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Reminder: "Believeland" airs May 14 at 9:30 PM EST http://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio/2016/05/70542/believeland-not-another-pity-party

Cool intro video from the Atlanta series: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V29tlF4AyMo

This is why we must extend retail storefronts along Superior east of E.13th.

New brewery coming to E.12th-E.13th and Superior, as mentioned above! https://www.facebook.com/MastheadBrewingCo/

Our high school kids #1 in the world. http://thegrio.com/2016/05/09/cleveland-robotics-championship/

Don't get me wrong, this is extremely exciting news... however, it's described as "mixed-use," but looks more like a bunch of single-use structures being added together. Hopefully they get some urban planning help, because the opportunity for building on this prime location probably only comes up once or twice a century. Additionally, efforts need to be made to save as many century old brick buildings (i.e. Harbor Inn) or at least find a way to integrate them, which shouldn't be too difficult.

The French flag? Close...the Cleveland city flag :)

RIP Mitzie Verne, Beloved Member of Local Arts Community and Grandmother of James and Dave Franco (1922-2016) Posted By Josh Usmani on Mon, May 2, 2016 at 11:21 am Although she was perhaps best known as the grandmother of actors James and Dave Franco, Mitzie Verne was better known in the local art community as a tireless champion of Japanese and Asian artwork. She and her husband Dan established the Verne Collection in the 1950s in a small building near Murray Hill in Little Italy. It’s with a heavy heart that we inform you of Mitzie Verne’s passing yesterday. She was 93 years old. Mitzie R. Verne passed away yesterday (May 1), just over a month before her 94th birthday (June 16). Verne was born in Cleveland, and raised in the Glenville area on Drexel Ave., near East 105th St. Mitzie had two older brothers, Robert (Levine) and Alfred. Robert and his wife Anne owned and operated Publix Book Mart. Mitzie’s father (Manuel Levine) came to the US from Russia in the 1890s. He attended Western Reserve University, eventually becoming Chief Justice of the Court of Appeals. Although rarely opposed for office, when he was, his wife was always campaigning for him. Manuel Levine passed away when Mitzie was just 15 years old. Mitzie graduated from Cleveland Heights High School. Living in Cleveland, her family paid tuition for Mitzie to attend the school until her family eventually moved to Cleveland Heights. She graduated from Flora Stone Mather College in 1944 with a degree in psychology, and was immediately admitted into the Harvard-Radcliffe Management Trainee Program from 1944-45. http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2016/05/02/rip-mitzie-verne-beloved-member-of-local-arts-community-and-grandmother-of-james-and-dave-franco-1922-2016

Anyone attend today? http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/deals-steals-wheels-heads-cleveland-38861052

Did we lose the "Cleveland in the Movies / TV" thread? Although not related to the filming industry, check it out: http://1iota.com/Show/379/Good-Morning-America Click on May 4 EDIT: Free tickets https://1iota.com/Event/55805/Request

I need to see what exactly what they're building and tearing down to have a true opinion. So they are demoing the two houses next to Scoops, correct? https://www.google.com/maps/place/2376+Professor+Ave,+cleveland+oh/@41.480034,-81.68513,3a,75y,229.83h,90t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1siVTSx43PFqKfDAq0qqR4Hg!2e0!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x272171febc959e8b?sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjsseDE2rDMAhUO62MKHfqmDskQxB0IHTAA I agree the one will the storefront potential is never a good feel, but extending the way of retail off of Scoops seems like an improvement for the future. But yes, I've seen smaller single family housing torn down for extending retail/mixed use development in Portland. Ironically, it's actually a pretty good comparison to Cleveland, as they are numerous Tremont-esque and Detroit Shoreway-esque neighborhoods where smaller wood-framed houses exist along main roads. Here's a great example of two wood-framed housed being knocked down for a mixed-use development extending the retail wall and immediately across the street is a mixed used development recently completed. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Portland,+OR/@45.5529029,-122.6755196,3a,75y,259.47h,93.12t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1suQwTZfeL1cGsyxcddVlM6Q!2e0!6s%2F%2Fgeo1.ggpht.com%2Fcbk%3Fpanoid%3DuQwTZfeL1cGsyxcddVlM6Q%26output%3Dthumbnail%26cb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile.gps%26thumb%3D2%26w%3D203%26h%3D100%26yaw%3D49.457706%26pitch%3D0!7i13312!8i6656!4m2!3m1!1s0x54950b0b7da97427:0x1c36b9e6f6d18591!6m1!1e1

Nice! At first I thought it was a 5 story building, "three story retail and two dwelling unit building;" however, three stories is perfect for the location/neighborhood. This is Portland, OR-style infill, which the city is seeing probably 30-50 low rise (2-4 stories) mixed-used projects being built around the city neighborhoods, many in areas where single family residential used to sit. I know I'm a bit biased, but I strongly suggest Cleveland city developers and leaders take a visit to Portland to see what solid modern, mid-sized city infill looks like. Or visit Tremont to view this new development :)

WOW. I have no idea how I missed this post/picture - very cool! Found a write up on the game on the middle of page 4 http://library.la84.org/SportsLibrary/CFHSN/CFHSNv26/CFHSNv26n1a.pdf This was during the heyday of the "Big Four Conference" (1933-1942) -- John Carroll, Baldwin-Wallace, Western Reserve, and Case Tech.

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/04/russo_brothers_to_host_captain.html Russo brothers to host 'Captain America: Civil War' screening at Case Western Reserve CLEVELAND, Ohio – Joe and Anthony Russo will host a special screening of "Captain America: Civil War" at Case Western Reserve University on Monday, May 2. The screening will take place at the Milton and Tamar Maltz Performing Arts Center at The Temple-Tifereth Israel. "Civil War," which opens May 6, marks the Russo Brothers biggest film yet. The Marvel Studios production will likely be the biggest box office hit of 2016 and lead into the directing duo's follow-ups: "Avengers: Infinity War Parts I & II" (out in 2018 and 2019). The Russo brothers graduated from Case Western Reserve before producing their first feature in 1997. The brothers went on to earn an Emmy for their work on "Arrested Development" before directing films such as 2014's "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." The screening will serve as a fundraiser for Phase Two of the Maltz Performing Arts Center renovation and help raise awareness of the facility.

Interesting that they would play on the small school's turf. That never happens today. Indeed, when Boise State kept insisting on home and homes (undersized stadium with ridiculous blue turf) it helped keep them from becoming an top ranked team. Case[edit] See also: Case Western Reserve Spartans football 1 2 3 4 Total • Alabama 7 7 7 19 40 Case 0 0 0 0 0 Date: November 27 Location: Van Horn Field Cleveland, OH Game attendance: 1,000 Sources:[37][38] On November 9, officials from both Case and Alabama agreed to play on the Saturday after Thanksgiving to close the 1920 season in what was the first time the Crimson Tide played a game in the North.[28][39] The game came together as coach Scott previously coached at Case, worked for The Plain Dealer and wanted to showcase his team back in his Cleveland home.[39] Played only two days after their win over Mississippi A&M, the Crimson Tide shutout the Scientists 40–0 in the only game between the schools and captured the first ten win season in school history.[37][38][40] Alabama brought only 17 players to Cleveland for the game that included two who were from the city and Riggs Stephenson who was expected to sign with baseball's Cleveland Indians.[41] Mullie Lenoir scored first for Alabama on a 12-yard run in the first quarter for a 7–0 lead. In the second, Stephenson threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to Al Clemens that made the halftime score 14–0.[37][38] After they extended their lead to 21–0 on a short Lenoir run in the third, the Crimson Tide closed the game with three fourth quarter touchdowns that made the final score 40–0.[37][38] Stephenson was involved with all three scored with a pair scored by himself on short runs and the third on a second pass to Clemens.[37][38] Nice! I suspect nowadays is entirely about the money. Back then, it could have been more about easy wins, or showing a team off into a new metropolitan area (such as Alabama playing their first game in the northern US in Cleveland). Case and Western Reserve have a more storied history in football than people realize. I just wish there were more photos and documentation, especially during their golden eras of the 1930's and 1940's. During Western Reserve's peak, games were held at League Park and Cleveland Municipal Stadium. For example, check out their schedule in 1949: http://www.case.edu/its/archives/Seasons/wfoot1949.htm Fun fact #1: Western Reserve is the only Ohio football team with an all-time winning record against the Ohio State Buckeyes. Finding images of old football programs of Case and Western Reserve always makes me smile. For example: Don't look up the score of the game though. In fact, Case was beaten up by Ohio State, Michigan, and Notre Dame that season. Fun fact #2: Knute Rockne made his head coaching debut in University Circle week one that year, where "the Gipper" was his star running back, who scored two touchdowns against Case. Curly Lambeau, who would form the Green Bay Packers, also tacked on a touchdown against Case. Notre Dame 26, Case 6 Twenty-six to six does not tell the true story of the Notre Dame-Case game played at Cleveland, Sept. 28. In the second half, the Case men were swept off their feet. The Associated Press account is as follows: After playing Notre Dame to a standstill in the two opening periods, the Case eleven crumpled and Notre Dame won 26 to 6. Case scored in the opening period when brilliant open field running by Hale and a forward pass, Hale to Wolf, placed the ball on Notre Dame’s two-yard line. Capt. McCune plunged over. Vanderhoof failed goal. Coach Rockne immediately pulled out two members of his back field, and sent in Bahan and Gipp, veterans of the 1917 eleven. Their presence was immediately in evidence. They did practically all of Notre Dame’s offensive work, and shortly after the second period opened, Lambeau crashed through for a score. Gipp missed goal and the score was even. No further scoring came in the second quarter, but in the third Notre Dame got going, and with Gipp in the stellar role ripped through the Case defense for two more touchdowns. Another tally came in the final period.

Shout out from the Washington Post: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/grade-point/wp/2016/04/16/top-colleges-put-thousands-of-applicants-in-wait-list-limbo-and-some-wont-admit-any/

1) Found many old yearbooks from CWRU online. For example, here is one from 1954-1955: http://digital.case.edu/downloads/833707758 Pages 5-6 show beautiful aerials of University Circle, including much long gone residential. 2) And photo's of Case's football team getting destroyed by the Alabama Crimson Tide while hosting them in University Circle :) Pages 117-118: http://digital.case.edu/downloads/83370760n That star Alabama fullback, Riggs Stephenson, would sign with the Cleveland Indians (I suspect there was some connection with his Cleveland visit). 3) Page 10-11 show the Original Case "Main Building" which stood for only a year before burning down in 1886: http://digital.case.edu/downloads/83370773q Michelson-Morley experiment equipment was lost in the fire.

Tournament this weekend for CWRU women's lacrosse http://www.womenscollegiatelacrosse.com/page/show/773167-wcll-tournament-info

South Lake Union part of Downtown Seattle looked similar to this last year. I generally stay in that part of Downtown for work and I recall completely marveling when counting 7-8 cranes from my hotel window: https://www.djc.com/stories/images/20130314/StateOfBellevue_OldCranes_big.jpg http://medias.photodeck.com/e65132dc-6c12-4265-8a5b-cd8c705dbd9a/Seattle_Summer_2014-19_xlarge.jpg Portland, OR may be following suit looking look a "crane skyline" as well soon: http://www.oregonlive.com/business/index.ssf/2016/02/11_new_buildings_15_billion_in.html

Well we only have to endure 20 years. :)

Well it sounds better than FirstMerit I suppose... Huntington Bank buys early naming rights to Cleveland Convention Center before RNC By Teresa Dixon Murray, The Plain Dealer April 06, 2016 at 5:00 AM, updated April 06, 2016 at 6:19 PM CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Huntington Bank has struck a deal to get the naming rights of the Cleveland Convention Center before the Republican National Convention in July, even though its purchase of FirstMerit Bank, which currently holds the naming rights, won't be final until later this year. The convention center will become the Huntington Convention Center of Cleveland before the focus of the nation and perhaps the world is directed at the convention center in mid-July, when the city hosts the RNC. The name change is effective immediately; in-house references and video board signage will be changed as soon as possible and most rebranding will occur during the next several weeks. Huntington has agreed to pay FirstMerit $500,000 to assume its agreement with Cuyahoga County. The agreement calls for Huntington to pay more than $400,000 annually to the county for the convention center 20-year naming rights. Huntington is assuming the full agreement, which called for FirstMerit to pay $10 million over 20 years. "As the eyes of the country and the world focus on this important center in the Midwest," said Huntington Chairman and CEO Steve Steinour, "we want to step up and ensure top-quality signage design is in place and ready to share." http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2016/04/huntington_bank_buys_early_nam.html

I had no idea there was a Case Western Reserve girls lacrosse team. Perhaps newly formed?? They are kicking some serious butt, including against larger schools: http://www.wcla.us/page/show/2217755-case-western EDIT: and clinched a playoff spot http://www.wcla.us/standings/show/2217755?subseason=255832

^ Now that's an image of Downtown Cleveland you don't get to see everyday... Thanks!

I figured I'd post the Case article since it was for today's newspaper. Where was the news on the destruction of the 2-story buildings along Euclid Ave? Different thread?

And check it out...more UC apartments. Apartment building to replace Piñatas Sarah Lisk, Staff Reporter April 1, 2016 Designed by New Jersey architecture firm Feinberg & Associates P.C., the four-story building will take up almost the entire lot. Much like neighbor Euclid 115, which is now home to Coquette Patisserie and Piccadilly Artisan Creamery, the ground floor of Euclid 116 is slated to include a retail space. According to Berusch it will probably be a restaurant space. The apartment building’s exterior will have red brick and yellow siding. Inside, the building will house 31 furnished one-bedroom, two-bedroom and four-bedroom apartments for a total of 89 single bedrooms. There will be no parking built into the structure, but developers say that the area has good options for walking and public transportation and that the building will cater more to students, who often have university parking permits or do not have cars on campus. The new apartment building will break ground in June or July 2016, when the now-shuttered Piñatas will have been demolished. The development will be ready for residents by July 2017. http://observer.case.edu/pinatas-apartment/