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NFL Draft Main Stage set for Lake Erie: League releases event details Updated 11:46 AM; Today 9:49 AM By Cameron Fields, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The NFL released its plans Monday for the 2021 NFL Draft, scheduled April 29-May 1 on Lake Erie. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell will be in attendance to announce draft picks on the NFL Draft Main Stage in North Coast Harbor, and invited guests will sit at the Draft Theatre. Some of those guests will include people selected for the Inner Circle, in which fans chosen by each of the league’s 32 teams will have a seat to cheer on selected picks. Those fans will be required to be vaccinated. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2021/03/nfl-draft-main-stage-set-for-lake-erie-league-releases-event-details.html

Tax deductible fundraiser (501C-3 entity) to help with the completion of the southern Terminus of the Ohio and Erie Canal's Towpath Trail: https://www.facebook.com/donate/195590961972836/10110756815542454/

Work is being done on the future home of A.J. Rocco's! We're very excited for the unveiling of the building's makeover! Planning to head downtown for a Cavs game or other event? We invite you to take a walk and see the many ways our businesses are changing and have adapted over the past year! https://www.facebook.com/DowntownClevelandAlliance/posts/10158045258440959

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Plum Market Kitchen opens in University Circle’s Uptown district MARCH 11, 2021 The new Plum Market Kitchen is at 11473 Euclid Ave. Its hours are: 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturdays; and 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Sundays. https://thedaily.case.edu/plum-market-kitchen-opens-in-university-circles-uptown-district/

Fantastic news! Also found this website: https://www.whiteoakrp.com/artisan-circle-sqaure Also love this description "Its prominent location overlooking Rockefeller Park and Wade Lagoon..."

Plum Market Kitchen opened today. https://www.plummarket.com/cle/

Sherwin-Williams should release downtown HQ designs as early as it can, for full public input Updated 5:57 AM; Today 5:57 AM By Editorial Board, cleveland.com and The Plain Dealer The Sherwin-Williams Co.’s decision to keep its headquarters in Cleveland has been a double win for downtown. It was, first and foremost, a welcome affirmation of the painting giant’s commitment to Cleveland, where it was founded more than 150 years ago. But equally huge has been the fact that, despite the pandemic, Sherwin-Williams has not pulled back (so far) on its original $630 million building plans in Northeast Ohio, even as some other firms cancel or retrench. Encouragingly, Sherwin-Williams recently unveiled bare-bones design plans that show three structures. A “Learning Center & Amenity” building will be on Public Square, bounded by West 3rd Street, Superior Avenue, West Roadway and Frankfort Avenue to the north. Across West 3rd Street, also bounded by Superior to the south and Frankfort to the north, will be an “Office Tower” of unspecified height. And on the north side of Frankfort, with West 3rd to its east, will be a “Parking Garage.” To the west and north, bordering West 6th Street to the west and St. Clair Avenue to the north, are “Future Development” sites. Apart from this footprint, with some tentative landscaping, and a small plaza at the northwest corner of the office building, details are not further specified. https://www.cleveland.com/opinion/2021/03/sherwin-williams-should-release-downtown-hq-designs-as-early-as-it-can-for-full-public-input.html

I personally love this angle — street presence and urban fabric.

Yeah, this is the best location in the city for public transit and walkability. Doubt those posting on FB actually live down there. Reminds me of the uproar from east side suburban Italians over development of Little Italy. Here’s the recorded Zoom meeting. Quite long, but easy to fast forward through:

These renderings and street presence look great! I'm a big fan, and especially love the angled roofs.

The classroom and stairwell scenes towards the beginning is the Rockefeller Physics Building at Case Western Reserve. EDIT: and dare I say it is Room 301 for the classroom scene: https://case.edu/utech/departments/client-experience/mediavision/technology-enhanced-classroom-tec/list-classrooms/rockefeller-301

Hi y’all — just finished up dry Jan (terrible idea if anyone was wondering) and now I’m looking to support the local Cleveland guys and order some beer. Question: anyone have a decent running list of Breweries who are offering delivery service? So far, I’ve found: Bookhouse Brewing Jolly Scholar Brewery

Cleveland Clinic ... Nassau? Cleveland Clinic and Doctors Hospital Health System Establish Strategic Relationship to Expand and Improve Healthcare Services in The Bahamas January 26, 2021 / News Releases CLEVELAND, OHIO and NASSAU, BAHAMAS: Cleveland Clinic and Doctors Hospital Health System have formed a strategic advisory council with the goal of expanding and improving the delivery of healthcare services in the Bahamas. Cleveland Clinic and Doctors Hospital will work together on various projects that include significant expansion into outpatient services by Doctors Hospital, as well as the development of centers of excellence in the Bahamas where Cleveland Clinic’s resources will offer significant advantage, acceleration and support to Doctors Hospital. https://newsroom.clevelandclinic.org/2021/01/26/cleveland-clinic-and-doctors-hospital-health-system-establish-strategic-relationship-to-expand-and-improve-healthcare-services-in-the-bahamas/

New dog-friendly bar @ E.23rd and Lakeside: https://www.barkandbrewcle.com/ Google Streetview -- CHECK IT OUT!!! Area that has some good bones. Bark & Brew to offer social fun for dogs and humans in Cleveland Updated Jan 25, 9:14 AM; Posted Jan 25, 9:14 AM By Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Bark & Brew, a new indoor dog park and social space, was created to help solve a common problem for dog owners in downtown Cleveland. “We are acutely aware that there is a lot of housing in the city, and you don’t have a lot of dog parks in and around the city. From the viewpoint of a traditional downtown resident, I think this is an amenity that will be welcomed,” Bark & Brew co-owner Tim Clymer said. “Nothing like this exists yet in the city, and I think it’ll be a good thing for those residents and those dogs.” The “Brew” part of Bark & Brew comes in the form of a self-pour bar, where (human) customers can order from about 15 taps featuring a variety of domestic and craft beers, along with wine and mixed drinks. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2021/01/bark-brew-to-offer-social-fun-for-dogs-and-humans-in-cleveland.html

Interesting news regarding the CC CEO...and future Gulf region connections: U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council Names Dr. Tomislav Mihaljevic, CEO and President of Cleveland Clinic, Co-Chairman of Board of Directors https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210125005804/en/U.S.-U.A.E.-Business-Council-Names-Dr.-Tomislav-Mihaljevic-CEO-and-President-of-Cleveland-Clinic-Co-Chairman-of-Board-of-Directors EDIT: found their Twitter

I'm note quite sure of the context or if this is even the proper thread. Can someone provide the cliff notes of this article from Crain's Cleveland? Cleveland Clinic project expected to create 1,000 R&D jobs, lands state tax credits By Michelle Jarboe On Monday, Jan. 25, the Ohio Tax Credit Authority approved a five-year job creation tax credit for the Cleveland Clinic Foundation — an unusual move because the board typically focuses on corporate expansions. The vote came as state officials were preparing to announce the creation of the Cleveland Innovation District, a partnership involving Cleveland's three major hospital systems and two universities. https://www.crainscleveland.com/health-care/cleveland-clinic-project-expected-create-1000-rd-jobs-lands-state-tax-credits

Is the city of Cleveland "Chief Architect" position really open? ( as of 01/23/2021) It would be neat for someone on this forum to land it ... just saying ... ! https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/cleveland

Photo from present day Random Rd parking garage in Little Italy — June 1932. https://public.maximus.newsbank.com/images/L00000004/cache/pdf/pl_1264CFDB1CBED877_1611117508932.pdf

I'm in the minority where height was never #1 on my list, even in this primo location. For me #1 remains pedestrian interaction and mixed-use vibrancy (especially with the majority of the structures on Public Square not having ideal pedestrian frontage...cough...cough...2 of the 3 tallest). If the SW CEO truly wants an urban campus to draw talent, this campus needs to blend seamlessly with the rest of the urban fabric...and honestly, needs to shoot for greatly improving it. Borderline Amazon-esque in my head, which has coffee shops, restaurants, bank branches, etc on the ground floors. What are cities like Seattle and Portland known for? Not the height of their buildings, but the walkability and vibrancy of their downtowns. I feel sometimes us as Clevelanders get caught up in wanting to mirror the height we see in Chicago and NYC, when really we should be focused on creating 5x more E.4th streets of mixed-use. Long story short, IMO interaction with the ground level is the biggest positive impact and issue for this project to do what the CEO is hoping in the long term.

Men’s Basketball has started conference play 6-0: Coach Dennis Gates: "Small victories and trying to win each day" led to Viking's fast start https://www.radio.com/923thefan/sports/coach-gates-small-victories-trying-to-win-each-day?fbclid=IwAR261mlk5bQv8H9OZRtnVJ4rAep-L3jJyPlbHsqAptgFUX6u9sHLvYJKMEw

Also another unique perspective. Here are two of a winners from the CWRU 2020 photo contest: Santosh Hanumanthu, Class of 2024 Inside the tower at the Village of e.115: Oluwatobi Oshomoji, Class of 2020 https://www.facebook.com/284651318085/posts/10159059950183086/?d=n

^wow! Unique perspective (and more obvious opportunity for continued infill urban development)