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Owner hopes new Vada nightclub can make St. Clair a new hot spot Cleveland's night-life scene is like a leopard's coat -- a spot of activity here and there and there and here, with empty spaces in between. The spots are usually named after streets: West Sixth, East Fourth, West 25th. Well, Chris King is hoping to turn an empty space into a spot -- one called St. Clair. http://tinyurl.com/m3bhu7z

Demolition starts at historic church near Cleveland Clinic, after records, artifacts are removed (gallery) Once the property is cleared, the diocese will sell it to the Cleveland Clinic, which plans to build a 275-room Holiday Inn hotel on the site. http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2014/01/demolition_starts_at_historic.html#incart_river

I completely agree. I am currently living in Baltimore and we have no 'club district' nor do we have any other 'district' downtown. All we have is the Inner Harbor and all that live here do their best to stay away from it. Cleveland has so much going on and so many things to offer downtown I often think that those who live there have no idea how great the city is. I only wish Baltimore had new areas growing into their own that we were worried about existing neighborhoods. Embrace all that you have. You are lucky!

Site of Jewish Federation of Cleveland's former HQ could become student housing The former Jewish Federation of Cleveland headquarters at 1750 Euclid Ave. and an adjoining building at 1720 Euclid may make way for construction of an eight-floor building for student housing and a parking garage. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20131203/FREE/131209938

Maybe a living wall would liven up that space. PNC Bank has installed them in Pittsburgh and Baltimore and both are pretty amazing... and are alive year round.

Does anyone have a comparison picture of the old Playhouse Square blade sign compared to the new? Honestly, I love the new one and cannot even remember the old one.

Loews Coming to Cleveland? I found this by accident. Cleveland is on Loews Hotel's list of expansion cities. http://www.loewshotels.com/en/aboutus/development

Garrettsville: New Grocery (Finally) Coming Garfield Plaza at the west end of Garrettsville has been a quiet place since the Giant Eagle grocery store closed November 29, 2008. But that’s about to change. Alliance Foods out of Coldwater Michigan has contracted with owners Richard and Karen Wanders to lease the vacant grocery store space and open a Save-A-Lot Food Store. http://weeklyvillager.com/2012/08/23/its-official-save-a-lot-food-store-finally-coming-to-garrettsville/

Garrettsville: Irwin Hardware Building Restored Instead of a gaping hole in the center of town, Garrettsville’s Irwin Hardware building was able to be restored, adding new businesses and revenue while keeping the old style architecture of downtown. http://recordpub.com/news/article/5219419

The new cleveland.com has one of the worst UI's I have seen in a long time. The font choice is awful. I am not sure what they were thinking.

Looks like Dan Gilbert is taking is casino talents to Baltimore... Caesars and Rock Gaming LLC have teamed on a proposal to build a $310 million slot machine parlor, dubbed Harrah’s Baltimore, near M&T Bank Stadium. http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/blog/real-estate/2012/02/caesars-ceo-optimistic-harrahs.html

Cleveland - Hampton Inn More details of the planned renovation... Following the renovation, the Hampton will be in like-new condition, and we expect our expertise in operations, sales and revenue management, and excellence in guest service will yield immediate and long-lasting benefits to the hotel. Each guest room will have access to free wifi internet, will be equipped with a 32 inch HD TV, and have access to a fitness center... http://www.clevelandleader.com/node/16824

Apartments may rise at Flats East Bank As project's construction proceeds, developers mull reviving dormant residential component With construction workers laboring again on the 18-story Ernst & Young Office Tower at the Flats East Bank Neighborhood project in downtown Cleveland, steps are afoot that further may change the riverfront district's skyline. The Wolstein Group of Beachwood and Fairmount Properties of Cleveland are looking at how to revive the “neighborhood” part of what started out as a $500 million project before tough economic times forced developers to split the Flats East Bank into phases. Adam Fishman, a Fairmount Properties principal, said last week during an interview that efforts are under way to rekindle plans for theproject's residential component, perhaps exclusively as apartments rather than the mix of for-sale condominiums and rental units originally envisioned. As reported in CrainsCleveland.com http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20110207/SUB1/302079984