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I think the video may be a little old--so spring 2021 was probably a target at some point in the past. The video calls the project "Market Square" so its before it was changed to "Intro" which was a while ago.

Does this mean the branch is 21,000SF and will be replaced by one that is one-third the size? (Or that the current brach is 16,000SF? But that still is a sizeable reduction to only 7,000SF). Why is this branch so small? The current Walz Library is 9700 SF is being replaced with one that is 15,000SF. The new Hough Library will only be 8,000 SF as well. Not sure how big the current brach on Crawford is. But 7,000 SF sounds so small for a neighborhood library.

Remember the estimate is as of July 1. Of course, things have changed since then. Covid fatalities:

Good to see Ohio not on the 2010-2020 Worst 20 List. As for maintaining Ohio as #7 how much growth is there for: 8. Georgia: 10,710,017 9. North Carolina: 10,600,823 Also--the official 2020 count is supposed to be delivered to the President on or by Dec 31, 2020. When will that be made public---and at what level of detail---the full US, states, cities, etc.?

Not sure if this has been posted or not, but just saw it, and was very good--not only about Intro, but Ohio City in general: I found it here: http://harbor-bay.com/-mktsq.html

^Not disputing that---just wondering how sincere are the moral standards of OCI.

Pushback from OCI because Starbucks is a chain? I can respect that as I'd take a non-starbucks over a starbucks any day if the coffee is of at least equal quality. But if its the 'anti-chain' argument, why ban Starbucks but not Walgreens? Like the old days, there were plenty of independent pharmacies "(Apothocaries").

Great article, as always, KJP, thanks! Let's hope all of that gets built--would be so great for Hough. This part in bold stood out to me: "Behind it, on East 90th, Apri Development proposes a second phase that could offer 118 apartments divided among three new buildings with parking behind them. Five residences are proposed to be demolished. Three of them, all built in 2007, are vacant and in the city's land bank." Plenty of old, vacant units in Hough---but these are new--2007--why are they vacant? Just the economy? Crappy quality?

That reminds me of Mr. Burn's attempt to block out the sun. "Permanent night" so he could sell more electricity for lights.

No! No unsightly street-pedestrian-removing catwalks over W. 3 or other streets!

"for a couple more years"---does this mean the two fleets--light and heavy rail will be merged into only light rail?

That's a huge property. i really hope a transformative project is built there--the area needs it and that big new, one-story building with giant parking lot on it on the west side of E 69 between Euclid and Carnegie has active businesses in it, but is mostly a giant parking lot--that could have been so much more.

^Great view for the 12th floor!

Okay, for those who don't like Spiders and those that do, perhaps a compromise: The Cleveland Arachnids. It's refreshing and new, yet pays homage to the past. How about The Cleveland Fire? The team is hot, hot, hot! And it pays tribute to the Cuyahoga of yesteryear and Mayor Perk?

Its that people when they are referring to Cleveland or Cuyahoga County say Northeast Ohio instead. It happens ALL the time. They're using the word ohio over cleveland---and so that hurts the brand but also yes, that affects how people see the city--they think farms and red state cause they hear Ohio.

YOUNGSTOWN is a known place. As is Akron. As is Cleveland. Anywhere in the US, you could say these places. "Northeast Ohio" to someone out the region doesn't mean anything, except "Ohio". Do you really think they know geography? If someone said to you they were from southeastern New Hampshire, do you picture anything except New Hampshire in your head? So all you're saying is "Ohio". If you really care about accuracy, you'd say Youngstown. If the person you're talking to didn't know where it was, you could say, "its about an hour east of Cleveland". The point is, by saying "Ohio" over "Cleveland" its killing the brand identify of Cleveland. Its time to stop using this made-up geography that means nothing to 99% of the people when we are referring to a real place--Cleveland or Akron or Youngstown--within this geography. Regarding your Florida comments, Florida--whether Orlando, Miami, or West Palm--isn't dying for jobs and population growth like Cleveland is. They don't have the same issues we have. We need to minimize the intentional avoidance of "Cleveland" as the more it's heard out there the better.

The Rubberducks---that's a horrible name!

^"Rockers" is cheesy. So is "Guitars." Re the "wives and girlfriends" reference, I don't think their dislike or fear of spiders will affect their love of the game or support of the team. But also, I don't think the feeling towards spiders---as the creatures--is limited only to women. But people are smart enough to make the distinction between a real spider and a baseball team. And in fact, "Cleveland Spiders" is cool--and edgy. Its the not same as "cockroaches" which are menacing and gross and associated with filth or garbage or squalor. And spiders are NOT insects (per your last sentence). I'm personally NOT offended by the "Cleveland Indians" but I do recognize that many many people are and as such its time for a change. Change is not always bad and 'changing with the times' is sometimes the right course of action.

I agree with this post. I really don't want some rock and roll reference either. Spiders are interesting creatures and lots of cool art and logos can be done with them. And of course, we have the historical connection with the Spiders being here before. I assume there is no issue of re-using the name that was once a National League team in the AL.

The Cleveland River Burners

Why, that is just way too long for a Tee-shirt. I guess it will eventually evolve into: The Cleveland Watedmegonps

I clicked on that link and on the next photo on the site it said, "CLEVELAND OHIO – THE NEXT DETROIT". But interestingly, it was not intended as a negative piece (as we see all too often--e.g., 'there's only one city in the US that is worse than Cleveland and that is Detroit') rather, the article was about CLE being a hot investment city for real estate. Never saw that spin before! Here is the article: https://globalinvestmentsincorporated.com/cleveland-ohio-next-detroit/

^ @DEPACincy, @cle_guy90--thank you--will check it out.

I totally disagree. Saying "Northeast Ohio" instead of "Greater Cleveland" completely negates the identity of Cleveland. NEO is WAAYYYY overused. I've noticed that it's particularly used by younger people who grew up with the phrase and don't realize that it's not be the best or proper way to say "Cleveland" because they just grew up hearing it all the time. This other point in the article is I also very accurate: "Cities, not abstract regions, are what capture the imagination and drive culture, creativity, innovation and economies. Sure, "Northeast Ohio" is not obscure to those in Cleveland, but it is to those outside of it. And in terms of real geographic place names, we are trading "Cleveland" for "Ohio." But the terms bring to mind opposing concepts. Cleveland is an innovative and progressive place. Ohio is far less so. Cleveland had America's first big-city African American mayor. In the 53 years since Carl Stokes assumed office, Ohio has elected only white men as governors. Cleveland voted for Kennedy and Biden, while Ohio went for Nixon and Trump. (And in the most recent election, Ohio was redder than Texas.) Ohio is often associated by people outside the state as a place of farms; Cleveland is a major American city. So dropping "Cleveland" for an inappropriate term centered on "Ohio" is not only geographically inaccurate, but undermines the very essence and soul of the city."

Where are these tracts--could you map them?