The 253-unit proposal on Stokes Boulevard met with dramatically different responses from a city design-review committee and the Cleveland City Planning Commission. Members of the commission pushed the developers to preserve the only remaining building on the block, a stretch of rowhouses that have been sitting vacant since late 2017.
The space Saucy is moving into was last home to Zinc Brasserie and Boom Town Coffee, which have been closed since their operator died unexpectedly last fall. It will be similar to other Saucy locations but with some twists, including an 'elevated,' chef-developed menu for the restaurant.
The 2017-founded craft brewery is now looking to sell the property it previously acquired for a large new taproom, event space and corporate offices and apply the proceeds to an expansion of operations at its flagship Ohio City facility.
Beer suppliers take issue with Ohio laws that they say protect wholesalers to the detriment of the brewing industry by making it hard to cancel contracts with distributors.
Michelle Grattan speaks with Trent Zimmerman, one of the five Liberal moderates who crossed the floor to vote to amend the religious discrimination package to protect trans children