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Oh, we're going to remedy the hell out of that. Also, plans are afoot for improving Wendy Park, which will be especially needed once the bridge is built and it is more accessible.

Dirty!

That's really great! I'm really looking forward to seeing how that energy on W. 25th will spread westward.

Cleveland Orchestra receives $20 million gift for Center for Future Audiences By SCOTT SUTTELL 2:20 pm, October 26, 2010 With an eye on drawing a new generation of patrons, the Cleveland Orchestra today announced the creation of the Center for Future Audiences, made possible by a $20 million gift from Cleveland's Maltz Family Foundation of the Jewish Federation. Gary Hanson, the orchestra's executive director, said the center will be fully funded and operational by 2018. By then, it will have “eliminated the major barriers to accessing the orchestra's live concert experience in Northeast Ohio,” he said. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20101026/FREE/101029876/1096/

Um. Not to be snide here, but did you read the article or are you familiar with CAC's mission? The grants are there to increase public access to the arts, especially through free events and other outreach opportunities. http://www.cacgrants.org/general-operating-support.php (Also, I am not EC.)

Individual donors are generally more inclined to make donations if they are used to purchase something tangible, such as a painting or sculpture. It is much more difficult for arts organizations (or any non-profit) to get operating support, either from individuals or foundations. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture fits that niche of providing that funding that otherwise wouldn't come. In other words, there is more than enough $ to purchase art, not enough for operations. Four cheers for CAC.

...interesting name since I didn't see any islands in the river, and the place doesn't seem to reach the river. It's an island, for sure, though. I'm sort of interested in that side valley that had those factories in it. How far in does that go. And was Tremont always sort of isolated? I also seem to recall that this was where Dennis Kucinch lived when he was a kid or at some point in his life. That side valley is Walworth Run, which separates Tremont from Duck Island. It used to be an open creek before it was filled in for that industrial development that you see. There are plans to create a trail and greenway that runs down that valley from W. 65th and Clark Avenue toward the Cuyahoga, where it would connect to the Towpath Trail. Duck Island really does lie on a prominence with the Cuyahoga to the north, Walworth Run to the east, and the Red Line rapid tracks to the west. Many of the folks there are second or third generation islanders, but there is some infill housing that has sprouted up here and there. Tremont didn't use to be so isolated. One of the reasons that it is a little confusing is that one of the street grids (W. 3rd, 5th, 7th, 10th) is an extension of Downtown's diagonal grid while the other grid is the extension of the westside's east-west grid. The highways really did a job of separating Tremont from the rest of the city from a automobile standpoint. However, it can be reconnected via trail.

So what would make sense would be to build a new bowling alley downtown for this one event when there already are too many bowling alleys serving too few bowlers? Maybe you mean that the event should use temporary bowling lanes, which I don't think exist, and if they do, probably don't meet competition standards. Sorry, MTS, I hear what you are saying, but it's a lot of crazy talk.

Man, that's like asking "why was the Senior PGA Championship out in Shaker and not Downtown?" While there is a bowling alley or two downtown, they are not large enough in terms of number of lanes or spectator capacity, nor do they have the experience of hosting tournaments that Freeway does. That, sir, is WTF.

Assuming a static population and spending capacity, I think that the potential losers would be the chain restaurants throughout the region rather than particular parts of the city or suburbs. The last several years has seen remarkable growth in the number of tables in Ohio City, Tremont, and Detroit-Superior, with relatively few restaurants closing. I think that we forget how unusual that is in the restaurant industry in general. There may be a time that we hit that saturation point of independent local restaurants, but as long as there are folks who are still choosing TGI Friday's versus Melt, Bar Cento, Happy Dog, or Prosperity SC, then further growth is possible. Even though I'm a Tremonter, having a strong D-S restaurant/bar scene is a Good Thing for the city. I'd love to see somebody do a study to see how large the "culinary visitor" sector as grown.

DCA wants it to be open by Spring, sometime in March or April.

Trevor's a good guy who should be able to help you out. He's shepherded other businesses through the process (including Dim and Den Sum).

Makes sense, but there are plenty of other areas without cars that would benefit (by about 20 minutes) in how long it would take to get to Steelyard, whereas it would only cost the Lakeview Terrace residents a short ride downtown on the 81 then a transfer to the new Steelyard Flyer (look at that, I even have a name for the route). :) Where did the 81 run before Steelyard opened? It could revert to that route. Actually, if I recall correctly, the 81 used to run straight from Downtown to Steelyard through Tremont (I used to ride this fairly often), but there was also a route that ran down W. 25th through Lakeview Terrace and Ohio City to Steelyard. I may be thinking of the Community Circulator, though. However, with the cuts in revenue...

My point with the 81 comment was that it would be the most-likely route to be changed since it is the one that goes from Downtown to Steelyard Commons, and the easiest thing would be to remove the detour. For that matter, it would affect Ohio City and Tremont, but there are more folks in OC and Tremont that have cars than in Lakeview Terrace.

Not to be contrary or to dismiss your concerns, but I really don't see the point of talking about what we wish would happen. Let's say we got that direct route between downtown and Steelyard Commons. Would it take the place of the 81 (meaning that folks in Lakeview Terrace would lose their link)? Would it be appreciatively better than taking a cab instead (where one could just pile as many big box belongings as one could fit into a cab instead of fighting for space on a bus)? What would get cut so that downtown residents who can afford to take a cab or have a car could shave 20-30 total minutes off of a round trip commute? See what I mean? I understand the fun of speculation, but it seems like this could be a more useful thread if it focused on actual news or real problems. If wishes were horses then beggars could ride.

In addition to the 81? Granted, it takes about 30 minutes to get there, but it takes about 18 minutes if you drive directly.

Here's the story, but the gist is that the individual receipts were too low to sustain that size of a restaurant. Also, the location (end of a strip mall with high vacancy in Avon Lake) probably didn't help. It was a good concept, though. Also, only having one restaurant out of 4.5 (including Lola, Lolita, B-Spot, and the Q's Bar Symon) isn't too shabby. http://www.cleveland.com/dining/index.ssf/2010/10/michael_symon_closes_bar_symon.html

I agree completely. I feel like having businesses move from these other areas is basically saying they are giving up on these areas. While that's a completely understandable feeling, one can also look at it this way: 1. These businesses have been successful enough in their current locations to not only remain open, but to thrive. 2. They are doing so well that they need more space or a larger challenge. 3. They've shown that business can be done and done well in Waterloo and Gordon Square, opening up the vacated space for a new business. 4. They've elected to stay in the City. You really don't want a district to get stale with the same businesses remaining year after year. Take Tremont, for instance. For every business that has folded or left (Mojo, Miracles, Dempsey's), they have been replaced by a new store/restaurant/bar and then some. Take a clue from Heraclitus: Change alone is unchanging. [EDIT: SORRY! Lolita is still open. I had it on the brain, but meant to say "Mojo". My bad, Hts.]

If you are looking for crime reports, CPD throws everything they have on crimereports.com. It's extremely useful.

You can't have a one-person stadium chant, unless you're including your other personalities.

You people call yourselves Ohioans. But, we've had to endure nearly a page of CDM falling out over corporate-tool Chick-fil-A and none of you have stood up to praise the glory that is Barberton-style chicken? For shame. http://the330.com/dining/iron-chef-michael-symon-declares-belgrade-gardens-chicken-top-of-pecking-order/

Imo's? Really? I guess that cardboard with sauce and "cheese" is preferable to cardboard naturale. For those of you not in the know: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Louis-style_pizza

If that $10,000 is an annual fee, then it may very well make sense for the restaurants in Ohio City to split the fee by either working through Ohio City Near West or by creating a Business Improvement District to fund this, if one doesn't exist already. This assumes, of course, that the Ohio City restaurants aren't already full during lunch. In any case, this may make sense for not just Ohio City, but Tremont, Detroit Shoreway, or Asiatown to also implement. Of course, this would also take some business away from downtown restaurants.

I think that E 4th has a good mix of places that cater to different age groups, culinary experiences, and times of the day and evening. If there is such a variety of places, why expect then for there to be uniformity when it comes to the size, type, or even existence of signage? If the place works, then keep it well maintained, bring in businesses that compliment (not conform to) what exists, and let the independent businesses worry about how they put out the welcome mat.

The trolley that serves the Warehouse District also serves a dense mass of workers who are moving from business to business; it's not just for the lunchtime crowd and it's not a similar purpose to what you are proposing. When I have a meeting across downtown, I hop on the trolley unless I have the time to walk or I have my bike. The trolleys don't make sense without enough ridership throughout the entire day to sustain it, and presently, there are not enough offices or non-restaurant businesses in Ohio City to warrant such an investment.