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It looks like it has in fact closed. Yelp, Google, Foursquare, and Facebook all list it as closed and it doesn't show up on their website when searching for locations.

Also YMCAs. I know the downtown Y has a court and leagues (well at least until they move to the Galleria).

Did they ever figure out for sure what caused the Philly wreck? I ask because even though Amtrak cars and locomotives may be older, they have pretty extensive useful lives (one of the arguments in favor of trains) and wrecks like Philly are actually very rare. It may well be a fair point that we don't need $825 million for "Positive Train Control." The existing control systems really don't appear to be that bad, unless you're telling me that there have been a lot of near-misses for other incidents like Philly. Even if this only happened once every 10 years, that would mean it has the potential to save about a life per year for $825 million. I'm not an actuary because I could never put a price tag on things like that, but for comparison we spend $7 billion a year on TSA alone, and I'm not sure if that is saving 10+ (or any) lives per year. They use similar arguments ("how can you put a price on human life?") to justify TSA just based on the possibility that it might at some point save a life. That's about the best they can do for it. But saying that "well TSA is even worse!" is only a valid critique if you're talking to someone who defends TSA while wanting to cut Amtrak (or at least "Positive Train Control" for Amtrak). I'd be happy to see the TSA ditched--it's America's most expensive and least enjoyable theater troupe. That would still leave this talk about Amtrak and PTC unresolved. I wasn't arguing for or against PTC or TSA, I was just giving a perspective on how we spend money for safety for other modes of transportation. As far as people wanting to fund TSA and not fund Amtrak...well there's enough of them out there that TSA has gotten 13 years of funding (among many other air travel safety measures) and Amtrak is constantly fighting for pennies.

Did they ever figure out for sure what caused the Philly wreck? I ask because even though Amtrak cars and locomotives may be older, they have pretty extensive useful lives (one of the arguments in favor of trains) and wrecks like Philly are actually very rare. It may well be a fair point that we don't need $825 million for "Positive Train Control." The existing control systems really don't appear to be that bad, unless you're telling me that there have been a lot of near-misses for other incidents like Philly. Even if this only happened once every 10 years, that would mean it has the potential to save about a life per year for $825 million. I'm not an actuary because I could never put a price tag on things like that, but for comparison we spend $7 billion a year on TSA alone, and I'm not sure if that is saving 10+ (or any) lives per year.

...and to and from the CBD from their new developments in Shaker Heights.

That last photo is one of the best skyline shots I've seen.

It was also a 17-0 loss because we had Rayburn and Murphy pitch the 9th, giving up 7 runs, although none of them were earned due to Lindor's error with 2 outs.

The former Omni (I think it's called Cleveland Fitness Club) has a nice court, but I think it's something outrageous like $10/visit for a guest pass.

Yes, this building is south of Lorain.

Strange that the article wouldn't mention that in addition to striking out in the 7th, Lindor also got his first major league hit in the 9th. It was a single, although it may have been a double if he hadn't tripped on first base. http://m.indians.mlb.com/news/article/130663160/francisco-lindor-puts-on-show-with-first-mlb-hit

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/06/kyrie-irving-friends-tattoo

Reread the post I quoted. He already stated that the team up 2-1 wins 31 out of 37 times. We're talking about the other 6 (when the team up 2-1 lost) and whether it matters or not if the team had home court advantage.

I'm not so sure it would really matter all that much. Games 4-7 are always 2 home, 2 away. It might, the home team would be down 2-1 and not have the home court advantage any longer. My point is that from there on out, neither team has home court advantage. So I don't see why it'd matter all that much who had home court advantage to begin with after Game 3 is over.

I'm not so sure it would really matter all that much. Games 4-7 are always 2 home, 2 away.

I'm not as much worried about losing the game as potentially losing Kyrie.

I'm not sure hack-a-Thompson works for TT. He's been shooting around 60%+ ever since he switched to the right hand, and I believe he's right around there for the playoffs. If he can keep that up, Golden State would have to shot 40% 3's and 60% 2's just to break even.

There's both more population on the east side as well as more wealthy people. Sure, if you ONLY compare the Chagrin Valley to the westside suburbs (all of them?) there's less people, but what about all of the wealthy (and fairly populated now) townships in Geauga County, Lake County (300,000+ people), Mayfield, Highland Heights, Univ. Hts., Clev. Hts., Twinsburg, Macedonia, etc. etc.). Also, due to Rte. 8, it's easier for the northern Akron suburbs to get to Pinecrest than a place like Crocker Park, Great Northern, or Southpark. Heck, even Bath (further west over on I-77) is a few minutes closer to the Pinecrest site than Southpark (and much closer than Great Northern or Crocker Park). I'm not doubting that the west side can support some of these stores. Crocker Park has shown that there is a market for many of them there as well. But there is a reason that the higher end stores look to the east side first if they're only planning one location.

Strongsville has stagnated and very well might be losing population now (it only gained 2.0% between 2000 and 2010 after many decades of double-digit growth). The last time North Olmsted didn't lose population was the 1980 census, and lost 4.0% of its population between 2000 and 2010. Beachwood lost 1.9% between 2000 and 2010, the first time it lost population in the census. Orange and Moreland Hills both gained a small amount (less than 1.0%). More importantly, though, are the per capita incomes for the different cities: North Olmsted - $24,329 Strongsville - $29,722 Orange - $46,296 Beachwood - $48,010 Moreland Hills - $72,001 Even Shaker Heights, which now has nearly 10% of its population below the poverty line, still has a per capita income of $47,360. The fact is that there is simply way more purchasing power in the Chagrin Valley region than anywhere else around NEO, so naturally the most upscale retailers are going to locate there if they don't locate centrally (downtown). EDIT: I see you mentioned Brunswick, R&R, so I looked them up as well: Gained 2.6% in popluation between 2000 and 2010 Per capita income: $26,603 I think many of the houses in that area are made to look bigger than they really are (steeply pitched roofs, many car garages, etc.) and are also very cheaply built, so they likely aren't as expensive as they appear at first glance. Also, (and this is just my own personal stereotype) I tend to think of people that would buy a house like that (sacrificing quality for the appearance of a larger house) to be the type of people that are more likely to overextend themselves or at least spend a higher percentage of their income on a house payment. Per capita income is defined as income divided by number of people 15 or over, so perhaps they have larger families, and the bigger house makes it easier for kids 18+ to stick around. Though I do know the houses in Eaton Estates look bigger outside than in. Come on ERocc, I'm at work, don't tempt me to waste more time looking up those numbers! :) I actually was going to post them at first, but decided per capita income was easiest for some reason (I didn't have to choose between household income and family income), but I remember those numbers mirroring the per capita numbers fairly closely. EDIT: ERocc knew I couldn't resist! Median family incomes: North Olmsted - $62,422 Strongsville - $76,964 Orange - $102,206 Beachwood - $103,431 Moreland Hills - $134,621 Shaker Heights - $105,660 Brunswick - $72,057 Solon - $112,156 Gates Mills - $161,350 Hunting Valley - per capita income is $144,281, family income simply says "over $200,000" And none of these numbers include nearby Geauga County, the second wealthiest county in the state behind Delaware County.

Strongsville has stagnated and very well might be losing population now (it only gained 2.0% between 2000 and 2010 after many decades of double-digit growth). The last time North Olmsted didn't lose population was the 1980 census, and lost 4.0% of its population between 2000 and 2010. Beachwood lost 1.9% between 2000 and 2010, the first time it lost population in the census. Orange and Moreland Hills both gained a small amount (less than 1.0%). More importantly, though, are the per capita incomes for the different cities: North Olmsted - $24,329 Strongsville - $29,722 Orange - $46,296 Beachwood - $48,010 Moreland Hills - $72,001 Even Shaker Heights, which now has nearly 10% of its population below the poverty line, still has a per capita income of $47,360. The fact is that there is simply way more purchasing power in the Chagrin Valley region than anywhere else around NEO, so naturally the most upscale retailers are going to locate there if they don't locate centrally (downtown). EDIT: I see you mentioned Brunswick, R&R, so I looked them up as well: Gained 2.6% in popluation between 2000 and 2010 Per capita income: $26,603 I think many of the houses in that area are made to look bigger than they really are (steeply pitched roofs, many car garages, etc.) and are also very cheaply built, so they likely aren't as expensive as they appear at first glance. Also, (and this is just my own personal stereotype) I tend to think of people that would buy a house like that (sacrificing quality for the appearance of a larger house) to be the type of people that are more likely to overextend themselves or at least spend a higher percentage of their income on a house payment.

Does anybody know if The Fresh Market will be included in the new retail?

It would likely be more than that as you couldn't evenly fill the planes to serve the city pair combinations passengers are actually travelling to and from.

Not to pick on you personally, but I cringe every time someone says something like this. How come? Ppl who are paid strictly to shoot and do nothing else...their percentage will even out over time. It's not that asinine. Percentages don't necessarily even out over time, just as a coin flip is still 50/50 even if the last 20 flips all came up heads.

Yes, a number of other Kimpton's are named this way, such as The Burnham Hotel in Chicago. IMO, they are some of their nicest hotels, where the Palomar and Monaco feel a little more generic.

Nick Swisher was 0-4 with 2 Ks. Seems he got back to mid season form quickly!

How many mentions (and even a link to) the Hastily Made Cleveland Tourism video can you spot in the comments? Thanks, Mike Polk.