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Ohio & Erie Canalway fears federal budget could jeopardize Towpath Trail completion Updated on July 14, 2017 at 1:49 PM, Posted on July 14, 2017 at 1:48 PM AKRON, Ohio - The Ohio & Erie Canalway Coalition has issued an urgent request for supporters' help in appealing to U.S. Congress members, to keep its federal funding. The canalway fears the National Heritage Area, which includes the Ohio & Erie Canal, the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad and parts of Cuyahoga Valley National Park, will suffer major budget cuts under President Trump. Losing funding, the canalway says, could jeopardize the goal of completing the Towpath Trail by 2020. http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2017/07/ohio_erie_canalway_coaliton_is.html

West Side Cleveland vandals damage more than a dozen vehicles By Courtney Astolfi, cleveland.com , castolfiCleveland[/member].com Updated on July 6, 2017 at 1:59 PM, Posted on July 6, 2017 at 1:01 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland police are investigating after vandals damaged more than a dozen cars overnight in two West Side neighborhoods. Seventeen vehicle owners woke up Thursday morning to find busted out windows, according to Cleveland police spokeswoman Sgt. Jennifer Ciaccia. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/07/west_side_cleveland_vandals_da.html

The family and neighbors called the police about the home multiple times throughout the winter and spring. "The police responded but they kind of played it off like 'What do you expect, you live in Cleveland,'" Berchin-Mullen said. Vacated St. Rocco Church-owned homes force Roehl Avenue blight, residents say (photos, video) Updated on July 2, 2017 at 4:37 PM Posted on July 2, 2017 at 6:15 AM BY RACHEL DISSELL, THE PLAIN DEALER [email protected] Those neighbors also left the street last year, after their landlord, St. Rocco Church, decided the residents of the 10 single and multi-family homes it owned on Roehl Avenue and one on W. 33rd Street must vacate. The church, which owns the homes in trust with the Cleveland Catholic Diocese, first gave tenants notice of considerable rent hikes -- as much as 80 to 100 percent -- over two months. Some of the tenants moved knowing they could not afford the rent hike. But others rallied against the decision, and how it was handled. Though they had been paying lower than market rate rents, many said they had personally invested in the properties and maintained them, while others accused the church of failing to keep the units up to code. http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/07/vacated_st_rocco_church_homes_f.html#incart_river_home_pop

1836 W. 25th Street Cleveland, OH 44113 http://www.badtomsmithbrewing.com/bad-tom-smith-brewing-to-open-in-ohio-city/ The yellow building, two storefronts down from Old Angle.

The slow train of development: Bad Tom Smith Brewing's Ohio City plans delayed Updated on June 29, 2017 at 9:10 AM, Posted on June 29, 2017 at 9:07 AM By Marc Bona, cleveland.com , mbonaCleveland[/member].com CLEVELAND, Ohio - Delays have pushed back the opening date for Bad Tom Smith Brewing's Ohio City location, said managing partner John Vojtush, who owns the company with his fiancée Sheryl Gittins. The delays are coming in the back-and-forth editing-like process between the brewery and the city's building department, Vojtush said. The process started in early March, when Bad Tom submitted plans to the building department. An inspector took two days to examine the prints, then returned them. The brewery then took a week and a half to amend the prints, and it's been back and forth or in delay mode ever since. All the while, Vojtush and Gittins still have to pay rent. They also have spent $20,000 for work from engineers. "We lost the summer," he said. "I would have loved to have taken advantage of the summer months, but it is what it is." http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/06/bad_tom_smith_brewings_ohio_ci.html

Six building project. Akron's Bowery project moves forward with $5 million in historic tax credits BY JENNIFER CONN, AKRON REPORTER, CLEVELAND.COM jconnCleveland[/member].com AKRON, Ohio - Akron's Bowery project, formerly the Lock 4 redevelopment, is progressing toward reality with more than $5 million in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. The $38 million project led by the Bowery Development Group -- DeHoff Development Co. working with the Welty Building Co. -- will redevelop the historic 12-story Landmark building and five smaller retail buildings on Main Street next to the Akron Civic Theatre into a block of retail and office space with residential housing above. Four of the six buildings received the historic credits. http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2017/06/akrons_bowery_project_moves_fo.html

Does this warrant its own thread? Pretty cool. Akron's Bowery project moves forward with $5 million in historic tax credits BY JENNIFER CONN, AKRON REPORTER, CLEVELAND.COM jconnCleveland[/member].com AKRON, Ohio - Akron's Bowery project, formerly the Lock 4 redevelopment, is progressing toward reality with more than $5 million in Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. The $38 million project led by the Bowery Development Group -- DeHoff Development Co. working with the Welty Building Co. -- will redevelop the historic 12-story Landmark building and five smaller retail buildings on Main Street next to the Akron Civic Theatre into a block of retail and office space with residential housing above. Four of the six buildings received the historic credits. http://www.cleveland.com/akron/index.ssf/2017/06/akrons_bowery_project_moves_fo.html

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Bravo! RTA fixes nasty sidewalks under CSX bridge between University Circle and Little Italy (photos) BY STEVEN LITT, THE PLAIN DEALER CLEVELAND, Ohio - The Greater Cleveland Regional Transit Authority has kept a promise to fix what may have been the nastiest pair of sidewalks in the city. At 10 a.m. Wednesday, RTA held a ribbon cutting to mark completion of a $1.6 million project to refurbish 500 feet of Mayfield Road as it passes beneath rapid transit and CSX rail tracks between University Circle and Little Italy. The project is a follow-up to the 2015 completion of the new $15 million Mayfield Road-Little Italy rapid transit station, designed by City Architecture of Cleveland. http://www.cleveland.com/architecture/index.ssf/2017/06/rta_fixes_ugly_sidewalks_under.html

^ BUMP If anyone wants to donate to the CWRU campaign, you have one more hour.

Case Western Reserve seems to do fundraising quite well...from today: https://www.givecampus.com/schools/CaseWesternReserveUniversity/cwru-all-in-2017/?a=568023#donations

Cleveland Bagel Co., Jack Flaps, Herb'n Twine Vandalized Posted By Sam Allard on Wed, Jun 14, 2017 at 11:47 AM Jack Flaps and Herb'n Twine are both on Lorain Avenue, where retail window-smashing has occurred for months. The Cleveland Bagel Co. is on Detroit Avenue. https://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2017/06/14/cleveland-bagel-co-jack-flaps-herbn-twine-vandalized

In case we needed it: A crash course for Cleveland fans shifting their focus to the Indians following the NBA Finals Updated on June 14, 2017 at 10:31 AM Posted on June 14, 2017 at 7:00 AM http://www.cleveland.com/tribe/index.ssf/2017/06/cleveland_indians_cleveland_ca.html

"Best cassata cake in the world" http://abc.go.com/shows/the-chew/video/most-recent/VDKA3922074

Interesting new map: NOACA approves $15.8 billion plan to improve Northeast Ohio transportation: See the list of projects Updated on June 9, 2017 at 6:18 PM Posted on June 9, 2017 at 5:46 PM http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2017/06/noaca_approves_158_billion_dol.html

Awesome. Thanks for the numbers. Per Cleveland: Neither major acquisition by Sherwin-Williams or Parker Hannifin are included in the new numbers. 2018 will be interesting. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-12-01/parker-hannifin-agrees-to-acquire-clarcor-for-4-3-billion http://legalnewsline.com/stories/511123921-sherwin-williams-to-divest-two-valspar-plants-continue-with-11-3-billion-acquisition

Getting the torch passed from Cincy: Cleveland named site of Ohio craft brewers conference for 2018 Updated on June 6, 2017 at 6:34 PM, Posted on June 6, 2017 at 3:57 PM By Marc Bona, cleveland.com , mbonaCleveland[/member].com CLEVELAND, Ohio - Cleveland has been approved as the site of the 2018 Ohio Craft Brewers Association's annual conference by the group's board, according to the organization's executive director. Mary MacDonald said a contract is not signed, but the board OK'd the city selection. The conference is scheduled to be at Huntington Cleveland Convention Center on Lakeside Avenue on Tuesday-Wednesday, Jan. 30-31. http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/06/cleveland_awarded_ohio_craft_b.html

AMAZING VIDEO (note over an hour): East Side Development: Prospects for Reinvention

A document posted on the city's website also mentions a 110-room Element hotel, a Westin-affiliated, extended-stay brand that's billed as eco-friendly. The extended-stay hotel inclusion is spot on for what needed in the area. I can't tell you how many times I've run into people looking for short term housing for a couple weeks or couple months tied to Case Western Reserve, Cleveland Clinic, University Hospitals, etc. Fantastic proposal. It perfectly addresses the pent up demand for more housing and desire for walkability.

mmm ... beer ... 19 new breweries worth checking out in Greater Cleveland (photos) Guide to 19 breweries that opened in Northeast Ohio in last 500 days Posted May 30, 2017 CLEVELAND, Ohio – Breweries have been popping up like ping pong balls bouncing around and shooting out of lottery machines, one after another after another .... They dot the landscape like corner bars did in cities and towns for years. So we offer a guide to recent ones that have opened in Northeast Ohio. We looked at the last 500 days, putting us back to early 2016. We are including only ones currently open for business with public tap rooms. Those that are close to opening within months (Bascule Brewery and Public House in Lorain, for example) are not on the list. Brewing is an industry embraced by Northeast Ohioans. Cheers! http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/05/19_new_breweries_in_northeast.html#incart_m-rpt-2

Mike Brown is back again: http://nypost.com/2017/05/26/this-is-mike-browns-chance-for-revenge-on-lebron-james/ Also mentioned in the article, his son Cameron plays football at Case Western Reserve.

ESPN and Stephen A...broadcasting live from Hofbrauhaus Cleveland next week: http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2017/05/stephen_a_smith_who_has_gotten.html

Extremely depressing. Feel free to fill up the comments section on Cleveland.com everyone. This is in the face of continued projected city/county population loss in an area with the highest potential of adding much needed density/tax revenue/quality of life.

Apartments proposed on former Golden Bowl site in Cleveland's Little Italy By Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer Email the author | Follow on Twitter on May 11, 2017 at 3:36 PM, updated May 11, 2017 at 4:33 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio - Another apartment proposal has cropped up for Mayfield Road in Cleveland's Little Italy, a tightly-packed neighborhood where developers are grabbing scarce sites to accommodate demand for brand-new housing in the city. Hemingway Development and real estate investor Brent Zimmerman have struck a deal to buy the onetime Golden Bowl site at 12312 Mayfield Road, just east of the vacant Mayfield Theatre building and Corbo's Bakery. They're proposing a five-story, 32-unit apartment project, with retail or offices on the first floor and underground parking accessed from the rear. http://realestate.cleveland.com/realestate-news/2017/05/apartments_proposed_on_former.html

Veteran broadcast journalist Katie Couric is on a mission to examine cities on the rise. The Yahoo Global News Anchor is launching a new documentary series called Cities Rising: Rebuilding America. http://www.wkyc.com/mb/amp/entertainment/television/programs/donovan-live/wkycs-jim-donovan-talks-with-katie-couric-on-wednesdays-donovan-live/438544780