CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS ILLUSTRATION
JULY 22, 2024
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Coventry Village charts new future ‘The heart and soul of Cleveland Heights’ fights through vacancies with community, collaboration By Alexandra Golden
Those passing through Coventry Village in Cleveland Heights may notice some empty storefronts peppering the popular shopping district — perhaps with some alarm. The area does have more vacancies today than in recent memory, according to Coventry
Village Special Improvement District Executive Director Matt Moore. But, he says, it's a reflection of a transition underway for the neighborhood and in retail more broadly. “If people aren't coming and experiencing (Coventry), it’s really hard for them to See COVENTRY on Page 18
Guardians second baseman Andres Gimenez rounds the bases during a July 7 game against the San Francisco Giants. | GETTY IMAGES
Guardians on the upswing
Marked increase in attendance, sales as team starts second half VOL. 45, NO. 27 l COPYRIGHT 2024 CRAIN COMMUNICATIONS INC. l ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
By Joe Scalzo
Forget the bridges. The real Guardians of Traffic in Cleveland this summer are the ones scanning tickets and bags outside Progressive Field. Thanks to a hot start and even hotter merchandise, the Cleveland Guardians entered MLB’s
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All-Star break staring at the type of double-digit increases usually reserved for the city’s property tax reappraisals. To wit: ◗ The Guardians are averaging 25,061 fans through 41 home games — more than 20% higher than this time last year. Cleveland has drawn 1,027,067 fans this
season, the earliest the club has crossed the 1 million mark since 2008 (1,030,980 fans through 41 home games). ◗ July merchandise sales (i.e., the first homestand) are up 30% to plan. ◗ Sales of player products are up See GUARDIANS on Page 17
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