jamiec

I wonder how the PD ranked in declining circulation.

^^ They got a choice between multiple applications!? It's sort of interesting how different the rental market is downtown compared to places like Lakewood and Cleveland Heights, which are also nice for renting.

http://www.esquire.com/features/food-drink/sandwiches Cleveland is all over this "best of" list from Esquire.

hahaha, yeah i wish i had a title like that. I'm still making my way up the PR totem pole, but this a really awesome opportunity. I know it's cheating, but what I think I'm going to do is drive my car the 1 mile to the Rapid station and take it downtown. It's less sustainable, but the trains are more frequent, faster and overall more enjoyable. Two miles driving a day compared to 12 is a nice reduction, though.

This is off the topic at hand, but on-topic with the thread. Guess who just a new job with no downtown parking privileges? YEP! One more full-time public transit consumer added. I'd rather take the Red Line but I'm closer to the 55X until I move this summer. I'm actually going to save way more money when you subtract the gas and parking costs. This is a good thing!

This is scary because it appears to be right downtown. I'm not familiar with Superior Pizza: Man shot on Superior Avenue last night Posted by Donna J. Miller February 13, 2008 08:46AM Categories: Breaking News, Crime A 26-year-old Cleveland man was shot at 10:20 last night, after talking with another man in the parking lot at Superior Pizza in the 1500 block of Superior Avenue. ... www.cleveland.com

I use those... I look like I've got a big Giant Eagle manbag as I walk down Lake Ave.

That doesn't even make sense. That's like saying the Mona Lisa would be ugly if you only had a quarter of it.

^ I don't think that's true at all. Most of the United States' great architectural works have been funded by large corporations. I don't think it's a matter of cost; it's a matter of taste.

It sounds like no one has any balls anymore because they are afraid they are going to offend a big institution. Talk about leading for the short-term. The campus idea could be interesting if they integrated it with mixed-used development, such as how urban universities like NYU, Columbia and Boston University mingle with the city. Of course, I'm doubtful this is what they mean in this instance. Maybe this is what Stark was going crazy about a couple weeks back when he called this the "worst kind of suburban sprawl" or whatever he said...

Who owns the May Co. building?

I hate to be a debbie downer, but it's a little depressing that the prospect of landing a call center warrants that long of a story.

^ True story, MTS. Adu is playing in Europe now, though.

^ Yet the average attendance for the entire season in Columbus was 15,000. http://www.majorleaguesoccertalk.com/2007/10/mls-attendance-averages.html SHS have you followed this story at all? Cleveland and Akron were never in the running for this stadium; they want to stick this stadium in Macedonia because the land is there and they can develop retail and all that unneeded crap around it. I don't support this because I don't support sprawl, especially when it comes dangerously close to the Cuyahoga Valley National Park. You say "point is, there is an audience for soccer." How do we know that? Where is the research? You can't just say it works in Columbus, so it must work here. There could be any number of factors at play there, including the city's lack of a other pro-sports franchises. There's no way all 15,000 fans at a Crew game are die-hard soccer fanatics. There very well could be a sizable percentage of casual fans and families looking for something fun to do with the family. Of course, I'm just guessing. I have no RESEARCH! I like soccer. I play on a soccer team, but I don't like this project, and I don't like how MLS demands all teams play in "soccer stadiums," especially considering they are not a mainstream league. They should be happy any city wants their teams. ALSO, read this story about the evolution of Crew Stadium from soccer to soccer/music in order to be sustainable. Do you really think this is feasible here considering Blossom is 10 minutes away? http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,14944.msg248055.html#msg248055

I like soccer, too, but I hardly think having a MLS team factors into a regions livability. Create wealth and all these things will sort themselves out.

haha, it sounds like it's going to be an indie rock joint. Those kids will shuffle out of that place dejectedly, quiet like mice. edit: Actually, does anyone know what it's like getting out of the Beachland at closing time? I imagine on the craziest nights, you'll hear some shouting and fulling around but nothing you wouldn't hear in any city on a Friday or Saturday night...

At least they didn't call it an oasis! :)

I agree with you, but in a way I don't think it matters what it's like in Chicago or NYC. This is Cleveland and Ohio. Cleveland is being compared with driving elsewhere in the region. It's not like people here can choose to drive here or one of those other places with horrible traffic. So, I'm saying that relatively speaking in regard to the region, driving down Chester during rush our is a pain in the butt. How do you make people accept that beyond saying "it's way worse elsewhere?" Honestly in those other cities, I wouldn't even consider a car. Around here, that's not as convenient.

^ Do you think we could land a W? Just an honest question because I don't know the answer!

They were posted on a local design blog somewhere. They are awful. I thought it was a camera trick at first. They are massive. I can't believe people have such horrible taste.

I don't think the suburbs should have the last word, but a little collaboration never hurt anyone. With that said, this hold up seems to have less to do with Lakewood/Rocky River than it does some highway-obsessed bureaucrat.

I'm not going to say I really care one way or the other, but I think if they put traffic lights on the Shoreway and reduce the speed limit to 35 mph, it's going to be a major, major change for rush hour commuters, which I guess is their primary concern. I've timed this before - I can get from Cove and Edgewater in Lakewood to Huron and E. 9th downtown in 15 minutes during rush hour. This is what people are going to bitch like all hell about because I'm assuming by adding lights and slowing down the speed limit, it'll be like going from downtown to University Circle on Chester during rush hour, which is a pain in the ass. Perhaps there is a way to compromise? For example, from 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. perhaps all the light blink yellow or something like that? I'm just trying to imagine how you'd handle that traffic volume because unless gas goes up to $10 a gallon, people are going to still drive downtown and there's no way you're going to take Detroit. That'd be infuriating.

I agree with the idea that this is all about economics. I've always loved the idea of Pesht, but there are scarce resources and dueling developers at play here. I think those parking lots will one day not be parking lots. If that was Manhattan, we all know they'd be gobbled up in a millisecond. I think once we can get our other ducks in a row in terms of creating a dynamic growing regional economy, these types of things will work themselves out because demand will increase. If this would have been six months ago, I would have been freaked but now that we can see a tiny pin-prick of light at the end of the ECP tunnel, and Euclid looks like it might finally get its revitalization, I'm more at ease and am hopefully we can breath some life into this great street. If we can grow a vibrant Euclid, I'd be OK with the WHD parking lots staying like that for a while, and I think that would probably ultimately help create demand for new stuff on top of them as a transition between the WHD and the rest of downtown. edit: Obviously, I'd like for everything to happen at once, but I'm not so convinced that a "big bang" development around here is the wisest move. It took God seven days and Rome wasn't built in...well, you know.

This little tidbit was in the PD: http://www.cleveland.com/tipoff/index.ssf?/base/opinion/1201340056221760.xml&coll=2&thispage=2 Look for the Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority to announce a new name for the Euclid Corridor line. RTA has been working on selling naming rights. More than one corporate sponsor could be involved, and the Cleveland Clinic is one. Great. They're expert at keeping the main artery flowing.

I've lived in Lakewood about two years and am a 26-year-old guy. I live over near W. 117 on Cove. There are apartments all up and down this area; most 1 BRs are about $650 a month with parking. It's a fine, safe area, but not too walkable to all the "famed" Lakewood bars. However, it is in a great spot to go from Cleveland Heights to Crocker Park, depending on what you're looking for. There are similar apartment buildings all over town that you should check out as well. I think the buildings tend to be the most affordable option because they include heat and water in the rent. I wouldn't recommend moving into my building, which if you want to know which one it is, PM me. I'm going to move out this summer, I think. Meeting people can be a challenge. Really, the only way to really do it is to volunteer and join as many things as possible. This is like any place. The plus side is, it seems like there are a crapload of young transient people working at the Clinic, so you'll probably be able to meet some people there. I'd also suggest checking out the 20/30 Club (not my cup of team but some swear by it), Cleveland Plays (co-ed teams are ALWAYS looking for girls -- from softball to kickball). I'd also be happy to meet you for coffee when you're in town. As far as bars and nightlife go, it really depends on what you like. Lakewood is cool because it's just really relaxed and low key. Like MorningTheft wrote, a lot of people our age like McCarthy's -- I hate that place with a passion. It reminds me of a bar in Port Huron, Michigan, which is a very bad thing. I do like West End, Put-In-Bay, The Beer Engine and The Mars Bar -- all in Lakewood, all pretty relaxed. Downtown has the dance clubs. Ohio City and Tremont have the trendier, more chic lounges, which is more my style.