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They need a large venue with proper acoustics and light control. The CC doesn't have the equipment you'd get in a modern theater, Tower City might, but their facilities are third rate. Nah they don't need any of that. Nobody is there to see the film, it's an event a fundraiser. So I don't buy it, somebody dropped the ball or maybe the logistics didn't match up somehow. If PH can hold a high profile event like the RRHOF induction, they can handle this. And if TowerCity is third rate they wouldn't hold the Cleveland International Film Fest there, it would be at ValleyView.

^Yes this is my point. How about the new ballroom at the CC. It just seems for all that Cle went thru with the shoot, it should benefit from the party.

I think both Tower City and Capital have 3D.

Not a huge deal, but am I correct that the Winter Soldier Cleveland premier will be held at Valley View and not at a Cleveland screen? Sounds great! After the film everyone can wander over to the Quaker Steak and Lube instead of all of the great restaurants downtown. #mindboggling

^Just to jump in here, but isn't this what the sponsorship money should be used for? The Clinic and University hospitals provide 6mil over I think 20 years, Huntington chips in 30k/yr. There are other sponsors such as MedMutual and CSU that also contribute. Shouldn't this be enough money to keep the fleet clean and to repair small cosmetic wear and tear. Or does RTA, not surprisingly use this money for other things.

Just wanted to post this here also as it looks like it pertains to the plaza work that was discussed up thread at 9th & Prospect, which was the Medical Mutual plaza. Not sure if the render of the plaza is what the work will be.

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^Agreed on the Auto Show but the marathon would seem to be the obvious choice to move back downtown. When it was the Revco all of the registration and the Expo was at the convention ctr. Seems like a no-brainer to me.

That must be Duck Island Townhomes http://makeroffice.com/ Can't link to that page, but look under Projects/in progress. They look awesome.

Here is their FB https://www.facebook.com/pages/Thee-Six5-Bistro/178784628981615

I miss Mo Speights. He had 32 the other night off the bench. For a big he can shoot the lights out from anywhere. And he really wanted to stay. With Andy's injury history I am surprised Grant let him go so easy. As far as the trade deadline, don't touch the core unless someone overwhelms you. I love Andy but he might be very attractive to a playoff contender.

I have always been a fan of what these guys do. Nice to see them get some national pub. The Invention Machine: Cleveland Duo Churns Out Ideas worth Billions http://www.forbes.com/sites/danalexander/2014/02/12/the-invention-machine-cleveland-duo-churns-out-ideas-worth-billions/

A few new renders we have not seen yet in this image gallery from WKYC. http://www.wkyc.com/picture-gallery/news/features/2014/02/12/photos--inside-flats-phase-ii/5416381/

^And to think MTS once told me I didn't know how to use the search function...pishaw

Conceptual video for improvements at Lakewood Park. This would be, to say the least...awesome. Also here is a PDF of the proposal: http://www.lovelakewood.com/pdf/planning/131104_lkwdpk_improvements.pdf

Guess I will put this here since it is run by the Ritz and the casino thread is locked. Silver Grille reborn. http://www.wkyc.com/story/news/local/2014/02/11/silver-grille-a-hidden-gem-inside-the-horseshoe-casino/5314523/ .

I heard someone comment today that Chris Grant should enjoy his time off because Dan Gilbert will just hire him back in 2 years...funny stuff.

Thanks. Veddy intahrrresting! Yes very. All this behind the scene stuff. Good work today guys. And I am pissed at myself for spending 30 minutes today searching for Robert Danial and I just realized I was spelling it as 'Daniel' with an 'e' ...dumbass

^ https://ca.permitcleveland.org/Public/Cap/CapDetail.aspx?Module=BuildingHousing&TabName=BuildingHousing&capID1=14BHO&capID2=00000&capID3=00291&agencyCode=COC&IsToShowInspection=

Their website says they have 4700 hundy, so I doubt they miss the 500.

Hmm..The project description is interesting. What approved plans? Project Description: MAKE EXT. ALT TO INSTALL TEMPORARY FENCINING FOR PEDESTRIAN SAFETY. WORK IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPROVED PLANS. WORK DOES NOT CORRECT UNSAFE BUILDING CONDITIONS.

^link http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/02/geis_brothers_buy_huron_road_b.html

^ok thanks for that. I suspected the answer was a complicated one. Then if not the government or Amtrak I wonder why the RR's would not see an opportunity to get back into the people moving business, I mean that's what they used to do. RR's over the last 50 years have all but become a mover of freight and not people. The opportunity is theirs and they don't seem to recognize it or just don't want any part of of.

Here is the statement from UA to it's CLE employees. Dear Cleveland co-worker: I want to let you know that we have made the difficult decision to substantially reduce our flying from Cleveland. We will make this reduction in stages beginning in April. I wanted you to know this information before the press found out, but unfortunately they found out earlier than we planned. I apologize for this getting in the press before we were able to tell you directly. Our hub in Cleveland hasn’t been profitable for over a decade, and has generated tens of millions of dollars of annual losses in recent years. We simply cannot continue to bear these losses. No city has been more supportive of its hub carrier, and no group of employees has been more dedicated to providing great service, but the demand for hub-level connecting flying through Cleveland simply isn’t there. Ultimately, we can’t create demand, but we do have a responsibility to react to it. We must make the right business decisions, even when those decisions are painful, so we can continue to compete effectively and invest appropriately in our business. While our decision to reduce our flying was driven by our continued losses in Cleveland, the timing of the flight reductions has been accelerated by industry-wide effects of new federal regulations that impact us and our regional partner flying. Those new regulations have caused mainline airlines to hire regional pilots, while simultaneously significantly reducing the pool of new pilots from which regional carriers themselves can hire. Although this is an industry issue, it directly affects us and requires us to reduce our regional partner flying, as several of our regional partners are beginning to have difficulty flying their schedules due to reduced new pilot availability. We need to reduce that flying in our most unprofitable markets, which unfortunately are out of Cleveland. As a result, we will be reducing our average daily departures from Cleveland by around 60%. We expect to be able to keep almost all of our mainline departures (reducing only one of our 26 peak day mainline departures), but will need to reduce our regional departures from Cleveland by over 70%. Together, this will reduce our capacity (available seat miles) out of Cleveland by around 36%. We will make these reductions in roughly one-third increments in each of early April, May and June. When the schedule reductions are fully implemented in June, we plan to offer 72 peak-day flights from Cleveland, and serve 20 destinations from Cleveland on a non-stop basis, including to all our hubs, and to key business markets like LGA, DCA and BOS. We will also serve from Cleveland on a non-stop basis key leisure markets, like FLL, MCO, TPA and RSW. Importantly, our new schedule out of Cleveland will cover 58% of the current Cleveland-originating domestic passenger demand on a non-stop basis, and will permit Cleveland residents to fly to almost every one of the destinations they fly to today, by connecting over one or more of our other hubs. We expect to be able to keep our pilot and flight attendant bases in Cleveland, because we anticipate being able to keep substantially all of our mainline departures from Cleveland. We also expect to be able to keep all of our current technical operations in Cleveland, because we anticipate having the opportunity to work on the mainline aircraft. However, since we handle our regional partners’ flying above and below the wing in Cleveland, we will be forced to reduce staffing in airport operations and in catering because of the significant reduction in regional partner flying. We currently expect a reduction in force affecting up to 430 airport operations positions and approximately 40 catering personnel in Cleveland. Those reductions in force will likely begin in June. Each employee will be receiving detailed information relating to these reductions in the coming weeks. Affected airport operations employees may have system displacement options or other opportunities to maintain employment with United, and we will work with the IAM leadership to explore other programs that may mitigate the impact of these reductions on IAM-represented airport employees. While we cannot change the outcome, we will take every action we can to implement these reductions in a manner that upholds our culture. Throughout this difficult process, we are committed to treating our people with the same level of openness, dignity and respect that our Cleveland co-workers have shown our customers and each other over the years. Our HR team is working hard to support you, and will be providing you with answers and assistance over the coming weeks and months. I regret that we will be forced to reduce staffing in Cleveland, but we have no choice, given the level of continued losses we have suffered in Cleveland, the pressure that the new federal regulations have placed on our regional partners, and our reduction in regional flying. I know that these changes will be difficult for many of you, and this outcome is not what any of us wanted. Sincerely, Jeff

Question for those more familiar with other forms of transit such as Amtrak/Greyhound. In other cities that this has happened has demand for train and bus service increased. Would Amtrak for example add service to those cities affected by the hub closure? And if so would that make the case for a Transportation Center stronger. Discuss here or in this thread. http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2068.msg695115/topicseen.html#new