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Merrick House Learning Garden Kicks off Its Inaugural Season

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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.

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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

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

Location, Location, Location

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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

Public Meeting at Tremont Montessori Plans for Enrollment, Curriculum, and Environment

Tremont Montessori Community Meeting

A special report by The Tremonster

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

Tremont Moves…All Year!

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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

45TH ANNUAL TREMONT GREEK FEST IS A MUST FOR MEMORIAL WEEKEND

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

Donations Needed for Esperanza’s ‘Fiesta of Hope’ College Scholarships

IMG_20150502_105309 (3)A special report by The Tremonster

Marcia 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

Tremonsters Can’t Get Enough of Their Civilization Coffee

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A special report by The Tremonster

Tremonsters love their Civilization coffee…but according to Civilization owner/operator Nancy Holcepl, “The past few weeks have been crazy!”

While scooping, measuring, brewing, and serving an endless stream of devoted customers, she explained, “We normally restock on Saturdays, but this past Friday we almost sold out.  We restocked on Saturday but I had to restock again on Tuesday.  It’s now Thursday, and look,” Holcepl gestured to the quickly depleting coffee bean levels in her fish bowl-style glass drums and mason jars behind the counter.  Next to the jars was a bag of Civilization coffee beans with a receipt attached.  She said, “People have been calling in their orders ahead of time.” Continue reading