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Tremont AIR Involves Community in New Work of Public Art, ‘Gathering Place’

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by Kevin P Kubovcik (via Facbook post)

It sure came out beautiful! This was a great public art project where people in the community designed and glazed their own ceramic t i les . I t ’s a great addition to the neighborhood and the art project is called The Gathering Place—I fi lled the planter with roses and White Liatris.

(Photo by Kevin P Kubovcik)

July-August 2018 • Th e Tremonster • Issue #47 • Page 3

Mark Pratt, New Associate Pastor at Scranton Road Bible Church

by Doug TurringtonScranton Road Bible Church is busy renovat-ing their 125-year-old building. A large por-tion of the property is currently fenced-off as a team of workers add another building to the side of the historic Tremont church. From the outside, it’s clear that Scranton Road Bible Church, which was originally constructed in 1893, is looking to update the building. Along with the physical renova-tions, they’re also bringing in a new associate pastor, Mark Pratt.“This was a vision by Senior Pastor Joe Abraham, years ago, that there would be this building that could be built, that would facili-tate and help things in the community,” Pratt said. “This whole section has grown from that love for this neighborhood and a desire to see the neighborhood fl ourish. Even when [my family] became members here, we knew this was a church that we could dive into and really had a heart for this neighborhood.”Pratt and his family moved to the area in 2011, when he accepted a position at a church that has since closed. He wanted to get in-volved in the community right away, joining a block club, volunteering, and later working for Tremont West Development Corporation. After years of being involved at the church already, Pratt became aware of the opening position, which became available when a for-mer pastor transferred to a new church. Pratt sent in his resume, interviewed with church leaders, and was awarded the position rela-tively quickly. “This is what my schooling is in. I’m trained as a pastor; I have an MDiv (Master of Divin-ity), so it was exciting to be able to jump back in,” Pratt said. “We were afraid that as [the family] looked around for positions, that the job search would take us out of Cleveland, or at least this neighborhood.”Fortunately, the Pratts got the chance to stay in Tremont. In the meantime, the building renovations were already underway. On the exterior, the modern brick and stone design blends seamlessly with the original building. The interior of the 19th century building will be updated as well (including air-condition-ing), while staying true to the historical de-sign.For example, the new building’s wheelchair-accessible back entrance opens to an interior

wall covered in the classic, colorful stained-glass windows that once served as the east exterior of the church. The main renovations are scheduled to be completed by November, but the facility al-ready has more capabilities than it did before.The door opposite the stained-glass window wall takes visitors into a brand new, com-mercial kitchen, complete with new refrig-erators, stoves, and all the equipment needed to host church and community events. The door on the other side of the kitchen opens tothe heart of the new building. The space will serve multiple roles, primarily as the church’s gymnasium, but also as a room equipped with enough tables and chairs to hold as many as 200 people. It will host meals, community events, and worship services. The space is currently set up as contemporary worship area, but it will soon be equipped with basketball hoops, basketball and volley-ball court lines, and indoor soccer equipment. “Our short-term goal is to start using the fa-cility the best we can, right now,” Pratt said. “The fi rst thing we’re going to be doing withthe new facility is a week-long soccer campat the end of July. We bring in players fromall over the world to help develop youth soc-cer skills.”As well as off ering multiple weekly services and bible study, Scranton Road Bible Church(through Scranton Road Ministries Commu-nity Development Corporation ) also has re-sources to assist people with practical tasks, such as coping with tenant issues or compos-ing a written will. The church also takes aserious approach, including partnering withother area churches, to mitigate recurringtroubles facing the community, such as thecurrent opioid crisis.“This church has a very strong love for the neighborhood. It comes from the former staff members and the people that are here—we want to be a church that is very active in the neighborhood,” Pratt said. “You start think-ing about all the diff erent things that we’refaced with daily—news of drug overdoses, kids who are wondering where their next meal is going to come from, literacy rates, allthese things. It can’t be just one organization;it’s got to be a community, and this church is a part of that community and has a real desireto help with that.”

TRIO TREMONT SERVES UP FINE DINING IN FORMER BAC SPACE

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Ocean: Clams, mussels, octopus, lobster, shrimp, tomato, marble fi ngerling, carnaroli, broth ($33) GF

Parsnip Tiramisu: mascarpone ice cream, coff ee foam, cocoa dust, shortbread ($7)

Halibut: Pea puree, roasted mushroom, asparagus, fi ngerling, pea tendril, olive oil ($25) GF

Trio patron Sarah DiPetta presents her Truffl e Tasting order ($7.5)

Agnolotti: Goat cheese-lemon, peas, asparagus, mushroom, lamb neck, demi ($18)

Trio Tremont is located at 2661 W 14th St, Cleveland, OH 44113, the former Bac location. Be-low is a look at some of the menu items that have been making a good impression. For more information, call 216.952.7035, or visit www.triotremont.com.

Mark Pratt was hired as a new Associate Pastor at Scranton Road Bible Church.

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Lightning Bugs, Firefl ies, Glow Worms, and Moonbugs

by Josh YorkIt was getting dark, and I could see lightning zapping off in the distance. I wanted to get my plants re-tied before the storm pushed into the area. In Northeast Ohio, we look for-ward to this particular point in the summer with great anticipation—not only because we just hit the solstice where the days are at their longest and the thermometer reads the high-est it is apt to all year—but also because the plants I am re-tying are tomatoes, and as June turns to July, the vines have grown rapidly, foot after foot, and the dangling clusters of green tomatoes are weighing the branches down. As I hoist one of the sturdy branches up into its new position, I notice something that makes me giddy: the fi rst red tomato presents itself—possibly summer’s greatest moment. In another two weeks, I will have more tomatoes than I know what to do with. The light is fading fast, and I hastily tie up the last vine and start gathering up my tools. I notice a fl ash to my right and another to my left—then another fl ash and yet another. Lightening? No—I am experiencing another of summer’s great moments: a rapid increase in fi refl y activity. For a couple of weeks, the lightning bugs have been making their yearly appearance.

You see one here and there and then think, “Wow, these are incredible animals.” You watch one light up and fl ame out. Ten sec-onds later, another one lights up and then again fl ames out. Throughout the evening, you might see 10, 20, maybe even 30 of them and smile about it. At fi rst, you always think, “I feel like there should be more of ‘em. Maybe they are disappearing like the bees?” A couple of weeks later, you are out in your garden, racing against the elements, and there are so many fl ashes around you that you can’t count them, and they never even seem to fl ame out—hundreds of lightning bugs pulsing their little lights every minute. It is a show stopper. Once I adjusted my fo-cus beyond my garden, back into my sprawl-ing yard, and onto the light show nature was throwing down, I felt timeless and spaceless and said out-loud to myself, “Now this is what summer is all about.”You can hardly think of summer without fi re-fl ies coming to mind. I’m not talking about early summertime when you’re jumping in the lake for the fi rst time or pulling off the grill-cover for that fi rst taste of sticky, fi re-smoked barbeque sauce. This is the deepest part of summer—the most summery part of summer: The humidity is so oppressive by

day that the promise of 85 degrees at night makes you sigh with relief. This is the time of summer when the tree canopy is so thick that it completely blocks the street lights from piercing it while trying to light the road-way underneath. This is the magical point of summer when both red tomatoes and light-ning bugs begin increasing their numbers with fi erce rapidity. While I often think that I like late fall best or even that fi rst pool day of late spring, this day is here—it’s tomato and fi refl y day, and it makes me fall in love with summer all over again every year.You may notice that I have been fl opping back and forth between calling these little guys fi refl ies and lightning bugs—I am do-ing this intentionally. Firefl ies go by many o’name all over the world: lightning bugs, glow worms, moonbugs, glowfl ies, golden sparklers, big dippers, fi re devils, and blink-ies, to name just a few. There are over 2,000 species of fi refl ies worldwide, and they can be found on every continent except Ant-arctica. Firefl ies are so synonymous with summer that even in places that don’t have them, they still show up in summertime art and advertisements. They are very much like Santa Claus, Christmas trees, and snowmen to those who live in the tropics. I have been reading about fi refl ies and have learned some interesting and alarming stuff . Even with all the various species, the popula-tions of lightning bugs are declining rapidly. Of course, the usual suspects of pesticides and habitat loss are at fault, but also to blame are light pollution and the fact that fi refl ies tend not to migrate to more favorable condi-tions. For instance, when a parking lot goes in where the fi refl ies live, they won’t move to the next fi eld; they simply try to exist where their home is, often to the point of eventual colony disappearance. Firefl ies are also har-vested for their chemicals by research com-panies, trapped and sold for wedding decora-tions and romantic gifts, and used in Chinese theme parks where nature deprived urbanites walk through hallways fi lled with thousands of fi refl ies. In fact, I read that 17 million live fi refl ies were sold for this purpose in 2016.

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Since the fi refl ies usually die shortly af-ter arriving, they need to be replenished frequently. As crazy as it seems, although we see hundreds of these dudes zipping around during our peak of summerness, they are indeed suff ering a state of endan-germent with a real potential for extinc-tion.Here are a few other facts I have learned about lightning bugs: They are the most effi cient energy factories in the world, with 99.9 % of the energy created by their chemical process being used to create light. Incandescent lights are able to con-vert only 10% to light. LEDs and fl uo-rescents can convert up to 85% of their energy output to light. Firefl y light can be yellow, green, orange, and even blue. They use their light to woo and attract mates but also to intimidate predators. Sometimes, in rare circumstances, the entire popu-lation in an area will synchronize their fl ash patterns, so thousands of them will pulse at once—nature’s club! The larvae are carnivorous, but the adults usually eat only nectar and pollen, although there are some species that will eat other animals. In one particular species, females will fake the pattern of another species’ males and eat them when they come to mate—heinous behavior from such a seemingly passive creature! One cool thing that I have witnessed is the softer glow emitted from grass-bound lar-vae, which I saw on the edge of the grass touching the Towpath Trail. They are hard to fi nd in between glows, but I fi nally lo-cated one, and it looked like a dragon-y dinosaur with spiky ridges down its body.So, no swooping bigger message here (except for that whole Chinese theme park nonsense and the usual stop spray-ing poison stuff ). Just get out there, enjoy your local fi refl ies, and take the time to sit amongst them. I love to drive down Riv-erview Road through the Cuyahoga valley or from Rte. 303 in Peninsula out west to the Hinckley area to see the endless tree-lines sparkling like their trunks, grasses, and underbrush are encrusted with dia-monds. There may be no better reason to forget that hiking is just harder walking and that fi nding nature simply means not being inside. Take a night walk out into the woods, and you will be fl oored by the light show—I promise.

You can hardly think of summer without fi refl ies coming to mind.Photo by Rich Weiss

Party Right Rentals is a Business We Have Fun Owning

Did you know Tremont General Store stocks Dante pasta sauces?

by Adam Opper

Party Right Rentals is a business we havefun owning. We can currently accommodate1-5,000 people for events with high peaktents, tables, chairs, vintage chairs, photobooths, hardwood dance fl oors, table linens,silverware, plate settings, cotton candymachines, popcorn machines, catering equipment, games, DJs, stage lighting, up-lighting, spotlighting, candelabras, and allsorts of hi-end audio equipment. If you needit, we probably have it! From our family to yours: We hope all your events are memories that will last a lifetime.*We have many sizes of tents, DJ’s, weddingphotographers, dance fl oors, photo booths,table linens, wedding coordinators, catering equipment, pastors, and many other options available to make your special events a memory that will last a lifetime.Special—One (1) 20x20 high-peak tent, six(6) tables, sixty (60) chairs and professional,gentle set-up…Only $299!F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n , v i s i tfacebook.com/PartyRightRentals .

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July-August 2018 • Th e Tremonster • Issue #47 • Page 5

Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College: Teaching Students a Trade

Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College student Chris Minick cut my hair like a professional. He also told me about the 1,800-hour, nationally-accredited Allstate Barber training program.

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By Rich WeissI hate haircuts. Generally, I wait the longest I possibly can before giving up and seeking the least expensive haircut I can fi nd. However, by the third 90 degree day of a Cleveland heatwave, a haircut becomes diffi cult to put off . My search for instant relief and an inexpensive haircut led me just a block west of the West Side Market Strip—to Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College (2546 Lorain Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44113). My haircut cost $5.00—$4.99 less than I usually spend at a chain shop, even with the discount mailer coupon I don’t leave home without. The barber chairs lining the two long salon walls at Allstate were staff ed by male and female students who were busy applying many learned techniques of haircutting and styling—tools of the trade which will lead to long-term employment, successful entrepreneurship, or careers in instruction.Allstate student Chris Minick cut my hair like a professional. He also told me about the 1,800-hour, nationally-accredited Allstate Barber training program. I asked Minick to explain the path that led him to Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College and his plans for after he graduates.

“It all started—I was probably about 12—my neighbor, I saw him standing in his garage, cutting his hair. I knew I’d gotten tired of waiting to get my haircut at the local salon with my mom, so I asked him, ‘Are you cutting your own hair?’ He was like, ‘Yeah.’ I asked my parents to buy me a set of clippers, and I started cutting my hair because I like to have a haircut very often. My dad thought it was a good idea, so as a favor to him, I started cutting his hair when he needed it. I was cutting my hair and my dad’s hair. After a while, I started cutting hair for more family, cousins, and also friends. I started working on blending with diff erent combs.Something in me had always refused to be a barber; I just wasn’t sure—probably because of pressure growing up. Dad wanted to make sure I could make a decent living. I started trying to be everything else beside a barber, and I was never happy.I had a buddy who talked me into going to a barber shop. I said, ‘All right, I’ll give it a try—you know I cut my own hair, though.’ He said, ‘Yeah, but you’ll really enjoy the haircut.’We go to this barber shop—it’s off Route 254 in Avon—Railway Barbershop (36840

Detroit Rd, Avon, OH, 44011). At the time, the barber’s name was Tom Starr. I sat down in the barber chair and I asked for high and tight with a comb-over.He gave me a haircut, and I noticed how great it was.I told him, ‘Hey man, I actually have always wanted to be a barber, but it doesn’t seem like they get that much income. I don’t know if it’s enough to support what I want in life.’ He told me what he was making, and I was like, ‘Really? So I can earn that and be a barber?’I asked him where he went to barber school. He said, ‘I went to Allstate Barber College.’ He told me to make sure I apply as soon as possible because there’s waiting period to get in; they are a busy school.I applied. I had to wait a little under a year to get in, but once I got in…it’s been great. I’ve been enjoying it. I’ve learned so much. Great instructors here—always happy and willing to teach me. I’m a visual person, so I learn pretty quickly. All my skills have gotten a lot better; I’ve learned a lot.As far as my plans after I graduate, I’m going to work for Railway. I talked to the owner about it, and we’ve been staying in touch. I visit him just to keep tabs. He said he’ll have a chair waiting for me—he’s going to ‘dust it off ’ for me once I get there. I plan to work there for quite a few years. The reason why is the owner, Kevin. He’s a really good businessman. I want to learn more about running a shop, too. What I hope and plan to do is stay under his wing, learn as much as I can, and then open up my own shop, or—if it’s possible—get my own school.”

I left Allstate Hairstyling & Barber College feeling cool. Yes, my long-ignored nest of hair was no longer adding insulation to the dizzying Cleveland humidity. But I also left inspired and feeling like I’d helped a future Cleveland-area entrepreneur add valuable experience toward receiving his barber’s license from the State of Ohio. All considered, for the fi rst time in a long time I had a good time getting a haircut.F o r m o r e i n f o r m a t i o n a b o u t A l l s t a t e H a i r s t y l i n g & B a r b e r C o l l e g e , c a l l 2 1 6 . 2 4 1 . 6 6 8 4 o r v i s i t www.a l l s ta teha irs ty l ing .com .

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CMSD NEWS BUREAU Neighborhood Cork BoardRead each full story at www.clevelandmetroschools.org

CMSD Students Chat with NASA Astronaut in Earth-to-Space Call

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CEO Wins Smart 50 Awards

Bill Priemer, president and CEO of Hyland; Zack Bruell, founder, Zack Bruell Restaurant Group; Matt Kaulig, president and CEO of LeafFilter Gut-ter Protection; and Joe DiRocco, re-gional president of Fifth Third Bank.“This entire class of honorees demon-

strate the savvy leadership necessary to foster organizations built to last,” Dustin S. Klein, publisher of Smart Business said in a news release. “They ply innovation, make signifi cant im-pact on the community and understand that business is won or lost by organi-zations that are able to weather the ups and downs over decades.”

by CMSD NEWS BUREAUCEO Eric Gordon received awards Wednesday for building and leading an eff ective organization and for his im-pact on the District.Corporate College and Smart Busi-ness magazine honored the CEO and 49 other top executives with presen-tation of the annual Smart 50 Awards at the InterContinental Hotel. Gordon also received a separate award for his impact, one of three special categories that also include innovation and sus-tainability.In a rundown on the winners, the magazine cites Gordon’s role as one of the chief architects of The Cleveland Plan, a customized blueprint for educa-tion reform that was written into state law in 2012. The magazine noted that the plan has transferred authority to schools, created a portfolio of school options and increased test scores and graduation rates. Gordon was named District CEO in 2011, after serving four years as chief academic offi cer. Among other award winners were

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Attendance Campaign Reaches Goal for 3rd Yearby CMSD NEWS BUREAUCMSD’s attendance campaign surpassed its goal for reducing the percentage of students who missed more than 10 days of class during the 2017-18 school year.The “Get 2 School. You Can Make It!” campaign helped to decrease the percentage of students with “off -track” attendance by more than 10 percent when compared with the average of the previous three years. The goal was 7.5 percent.Fifty-nine percent of District students missed 10 days or less. The average for the preceding three years was 53.2 percent.The campaign began three years ago and has now met or exceeded its goal each year. “Get 2 School. You Can Make It!” emphasizes the importance of regular attendance to success in education and includes prizes and other incentives for schools that show improvement.The Cleveland Browns Foundation has served as the campaign’s signature partner from the start, providing fi nancial and other support. Players have visited schools to stress the campaign message.Chronic absenteeism is a nationwide problem. In March, “PBS Newshour” reported on the progress the campaign has achieved in Cleveland.The state defi nes chronic absenteeism as 10 percent of the school year, or 18 days. But CMSD sets a more rigorous standard because District data shows that students who miss more than 10 days score an average of 15 points lower on state math tests and 12 points lower on reading exams. High school students are 34 percent less likely to graduate and third-graders are 9 percent less likely to meet Ohio’s Third Grade Reading Guarantee. CMSD will kick off the 2018-19 attendance campaign on Saturday, Aug. 4 during the annual Mayor’s Youth Summit and CMSD Back to School Fair at Public Auditorium.

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Mozambican Delegation Visits

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The visitors also met representatives from

CMSD’s Family and Community Engagement

and Internal Audit departments, along with

members of the nonprofi t Bond Accountability

Commission that monitors CMSD’s

construction and renovation projects.

The Cleveland Council on World Aff airs is

a partner to CMSD and Global Studies and

frequently brings international visitors to

District schools during international exchanges

with the State Department.

Danilo Alberto Filipe, an English teacher in

Mozambique, said he was impressed with

the innovative approach to learning at Global

Studies. “The strategy of shifting away from the

traditional role of a teacher in front of the

classroom telling students what to do is good,”

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Lincoln-West School of Global Studies

welcomed educators and judicial offi cials from

Mozambique to the school last week to share

practices and discuss challenges in education.

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of State’s International Visitor Leadership

Program, which sponsors international

professionals on short-term visits to the United

States. The Mozambican visitors spent a week

in Cleveland for a project focused partly on

educational reform, parent involvement and

education innovation. They were accompanied

by professionals from the Cleveland Council on

World Aff airs.With the help of a Portuguese-to-English

interpreter, Principal Irene Javier and other

staff members outlined the educational model

of the high school, which is based on mastery

and service learning. The visitors also met three

Global Studies students who talked about their

experiences at the school.

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by CMSD NEWS BUREAUStudents entering high school can feel bom-barded with advice about their future careers, so it takes someone special to make it stick.Someone like Serena Auñón-Chancellor, for example, a NASA astronaut aboard the Inter-national Space Station, which is suspended 240 miles above the Earth and circling the globe at 175,000 mph. A select group of in-coming ninth-graders had the opportunity to chat with Auñón-Chancellor about her job Tuesday during an Earth-to-space call at the NASA Glenn Research Center.The trip was organized by True2U, a yearlong districtwide mentoring program that helps eighth-graders explore their values, interests and strengths and get a new perspective on career options from their mentors. Through an interview process, approximately 40 stu-dents are selected for the six-week True2U Summer Leadership Academy to continue to develop their leadership skills and assist in True2U curriculum evaluation.About 30 of these students made the trip to NASA Glenn and took turns asking Auñón-Chancellor questions through a live video feed. Their questions ranged from the per-sonal to the scientifi c: How long did it take to build the ISS? Why did you decide to go to outer space? How do you deal with loneliness aboard the space station? Who inspired you?Auñón-Chancellor shared some of the fun part about living on the ISS -- even demon-strating a slow-motion fl ip made possible by the free fall conditions -- along with the less pleasant circumstances, like having to turn her own urine into potable drinking water.She also off ered career advice based on her own experiences in the demanding, competi-tive fi eld of space science.

“If I had a nickel for everytime someone told me that it was nearly impossible to get into the astronaut corps and the chances were very low, I’d be a pretty rich woman,” she said. “But there are people that know you and love you, like your family and friends, who will support you no matter what. Those are the people, when you look back, who really inspire you.”The students heard from other experts back down on Earth during a panel discussion with young professionals at NASA Glenn that included two CMSD graduates: James F. Rhodes High School graduate and research instrumentation apprentice Rafael Mercado and Whitney M. Young Leadership Academy graduate and electrical test engineer Jerry Mobley.Mobley began as an engineering intern at NASA Glenn during his sophomore year of high school. He turned that internship into a full-time job in the same department. Mobley said he was excited to have the opportunity to meet younger students who come from a similar background. “It was inspirational for me to be able to connect with them and pique their interest and give them some of the experiences that I’ve been through growing up and attending CMSD schools,” he said.One student in the summer program, Chey-enne, just fi nished eighth grade at Douglas MacArthur Girls’ Leadership Academy and is headed to Cleveland Early College High School in the fall. She enjoyed hearing about Auñón-Chancellor’s career path and the ar-ray of jobs available at NASA in STEM fi elds and beyond. “It was cool to hear her feedback, and it felt like she was actually talking to me, even though she’s in space and I’m just down here

on Earth,” Cheyenne said.The NASA Glenn Research Center staff and Auñón-Chancellor made it clear that even the sky isn’t a limit for CMSD students aspiring to pursue careers related to space science, especially with the opportunity-rich NASA Glenn Research Center right in their hometown.Auñón-Chancellor, asked by a student if there were any plans to go to Mars, said:

“I am certainly too old to be going to Mars, but I would not be surprised if one of you guys sitting in the room right now will be heading out there.”Have a story idea for the CMSD News Bureau? Email it to: newstips@clevelandmetroschools.org.

Cleveland Metropolitan School District students made the trip to NASA Glenn and took turns asking Auñón-Chancellor questions through a live video feed. Their questions ranged from the personal to the scientifi c: How long did it take to build the ISS? Why did you de-cide to go to outer space? How do you deal with loneliness aboard the space station? Who inspired you?

July-August 2018 • Th e Tremonster • Issue #47 • Page 7

Horizon Education Centers: Market SquareA LEADER IN QUALITY EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION

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by Renee KamenosHorizon Education Centers is a leader in quality early care and education, preparing children and families for life for 40 years. Horizon is a mission-driven nonprofi t making sure all families have access to high quality programs regardless of income or where they live. Our newest facility, under the direction of Chrissy Belpulsi, is Market Square Center, located at 2500 West 25th Street, which opened in 2017.

We are proud to be one of Cleveland’s top-rated programs. All eight of our Horizon Education Centers are rated “High Quality” under Ohio’s Step Up To Quality Rating System. This rating ensures that your child will experience: 1) qualifi ed teachers; 2) proven curriculum; 3) family engagement; 4) developmental screenings; and 5) electronic access to your child’s individual learning. Horizon off ers programming for children 18 months to 12 years of age. The Market

Square Center has scholarship programs for free, high-quality full-day preschool for families that qualify. Along with preschool, Horizon off ers high-quality Kindergarten Readiness curriculum and instruction and the best early care and afterschool educational programs off ered in Cleveland. Horizon understands that your choice of child/afterschool care is a very personal and important decision. Horizon takes safety and security as our number one priority. When you drop your child off at our Market Square Center, you will have the peace of mind that your child is safely learning, having fun, and making new friends. Horizon has formed partnerships and collaborations that have fl ourished with Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD), Pre4Cle, Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK), Ohio City Community Development Corporation, PNC Bank, Starting Point, Art House, Music Settlement, Cleveland Public Library, and the Cleveland Food Pantry. These programs focus on Horizon’s core mission, and bring in many other organizations in a united eff ort for children and youth. We thank all our supporters and funders for their faith and investment in Horizon. We also appreciate the thousands of parents that choose our child/afterschool care for their children; there is no stronger endorsement. Our Impact: “Horizon has made a big change in my family…they treat me like a friend, not a customer. The kids and I love the teachers—they have given me a lot of guidance on how to correct behavior and keep my children

learning,” said Anita, a Horizon parent. Horizon takes a comprehensive approach,using an individualized care and educationplan for each of the families.Horizon Education Centers off er a New Enrollment Bonus for all new families—$100Tuition Credit or a $50 Visa Gift Card—onceyou have completed 10 days of enrollmentwith Horizon. The Market Square location ofHorizon Education Centers is open Monday through Friday from 6:00 am to 6:30 pm forcare and education. For more information, please give our center a call at 216-930-KIDS (5437). Please visit our website at www.HorizonOhio.org and schedule a tourof our Horizon Education Centers MarketSquare facility. Opening Spring of 2019: Horizon EducationCenters’ 9th Center—“Triskett Station”located at 13700 Triskett Road, Cleveland,OH, 44111—off ering full day care, education,and afterschool programs.Renee Kamenos is Marketing Coordinator for Horizon Education Centers.

Horizon Education Centers off er a New Enrollment Bonus for all new families—$100 Tuition Credit or a $50 Visa Gift Card—once you have completed 10 days of enrollment with Horizon.

Photo courtesy of Horizon Education Centers

When you drop your child off at our Market Square Center, you will have the peace of mind that your child is safely learning, having fun, and making new friends.

Photo by The Tremonster

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Bernard E.P. Harris & Ben Z. Moment Reading

Friday, July 20 @ 7:30 pm

AUGUST POETRY WORKSHOP

Wednesday, August 1 @ 6:00pm - 8:00pm

JULY POETRY OPEN MIC NIGHT

Wednesday, July 25 @ 7:00pm

THE SUNDAY BEAT: LUCA MUNDACA

Sunday, July 22 @ 1:30p-3:30p

GS HARPER & DANIEL MORRIS

Saturday, July 21 @ 7:30-9:30pm

EVENTS

Epic Poetry Reading: Matt Greenfi eld, Bard of Beachwood Thursday, June 28 7:00pm

City of Cleveland to Relaunch Waste Collection & Recycling Regulation Enforcement

by Nancy KelseyThe Department of Public Works, Division of Waste Collection will again issue citations for violations of City of Cleveland waste collection and recycling regulations beginning August 1, 2018. Download an FAQ sheet with commonly asked questions. “With the successful roll out of the curbside waste and recycling program, we are moving on to the next phase of ensuring this program’s success – compliance,” said Public Works Director Michael Cox. “Compliance is essential to our eff orts to become a greener and cleaner Cleveland. Our goal is to educate residents early so everyone is in compliance by August 1st.”The Division will begin the rollout of the

minor citation enforcement program with courtesy warnings issued now through August 1st. The penalty for violations after the courtesy warning period will be a $100 fi ne. Courtesy violations will be placed on the lid of roll carts.Common violations that might lead to a $100 citation include:Trash mixed with recycling, which results in contaminated recyclingExcess waste outside of the City issued roll cart. Only items in the roll cart can be picked up by the automated trucks.Carts set out too early. Carts should not be placed out earlier than 12 p.m. the day before the scheduled collection day.

takes place the fi rst full week of every monthThere is a limit of three large items permittedfor bulk pick up plus up to four tiresAll mattresses/box springs and cloth furnituremust be wrapped for the safety of handlers.Although the courtesy warning period runsnow through August 1, the City will continueits $350 citations for non-compliant large set-out violations. The setting out of constructionmaterials, fi ve or more tires, large quantitiesof bags or boxes and hazardous wastematerials is considered a major infraction.These violators will receive a $350 fi ne.The City will collect yard waste with regularwaste. Branches and brush must be cut intolengths of three feet or less and tied intobundles that do not exceed 24 inches indiameter. All leaves and grass clippings mustbe contained in bags and there is a limit of nomore than 20 bags per week. “Over the next few months, the City ofCleveland will begin a series of eff orts fromvideos posted to our social media accounts toposts on our blog to help educate the publicabout proper set out,” said Chief OperatingOffi cer Darnell Brown. “We need everyoneto do their part to ensure we keep Clevelandclean by following important waste collectionand recycling regulations.”

Cart violation – residents are required to remove roll carts from tree lawn and store by 12 p.m. the day after scheduled collection day.In addition, violations may be issued for improper set out of bulk waste. Key points to note about bulk pick-up include:Bulk residential pick up

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EVENTS

Thursday, July 26

Oregon Space Trail of Doom | Psycho Men | Braxton Taylor

$5

Tuesday, July 31

Faster Pussycat w/Paradise Kitty

$20 GA / $60 Dinner & Show / $85 VIP

Wednesday, August 1 (every Wednesday)

Werewolf Wednesdays Open Mic

No Cover

Thursday, August 2

Meg Williams (Nashville) |

Top Hat Black | East 9th

$5 ADV/$7 DOS

Friday, August 3

Lollygagger (Chicago) | Listen, Little Man | Muamin Collective

$5 ADV/$7 DOS

Saturday, August 4

The Midnight Slander | The Kenny Brothers Band |

M. Moody | Ryan Martin

$5 ADV/$8 DOS

Thursday, August 9

Therapy Thursdays (Hosted by Braxton Taylor)

No Cover

Friday, August 10

Orange Animal | Theo’s Loose Hinges |

Vanishing Shores

$5 ADV/$7 DOS

Saturday, August 11

First Off enders

Free Show

Friday, August 17

Josh Krajcik

$10 ADV/$12 DOS

Saturday, August 18

Moises Borges Quartet

$10

Thursday, August 23

Emby Alexander | Stephan Haluska | Witch Church

$5

Friday, August 24

Taste of Tremont: CODA Stage

$5 ADV/$7 DOS

Saturday, August 25

Morgan Mecaskey | Lee Harrill | Park Brothers

$5 ADV/$7 DOS

MUSIC SETTLEMENT CAMPUS EXPANDS IN OHIO CITY

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by Myra Goldstein OrensteinWe are pleased to announce our campus expansion into Ohio City as part of The Music Settlement’s $8.5M capital campaign. TMS has been recognized as an east side community anchor institution at our 106-year-old University Circle campus featuring programs in early childhood, music instruction and music therapy.Our new west side campus at the corner of West 25th Street and Detroit Avenue will have these same off erings, but still be tailored to the specifi c needs of the community.As part of an ambitious $8.5M fundraising campaign, we are investing in capital needs and programming innovations across both campuses, as well as serving more students in need of fi nancial aid.Grand Opening Celebration August 26, 2018Join us in celebrating the grand opening of our brand-new campus with a party for the entire community. Family-friendly entertainment, instrument discovery, great food from local vendors, and tours of the facility. Date Sunday, August 26, 2018Time 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.Location The Music Settlement - Ohio City Campus, 2 6 1 0 D e t ro i t Av e n u e , Cleveland, OH 44113(Corner of Detroit and West 25th Street)Year-long enrollment available with classes beginning as early as August 16, 2018. Apply online at TMSkids.org or call 216.421.5806.Music Instruction and Music Therapy classes will begin in September.Check back soon for more information.

The Music Settlement: Ohio City rendering of the corner of W. 25th Street and Detroit Avenue at night

An early exterior rendering of the new facility entranceway for The Music Settlement

Renderings courtesy of The Music Settlement

The Music Settlement Ohio City rendering of the Lobby entrance

An early exterior rendering of the view through transparent classroom walls of The Music Settlement from the street

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an optional A Christmas Story Run one of a kind dog t-shirt!The A Christmas Story Run has a new theme every year, and this year’s is based around the Parker Family’s neighbor’s 785 smelly hound dogs. Run organizers have teamed up with Tremont based Cleveland Animal Protective League and City Dogs. “We are always looking for new and meaningful ways to give back to the community that hosts us,” said race director Amy Kentner. “Both the Cleveland APL and City Dogs do such tremendous work locally for our animal friends that we felt they would be the perfect partnership. If

A CHRISTMAS STORY RUN 5K/10K THEME 2018:‘THE YEAR OF THE BUMPUS HOUNDS’

Steven Intermill about the annual party. “It will be a fun day, and we hope our Tremont neighbors will come out to enjoy it. Santa just confi rmed, as well as Patty Johnson, the actress who played one of the department store elves in the fi lm. We are going to have a table with children’s activities, a face painter, and even

located just fi ve minutes from downtownCleveland at 3159 W. 11th St. in Cleveland’sTremont neighborhood. It is open year-roundon Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m.to 5 p.m. and Sunday from Noon to 5 p.m.Tours of the house run every hour.

The Bumpus Hounds Lunch – Served open faced on sourdough toast with thick sliced turkey breast, bacon, blue-cheese mashed potatoes, topped with gravy, choice of side

*ACROSS FROM THE MUSEUM!

by Steven IntermillEvery year, thousands of runners dress up as pink nightmares, leg lamps, cowboys, and more to celebrate their favorite movie A Christmas Story while taking part in the annual A Christmas Story Run 5k/10k. The charity run benefi ts the neighborhood surrounding A Christmas Story House, helping to restore and maintain the homes of the neighbors near the landmark filming location.Run organizers have added a new twist this year by declaring it to be the “Year of the Bumpus Hounds.” While the run has always been dog friendly, this is the fi rst year runners can sign up their canine companions. The run has opened up registration for up to 700 doggy participants, who even get their own race swag. Each dog will receive a race bib, dog leash, dog scarf, A Christmas Story Run dog tag, tidy bag & scooper, and for the fashion forward pooch there is even

and their canines, the third is for walkers, and the fourth walkers with canines. This is to ensure the safety of everyone on the course.The run benefi ts the A Christmas Story House Foundation, which provides grants to neighbors of A Christmas Story House & Museum. Since it was established in 2013, $391,000 has been raised to invest into the neighborhood. In 2017, the foundation funded 9 projects, which consisted of replaced porches, painted houses, and new fences. Through the money raised in 2017, the foundation will have $99,319.80 to go to 2018 restoration projects. Look for both the Cleveland APL and City Dogs to have a presence at this year’s Christmas In July party at A Christmas Story House. “We love Christmas so much that it’s great to have an opportunity to celebrate it in the middle of summer, too,” said museum curator

there is any way we can help these animals find loving homes we’ll do it.”You don’t need to have a dog to participate, so to keep this year’s run organized it will begin in waves. The fi rst wave will be strictly runners, the second runners

A Christmas Story Run organizers have added a new twist this year by declaring it to be the “Year of the Bumpus Hounds.”

a Red Ryder range set up in the backyard. Jack Frost will be here with their amazing A Christmas Story House themed donuts!”For questions about A Christmas Story Run and to register, please visit www.AChristmasStoryRun.com .A Christmas Story House & Museum is

Photo courtesy of A Christmas Story Run

Photo by The Tremonster

Photo courtesy of A Christmas Story Run

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Graffiti HeArt Mural Installation on Exterior of Tremont Convenience Welcomes All to Tremont

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A special report by The Tremonster

Southbound Tremonsters on W. 14th

Street will find it hard to miss the new “Welcome to Tremont” mural spanning the entire northern wall of Tremont Convenience Food Mart (2630 W 14th St, Cleveland, OH 44113, 216.241.9147). During a recent ribbon-cutting event for the mural, several of the key project partners spoke to us about bringing a new piece of public art to Tremont.When we asked Omar Khanfar, Project Manager of the “Welcome to Tremont” mural and member of the Khanfar family who owns Tremont Convenience, for his thoughts on the mural, he said, “My family has owned Tremont convenience food mart since 1996. We’ve been in the community since then, and we’ve seen the transformation of this neighborhood. Two years ago, one of our employees came up with the contact information for Stamy Paul, who had mentioned that she does artwork. I contacted her, and we thought about [installing a mural] on the front of the store. We got together in the summer of 2016 and came up with the concept of “Welcome to Tremont,” which was based on the “Greetings from Cleveland” mural on West 25th Street. After that, we came up with the design, Graffiti HeArt found the artists, and toward the end of the summer, unfortunately, we suffered a smash-and-grab at the store. The robbers smashed in the front of our storefront and we had to postpone the project. This year, I was coming back from a Cavs game—coming south on West 14th Street—and I saw the [Tremont Convenience northern] wall. I was like, “You know what? This wall looks pretty nice for a mural.” For me, being away at school at Ohio State, I always saw different murals—all kinds of shapes; I saw the ones in Cleveland and I thought, “Let’s do a mural.” It took a little convincing, but my father agreed and he loves the project. I’m very happy about this project, the friendships I’ve made, this ribbon cutting event, bringing art back into Tremont, and... once again, welcome to Tremont!Stamy Paul, owner of Graffiti HeArt, a 501c3 non-profit, started the organization in 2013. “We fund scholarships for the Cleveland Institute of Art to provide free college programs for underserved kids in high school, and we do that through our projects. We commission graffiti artists and muralists to paint murals—both public and private, indoor and outdoor—for commission, and help revitalize neighborhoods and communities and campuses through our projects. We’ve done a few public murals including the “Greetings from Cleveland” mural, with Vick Vein, as well as the “More Heart than Art” mural in Gordon Square (which was Eileen Dorsey and Ish Muhammad), and most recently, our “Welcome to Tremont” mural (with local artists Vic Savage and Allen Giberson). I’m really excited to have this mural in Tremont, where I’m from, at least for the last 12 or 13 years. My grandparents actually dated here in Tremont in the 20s and in Lincoln Park (you can see the Gazebo depicted in one of the letters of the new mural). My parents were married in 1945 in the

Greek Annunciation Church (which is depicted in the letter “N” in the mural). So it’s really cool to have all this come full circle, bringing Tremont home and back to where I actually reside today. The mural has been in the works for two years. There’s been a huge groundswell. It’s been a viral kind of happening around Tremont and Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, through our social media. We’re here today, we’re having a ribbon-cutting with councilman McCormick, and we’ve got so many great followers here today to see this happen. Omar Khanfar, who’s our partner and whose family owns Tremont convenience, they brought a food truck; we’ve got live music, cupcakes from across the street [Cookie and a Cupcake], and we’re finally ready to celebrate and party with this community.Kerry McCormack, Cleveland Ward 3 council representative, attended the mural ribbon-cutting and said, “Thank you all for coming out today to beautiful Tremont. In the crazy world we live in, this is an amazing story of how this community came together to create a beautiful piece of art. So our artists, our small business owners, our amazing residents, and advocates are coming together to create this manifestation of what Tremont is and how strong and awesome of a community this is. To everyone that was involved in this—and Stamy, our hero, our leader on these amazing projects, thank you so much. And to all of our community members here today that are going to love and support this: this is what community looks like. This is what the beautiful activity can portray and look like. So

again in the crazy world we live in, there are beautiful signs of togetherness and progress and art and culture, and this is one of them. Thank you guys so much.”In his remarks leading up to the ribbon-cutting, Khanfar praised the mission of Graffiti HeArt: “I’m very happy we’re helping out an organization that will get some more scholarships out there and get graffiti art out there.”To that point, Paul summarized for the crowd Graffiti HeArt’s work-to-date: “All the money goes to the artists, and to the scholarships for the kids that go to the free college program at the Cleveland Institute of Art. Graffiti HeArt has already given $45,000 in Cleveland Institute of Art scholarships since 2015. Those donations would not be possible without artists like Allen and Vic and others who are in the community and the funders who graciously donate to our organization, like Omar Khanfar and Tremont Convenience.”

For more information on GraffitiHeArtand its Cleveland Institute of Artscholarships, please call 440.781.4515, or visit www.graffitiheart.org. Artists interested in participating in the Graffi tiHeArt’s mission and volunteering time,artistic talent, and experience, should contactGraffi ti HeArt at info@graffi tiheart.org(include examples of your work). If youwould like to inquire about the possibilityof commissioning a project on your propertyor on other forms of canvas, please contactinfo@graffi tiheart.org (include generalgeographic location).

Photo by The Tremonster“Welcome to Tremont” mural ribbon cutting

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Memories from Tremont The War Years on Tremont Avenue—Part 2

by Ken Scigulinsky here were many war movies released during the war, and two of them I never forgot: Crash Dive and Sahara.

contest, probably for the entire city of Cleveland, awarded prizes for collected cans and newspapers. We brought the collected items to the local fi re stations, where they were weighed and credited to our accounts. The collection program was advertised in the paper, explaining to readers that kids would come door-to-door to collect neatly bundled papers and tin cans (labels removed, tops and bottoms cut out then placed in the can before smashing the sides). My friends and I decided to

could do because of the weight and amount of material we had to transport. There were six or seven of us who went around for days, pulling our wagons loaded with stacks of paper and bags of fl attened tin cans, ultimately depositing them at our local fi re station, which I believe was on Scranton. People were very supportive, but there was a lot of competition from other groups of kids, and we traveled way outside of the bounds of our neighborhood to collect cans and paper. When the contest ended and the awards were issued, “Red,” who was 3 years older than me, and “Gumball,” his brother, received a free trip to Cedar Point via boat on Lake Erie from Cleveland. I have to admit I was envious because I only received one free day of rides at Euclid Beach Amusement Park. Because the entire country was on alert due to the threat of aerial attack, we would have air raid warnings at night, mostly in the sum-mertime. When the alert passed, by loud si-rens and radio broadcasts, we were supposed to pull down all the shades in our house or turn off our lights. For summertime drills, most people went outside, congregating with neighbors. Men designated as air raid war-dens, wearing helmets and identifying arm-bands, would come around the neighborhood to verify that there was no light streaming out

of any windows. Kids would try to play in the dark street while men would sit on the steps of their porches or gather on the sidewalks, conversing with only the glow of the ciga-rettes identifying where they were.Walking along Starkweather after school oneafternoon, I heard a very loud radio blaring from inside one of the houses. I didn’t under-stand what it was all about, but I heard thewords “President Roosevelt” and “death.” I didn’t know who he was, but it certainlyseemed to be a very important event. My mother later told me that all the radio stations would be playing “Home on the Range” be-cause that was his favorite song.I was 7 years old when WW II ended, so Iremember some of the immediate aftermath within our neighborhood. When the war in Germany and the war with Japan ended,people spontaneously paraded in the streets for both celebrations. I heard the noise from

the marchers celebrating the victory over Ja-pan and ran to the end of Tremont, at Stark-weather. The excited marchers went down Starkweather to Professor then headed north along Professor to Kenilworth. People weremaking noise by beating on pans, blowinghorns, and just yelling. Someone carried a long pole with an effi gy of Tojo hanging fromit, and other people shone fl ashlights on theeffi gy. Everyone was in an extremelycelebratory mood.My friend Jimmy Wood lived above Kilko’sSaloon, on the southwest corner of Tremont and Starkweather. I didn’t know that his fa-

par t ic ipa te i n h o p e s of winning some prizes. I t w a s r e a l l y n o t something a single child

20th Century Fox Crash Dive Release: “German submarines are targeting Allied vessels in the Atlantic, and in the midst of the fi ghting, a pair of American Naval offi cers might be embarking on a very diff erent kind of collision course.”

Columbia Films Sahara Release: “Set in the Libyan desert in 1942 where a group of American soldiers become isolated in their tank during the retreat to El Alamein.”

atre on Euclid named Telenews presented nothing but news reports. My father used to take me there, and since he could not read, the fi lms were a good source of war information for him.Lettered stickers were issued to automo-bile owners for display on their wind-shields. These stickers indicated the principle usage of the vehicle: general population, essential to war eff ort, minis-ters, doctors, and other needs. The owners received coupons for a specifi c monthly allowance of gas. We didn’t have a car, so we didn’t have fuel ration stamps, but we were provided other stamps for cer-tain foods such as butter, sugar, and cof-fee. One of the best gifts I ever gave my mother was a holder for her ration book. Mrs. Bird directed our kinder-garten class to make the gift for Christ-mas. We used black oilcloth that we fold-ed, punched holes into, and stitched up with red yarn. My mother would proudly display the holder when she shopped to announce that her son had made it in kin-dergarten. In the home, we collected newspapers

ther was fi ghting in Germany un-til his father came home. Jimmyreceived some war souvenirs, including a fl ashlight that was beyond comprehension to us kidsand really high tech for the time. The curved fl ashlight had a plung-er that perfectly fi t your palm suchthat when you pressed it down and released, a heavy spring returned the plunger to the original posi-tion. By quickly and repeatedly depressing the plunger, the bulb in the fl ashlight would glow: the faster the depressions, the brighter the light. Jimmy and I crawled un-der his bed where it was dark totest it out.The war had barely ended whensuddenly there were war surplus items for sale. I remember buyinga gas mask and a waterproof fl ash-light for use on a life raft. Thoseitems sold for about $.19 at the time, and I had to walk to a store on Clark Avenue near W. 14th to buy them. War surplus items con-tinued to be desirable for many years after the war.

and magazines for recycling and took them to school on designated mornings. One summer, w e k i d s h a d t h e opportunity to help the war eff ort in a unique way. A

I loved Crash Dive so much I sat through it twice at a theatre on Euclid Ave. Another the-

TTelenews Movie Theare on Euclid “presented nothing but news reports. My father used to take me there, and since he could not read, the fi lms were a good source of war information for him.” -Ken Scigulinsky

Photo courtesy of Ken Scigulinsky

Part 1 of this article appeared in The Tremonster Issue #45 and can be found in our archives at: www.thetremonster.org.

Tremont Convenience Beer Reviews for July-Augustby Neal Kaff reyNew and freshly squeezed local beers with great aroma and fl avors just arrived to Tremont Convenience Mart:

Beyond Borders by Platform Beer Company And in Collaboration with Taxman Brewing Company6.5% ABV, 11 IBU

A celebratory Saison brought to life with our friends at Taxman Brewing in Indiana. This American Saison exudes sweet malt, rye spice, and frosty pina colada. A full drinkable body leads to fl avors of over-ripe Pineapple, coconut milk, and a peppery rye fi nish.

Tire Swing by Masthead Brewing CompanyPale Wheat Ale – American5.5% ABV

This American Wheat Ale is brewed with a bunch of wheat and American hops. Just enough bitterness, hop fl avor, and aroma to keep it quaff able.

Pilsner by Sibling Revelry BrewingPilsner – German5.1% ABV, 35 IBU

A light bodied, south German-style pilsner. The clean malt profi le allows the bright hop aroma and spicy character of the noble hop varieties to shine. The beer fi nishes clean and dry, brewed to be the perfectly drinkable compliment to summer.

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Duck Island Cocktails Set to Begin Production in August

Forest City Brewery Saves Oldest Beer Garden in Ohio

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by Jay DemagallJim Waltz, Head Brewer at Forest City Brewery and former Head Distiller at Southern Tier Distillery of New York, is set to open the latest beverage-making venture in the Forest City Brewery building—Duck Island Cocktails.Waltz is a native of Avon Lake and has been the Head Brewer at Forest City Brewery (located at 2135 Columbus Rd.) since 2016. He earned a vintner’s degree and has 17 years of experience brewing beer, making wine, and distilling liquor. Waltz plans on mixing a variety of alcohol with flavorings in his 500 sq. f t . production facil i ty. The kegged cocktails will be Ohio’s only kegged cocktail production facility in the state and will be available for purchase at bars and restaurants. Forest City Brewery will be the fi rst location to carry the cocktails for individual sale and will have the tasty beverages on tap sometime in August.

Duck Island Cocktails summer releases willinclude Lemonade Chiller (hard lemonade),Duck Island Mimosa, and Duck Island Mule.Waltz plans on crafting a wide variety ofcocktails in the future and plans on usingthe Forest City Brewery site to launch futuretasty concoctions.

by Jay DemagallIt is common knowledge that Ohio City was a brewery district in the late 1800s, but what isn’t as commonly known is that the area was home to several beer gardens as well. Beer gardens were common gathering places for Clevelanders and new immigrants from Europe and hosted live music, community and political meetings, performing arts, and family gatherings in open, green spaces, while serving beer and food to patrons. The Atlantic Tavern and Beer Garden on

the corner of Freeman and Columbus was a beer garden from about 1865 to 1915. The business was run by the Daniel & Sophie Kuntz family, who emigrated from the Alsace region of France in 1851. This famous region borders Germany and is a melting pot of wine making, hops growing, and brewing. The Kuntz family purchased the property at Freeman and Columbus sometime after 1860 and most likely named the Beer Garden “Atlantic” as a reminder to their immigrant customers of their European homelands. The

property even included a bowling alley from 1890-1910. Daniel ran the Beer Garden until his death in 1890, and then his children ran the operation until prior to 1915, when a timber-framed warehouse was built over 10,000 sq. ft. of the old garden and around the original tavern house (which still stands).The remains of the old beer garden are home to 150-year-old trees, including a sycamore and the tallest red mulberry in Ohio. These trees provide an amazing canopy where Forest City Brewery (2135 Columbus Rd.) hosts live music, community gatherings, performing arts, and family gatherings once again. The current set up of the space is much what you would expect from a 19th century beer garden—a small stage area, basic tables and chairs, and even green, grassy areas.When Forest City renovated the space with the help of Tremont’s Everarbor Co. and members of the Duck Island Community Garden, they found a few old artifacts –

broken glass bottles, an old horse shoe,a very old bocce ball, a rib bone, and even anintact beer bottle from 1889. The breweryrepurposed old telephone poles for deckingmaterial, wire spools as Adirondack chairs,terra cotta hop fl owers salvaged from abuilding built in the early 1900s, and used theoriginal slate roofi ng tile to make an Atlanticsign for the current garden.Forest City Brewery named a few beers inhonor of the old beer garden. The AtlanticBeer Garden Pale Ale is a staple in their line-up and is on tap most of the year. Berg-A-Horn (German for sycamore) Bock is namedafter the giant sycamore that towers over thedeck. The future of the old Atlantic Beer Gardenlooks bright as Duck Island continues todevelop. The brewery plans to add a coveredporch, more seating areas, lighting, andadditional garden features in the next fewyears.

Forest City Brewery’s current beer garden—the original beer garden for The Atlantic Tavern and Beer Garden from about 1865 to 1915.Photo by The Tremonster

The original beer garden of The Atlantic Tavern

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John Resto-Rivera on the Defacing and Restoration of His Clark Avenue Mural: ‘It’s Up to Us’

A special report by The TremonsterAs he was painting late last month, we asked John Rivera-Resto to describe the process of restoring his iconic mural on Clark Avenue, just west of W. 25 Street, after it was vandal-ized over the winter. The following was his response.“I’m John Rivera-Resto. I’m a Cleveland artist who’s been doing murals for 45 years in a lot of countries, though I’d never done any big, big work in Cleveland like this one, [now] my second in Cleveland.

Mural painting has become popular in other cities—Philadelphia comes to mind, LA, other places in Boston—and they’re becom-ing so popular that they have a lot of tourists coming in to see them, and it’s a way to show pride in your community. There’s a Grass-roots origin to it, and everybody loves mu-rals. They are the kings of public art because people look at a wall and, instantly, they can recognize the imagery, the message, and it’s something that keeps their city beautiful.

Four years ago, a gentleman named Chris Luciani, [then Cultural Arts Manager for the City of Cleveland], contacted me and said, ‘Listen, we want to create a mural that can compete with those other cities.’ I told him, ‘Those murals are professionally-made, they take a lot of time, they take a lot of funding, they take a lot of energy, and the artists have to be trained artists…and when I say trained artists, I don’t mean artists with a diploma, I mean trained painters.’

He said he’ll fi nd the funds and he’ll work itout. He did.We started [planning] this mural, but then wehad a question: what is the mural going to beabout? We didn’t want a decoration on thewall; we didn’t want a happy face. My spe-cialty is propaganda art and social narrative, so [Luciani] got together with communitymembers and asked what kind of things they would like to see portrayed, and they said, ‘We want to see our communities—with itsfaults; the reality of what’s going on—and see what you come up with.’ I did aboutthree months of research and interviewed a lot of people. I came up with this [It’s Up to Us] concept, and they said go for it—we love it; it’s exactly what we want.Two years later, we had it done. It was noteasy—it’s a very complex wall. The logistics of the locale are very diffi cult, but we got it done, and everybody was happy…maybe ex-cept me, because I just wanted to get it done and because after two years of burning up on the same spot, I just wanted to move on tosome other project.Then, last winter, I got a call that the muralhad been defaced. A third of the mural had been destroyed by graffi ti, and another third had been damaged by overspray. The com-munity was up in arms. There was a lot of press coverage, and a lot of people started calling me, or sending emails or texts, or talking to friends about it. Everybody said, ‘We’ve got to get it fi xed…we have to get itfi xed.’ A lot of people realized that the muralhad become quite iconic to this neighborhood and, more importantly, it had become quite famous within the city of Cleveland—in factit became Public Art of the Year for 2015. Inaddition to the local community, everybodyin the state was reading about it through the website and other coverage. Even people from out-of-state were writing to me about the signifi cance of it.I came in to see the damage on the mural andI was not exactly…enthused. In 45 years ofpainting, this is the fi rst time anybody ever damaged one of my murals. My philosophy is that a mural has a life of its own—usually it’s a decade—and then they fade away, they live their purpose, and then you paint anotherone on top of it.But everybody wanted to retain this one…and it’s a way to fi ght back: ‘We want itback.’ This time, instead of us having togo out and seek funding and resources, the resources came to us. We’re very fortunatethat the President of MetroHealth Hospital (Iguess he heard it on the news), Dr. Boutros, must be a fan because he called his aide , and he told her please contact the people incharge: we are going to put [in] the money torestore it. And they did…which is fantastic. So they put up the bulk of the money, then Sherwin-Williams said it will donate paintand supplies, and then other people donated privately. Then, Clarke Metro [DevelopmentCorporation], a community offi ce, took care of the management.And here we are: we’re spending the month of June—I, myself, along with my fellow artists Janice Sanders and Amanda Maldo-nado (who was one of the original artistswho began here as a trainee)—we’re putting it together. We have a few other volunteersthat work from my own crew (my business is Mural Master, www.muralmaster.org), ontheir days off they came in and helped.And we’re putting it back together.” Rivera-Resto’s mural has now been fully restored and can be viewed at 2512 ClarkAve, Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, next to the Cleveland Public Library South Branchtemporary location.

Photo by The TremonsterJohn Rivera-Resto and his mural, “It’s Up to Us”

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The Ukrainian Heritage Festival: Bridging Old and New Identities

by Anthony Pinzone and Amanda LloydTraveling through Tremont, old and new identities present themselves in intricate and unique ways in the environment, the food, but most importantly, the people. While Tremont is known for its history of immigrant cultures, it is also a place where progress is palpable: new bridges, greenspaces, and trails mark our entrances and enhance our vistas and walkability. During a recent survey of Tremont’s residents and visitors, many individuals recognized the evolution occurring within the neighborhood. Some compared Tremont to “a miniature version of San Francisco” with a character that “is changing.” Others observed that this transformation is “not necessarily a bad thing.” Tremont’s heritage festivals, such as the new Ukrainian Heritage Festival, can function as bridges between old and new Tremont identities. Not only do festival attendees experience the traditions that shaped Tremont as they listen to folk music and taste time-honored foods, but they also witness exciting additions and renovations to the community each time they visit. During the opening ceremony to the Ukrainian Heritage Festival, Andy Fedynsky, director of the Ukrainian Museum-Archives (UMA), spoke about the festival’s mission: “This event came together when a group approached the Ukrainian Museum-Archives, the Maidan Association, to bring Ukrainian culture back to where it started in Cleveland 150 years ago when immigrants fi rst came to work in manufacturing.” He added, “This is the fi rst annual event for us, but it is probably something that Ukrainians have been doing for a thousand years or more.” Festivals such as the Ukrainian Heritage Festival help attendees understand how Tremont’s cultural heritage informs its unique character and charm.Tom Yablonsky of Canalway Partners also spoke during the opening ceremony: “We are expanding it into Tremont because there are so many stories to tell of immigration and industry. And the Ukrainian community really represents the best of that and the best of church architecture.” He also emphasized that “Cleveland has much to be proud of, and sometimes we don’t take enough pride or are unaware of our own history.” For those who were not able to attend the Ukrainian Heritage Festival, the UMA is open year-round from Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 3 pm, and is located at 1202 Kenilworth Ave. For more information, visit umacleveland.org.

Photo by The TremonsterFestival attendees take in traditional folk music at the First Annual Ukrainian Heritage Festival

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