COOL CLEVELAND: SHAKER SQUARE – MORE WALKABLE THAN LAKEWOOD?

January 3, 2011 in Shaker Square

How walkable is Shaker Square? Is it more walkable than Lakewood, which, according to Walkscore.com, was listed as the most walkable city in Ohio? Shake Square residents say yes, their neighborhood is more walkable than Lakewood. The listings at Walkscore.com go by city and, since Shaker Square is part of Cleveland, the neighborhood is lumped with [...]

OHIO AUTHORITY: PORTRAIT OF A NEIGHBORHOOD

October 8, 2010 in Shaker Square

“There’s a dictum in art that says paint what you see, not what you know,” says architect Ted Kurz, who first arrived Cleveland via Chicago in 1961 to help design the Federal Building. “There was one instance when a little boy had drawn a wheel on a bicycle, and he tried to draw a spoke [...]

GREENCITYBLUELAKE: PUBLIC LIBRARY ACHIEVES LEED SIVLER, NATIONAL USGBC ANNOUNCES THE CENTER FOR GREEN SCHOOLS

October 6, 2010 in GreenCityBlueLake, Shaker Square

After months of extensive review and a lengthy application process, Cleveland Public Library’s new Rice Branch has achieved silver LEED certification, making it the first freestanding library in Ohio to earn this prestigious designation. The announcement was made by Felton Thomas, Jr., director of Cleveland Public Library… (go to article)

AMERICAN LIBRARIES: EFFORT, HARD WORK AND DETERMINATION PAY OFF FOR CLEVELAND BRANCH

October 6, 2010 in Shaker Square

Add one more library to the growing list of libraries taking going green seriously–the Cleveland Public Library’s new Rice Branch.  CPL Director Felton Thomas, Jr.,announced August 30 that the branch had achieved LEED Silver certification, making it the first freestanding library in Ohio to earn that designation… (go to article)

PLAIN DEALER: FLORIDA DEVELOPER PLANS $12 MILLION RENOVATION OF APARTMENT COMPLEX NEAR SHAKER SQUARE

March 12, 2010 in Shaker Square

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A Florida real estate developer has acquired Livingston Park Apartments, an 11-building complex south of Shaker Square. The Finch Group, based in Boca Raton, bought the affordable-housing property Friday, in a deal arranged by the city of Cleveland and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The developer plans a $12 [...]