A Double Rainbow over Cleveland

A special report by The Tremonster

Rain gave way to sunshine on Tuesday afternoon, adding to Tremont’s spectacular view of the Cleveland skyline.

Merrick House Game Day Clambake Fundraiser at The South Side 10-22-17

by Tierra Smith

Hello, Tremonsters.  The South Side restaurant’s Game Day Clambake fundraiser to benefit Merrick House will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 22, at The South Side (2207 W 11th Street).  We interviewed Merrick House Executive Director Michelle Curry to find out about the annual fundraising football event put on by Sherman Delozier, owner of The South Side. Continue reading

The Movement Project to Offer Creative Movement, Modern Dance, and Ballet for Youth

by Rebecca J. Leuszler

Spread the word: there’s a new school of dance opening in Tremont! The Movement Project, a professional dance company based out of Pilgrim Congregational Church, will be offering Creative Movement, Modern, and Ballet for youth ages 4-18.

The Movement Project, founded in 2009 by Megan Lee Gargano and Rebecca J. Leuszler, strives to challenge perspectives, evoke social change, and bridge communities through the power of movement. After many years of work as a dance company, they are eager to open their School of Dance as a home for youth dance education in Cleveland. Continue reading

Visible Voice Books Re-Opens on Professor Ave

REPORTS OF THE DEMISE OF BRICK-AND-MORTAR BOOKSTORES HAVE BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED

by Sam Fryberger

Visible Voice Books is back. After a three-year hiatus, the urban literary retreat is reopening its doors. “It’s the same philosophy, same neighborhood and same proprietor—but we’ve doubled our space and centralized our location,” says owner Dave Ferrante, who transformed the Komorowski building on Professor Avenue in Tremont (2258 Professor Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113 | 216.961.0084 | visiblevoicebooks.com).

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Wooster Arts Jazz Fest on September 16

Bring the whole family to historic downtown Wooster on Saturday, Sept. 16th from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. to enjoy live music, a juried fine arts festival, mouth-watering gourmet food, a New Orleans style jazz parade, juggling stilt-walkers, and a variety of free art activities for children at the Kids Creation Station. Continue reading

New Principal Directs Tremont Montessori’s Tuition-Free, Child-Driven Education

 Natalie Celeste, Principal of CMSD’s Tremont Montessori School | Photo by Ted Zbozien

A special report by The Tremonster

Hello, Tremonsters!

The tuition-free, Pre-K-8 school in the heart of our neighborhood, Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Tremont Montessori, has a new principal at its helm:  Natalie Celeste.  Celeste, a Montessori-trained educator, will steward the over 100-year-old, child-centered educational approach based on Dr. Maria Montessori’s scientific observations of children from birth to adulthood.

The Tremonster sat down with Celeste in a Tremont Montessori classroom to talk about her new role and the time-tested Montessori educational model. Continue reading