Downtown

Places to Eat in Downtown Cleveland

To read about it, Cleveland appears ready for its close-up for the Republican National Convention this month. Downtown’s Public Square — 10 acres of green park — just reopened, following an investment of 15 months and $50 million. Nearby, a new Hilton added 600 rooms to the city’s inventory. Local pride was only burnished with the recent NBA championship of the home team, the…

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Cleveland Downtown attractions

We’re getting ready to spend $16 million on a giant chandelier in Cleveland. One of my friends cited this as her breaking point, the reason she is moving out of Cleveland. She and her husband are planning to move to Minneapolis. At least they’re trying to do things with transit there and improve quality of life, she said. This giant chandelier, planned to hang in the Playhouse…

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Happy Hour Downtown Cleveland

Tighten your belts, says the economist during tough times. Well, this time around, the economy just might make you have to loosen your belt by a loop. Or two. Or three. Tough times, you see, have led to Happy Hours. Roll out The Plain Dealer s 50 Happiest Happy Hours. It s our guide to 50 places where you can eat like a king, even if you re paid like a pauper. The economy…

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Tower City Downtown Cleveland

CLEVELAND, Ohio - A teen was shot outside Tower City shortly after the end of the Cavs victory parade in downtown Cleveland. The shooting happened shortly after 5 p.m. near Euclid Avenue and Ontario Street. Cleveland police said that a 13-year-old girl was shot and that a 15-year-old was taken into custody shortly after the shooting. Police said that two witnesses told investigators…

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