Notes on Attractions in Tremont Leading Up to Christmas and the New Year by Jessie Schoonover This year I came across several enriching events celebrating Christmas in Tremont. At 3 p.m. on Dec. 15 the Cleveland Philharmonic Orchestra performed at the Zion United Church of Christ at 2716 W. 14th St.…
by Yvonne Bruce The “Train Crossing” beautification project, begun in May by the Tremont West Development Corporation’s Safety Committee, was completed November 10, when Safety Committee chair Mike Koski and Safety Coordinator Andy Thomas finished the mural on the Willey Ave. railroad-overpass walls with a beautifully decorated stencil of the Tremont…
“Prayers and persistence are pretty much all Brancatelli had to go on these days,” – New York Times Magazine, March 3, 2009. Today, Cleveland City Councilman Anthony Brancatelli continues to employ prayer and persistence in the city’s foreclosure crisis. He is the point person on the 19-member Cleveland City Council…
Tremont Residents Have Something New to Bark About! by Katie McCoy Long time residents of Tremont cringe when someone mentions the old Rodeo Bar & Grill on West 14th. Tremont resident, Katie McCoy, and her business partners, Sara Tippins and Bob Litkovitz, are hoping to turn the building into something…
Our Own Tremonster, Demetrious, can’t believe his Neighbor, Castro, is suspected of kidnapping A Special Report by The Tremonster “This is so shocking,” said Tremonster, Demetrius, a man in his mid-twenties, who lives across Seymour Ave. from Ariel Castro, who was taken into Cleveland Police custody on Monday, suspected of…
The following is from a Tremont West Development Corporation news bulletin received today by The Tremonster. New Cleveland City Ward Redistricting Approved Today Plan Puts Tremont in 3 Wards Beginning January, 2014 Cleveland City Council, meeting in special session called by Council President Marty Sweeney, approved an amended city ward…
by Mark Pratt Council President Sweeney, I am writing this e-mail in light of recent news I have received concerning my neighborhood. I serve as a Chairperson for the MCC-HBR block club in Tremont. Under the newest plans for ward re-districting it appears that half of my block club will…
The following is the full text of the letter sent on April 12 from Cleveland City Councilman, Mike Polensek, to Council President, Martin Sweeney, forwarded to The Tremonster via the Office of Councilman Polensek.
by Rich Weiss How did Erich Hooper get into urban farming in the first place? According to Hooper, his interest in horticulture was piqued by a teacher of his at Lincoln West, Claude Watson. “He was a black male, and he knew all the Browns,” said Hooper. Claude Watson died…
