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^Oh I see now. Then it'll be really interesting if University Circle by itself can lift up Hough, Fairfax, Glenville, and parts of Cleveland Heights before 2020. There's gotta be at least 1000+ total apartments / condos that opened 2018 / opening in 2019. Just in 2018: “Together, 542 units will come online in 2018,” says Ronayne. He says the timing should coincide with “match week ”— the time in March when medical students find out where they will be placed for residencies. “We have 3,000 to 5,000 medical residents each year through University Hospitals, Case Western Reserve University and the Cleveland Clinic,” says Ronayne. “It’s a mad rush [for housing]” All of this new residential development stems from a plan created in 2007 by the University Circle Land Bank to build 1,000 new apartments and houses. “We’ve now reached that goal and we’re well on to the next 1,000,” says Ronayne. 600 residential units coming to University Circle, more in the works http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/UniversityCircle011817.aspx Then the new stuff in 2019 along Chester, Little Italy, and Uptown currently under construction.

Same with University Circle Cleveland. No way the neighborhood lost 1000+ people. There has been an absolute residential building boom of at least a dozen new residential projects built. Heck CWRU (college in the neighborhood) has probably added 1000 students since 2000.

The "12-month percent changes in employment" graph on the bottom left on the first page is eye-opening: https://www.bls.gov/regions/midwest/summary/blssummary_cleveland_oh.pdf

First look: CWRU addition planned for Maltz Performing Arts Center gets big thumbs up for design By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer | Posted December 20, 2018 at 02:16 PM | Updated December 20, 2018 at 02:37 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio – Members of the city’s Euclid Corridor Design Review Committee were impressed. They loved it. Their heartstrings were pulled. They said all that and more at a Thursday morning meeting in which they enthusiastically approved plans for a large addition to Case Western Reserve University’s Maltz Performing Arts Center at Temple-Tifereth Israel in University Circle. The approval wasn’t surprising, given that DLR Group Westlake Reed Leskosky has a national reputation for designing cultural and performing arts facilities. Their specialization is rooted in the planning and design they did for renovating Playhouse Square theaters starting back in the 1970s. https://www.cleveland.com/expo/life-and-culture/erry-2018/12/1fec6f21b77582/first-look-cwru-addition-plann.html

Edwins debuts butcher shop, hopes it's a catalyst for more JOE CREA Food and Dining For more than 50 years, Cleveland's historic Buckeye neighborhood has suffered a volley of punches: poverty and crime, abandoned properties, unemployment and structural deterioration. For many, even the urban heroes who crave any kind of renaissance for the once-thriving corner of the city, it's a community that has been all but written off. But not by everyone. One already successful enterprise, minutes away from the intersection of Buckeye Road and South Moreland Boulevard, is backing a sophisticated new retail store in the beleaguered area: Edwins Butcher Shop. https://www.crainscleveland.com/table/edwins-debuts-butcher-shop-hopes-its-catalyst-more

Found this old gem by Walter Cronkite: The nerdy guy in the video turned out to be pretty famous: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/17/science/donald-knuth-computers-algorithms-programming.amp.html?__twitter_impression=true

So that makes more sense that the path they wanted to take was actually along the old canal route.

If anyone (like me) was ever wondering the exact path of the Ohio & Erie Canal, check it out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohio_and_Erie_Canal#/map/0

We have seen a few new hotels in Midtown / Cleveland Clinic area getting built this past 1-2 years. It’s been fairly quiet on here, but they are brand name additions.

And I now it’s already been on for a year, but I was excited when I discovered 99.1 alternative rock a few months ago.

Grand opening tonight at 7 PM:

Check it out... progress continues: “A big milestone for stage 1 of the Towpath Trail extension project happened this morning! The 211 foot long, 211,000 pound bridge spanning the Cuyahoga River has just been set in place on Harvard Road. “

University Circle... rent and parking too expensive now? Radical Student Union protests gentrification of University Circle Matt Hooke, A&E Editor December 7, 2018 Filed under Inside the Circle, News Chants of “Cleveland’s not for sale” rang out from the KSL Oval as, on Friday, Nov. 30, the Radical Student Union (RSU) protested the closing of two neighborhood staples, the Happy Dog at the Euclid Tavern and Falafel Cafe. Around 15 RSU members held signs and passed out a list of demands that they want to be addressed by University Circle Inc. (UCI) and Case Western Reserve University. The group felt the closing of the two restaurants is a symptom of what they see as the larger problem of gentrification in the University Circle area. http://observer.case.edu/radical-student-union-protests-gentrification-of-university-circle/

some of the pre- Parking Lot District can be seen: https://mobile.twitter.com/joeschwarten/status/1070801076486582277/photo/1

Larchmere residents voice opposition to proposed dollar store Updated Nov 28; Posted Nov 28 By Thomas Jewell, special to cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Residents and stakeholders around the Larchmere historic district have launched a petition drive against a "dollar store" being proposed for the former Life Skills Northeast Ohio building. Nearly 200 people had signed the online petition posted on change.org as of Tuesday (Nov. 27). Additional signatures were also being collected during the Thanksgiving Weekend Holiday Stroll along Larchmere Boulevard. https://www.cleveland.com/shaker-heights/index.ssf/2018/11/larchmere_residents_launch_opp.html

Cool video and aerials. https://mobile.twitter.com/WayUpAerial/status/1069623972759814144

Dont know, but I drove right past that spectacle as well at 4:40 pm ish today. Small world.

Participants in online economic development forum like spending tax dollars on public transit, not sports venues Updated 4:41 PM; Posted 4:37 PM By Peter Krouse, cleveland.com [email protected] CLEVELAND, Ohio – The dozens of people who participated Monday in a digital forum on Northeast Ohio’s economy generally agreed the best way to spend regional tax dollars is to build a better public transit system. https://www.cleveland.com/news/2018/12/participants-in-online-economic-development-forum-like-spending-tax-dollars-on-public-transit-not-sports-venues.html

We may to start a new thread for Cleveland specifically will all the strategic focus happening here.

Views from my Residence Inn hotel room window. Some interesting views not normally seen by us locals:

Stayed at the Residence Inn last night. Cool view from my room window:

New (world-class) signage:

Cleveland winter fest/tree lighting yesterday:

Cam Brown grew up in the NBA and ended up a Division III football sack leader By Eric Storms STAFF WRITER 1 day ago An elementary school-aged Cam Brown stood in his father’s office inside Quicken Loans Arena wearing a funky shirt, shorts and two mismatched tennis shoes. Much of his body was marked up in Sharpie. He believed that if he looked as embarrassing as possible, his mom wouldn’t take him to see the his father, Mike Brown, then-head coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers. But Brown had thought wrong. His mom forced him to go wearing exactly that and Mike remembers just about falling over when he saw his son in the arena. Growing up, despite always playing sports, Brown’s favorite pastime was reading, Mike said, and he’d often rather do so than watch the NBA. That’s something Brown had to do often with a father who has coached in the NBA for 18 years, including head coaching stints with Cleveland (2005-10, 2013-14) and the Los Angeles Lakers (2011-13). Years later, Brown is still a basketball fan, but he found a different passion: football. Brown developed into one of the most elite pass rushers in Division III football, finishing his senior season at Case Western Reserve second in the country in sacks with 15 total. http://dailyorange.com/2018/11/cam-brown-grew-nba-ended-division-iii-football-sack-leader/