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YES!! Home of Cleveland icon Jesse Owens headed for landmark designation Published: Mar. 14, 2024, 5:04 p.m. By Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland is moving forward with a landmark designation for the East 100th Street home of Olympic Gold medalist Jesse Owens. City Council is considering legislation in the coming weeks that will advance the nomination already approved by the Cleveland Landmarks Commission late last year. The Black Cleveland icon clinched four Gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, humiliating Adolf Hitler on the world stage, and dispelling his theories of white supremacy. https://www.cleveland.com/metro/2024/03/home-of-cleveland-icon-jesse-owens-headed-for-landmark-designation.html

More Rocky River new infill:

1995 … posted by Thom Sheridan on Facebook i didn’t realize we had a solid, 6-story brick building fairly recently on the other side of Prospect: EDIT: just found some reference to the “AVJO Building” at 320 Prospect Avenue here https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16014coll6/id/34146

A couple quick pics from today:

Shoutout to Lakewood High School for taking the rapid to Case Western Reserve:

Nice find for Vegas. Especially with the new HQ being positioned on Public Square … basically the perfect place to have over-the-top lighting and color…

$5 million gift will support Kulas Hall renovation, scholarships at Cleveland Institute of Music By Peter Chakerian, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) announced the single largest single contribution from a couple in the institution’s history on Wednesday night, revealing a $5 million gift commitment from Kevin & Kristen Stein and Family. Described as “single, grand, and historic gesture,” the funds will support the school’s ongoing Second Century Campaign and caps CIM’s recently completed centennial plan, Blueprint: 100. The gift will support several CIM initiatives, including the renovation of Kulas Hall (slated to begin this summer) and endowed scholarships. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/03/5-million-gift-will-support-kulas-hall-renovation-scholarships-at-cleveland-institute-of-music.html

I've said it a few times on this forum, but the potential east of Downtown reminds me so much of South Lake Union in Seattle. The Transformation of South Lake Union | by Matthew | Medium https://medium.com/@matthieu.allen/the-transformation-of-south-lake-union-f52290bd6e2 South Lake Union: A Success Story - Vulcan Real Estate https://vulcanrealestate.com/story/south-lake-union-a-success-story/

Officially from the Notre Dane: 9 nearby universities … presumably including CSU .. will be there to absorb / transition the students into next semester:

Oh no!! Sounds like no merger with CSU as well.

Area surrounding Yost Hall to be prepared for ISEB construction site FEBRUARY 28, 2024 As shared in The Daily in the fall, work continues to prepare for construction of the Interdisciplinary Science and Engineering Building (ISEB) on the northwest side of the Case Quad. In the coming weeks, several trees will be removed from the area around Yost Hall—in accordance with recommendations from the designer’s and city of Cleveland’s professional arborists—to allow adequate space for the new building. Some trees will be replaced on site, but for any that cannot, the university has committed to plant a new tree elsewhere on campus. Yost Hall is scheduled for demolition in late April. https://thedaily.case.edu/area-surrounding-yost-hall-to-be-prepared-for-iseb-construction-site/ EDIT: Project has a pretty detailed project page as well and will have a webcam: https://case.edu/campusplanning/current-projects/interdisciplinary-science-and-engineering-building

Reminder to everyone as development is happening now all around it - the Jesse Owens house (where he was living when he won the gold metals in 1936) is still standing and looks to be in pretty good condition. PRESENT DAY STREETVIEW: 2178 East 100th Street, Cleveland, OH 44106 Can anyone confirm it was actually selected for Landmark status? Olympic Gold medalist Jesse Owens’ Cleveland home slated for landmark status Dec. 14: Cleveland Landmarks Commission by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland DocumentersDecember 19, 2023 https://signalcleveland.org/jesse-owens-cleveland-home-slated-for-landmark-status/

Market Garden Brewery gearing up for 2024 solar eclipse with specialty beer Published: Feb. 26, 2024 at 4:32 PM EST|Updated: 6 hours ago https://www.cleveland19.com/video/2024/02/26/market-garden-brewery-gearing-up-2024-solar-eclipse-with-specialty-beer/

Cleveland Metropolitan School District helping newcomers and refugees fit in the education system https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/columbus/news/2024/02/06/teen-response-cleveland-metropolitan-school-district-

Here as well estimates the Cleveland metro as growing these past 2-3 years (although not a large number, it’s a shock to the system to not see it negative!) https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/22959/cleveland/population#:~:text=The current metro area population,a 0.06% increase from 2021.

Stella Maris expanding services to Tremont, creating all-gender inpatient facility BY RONALDO RODRIGUEZ JR. ● COMMUNITY JOURNALISM, DEVELOPMENT, HEALTH, SOCIAL EQUITY ●FEBRUARY 8, 2024 Within the next 12 to 18 months, Stella Maris plans to convert the former St. John Cantiusconvent at 2270 Professor Ave., a designated City of Cleveland historic landmark, to 32 residential treatment beds. https://thelandcle.org/stories/stella-maris-expanding-services-to-tremont-creating-all-gender-inpatient-facility/

Just throwing it out there if anyone is interested! https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/14-Potomac-St-Dayton-OH-45403/306414245_zpid/

Anyone check this out today? Lake Erie Folk Fest brings out ‘music of the people’ at 8th annual event https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2024/02/lake-erie-folk-fest-brings-out-music-of-the-people-at-8th-annual-event.html

^ Bummer it’s sold out tonight. Enjoy! I did sign up for the Kurent Dash 5K though.

^ I also took this photo today of the Library Lofts:

Some of my pics from today:

Drive by … Library Lofts today

Some notable Feb 2024 events in Cleveland: Feb 2: CMA MIX: Dreamhouse (Cleveland Museum of Art - University Circle) https://www.clevelandart.org/events/mix-dreamhouse Feb 3: Lake Erie Folk Fest (University Circle) https://ohio.org/festivals-and-events/events/lake-erie-folk-fest Feb 3: Kurent Jump 2024 (Slovenian National Home - E. 64th and St Clair) https://www.clevelandkurentovanje.com/2024-event-schedule/kurent-jump-2024 Feb 3 - 11: Home and Garden Show (I-X Center) https://www.greatbighomeandgarden.com Feb 4: Shaker Heights Histroic Homes & Building Tour (Nature Center at Shaker Lakes) https://shakerlakes.org/event/historic-homes-tour/ Feb 10 - 11: Lunar New Year: The Year Of The Dragon (Asiatown) https://www.asiatowncleveland.org/lunarnewyear/ Feb 10: Kurent Dash 5K (Slovenian National Home - E. 64th and St Clair) https://www.clevelandkurentovanje.com/2024-event-schedule/2023/11/20/kurent-dash-2024 Feb 10: Cleveland Kurentovanje Festival & Parade (Slovenian National Home - E. 64th and St Clair) https://www.clevelandkurentovanje.com/2024-event-schedule/2024-festival-and-parade Feb 17: Hot Cocoa Run (North Coast Harbor) https://runsignup.com/Race/OH/Cleveland/ClevelandCocoaRun Feb 24: Brite Winter Festival (West Bank of the Flats) https://www.britewinter.com Feb 29: Think & Drink with the Extinct (Cleveland Natural History Museum - University Circle) https://www.cmnh.org/calendar/think-drink-hops-with-happy

Lake Erie Folk Fest leaving Euclid for Case Western Reserve University Staff Report PUBLISHED: January 29, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: January 29, 2024 at 6:00 a.m. The Lake Erie Folk Fest is returning Feb. 3 for its eighth year but it will have a new location. “The Case Western Reserve University campus is in the heart of Northeast Ohio’s largest arts and culture hub, and WRUW-FM 91.1 is the preeminent college radio station in our region,” she continued. “We could not be more excited to be partnering with these wonderful people and bringing Lake Erie Folk Fest into this new space and new chapter.” https://www.morningjournal.com/2024/01/29/lake-erie-folk-fest-leaving-euclid-for-case-western-reserve-university/amp/

Hopefully the crane is still up with all the National Media being in town for April 5 - 7 for the NCAA Women’s Final Four: https://clevelandncaawff.com Will make for some great aerial shots and overall feeling of progress in the city.