New Portage Crossing Tenants Announced; Symon's B Spot 'Backing Off'

Developer Stark Enterprises has confirmed new businesses have signed onto Portage Crossing with many more business deals in the works.

Good news is, several new businesses have either signed on, or are close to finalizing deals with developer Stark Enterprises for the proposed Portage Crossing marketplace. Bad news is, Michael Symon's B Spot and Panera Bread might be walking away from the project.  At Monday night's Cuyahoga Falls City Council meeting, Stark Enterprises COO Steve Rubin offered a glimpse at the site plan, saying Best Cuts, Cinemark, Fashion Nails, Giant Eagle and Pet Supplies Plus had officially signed onto the project.  Aladdin's Eatery, Chipotle and Huntington Bank had signed letters of intent, meaning negotiations have commenced and lease documents are being drawn up, said Rubin.  There is also at least eight yet-to-be-named businesses or restaurants in…

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Price Elementary Needs Facebook Votes to Win $6,000 in New Gym Equipment

The Price Elementary PTA has put its plea in a Patch blog in hopes of winning a contest through Giant Eagle and Sprite

Man Robs Bank With Pen; Burglars Target Frozen Turkeys: Best of the Blotter

Here are some of the weirdest police reports and incidents from departments across the region.

Here are this week's most bizarre police calls, reports and charges. All information was provided by police reports from departments in Patch communities. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.   Bank robber proves pen is mightier than gun Steven C. Dagostine, 43, of Tallmadge, was charged Feb. 26 with aggravated robbery, a first-degree felony, in connection with a Huntington Bank heist in Cuyahoga Falls. Fortunately, police did not have to track him down as Dagostine was already being held in Summit County Jail on a separate robbery charge. On Feb. 24, Dagostine allegedly walked into the Giant Eagle-Huntington Bank, handed the teller a note demanding money and fled with an undisclosed amount of cash. …

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UPDATE: Unarmed Robber Holds up Huntington Bank

Cuyahoga Falls police are on the hunt for a man who reportedly robbed the Howe Avenue Huntington Bank on Sunday morning.

Updated Feb. 24, 9:21 p.m. Cuyahoga Falls police are investigating a robbery that took place Sunday at the Huntington Bank inside Giant Eagle. According to police, a white man in his 40s wrote a note demanding money and handed it to a bank teller. He took an undisclosed amount of cash and fled on foot from the scene.  The man was reportedly unarmed.

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Giant Eagle Ending Foodperks, Expanding Fuelperks

The program is 'a little too complex,' CEO said.

Giant Eagle is ending foodperks! and adding extra incentive to use its fuelperks! program, according a press release from the Pennsylvannia-based company. And yes, that means our Howe Avenue location and Graham Road location right here in Cuyahoga Falls. The last day to earn foodperks! will be Feb. 13 and discounts must be redeemed by May 31. According to a letter obtained by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, the CEO said customers thought the foodperks! program was "a little too complex." In an effort to inform in advance the customers who were receiving the highest level of savings with foodperks!, Giant Eagle began to issue letters to those customers along with added value offers in appreciation of their loyalty.  These letters began to …

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Cuyahoga Falls Woman Mistaken for Call Girl

The following was obtained from Cuyahoga Falls police reports dated Jan. 9-10. It does not indicate a conviction.

Not that kind of girl A Cuyahoga Falls woman knew something was amiss when 100 people called her on Jan. 6 looking for a "good time." According to a Cuyahoga Falls police report, the surge of gentlemen callers was no fluke; it appears someone created a "Casual Encounters" Craigslist ad using the woman's name and phone number without her permission. The woman became aware of the ad on Jan. 9, called police and said she had a suspect; however, the initial lead didn't pan out, said Falls Police Lt. Steve Guldeman.  The detective's bureau is investigating the incident.  Meat heist A Giant Eagle employee called police on Jan. 10 after a pair of suspects dashed into the Howe Avenue grocery store and stole $225 worth of assorted meat products. …

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Flu Season Picking Up in Summit County; Hospitals Working to Stem Transmission

The number of influenza-related cases has been on the rise in recent weeks.

Make sure you have your Kleenex and ginger ale ready—flu season is picking up in Summit County.  Summit County Public Health tracks influenza activity by the week. According to the most recent report, which ended on Dec. 22, about 3.5 percent of all emergency department visits during that time were for fevers or flu-related symptoms, like coughs or sore throats. There was also an increase in the number of flu-related hospitalizations and antiviral prescriptions.  Google.org’s flu trends for Cleveland show numbers increasing rapidly in recent weeks and reaching “intense” levels.  Hospitals restricting visitation Hospitals across the region are reducing the risk of transmission by limiting visitation privileges among patients, according to …

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Mayor: Menards, Cinemark, New Get-Go Likely Coming to Cuyahoga Falls

Cuyahoga Falls Mayor Don Robart discussed the retail projects Monday with the Akron Beacon Journal.

Mayor Don Robart confirmed Monday that developer Stark Enterprises is close to finalizing a set of deals that would bring a 10-screen Cinemark movie theatre to the proposed Portage Crossing site, a Menards to Graham Road and a new Get-Go to Portage and State Roads, the Akron Beacon Journal reports. Original plans called for Menards and Giant Eagle to anchor Portage Crossing, but plans were sidetracked in November after Stark and Cuyahoga Falls officials were unable to clear room for the proposed 240,000-square-foot, two-story home improvement store when the owner of a nearby Pizza Hut refused to sell his land.  New plans under discussion may lead to the demolition of the Graham Road Giant Eagle to make room for a scaled-back, one-story …

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Earl Elevant

3:42 am on Saturday, January 5, 2013

I think their goal now is to put it on the back burner until everyone forgets about it.   more ›

Flu Season 2012: Get the Shot and Skip the Sickness

Patch recently sat down with a leading Cleveland doctor to get the need-to-know's on the viral disease, its effects, who's most at risk and where to find the cheapest shots in Cuyahoga Falls.

Portage Crossing Closer to Construction; Howe Avenue Repair Project Approved

Measures to move each project forward were approved by Cuyahoga Falls City Council at its regular meeting on Monday night.

The Cuyahoga Falls City Council approved a rezoning ordinance on Monday night that will help pave the way for the much-anticipated Portage Crossing project. Council voted 10-1 on the measure with Councilwoman Carol Klinger casting the dissenting vote. In doing so, the former State Road Shopping Center site has been rezoned from MU-4 (mixed-use "suburban corridor") to C-1 "Commercial District" to better conform with the actual land use that developer Stark Enterprises envisions, according to Fred Guerra, the city’s planning and zoning director. Stark requested the zoning change earlier this summer because construction of the new Menards and Giant Eagle anchor stores would most likely be hampered by mixed use development guidelines. When …

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