by Nora Rodriquez (Plain Press, August 2011) St. Augustine Church, located on West 14th in Tremont, is well known for their service operations and various community activities. One of these activities is the Augustine Rainbow Camp. The summer camp started in 1973 with around 10 kids, according to Gerry Casper, Rainbow Camp’s director. In 2011, … Continue reading
Executive Director Chris Garland is wrapping up his final days as leader of Tremont West Development Corp. Garland tendered his resignation to the Board of Directors on June 16, 2011. Immediately following his notice of departure, the TWDC Board released a statement announcing that Garland will be accepting a position with the City of Cleveland … Continue reading
by Jerleen Justus (Plain Press, June 2011) In 2006, Tremont West Development Corp. (TWDC) began taking steps to join the “Big Brother” regime. The Tremont Network Video Recording (NVR) System base station would be housed at the TWDC office {2406 Professor Avenue} and administered under the auspices of the TWDC (Board) Safety Committee. NEWS ANALYSIS … Continue reading
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2011) On Monday, May 2nd, seventeen children from the Merrick House Day Care program visited Tremont Scoops for an hour of listening to readings of children’s books and eating ice cream. The children were treated to a reading of Casper Joe by the book’s author Connie Randolph of Salinville, … Continue reading
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2011) Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC) celebrated its annual meeting on January 27th with the election of seven new board members, the re-election of board president Chris Alvarado, award presentations and speeches. For the second year in a row, a proposal to substantially change the by-laws of TWDC failed … Continue reading
by Joe Narkin (Plain Press, April 2011) If a streetlight malfunctioned on the Near West Side of Cleveland over the past couple of years, chances are that Tremont community activist Henry Senyak discovered it through a regular inspection process and reported it to Cleveland Public Power (CPP). After making a report, Senyak also monitored each … Continue reading
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2011) The 11th Congressional District Community Caucus held a February 19th meeting in the Tremont neighborhood at St. Theodosius Church on Starkweather Avenue. The guest speaker, Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge, D 11, shared some of her thoughts on the current political climate in Washington D.C. and fielded questions from … Continue reading
by Jason Beudert (Plain Press, January 2010) Up and down the streets of trendy Tremont, the world-class food and beverage establishments solidify Tremont as one of the culinary leaders in this region. But, for the thousands of Tremont residents who are looking for a family run establishment where you can get a great meal without having … Continue reading
(Plain Press, January 2010) There is a new place for children to read books in Tremont. With generous funding from Ronald McDonald House Charities of Northeastern Ohio, Merrick House and Cleveland Reads entered into a partnership to create a new reading room and family literacy center at Merrick House. The room is designed as a … Continue reading
(Plain Press, January 2010, Chuck Hoven) A Sunday, December 6th rally at Lincoln Park in the Tremont neighborhood, calling for a bicycle and pedestrian pathway along the proposed Inner Belt Bridge, drew about eighty cyclists, walkers and even a few babies in strollers. Those gathered at the event wrote letters to the Ohio Department of … Continue reading
