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Isn't 9 pm a typical time when all the residents of this "overly dense" project would be home, entertaining their hordes of visitors, each arriving in separate full sized SUVs requiring 2 spaces? 😜

Fantastic! Keep on walkin!

They usually move down the list. If the developer changes something to meet their needs, they automatically shift to a new problem. Parking, traffic, density and so on....

Keep em coming!

I know quite a few people in Cleveland/Akron with vacation homes or time shares at Hilton Head. Probably the #1 golf location in the country, so there's that.

I agree!

From your keyboard to God's forecast! Go Browns!

May 1 record low temperature is 28. The average temp of Lake Erie off Cleveland is 47F. Anything can happen in Cleveland weather.

Unfortunately the NFL draft is not today. It could just as easily be 25 degrees and wind blowing 40 mph! Hoping for the best though!

Back when you went to arena shows there were some that were much better than others. Now most of them built since the 1980's have acoustic treatments in the ceilings and walls that deaden the sound and minimize reflections. This combined with modern sound reinforcement technology means that concert goers are treated to a fairly consistent sound no matter what arena they are in. Back to the Wolstein....

Historically station used to be on what is now the aptly named "Station" street. There is still an old freight depot being used as a restaurant. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mentor_station

See Westside Market--similar problem and the city likes to spend money on "consultants" and keep their own people on payroll running it. Agreed. We have enough of them to support a thread!

Like many other things in Cleveland's infrastructure, we have WAY more venues than a similar sized city. Don't forget that Public Hall is also a competitor with Wolstein and RMFH. The City of Cleveland is just an awful venue operator, so they don't land many shows.

Well I can tell you Wolstein would have no problem curtaining parts of the arena if an artist demanded it and someone was willing to pay for it. With this being said, and keeping on topic, RMFH is much better equipped to do so with an in-house upper bowl arena curtaining system. My point of all this is that Wolstein Center, by its very existence in the market, is a legitimate competitor to RMFH. A promoter or manager can pit the two against each other for the best rent deal. As it stands, RMFH is much better at it, and also offers the "premier" play in the Cleveland market.

Since we continuing this debate on the merits of Cleveland.com, what does this mean, included in the same sentence? ”Quicken Loans Arena, which has 20,000 seats and is located within walking distance of downtown hotels and restaurants, is willing to close off parts of the building for acts and also guarantees payment in advance of the show, which CSU doesn’t want to do because it could lead to financial losses, she said.”

It's not true. I have dealt with journalists before who conflate promoters, agents and artists and where they fit into the the scheme of things. They are probably talking about promoter guarantees to artists, or maybe rent reductions for losing shows, which is an entirely different topic. We can agree to disagree, and I'd love to meet up someday after COVID and compare notes over some beers! Always nice to know people in my home market.

I've been touring for 25 years. I've settled shows around the world, in stadiums, arenas and festivals with some of the biggest rock bands in the world. Trust me--I know more than Cleveland.com when it comes to the finances of live entertainment.

Orel Roberts....it couldn't have been one of the other 62 teams.... 🤦‍♂️

This 100% not true. At any show, the owner of the ticketing system holds the revenue until after the show plays, The next day the funds are distributed to the venue and promoter. There are no "guarantees" in payments except to artists, which has nothing to do with the venue (in 99.9% of the cases).

Wolstein can be and is a competitor to RMFH in it's lower-bowl only configuration with the upper deck curtained off. It is an option for promoters, agents and managers to leverage in the market. Not sure what you mean by "ticket guarantees?" Also in regards to promoters, I would say RMFH has a leg up in that they are privately managed so can wheel-and-deal more. The Wolstein was much more competitive when it was actively managed by SMG, rather than the University itself. Government entities are hamstrung by contracts and can't accept loss-leader deals or similar to get other business like RMFH can.

Does Amtrak ever do deep-dive analysis on their customer needs and customize routes based on daily and/or seasonal needs? For instance I could see increased weekend high speed service being in demand to cater to people who want to get away for a quick weekend in Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland or Buffalo? But keeping the same weekday schedules may not work for someone who wants to leave Friday and come back Sunday....

The poster is right--there are no loading docks at the Wolstein Center. Close to impossible? This guy must be an idiot. There are arenas and venues all over the world without loading docks. Nothing a ramp or forklift can't overcome. It just takes slightly longer.

I've had a similar experience just going Cleveland to Buffalo. High speed daytime service would only boost this, especially with all the Western NY Plates, Bills flags etc I see in Cleveland these days.

It makes me wish there was some kind of "reverse voucher" system to encourage these types to move to a cornfield in Brunswick. Here's your coupon for 10% off a POS Ryan Home. Have a nice life....

Right-I'm still surprised there are that many spaces! I guess it's big business!