🏀 $179 Million for That?

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John Petkovic & Jude Perez

Dan Gilbert didn’t shell out $179 million for a starting five to go down 33 points to the lowly, injury riddled Hornets.

But that’s what happened in one of the Cavs’ worst losses in the Donavan Mitchell era.

Charlotte was missing three starters and coming off a six-game losing streak, and are one of the NBA’s worst shooting teams.

They lit it up, hitting 23-46 threes – and exposed the Cavs’ lack of hustle and energy.

So much so that coach Kenny Atkinson sat his starters on the bench the entire fourth quarter.

The deep bench crew – with a salary of $8 million total – took over and outscored Charlotte 32-17.

They showed effort, something the starters have rarely done this season.

“They came in and played with… energy and passion and toughness,” said coach Kenny Atkinson. “It’s indicative the contrast to that group and the energy our main group had.”

Something’s got to give – and soon.

It’s been open since 1928 and looks like something out of an old black-and-white movie.

You could even imagine Eliot Ness busting the joint during Prohibition.

After all, White Oaks started as a gambling hideout and speakeasy – where booze from Canada was brought in under cover of night.

(A night watchman looked out for cops, and a secret password was required to get in.)

These days, it’s quite respectable and rolls out a dining experience you’d be hard-pressed to find anywhere.

Dinners open with crudite – vegetables with cottage cheese that recalls mid-century supper clubs.

White Oaks looks like an old supper club -- with its old Bell Telephone booth, wood-paneled rooms, fireplaces and white-linen tablecloths.

It also tastes like one.

The menu boasts classic dishes, from escargot, shrimp cocktails, beef Wellington, pork Normandy and a large slab of salmon with rice and vegetables.

So many restaurants try hard to be trendy.

White Oaks remains a vintage gem of a joint a century later.

Bartender… One Manhattan, please.

More than a grocery store, it was a neighborhood anchor and a source of pride and joy for downtown.

The closing of Heinen’s in July after 11 years was a blow to downtown’s economy and psyche.

Now, it’s back in play.

Geis Companies has listed the historic 1908 Cleveland Trust Rotunda through Cushman & Wakefield | CRESCO Real Estate.

“The Rotunda is a rare opportunity to lease one of Cleveland’s most iconic spaces,” reads the listing.

The realtor envisions the 33,000-square-foot building housing “a flagship retailer or grocer.”

Downtown has seen a growth in population -- because it leads the nation in office-to-residential conversions.

There’s a downside:

WEDNESDAY

Tune-Yards: Merrill Garbus’ musical vehicle is eclectic and always surprising – a mix of pop, avant-garde sensibilities, danceable rhythms. A live treat. 7 p.m. Beachland Ballroom. Info.

Magician’s Table: The immersive magic show’s run has been extended, by popular demand. It rolls out music, food and cocktails and illusionists performing from table to table at Cibreo Privato. 8 p.m. (Through Dec. 6.)  Info.

THURSDAY

Andy Haynes: He’s an old-soul comedian trapped in a new world – and appalled with social media, sunny L.A., new age psychobabble and cultural cliché. 7 p.m. Hilarities. Info.

Journey: Steve Perry stopped believin’. But that didn’t stop the Rock Hall inductees. They’ve been going twice as long without Perry than with him in the band. The farewell tour hits Rocket Arena, 7:30 p.m. Info.

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The temperature was nine degrees above freezing. And yet that pumpkin custard cone looked delightful at East Coast Custard in Parma.

It’s one of a handful of outside ice cream stands still open – at least until Dec. 6.  

Honey Hut, Daisy’s on Fleet and Rosati’s are also going strong, even as the teeth anticipate seasonal chattering.

Mid-November is the statistical heart of the season’s start for Northeast Ohio – with the first inch usually arriving in late November. But people still love their ice cream.

Solders’ and Sailors’ Monument: The tribute to Cuyahoga County veterans of the Civil War opened in 1894. It features a 125-foot column upon which the Goddess of Freedom sits. Inside, the Memorial Room boasts bronze sculptures and busts and lists of those that served in the Civil War. It took 15 years to complete – because the city and businesses fought against having it downtown.

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60 °F 🌡️ 49 °F | ☁️ (Mostly Cloudy) | 6% | 💨 ↑ ≈ 7 mph S (≈ 6 knots)

50 °F 🌡️ 40 °F | 🌧️ (Rain) | 78% | 💨 ↑ ≈ 18 mph N (≈ 16 knots)

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