A proposed light-industrial/warehouse development in Cleveland, off Rocky River Drive near Hopkins International Airport, has advanced quickly toward final approval by the city. Part of the reason why is that a major tenant will anchor the 650,000-square-foot, three-building project and wants to move forward.

Remedies are coming soon for a downtown landmark that has had too many dirty tricks played on it in recent years. But on this April Fool’s day, it appears the dirty tricks may have come to an end for the Rockefeller Building, 614 W. Superior Ave.

In response to a recent request for qualifications (RFQ), Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration has awarded Shore-to-Roar-to-Shore LLC a bid to repurpose the 450-acre, city-owned Burke Lakefront Airport as a drag strip for professional top-fuel dragster and funny-car racing.

As Downtown Cleveland faces a wave of foreclosures and a slowdown in ground-up developments, a collection of major renovation projects are quietly renewing hope for the future of the central business district.

If the beloved Red Chimney Restaurant was a luxury establishment in a vibrant, thriving neighborhood, the economics might favor its rebuilding following an Aug. 5, 2025 fire that was confined to a second-floor apartment at the back of the building where the blaze began.

Cleveland Clinic’s Community Bridge to Care Initiative announced receiving a $50 million grant today from the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Supporting Foundation. That grant will, among other things, help the health care system expand its Emergency Department and possibly gain a Level I trauma rating at its…