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Here's a great article from the Observer, CWRU student newspaper: Murray Hill Market opens; offers familial atmosphere and quality food Nicole Lord Issue date: 2/25/11 Section: Focus Do you find yourself gnawing on pencil erasers to procrastinate the dreaded journey to Dave's or Giant Eagle? Do you feel like a child in a horrible candy shop stocked with generic items and vegetables whose origins you couldn't trace if you tried? Grocery shopping does not have to be the necessary evil we must face to stay alive. It can be a fun experience that teaches us more than how to use the self-checkout machine; a place where the owner refuses to sell you canned soup because of the high sodium content but instead shows you how to make it; a place for people to feel good about food. Something out of the ordinary was evident when newspaper clippings from the 1930s were posted on the windows of a vacant Italian boutique. The owners of the soon-to-be market discovered clippings underneath the carpet and used them as a symbol of the market. As the newspapers disappeared, their images intertwined with the original ceiling tiles, locally crafted farmhouse benches, and smiles of Billy Buckholtz and wife Michele Buckholtz, proprietors of the new Murray Hill Market. . The Murray Hill Market offers a wide range of goods, from Cookies'n' Cream Pop Tarts and Campbell's soup to Nature Path Wildberry Acai toaster strudels and Amy's organic low-sodium soup. The owner does her best to support local farmers, with most produce hailing from Miles Farmers Market and local items such as the legendary Ohio City Pasta, cookies from On the Rise Bakery, Phoenix organic fair trade coffee, and homemade wedges of sheep's milk Romano cheese. Meats are grain-fed and roasted on site. The renowned deli meat is the porchetta: an Italian pork tradition. The menu changes daily, offering a wide selection of vegan soups and chili, squash casseroles, and fresh seafood ranging from scallops to swordfish. Each Thursday, the market fills with the aroma of Michelle's homemade pasta sauce, which uses the Italian tradition of using pork neck bones for flavor. The market also sells specialty items such as imported Italian chocolate bars, tins of olive oil and specialty teas, cans of liver pate, and most importantly, every type of Jeni's organic ice cream. www.cwruobserver.com/media/storage/paper1370/news/2011/02/25/Focus/Murray.Hill.Market.Opens.Offers.Familial.Atmosphere.And.Quality.Food-3981022.shtml

Interesting... Gov. John Kasich in talks to bring superhero film to Cleveland Published: Monday, February 28, 2011, 12:00 AM By Sabrina Eaton, The Plain Dealer WASHINGTON -- Ohio Gov. John Kasich said he has been in talks with city officials to bring shooting of a $40 million Marvel/Disney superhero movie to Cleveland. The Republican governor said Sunday that the movie, which he would not name, was originally supposed to be filmed in Michigan. http://www.cleveland.com/open/index.ssf/2011/02/gov_john_kasich_in_talks_to_br.html John Kasich Trying to Lure The Avengers to Cleveland? http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/16040

Horizon League three-way tie for 1st place: Cleveland State University (13-5) 24-7 Butler (13-5) 21-9 Milwaukee (13-5) 18-12 Who hosts the tournament???

WOW! Thanks, nice find. This project is looking more and more like a gem.

Although there may not be a market for them now, these structures have been saved. There's a good chance University Circle will " grow" into them as demand for housing continues to rise. They're built solid and can wait more years until people are ready. Let's not forget about every institution in University Circle is growing and growing fast, especially the big players (CC, UH, CWRU, VA, and biotech companies). The demand is bound to catch up. There is already a pent up demand for 1-2 bedroom rentals, single-family homes and townhomes are sure to follow next.

At quick glance it looked like at least 3 were being occupied. According to zillow.com, it looks like 6 of them have sold.

FYI: 2011 single-game tickets for all 81 games on sale beginning February 28 at 10 a.m. http://cleveland.indians.mlb.com/news/press_releases/press_release.jsp?ymd=20110225&content_id=16731278&vkey=pr_cle&fext=.jsp&c_id=cle

The first and only building on Case's forgotten "West Quad:" The frozen tundra of the "West Quad." I saw we scrap everything and make high-rise residential. The completely empty land is wedged right in between UH/CWRU, Cleveland Clinic, and the VA Hospital!

Side note--I took these pictures about 2 hours earlier:

And here's some pictures of the most undocumented and untalked about $522 million project happening right now in Cleveland: I love how they built around the existing building:

The new Zeta Beta Tau house on Magnolia Drive: BACK: And FRONT: Adelbert RD huge infrastructure improvements (UH and CWRU): The 13 renovated mansions on E. 105th north of the VA Hospital:

The only proof I have that work is happening inside -- a dumster with construction materials: Tudor Arms: New Hawken School (University Circle Campus): Temple -Tifereth Israel (Donated to CWRU for Performing Arts Center...awaiting renovation) from Newton Ave in the distance: HQ:

A few pics from my walk yesterday (before the snow). We can see some facade going up. Cleveland Clinic Reference Lab: Please note the Tudor Arms in the background:

^To prove I wasn't lying:

^according to the Slavic Village website, it's going to be a $28 million project. Must be moving ahead. I still think Broadway and E. 55th intersection is the most underutilized urban fabric in the city. KJP, is there any way to get a rapid line out there??

Ladies and Gentleman, I give you the "ter" building!!

Awesome, awesome, awesome article: place making: mrn caps off string of successful urban developments with tudor arms http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/tudararmsrestored021711.aspx

Game tonight at 7pm. Support your Vikings, who wear "Cleveland" across their chest! We win tonight and Saturday, downtown Cleveland will get $$$ next week!

CSU is hosting the Horizon League Championship for swimming and diving this week: http://www.csuvikings.com/sports/m-swim/spec-rel/022111aaa.html

^ awesome article -- thanks! Here's also a recap if what I posted above. I beat the PD by 3 hours (where did they gets their heads up again? ;) ) http://www.cleveland.com/sports/csu/index.ssf/2011/02/cleveland_state_now_in_the_dri.html

Just a friendly reminder that if CSU can win their last two homes games, Downtown Cleveland will be hosting back-to-back-to-back: March 4-8: 2011 Horizon League Men's Basketball Championship @ Wolstein Center March 9-12: 2011 MAC Men's a Women's Tournament @ Quicken Loans Arena March 18-20: Opening Round NCAA 2011 NCAA Tournament @ Quicken Loans Arena

There were about 8=10 workers on site today with materials and equipment. This site, right in between the busy Uptown construction and the UH Siedman Center, creates is creating an enormous buzz right now.

VALPO loses to Green Bay in OT!!!! Oh yeah... Cleveland State, learn from that loss at Old Dominion and finish strong.

Valpo -green bay game is going down to the wire. If valpo loses, CSU will most likely host the Verison League Tounament (first time ever?). Fingers crossed!!

Well the Rosetta renovations were $5 million, brought 400 jobs Downtown, and filled vacant office space along Euclid Ave.