CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -A new study shows tourism in Cleveland has increase 12 percent since 2009. Positively Cleveland, the region’s convention and visitors bureau, released new data detailing the economic impact of the growing tourism industry in Cuyahoga County. According to The Economic Impact of Tourism Study, organized by the research firm Tourism Economics and […]
Downtown Cleveland continues to grow as a place to stay with the announcement of two new apartment buildings. K&D will have the first apartments at Playhouse Square with the $24 million project called The Residences at Hanna, 102 luxury-style apartments. The company also transformed a historical retail and office complex at 668 Euclid Ave. into […]
CLEVELAND – Another restaurant has signed on to be a part of The Flats East Bank redevelopment. Willeyville, named for Cleveland’s first major, John Willey, will be located on Front and West 10th Streets, and owned by local chef Christopher DiLisi. “Once we learned this (Flats East Bank) was a possibility for us, we jumped […]
CLEVELAND – Traffic congestion is about to get even messier at a popular downtown Cleveland intersection. Tuesday night, crews will make a major traffic switch at the Carnegie/Ontario Intersection. They will limit Ontario to two lanes in each direction and drivers will not be able to turn left onto Carnegie. ODOT is advising motorists to […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The city of Cleveland just announced there are big changes coming to Detroit. For some it’s pedal perfect but for others it will be a commuter crunch. The city of Cleveland has been working very hard to make the city more bike friendly especially with the Cleveland Lakefront Bikeway. Here’s a […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – Salvation Army residents are complaining about bed bugs. The Salvation Army’s Harbor Light Building is located on Prospect Avenue downtown. Residents say it is hard to get a good night’s sleep, “Man, there were so many bed bugs…you pull your sheet off the mattress and you’re going to see them crawling […]
CLEVELAND – Cleveland firefighters are investigating a possible fire at Key Tower in downtown Cleveland. At about 2:15 p.m. Monday, a dispatcher with the Cleveland Fire Department said fire crews are on the way to the scene. A woman who works on the second floor of the 57-story building told NewsChannel5 she saw smoke coming […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – A major announcement was made Thursday on the Innerbelt Bridge project in downtown Cleveland. Governor John Kasich and the Director of ODOT announced a deal that will get Phase Two of the Innerbelt project completed by 2016. A private contractor will foot the bill for the work for now, and ODOT […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) – The transformation of the East Bank of the Flats is now underway. The $500M Phase One of the project is not far from completion. The 23-story office tower and the Aloft Cleveland downtown Hotel are on schedule. This is the anchor project of Phase One of the Flats East Bank redevelopment […]
DOWNTOWN CLEVELAND (WOIO) – As summer vacation for school kids winds down, Downtown Cleveland is bustling with people. But can it ever return to it’s stature as a downtown shopping destination? There is no doubt that downtown Cleveland is in a transition phase. In some ways that means out the with old like Downtown Records, […]
CLEVELAND, OH (WOIO) -Merchandise Mart Properties, Inc. (MMPI) has announced a three-year agreement to host the Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA) Professional Development Conference at Cleveland Medical Mart & Convention Center (CMMCC) in downtown Cleveland in 2015, 2017, and 2019. The OMEA is the third largest of the 52 federated state affiliates of the National […]
Neighbors Will Unite Against Violence During Cleveland’s Annual Observance of “National Night Out Against Crime” On August 7, 2012, Cleveland residents are invited to participate in a “National Night Out Against Crime” event. This year marks the 29th Annual “National Night Out Against Crime” and the 24th year that the City of Cleveland has […]