BLOGS02/303259999?template

Newer more updated website www.flatsforward.org Also: New Historic District in the Flats Neighborhood Cleveland has added a new National Register Historic District to its inventory of recognized historic and significant places. The Columbus Centre Historic District provides economic incentives by the Federal and State Government to 38 additional contributing buildings on the Columbus Road Peninsula and nearby surroundings. The designation is complementary to current plans by the Cleveland Metroparks at Rivergate, the development of the Towpath Trail and Canal Basin Park. Downtown Cleveland has a tremendous track record in achieving historic tax credits both federal and state and this designation helps to advance these opportunities!

^SkyLift :-D

Yes I was hoping that screening material over the garage would be more opaque than what appears. Unless there is more to be done idk.

YMCA move to Galleria delayed again. The new Downtown Y at the Galleria, a $12.5 million project, will now open in December, 2015, as fundraising has taken longer than expected, Haley said. It currently has $8.4 million and plans to have the rest of its financial package in place by this fall, he said From the PD http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/03/cleveland_state_university_to_4.html

CLEVELAND STATE TO SELL HERITAGE HALL (YMCA BUILDING) By Karen Farkas, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland State University has put its Heritage Hall residence hall on the market, following interest from developers to build student housing, a spokesman said. The building, at Prospect Avenue and East 22nd Street, also houses the YMCA of Greater Cleveland and its downtown branch. The YMCA, which has a lease with CSU, plans to remain there until it moves to a new facility in the Galleria in late 2015, said spokesman Rick Haase http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/03/cleveland_state_university_to_4.html

Kind of harsh bro...these guys already have a pretty solid resume' even nationally. They also have a good history in Cle in some form or another over the years, maybe the BlackKeys copied them?

That residential tower concept would look really nice on PublicSquare.

Well I like the video. It is weird that so many shots were pulled from the Case video.(check it out, it's the one for the law school http://law.case.edu/) I think Glazen does their stuff. But I do like the narrative throughout and the attitude it presents. I wonder if they have a few more in the 'can' for different demo's. That would make sense.

^Whats great about this is because of the Metroparks Edgewater is becoming an event place. With the continued improvements there and the shoreway conversion look for more things in the future. This event will grow big time over the years. Also nice to see they have solid sponsorship already.

^^You should have told him at least they are not outlined in chalk like they are in Chitown.

Another view from @freshwatercle

For all that is holy please let it be true, that albeit a small one there is a chance that one day the inJustice Center could face demolition. Imagine returning that land to the warehouse district that it was once a part of. Solution, build a Geis type building for the courts which would replace the tower. Locate a new jail somewhere in Cleveland proper, maybe along the Opportunity Corridor...who knows. I know there is probably one chance in a million it is torn down...but what your saying is there is a chance. http://www.cleveland.com/cuyahoga-county/index.ssf/2014/03/cleveland_cuyahoga_county_could_spend_300_million_or_more_to_upgrade_justice_center.html#incart_river_default#incart_m-rpt-2

So Cle is part of what is described as a Megalopolis, part of a region that stretches from Chicago-PITSburgh. Equivalent to the worlds 7th largest economy. An article from the infamous Richard Florida describing The Dozen Regional Powerhouses Driving the U.S. Economy is an interesting take. And the comment section is always fun. http://www.theatlanticcities.com/jobs-and-economy/2014/03/dozen-regional-powerhouses-driving-us-economy/8575/

I was just thinking about this today...weird. Lakewood plans to break ground this year on $1.5 million Lakewood Park improvement http://www.cleveland.com/lakewood/index.ssf/2014/03/lakewood_plans_to_break_ground.html#incart_river_default

It's already being marketed as an event space. Here is the brochure. http://eventplannersexpo.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/MUSIC-BOX-Brochure.pdf

I pulled the image from this powerpoint. Here it tis: http://www.clevelandrows.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/01/2014-Annual-Meeting.pdf

RiverGate new Boathouse concept.

As has been rumored by FEB looks like there is a plan and money in place for the return of the water-taxi. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2014/03/water_test.html#incart_m-rpt-2

Maltz Performing Arts Center renderings.

Indiegogo for OhioKnittingMills. An effort by a local team trying to restart a once thriving business. http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/rebuild-our-american-knitwear-industry-with-ohio-knitting-mills?show_todos=true http://www.ohioknittingmills.com/

WKYC is reporting this: CLEVELAND -- Cleveland firefighters are on the scene of a triple two-alarm call in a downtown building, where there are reports of a wire in a power box arcing. The building, located at 2000 East 9th Street, between Euclid and Prospect avenues, has been evacuated and crews are trying to shut off the power to the building. The building is currently under construction.

Hope they still go with the lamp posts that went to design review. ( on page 5 of this thread )

OK Musky thnx for the info. One last thought would be the Capital Theatre before I shut up about it. I would just like to see the restaurants/bars in the city benefit from this party before and after the screening. The Capital would be perfect. But it might be bigger than a local decision as Disney had to give the OK for the premier. Maybe they are tied to Cinemark in someway. idk. So I guess it's........NewYork/Paris/Beijing/....ValleyView,Oh....

^Yes this could be really special. With some of the construction starting in the spring it should be coming up for design review soon. I hope. And I am still shocked that the two places we always wanted hotels at, this and the county admin site is actually going to happen.