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Ok, gotcha. I knew that was being built somewhere nearby, but I didn't connect the two. Thanks.

Does anyone know what the large steel/cinderblock structure being constructed adjacent to the Rapid tracks on Quincy and E. 93-ish is? It's visible west of the E. 105 Rapid station, and I look at it every day on my way to and from work. I've been meaning to ask ever since construction started happening for a month and a half or so, but I kept forgetting to.

And the second: Industry report By CHUCK SODER 4:30 am, July 28, 2008 RD/Innovation: GOOD Northeast Ohio long has considered bioscience research and development a strength, given the presence of institutions like the Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and other area universities. NIH funds have risen locally while decreasing elsewhere and are expected to grow. Probably the closest category to reaching excellent. Could rise to the next level with more private sector PRINTED FROM: http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080728/SUB1/429405233/1076/TOC&Profile=1076&template=printart © 2008 Crain Communications Inc.

Not to flood this thread with articles, but here are two nice ones from Crains: Making the grade Northeast Ohio's bioscience industry, marked by an increasing presence, could become national stronghold with proper leadership, investment By CHUCK SODER 4:30 am, July 28, 2008 We've got doctors, ideas, some cash and the will to use those resources. Now, we just need more people who know what to do with them. Parts of Northeast Ohio's bioscience industry are where they need to be to turn the sector into a national power, but a lack of entrepreneurs and executives with experience in the industry is holding back progress, according to several local experts. PRINTED FROM: http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080728/SUB1/658901242/1076&Profile=1076&template=printart © 2008 Crain Communications Inc.

Only for its pharmacy program right now, although there's been talk of including CSU more fully in NEOUCOM.

According to the PD, the 60,000 sf in 200 PS are for the new combined corporation's world headquarters, while the current digs will remain the headquarters for the iron ore business: Cleveland-Cliffs moving headquarters to 200 Public Square Posted by rmezger July 21, 2008 18:47PM Iron ore and coal producer Cleveland-Cliffs Inc. plans to add new offices in downtown Cleveland as it prepares for major growth. The company, now based at 1100 Superior Ave., hopes to lease two floors in the former BP Tower at 200 Public Square, making that its world headquarters. . http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/07/clevelandcliffs_moving_headqua.html

McCleveland, do you, or does anyone else, know if there have been any actual cost estimates released yet? I ask because the only articles I can remember reading on the subject of cost overruns were from the PD, and they only alluded to vague problems with the water table and unspecified costs associated with that. Just wondering if there are more concrete numbers that I somehow missed.

This is one reason that I think the Euclid Corridor would be a prime candidate for conversion. It's already a fixed route that goes in a straight line (mostly) every five or ten minutes, and although I don't know much about automotive engineering, it seems feasible to retrofit the RTVs to draw power from catenaries like trolley buses.

^ We didn't actually walk down E. 4 (we were parked at Key Tower,) so I can't give too many details about which restaurants people were at, etc. However, there were definitely people still sitting on patios and standing around talking. I wondered if some of the crowd was coming from Pickwick or HOB. It wasn't really noisy, just a bunch of people hanging out and having a good time. There were people dressed up for a night on the town, and people in shorts and t-shirts. I liked the mix- it gives a feeling that even though the establishments are nice, everyone is welcome. I think some of the activity was stemming from the Dew Tour- when we first arrived at Corner Alley, most of the lanes had been reserved for people affiliated with it. (As an aside, none of the lanes were being used, but we still had to wait 45 minutes for another lane to open up.)

I went to the Corner Alley last night with several friends. It was absolutely packed when we left at around midnight. I can't wait for all of the restaurants planned for E. 4 to come on line. Even with what's currently open, it was hopping, and that level of energy late at night on a Sunday was pretty impressive.

That's because, in my experience, virtually no one in Westlake uses public transportation (except for the park-n-ride.) I've been taking the 46 to work recently, and I ride from terminus to terminus. I'm usually the only one on the bus both going and coming. There are a few women that occasionally get on in Rocky River, but that's it. The few times I've ridden the 43 and 49, it's been the same story, at least in Westlake. As a rider, I'm sad to say it, but the 46 is one route that probably should get cut.

I agree, and the thing is, all we usually hear is the exact opposite. That's why, once in a while (and it only happens once in a while,) it's good to be reminded of the positives that we have to build off of. If we don't, then we have the current attitude of "things are totally in the toilet here, they're never going to get better, so I should just pack up and move to Phoenix/Charlotte/wherever."

It's nice to see that Strickland understands the necessity of advertising our strong points to outsiders and to ourselves. Too many people who have never been to or never spent any significant amount of time in Cleveland, or who glean statistics out of newspaper headlines without considering the context (and I've met many such individuals) buy into the conventional wisdom that Cleveland is a "dying city." We need to leverage our strengths to gain the human and economic capital needed to address the problems facing our city and state- and we need to start by combating the negative perceptions of the natives.

One thought that has occurred to me in the past is along these lines. Rather than having the advertiser itself clean up the station, why not use the advertising revenues to pay an RTA employee to come by for an hour or two once or twice a week to do it. To me, it seems like a regular "special cleaning session" would lead to a higher level of general cleanliness than having a corporation do it sporadically, although that does nullify the goodwill aspect. Two stations where I think this would be particularly effective are W. 98 and W. 25- they both have fences or walls facing the platforms with no advertising. University Circle is another possibility, especially because there are still the little plywood boards where advertising posters used to be affixed.

That's correct. Sorry, it was one in the morning.

From a young woman in front of the Hyatt/Arcade (Superior side) at about 7 pm in downtown Cleveland: "Why is there nothing open in this godforsaken burg?" I was in a hurry, so I didn't stop to see what she was expecting to be open, although the bellhop at the hotel started to talk to her about something. I really hope with all of the developments going on downtown that in five years or so there will be no justification for statements like that.

I was under the impression that the $400 million figure was only for the convention center because Merchandise Marts was picking up the tab for the Med. Mart. Not that that invalidates your point, of course, since I have no idea if that's a reasonable figure for the cc alone. I agree with 3231- it seems like an arbitrary number. I wonder what research they did to come up with it, if they did any at all.

In today's installment, the Blade claimed that Cleveland has 303,000 residents. :roll: http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080624/NEWS16/780038039 Are they maybe confusing Cleveland with themselves?

^I like that one, too. It just kills me that they keep scheduling the Clifton Arts Fest and Pride on the same day. I know there's a shuttle between the two, but still...

I'm bummed. While neither the Free Times nor the Scene is the epitome of journalism, there are definitely things I liked about both of them (in Scene's case, mostly Savage Love and derf.) I'm hoping the new publication will move away from Scene's muckraking pseudo-exposés and take on a different character.

You don't have to tell me it's not the best part of the neighborhood- I grew up there there! I just disagree with the statement that the "area must be getting worse than it used to be" because in my experience, it's actually been improving.

It couldn't just have been an isolated incident? I think I'll reserve judgment until that neighborhood sees a murder every week or even every month.

Wow, thanks for the reminder about the visual arts center. I forgot how cool those massings looked. This is one time I hope they actually resemble the final product!

The articles that I've read said that Dallas is trying to market itself as a gay destination. Whether or not it actually is one is debatable.

I saw the movie "Leatherheads" (George Clooney and Renée Zellweger) last night. I noticed a couple of Cleveland references: First, during the first scene where the Duluth football team is on a train, there is this poster of Cleveland visible in the background: (From http://www.enjoyart.com/single_posters/trains/union-cleve.htm) It was cool to see, even though the movie takes place in 1925 and the Terminal Tower wasn't completed until 1930 (when this poster was done...) :wink: Second, the Duluth Bulldogs play a fictional Cleveland football team (I forget the name.) Also, Akron was mentioned two or three times, and Toledo was mentioned once or twice.