Reflections on Tremont Wildlife by Yvonne Bruce

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by Yvonne Bruce

It’s hard to think of Tremont as a habitat for nature, but there’s more wildlife here than in any other city I’ve lived. Raccoons, possums, skunks, groundhogs, cormorants circling Steelyard and blue herons stalking fish in the canal with Alcoa’s stacks behind them. Last July I was walking home from the Scranton towpath ribbon cutting when I heard clip clopping behind me on the most desolate stretch of Carter Rd. Continue reading

Santiago $10 per Puerto Rican Dinner Fundraiser

A special report by The Tremonster

Jim Santiago held a $10 Puerto Rican dinner fundraiser after 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, June 7.  His daughter is going to Europe, so this entrepreneurial Tremonster rolled up his sleeves and threw a Puerto Rican cookout party for his neighbors in the W 14th Street & Bhurer Avenue area in support of the trip.

Santiago charged $10 per person for a share of two large outdoor grills worth of his “West Side Barbeque,” which attracted many customers with an irresistible aroma that filled the streets of Tremont’s lower east side after 2:00 p.m. on Sunday.

If you missed it, don’t worry — Santiago has another $10/Puerto Rican dinner fundraiser planned for after 2:00 p.m. on June 14, in his yard at 1328 Buhrer Avenue. Continue reading

Merrick House is Home Court for I CAN Schools

A special report by The Tremonster

Merrick House is partnering with I CAN Schools to provide students in their NEO Prep Academy high school athletics Program a home court in Tremont.

According to Rocky Melendez, Merrick House Assistant Director and Coordinator of Youth Services, “What Merrick House is doing is going out into the community and partnering with neighborhood schools, neighborhood churches, and other organizations within our own community so that they can utilize the gymnasium.  Continue reading

Dana Depew Shows at Cowork Tremont

Artist Dana Depew, hanging artwork at Cowork Tremont for his spontaneous ArtWalk exhibit, and an artist teaser event in the space before doors open Friday.

Artist Dana Depew, hanging artwork at COWORK Tremont for his spontaneous ArtWalk exhibit and artist teaser event before doors open Friday.

COWORK Tremont will open with a bang by hosting an exhibit by Tremonster artist Dana Depew this Friday, April 11, for ArtWalk.  COWORK Tremont is located at 806 Literary Road, on the 2nd floor (above Barrio). Continue reading

Ringing in the Yuletide Right

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.…

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Tremonster Candidate Profile: Anthony Brancatelli

“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…

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