It looks like Heinen’s will be the supermarket moving into Scott Wolstein’s redevelopment project on the east bank of the Flats.

The local grocery store chain currently has 17 locations in Northeast Ohio and sources say they have signed a letter of intent with Developers Diversified to move into the Flats location. Heinen’s will join Bernie’s Steakhouse as well as other restaurants, shops, clubs, residences and office space in the $230 million mixed use neighborhood.

The project was held up by an eminent-domain lawsuit that was settled in mid-June, leading to the creation of an adult entertainment district where Larry Flynt’s Hustler club will move to. Wolstein and the Cleveland Port Authority still have to come to an agreement with James Kassouf who owns the remaining pieces of land they want. Kassouf says the land is worth $3.55 million while the port says it’s worth just $640,000. Just a minor discrepancy…

• Picture of east bank of the Flats development proposal
• Another sketch of the east bank of the Flats project

Is a new ice cream parlor/juice bar coming to downtown Cleveland?

Posters were spotted on the windows at 1239 West 6th Street that may indicate just that. The location on the east side of the street between The Cloak Factory and the parking lot next to Spy Bar has been vacant for years.

The posters feature ice cream cartons with creative names such as Trailer Park Treats (Champagne Sorbet), Baby Food for Kids and Supermodels (Low Fat Vanilla), Dumpster Juice (Toffee Crunch), Dinosaur Doo (Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough), Mullet Julep (Mint Chocolate Chip), Fuel Injected Love Shammy (Coffee), Yellow Snow (Banana) and Hang 10 (Blue and White Coconut Swirl).

Signs also indicate there will be a jazz band/piano man and juice bar.

An ice cream parlor was scheduled to move in there years ago but those plans fell through. Now it appears the project may be back on track! And just in time for… fall.