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I wouldn't accept just anything, anywhere either. But it's an industrial area and we need more industry. If the concern is about having a highway next to an industrial area that's been there for nearly 200 years, then your complaints should be directed at those who put the Willow Freeway there in the 1940s. When did I say I didn't want an industrial building there?

Not as I recall, but we can disagree. Look at it this way. Most people that come into the city will pass that area. When do you fell like you have hit the "gate" to the city? Right now there isn't one i.m.o. Tri-C just put that addition onto their building right off of 77. Whether myself or anyone else thinks it's a good or bad design is not important. What is important is that you can tell someone actually thought out a design for the addition. When you hit that point you look over and say, "hey, that college just put an addition on, people must like going to school there (enrollment up)." When I drive by a steel building, personally I think, great another garage. When in fact that would be a great place to have an important piece of architecture serving as a "maker" to the start of Cleveland.

UA to hike tuition 3.5% in spring Only two trustees vote against undergraduate increase, which is maximum allowed by state Tuition for undergraduate students at the University of Akron will stay the same this fall, but increase 3.5 percent in the spring. more bable here: http://www.ohio.com/news/52568862.html

b/c the other warehouses aren't right up next to the highway maybe?

While I don't disagree with either of you that it's a sign of an economic upswing, that kind of thinking is what has got us into some of the mess that is now downtown and is currently being done by the city administration. People are fine with accepting that something, anything, is being built. The problem is that shows such shortsightedness that it ends up being detrimental in 20 years.

A pre-engineered building can go up very fast. That's part of the reason why you always hear commercials about "buying a pre-engineered building to save money". It's basically the same idea as going to a big box home improvement store and buying a pre assembled shed. The problem with it is that they all look the same and have little to no design quality. But, you put those sheds in your backyard where only your neighbors really see them. Unfortunately that is not true with a pre-engineered building. I can't even imagine how many people will see that new building every day. A site like that has some of the best potential in NE Ohio and there will be a boring steel building there.

maybe CPA should have a design competition, best way to get the most ideas for the free.

New proposal, I assume this is between E. Exchange and University Ave, but am not sure. If anybody has some more info please share. Project Name: Wolf Ledges Engineering Building Project Location: Wolf Ledges Parkway Project Description The University of Akron has authorized the construction of a new Engineering Research Building. This building will contain 35,000 s.f. of research labs, faculty offices, conference rooms and other support areas. The selected consultant will verify the program of requirements. The budget is intended to maximize shell space, with a limited area of fully developed facilities. The balance of the shell space will be developed through future research grants and an area for future building expansion is part of the program. The selected site slopes from south to north, between Wolf Ledges Parkway and the CSX railroad. Site design will consider existing as well as future alignment for Wolf Ledges Parkway. That is going to be a heck of a cluster at the Buchtel exit during gamedays.

Harrah's looks to Cleveland area as casino site By Associated Press POSTED: 08:52 a.m. EDT, Aug 05, 2009 CLEVELAND: Gambling company Harrah's Entertainment Inc. is looking at the Cleveland area as a possible casino location. Harrah's is taking an e-mail survey among its customers who live in Ohio asking for thoughts on the horse racing tracks which will share up to 17,500 slot machines approved with the new state budget... Information from: The Plain Dealer, http://www.cleveland.com

/\/\/\ Oh, that's where your were talking about? That wouldn't be a bad spot for an arena. Why wouldn't the Greek Housing be disrupted though? Did they buy all that land behind there, b/c there used to be lots of greek housing between Exchange and Buchtel. Im interested to see what happens on the other side of Exchange St. as the land becomes more valuable. Would be great to revitalize that area for game day festivities and bar crawls.

Yes, it's kind of funny how "in your face" the general contractor is, but they have no mention of what the building is for. Maybe the company doesn't want it to be known?

What is the "Hercules factory project"? Two Amigos was great, when it first opened. The original owners sold it and moved away. The partners that took it over served mediocre food and ran themselves out of town with their business and social behavior.

Bon Appetit rated The Greenhouse Tavern one of the 10 best New American Tavern's in the country! The New American Tavern The Brits have gastropubs, the French have gastro-bistros, and now we have gastro-taverns—smart, casual spots serving excellent drinks and modern takes on American (and global) comfort foods. Think of them as burgers-and-beer joints for the foodie crowd. The Greenhouse Tavern Cleveland Chef-owner Jonathon Sawyer's soon-to-open downtown spot will be a certified "green" restaurant with a rooftop patio and a menu featuring comfort foods with a pedigree, like dry-aged Ohio lamb saddle and roasted Tea Hills chicken. 2038 East Fourth Street; 216-393-4302 http://www.bonappetit.com/magazine/2009/01/new_american_tavern

Progress at 323 and 325 S. Main St., mentioned in article on page 9 South view of 22 Exchange progress http://www.22exchange.com/

Bump question As of July 1 it seems to still be on. Steve Coon is restoring it. I believe he owns Coon Caulking, a major historical restoration contractor (they did / are completing the Terminal Tower). http://www.cantonrep.com/homepage/x135736198/Bar-where-McKinley-tried-case-sold-at-auction

Dante Boccuzzi prepares new restaurant in Tremont by Joe Crea/Plain Dealer Reporter Tuesday July 28, 2009, 11:33 AM Joe CreaAnyone who has ever started a business, or has watched one take shape, recognizes the million-and-one details that go into the build-out and start-up. Throw in a serious medical challenge -- say, cancer -- and it's any wonder how the new place ever makes it to opening night. That's what happened to Dante Boccuzzi. More at http://www.cleveland.com/taste/index.ssf/2009/07/dante_boccuzzi_prepares_new_re.html

Oh, ok, thanks for the update.

I wouldn't say they are in "good hands". Word is that the developer for the new buildings wants to buy all the old buildings across the street and tear them down. They already put a pizza place in the new retail when there has been a pizza place across the street for decades, almost like they are trying to run out the people who have built the area and gave it it's charm.

UPDATE Highland Square Eatery Coming http://www.akronnewsnow.com/print.asp?ID=31319 Plans for the reasonably priced wine bar and kitchen in Highland Square is closer to opening in the former Two Amigo's building. Starting in August, the restaurant construction will begin, with the tentative opening date set for late-September or early-October of this year. Cleveland developer Gint Strautnieks says everything on the menu will be under $20, including entrees. Strautnieks hopes Highland Square residents will be pleased with the final product, "I hope they're going to enjoy it because we're definitely thinking of them when we're doing this restaurant. David Haynes, the restaurateur , is creating an affordable menu" with a fun, Italian atmosphere. In October, Strautnieks purchased the Two Amigo's and Dodi's buildings at a sheriff's auction for $423,000. this is from the contractors website: The NGS Development project on Main Street in Akron is a Design Build project. A music studio will occupy the top portion of the building and a restaurant will house the lower half. The exterior building shell remediation work includes removal and replacement of all windows, roofing removal and replacement, new fire escape stair system and modification of the existing storefront system. The two vanilla box build outs will include new flooring, painted drywall, HVAC, new electrical distribution and plumbing. This exciting new project is scheduled to be completed Summer 2009. Please check back for updates! Owner: NGS Development Group, LLC Architect: Fabo Enterprises, Inc. The restaurant will be called "Canto"

scrolling through some older articles, I have pieced this info together. UPDATE Highland Square Eatery Coming Plans for the reasonably priced wine bar and kitchen in Highland Square is closer to opening in the former Two Amigo's building. Starting in August, the restaurant construction will begin, with the tentative opening date set for late-September or early-October of this year. http://www.akronnewsnow.com/print.asp?ID=31319

I think they would have a hard time getting anything BUT low-income / affordable housing in that area.

The University of Akron and the Defense Metals Technology Center to sponsor competition to design titanium pedestrian bridge 06/24/2009 The Defense Metals Technology Center (DMTC) of North Canton, Ohio, and The University of Akron will sponsor a competition among civil engineering, architecture and industrial design departments of universities in “America’s Metals Heartland” to design a pedestrian bridge made of titanium. “We welcome the opportunity to participate in this demonstration project,” says Dr. Luis M. Proenza, president of The University of Akron. “A titanium bridge will continue to reflect the innovative and entrepreneurial spirit we engender on our campus.” “This unique competition will also illustrate that titanium can readily be used in meaningful commercial projects,” says Charles D. Clark, executive director of the DMTC. “In turn, such interest should heighten demand for titanium of a quality that the military requires and thus lead to the creation of new jobs.” Designing the bridge will help to solve a logistical problem at The University of Akron’s Quaker Square residence hall and conference center, which is separated from the main campus by busy CSX railroad tracks. Each day numerous pedestrians walk precariously across the tracks, rather than accessing two nearby conventional bridges. Once the titanium bridge competition is completed, federal, state, and local funding will be sought for its construction. Bridge to be first of a kind “The University of Akron-DMTC sponsorship is also a way to draw upon the military’s knowledge to benefit the nation’s infrastructure by designing the first bridge to be constructed exclusively of titanium,” says Clark. In 2007, Congress funded the DMTC at North Canton’s Stark State College as a U.S. Army Center of Excellence. The goal: to find innovative, cost-saving techniques for the use of specialty metals and to improve the military’s security and America’s economy. Titanium has advantages over other metals: it is only half the weight of steel, yet just as strong. It does not rust and is corrosion-resistant to sea water and chlorine. Many experts believe that bridges secured with titanium would be better protected against a possible collapse than conventional steel-supported bridges. For years the military has used titanium in advanced aircraft. Today it is a major structural metal for numerous aerospace applications. Recently, the military has employed titanium on a limited basis to protect Humvees and other vehicles in Iraq and Afghanistan against Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs). Students in six states eligible Qualified to participate in the Design Competition are schools and departments of civil engineering, architecture, and industrial design from institutions in what the DMTC calls America’s Metals Heartland — Ohio, western Pennsylvania, eastern Indiana, southeast Michigan, northern Kentucky and northern West Virginia. As an incentive, the DMTC will provide scholarship money to students on the first and second place and honorable mention teams. Likewise, it will convey grants to the winning institutions for the study of specialty metals in commercial applications. The DMTC sent applications to qualified institutions on June 15. The winners will be announced at a dinner at The University of Akron in May 2010. The selection committee is composed of Northeast Ohio civic leaders. More information can be obtained at www.defensemetals.org.

Euclid Ave. was primed for economic growth -- until City Hall got involved by Thomas Bier Sunday July 26, 2009, 5:00 AM Bier is an executive in residence at the Center for Housing Research and Policy at the Levin College of Urban Affairs, Cleveland State University... http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2009/07/euclid_ave_was_primed_for_econ.html

Yesterday they were putting the signage up for the new building. It's going to be a Strayer University facility. First time I've heard of it. http://www.strayer.edu

State Road Plaza demolition planned in August CUYAHOGA FALLS: Fences will be going up around State Road Plaza next week in advance of demolition scheduled to begin in August. Falls Development Director Sue Truby gave an update on the demolition and reconstruction plans at Monday's council meeting. See for more: http://www.ohio.com/news/51355062.html This is for the Stark Development, I believe City Arch did the planning.