MEDINA, Ohio – A new hotel is planned for Medina’s historic square, a first for downtown in more than a half century. Construction could begin as early as next summer on what developer Jim ...

A hotel with over 90 rooms was proposed a spot in Downtown Medina near the square. Developers and officials are only in the early stages of discussions now.

St. Mary's, Pa.-based Medina Hospitality, owned and led by Todd "Booka" Hanes, is building a 39,000-square-foot hotel on Maple Ridge Road inside the Medina Business Park.