Cleveland Data Center, Sushi Kuwahata Reopening, ShotSpotter Contract Approved: CLE Daily

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ICYMI: Conceptual plans show seating tiers, amenities and a 6,200-capacity venue as Bedrock advances its multi-billion-dollar riverfront redevelopment.

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Today's Trivia

What Bedford native and former Cleveland baseball player remains the oldest person to attend his own Hall of Fame induction ceremony?

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Data Center growth pushes out small businesses in Downtown Cleveland.

Development | By Ken Prendergast, NEOTrans

Downtown Cleveland’s largest data center is about to get bigger. And, as part of that expansion, it’s evicting small businesses and proposing to demolish a row of storefronts along a major Downtown street.

More Land: H5 Data Centers’ Cleveland Data Center, 1625 Rockwell Ave., already owns 2.4 acres of land at the east edge of Downtown for its 351,000-square-foot facility.

• It seeks to demolish five retail spaces after acquiring another 0.75 acres of land, divided between a retail property at 1536-40 St. Clair and a second, larger property at 1616-36 St. Clair, each of which houses several active businesses that had to quickly find new accommodations.

On The Way Out: To make way for the expansion, it is evicting several businesses. Among those in H5’s way are or were Cleveland Safe/Cleveland Key & Security, Ambitious Ink Printing Company, Kk Lustrouz Kollection clothier and Spaces & Co.

Mark Brajdich, Owner of Cleveland Safe and Cleveland Key & Security: “After 47 years, they’re kicking us to the curb. It’s become a challenge for the last month and a half trying to find office and warehouse space. And we have to since we’re the primary vendor for the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County. We need to stay within a certain radius of where we are now.”

Read more about what H5 Data Center has planned.

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Talk of the Town

Jonathan Leissler, a former Ohio Senate Candidate from Stow, has been sentenced to four years in prison for embezzling millions of dollars from his employer and a police union.

Mayor Justin Bibb has gone around Cleveland's City Council to approve another year of ShotSpotter, reports Signal Cleveland. The contract was approved by the mayor's administration-run Board of Control for $850,000, citing a portion of the city code on software licenses as the reason they did not need approval from the city council.

Cleveland's African American Cultural Garden, the only dedicated monument for Black history in the city, is set to be completed in October, reports Cleveland Scene. The idea for the cultural garden had been in the works since 1961.

A Cleveland firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital after responding to a house fire in Ohio City this past Thursday. The firefighter is in stable condition, reports Cleveland 19 News.

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Sushi Kuwahata is reopening in Ohio City with slight tweaks. 

Food & Drink | By Douglas Trattner

Sushi Kuwahata, an exclusive sushi den in Ohio City, abruptly shuttered in February after less than one year. But now, in a stunning turnaround, those owners have announced they will reopen Sushi Kuwahata in the same Ohio City space.

Chef Kwan said that he was approached by the building’s new tenant to resume his business in the same second-level space.

Small Tweaks: Instead of the typical three-hour, 17- to 20-course, $350 dinners, the new iteration will be 15 to 17 courses, $300 and closer to two hours in length.

New Area: Also, a second room on the same level will become Kuwahata Lounge, an intimate tasting-menu restaurant serving Japanese small plates.

That should come online in June but Chef Kwan is planning to reopen Sushi Kuwahata in late April.

Read more on the situation involving Sushi Kuwahata and Kyuu-juu.

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Friday's Trivia Answer

What woman started her career as a commercial photographer taking photos of stately homes and steel mills in the Cleveland area, before becoming a legendary photojournalist? Margaret Bourke-White

Check back tomorrow for the answer to today's question.

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From the Editor

Taco week is here, and you can't miss it. Two of my favorite locations are Ohio City Burrito and 1942 Tacos & Tequila.

Speaking of food, it is great to see that Sushi Kuwahata is returning. Having it open gives Ohio City another yummy place to eat. And what I read from Douglas Trattner, it seems worth the wait and the price.