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Bruce Checefsky: A Call with my Parents

Bruce Checefsky

by Bruce Checefsky

This is not the typical story I have penned about rising property taxes or real estate developers seeking variances for new apartment buildings. This is not about potholes or bicycle lanes, protests at City Hall, the Green Party or Democratic Party meetings. This is not a story about tax abatement policies. This is a story about my 89-year-old parents.

Walter and Evelyn live about 400 miles east of Cleveland along Interstate 80. To get to where they live, you have to drive past the Plaza Restaurant at the Emlenton Truck Plaza off Exit 42 of Interstate 80 in Venango County where you’ll find America’s Worst Apple Pie. The menu lists two choices; regular, with a plain crust; and Dutch, with cinnamon and brown sugar on top. The deep dish pie is thick with fresh apples and a flaky crust. I’ve tried them both but that’s another story.

With the COVID-19 pandemic in full force, Walter and Evelyn are amongst the most vulnerable age group according to every scientific and health expert in the world. The hell with what Trump thinks.

Living so many miles from them is difficult. I can’t easily drive to their house and wave at them. I can’t leave food for them. Luckily, my brother lives close enough to check in on them daily. Many families are in a similar situation.

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Tremont Animal Clinic Appointment and Medication Pick-Up

Tremont Animal Clinic’s Office Manager Jen delivered three doses of pet flea medication into the open car trunk of a long-time client on Friday.

Less than two months ago, Tremont Animal Clinic (216-298-5011) moved its entire practice from W. 14th Street to its brand-new facility at 2885 West 25th St. The veterinary clinic cherished by so many in Tremont’s pet-loving community had just begun adjusting to its new location when the COVID-19 crisis called on the Tremont Animal Clinic staff to strategize safe appointment procedures, curbside appointment pickup, and curbside medication pickup.

As the situation surrounding COVID-19 continues to evolve, Tremont Animal Clinic is committed to adapting to the challenges Tremont, as a community, now faces.

Even in a crisis, it is of utmost importance to ensure we can continue to care for our Tremonster pets

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Frank Jackson: ‘We will get through this together’

Dear Residents,

Even in the midst of a pandemic, I want to assure you that your government is working hard for you and share a little about what we are doing. I also want to make clear that we will get through this – together – as we have other difficult times as a City.

On Monday night, we had a City Council meeting in which my proposed 2020 budget was passed among other things. The $1.8 billion budget will allow us to continue to provide essential services from public safety to waste collection to youth programming. Legislation was also passed by Cleveland City Council regarding economic development including the Sherwin-Williams agreement to retain the company’s global headquarters in the City of Cleveland.

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COVID-19 Dances in Safe Spaces: Sarah Morrison “Social Distancing with my TP”

New Facebook page launched to encourage artists to connect with socially distant audiences by innovating new work in isolation.

Visit the “Covid-19 Dances in Safe Spaces” on Facebook, hosted by MorrisonDance, for this full piece and upload or view works by other artists. This page has been created to encourage movers /artists to find creative ways to “Socially Connect” while we are barraged with “Social Distancing.”

City of Cleveland Reports First Confirmed Case of COVID-19

The City of Cleveland and the Cleveland Department of Public Health (CDPH) have been notified of a confirmed test result for coronavirus (COVID-19) in a resident of the city. This is the first confirmed result for Cleveland. The confirmed individual is a male, between ages 30-40 who recently returned from international travel. CDPH is working to identify any close contacts of this resident who would require testing or monitoring for symptoms of COVID-19.

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