Flee2theCleve

Whoa let's calm down he has had a few good games, but let's wait and see him do this over an extended period of time

There have been more lights on inside the tower each night. Not sure if anyone else has noticed this, but tonight there were multiple floors.

Should we revise the poll to ask about #wins for 2013?

Quicken Loans moved employees downtown to fill vacant space in the old post office. He brought Bizdom to Cleveland. He has invested in the Cavs, spending money on players when it was prudent and made sense to do so. I believe he also was the driving force behind purchasing a hotel adjacent to the casino and the subsequent upgrades that will now take place. I would say he has done a lot. Ultimately heis still a businessman and didn't make his fortunes by taking unnecessary risks or spending foolishly. I think he also has just begun, so give him some time to make more of an impact. Rome was not built in a day.

Welp Shurmur is gone, so is Heckert more than likely. This game sealed both their fates. Cousins looked solid while Weeden really hasn't progressed all year. He hasn't shown me enough to suggest he is the answer.

Given some of KJP's earlier comments, I don't think building over top of the existing rail lines would be possible.

Are naming rights a possibility? Cleveland Clinic Medical Mart? That could pull in maybe $1milion in city revenue

I would vote for a tunnel. Huntington already has the sublevel buildout in place (shops) as does the Rotunda (vault). All it would take is a few hours and some shovels.

^the storage is not to be in downtown per those quotes Where are those 2 quotes from anyway?

Competing paper?? Yes, yes, a thousand times yes. PLEASE get that suggestion to them. Not just because of the issue at the PD, but because a reasonably large media market like ours (28th largest, in the top 30) should have two newspapers. I think it really hurts our market by only having one. Yeah, like I have any pull with, or contacts at the newspaper guild. :( I've always wanted to write about Cleveland city news (development, transportation issues, neighborhood-level issues) for a Cleveland paper. I get to do some of that by freelancing for Sun by covering the West Park - Edgewater - Westown - Jefferson Park areas, but I'd love to get more into the urban core. The neighborhood-level reporting in that area is so neglected, though folks like Chuck Hoven over at the Plain Press do a pretty good with the near-west side neighborhoods. When we had the West Side Sun and I was Sun's only Cleveland reporter (I still am, but just a freelancer and not a full-time staff writer) I used to compete with the Plain Press. I think the residents won by having us compete. Those were fun times and a great challenge. When Sun decided to end the West Side Sun after a 90-year run, I left. I would not cover suburban areas. Sadly, there is no similar, neighborhood-level of reporting for downtown or near-East Side neighborhoods out to University Circle. That's a shame. I'd love to jump on someone else's initiative to expand the news reporting in the downtown/near-east side neighborhoods. I wish I could devote the time and money to initiating something there, but I have neither the time nor money. Look into the Observer group led by Jim O'Bryan. He is developing a Campus Observer for around CSU as well as another that would hit the UC area.

why are there two star wars light sabers in the photo?

Dan Gilbert tweeted this out yesterday, just in case there was any doubt: Dan Gilbert‏@cavsdan "@sdav08: @cavsdan You never respond when asked if phase 2 of the casino will actually happen." I have stated publicly many times: "Yes"

Sorry you are right they do have it on the west side of lee

I am glad they won, but this team still has serious flaws and would be exposed in a bowl game.

Hells yes. Game changer

No, that view is correct. Station is on the east side of Lee

While I applaud their undefeated record, they have a SOS rank of 242, which is one of the lowest of any team. I realize you can only play who is on your schedule, but based on their body of work, they shouldn't be ranked.

Looks like they are predicting Cleveland Clinic will secure naming rights for the stadium

DITKA

Burnt cheese?

Apparently there is an approaching 10/1 deadline of some kind that involves United making a decision on staying in Cleveland? There is no cause for concern I don't believe, but does anyone know more about this? I guess based on the details of the merger they were only required to remain in Cleveland for x amount of time? It sounds like one less hurdle for them to clear before they can consolidate around their Chicago base of operations. I hope that the city does all it can to avoid this from happening. Having a HUB means so much, especially to the business world.

I think Positively Cleveland would be the best resource for this sort of thing.

Another Advance property just did that in Syracuse

My guess would be Maron & Co. made the rounds and asked everyone to pay more in monthly rent. I am sure most agreements were tied to a timing that ended right around when the casino opened. At least if they were smart, this is what I would do. The justification is there since most everyone likely saw a boost in business. Most could afford it, DU evidently could not.

The word is he played hurt all last year