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 Columbia Tusculum
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Monthly Community Council Meeting, April 19, 7:00 - 8:30 pm, Columbia Baptist Church, 3718 Eastern Ave
Agenda:
1. Sarah Close from Keller Williams will review their Realtor organization based at Columbia Square and discuss housing trends in the area.
Street parking or use parking lots at Gilligan's Law office (two doors down) and St. Stephen's. | |
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CT Calendar
- May 2nd, Flying Pig Marathon Mile 21.3 Water Station, Carnegie Center, Eastern Ave. - May 6th, Mural Dedication Event and Fundraiser for Local Beautification and
Community Garden.
- May 17th, Monthly Community Council Meeting, 7:00-8:30 pm, Columbia Baptist Church
- October 10th, Columbia Tusculum Home Tour. |
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| Columbia Tusculum Community Council Notes |
March 2010 CTCC Meeting Minutes
Police Report - Officer Germaine Love
* Copper prices are up, so thefts from vacant houses are up as well.
* One common scam to watch out for: individuals go door to door and ask about performing some
kind of work. If no one answers, they look for a point of entry to break in. * Five of eight break-in's in the past month could not be considered "breaking & entering" crimes because thieves entered through UNLOCKED windows and doors. This is easy to correct. LOCK UP!!
* If you see suspicious activity (eg. someone looking in windows) call for the Police at 765-1212.
Proposal for a Columbia Tusculum "City-orama"
* Strafer St. developer, Gary Osterfeld introduced a proposal for a "City-orama" here to be put on by the homebuilders' association. To follow through, they need the support of the local area.
* Columbia-Tusculum (Strafer St, specifically) has been suggested as a site for a summer or fall 2011 event because of the level of new construction activity in our area. * CTCC passed a motion to send a letter of support for holding a City-orama here. 2010 Spending Plans * Neighborhood Support Program projects were approved as presented in January. These include Communications (e-Newsletter subscription service, Website domain renewal and annual hosting service), Beautification (building pergolas around the public benches at Columbia Square & buying a portable water tank for landscaping with no water tap access), Home Tour advance money and funds to stage the Mural Dedication fundraiser.
* Funds from the general treasury were also approved: * $1000 for contractors (with required insurance) to hang banners. * $ 600 for Hamilton County Adult Probation team to mow the lawn at the gateway sign park. * $ Up to 200 on a matching basis for the Business Association to print posters advertising member businesses. |
Columbia Tusculum Website - We're New
Visit our all-new website at: www.columbiatusculum.org
Things you can read about - or submit:
** News - similar to e-Journal, but we'll post fewer, more significant items
** Community Calendar
** Best of Columbia Tusculum -what do you & your neighbors think is special about C-T
** Get Involved - Items on specific volunteer help needed with Contact Info.
** Business Reviews -your experience with a local business & why you'd recommend them
** About the Neighborhood - interesting facts, history, pictures
A few sections of the website are still "under construction," but we're open for business. Local organizations, businesses and individuals are welcome to submit information. Send these to website@columbiatuscuum.org. Any pictures or other images must be in .jpeg format. No .pdf.
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Columbia Tusculum Business Association (CTBA) Meeting Minutes
-Resident Reusable Goodie Bags - All businesses can put anything they want in the bags...flyers,coupons, mugs, promo material...up to you! Items for the first 50 bags are due to Fran Santangelo at the next meeting on March 29th. Any questions please email me at fran@benefit-studio.com We will stuff the bags at the next meeting. |
Mural Dedication AND Local Beautification and Community Garden Fundraising Event
Preperation off the overpass at the intersections on Delta Avenue and Eastern Avenue for the mural has begun. The remaining schedule is as follows:
-Wall Preperation - April 16th
-Fabric (Mural) Installation - April 19-20th
Note: There will be some lane closures during that time, so be aware and drive carefully.
The mural dedication is scheduled for May 6th, Thursday from 5:00 to 10:00, at Tostado's. We plan to honor Pam Kravetz, local main artist for the mural, the student artists, Artworks, and others for their assistance in making this mural happen.
The official dedication portion of the night will be completed by 5:30. We know many of you can't make it until after work, so we are extended the mural celebration into the evening and combining it with a fundraiser for local beautification and for the community garden.
We plan to use some of the funds raised for planters and flowers in the neighborhood and to pay for watering. We also plan to build pergolas over the benches in Columbia Square and plant flowing vines.
The community garden is on Strader Street, off of Riverside Drive, a few blocks west of Riverview East Academy. Joe Corcoran, a veteran in the area, has managed this garden for years and has been expanding it on his own for the community. The intention is to make flood zone property near the river into community gardens, that will provide jobs for neighborhood kids and local veterans. Fundraising will help pay for: soil, fill, chainsaw blades, gas, oil, grass seed, drill bits, round-up, rental and maintenance of equipment, and a neighborhood barbeque.
For $25, we will provide food, drink, and live music. Cindy Matyi, CT resident, and her group, Silver Arm, will play from 5:30 - 7:00, followed by Frankly Speaking, some of whose members are also CT residents. A fire truck will be on hand for families to explore. Vintage cars will be provided by the Ault Park Tour d' Elegance.
A great celebration, cause, and way to spend time with your neighbors! |
April 17th, 9:00 to 12:00 we will be mulching the Columbia Tusculum Gateway Garden. As you enter CT from the west on Columbia Parkway, it is on the north side before the intersection with Tusculum.
We welcome all who are able to join and make it a community event. Get to know you neighbors,
take pride in your neighborhood, and beautify it at the same time.
Bring a shovel or a rake.
And come on, who doesn't like a mimosa?
We want to thank H. Hafner & Sons for donating the mulch and the use of a dumpster for disposing of tree limbs and other debris. Hafners has continued to support our community through the years and we encourage you to support them as well.
H. Hafner & Sons is located at 5445 Wooster Pike. Ph # 513-321-1895. www.hafners.com |
Fencing Around Columbia Square Lot
This fence is related to MSD's sewer project. This Columbia Square outlot will be used to tunnel a workshaft all the way to a workshaft well up Hoge St. MSD intends to build ingress and egress points over the sidewalk, directly from the Parkway. They will be trucking away a lot of tunneled material from the workshaft on this outlot.
The schedule shows MSD completing this phase in December 2010. This revised construction plan will make for less negative impacts, both on Columbia Square and on the surrounding neighborhood. In particular, they will not be using the workshaft located behind the Green Dog Cafe outdoor seating area, which will be removed early in the project. And the workshaft that was going to be in the middle of the road at Allyn's corner of Hoge St has now been reduced to a man hole, so the disruption/obstruction of traffic on Hoge St should be much less than initially thought. |
Cyrano [Rehearsed] closes out New Edgecliff's 2009-2010 Season
Be prepared for everything you never expected! As our cast begins rehearsal for the world premiere of Reservoir Dogs: The Musical, a slight change in plans occurs. Suddenly, they find themselves immersed in Rostand's classic tale of the large-nosed romantic.
New Edgecliff Theatre presents its unique twist on the well-known tale by Edmond Rostand: Cyrano, France's greatest warrior and poet, is in love with the beautiful Roxanne. His legendary large nose, however, causes him to doubt that he could ever win her love. Instead, he courts her by proxy, through the handsome, yet vapid, Christian. Cyrano is a funny and touching story filled with swordfights and romance, brimming with Rostand's beautiful poetry.
It's a night of theatre you'll be talking about for a long time...
April 15th-May 1st, 2010 - Performances Thursday-Saturday | 7:30pm at the Columbia Performance Center, 3900 Eastern Ave.
1/2 mile east of The Precinct, just around the corner from Allyn's, Terry's Turf Club, Bella Luna, Tostado's and many other dining options!
Tickets can also be purchased by calling the Box Office at 888.588.0137. |
Ballet Theatre Midwest presents Coppelia - May 15
Ballet Theatre Midwest presents its premiere of Coppélia, one of the most famous classic ballets. The company will perform Coppélia on Friday, May 14 at 7 p.m.; Saturday, May 15 at 2 p.m.; and Sunday, May 16 at 2 p.m. at Northern Kentucky University's Corbett Theatre.
 Coppélia is a love story and a comedy in which Franz falls in love with a girl (really a doll) named Coppélia as he watches her reading inside Dr. Coppélius' toy shop.
Performances on Saturday, May 15, and Sunday, May 16, will feature a Costume Parade for younger children immediately following the performance. All children are invited to wear their favorite costume to parade across the stage and meet the Ballet Theatre Midwest Dancers. The parade will continue up into the lobby to "Coppelia's Sweet Shop" where all can enjoy special treats and confections as well as a Pointe Shoe Signing event.
The performances will feature traditional choreography and story concept by Artistic Director, Daniel R. Simmons, along with beautiful costumes. Guest Artist, Kristopher Wojtera, first soloist from Louisville Ballet, will perform in the leading role of Franz, joined by members of the Professional Performance Ensemble (including dancers from the College Conservatory of Music, University of Cincinnati) and dancers from the Ballet Theatre Midwest Academy.
Tickets are $20 for adults and $15 for children under 12 and senior citizens 65 and older. To order tickets, call 513-520-2334 or visit www.ballettheatremidwest.com.
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Irish Ceili and Contra Dance
This is a "Contra-Ceili" with music and callers for both styles of dancing. The callers are Mary McGing and Susan Marcus and the music will be provided by the Riley School Ceili Band.
Even if you don't consider yourself an experienced dancer they will help you out and this is a great chance to see the improvements to the former McKinley Elementary school.
Sat.,April 17
7:30-10:30 pm $5
Irish Heritage Center
3905 Eastern Avenue
Proceeds to Benefit the new Irish Heritage Center of Cincinnati
For Info: rileyirishmusic.com or Irishcenterofcincinnati.com |
Celebrating Women's Health (for women 18 and older)
The event is targeted to women who are delaying health care because they are insured with a high deductible, or they are underinsured or uninsured.
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GREENER STOCK Collects 14 Tons On Saturday, March 13th, Greener Stock hosted a community electronics recycling drive. Thanks for helping our environment.
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2010 CT Home Tour - October 10th Set as Tentative Date
Community council board member Stephen Sayre is organizing the tour this year. We will need volunteers to share the load and those efforts start now to make it successful. There are 5 committees:
Homes - Chairperson - Arlene Golembiewski
Sponsorship - Chairperson - Matt Ackermann
Promotion - Chairperson - Ran Mullins
Volunteers - Chairperson - George Frank
Transportation - Chairperson - Taylor Ebelhar
We are still looking for volunteers for each committee and for the day of the event.
We are also looking for homes to showcase on the tour.
If you would like your house on the tour or want to volunteer, please contact Steve at ssayre70@msn.com or 236-4154. |
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Flying Pig Marathon Mile 21.3 Water Station
CTCC will once again take charge of staffing a water station for the Flying Pig marathon on Sunday, May 2. See the whole spectacle of the race from a front-row seat in front of the Carnegie Center. Plan to arrive by 8:15 AM to see race leaders pass by. 
Fran Santangelo, owner of BeneFit Studio, will organize the water station. She needs 30-40 volunteers to set up/clean up and hand out water to runners. It's a lot of fun and you'll receive a 2010 Flying Pig marathon T-shirt.
If you are interested in signing up or have questions, please contact Fran at franniesantangelo@yahoo.com or 484-3395. |
Inviting You To Build a Citizens' Budget For The City
Every two years the City establishes a budget drafted by City Administration and tweaked by City Council. Citizens generally have a limited opportunity only at the very end of the process to voice their concerns and advocate for their priorities. With deficits continuing to grow, it's much more critical for citizens to have a greater role in establishing city priorities.
Consequently, with the blessing of City Council and the administration, a diverse coalition of civic groups is working to bring deliberative citizen input to the beginning of the 2011-2012 biennial budget debate. The coalition is organized by Citizens for Civic Renewal and includes, among others, Invest in Neighborhoods, the League of Women Voters, A.I.R. Inc., the Faith Community
Alliance, Santa Maria, the Community Building Institute, the Women's City Club, and the Cincinnatus Association.
The citizen dialog will be grounded in real choices, as the City Administration has agreed to create budget-cutting (and revenue-raising) options for consideration by citizens. In turn, citizens will be asked to discuss and agree upon options in an attempt to balance the budget. Such deliberation will help citizens 1) understand the competing community needs from the perspective of other citizens, 2) prioritize the City services that mean the most to them, and 3) learn to find common ground to resolve our community's fiscal challenges.
Four meetings across the City this spring will establish priorities for City Council to weigh as they draft their "policy budget" in June. That policy budget is used by the administration to craft the City Manager's budget that is presented to the Mayor shortly before Thanksgiving.
This process aims to transform the way citizens think and talk about the City budget. Rather than merely "protecting our own," we all must begin to see the City budget as a collective effort. Consequently, this process will use self-contained small group deliberation to ensure that every citizen has a chance to speak, be heard, and weigh priorities. If citizens begin listening to each other before offering opinions to Council, we might be able to build consensus on how to meet our City's diverse needs.
Neighborhood meetings have been set for April 26 at the Madisonville Recreation Center, April 28 at the Avondale Pride Center (tentative), and May 5 at Midway School in Westwood. A final city-wide meeting will be conducted Saturday June 5 at the Cintas Center. More information will be available as the first meeting nears. |
Plan Cincinnati
Mark your Calendars! Orientation meetings for the Working Groups have been scheduled. Working Groups will be directly involved in drafting Goals and Action Steps for the City's first comprehensive plan in 30 years. At the orientation meeting, you will learn more about the 12 plan elements, the overall Working Group process, and future meeting dates.
Working Groups will be charged with evaluating and refining Goals and developing Action Steps. Each of the 12 plan elements has a Working Group. Thank you to those who have already signed up for a Working Group. If you have not signed upyet, visit http://plancincinnati.org/pages/working_groups.htm.
Both meetings will cover the same material, so please choose the meeting that works best for you:
Wednesday, April 21, 2010 from 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM OR
Saturday, April 24, 2010 from 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Please go to https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dHd0VFZYSmlYT2Y4WjlLUkxnblRHNEE6MA and let us know which meeting you will be able to attend. Locations for the meetings will be emailed within the next week.
Please visit http://www.plancincinnati.org to:
- Vote on Goals and Critical Questions
- View PowerPoint's from the Neighborhood Summit
- Explore the 12 Plan Elements
- View Past Comprehensive Plans
- Stay Up-to-Date on Plan Activities |
Wildflower Walk
Sat., April 24, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.
California Woods Nature Preserve
Ohio's spring wildflowers are a wonder to behold. Join us for a hike along a
nationally designated Scenic Trail as we search for wildflowers such as Nodding
Trillium, Celandine Poppy, Dutchman's Breeches, and discuss facts and folklore
surrounding these floral gems. Meet outside the nature center. Call 231-8678 for
more information. |
Coyotes - Coyotes - Coyotes
Generally coyotes are not out and about during the day, and are shy animals. At this time the Cincinnati Park Board is not managing for (or against) having coyotes in our parks. The coyotes have expanded their range eastward and are now in all 88 counties in Ohio. If one is seen out in the daytime, it must be getting used to humans or identifying the area with a source of food.
Research indicates that the primary danger to people occurs when they feed the coyotes and the animals become too acclimated to people, which could result in someone getting bit.
If a coyote approaches you or your pet hold your ground and make lots of noise; make yourself appear large and aggressive, even throw things at the animal. Do not run towards the coyote or do anything to corner or injure it. Report any aggressive animal behavior to police and to Cincinnati Parks Land Manager, Jim Godby at 513-861-9070.
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| Give the Gift of Columbia Tusculum |
 Historic Home Markers
LAST TWO AVAILABLE.
Order now. When these are gone, we won't place another bulk order for "blanks" for a year or two.
Originally produced for the historic district, you do not need to own a historic home to order one.
Just provide your home's construction date, often available on the Hamilton County Auditor's website.
$35
Columbia Tusculum Padfolios
 These black faux leather padfolios hold a standard 8 1/2 x 11 tablet on the right and have pockets of several sizes on the left. A large outer pocket and zipper enclosure make these perfect for both work and school. A large CTCC urn and flowers logo is embossed on the front, letting people know we are "Cincinnati's Oldest Neighborhood."
Let them know you're from Columbia Tusculum with a CT tote bag
This heavy organic cotton canvas tote bag holds a lot because it's 17 in. x 13 in. with deep 7 inch side panels. Something old, something new with both CT logos front and back. A classy bargain at $12.50.
To place your order: send a check & identify items ordered to CTCC, P.O. Box 26085, Cincinnati, OH 45226. Include your name, address, email address & phone #. If orders cannot be left on your porch, give delivery instructions. We only deliver within the 45226 area. No shipping included. Indicate in your instructions if you plan to pick up. |
Get involved in Columbia Tusculum
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If you would like to get more involved in your community and make new friends, consider volunteering. Newsletter and Website support continue to be our top needs!!
Can YOU help?
2010 Columbia Tusculum Home Tour: See article above in CT Neighborhood News.
2010 Flying Pig CT Water Station: See article above in CT Neighborhood News.
Columbia Journal editor and support: Have ideas to improve the look and content of the e-Journal? Stories to contribute? We need someone to take over as Journal editor, as well as help in writing stories.
Special project help : Is your time limited, but still willing to help on an ad hoc basis? We can match you with current needs. Let us know your time availability or the kind of skills you have to offer.
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It's easy to send us news. Do you have a local event to tell your neighbors about? Know of someone who's won an award, started a new business or some other noteworthy news? |
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Important phone numbers:
Emergency Calls: 911
Non-emergency police calls: 513-765-1212 (use this for most, nonemergency calls)
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.:
Officer Germaine Love, Neighborhood Liaison Officer 513-979-4480
Sgt. Cassandra Tucker, Unit Supervisor 513-979-4470
Lt. Joe Williams, 1st Shift Commander (7 a.m.-3 p.m.) 513-979-4438
Lt. Michael John, 2nd Shift Commander (1 p.m.-9 p.m.) 513-979-4437 Lt. John Rees, 3rd Shift Commander (9 p.m.-5 a.m.) 513-979-4439
District 2 Police Front Desk - 24 hours 513-979-4400
Street Corner Unit - 352-2555
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