Flee2theCleve

There is no way Gilbert is doing this out of some sort of altruistic nature or inherent love of Cleveland. Plain and simple, he stands to make a ton of money.

Kokinis gone...that'll right this ship :roll: rearranging the deck chairs on the titanic

We (fans) deserve better than this...and even with being the biggest homer in the world, I see no possible reasons for optimism. Prepare for the first locally blacked-out games since the early 90s

you hope^

Bengals just knocked off the Steelers and show some promise...Browns and promise? not so much

I was wondering if someone had a comparable photo depicting the before/after effects of the cleaning/rehab...I bet the difference is startling

Does anyone have an idea on daily passenger counts for the Healthline?

Any idea what they may be revealing that we haven't already seen? "Return to the Lakefront" Thursday, August 20th 12 noon The City Club of Cleveland 850 Euclid Ave The second forum in the Downtown Quarterly Series "Return to the Lakefront" will be held this Thursday, August 20th at noon at the City Club of Cleveland (850 Euclid Ave) Join Adam Wasserman, President and CEO of the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority and Stan Eckstut, architect, Ehrenkrantz Eckstut and Kuhn as they unveil for the first time ever to the public the plans for the lakefront redevelopment. Be a part of this lunchtime panel discussion this Thursday, and learn all about the revised plans for Cleveland's lakefront. There will be the traditional City Club Q&A session with members of the audience following the discussion. For more information about the event or to register click here or call 216.621.0082

i wish league park was still around...i'd take that park over the jake any day

i heard a stat the other day, not sure if it holds true today still, that each division leader was the team with the largest payroll...wouldnt be a surprise

that layout sounds very sensible in many respects i'm guessing your wife is the lone female personal trainer you list on your site? will you offer tours/photos of the completed gym once it is up and running? i am actively looking for a gym as well

very well said

in that picture of life flight is that saint lukes hospital way far off in the distance?

not to mention the actual closing of another...east 4th

I like the thought of expanding the trolley service, but I just don't see how we can cut from somewhere else that is currently being serviced by the existing routes. And as a downtown resident/worker, I speak from personal experience using the trolleys almost everyday. Maybe I'm missing something, but how would the Healthline be able to serve those looking for a free ride down Euclid from Public Square? Assuming the method is to not check POP, how would the distinction be made between those looking for the free ride to say the Huntington Building and those looking to go all the way to Cleveland Clinic (obviously not free)? Also, under KJP's (and others suggestions) the new E-Line routing would exclude almost all of the Warehouse District, which actually has a very concentrated group of office workers/riders. I know, I see it on a daily basis. And as much as I would like being able to go grab a Dort and burger at Great Lakes Brewery at lunchtime, I think the Ohio City area lacks the needed concentration of riders to justify just such a re-routing, during the day. I personally would prefer to see a weekend/weeknight "entertainment loop" connecting all the entertainment districts (Ohio City / Warehouse District / East 4th / Tremont). This service would run Thurs-Sat 8pm-2am. Based upon KJPs same routing, I would estimate that the trolley could make one complete loop every 30 minutes, allowing for just one stop at each area. A free trolley service, especially along this route, would go a long way towards connecting these "islands of entertainment", especially in the dead of winter. This route would also hit Cavs/Indians game crowds, allowing these establishments a chance to attract these people before they flee the city. Perhaps this service could be paid for partly out of advertising, maybe Anheuser Busch or Molson Coors, or some alcoholic beverage company could sponsor it as part of an ongoing public safe drinking-anti drunk driving advocacy program? Or this service could be funded out of some sort of entertainment co-op fund among all of the bars/restaurants. I would think that each establishment involved theoretically stands much to gain from the implementation of just such a free transportation service. Let's assume we can have the following bars/restaurants sign-up in each of these areas: East 4th -10 Warehouse - 20 Tremont - 10 Ohio City - 10 If each were to spend just $500/year on this, we would have $25,000, with more being funded from the advertising, sponsorships, or maybe government grants, etc....

We had a discussion about this precise topic at a DCA public forum event a few weeks back. The suggestion was to create an "entertainment loop" connecting Ohio City-Tremont-East 4th and the WHD. The problems with this were twofold, one, the length of time waiting between the too few trolleys to arrive would be too great, and two, the budget is not there to be able to pay for this extended hour service(weekends/late nights). I'm assuming the same problems would persist even with an abbreviated route such as what is suggested above. I was told that this "entertainment loop" would cost at the very least an additional $125k to implement.

what happened with Rosetta moving into the PDs building on Superior?

Developer Lou Frangos says he has tenants for Ameritrust complex if he can resolve legal snarl by Michelle Jarboe/Plain Dealer Reporter Thursday July 09, 2009, 7:02 PM Peggy Turbett / The Plain Dealer, File Afternoon sun makes geomatric play on the north and west facades of the Ameritrust Tower, which was designed by the reknown architect Marcel Breuer and built in 1971 on East 9th Street in downtown Cleveland. CLEVELAND -- Developer Lou Frangos says he can bring new tenants to empty office buildings in the former Ameritrust complex -- if he can resolve a legal snarl with Cuyahoga County. Frangos, who owns land beneath one of the buildings, made a presentation to county commissioners during their regular meeting Thursday. His pitch: Settling a lawsuit about a county lease on Frangos' land will enable renovations of the P and H office buildings on East Ninth Street. Those renovations, Frangos says, could bring two tenants and hundreds of jobs to East Ninth and Euclid Avenue... Frangos wants to develop the properties, but he's also willing to sell his stake in the land to the county. His price: $3.4 million, an offer available only until 2 p.m. on July 23. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2009/07/developer_lou_frangos_says_he.html

whom do we call?

that company is growing at an insanely fast pace...that they've outgrown their current digs is not surprising

I drove by this a short while ago...the building is now approx. 2/3rds demo'd. I really hope we learn of some sort of development on this and not just a surface lot...to echo 327 the sightline from even just a few floors up would be amazing

an outsiders take on the above-mentioned study: http://www.circletheusa.com/2009/04/cleveland.html

it was probably a combination of everything you just named

why would they shoot footage of tiger stadium if the movie is to be set in cleveland?

i'll also volunteer to pull one tomorrow after work