Ken Prendergast

Ken Prendergast has worked as a journalist for publications such as NEOtrans, Sun Newspapers, Ohio Passenger Rail News, Passenger Transport, and others. He also provided consulting services to transportation agencies, real estate firms, port authorities and nonprofit organizations. Writing about cities, transportation, history and the people who create these.

Rose Building sign not a sign of construction yet

Cleveland Landmarks Commission is due to hear a proposal this week for the addition of a visible, unique sign atop an important building in Downtown Cleveland. But while the proposed sign on the Rose Building, 2060 E. 9th St., is touted as a “Temporary construction duration banner” — there is no sign that construction of a planned hotel-apartment conversion is imminent.

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NE Ohio Soccer HQ, training facility search begins

Cleveland Soccer Group (CSG) has issued a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) to municipalities, civic leaders and community development partners to establish a new headquarters and training facilities for two professional soccer teams debuting in 2026 — a men’s team and Ohio’s first women’s professional soccer team that will be announced soon.

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National Acme redevelopment site to expand

The fate of the National Acme plant at 170 E. 131st St., where Cleveland’s Glenville and Collinwood neighborhoods meet, is an all-too common story about the demise of a major employer-turned-abandoned factory. But community leaders today said they hope that what’s promised for this neglected, toxic site will also become a common story for Cleveland’s many problematic properties.

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Cavs, Clinic extend partnership at riverfront center

The Cleveland Cavaliers pro basketball team and Cleveland Clinic healthcare system have finalized a 25-year extension of their partnership, lengthening the relationship to more than 55 years altogether. That makes it one of the nation’s longest continuous partnerships between a professional sports organization and a healthcare provider.

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Construction starts on Shoreway Tower

Nope, it’s not an April Fool’s Joke. Construction work is getting underway this week for Cleveland’s next new high-rise residential building. But it’s not rising downtown or in the University Circle area. Instead, crews are assembling equipment, materials, portable toilets, utility relocations and more on a bluff overlooking the Shoreway boulevard and Edgewater Park.

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Federal Building to be closed, agencies moved

More than 4,000 federal employees based at Downtown Cleveland’s Anthony J. Celebrezze (AJC) Federal Building, 1240 E. 9th St., are reportedly going to be moved out of the 32-story office tower to privately owned office properties downtown in the next three years, followed by AJC’s closure, according to a spokesperson for Congresswoman Shontel Brown (D-11) who opposes the sudden move.

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Cleveland Amtrak routes surge; but expansion lags

According to the latest data from national passenger railroad Amtrak, America’s most heavily used passenger train passes through Cleveland each night. And it, plus the other Amtrak route through Cleveland, were the two fastest-growing long-distance routes in terms of ridership last year. But getting more ridership or better departure times at Cleveland will be difficult absent new federal policies, said a nonprofit rail advocacy coalition.

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