In the Zone Summer 2013 Serving the Detroit Shoreway, City and Stockyard Neighborhoods

in Gordon Square Our City - Our Ward pARTy Ward 15 Businesses The fun-filled family event will be held in the heart of the Gordon Square Arts District on Saturday, June 8, 2013. The event hours are from 2pm-11pm. At 10am the Capitol Theatre will show free cartoons, and trolley rides will be available to for Parade the Circle until 6pm (*space is limited and riders must get off at University Circle). Featured this year will be the Superman Exhibit featuring cartoonists, and memorabilia cel- ebrating 75 years of Superman. Pop-up shops including Art House, Spaces PULL, LAND Stu- dio and Collective Upcycle, food trucks, and art installations are all welcome as we host over 12,000 visitors for this one-day event. Live performances in music, theatre, dance and more will be featured on our Public Theatre Stage and Stage and around the district for pop-up performances. SO MUCH MORE you won’t want to miss it!

Honeycomb Salon, 6514 Detroit Avenue 216.401.1427 w honeycombcle.com Honeycomb offers men’s, women’s and chil- dren’s haircuts, hair coloring and eventually, manicures and pedicures. Owners Erin Gar- giulo and Joey Stuart plan to curate the art- work in the salon themselves with help from clients and friends in the art world. They will host special events at Honeycomb in collabo- ration with 78th Street Studios and 1Point618 Gallery. ILTHY, 6602 Detroit Avenue ilthy.com For hot, hip apparel with its own unique look, visit ILTHY, a creative brand inspired by pop culture, music, sports, history and produced, sewn and designed right here in Gordon Square. Since 2010, when ILTHY launched with the Brotha Reds Donut shirt, they solidi- fied a place in the street wear scene. Their garments are sold in Cleveland, New York and Miami and are all the buzz in the blogo- sphere and on social media. Toast Wine Bar, 1365 W. 65th Street 216.577.4795 w facebook.com/toastcle Cleveland attorney Jillian Davis is owner of Toast. A 65-seat wine bar in a former fam- ily run bakery is cozy with an industrial vibe, specializing in small vintner wines, craft beers and specialty cocktails. Chefs Jennifer Plank and Joe Horvath create small seasonal plates, house made charcute- rie, cheese and breads. Most food will be lo- cally grown and sourced. Wine tastings and dinners are being planned for the future. Inaugural Gordon Square 5K Run/1-Mile Walk Saturday, July 13, 2013

Registration & Packet Pick Up– 7:30am w 5K /1 Mile Walk– 8:30am

Race begins at Edgewater Park Lower Pavilion, 6500 Cleveland Memorial Shoreway, travels through the neighborhood and ends at The Capitol Theatre, 1390 West 65th Street, Cleveland. As the race ends at the Capi- tol Theatre participants will walk 1/4 mile back to their vehicles at Edgewater Park.

w Pre-Registration 5K Run - $20.00 1 Mile Walk - $20.00 w Race Day Fee (1 mile & 5k)- $25.00

Awards: Ceremony will be held following the race inside the Capitol Theatre. 5K: Top overall Male and Fe- male and top Male and Female in each of the following age groups: 9 & Under, 10-14, 15-19, 20-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65 & Older. OUTSTANDING B U I L D I N G B L O C K S Building neighborhoods, one block at a time Senior of the Year ROAD WORK AHEAD: WARD 15 CONSTRUCTION AND RESURFACING Donna Gonyon

Mrs. Donna Gonyon was born in Cleve- land. She was married to Richard for 33 It’s that time of year again - Orange Barrell season in years before his passing in 2011. Donna has Cleveland. While the construction zones may be a nui- one daughter, Lauren Gonyon Rivera (Eric) sance for travelers for a few weeks, we will soon be see- and two grandchildren. She is honored to be ing newly repaved and renewed roads that will benefit Godmother of ten and Confirmation Spon- all commuters throughout ward 15. Above are the archi- sor to five people. tectural renderings for the newly rehabilitated Madison Mrs. Gonyon is a graduate of Midpark Avenue pedestrian bridge which will be an aesthetically High School. She has her Bachelor’s of pleasing addition to the ward 15 neighborhood. The city Science in Education and her Master’s in has budgeted over $5 million for the pedestrian bridge Education, both from Bowling Green State and the project is slated to finish up in June of 2014. bridge before rehabilitation University. Mrs. Gonyon worked for the In addition to the pedestrian bridge, construction has Cleveland Municipal School District for begun on the Madison Avenue Rehabilitation project. The project will replace roadway pave- more than 36 years. She taught first through ment, curb, sidewalk, ADA ramps, substandard drainage structures and upgrade traffic signals sixth grade for 12 years and was an elemen- and signage from to W. 65th Street. As always, I would like to urge travelers tary and middle school counselor for 24 to use caution when traveling within construction zones. The city has budgeted over $5.5 mil- years. She retired from Joseph M. Gallagher lion for the Madison Road improvements. The project is slated to be finished in September School. 2014. Currently, Mrs. Gonyon volunteers two days a week at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Additional Road Construction in Ward 15: School as a School Counselor. She is also a w W. 41st and W. 44th street – slated to begin late summer 2013, budget amount $1.2 million. member of the School Advisory Board and serves as Vice President of the Alumni As- w Denison Avenue Rehabilitation: August 2013 – August 2015, budget amount $7,100,000. sociation. In addition, Donna is very active w Phase 1: Ridge Road to Fulton Road (begins this August) in Our Lady of Mount Carmel Roman Cath- olic Church. She is a Lector, w W. 74th Bridge: April 2013 – June 2014, budget amount $4,330,000 Eucharistic Minister and President of the Parish Council. She belongs to the Sacred Heart Society, the Mercedarian Lay Frater- nity and is a member of the Italian Sons and Cleveland Courage Fund Daughters Lodge 211. Mrs. Gonyon is President of the Ward 15 The Cleveland Courage Funds, set up by two members to benefit Democratic Club, the Precinct Committee kidnap survivors Gina DeJesus, Michelle Knight, and Amanda Berry and her daughter, now total Person of Ward 15 and she is a member of more than $750,000. the Executive Committee of the Cuyahoga More than 6,800 individual donations have been made to them through the Funds. Donations have come from all 50 states, Washington, D.C. and from several foreign countries. The total in- County Democratic Party. Donna has been a cludes major new gifts – $50,000 from the Cleveland Foundation and $10,000 from Key Bank, Trustee on the Detroit which is also providing pro bono financial counsel to the survivors. Trusts for each of the four Shoreway Community Development survivors are being created to accept all donations received through the Cleveland Foundation and Corporation for more than 25 years, cur- Key Bank. rently serving as Vice Chairperson of the The Cleveland Courage Funds were set up at the Cleveland Foundation and Key Bank two Board. For 15 years she has been President days after the release of the survivors. The Centers for Families and Children will accept the funds from the Cleveland Foundation as a fiscal intermediary and distribute 100 percent of the donations of the St. Peter’s by the Lake Condominium to the four survivors’ trust funds. In addition, 100 percent of donations to the Cleveland Courage Association. Fund at Key Bank will go directly into the survivors’ trust funds. Donna is a long time member of the Al- The Cleveland Courage Funds were established by Cleveland City Council members Matt pha Delta Kappa Honorary Education So- Zone and Brian Cummins. They named the funds in honor of the courage shown by the survivors. rority for Women. She enjoys having dinner Donors can give online at www.clevelandfoundation.org/courage or via U.S. mail at Cleveland with her friends and spending time with her Courage Fund c/o the Cleveland Foundation, 1422 Euclid Ave., Suite 1300, Cleveland, OH 44115. grandchildren. Donors can also give to the Cleveland Courage Fund at any Key Bank branch in . Ward Redistricting Resources for Property Owners Dominion’s Line Protection Program Protect yourself from unexpected, costly repairs

Our aging housing stock also has aging sewer, water and gas lines. It is the homeowner’s responsibility to repair any broken lines from the connection in the home to the curb. With the onset of the rainy season, the possibilities of problems increase. Dominion East Ohio has a program that permits homeowners to pay a monthly fee to reduce or avoid the cost of repairing or replacing a broken line. However, your protection does not begin until you sign up and they receive your first payment. Spring is in the air, and it brings with it change to our city. Cleveland City Council approved Inquire today! new ward boundaries that take effective January 2014. The city will see a reduction in the number Call Dominion Products and of wards and seats on Council from 19 to 17 as part of the voter approved redistricting process. Services at 1-800-562-8419 The redistricting process began in 2013 and consisted of more than 60 meetings and phone confer- ences, including dialogs with key community members, major businesses and organizations and educational institutions. The discussions brought about a well thought out redistricting process Water back up in your basement? that will ensure our residents, businesses and institutions are well served by the city. It was a dif- Notify the Division of Water Pollution with sewer issues ficult process to go through and a few changes were made to the current ward boundaries in our area. With the retirement of ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook, one of the major changes to The Division of Water Pollution Control (WPC) is re- ward 15 will be the addition of the Edgewater and Cudell areas. Details of redistricting and the sponsible for managing the sanitary sewage and storm- changes to all the individual wards can be found on the Council website, http://www.cleveland- water collection system in Cleveland. If water backs up citycouncil.org/find-my-ward/. into your basement, you should notify WPC to investi- gate the problem. If it is determined that no problem exists between the curb and main sewer line, the prop- erty owner is then responsible for hiring a licensed and bonded plumber to check connections on the property.

Contact the WPC Customer Service Unit if you: • Experience an accumulation of water in the base- ment. • Observe a blocked catch basin or street flooding. • Observe a damaged catch basin. • Observe missing catch basin covers, manhole covers or broken grates. • Observe a caved-in street. • Observe a hole in a tree lawn. • Observe anyone pouring or putting anything into catch basins or sewers. You also can report illegal Free, anonymous and easy ways dumping into catch basins by calling (216) 664- to report suspicious activity, tips and leads DUMP.

This week the Northeast Ohio Regional Fusion Center and law enforcement agencies from Water Pollution Control’s Customer Service Unit can across Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Ashtabula, and Lorain Counties launched iWATCH North- be reached at 216-664-2513. Hours are Monday - Friday, east Ohio (NEO), a free and anonymous way to directly report suspicious activity, tips and 8 am - 7 pm and Saturday and Sunday, 9 am to 7 pm. leads. For after hours emergency service call 664-2000.

Download the app now for all of your mobile devices, become familiar with all the ways For more information about The Division of Water you can report suspicious activity free and anonymously, and know how to use it when you Pollution Control, visit www.ClevelandWPC.com. need it: http://www.iwatchneohio.com/. Homeowners who fail to FOLLOW WASTE iWATCH NEO is NOT a replacement for dialing 9-1-1 in an emergency. For any life- COLLECTION GUIDELINES could can be fined $100 threatening emergency, please always dial 9-1-1.

iWATCH NEO is, however, a direct line to law enforcement. You can submit tips either anonymously or through a full detailed report. You may also live chat with police, submit pho- tos, digital videos, and stay informed with local police in your area – all free and if you choose, anonymously. iWATCH NEO can be used for suspicious activity related to crime, terrorism, abuse, school violence, animal cruelty, and more.

If you see something, please, say something. You have the right NOT to remain silent. Trash should be set out NO EARLIER than noon The iWATCH NEO program has been in the works for more than a year to ensure a smooth the day before your waste collection day. Contain- process and tools that can make a real difference. Recent events in Cleveland and throughout the world only underscore the critical role of the community in reporting suspicious activity. ers must be returned to their storage area by noon That’s why multiple law enforcement agencies across Northeast Ohio will be actively partici- the following day. Failure to comply with the law pating and we hope you will too! could result in a $100 fine. - - - PRESORT STD. U.S. POSTAGE PAID CLEVELAND, OH PERMIT NO. 2893 Personal shopping and errands must errands and shopping Personal will trip way one per $1.00 of fare A Riders may have a personal care Medical related trips are priority and priority are trips related Medical w be within the City of Cleveland. Rid ers are limited to five (5)bags per trip. shopping w be charged. Drivers are not permitted to make change on the van or accept tips. w assistant (PCA) or escort with them; however they must provide this infor mation when scheduling the trip. No fare is charged for PCA/Escort riders as long as they are assisting the indi vidual. Additional Information: w must be within Cuyahoga County. - - In the Zone Serving the Detroit Shoreway, Ohio City and Stockyard Neighborhoods Councilman Matt Zone Tel: 939-1717 - Ward Office Fax: 664-3837 6501 Detroit Ave., Cleveland, 44102 Tel: 664-4235 - City Hall [email protected]

Riders must schedule their trip by Riders are expected to contact the Riders must call STC at 1-800-983- through Monday available is Service will You need to provide STC with w 12 noon two days before they travel, but may schedule up to two weeks in advance. w call center by 7am to cancel trips. Scheduling your ride: Scheduling your w 4782 to schedule your trip. w 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Friday, w information including the name, ad destination the of number phone dress, and the duration of the visit/appoint ment. - -

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Intake workers will verify your home your verify will workers Intake You will need to provide your name, your provide to need will You First time riders must call the De Senior Transportation Connection Riders must be 60 years of age or - Senior Transportation Connection (STC). w address, and refer you to the provider address, phone number and emergen cy contact information. partment of Aging at 216-664-2833. partment of w How to Use the Service: w (STC) will provide two (2) one way trips per week to eligible riders. transportation services. w w older and have limited options for Transportation Services Transportation