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Garrettsville: Buckeye Block Gets a $700,000 Boost From State of Ohio Garrettsville – Last week, the downtown Buckeye Block rebuilding fund got a $700,000 boost from the State of Ohio. It’s enough to kick-start construction plans... http://weeklyvillager.com/buckeye-block-gets-700000-boost/

New hope for rebuilding Garrettsville's 'Buckeye Block'. Senator Raises Hope for Rebuilding Garrettsville’s Buckeye Block Garrettsville – It helps to have friends in high places. The village of Garrettsville has a friend in Ohio Senator John Edlund (R-District 18), who plans to throw his weight behind state funding for new construction of the Buckeye Block Building on Main Street... http://weeklyvillager.com/senator-raises-hope-for-rebuilding-the-buckeye-block/

Thank you and welcome. If it's something like this, I really like the idea. I was assuming each retailer would want to be able to have their area locked up every night and there would be a central eating area with bigger, communal tables. It appears more closely to resemble a vendor market. I love this! Food Markets are 'the thing' on the East coast. Baltimore's newest opened a couple weeks ago in the historic/artistic Mount Vernon. It's a wonderful space that leans towards local vendors. We have a couple of these in the city and they are highly successful. http://mtvernonmarketplace.com

Baltimore's Skyline Former Cincinnati resident currently residing in Baltimore here. In response to IAGuy39's post of Baltimore's aerial photo, I want to point out that the picture of Baltimore show is old (circa 2002) and not representative of Baltimore's downtown today. Since this picture, the area of picture containing a large swath of green (far middle left) has successfully been developed as Albermarle Square, a mixed-use, mixed income HOPE VI housing development. Further north of that, just before the water, (Inner) Harbor East has sprung out of the ground. Harbor East has become the most successful and affluent mixed-use neighborhood downtown. Harbor East is home to many hotels (Four Seasons Hotel & Residence, Marriott & Courtyard by Marriott, Hilton Garden Inn & Homewood Suites, Hyatt Place, and Fairfield Inn), multiple residential high-rises, restaurants (Roy's, Flemings, Oceanaire, Starbucks, and many local outposts), and retail outlets (Under Armour, Arhaus, Whole Foods, J Crew, Antropologie, etc). All of these businesses are housed in multiple towers that further expand downtown Baltimore and extend the skyline far more than the displayed picture. Note: The parking lot in the front right corner is about to be redeveloped to house a much larger Whole Foods store, apartments and condos. [imghttp://][/img]

Public Square Makeover on Track Nice video update from WKYC on the status of Public Square's overhaul. http://www.wkyc.com/videos/news/local/cleveland/2015/09/10/72022094/

I found this picture of 801 Rockwell (pre-renovation) on Loopnet. I am not sure when the photo was taken. I'd say the renovation is a vast improvement from what it used to look like.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced Friday that a Cleveland airport executive has been appointed CEO of Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. Ricky Smith Sr., the director of Cleveland Hopkins International Airport as well as that city's Department of Port Control, will serve as the executive director of the Maryland Aviation Administration. He'll oversee BWI, Martin State Airport and other public-use airports across the state. http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/news/2015/07/10/larry-hogan-names-new-ceo-for-bwi.html

RNC Money This may be a silly question, but could any of the RNC money the city will be receiving to offset the costs associated with hosting the RNC be used to pay for trains to move visitors around the city? I know the bulk of the money will be spent on security initiatives but I read that police vehicles would be purchased which led me to question if any of the funds could be funneled to RTA.

^ I don't think that is the case at all. Many Kimpton guests love to stay at the independently flagged hotels. As a frequent Kimpton customer, I tend to shy away from Monaco and Palomar as they are usually not as unique as the uniquely branded Kimptons and feel a bit chain-like. Kimpton does a great job promoting all their hotels and regularly features snippets spotlighting their individual hotels on their site. As a Kimpton Karma member, they also offer packages such as city getaways where members get discounted (or free) offers from local vendors, attractions, etc.

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Forgive me if I missed this, but what is 'On Air WCRP'? The only thing I find with WCRP is the World Climate Research Program and I have a feeling that this is not what it is.

Akron-Canton Airport to add more parking, better loop road and larger ticketing area Exterior: - Add 3 lanes to the entrance road loop and give customers more room for drop-off and - 250 covered parking spots - Relocate and add 120 short-term parking spots - Relocate car-rental lot - New entrance and exit lanes and booth - Glass canopy on exterior of building Interior: - Add 17.5% more square feet to ticket area - New, higher ceilings - LED lighting - Terrazzo flooring http://www.ohio.com/business/lin-fisher/akron-canton-airport-to-add-more-parking-better-loop-road-and-larger-ticketing-area-1.583377

Global Center for Health Innovation Executive Advisory Council Cuyahoga County executive Armond Budish seems intent on advancing the region's biotech industry. His intent is to turn urn "Northeast Ohio into the Silicon Valley of health care". He has enlisted a horde of high-profile health care, business and education leaders to chart a business plan for the Global Center for Health Innovation, which Budish said Wednesday night, April 15, during his State of the County address “has not yet come close to achieving its full potential.” http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150416/FREE/150419879/armond-budish-creates-global-center-for-health-innovation-executive Additionally, Armond Budish unveils plan to make Cuyahoga County a 'hub for innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship'. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150416/FREE/150419898/armond-budish-unveils-plan-to-make-cuyahoga-county-a-hub-for

Metro Home furniture plans downtown Cleveland store, as apartment boom begets retail A Mentor furniture store plans to open a satellite spot in downtown Cleveland, in another sign that the booming urban apartment market is encouraging retailers to venture into the center city. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2015/03/metro_home_furniture_plans_dow.html#incart_2box_business_index.ssf

Could Kroger buy Dunnhumby? A report last month that data analytics firm Dunnhumby Ltd. is on the selling block has analysts wondering if Cincinnati-based Kroger Co. might be a logical buyer. Dunnhumby's U.S. unit is a 50-50 joint venture between Kroger and Dunnhumby Ltd., the data analytics company owned by British retailer Tesco http://www.bizjournals.com/cincinnati/blog/2015/01/could-kroger-buy-dunnhumby.html?page=all