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Is this essentially a settlement, because he won't be able to build anything there without parking? The parcel doesn't look large enough to support a building and a garage.

Perhaps these are NIMFYs who own the townhouses along the towpath and don't want to have their view obstructed.

You're right. Sterile is a word no one would ever use to describe that bar. Or the word clean. Or sanitary.

Good.

What exactly is the orientation of the above image? If the idea is for cars to encircle this building below the terrace level, it doesn't make sense. There is a parking lot across the street from the Sokoloski's building, and it only just became a bike path in front. There is no need to add cars back into this mix.

An edible bowl...in 2022!? Amazing.

Please, please, Mr. Excavator was my father, call me Doug.

Great project, though I wish they would acknowledge the long cherished history of the building and call it the Swinger.

Sorry gang, I was making a laneway joke. I should have been more obvious that this was the nucleus of my quip.

I like this little street they are adding in the middle, with all the retail. What would you call something like that. A lane? A way? Oh, I see, it's a place.

I cannot wait for the grease to be intercepted.

As much as I would like to sharpen my pitchfork, four of the trees remained along MLK. So, it's not a total loss.

Earlier this week, Liberty Blvd was closed. Couldn't see why as I pedaled by. But yesterday it was open again, and all the trees are down. A dozen or so, big trees. Either work is imminent or someone hates trees.

I hope this project spurs completion of the townhomes across the street, most of which are sitting as empty and unfinished.

A president who spent his career riding commuter trains and a pro-rail Transportation Secretary?! The mind boggles at the possibilities.

Detroit-Shoreway, except it starts at the highway and nobody understands why.

Is the Porco building coming down too?

I will always be bothered by the name Detroit-Shoreway being used to cover a huge section of what has been traditionally considered Ohio City. If you use a bang name to define an area, it should remain within the confines of the name. Between Detroit and the Shoreway, not and also everything past Lorain into Stockyards. I am however pleased to see that a new pizza place is opening. Now if only something better opened on the near east side.

I am not super interested in the back and forth regarding design elements up-thread. But if one compares the fake shipping container motif used here (the white part of the facade) against the Link59 building in midtown (the orange part of the facade that features fake hardware), this is a clear winner.

Cleveland taco ratings unsorted: Barrio - A bag of hot trash delivered on a dead rat. Blue Habanero - Perfectly fine. Hola - Very Fine and newly expanding to Larchmere to replace Barroco. Bomba - Chi chi's for suburban whites who like authenticity but not La Plaza. La Plaza - The best tacos in the city. Condado - Also a bag of hot trash, but the rat is alive and delivering you the tacos. Nuevo - I.M. disappointed. Bakersfield - Fine. OC Burritos - Not a taco place. Slightly more on topic: The nice thing about a chain like Bakersfield leaving a location is that the building has already been updated and readied for something better. Hopefully better tacos and not another George family bag of hot trash.

The CMA's landscaping master-plan includes the small triangular park, presently the site of the Doan Brook storage tunnel project, directly across from the top of the Holden Terrace. It is my impression that developing the space further was dependent on the larger Doan Brook project, which is underway. https://www.clevelandart.org/sites/default/files/documents/other/CMA_Landscape_Master_Plan_web.pdf What really needs to be addressed is the grassy "park" between MLK and Stearns and Euclid and Carnegie. Presently a wasted opportunity, as is the street level parking on the MLK side which effectively places the pedestrian on a 3' sidewalk between a berm of scrubby grass and cars traveling close to 40 mph.

Don't worry gang, the Old Fashion Hot Dogs sign was saved by the folks down the street at All Things For You:

How quickly is the line moving?

Christopher's (bread)

Graham caught a lot of sh*t from people when he first started developing the Hingetown concept. But he has really doubled down on his investment in the neighborhood. When it all shakes out, the neighborhood would not have been nearly as vibrant without the their efforts to make it more than just a property.