One of the City Club's retail spaces is undergoing renovation to become an Arabica Coffee.  Should be a nice addition to the area.

 

 

Wasn't there an Arabica on Euclid many years ago in the ground floor of the City Club building?

 

A loooong time ago, there was an store in the Halle Bldg if my coffee memory serves me correctly.

 

I've swear I've seen Arabica open and close more than any other local restaurant.  They never last.  Are there even any existing Arabica's that have been open for at least 5 years?

 

One of the City Club's retail spaces is undergoing renovation to become an Arabica Coffee. Should be a nice addition to the area.

 

 

Wasn't there an Arabica on Euclid many years ago in the ground floor of the City Club building?

 

A loooong time ago, there was an store in the Halle Bldg if my coffee memory serves me correctly.

 

I've swear I've seen Arabica open and close more than any other local restaurant. They never last. Are there even any existing Arabica's that have been open for at least 5 years?

 

 

Im not sure about downtown but the one in Downtown Willoughby has been open for several years now.

One of the City Club's retail spaces is undergoing renovation to become an Arabica Coffee.  Should be a nice addition to the area.

 

 

Wasn't there an Arabica on Euclid many years ago in the ground floor of the City Club building?

 

A loooong time ago, there was an store in the Halle Bldg if my coffee memory serves me correctly.

 

I've swear I've seen Arabica open and close more than any other local restaurant.  They never last.  Are there even any existing Arabica's that have been open for at least 5 years?

 

 

Well you have to remember Arabica started the Cleveland coffee house thing. Coventry and Shaker Square where the two largest and most popular locations.

 

The Coventry location had a fire soon after it opened.  Arabic pretty much had market share of coffee houses in Cleveland.  There was a location in the arcade, W 116 (i think) in Lakewood, Parma and one by almost every college.

 

Then other coffee houses moved in on the local and Arabic wasn't financial viable to compete.  Enter Phoenix Coffee.  The Shaker Square shop could have been soooooo much more.

 

Since they've moved from the city to Oakwood they've changed, but I won't go there.

 

Damn I need a cup of coffee now!  UGH!  (fight it MTS....fight the urge)

The one at W. 116 (in Cleveland, btw ;) ) is still there, though that location has been a coffee house for as long as I can remember (it was the Red Star Café before Arabica.)

The person who started Phoenix Coffee is the same person who started Arabica Coffee.  From what I've heard, people were disappointed with Arabica after he left, so he started Phoenix, and thus why Phoenix became more popular than Arabica rather quickly.

The person who started Phoenix Coffee is the same person who started Arabica Coffee.  From what I've heard, people were disappointed with Arabica after he left, so he started Phoenix, and thus why Phoenix became more popular than Arabica rather quickly.

 

That is correct and that is why the Phoenix on Coventry is in the old Arabic space, albeit the building has changed greatly over the years.

One of the City Club's retail spaces is undergoing renovation to become an Arabica Coffee.  Should be a nice addition to the area.

 

 

Wasn't there an Arabica on Euclid many years ago in the ground floor of the City Club building?

 

A loooong time ago, there was an store in the Halle Bldg if my coffee memory serves me correctly.

 

I've swear I've seen Arabica open and close more than any other local restaurant.  They never last.  Are there even any existing Arabica's that have been open for at least 5 years?

 

 

Well you have to remember Arabica started the Cleveland coffee house thing. Coventry and Shaker Square where the two largest and most popular locations.

 

The Coventry location had a fire soon after it opened.  Arabic pretty much had market share of coffee houses in Cleveland.  There was a location in the arcade, W 116 (i think) in Lakewood, Parma and one by almost every college.

 

Then other coffee houses moved in on the local and Arabic wasn't financial viable to compete.  Enter Phoenix Coffee.  The Shaker Square shop could have been soooooo much more.

 

Since they've moved from the city to Oakwood they've changed, but I won't go there.

 

Damn I need a cup of coffee now!  UGH!  (fight it MTS....fight the urge)

there was even an Arabica in downtown Painesville for a while. It didn't last long. People there probably didn't understand why a cup of coffee was more than fifty cents--lol.

The person who started Phoenix Coffee is the same person who started Arabica Coffee. From what I've heard, people were disappointed with Arabica after he left, so he started Phoenix, and thus why Phoenix became more popular than Arabica rather quickly.

 

That is correct and that is why the Phoenix on Coventry is in the old Arabic space, albeit the building has changed greatly over the years.

 

Caribou coffee changed it quite a bit, didn't they?

there was even an Arabica in downtown Painesville for a while. It didn't last long. People there probably didn't understand why a cup of coffee was more than fifty cents--lol.

 

There was also one in Wickliffe (I believe it's something else now) and I was always surprised that location stayed open as long as it did (over 10 years I believe).

 

The Arabica in Highland Heights didn't last too long (where Crostata's Pizza is now).  I was always surprised they'd even consider a location there.  Highland and Bishop isn't a real happening corner.

The person who started Phoenix Coffee is the same person who started Arabica Coffee. From what I've heard, people were disappointed with Arabica after he left, so he started Phoenix, and thus why Phoenix became more popular than Arabica rather quickly.

 

That is correct and that is why the Phoenix on Coventry is in the old Arabic space, albeit the building has changed greatly over the years.

 

Caribou coffee changed it quite a bit, didn't they?

 

I don't think the building with Caribou even existed back then.  Wasn't "Ara-freaka" further up the hill, facing the plaza?  Near what is now Grog Shop?

Strap is correct.

Given the direction of this thread, I thhought I'd mention the fast-approaching open of a new coffee shop. Pending final inspection, WesTown Grind Caffe will open their doors for business on W. 117th, just SOUTH of Lorain Ave. Not too many bells and whistles planned for the menu. Outside of standard beverages, there will also be spuntini in the form of pastries and panini. (Spuntini essentially means little snacks in Italian). The main goal is to provided what many (including myself) consider a basic daily necessity (i.e, caffeine) to an area that doesn't have many options to meet the need.

 

You'll be happy to know I'm working hard to finalize an Urban Ohio Forum special discount. If all goes according to plan, doors will open by the end of this month. (August 2010)

<b>Signature Marriott International (MI) Greatroom Unveiled at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center</b>

 

CLEVELAND, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International is known as a brand that has been engineered to inspire. From top-notch, ultra-flexible guestrooms designed for guests that want to achieve the utmost in business and pleasure, to the signature Marriott International (MI) Greatroom lobby concept, Marriott has what guests have been looking for all along.

Marriott hotels around the country are reinventing the lobby experience with this new MI Greatroom concept. The Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center hotel in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is no exception. Scheduled to be unveiled on September 15, 2010, this Cleveland, Ohio hotel is taking hotel public space to a whole new level....

 

 

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/signature-marriott-international-mi-greatroom-unveiled-at-the-cleveland-marriott-downtown-at-key-center-100765284.html

the wickliffe arabica spot is currently vacant.

 

i think the one in euclid on lakeshore and 266th is closed also.

Hmm...I wonder why...  or if it has anything at all to do with problematic behavior creeping in.

^what are you saying?

Wasn't there an Arabica on Euclid many years ago in the ground floor of the City Club building?

 

I don't know.  How many years ago?

 

I think it was AT LEAST 17 years ago.

A nice little editorial summary of this past week:

 

http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2010/08/3_steps_forward_for_downtown_c.html

 

 

^what are you saying?

 

I meant just what I said. It simply means that some businesses wind up closing or are forced to move because of neighborhood decline closing in, and the behavior that too often accompanies it that has a certain percentage of individuals not knowing how to behave in a communal setting and instead function with dysfunctional and with anti-social behavior...and that area is seeing its roots of such a problem....and so I have to wonder, that's all. But on this forum there are too many apologists for situations like that and instead chose to sugar coat or gloss over the reality of an issue. If the above had nothing to do with  the place closing.....then that's fine. Uh ohhhh!!!....I smell the race card about to be played even though its not the issue or topic, so I'll stop!  :-o

^What will be great to see is the potential spin-off developments from these projects.  We've heard of a number of hotel plans come up because of the Medical Mart/Convention Center.  The East Bank project is going to have a nice effect on the western end of downtown- maybe some of the lots up the hill on W. 9th will become more desirable to build on when the credit market thaws.  I'm wondering what type of spin-off, if any, will be caused by "Phase 1" of the casino being on Euclid Ave.?  I guess we'll see- as this will end up being one hell of a connection (East Bank, WHD, TC, Casino, Convention Center/MM, Progressive Field, The Q, Playhouse Square, CSU).

 

One project the editorial forgot to mention was the land which is to be developed on port land next to the Browns stadium- from my understanding... that project has a good chance of coming to fruition. 

The doughnut shop next radio shack, that closed about a year ago I think, looks like it may be getting a new tenant.  Fresh coat of paint on the walls, Yellow looks much better in there than the dark purple that was there previously. 

The doughnut shop next radio shack, that closed about a year ago I think, looks like it may be getting a new tenant.  Fresh coat of paint on the walls, Yellow looks much better in there than the dark purple that was there previously. 

 

What neighborhood? :wtf:

The doughnut shop next radio shack, that closed about a year ago I think, looks like it may be getting a new tenant. Fresh coat of paint on the walls, Yellow looks much better in there than the dark purple that was there previously.  

 

What neighborhood? :wtf:

 

I think he means downtown, next to Colonial Arcade on Euclid side.

Sorry, yeah did mean DT.  It was obvious in my brain why cant everyone figure that out??

The doughnut shop next radio shack, that closed about a year ago I think, looks like it may be getting a new tenant.  Fresh coat of paint on the walls, Yellow looks much better in there than the dark purple that was there previously. 

 

What neighborhood? :wtf:

 

I think he means downtown, next to Colonial Arcade on Euclid side.

 

I thought so.

 

Sorry, yeah did mean DT.  It was obvious in my brain why cant everyone figure that out??

Don't hurt yourself tiger!

Sorry, yeah did mean DT. It was obvious in my brain why cant everyone figure that out??

 

I knew what you meant, lol.

Not sure if this is the place to put it.... maybe we should have a thread dedicated to pedestrian bridges?

 

Bridge architect Miguel Rosales lands commissions for three pedestrian bridge projects in Cleveland

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Future residents may look back on the next few years as the period in which Cleveland embraced the idea of pedestrian bridges as works of art.

 

Concepts for three slender and potentially beautiful spans are in various stages of development at Whiskey Island, North Coast Harbor and University Circle.

 

All three could be designed by Boston architect Miguel Rosales, making Cleveland the only city in the United States with three signature spans by the nationally admired designer.

 

................................

 

.....a 700-foot span that would vault pedestrians and cyclists over a lakefront industrial zone from the Willow Street Lift Bridge north to Wendy Park on Whiskey Island.

 

.................................

 

Rosales also signed a contract earlier this week with Case Western Reserve University to study possibilities for a pedestrian bridge extending west from the Cleveland Museum of Art over Martin Luther King Jr. Drive to the site of the future CWRU West Campus on East 105th Street.

 

...................................

 

Rosales started work for the city of Cleveland on proposals for a pedestrian drawbridge at North Coast Harbor in March, 2009, and completed half a dozen concepts in August 2009.

 

FULL STORY WITH SOME IMAGES/RENDERINGS: http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2010/09/bridge_architect_miguel_rosale.html

Inner Belt/I-90 bridge postings were moved to the Inner Belt/I-90 thread at:

 

http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,2438.0.html

Cleveland to spend $298,000 to keep domed church from falling further into disrepair

Published: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 10:48 AM   

Mark Gillispie, The Plain Dealer

 

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cleveland City Council this week approved $298,000 in repairs to the former Fifth Church of Christ, Scientist on Lake Avenue to keep the landmark from falling further into disrepair.

 

The bulk of the money -- $173,000 -- will come from funds the city had previously borrowed for capital improvement projects. The remaining $125,000 will come from Councilman Jay Westbrook's discretionary capital funds.

 

The domed church near Clifton Boulevard has been vacant and in poor shape for years. It was nearly demolished in 1995 for a grocery store parking lot and was saved in an 11th-hour decision by Cleveland to designate the church as a historic landmark.

 

http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/09/cleveland_to_spend_298000_to_k.html

 

 

War memorial moved from Orange Village to Cleveland cemetery

Published: Thursday, September 16, 2010, 12:32 PM   

Faith Hampton, Sun News

 

 

ORANGE VILLAGE -- The St. Margaret of Hungary war memorial previously located in the village has been moved to Calvary Cemetery in Cleveland.

 

The St. Margaret of Hungary church World War II veteran’s war memorial previously located near 4680 Lander Road was removed when the Catholic Diocese of Cleveland closed the church last November.

 

The memorial has 11 names of soldiers killed in World War II who were parishioners at St. Margaret. One of the names inscribed on the memorial is from the uncle of Andy Toth, a St. Margaret parishioner from Hudson. Toth said his family visited the memorial every Memorial Day.

 

“I’m pleased that it’s there,” Toth said. “It faces (East) 116th (Street) where St. Margaret was historically located. I’m pleased that its in the United States World War II section of Calvary. Ideally, it would’ve been nice to have it maintained at the historical location in Orange.”

 

http://www.cleveland.com/chagrinsolonsun/index.ssf/2010/09/war_memorial_moved_from_orange.html

 

Yum-Yum's Downtown Treats.

 

Its at the entrance of the Colonial Market Place on the euclid side.

 

They have coffee,cappuccino, lattes, donuts, bagels, croissant, muffins, sandwiches, and smoothies. Tomorrow is their Pre-Grand Opening

^Where exactly s this?

^Where exactly s this?

 

On the euclid avenue side of the colonial marketplace/euclid arcade. By east 6th street. Right next to RadioShack on the right side

Used to be Dunkin' Donuts, then they lost the rights to that name and continued on as "Double Donuts", which was still Dunkin' Donuts without the name.  I liked Double Donuts, so I hope this place can fill the void that they left (inexpensive coffee, donuts, and bagels).

I was going to mention this.  Really hope they do well, and the new paint job makes the place much more open.  The purple of Double Donuts was to dark for such a small space.  Yellow/Orange, brighter colors work better, it doesnt feel so small

<b>Signature Marriott International (MI) Greatroom Unveiled at the Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center</b>

 

CLEVELAND, Aug. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Marriott International is known as a brand that has been engineered to inspire. From top-notch, ultra-flexible guestrooms designed for guests that want to achieve the utmost in business and pleasure, to the signature Marriott International (MI) Greatroom lobby concept, Marriott has what guests have been looking for all along.

Marriott hotels around the country are reinventing the lobby experience with this new MI Greatroom concept. The Cleveland Marriott Downtown at Key Center hotel in downtown Cleveland, Ohio is no exception. Scheduled to be unveiled on September 15, 2010, this Cleveland, Ohio hotel is taking hotel public space to a whole new level....

 

 

http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/signature-marriott-international-mi-greatroom-unveiled-at-the-cleveland-marriott-downtown-at-key-center-100765284.html

 

Was at the Marriott this week for a luncheon.  If they remodeled the lobby, you could have fooled me.  Didn't notice any material differences from what it has always looked like.

Not sure if this is where we've been discussing this project (I vaguely recall it). If someone remembers, please move it there. Any way, this $1 million assistance request is on City Council's docket tonight....

 

Ord. No. 1189-10

By Council Members Cimperman, Brancatelli, and Sweeney (by departmental request)

 

Authorizing the Director of Economic Development to enter into one or more loan and forgivable loan agreements with MCPC, Inc., or its designee, to provide development assistance to partially finance the renovation and related costs associated with relocating their corporate headquarters to 1801 Superior Avenue, and certain other costs necessary to redevelop the property.

Estimated Cost:  $1,000,000

Remarks by Director of Economic Development Department:  See Legislation.

City Council is busy tonight!

Hmm...I wonder why... or if it has anything at all to do with problematic behavior creeping in.

 

Yeah, the corner of Highland and Bishop has been infested with troublemakers.  Or did you mean the one in Wickliffe that closed?

I think we need a lot more art like this around the city.  Thanks Ken!

 

Wall painting is a good thing in Cleveland's Puritas neighborhood

Published: Monday, September 20, 2010, 8:03 AM

Ken Prendergast, Sun News

 

 

When does painting on walls in a city neighborhood represent a smart career move for kids? When it’s done as part of Mural My Neighborhood, a program of Cleveland’s Bureau of Cultural Arts.

 

The 15th and newest example of their work appears on the retaining wall at freight-forwarding company Blaser & Mericle Inc. The wall mural wraps around the southwest corner of Puritas Avenue and West 160th Street, just east of Interstate 71 and the Rapid transit tracks in the West Park neighborhood.

 

At 6 p.m. Sept. 24, the mural will be dedicated by Blaser & Mericle, the Bureau of Cultural Arts, the Bellaire-Puritas Development Corp. and local foundations. A dedication plaque will be unveiled during the ceremony.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/sunpostherald/index.ssf/2010/09/wall_painting_is_a_good_thing.html

 

 

I think we need a lot more art like this around the city.  Thanks Ken!

 

Wall painting is a good thing in Cleveland's Puritas neighborhood

Published: Monday, September 20, 2010, 8:03 AM

Ken Prendergast, Sun News

 

         

When does painting on walls in a city neighborhood represent a smart career move for kids? When it’s done as part of Mural My Neighborhood, a program of Cleveland’s Bureau of Cultural Arts.

 

The 15th and newest example of their work appears on the retaining wall at freight-forwarding company Blaser & Mericle Inc. The wall mural wraps around the southwest corner of Puritas Avenue and West 160th Street, just east of Interstate 71 and the Rapid transit tracks in the West Park neighborhood.

 

At 6 p.m. Sept. 24, the mural will be dedicated by Blaser & Mericle, the Bureau of Cultural Arts, the Bellaire-Puritas Development Corp. and local foundations. A dedication plaque will be unveiled during the ceremony.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/sunpostherald/index.ssf/2010/09/wall_painting_is_a_good_thing.html

 

 

 

This is great as long as there is continued long term funding for the murals. 

You're welcome. I'm glad the photos were posted too. They really made the article.

If anyone has a chance get to Detroit rd in front of Stonebridge then do so. There is a legit waterfall coming down from the Veterans Memorial Bridge that is about 20 ft wide. There has been a lot of waterline work done on Vermont Ave recently and a big black pipe runs from there to halfway up the bridge which I'm assuming is where the water is coming. I'll try to get a pic if I get a chance.

That is for ingenuity...

Some big changes may be coming for East Cleveland, including some major demolitions.  But also, proposed connectivity to University Circle via Euclid Ave.

 

New Mayor Gary Norton hopes to bring big changes to struggling East Cleveland

By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer

February 14, 2010, 4:20AM

 

EAST CLEVELAND, Ohio -- This time, it could be different for East Cleveland.

 

Decades of dysfunction have ravaged this poor, inner-ring suburb of Cleveland, leaving it with moonscape lots awaiting development on Euclid Avenue, hundreds of vacant houses and some of the grimmest economic statistics in the state.

 

MORE AT http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2010/02/new_mayor_gary_norton_hopes_to.html

 

 

 

 

Some of these houses look like they do no deserve to be eliminated....but that's my urban bias talking

 

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=1898+penrose+ave,+east+cleveland&sll=41.516097,-81.592541&sspn=0.010572,0.027423&gl=qa&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=1898+Penrose+Ave,+East+Cleveland,+Cuyahoga,+Ohio+44112&ll=41.5267,-81.592584&spn=0,359.972577&z=15&layer=c&cbll=41.516085,-81.592538&panoid=Ou8goLwaiEBcsL1nGpIA3Q&cbp=12,267.02,,0,15.69

 

 

East Cleveland: City launches fight on blight to spur development

      Updated: 9/21/2010 3:45:23 PM 

 

 

EAST CLEVELAND -- Tuesday brought a celebration of sorts for residents and officials in the struggling city of  East Cleveland.

 

The city launched a big demolition campaign, targeting rundown abandoned houses.

 

It has $1.2 million in Federal Neighborhood Stabilization funds that are being used to tear down about 150 of the city's most blighted and dangerous abandoned homes.  Demolition should be done by the end of the year.

 

The first properties to come toppling down are on Delmont Avenue near Euclid.

 

http://www.wkyc.com/news/politics_govt/politics_article.aspx?storyid=149662&catid=130

There are a few houses on North Noble Rd, just north of Euclid that REALLY need to come down.  One is half-burnt to the ground anyway.

http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/?p=34081

 

I heard there is going to be some sort of winter thing going on at the jake which could effect the urban area around it.

 

edit: Progressive Field

http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/?p=34081

 

I heard there is going to be some sort of winter thing going on at the jake which could effect the urban area around it.

 

edit: Progressive Field

 

Well it debutes the same night as the Winterfest lighting on Public Square, so that could be good.  Also, it will have special events for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.

 

Here's the previous discussion on UO: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,24409.0.html

A little project, but still an improvement:

 

Cleveland Public Library's Rice Branch achieves LEED certification

Published: Monday, September 27, 2010, 5:00 PM   

Michelle Jarboe, The Plain Dealer

 

 

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Rice Branch of the Cleveland Public Library has been certified as the first new green freestanding public library in the state.

 

The Rice Branch, adjacent to the old St. Luke's Medical Center campus on Shaker Boulevard, is part of a large, mixed-use project built around the dormant hospital building. The library has achieved certification through the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program, called LEED.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/09/cleveland_public_librarys_rice.html

 

Ha, you mean HOLIDAY EVE, and HOLIDAY DAY.

 

Where are the mods lol.

 

 

http://www.waitingfornextyear.com/?p=34081

 

I heard there is going to be some sort of winter thing going on at the jake which could effect the urban area around it.

 

edit: Progressive Field

 

Well it debutes the same night as the Winterfest lighting on Public Square, so that could be good. Also, it will have special events for Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, and New Years Day.

 

Here's the previous discussion on UO: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,24409.0.html