Nick Mileti, the most energetic and imaginative promoter in Cleveland sports history, dies at age 93
by Bob Dolgan 9/22/24
Nick Mileti, the most energetic and imaginative promoter in Cleveland sports history, dies at age 93 by Bob Dolgan 8/22/24
Category: Professional Sports
Links to all the LWV and partners issue forum videos
Links to all the LWV and partners issue forum videos 2016-2019
Sports Stadium Financing in Cleveland forum Thursday, November 17, 2016
Sports Stadium Financing in Cleveland forum Thursday, November 17, 2016
Panelists:
Len Komoroski, CEO, Cleveland Cavaliers and Quicken Loans Arena
Peter G. Pattakos, Lawyer, sports fan and vocal opponent of the sin tax
Thomas Chema, President, Gateway Consultants Group
Moderator: Peter Krouse, Public Interest and Advocacy Reporter, Cleveland.com
Co-sponsored by the Case Western Reserve University Siegal Lifelong Learning Program, League of Women Voters-Greater Cleveland, Cleveland.com plus Cleveland Hts/University Hts, Lakewood and Cuyahoga County Library Systems
Corporate sponsor: First Interstate Properties, Ltd.
Remaking the “Q” Cleveland.com 12/13/16
Remaking the Q
Here is what Quicken Loans Arena could look like, from Huron Road, after a $140 million renovation paid for by taxpayers and the Cavs.Quicken Loans Arena, home of LeBron and the Cavs, to get $140 million makeover
Karen Farkas, cleveland.com
The Cavs will split the cost with Cuyahoga County, the city of Cleveland and Destination Cleveland. Continue reading.
NBA All-Star game coming to Cleveland, perhaps by 2020, Cavaliers say
Karen Farkas, cleveland.com
The Cavs have been promised the big event — which draws celebrities and millions of dollars in tourist spending — once the arena is renovated Continue reading.
See plans for the Q transformation
Karen Farkas, cleveland.com
The Q will undergo a $140 million renovation that is expected to extend the life of the 22-year-old arena for another 18 years. Read more
Q deal could face Cleveland City Council opposition, if Browns’ stadium is predictive
Leila Atassi, cleveland.com
The Q averages 2 million guests, $245 million in direct spending a year: By the numbers
Karen Farkas, cleveland.com
Cuyahoga County cannot afford to give millions to the Q: 9 other priorities
Karen Farkas, cleveland.com
Is Quicken Loans Arena overhaul worth your tax dollars? Consider these points as you decide (ANALYSIS)
Professional Sports by Brent Larkin
Brent Larkin joined The Plain Dealer in 1981 and in 1991 became the director of the newspaper’s opinion pages. In October 2002 Larkin was inducted into The Cleveland Press Club’s Hall of Fame. Larkin retired from The Plain Dealer in May of 2009, but still writes a weekly column for the newspaper’s Sunday Forum section.