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InfoCision call center adding 120 jobs By LISA MILLER • News Journal • June 18, 2008 MANSFIELD -- Amid the thanks and congratulations Tuesday morning at a celebration marking InfoCision Management Corporation's completion of an expansion project, company official Steve Brubaker cut to the chase. [email protected] 419-521-7240 http://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080618/BUSINESS/806180323/1046 Local business incubator earns another $200,0000 state grant News Journal staff report • June 19, 2008 COLUMBUS -- With a focus on clean energy, advanced manufacturing, biosciences and information technology, the Mansfield Richland Incubator at the Braintree Center for Business Innovation is getting another $200,000 from the state. http://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080619/BUSINESS/806190303/1046 Whitey's Auto Mall buys Weidner Motors By LISA MILLER • News Journal • June 19, 2008 MANSFIELD -- Dirk Schluter has seen the paperwork and heard the rumors fly around his Whitey's Auto Mall purchase of Steve Cobb's Weidner Motors. [email protected] 419-521-7240 http://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080619/BUSINESS/806190302/1046

Future Ohio business leaders plan Mansfield visit By LISA MILLER • News Journal • June 8, 2008 MANSFIELD -- The community will welcome another group of guests next weekend, but this one is not bound for a race at Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course or a show at the Renaissance Theatre. [email protected] 419-521-7240 http://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080608/BUSINESS/806080301

That's awesome, thanks.

Thanks! I am glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks. Parkwood is one of my favorite places in Mansfield.

The second part of my tour of Parkwood is taken around Marion Ave., Park Ave., Glenwood Blvd., and Parkwood Blvd. Again, sorry about the poor picture quality. Part 1 Part 2 For our bicentennial celebration, members of the community have painted the fire hydrants with different Mansfield landmarks.

Parkwood is an old street car suburb to the west of Downtown Mansfield. It is bordered by Marion Ave. to the east, Park Ave to the north, Trimble Rd. to the west, and Millsboro Rd to the south (roughly). This first set is taken around South Park and around Brinkerhoff Elementary. Part 1 Part 2 For our bicentennial, the city is fixing up the block house and giving it a new location. Sorry about the poor picture quality of some of the pictures.

Ytown- I don't believe that I was attacking you. I think that I asked some pretty valid questions that have not been answered. Why should your religious beliefs influence law? Last time I checked, the U.S. wasn't a theocracy.

I would like it explained to me why one person's religious views should influence a law that would prohibit someone to their right to marry who they wanted. Marriage has been around long before Christianity, Judaism, etc., therefore, it is not a religious institution but it is a social contract between two people who are in love. That love should not be discriminated against by the state just because that love is between two members of the same sex. Churches would still have the ability to decide whether or not they would marry a gay couple, however, the state could not prevent two people from having their relationship recognized by said state.

Really, I thought that marriage was a social contract between two individuals who love each other unconditionally. It sounds to me like you do have a problem with gay people. How would seeing two people in love and taking the next step in their relationship be harmful to your kids? Surely they will see much worse thing in their lives than that. If two people love each other they can only live together, they can't solidify their relationship? Why? Just because someone from Youngstown might be disgusted by a ceremony that he probably wouldn't have been invited to anyways?

Thanks! And rob, I am glad that Mansfield looks better than you thought it would. And thanks for the info.

Gorman Rupp expansion gets green light from city By LINDA MARTZ • News Journal • May 28, 2008 MANSFIELD -- Gorman Rupp Co.'s expansion project got the green light Tuesday from the City Planning Commission. [email protected] 419-521-7229 http://mansfieldnewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080528/BUSINESS/805280301

The Mansfield Playhouse Theater Micky Mouse The border of the Central Park District and The Chamber District

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You can go here for more information about the Renaissance Theatre. Capital Campaign Join us as we CELEBRATE the IMAGINATION in ALL of us... ...through the POWER of live performance. Imagine Stage II: The Renaissance Capital Campaign Capital Campaign - View 11 Capital Campaign - View 01 Capital Campaign - View 05 Phase one of the IMAGINE campaign is set to begin construction in the Spring of 2008! Renovation History: 1982-1985 $2.25 million campaign * $5.6 million in today's dollars * Front of house improvements including rest rooms and offices * Plaster and paint restoration * Stage lighting, sound and rigging upgrades * Madison Theatre marquee installed as well as Madison Theatre projectors Current Needs: * Larger lobby, updated for today's needs * Expanded rest room capacity Family rest rooms * Elevator/ADA compliance * New box office configuration * New administrative offices * Volunteer resource room Benefits to the Region: * Improves quality of life and economic impact * Expanding offerings in Arts and Education * New Downtown vitality and presence * Attracting industry and labor force * Benefiting downtown businesses * Growing regional destination point * Community gathering place Are you interested in being a part of the IMAGINE: STAGE II Campaign? Call Terri Bergman, CEO, at 419-522-2726 ext. 816

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Here are some older articles talking about developing downtown apartments. Downtown Residents hopeful new condos will improve Mansfield Reprinted with permission of Mansfield News Journal. This article appeared in the Mansfield News Journal on November 26, 2006. Written by Linda Martz Downtown Mansfield already is home to a few working professionals - people who don't have far to go when it's time to clock in at the office. Rob Hemmick, who runs the computer lab at the Mansfield Richland County Public Library, moved downtown about a year ago, renting an upper floor apartment in a building on South Park Street. "I just like urban living," he said. It takes him just three minutes to walk to work. On frosty winter mornings, "by the time most people have their windshield scraped off, I'm already there," he said. Hemmick enjoys living in a neighborhood with interesting architecture - each building different, not stamped from a cookie cutter like some subdivisions. "I'm always drawn to downtowns, and I'm drawn to the history of the buildings," he said. He thinks it's sad Mansfield has lost some of its great old downtown buildings like the Southern Hotel, where Teddy Roosevelt once greeted local voters. "Now it's just a gravel lot with about three cars on it," he said. Hemmick would like to see more people living downtown, but realized it's tricky business making downtown space attractive to middle-class people who are used to settling in the suburbs. It's a chicken-or-egg dilemma, he said. "How can you put the businesses in when you don't have the people? (And) how can you get people in when the restaurants close at 5 p.m.?" Those with a penchant for adventure are likely to be the first to move in, he said. Hemmick said he's aware of Engwiller Properties plans to market $100,000.00 condos on upper floors of buildings. He admits he could more easily envision empty nesters moving into upscale condos than young professionals like himself. "I don't know too many young professionals that have that kind of money," he said. Still, he's hopeful. Alan Wigton also lives downtown, in the same building as his business, Little Journeys Bookshop, 16 S. Main Street. The move to downtown housing three years ago meant a few adjustments. He got rid of a boat and second car. Now Wigton rents a parking space for his remaining car for $ 12 a month. He uses that space by day, then parks either there or near meters at night. His car has never been broken into, unlike his previous address on Park Avenue West, where thieves struck twice. "I've always felt safe at night," he said of downtown, noting that the west end of the square has improved as a residential neighborhood. One of the two bars near his residence shut down, which reduced noise at night from people who trekked between the two. Wigton believes one factor that has slowed the number of projects to convert downtown space into housing is that people insist on elevators before they'll take an upper-story unit - an expensive proposition not all landlords can provide. "People any more have no tolerance for going up 25 steps from the street to an apartment," he said. The business owner said he hopes Engwiller Properties is successful with its upscale condo plan. He could envision current retail shops, which have a little extra space, gradually taking on "mini-mart" functions - selling milk and bread on the side - as more people move in. "That kind of thing would grow along with the population," he said. and... Upscale condos could revitalize city's downtown Reprinted with permission of Mansfield News Journal. This article appeared in the Mansfield News Journal on November 26, 2006. Written by Linda Martz A downtown developer hopes luxury condominiums being planned now will add diversity and demand that will be good for the downtown business climate. In 2008, Engwiller Properties will start marketing the first of up to 38 condos it plans to renovate in upper floors of retail buildings Annamarie Fernyak, marketing and leasing director for the company, sees "empty nesters" as a top market - people in their mid-50's or older whose children are grown, who are eyeing retirement and who like small communities and want to be active, without responsibility for yard maintenance. Young urban professionals without children will be another target market, she said. Engwiller Properties plans to put the upscale condominiums, finished to the buyers' own tastes, up for sale at prices starting at $ 100,000.00. "We know really it's going to take one person to make that jump, and then it's going to take off," she said. Fernyak, an interior designer, ran a retail business in the Carrousel District for 12 years before taking over the property management portion of Engwiller Properties, which is run by her in-laws, John and Mimi Fernyak. She sees herself condinuing what has been their "labor of love" the last few decades - purchasing downtown buildings and renovating them for new use. "The Chamber District has a lot of heart," Annamarie Fernyak said. Up to now, the Fernyaks have focused on creating attractive retail space on the ground floors of downtown buildings, she said. With much of that work done, it was time to begin renovating the second and third floors of five downtown buildings for housing. But the first real work is being done in the building near the corner of Fourth and Main Streets, which has a rooftop view of Richland Carrousel Park. That building has space for 10 to 12 condos and will be marketed as The Lofts on Main. One additional nearby unit, "108 Rear," could be created above the Manhattan Room at 108 N. Main Street. With their high ceilings and windows stretching nearly floor to ceiling, the downtown buildings will make great condos, she said. Security, a big issue for empty nesters, will be dealt with at The Lofts by creating a small parking garage for condo owners, which they would access with a garage door opener. A fenced-in- walkway between The Lofts and the parking area would provide safe access at any hour, Fernyak said. Exterior walls will be insulated to keep heating bills under control - though if buyers prefer, interior brick walls can be left as they are. Noise between floors will be dampened by lowering ceilings 6 to 8 inches and blowing in insulation. "Even after that, ceiling heights in the Lofts will be impressive," Fernyak said. Condo buyers can work with Engwiller Properties on design choices, including countertop materials and appliance colors. "We are building to suit, within certain parameters," Fernyak said. People interested in buying an unfinished condo and making improvements on their own, with help from the company, could look into that even before Engwiller Properties completes it's first model units in 2008. "Obviously they could get great prices on the raw spaces," the marketing director said. Four or five prospective buyers - mostly empty nesters - have nibbled the bait, but the company hasn't actually sold units because it hasn't been far enough along on such particulars as elevators or parking, she said. Mansfield has a lot ot offer those looking to retire, she said - a relatively small and intimate Midwestern community, with arts and theater amenities, Mohican State Park, Malabar Farm and "great nonprofits" in abundance where retirees can stay active as volunteers. We want people who have a passionate, vested interest in downtown," who want to see good restaurants and businesses in their neighborhood, she said. "Our goal is to do these two, then move on the the next one," she said. " We've been planning this for 12 years." Engwiller Properties plans to sell the spaces, not rent. "we don't want to be residential landlords. They will only be for sale, not for lease," Fernyak said. Main Street Mansfield would like to see Engwiller Properties succeed with its plans, said spokeswoman Jennifer Kime. More than 9,000 people work in the downtown area, she said. The addition of several hundred people living downtown could strengthen the customer base for nearby businesses, especially restaurants, Kime said.

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Yes, I am from Mansfield. LAsam- Besides visiting Cleveland I have also been to Columbus, Baltimore, Washington D.C., Pittsburgh, and Naha, Japan. As to why I like Cleveland, I really like how diverse each section of the city is and how you can experience many different things in a relatively short distance from one another. Cleveland also offers a wide array of different cultural and entertainment venues. I also think that Cleveland has a lot going on and I want to be a part of it. However, the main reason why I like Cleveland, the train is soooooo much faster than the carousel.

Thanks, I can't wait to come back up to Cleveland and see more of the city.

^Thanks, I wasn't sure what neighborhood that was called. I found out about Tyler Village last year from skyscraperpage.com and learned more about it from this forum(which I found out about from City-Data) and ever since then I have wanted to check it out.

I guess I have been rather lucky with not running into any paranoid people, lol. Everyone I have met so far in Cleveland, including the homeless, have been relatively nice.

Rob- I had been wondering what the purpose of the lower deck was. Thanks for all the info. I am glad that everyone likes my pictures, thanks.