Cleveland Charge at Public Auditorium. What an amazing venue for a basketball game.
Michelle Jarboe
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Michelle Jarboe
@mjarboe
Business reporter learning new things at @WEWS. Past: Crain’s Cleveland, The Plain Dealer. Wife, mom, cat servant. DMs open. [email protected]
Cleveland, OH
Joined July 2010
- I'm excited to share that I'll be joining the newsroom at @CrainsCleveland on May 18, as an enterprise reporter. I'm looking forward to being part of the team - and I'm thrilled that I'll still be able to write about real estate, economic development and other biz topics in #CLE.
- I’ve lived in Cleveland for more than a decade, but I only learned today that there’s a city-owned ice rink that’s free - with skate rentals for only $1. So much fun on a winter Saturday!
- The Cleveland City Planning Commission just gave final architectural approval to the Clinic-Cavs Global Peak Performance Center downtown - the first building in developer Bedrock's $3.5 billion plan for a big stretch of the riverfront. A groundbreaking event is set for Oct. 14.
- Bedrock, the Detroit-based owner of Tower City and riverfront land behind it, has submitted additional images from its master plan to the Cleveland City Planning Commission. The commission is scheduled to see an informational presentation Friday. Context: crainscleveland.com/real-estate/be…
- Some personal news: Today was my last day at @CrainsCleveland. It was a privilege to be part of this newsroom for the last 3.5 years, but it’s time for new adventures. I’m staying here in Cleveland - and looking forward to sharing details soon about the next chapter!
- I'm thrilled to share that I'm joining @WEWS this month as part of the Scripps Journalism Journey Initiative, a national professional-development program. I look forward to telling Cleveland stories in new ways - and learning from inspiring colleagues.
- Bedrock unveils its sweeping master plan for Tower City Center and downtown Cleveland's riverfront. As part of the announcement, the company confirms it has deals to buy the existing Sherwin-Williams HQ and riverfront technology center flanking the site.
- The West Side Market just won a nearly $1.3 million state brownfield grant - money that will be part of a much larger renovation project that could start next year.
- Replying to @mjarboeIt has been a privilege covering real estate in this community for 12-plus years. I'm grateful to everyone who trusted me to tell a story, to hardworking colleagues at @ThePlainDealer and @clevelanddotcom - and, most of all, to the readers. With sadness and gratitude, onward!
- Cleveland just won a $69 million federal grant to build its planned land bridge to the downtown lakefront. The award, from the Reconnecting Communities program, positions the city to start construction on the bridge and a makeover of the Shoreway in 2027.
- In early March, I grabbed a fresh box of business cards from my mailbox at The Plain Dealer. Then the pandemic made handing anything to anyone inadvisable. Today, with the box still unopened, I was laid off ... (1/2)
