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
Tremonsters, CRUST has opened its long-awaited second location in Midtown at 3000 St. Clair (at E. 30th & St. Clair Ave., the former Bada Bing club)! Check out the new digs, order a slice of the good old “Destroyer,” and sit at one of many tables in the new, spacious CRUST dining room.
1104 Rowley Avenue in Tremont Lunch: 11:30 am-3 pm Dinner: 5-10 pm
Photos courtesy of Merrick House
After only one month outdoors, the Merrick House Learning Garden plants have grown tremendously.
By Stacia Naoum
After months of planning and preparation, the Merrick House Learning Garden kicked off its inaugural season in 2015. Seeds were planted indoors in March, and by May they were ready to transplant into their new home in five raised beds installed in the backyard at 1050 Starkweather Avenue.
The backyard at Merrick House before the garden was planned and planted. In order to best utilize this space, Merrick House decided to turn it into an outdoor classroom.
The garden was conceptualized not only to utilize the large grassy area in the back of the Merrick House facility, but also to create learning opportunities for program participants of the non-‐profit, as well as a way to get the larger community involved at Merrick House. Continue reading
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
1205 Starkweather
Retail and office space is available on Tremont’s Lincoln Park — the heart of our popular Cleveland neighborhood — as this thoughtfully re-purposed 1205 Starkweather Avenue building is lovingly restored.
Your business could be located across the street from Tremont’s beautiful Lincoln Park – always busy throughout the community event seasons – in this eye-catching building nestled between the Lincoln Park Baths and St. George Antiochian Orthodox Church. Continue reading
The future of what happens inside the Tremont Montessori School to support the program’s growth in enrollment, accommodate the curriculum and create a quality physical environment was discussed at the most recent community meeting.
Roughly 50 neighbors, parents, teachers and even some students gathered in the school’s lunchroom at 5 p.m. May 19. It was the third meeting this year to gather feedback from the neighborhood and other stakeholders about how to update the 98-year-old school building to give students a 21st century learning environment. Continue reading
Did you know there is a big health movement going on in Tremont? An Adult Health Challenge starts at Tremont Moves! The excitement begins June 20, 2015, 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. in Lincoln Park (between Starkweather and W. 11th in Tremont) where initial assessments (weigh ins, blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol and body mass index) will be provided. Continue reading
The Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church in Tremont is gearing up once again, to host the 45th Annual Tremont Greek Fest. The Tremont Greek Fest, which celebrates the Greek American diaspora in Cleveland, Ohio, welcomes the city to experience being Greek for the weekend.
The Tremont Greek Fest held Memorial Day weekend May 22rd – 25th is another highlight in Cleveland’s Memorial Day weekend activities. The festival is free of charge and parking is free. All major credit cards are also accepted.
There will be plenty of food such as gyros, lamb shank, Dolmathes (stuffed grape leaves), baklava, and many assorted wines, Greek beer, and plenty of Ouzo. This year, the festival committee is working on showing the “Big Games” so that you don’t have to miss a minute of the action. Details to follow. Continue reading
A special report by The TremonsterMarcia Moreno, Associate Director of Esperanza, Inc., is a woman on a mission.
On the first two Saturdays of May, she, her energetic staff, and 40 prominent volunteers in the Cleveland community rolled up their sleeves and rigorously processed and interviewed two floors worth of 2015 Esperanza college scholarship applicants. This was in preparation for Esperanza’s annual “Fiesta of Hope” event, where the scholarship recipients are celebrated.
Right now, Esperanza is working around the clock to collect an additional $40,000 to award all of the qualifying college scholarship applications before the June 19th “Fiesta of Hope” event. Continue reading
