CLEVELAND – Start with a dash of Epcot at Walt Disney World. Add a pinch of the Great Lakes Science Center. Stir in the world’s leading medical product and service companies. Attach it to a state-of-the-art convention center, and you have Cleveland’s Global Center for Health Innovation. The one-of-a-kind center will be ready for its […]
CLEVELAND – After more than two years of construction, the new Cleveland Convention Center will open to the public this weekend. “Celebrate the Center: Community Open House and Celebration” is set for Saturday, June 15, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Lakeside Avenue and it’s all free. “We did it! We built this new convention center. […]
CLEVELAND – The first phase of the Flats East Bank is nearly complete with the opening of the Aloft hotel and the Ernst & Young office building this week. Three restaurants – Ken Stewart’s, Lago and Willeyville – are set to open within the complex in the next two weeks. “It’s been quite a journey,” […]
CLEVELAND – The new $465 million Cleveland Convention Center and Global Center of Health Innovation does something the old convention center couldn’t: Put Cleveland back in the convention business. “Our convention center was built in different pieces, mostly in the 20s and 30s,” said Positively Cleveland President and CEO Dave Gilbert of the old facility […]
CLEVELAND – A growing number of families are moving back into Cleveland, a resurgence partly powered by a number of progressive city townhouse projects. Case Development Company has been one of the leaders in finding vacant land or distressed homes, and launching projects to re-purpose city properties. Waverly Station is one of the company’s ongoing […]
Andre Dandridge Place of Residence: Detroit Why He is a Game Changer: When Dandridge was a 21-year-old senior at the University of Michigan, he found out he was going to be a Father. He also found out that there weren’t many resources geared toward young Black men to help him prepare. “My first reaction to the […]
CLEVELAND – A downtown Cleveland hotel, near the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, is getting a $64 million overhaul and a new restaurant. The Westin Cleveland Downtown, occupying the space that was once the Crowne Plaza Hotel on St. Clair Avenue, is set to open in spring 2014 after the renovations are complete. Ohio-based […]
CLEVELAND – From the oldest dinosaurs to heavenly mysteries, the Cleveland Museum of Natural History is beloved for its awe inspiring exhibits. Now, it is hoping to inspire more young people to consider pursuing careers in science. Creating a “window into science” is the overall goal of an ambitious redesign and expansion. The proposed $125 […]
CLEVELAND – General Electrical lighting is going to donate hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of LED lighting to local landmarks in order to bring them up to date and cut the cost of current utility bills. The company announced this morning that $200,000 will go towards illuminating Public Square and the West Side Market. […]
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 […]