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I sympathize with those seeking to maintain the charm of Little Italy (although I'd say we are pretty far beyond 4 story buildings ruining that charm). Opposition to vertical development when there are an abundance of empty lots in the City can actually lead to more density. Build out when available and built up only when necessary. I think a lot of the density in and around Center City Philly can be credited to the previous height 'guidelines' allowing William Penn to keep watch over his forest.

Triv is representative of a quickly becoming bygone era of Cleveland culture. I have a few 'one degree of separation' connections to him and he's not quite the blowhard in real life that he plays on the radio. A little more introverted than you might expect. I actually have bigger issues with his co-hosts, who are the types to act tough but are scared of their own shadows. I love it when Triv picks on them for being scared of the east side.

Oh, just rip the band aid off already!.... MLB commissioner wants Cleveland Indians to ‘transition away’ from Chief Wahoo logo https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/early-lead/wp/2017/04/12/mlb-commissioner-wants-cleveland-indians-to-transition-away-from-chief-wahoo-logo/?utm_term=.9587610fc1d1

There are two office parks.... Alpha Drive in Highland Heights (west side of the highway) and Beta Drive in Mayfield Village (east side of the highway). KJP address public transit access to those in his post. It's been awhile since I rode an RTA bus, but I recall being able to get free transfers on the bus.

Collinwood is ground zero for this. Slavic Village somewhat too. Mayfield Hts is accessible from the inner city (just need to catch any bus that runs down Mayfield Road with maybe one free transfer to get on that bus.... although I'm not sure how much industrial you are going to find there. Maybe you mean Mayfield Village (Beta Drive) and Highland Heights (Alpha Drive)

I believe most Lincoln Electric workers, or at least a good chunk of them, are now employed in Mentor. I would say the Euclid site is accessible by public transportation. I can't imagine that the industrial valley has very good access via public transportation. A good chunk of Cleveland seems to have been built around the idea that you would live within walking distance to your factory job.

^I have to say that I stopped caring before they did. I used to watch the Cavs religiously. Every game I would watch live or DVR. Now I just flip to them every so often and check the score on my phone.

I've never been more disinterested in a Cavs regular season. Funny how that works.

I recall noting during the WS how much bigger and more intimidating the Cubs seemed at the plate. I'd say we've closed the gap significantly with the promo of Diaz, the addition of Encarnacion, and the reinstatement of Almonte. Dias is huuuuuuge.

I would call the OA a let down, more than it sucked outright. If they could have tied all that stuff together in a way that made sense it would have been excellent, but the big plot twist that explained everything never happened. And the actual ending was ambiguous. We've been watching The Imposters on Bravo which actually is fun Ocean's 11 styled crime caper show. Re the OA, I saw a review which said it was a show about how interpretive art can overcome evil. Haha. I didn't get the ending at all.

^t can't. If it did, then places like Hudson, Macedonia, and Peninsula would not be considered part of "Greater Cleveland"

TT is out tonight. AC Green's streak is safe for another generation.

^The media market..... which closely aligns with the new CSA (Cleveland/Akron-Canton) I believe. I'd include Sandusky. Youngstown is debatable. Maybe as far south as Mansfield.

Big Little Lies (HBO) was excellent. Would not surprise me if Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Shailene Woodley are all nominated for best actress. The OA (Netflix) sucked

^yes, as has Phillips.

Odd since Gates Mills and Hunting Valley are well above Pepper Pike and the highest in the state in regard to household incomes. Maybe they are not considered towns.... Hunting Valley is the highest in the state (Gates Mills is #5, behind HV, Indian Hill, Kirtland Hills, and Springboro) but it's a village, not town, by definition. I don't know why it would make a difference for the purpose of that article though. In Ohio, we have cities, villages, and townships. Seems like the ranking uses 'town' for what we consider a 'city.'

They do keep getting older and more perimeter oriented. One thing that doesn't get discussed is they should've paid Delly. He brought that toughness and grit to our perimeter defense that has been lacking all year. He stabilized the bench bunch, made numerous momentum swinging play, and was often on the floor in crunch time. Mozgov was not as valuable IMO, but it was nice to have him when we played against the bigger, more physical teams.

It's a mixture. But when talking population numbers, I do mean quality of residents. And by quality, I'm not talking about moral character. I am indeed thinking of tax base.

^I've been preaching quality over quantity for years on this forum any time Cleveland's population issues come up.

I'm officially concerned. This downward spiral is unsettling. I thought it was just a hiccup. There seems to be larger issues here. Not confident at all going into this post-season.

Boston is a piss-poor comparable for Cleveland. Boston is a very old City with a ton of historical significance and attraction for tourists. Cleveland is relatively new by comparison. Boston MSA has Harvard, MIT, BU, BC, Suffolk, UMass, Northeaster, Tufts, Emerson, Simmons, and numerous other colleges/universities with a total enrollment of around 250,000. We have CWRU, CSU, John Carroll, and B-W. Boston is also the largest MSA in the state by far (really, in all of NE) and the state capital. We compete with the other two C's and don't get any of the benefits of being the state capital. I don't doubt this--but I don't see how it adds up to 86% of our population loss. How many of your family and those many Catholic kids have moved away? No idea how it would add up to 86%, but if you look at the abandonment around Cuyahoga County, I would bet a good portion of it (not 86%) is up-down duplexes which were extremely popular with larger families. In my particular area, the Catholic population has significantly thinned. That is evidenced by the closing of St. Margaret Mary and St. Greg's, the two neighborhood catholic schools. Regina, an all girls catholic high school, also closed. Small sample size, but I wouldn't doubt that 86% of the population loss in northern Cleveland Heights, parts of Euclid and South Euclid, and Collinwood over the past 50 years is indeed due to the exodus of the Catholic families. Cuyahoga as a whole is another story I suspect.

I can say for my part, the street I grew up on had multiple catholic families with 4, 5, 6 kids. On the street I live on now (very close to where I grew up), my family of 3 kids is tied for the largest. Most families only have 1 or 2 kids.

No engineering/architectural knowledge here, but I've notice that basements disappear the father south you go. They are non-existent in Florida. When I lived in NC, there were almost no basements that were not walk-outs. My dad's house in CLT has one completely in ground, but his house is old and it is more of a true 'cellar'. They are constantly fighting dampness issues down there so it could never be converted into a living space. Here in CLE, most every house, even the small ones, have basements. I did rent one house 15 years ago that was built on a slab. Best part of that was the heated baseboards. My current house would feel much smaller without the basement. The rec room I finished gives us another living space, and the rest of the basement gives me all the storage room I could need.

18&over clubs are almost never a good idea.

Do they have to win out to qualify?