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…
Jean Brandt (pictured below in Steven Mastroianni’s ArtWalk exhibit, 20 Years of Tremont ArtWalk — ArtWalk Veterans) has labored for the love of Tremont and this project, building the Tremont ArtWalk up, month by month, since 1993. Over the course of our interviews for the ArtWalk anniversary special issue of The…
Our next testimonial on 20 Years of Artwalk comes from Angie Balbo, who appears in Steven Mastroianni’s portrait, below, from his current exhibit, 20 Years of Tremont Artwalk-ArtWalk Veterans. Angie’s ArtWalk dedication was cut short in the print edition of The Tremonster, but here is her full statement. Angie Balbo “I…
These Tremonsters battled inclement weather early this morning to raise a car battery from the dead. Flurries turned heavier snow with temperatures in the teens, but after a long, hard slog, these stranded Tremonsters were warm in their cars, and on their way by 9:00 a.m., just before heavier…
Tremonsters, here is a link to a PDF of Volume 2 Issue 6 of The Tremonster!
The Tremonster camera arrived to find Tremont West Development Corporation board member, Yvonne Bruce, examining the root system of one of the Lincoln Park trees, a casualty of Hurricane Sandy.
Tremonsters, here is a link to a PDF of Volume 2 Issue 5 of The Tremonster. Please let us know your thoughts–or submit materials for The Tremonster to consider for publication at thetremonster@thetremonster.org. -Rich & Amanda
