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Who knew Case Western Reserve was a national powerhouse for collegiante competitive Desi A Cappella?? Network of Desi A Cappella (NDA) is an endeavor to bring together and foster relationships within the rapidly expanding collegiate South Asian A Cappella community http://www.desiacappella.org/about 1) National ranked #1...ahead of those California schools: http://www.desiacappella.org/standings 2) And they've apparently been good for over a decade: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhamakapella

Case Western Reserve Spartans continue their spring dominance across multiple nationally-ranked sports. Baseball now has a record of 20-3 and will climb in the national rankings. http://www.d3baseball.com/teams/Case_Western_Reserve/2018/index On April 18, they play a game at Progressive Field http://athletics.case.edu/sports/bsb/2017-18/releases/20180404nwvbv2

^Happy to report they are this year:

City Works beer-bar-restaurant to open in Orange Village Updated 1:14 PM; Posted 1:13 PM By Marc Bona, cleveland.com, mbonaCleveland[/member].com ORANGE VILLAGE, Ohio - City Works - a craft-beer focused bar and restaurant that also serves brunch - is scheduled to open Friday, May 18, in the Pinecrest development in Orange Village. The 9,000 square-foot restaurant on the east side has seating for 184 people, 11 large televisions plus two patios with three TVs. Private-event space is available. A rotating beer list will include more than 90 local, regional and imported brews. Of note to local craft-beer fans: 40 percent of the beers will be from Greater Cleveland. Six-ounce tasting pours will be available, and flights - pre-selected and build-your-own - also will be options. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/04/city_works_beer-bar-restaurant.html

Two thoughts from the above articles: 1) Fascinating to see the absolute drop off of refugees entering the country in 2017. (Congolese article charts) 2) Although Cuyahoga County gained an impressive uptick of 7,957 international people, Metro Detroit has picked up over 20,000 in the same course of time! WOW! I'm guessing initiatives and policies have a lot to do with this successful that stem years back. Cleveland organizations more than ever need to continue to push locally on many fronts to get more immigrants here, especially with the stricter US Policy for getting refugees into the country, where other mid-size cities may just accept the new policies.

Congolese part of new tapestry of immigration to Cleveland Updated Apr 1, 6:08 AM; Posted Apr 1, 6:07 AM By Brian Albrecht, The Plain Dealer, [email protected] http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/04/congolese_part_of_new_tapestry.html

DANG... looks like a destination: Gervasi Vineyard names distillery, hotel Updated 7:46 AM; Posted 7:45 AM By Marc Bona, cleveland.com mbonaCleveland[/member].com CANTON, Ohio - Gervasi Vineyard has named its distillery and boutique hotel, both of which are projected to be built by late 2018 to early 2019. The distillery will be called The Still House at Gervasi Vineyard, and the hotel will be The Casa at Gervasi Vineyard. The names keep in theme with its winery house, called The Crush House. (Crushing is an early and critical step in winemaking after the harvest and before fermentation.) In addition to the distillery, the 10,000-square-foot Still House - which will be on the south end of Gervasi's 55-acre estate - will feature a cigar lounge and coffee house. The distillery will open with wine-barrel-aged bourbon, whiskey, vodka, gin and select liquors and brandy. Gervasi is seeking to hire a master distiller. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/03/gervasi_vineyard_names_distill.html

I'm guessing beige was in for 2002. Hard to believe these are already 16 years old.

Somewhat similarly, the Innova project's website describes its geography as being the "Upper Chester district of the historic Hough neighborhood:" http://www.thefinchgroup.com/case-studies/innova/ Just throw "Historic" in front of Glenville and boom!

^Awesome photos! And I had no idea about that Lucky's Organic Grocery Store... with me as a soon-to-be newbie on the Westside. Looks like my wife will be transitioning just fine as she leaves her organic food mecca of the Pacific NW this spring: Natural foods grocer Lucky's Market opening Spring 2018 https://patch.com/ohio/lakewood-oh/natural-foods-grocer-luckys-market-opening-spring-2018

This can be posted a few places, but let's start here. So... GREAT TO HEAR THIS NEWS! Long overdue. Here's the main website (under construction, but a place to sign up for email updates): http://incuya.com/ Here's the Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/InCuyaFestival/ Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, AEG partner for downtown Cleveland InCuya music festival in August Updated 11:12 AM; Posted 10:59 AM By Chuck Yarborough, The Plain Dealer [email protected] CLEVELAND, Ohio - At long last the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is partnering with others to bring a music festival to Cleveland. The inaugural InCuya festival will be Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25 and 26, at Malls B and C in downtown Cleveland. Presented by concert promoter AEG Presents, in partnership with the Rock Hall, the city of Cleveland and Destination Cleveland, the festival "will celebrate the origins, diversity and evolution of rock,'' according to the release from AEG Presents. The festival will be "a cross-genre, multigenerational, collaborative and uniquely Cleveland event with a mix of national recording artists, complemented by local artists and Cleveland's vibrant city center,'' the release said. For years, fans have been calling for the Rock Hall to stage some sort of festival, something in addition to the biennial induction ceremony at Cleveland Public Hall. And really, that makes perfect sense. It's surprising, to be honest, that it's taken this long. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/03/rock_roll_hall_of_fame_aeg_par.html#incart_m-rpt-2 InCuya: Cleveland finally gets a summer music festival thanks to Rock Hall and AEG Updated 12:07 PM; Posted 12:07 PM By Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com anickoloffCleveland[/member].com CLEVELAND, Ohio - It's not the "Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Music Festival," but it's close. More importantly, Cleveland will finally have a major summer music fest to call its own. Concert promoter AEG and the newly formed Cleveland Concert Company announced today that it was teaming up with the Rock Hall to bring a two-day music festival to Cleveland. InCuya will take place Aug. 25-26 on Malls A & B downtown. The full lineup, ticket prices and on-sale information will be announced in early April, just as the city prepares to host the 2018 Rock Hall inductions in Cleveland. AEG -- which produces major music festival around the United States, including Coachella in California and Rock on the Range in Columbus -- is touting InCuya as a celebration of "the origins, diversity and evolution of rock." A news release promoting the event says it will feature a mix of national and local recording artists. "Cleveland has been waiting a long time for its own unique mainstream music festival, and we're thrilled to deliver what promises to be an incredible experience to the city that's widely regarded as the epicenter of rock n roll," said AEG Senior Vice President Joe Litvag. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/03/rock_hall_incuya_music_festiva.html

I've always known the Stokes VA Hospital to be University Circle, not Glenville. Both properties mentioned here on the on the south side of Wade Park. Anyone else can agree/confirm? EDIT: This map shows University Circle as extending west all the way to Ansel Rd, with Wade Park Ave as the northern border: http://neocando.case.edu/new_cando/maps_2010/Cuyahoga/Cleveland%20City%20SPAs%20(with%20census%20tracts%20and%20roads).pdf If that's the case, these two posts should go back to the University Circle thread:

CWRU (somehow) is competing at a national level in more and more sports. This past fall, Football finally arrived, ending the season ranked #13 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_Case_Western_Reserve_Spartans_football_team For spring sports, both Baseball and Softball are currently at their highest national ranking in the history of each program...and both Tennis teams continue to be in the national conversation. Baseball (13-2) ranked #13 http://www.d3baseball.com/top25/2018/2018Top25-week-5 Softball (13-2) ranked #22 http://athletics.case.edu/sports/sball/2017-18/releases/20180327u0bsbw Women's Tennis is ranked #17 http://athletics.case.edu/sports/wten/2017-18/releases/20180317zx7c8h Men's Tennis is ranked #25 http://athletics.case.edu/sports/mten/2017-18/releases/20180313z3sa6j

A few grad program specialties in the Top 10 nationally U.S. News & World Report ranks several CWRU degree programs, specialties among top 10 March 23, 2018 Add one more entry into Case Western Reserve’s list of efforts that U.S. News & World Report rates among the nation’s top 10. Along with degree programs in nursing and social work that achieved lofty positions in the rankings released this week, the law school’s Health Law specialty moved up four positions this year to place fifth in the nation. http://thedaily.case.edu/u-s-news-world-report-ranks-several-cwru-degree-programs-specialties-among-top-10/

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame: A multi-million-dollar gamble that has paid big dividends for Cleveland Updated 3:26 AM; Posted 3:26 AM By Gary Graff - Special to cleveland.com [email protected] CLEVELAND, Ohio -- On May 5, 1986, Cleveland leaders rolled the dice for one of the greatest civic gambles in the city's history. That's the day that Cleveland was named the site for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, beating out a particularly aggressive Memphis as well as entertainment capitals such as New York and Los Angeles. The city had launched an an extensive and passionate campaign to land the museum, citing its connections to DJ Alan Freed, credited with coining the term rock and roll, and the city's long history of breaking artists such as David Bowie, Bruce Springsteen, Roxy Music, Rush and others. But in the end, it came down to Cleveland's willingness to come up with the cash. Lots of it. Civic leaders put together a public-private partnership that funneled more than $65 million in public money toward construction of the $92 million museum. The 150,000-square-foot I.M. Pei-designed facility opened for business on Sept. 1, 1995, accompanied by an all-star concert at the old Cleveland Municipal Stadium. And then the city, officials and citizens alike, waited to see if the investment would pay off. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/03/rock_roll_hall_of_fame_a_multi.html

Cool updates in the newest alumni magazine: http://digital.watkinsprinting.com/publication/?i=481477&pre=1#{"issue_id":481477,"page":0}

And the winner is... Collision Bend Named Best Brewpub in the Nation, USA Today Reports Posted By Laura Morrison on Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 1:21 PM Beating out drinkeries all around the country, Collision Bend Brewing Company was named Best Brewpub in USA Today's 10Best Readers' Choice Awards. https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2018/03/23/collision-bend-named-best-brewpub-in-the-nation-usa-today-reports

Corner of E. 105th and Orville Ave...Wade Park area Groundbreaking caps seven years of work to build Fisher Houses here for families of ailing veterans By Brian Albrecht, The Plain Dealer, [email protected] Updated 6:19 PM; Posted 6:19 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio - After nearly seven years of grassroots fundraising, the first shovels of dirt were turned Friday for construction of two Greater Cleveland Fisher Houses. The $12 million project is being constructed on a site on East 105th Street, two blocks north of the Louis Stokes Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center. It will provide 32 suites for out-of-town families to stay here at no cost while a veteran/family member is being treated by the VA. About 30-40 such families are currently staying in local hotels each week, supporting an estimated 500 veterans referred here each year from outside the area for treatment in open heart surgery, spinal cord injuries, traumatic brain injury and long-term care. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2018/03/groundbreaking_caps_seven_year.html

Awesomeness.

Hey, just learned a new acronym today...TMUDs !

I don't know where to post this...but check it out!! Public Square Eagles: Long-gone statues from Cleveland's glory days resurface, go on sale Posted March 23, 2018 at 10:23 AM | Updated March 23, 2018 at 10:41 AM Story by Plain Dealer reporter Laura DeMarco CLEVELAND, Ohio – Long gone and seemingly lost for good, two statuesque Cleveland eagles have finally landed. Now they’re looking for a permanent home. Age: 120 years. Weight: 5,000 pounds (each). Wingspan: 60’’. Color: pink granite. With: A rich, colorful history. They could be yours … for $70,000. The eagles first roosted on Public Square in 1898, in front of the grand Beaux Arts- Chamber of Commerce Building designed by Boston’s famed Peabody & Stearns firm. At the time, there were four eagles, placed on huge pedestals at street level. They were sculpted by Cleveland’s lauded stonemason Joseph Carabelli. The building was on the site of where Key Tower stands today. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2018/03/post_203.html EDIT: These are Little Italy-carved. If not magically relocated back into Public Square, I wonder if they can make their way back to Murray Hill..??

^ That's my thought as well. Not enough square footage was designed into the ground floor retail for something as large / prominent as a Disney Store. Can anyone else comment on actual size vs needed size?

Although not an incentive as alluded to above, Cleveland and other cities used to require city employees (i.e. police and firefighters) to live inside the city limits: http://www.cleveland.com/cityhall/index.ssf/2009/06/ohio_supreme_court_deals_a_leg.html

My wife and I are flying in for our house-hunting trip in two weeks for the westside...fingers crossed from what I'm reading on here. Those speeds mentioned are at Seattle levels.

He's right, the 2016 estimate for Cuyahoga Co was 1,249,352 https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2017/cb17-44.html So did Cleveland MSA gain or lose in these new estimates?