Wow, what a cavalcade of fine shopping. Can't wait to go to the new Get Go.

Menards and Cinemark!?!?! Sounds good to me!!!

So no panera?

What about a clothes store and something that Cuyahoga Falls people can afford unlike the Menches Frozen Yogurt. Go with something that fits the dynamics of the area. Come on people THINK!!

Panera's going in at rt. 8 and graham rd exit in 4 months. Portage Crossing will not even be started before Septemeber. Your looking at next year before any stores open there.

So we get a mini-Menards because Pizza Hut won't move? I usually buy pizza there but I will find another place. I'd rather have the full blown Menards.

I'm glad Menards isn't part of of portage crossing anymore. Kudos to Pizza Hut! I will be buying pizza from them more often!!

Wow. Can't wait for traffic mess .

Some folks may not be aware we use to have a shopping plaza there and I highly doubt the traffic could even be compared to Howe, not even close. We all know the deal here.

Give us a Kohls

Why don't they mention what else the builder wants to freeload from the city? Such as free electricity for the new shopping center for about 10 years as well as a few other things he wants.Be honest with the citizens of Cuyahoga Falls and be man enough to call the Builders bluff or he will be asking for even more. Call your Council person and express your dissatisfication with the way things have been stumbling and bumbling along.

Finally - we don't have to drive 12 miles to get to a Cinemark!

Menards is a store that would draw people in from surrounding communities. The nearest one is in Massillon, 40 miles away. But a "scaled down" version ? Not so much. A cinema ? Big deal. Another bunch of restaurants ? Oh, boy. Absolutely nothing to draw folks to this place now. Too bad. Opportunity lost.

For people who like movies, Cinemark is a very big deal. Much better than Regal or Plaza. Lots of people frequently drive to Macedonia from here just for that theater. And they eat there and shop there too, since they're in the area. Hate the Pizza Hut guy who didn't want to lose his business if you're not happy with a mini-Menards. I'm going to start buying his pizza. I've never been to Menard's, and have no reason to drive even 10 miles to one when I can get things they have closer to home. B-Spot is great; bolstering restaurant business on State, especially if they're destination spots will help all other business thrive in the area. Compromises were made. I'm very happy about the Graham Giant Eagle store not turning into another ghost business in the Falls. A full sized Menards may have fit into the old Tops plaza on Graham, but they probably didn't want to PO Lowes. I wish someone would move into that eyesore though.

At least State road will no longer look like a depressed area anymore. Kudos to the project; even if some people are supposedly crooked in the deal. Show me a deal this big where someone isn't making money in a way the someone else isn't happy about. I'm just happy that it's getting done, and will draw a lot more more people and business. The current state repels people.

I agree with Jeff...this is a good thing for the CF community. Even though I have always questioned the location for the development, I really want to see the development go through as it will be good for not only the newly opened businesses, but existing local businesses will benefit from the increased traffic flow as well. Michael Simon's B-Spot will definitely pull people who are not from CF and Menards should as well with their ability to advertise on a big scale & offer unique, quality products. The big question for Cinemark's long term success will be security there and their ability to keep the troublemakers out. With some of the crime that has happened on State Rd lately, I wouldn't feel too safe taking my family to the movies unless they have a good police presence there.

If you look at the tax revenue between pizza hut and Menard's I think we could do alot better with a full scale Menards. Put Kohl's in Giant Eagle with Pizza hut in front with sit down dinning and let Menard's have the Anchor. Just my two cents worth.

Why didn't the city secure the Pizza Hut parcel when the rest of the property was purchased? That set the stage for the Pizza Hut owner to hold the entire project hostage by demanding over 3 million for that little piece of land. Where was the leadership we expect from the people we elect and pay their salaries with our taxes?

Come on, can't we get a Whole Foods or Trader Joe's?!

I'm with you Nicole, I would love to get to a Trader Joe's without having to drive 30 minutes! Where's the petition?

When is the media going to start asking hard questions of our mayor regarding this project? Why are we 4 years into the project with nary a signed contract? Why have they missed multiple deadlines for breaking ground? Why does the developer refuse to confirm claims made by the mayor regarding new signees? How many times will the mayor (and council) agree to enhance/alter Stark's development contract in spite of zero progress in signing actual lessees? And at what point did the mayor ask Stark to hire Mr. Robart's son, Michael? Somebody's gonna end up in jail on this deal. And did anybody see that Stark's "signature" development, Crocker Park, was recently downgraded by its bondholders due to financial underperformance? Could this have anything to do with Stark's lack of progress at Portage Crossing? Where's the money, Don and Bob?

I'd be more than happy to start a petition! You'd get people from nearby neighborhoods that would come to the Falls for that!