Civic Stuff

Annual Meeting of Tremont West Development Corporation

ScottR — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:23:31 -0700

Tremont residents and businesspeople are invited to the annual Membership Meeting of Tremont West Development Corporation scheduled for Thursday, January 31st at OLA/St. Joseph Center (W. 14th & Kenilworth) - a free dinner is served at 6 pm - meeting begins at 7 pm - Board of Director elections (members vote for up to 7 out of 12 candidates) and the Strategic Investment Initiative Plan - guest speaker is Mayor Frank Jackson - Councilmen Cimperman and Santiago will also share remarks - community group tables and block club displays - the year in photos (during dinner hour) - neighborhood awards - a time for community and neighbors - please join us!

Tremont West Development Annual Meeting

ScottR — Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:06:14 -0700

Start: 2008-01-31 18:00

End: 2008-01-31 20:30

Members of Tremont West Development Corporation are invited to the annual Membership Meeting at OLA/St. Joseph Center (W. 14th & Kenilworth) - a free dinner is served at 6 pm - meeting begins at 7 pm - Board of Director elections and the Strategic Investment Initiative Plan - guest speaker is Mayor Frank Jackson - Councilmen Cimperman and Santiago will also share remarks

Ward 14 Community Forum - Meet the Judges of our Justice System

ScottR — Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:58:21 -0600

Ward 14 Community Forum - Meet the Judges of our Justice System - Wednesday, October 24th - 6:30 pm - St. Rocco's Church - 3205 Fulton Road. Come and hear what our Juvenile, Municipal and Court of Common Pleas Judges have to say about your concerns. Come and ask the questions you have been wanting to ask the different judges, but did not have the opportunity to do so! For more information call: Ward 14 Neighborhood Office - 216.664.3706

Night to Unite Photos

Adam Harvey — Mon, 03 Sep 2007 07:35:10 -0600

Some pictures from the Night to Unite can be found here. The majority of them were taken by Amy Weahry from Merrick House. There was a good turnout and some familiar and not-so familiar faces from the neighborhood and across Cleveland. City government was also well represented.

Fundraiser for Our Families

ScottR — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 20:42:03 -0600

Start: 2007-08-11 11:00

End: 2007-08-11 13:00

The residents of Holmden Buhrer Rowley and Mentor Castle Clark Block Clubs (along W. 14th Street south of the 490 bridge) need Tremont's help.

Last week, a home on W.12th Street was set on fire in the middle of the night, while the family was sleeping in the home. The family could easily have been killed, but fortunately escaped with their lives. This is the second arson fire within a month on W.12th - earlier another family's garage was burnt. Both families who were the target of the arson were African-American. Earlier this summer racist graffiti appeared in the neighborhood.

We are planning several responses to these incidents, but the first must be to help the two families' whose lives have been affected by these arsons. One family lost everything.

On August 11, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 pm, there will be a fundraiser for the families at the Clark Bar, 1201 Clark Avenue to benefit the families. Tickets are $5.00, which includes a hotdog and hamburger cookout. There will also be a 50/50 raffle at the event. The funds raised at this event will be matched by Councilperson Joe Cimperman.

Come and support these families and show them that Tremont does care. For more information on contributions to the families, contact Michelle Davis at Tretmont West at 216-575-0920.

Cleveland Education Committee

michelle — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 12:49:28 -0700

Start: 2007-02-22 18:30

End: 2007-02-22 20:00

St. Augustine Catholic Church meeting hall, 2486 W. 14th St. 44113. Located directly across from Lincoln Park in Tremont (Parking available along Howard Ave. and behind the church. #781-5530) Meeting will be in the brick building across from the church and behind the rectory. Look for posted signs on door

* Do you have concerns or questions about your local school?
* Do you want to be meaningfully involved at your childâ€™s school but are not sure how?

* We want to hear from you. Come and find support and information from other parents and community members.

* The Cleveland Education Committee consists of parents, grandparents, concerned citizens and staff of community organizations.

* Our purpose is to promote parent and community leadership in creating meaningful involvement in our schools to enhance the education of our children and in turn, revitalize the City of Cleveland. Please join us at our next meeting. All are welcome.

For more information contact Neighborhood Leadership Cleveland, 812-8700 or Ian Heisey at 671-2710 or ianh@bpdc.org, Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation

Free Tax Preparation at Merrick House West

merrickhouse — Thu, 08 Feb 2007 11:12:40 -0700

Start: 2007-02-08 07:59

End: 2007-04-12 07:59

Have your taxes prepared for free!!!

**For families with annual incomes under $37,000**
Call 281-4212 to schedule an appointment to have your taxes prepared at NO CHARGE via Cuyahoga County Employment and Family Services.

Merrick West is located at 3167 Fulton Rd in the Lin Omni Building
Tuesdays and Thursdays every other week, February 6th through April 12th, 5:30 to 7:00 pm and some Saturdays, 9:00 to noon.

TWDC Annual Meeting Recap

Adam Harvey — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 18:56:45 -0700

The 2007 Tremont West Development Corporation Annual Meeting was the other night. In case you didn't attend, or just want to see some of the things that happened, I took some video. Councilmen Santiago and Cimperman as well as CMSD Superintendant Dr. Eugene Sanders spoke. Dr. Sanders was particularly well-spoken. Videos are after the jump.

Joe Santiago:

Joe Cimperman:

Dr. Sanders spoke for about a half hour. I have broken it into three portions:

Video 1
Video 2
Video 3

TWDC Election Candidates

Adam Harvey — Thu, 18 Jan 2007 10:34:39 -0700

I tried to get my hands on electronic copies of the TWDC Board Election Candidate bios from TWDC, but it looks like the best way to go about it was scanning and converting to PDF. So, if you want to read about the candidates that you'll be voting for at the membership meeting on the 25th, you can read about them here: 271KB PDF.

The candidates are: Sammy Catania, Marcia Leslie, Scott Nagy, Karen Gabriel Moss, Becca Riker, Jeff Pesler, Zach Bergen, Thomas Cook, David Mehring, Herb Crowther, Jeff Chiplis and Guy Templeton Black.

Snow Shovel Crew

Adam Harvey — Wed, 06 Dec 2006 07:04:19 -0700

Yesterday as I was walking to my bus stop an extremely nice woman with a snowblower had cleared the walk all the way up W. 11th. Since I almost die about 4 times each winter slipping on sidewalks, I thought it would be a good idea to form a snow shovel crew to set a good example and clear the sidewalks, especially for Tremont's older residents who might not be up to the task.

This also might be a good idea to pair up with the Merrick House Civility Project if Amy agrees. If you'd be interested in doing this, please comment here. I offered to do it for my block club last year, but didn't get any takers. I think being proactive might be the best way to go about it.

It is also good exercise and an excuse to drink beer afterwards.