FEATURED EVENTS
Celebrate Slavic Village: Then and Now
Slavic Village is honoring it's past and celebrating it's present and future.
August 23rd 4-7pm Washington Park Golf Center ______________
Fifth Third Bank Financial "Ebus"
Financial workshops, free one-on-one credit counseling and more.
August 25th
12-6pm
Lee Rd & Tarkington Ave
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Home Repair Workshop Do-It-Yourself home repair tips from Home Depot September 5th 6-8pm Glenville Recreation Center ______________
4th Annual Sustainable Cleveland Summit
Sustainable Cleveland 2019. Building an economic engine to empower a green city on a blue lake.
September 20th-21st 8am-5pm Cleveland Public Auditorium _______________
8th International Public Markets Conference
The conference will set a new direction for the vital role markets play in transforming local economies and communities. September 21st-23rd
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel _______________
JOB POSTINGS
Neighborhood Progress Inc.
Vice President of Placemaking _______________
Detroit Shroreway Community Development Organization
Administrative Assistant _______________
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 PEOPLE: For the past 15 years, Bill Merriman has been the deacon at St. Patrick Parish on Bridge Avenue in Cleveland, Ohio. He was born in the southside of Chicago and moved to Ohio City in 1969. He came to be involved with St. Patrick's through an urban studies school program.
For Bill, the parish and the neighborhood present a sense of welcome and respect for those who need service. Deacon Merriman preaches the spirit of hospitality, understanding the importance of linking people together. He wants everyone to be met graciously and with a full welcome, believing that community life is built on relationships and a shared sense of purpose and commitment. Read More -> |
 Interns at Neighborhood Progress Inc
Neighborhood Progress, Inc. looks to build community development capacity by providing various internship positions and hosting Americorps VISTAs. Neighborhood Progress had the pleasure of hosting three interns this past summer: Adam, Chris and Tim. Adam Kanter is a Cleveland native from Shaker Heights, pursing a degree in Political Science at Emory University located in Atlanta, Georgia. Adam's reason for joining Neighborhood Progress was his very strong connection to Cleveland. "I jumped on the opportunity to help the city and its people in any way I could," Adam finishes.
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PLACES:
A great start to summer for ReImagining Cleveland!
Celebration dinner!
On May 14th, 2012, around fifty people gathered to celebrate the ReImagining Cleveland movement at Cathedral Hall in Trinity Cathedral. Attendees included ReImagining Cleveland grantees and gardeners, friends from the OSU extension office and LAND Studio, Bob Brown, the Director of City Planning, Chris Garland, the Commissioner of Neighborhood Development. At the dinner, Councilman Anthony Brancatelli presented a Resolution of Recognition that applauded the efforts of the ReImagining Cleveland movement, in which grassroots community leaders, community development professionals, and policy makers in Cleveland are developing innovative efforts to transform Cleveland neighborhoods.  Sharon Looney Born in Cleveland, Sharon Looney spent some time in Alabama, but moved back with her mother after high school in 1967. She's been in the Buckeye neighborhood, the home of Saint Luke's Hospital, ever since. Ms. Looney had been a patient at Saint Luke's some 20 years ago and remembers it as an anchor within the community. "Everyone was sad when it closed as we all loved Saint Luke's," Sharon fondly recalls. Thanks to Neighborhood Progress and our partners, this sadness was short lived. The former Saint Luke's Hospital is being transformed into Saint Luke's Manor, offering over 130 affordable apartments for seniors along with 65,000 square feet of commercial space. Read More -> |
 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design Workshop Neighborhood Progress, Inc. hosted a three and a half day Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design (CPTED) workshop from August 7th to August 10th for all Cleveland community development corporation staff. CPTED may be a new concept for many, but the concept was created by C. Ray Jefferey in 1971. The goal of CPTED is to reduce opportunities for crime that may be inherent in the design of structures or in the design of neighborhoods. The CPTED workshop was taught by Art Hushen, President of National Institute of Crime Prevention (NICP). Hushen has a BA in Criminology and vast experience with CPTED projects in Tampa, Florida. Hushen has conducted seminars and training throughout the United States, Canada, South America, United Kingdom and Europe.
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 COMMUNITY:
Burten, Bell, Carr Development
Burten, Bell, Carr Development grew from a staff of 1 in 2000 into a highly effective community development organization with over 8 staff that today serves most of Cleveland's Ward 5 in the Central, Kinsman, and Garden Valley neighborhoods. Burten, Bell, Carr's service area is approximately 4 square miles and is home to many exciting new and creative developments in the City of Cleveland. The Urban Agriculture Innovation Zone undertakes the redevelopment of twenty-six acres of the "Forgotten Triangle" in the Kinsman neighborhood and is the largest urban agricultural district in the entire nation. The project is taking derelict, vacant land and turning it into urban farms and agricultural incubators. The project will provide income-generating jobs and entrepreneurial opportunities. The Rid-All Green Partnership is already growing vegetables and raising tilapia on 1 ½ acres at E. 81st and Otter Avenue. The Ohio State University Extension has completed its soil testing and remediation on 6 acres that will be soon turned into urban farms. |
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