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Where will this live exactly? Will this increase Downtown population or will these students fill existing dorms?

When I look at May Company potential, I always think of the City Target in Portland, OR that I used to live walking distance to. Agreed. Now that Tower City is losing retail, this property is screaming for a City Target or something similar. A

^^ Similarly related, I realized yesterday Tri-City Park in Rocky River used to be a Nike Hercules missile site during the Cold War...among other sites across NEO: C-69 Plus some other cool images for the Cold War days:

C'mon Eaton Corp. Pull your weight! You were once a Fortune 200 company here in the USA...

Fantastic! That's some interesting history with this property, besides being the oldest structure in University Circle: https://clevelandhistorical.org/items/show/651?tour=44&index=0 http://buildwithkrueger.com/projects/detail/cozad-bates-house/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozad–Bates_House

All coming together... $1 Billion funding goal is certainly ambitious, but that's why you set goals. Case Western Reserve set that goal in 2011, and hit that goal only after a few years: https://thedaily.case.edu/university-supporters-1-8-billion-in-campaign-giving-surpasses-two-goals-and-all-expectations/

Man, those Powerpoint formats are rough...can the RTA please hire a millennial or intern just to not have bullet point text on every slide?

Big news out of University Circle! moCa Makes Admission Free with 50th Anniversary Initiative Author: Carrie Wise Published March 4, 2019 Admission to Cleveland’s museum of contemporary art, moCa, will now be free, every day. The change is part of its “open house” initiative, which aims to increase access to the institution as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. Free admission starts March 16 with the opening of its anniversary exhibitions. The museum is closed until March 15. https://wcpn.ideastream.org/news/moca-makes-admission-free-with-50th-anniversary-initiative

Cleveland-based Tap Packaging Solutions announces relocation plans to Brooklyn Updated 5:54 AM; Posted 5:54 AM By John Benson, special to cleveland.com BROOKLYN, Ohio -- Cleveland-based Tap Packaging Solutions has announced plans to lease a Tiedeman Road building from Premier Partners LLC. The site is currently home to Keystone Tailored Manufacturing, which is closing its doors next month. “We obviously feel sorry for the people who are losing their jobs at Keystone, but the quick replacement with Tap Packaging Solutions minimizes that impact,” Brooklyn Department of Economic Development Director Andi Udris said. “It’s a 250,000-square foot building, and Tap Packaging Solutions will be leasing 208,000 square feet. “I think they’re a stronger tenant from a city standpoint of trying to stabilize our tax revenues. Keystone had a $5.1 million payroll and Tap Packaging Solutions is estimating a $6.1 million payroll.” https://www.cleveland.com/community/2019/03/cleveland-based-tap-packaging-solutions-announces-relocation-plans-to-brooklyn.html

Abolitionist John Brown’s Summit County home focus of preservationist: ‘Save our history now, or it’s over’ https://www.cleveland.com/expo/news/g66l-2019/03/cd2fa988684045/abolitionist-john-browns-summit-county-home-focus-of-preservationist-save-our-history-now-or-its-over.html

At what scale?

^This also goes to show how Uptown / University Circle could use more office space. Hopefully UC3 will accommodate:

^ those responsible for the restoration.

Harrington’s portion of the joint venture will use space in the old Corner Alley space on Euclid Avenue in University Circle. The Corner Alley was an upscale bowling alley that closed in 2018. Harrington expects to occupy the space in the spring. Harrington looks to hire more employees for its rare disease center site, but Stamler did not have firm numbers. UH, University of Oxford partner to find cures for rare diseases https://www.cleveland.com/business/2019/02/uh-university-of-oxford-partner-to-find-cures-for-rare-diseases.html

Is this since Cleveland Clinic is increasing partnering with Case Western Reserve..?? UH, University of Oxford partner to find cures for rare diseases Updated Feb 28, 11:37 AM; Posted Feb 28, 11:12 AM By Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer CLEVELAND, Ohio -- University Hospitals has entered a multi-year partnership with the University of Oxford to establish a global center dedicated to finding therapies for rare diseases. The two institutions will combine resources on both sides of the Atlantic to create the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre, it was announced today. The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre will operate out of two sites, one in Oxford and one at Harrington. In Cleveland, the centre will be based in UH’s Harrington Discovery Institute, which advances promising therapies for rare diseases by focusing on drug development. https://www.cleveland.com/business/2019/02/uh-university-of-oxford-partner-to-find-cures-for-rare-diseases.html

Opens March 15

Some interesting stuff this weekend: https://clevelandmagazine.com/things-to-do/articles/5-things-to-do-in-cleveland-this-weekend-march-1-3 100 years of Balto https://www.cmnh.org/calendar/Balto-Turns-100

^ Don't forget we also lost this historic Caine-Hubbard Home at 11320 Juniper Road, knocked over by Case Western Reserve in Oct 2015. Yep, the same Hubbard as the "Cowell & Hubbard" jewelry store.

My fraternity as CWRU used to use that place a few times a year. Don't know how long it's been out of business, but I bowled there a few times 10+ years ago. Definitely was hidden, but I had always assumed by design.

Vote for Masthead Brewery as the best new brewery in the USA: https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-new-brewery-2019/masthead-brewing-company-cleveland/

Thanks. Definitely fascinating to see that projected population increase for 2021. Although...on page 7 of 9, I find it funny they cite “Case.edu” as their source for the listing of local colleges and universities, and then fail to include Case Western Reserve and its 12,000 students.

From today’s CBS Saturday Morning show... ? We must need to work on our skyline size a little bit more...

This event was this evening at thr RRHOF. Looks to be a growing national event: https://www.kidsfilmitfestival.com/ https://m.facebook.com/KidsFilmItFestival/

Long time Cleveland food critic Joe Crea has passed away. Always enjoyed his writing and reviews: