Filling downtown’s grocery gap

The grand, former Cleveland Trust rotunda at Euclid Avenue and East 9th Street has housed
a Heinen’s grocery store for 11 years. But from the outside it’s difficult to tell what’s inside,
if it’s open or how to get in. Once inside, the floor layouts are difficult for a grocery store
to use and its merchandise unsuitable for an urban clientele, observers say (NEOtrans).
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With the Downtown Cleveland Heinen’s grocery store, 900 Euclid Ave., set to close at the end of this month after 11 years in business, city, county and civic leaders are undertaking a two-pronged response to fill the void in the short- and long-term.

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Cosm, Belle Oaks get Port financing

Set on the northeast corner of Huron Road and East 4th Street in Downtown Cleveland, Cosm’s
multiple-daily shared reality offerings are expected to attract three quarters of a million visitors
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The Port of Cleveland’s Board of Directors today approved major development finance initiatives that will support transformative projects across Northeast Ohio, reinforcing the region’s continued momentum in housing, entertainment, infrastructure, and public service investment.

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