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Greetings!
Join us for the October Community Council
meeting this Tuesday night. With a special
event taking place before hand, you won't
want to miss it!
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October Community Council Meeting |
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This meeting will occur at the Kennedy
Heights Presbyterian
Church Tuesday October 21st at
7PM
Elections will be held for the
2009 board of trustees, and the meeting will
feature a Q&A with candidates for election to
various offices, and ballot issues. This will
include
proponents and opponents for ballot issues
such as the city of Cincinnati's issue 8 -
Proportional Representation for election to
City Council featuring Better Ballot for
Cincinnati
Committee, and Councilmember Jeff Berding.
Also invited is Candidate for Hamilton County
Treasurer:
Steve Brinker (D).
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Plant Swap to proceed Tuesday Meeting |
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Ever heard of a Plant Swap?
Here's an
easy way to spruce up your home or garden for
the coming months. Just bring us some of your
extra plants to share and take a plant for
next season. Please make sure the plants
have some soil or are moist. No plant to
swap? leave a donation for next year's
flowers and plants for the
committee
It all takes place before
the community council meeting 7PM,
outside the Kennedy Heights Presbyterian
Church (weather permitting) otherwise, you'll
find the plant swap inside the church.
Sponsored by the Kennedy Heights
Beautification Committee
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Discussion: Maintaining Community in Kennedy Heights |
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Join us for an interesting presentation and
discussion about Kennedy Heights.
Local
historian Jim Cebula will be sharing
information about "Maintaining Community in
Kennedy Heights, 1973-2003" on Thursday,
October 23rd at 7:00 pm at the Arts
Center. Jim will talk about the origins of
neighborhood planning in Kennedy Heights and
explore the impact of the 1979 and 2003
plans. Guests will also have the opportunity
to view the In Our Neighborhood installation
and enjoy refreshments. RSVP is appreciated
to ellen@kennedyarts.org or 631-4278.
Jim Cebula is a Professor of History at the
Raymond Walters College of the University of
Cincinnati and is a long time resident of
Kennedy Heights. His article "Creating a
Multiracial Community in Post-World War II
Cincinnati: The Kennedy Heights Experiment"
was published in the Fall 2007 edition of
Ohio Valley History.
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KHAC News |
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IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD
Community Exhibition Running Through November
8
What does your neighborhood mean to you and
how are you connected? Over the past month,
residents of all ages from Kennedy Heights
and nearby have been working together to
create a collaborative art installation that
explores this question with the help of
visual artist Kate Kern.
This project is part of a 4-week Ohio Arts
Council funded Artist-in-Residence program.
Ms. Kern, a Kennedy Heights resident, has
been working with diverse groups of residents
(about 115 in all) using drawing, writing and
photography to create artwork on the theme:
In Our Neighborhood -- Expressing a Sense of
Place. The resulting collaborative
installation is be on display in our
galleries.
Participants in the project at
Kennedy Heights Arts Center include youth,
adults, seniors, residents of Geier
Apartments and students at Woodford
Paideia
School.
The installation consists of artwork created
by community residents through the residency.
In Our Neighborhood incorporates
residents'
memories and experiences in their
neighborhood through drawing, painting,
photography and text.
Gallery hours are Saturdays 10
am - 4 pm and by appoinment. For more
information, call 631-4278.
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District A says Thanks! |
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THANK YOU from the New Citizens Initiative ~
"District A"
To the artists, musicians, businesses,
community services and Community Councils of
Kennedy Heights and Pleasant Ridge who came
together on OCT 11, 2008 to celebrate the
launch of District A.
To scores of volunteers who brought their
talents and skills to the party.
To each of you who celebrated with us.
As the Sunday Enquirer reported on 10/12/08,
"The goal of District A will be to continue
to create opportunities for businesses and
artists to take part in community development
initiatives along Montgomery Road."
Why not join the conversation?
Email a quick list of your District A
impressions, experiences and ideas to
mcac@district-a.org
Or write to District A at 3140 Losantiville
Ave, Cincinnati 45213.
Or phone District A at 513-557-3850
Every response is valuable input to community
planning in District A!
It's your community - why not help the
conversation grow?
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Neighborhood Notes |
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Cooperative
for Education's Fall Fiesta
Join Cooperative for Education (CoEd), a
local non-profit, at Fall Fiesta at 7pm on
Friday, October 24th at the 20th Century
Theatre in Oakley Square. Fall Fiesta is a
fun, social event that brings together over
300 individuals and 150 businesses for great
food, live music and a silent auction to
raise funds for educational infrastructure
for impoverished children in Guatemala.
Tickets are $35 pre-paid or $40 at the door
and include admission, drinks, and
appetizers. Luxury raffle tickets for a
one-week trip to Ireland and silent auction
items are available for pre-event bidding at
www.coeduc.org. To purchase tickets or for
more information, contact CoEd at
513-731-2595 x 107 or email
meredith@coeduc.org.
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Our
friends at the Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional
Council of
Governments (OKI) would like to thank the
residents of Greater Cincinnati and Northern
Kentucky for
their efforts to help improve the region's
air quality.
In 2008, Hamilton County Environmental
Services issued 10 days of smog alerts which
is a decrease
from last season's 24 days.
The decrease in smog alerts during the 2008
season shows promise for clean air in the future,
especially with a new, more stringent ozone
standard in place.
"It is important for the community to
acknowledge the standards and realize their
importance," said
OKI Board President and Liberty Township
Trustee Christine Matacic. "By working
together we can
provide clean and safe air for everyone to
breathe."
For more information about
OKI's Clean Air program visit
www.DoYourShare.org or
call 1-800-621-SMOG.
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Upcoming meetings |
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The Next scheduled meeting of
the Kennedy
Heights Community Council will take place
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008. Come and
find out all of the great things happening in
our community before the council goes on a
two month summer hiatus
The next
meeting of the Board will
be held on Tuesday,
November 11th,
7:00-9:00p.m., Council's
Office Contact the
Kennedy Heights Community Council:
6463
Kennedy Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
513.531-4041
kennedyheights.org
khcc@kennedyheights.org
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