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INSIDE Heights High’s Charles Conwell poised to join U.S. Olympic team

5 James Henke On Jan. 15, Conwell headed to the University Olympic Training Facility in Colorado Heights Charles Conwell, a senior at Heights Springs, Colo., to prepare for those honors High, may be headed to the 2016 international tournaments. Geraci Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro family Conwell’s family has been in- this August. volved in boxing for many years, and Conwell is very close to making four of his eight siblings have partici- the U.S. Olympic team as a boxer. The pated in the sport: brothers Marlon 9 18-year-old, who lives on Altamont (super-heavyweight) and Isaiah Steen Latest CH Road in Cleveland Heights, has been (middleweight), and sisters Tyree and stats show boxing for the last eight years. “Once Tiarra Conwell. The family calls itself continuing I started,” said Conwell, “I could Team TUFF—Tightly United Family decrease in never quit.” Fighters. Chuck Conwell, Charles’ crime Conwell, a 165-pound middle- father, has been his coach since he weight boxer, won his class at the James H e n ke started boxing. U.S. Olympic Team Trials in Reno, Charles Conwell heads to Rio de Janeiro in Conwell already has won nu- Nev., in December. He beat two- March, where he will compete for a spot on the U.S. Olympic Boxing team. merous awards and boxing champi- 16 time national champion Leshawn onships. He won a national Junior Noble elem- Rodriguez in his opening bout, and Aires, he will make the Olympic Olympics title in 2013. The following tary school then went on to win his fights against team. If he doesn’t finish in the top year, he was the Junior and Youth matches world championship team member two there, Conwell will move on to Open champion and the Youth Con- students with Anthony Campbell and 2015 national the next qualifying tournament, to be tinental champion. Last year, he won mentors champion Chordale Booker. held in Sofia, Bulgaria, in May, where a national Golden Gloves champion- In March, Conwell will head he would need to be among the top ship. It was his first time competing to Buenos Aires, Argentina to take three finishers in order to make the in the event, and the first time in 19 part in an international qualifying Olympic team. The third and final many years that someone from the Heights tournament—the first of three such qualifying tournament will take place Cleveland area had won a Golden senior Emma tournaments. in June, in Baku, Azerbaijan. There, Gloves championship. Conwell was Zordan is According to a representative of Conwell would need to finish in the also named the Under Armour Youth concert Team USA Boxing, if Conwell is one top five to qualify for the U.S. Olym- Male Boxer of the Year in 2015. soloist of the top two finishers in Buenos pic team. continued on page 2 Annette Mecklenburg to become UH council appoints architect John Rach to CH’s first female police chief fill open council seat James Henke Kim Sergio Inglis As of Feb. 2, the Cleveland Heights Police Department will have a new On Jan. 4, UH City chief. On Feb. 1, Jeffrey Robertson Council voted to retires as police chief. The following appoint John Rach day, Annette Mecklenburg will be to the city’s open sworn in, becoming the first female council seat, which courtesy Joh n R ach courtesy chief in the department’s history. was left unfilled Newly appointed Robertson, 55, has served as chief James H e n ke when only three UH Councilman Annette Mecklenburg, new CH police chief, with John Rach. for five years, and spent 34 and a half outgoing chief Jeffrey Robertson. candidates stood years on the force. Mecklenburg for four open seats in the served as captain for a year and a Tanisha Briley made the decision to November 2015 general election. half before being named chief. She name Mecklenburg the city’s new Earlier in the meeting, three has been on the Cleveland Heights police chief. council members took oaths of office: police force for 25 years, and has lived “Having been here so long,” said re-elected council members Pamela in Cleveland Heights for more than Robertson, “Annette has an under- Cameron and Steven Sims, and newly 20 years. standing of how the department elected Michele Weiss. Council also The three candidates for chief works, and she knows the personnel re-elected Sue Pardee as the city’s vice underwent a testing process and and the city.” mayor.

FutureHeights FutureHeights Blvd. #105 Washington 2843 Heights, OH 44118 Cleveland interviews with city administrators. Mecklenburg was born in Wil- Rach, 31, is a registered architect Cleveland Heights City Manager continued on page 4 who has lived in University Heights since 2011. He has served the city CH City Council elects Stephens mayor; Stein vice mayor in various capacities since 2012, as a member of the board of zoning ap- Deanna Bremer Fisher elected Cheryl Stephens as mayor peals, a committee member for the and president of council. She is the new master plan (ongoing), a steering At its first meeting of 2016, Cleveland second African-American woman to committee member for the NOACA Heights City Council swore in its hold that office. Barbara Boyd, who Pedestrian and Bike Friendly Lane new and re-elected members. It also had been elected to council in 1983, Project, and a steering committee

elected Cheryl Stephens as mayor and a Bremer Fisher was the first. member for the new zoning code president of council, and Jason Stein Stephens said she originally ran commission. D ea nn as vice mayor. Newly elected Vice Mayor Jason Stein and May- for council because, “I wanted to As vice mayor, Pardee led the The meeting began with the or Cheryl Stephens hear prayers from clergy. make Cleveland Heights a better process of selecting an appointee swearing in of Cleveland Heights place.” Later, she stated that she was from the 18 residents who applied City Council members Mary Dunbar, months of an unexpired term; and “humbled” to be elected mayor. for the seat by the Nov. 19 deadline. who was elected to a second term in newly elected Carol Roe. “Part of the promise of America Council members met on Nov. 30 November; Kahlil Seren, who was The members of council (cur- is that even a little child like me can to review the candidates, and then elected to council after having served, rently six, with the vacancy created grow to be mayor, and it is totally interviewed seven of them on Dec. as an appointee, the remaining 10 by Jeff Coryell’s resignation) then continued on page 6 continued on page 2

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rach continued from page 1 Letters Policy About the Observer ployed at was hired and contracted The Heights Observer welcomes 8 and 15. Michele Weiss, elected, but to work with the system in the letters to the editor. They must be submitted The Heights Observer is not an ordinary electronically, along with the writer’s name, newspaper; it is a nonprofit publication not yet seated, participated in the spring of 2015, long before I had phone number and e-mail address, to: for residents of Cleveland Heights and interviews, along with continuing any political aspirations. Although www.heightsobserver.org/members or e-mail: council members Pamela Cameron, I do not believe (and the council [email protected] University Heights. The Observer has no writing staff; Phillip Ertel, Steven Sims and Mark [members] who appointed me didn’t it is written by you—the readers. Wiseman. either) that there was a conflict of HEIGHTS OBSERVER Rach will hold the seat as an ap- interest because the library is not The Heights Observer is a citizen-based news Individuals throughout the com- source published monthly by FutureHeights, a munity decide what stories they want pointee for two years, until Dec. 31, owned by the city, I have chosen, nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization dedicated to civic to write, then submit them for publi- 2017. According to the city charter, in good faith, to step aside from the engagement and quality of life. 2843 Washington Blvd. #105, cation. Anyone in University Heights he will have to run in the next gen- project. In addition, if this project Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 or Cleveland Heights is welcome to eral election—in November 2017—in were to appear on any city review 216-320-1423 Copyright 2016 FutureHeights, All rights reserved. contribute regularly, occasionally or order to seek the opportunity to be meeting, I would recuse myself from Reproduction is forbidden without written permis- even just once. elected to serve the remaining two the agenda.” sion. Is there something you think years of the seat’s four-year term. University Heights Mayor Susan PUBLISHER Rach—who graduated from Kent Infeld, who was not involved in the Deanna Bremer Fisher should be covered in the Heights Ob- [email protected] server? If so, please write it on your State University with a Master of process to appoint a new council Editor-in-Chief own, or with friends, neighbors or Architecture, a Master of Business member, commented on Rach’s prior Kim Sergio Inglis Administration, and a Bachelor of service to the city: “John served on [email protected] colleagues. Our volunteer editors will Science in architecture—said, “I the Board of Zoning Appeals for managing EDITOR make sure it’s ready to publish and Andrea C. Turner contact you with any questions. believe having an architect on city three years and was a very engaged [email protected] If you’re writing a news article, council is a great fit, as I understand member of that body. His profes- ADVERTISING it should be clear and factual. If you the importance of proper city plan- sional background as an architect Bob Rosenbaum 216-401-9342 want to express an opinion, submit it ning, developing properties for future brought a richness to the discussion [email protected] as a letter to the editor or an opinion use and maintaining the beautiful of issues before the [board]. John has advisory committee piece. Either way, make sure it’s about aesthetic of our community.” also served the city as a member of Deanna Bremer Fisher, David Budin, Greg Donley, Judith Eugene, James Henke, Jewel Moulthrop, Vince Reddy, something specific to our two cities. Rach is director of marketing the steering committee for the city’s Bob Rosenbaum, Kim Sergio Inglis, Richard Stewart, • To make a submission of any kind, go for CBLH Design, the firm that the upcoming master plan, and served Andrea C. Turner to www.heightsobserver.org and click on CH-UH Public Library System hired on the steering committee for the Editors to design the renovations for its Uni- city’s initial work and consideration Jamison Babb, Maryann Barnes, Deanna Bremer Fisher, “Member Center” at the left. Christine Brucker, Daniel Budin, David Budin, Greg Donley, • For information about writing style, versity Heights Library. of updates to the planning and zon- Eleanor Mallet, Jewel Moulthrop, Vince Reddy, Bob Rosen- “As architects,” said Rach, “it’s ing code a few years ago. He is a very baum, Kim Sergio Inglis, Clare Taft, Andrea C. Turner article length, etc., click on “Become our nature to be involved in our com- friendly person and easy to get along design and PRODUCTION an Observer” at the left. For questions Temma Collins, Diane Roberto that aren’t answered there, call the munities and professional/civic affili- with.” DISTRIBUTION FutureHeights office at 216-320-1423 ations. If we couldn’t work in those Sruti Basu or e-mail [email protected]. communities, our profession would Kim Sergio Inglis is editor-in-chief of the The views and opinions expressed in this publiction Articles to be considered for the not stay in business. Heights Observer. She lives in the Shaker do not necessarily reflect the views and opinions of the Heights Observer, its publisher and staff, or of March issue must be submitted by Feb. “With regard to the UH Library, Farm Historic District in Cleveland FutureHeights, its staff and board of directors. 8. We publish some articles online as the firm that I’m currently em- Heights. Seed funding for the Heights Observer gener- ously provided by the Cyrus Eaton Foundation, the they come in—and still consider them Dominion Foundation, and the Katherine and Lee for the next print issue. We also pub- Chilcote Foundation. Powered by the 9th Estate. lish an e-newsletter each Tuesday. olympic team continued from page 1 Those planning On Jan. 6, the Boys & Girls Club Severance’s future of Cleveland held an event at the should read book by Excerpts from Observer blogs Heights Youth Club (HYC), the orga- Read the whole story at blogs.heightsobserver.org nization’s Cleveland Heights facility, Kunstler to honor Conwell. “Boys & Girls Clubs are a great urban city government asked voters Economy Grows But State avenue to keep kids busy and out To the Editor: to increase the income tax. In 2016 Funding for Public Schools of trouble,” said Conwell, a charter the school district will be asking vot- Continues to Shrink member of HYC, who attended the The people involved with planning . . . It is axiomatic ers to increase the millage. Because club every day through middle school. the future of Severance Center in public finance: of all the tax cuts from the state, Many of his family members were might want to read The Geography if the federal gov- these new local taxes will (we hope) at the HYC event, as was Zoraba of Nowhere: the Rise and Decline of ernment cuts tax- maintain current services. In my com- Ross, the principal of Heights High. America’s Man-Made Landscape, by es and the state munity we are working hard to stay “When you look at Charles,” James Howard Kunstler. government cuts in place—just to keep from laying off Ross said, “this is really an extension To quote from the back of taxes, the only garbage collectors and police and fire of his family. He always does the right the paperback: the book ”traces way to maintain essential services at the municipal level and to keep thing at school. And it all starts with America’s evolution from a na- is to go back to citizens to increase from increasing class size to alarming his character.” tion of Main Streets and coherent local taxes—which is exactly what is levels by laying off the teachers in our Ross said that the school offers communities to a land where every happening here in my community. schools. . . . online programs, so Conwell will be place is like no place in particular, . . . In November my inner-ring sub- —Jan Resseger able to continue his classes while where the cities are dead zones and he is out of town competing for an the countryside is a wasteland of Olympic spot. cartoon architecture and parking Adrienne Williams, HYC’s teen lots.” coordinator, added, “Charles is very com- In the last chapter, “Better petitive. It makes me feel so good that he Places,” the author offers hope for a is doing something he loves to do.” more people-oriented space, “based “I want to thank everyone who consciously on deep human emo- has supported me,” Conwell said. tional and psychological needs: the “And I really want to thank the school need for greenery, sunlight, places system for supporting me. I am going to be with other people, places to to keep working, so I can put Cleve- be alone, places for the young and land back on the map for boxing.” old to mix, for excitement, and so on.” And, I might add, places to James Henke, a Cleveland Heights resi- walk to shopping. Examples are: dent, was a writer and editor at Rolling Boston, Capitol Hill in Washington, Stone magazine for 15 years. He is also D.C., Center City Philadelphia, and the author of several books, including Seaside, Fla. biographies of Jim Morrison, John Len- non and Bob Marley. He is on the board John Krogness of FutureHeights, and is co-chair of the Cleveland (former longtime Cleve- Heights Observer Advisory Committee. land Heights resident)

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better places for children. is to rank and compare kids, not mea- be learned in some socioeconomic the common In his March 1999 Educational sure mastery of specific content. Test settings than others.” good Leadership article, “Why Standard- scores do not tell us how much our Testing experts know that stan- ized Tests Don’t Measure Education children are learning and what kind dardized tests are the wrong tool Quality,” James Popham observed, of job our schools are doing, but we for measuring the effect of schools “Asserting that low test scores are still use them to judge quality. on children. Unfortunately, the Susie Kaeser caused by the quality of education The fact that test designers use governor and legislature ignore this is illogical.” Popham identifies three questions that rely on prior knowl- technical detail and persist. They Standardized tests are the corner- things that influence test scores: edge should also invalidate this sys- deserve an F for their stewardship stone of Ohio’s education “account- what is taught in school, a student’s tem. Popham further observed, “One of our schools. ability system.” Test results are the native intellectual abilities, and a stu- of the chief reasons that children’s We can do better: Invest in dominant measure used to create dent’s out-of-school learning. Tests socioeconomic status is highly cor- teaching, not tests. report cards that judge the quality of really don’t measure what schools do. related with standardized test scores education offered in Ohio’s schools The problem is twofold. Many is that many items on standardized Susie Kaeser is a longtime resident of and school districts, and to shame variables outside the school affect test tests really focus on assessing knowl- Cleveland Heights and former director of and blame low performers. performance, and standardized tests edge and/or skills learned outside of Reaching Heights. She serves on the na- Last year the state switched to are designed to compare students, not school—knowledge more likely to tional board of Parents for Public Schools. the Partnership for Assessment of to evaluate their education. Readiness for College and Careers A study cited in 2013 by Edward (PARCC) tests to measure school Haertel suggests that teachers are quality. The tests are aligned with responsible for about 10 percent of Summer Ruffing It! the controversial Common Core student test performances, while Summer camps for ages 18 months - Grade 9 standards. In July, the state rejected 60 percent of what is measured is June 20 - July 29, 2016 Common Core and jettisoned the caused by out-of-school factors. The For more information or to register go to: www.ruffingmontessori.net/camps PARCC tests. The 2015–16 measur- other factors include family back- ing stick will be standardized tests ground, neighborhood environment, created by the American Institute peer influences and educational of Research (AIR). aptitude. I would add that unreli- There is still no report card for able computers and the test-takers’ 2014–15. In January, after a six-month ability to endure a long test or apply delay, the department of educa- themselves to endless tests are also tion released the non-test-based factors. information that will go into the Schools are only partly respon- report cards. The reporting delay is sible for test scores, but the account- blamed on calibrating what scores on ability system ignores this and uses the PARCC tests will receive what scores to evaluate school quality. It 3380 Fairmount Boulevard : Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 grade. This data will not be available doesn’t make sense. until the end of February. Gratefully, Standardized tests are com- full-blown report cards and their at- mercially developed assessments tendant sanctions will not be used designed to rank and compare test- until 2018. I hope school and district takers from across a large number report cards never again see the light of schools, districts and even states. of day. Within a manageable amount of test- No matter how many times the taking time, test items are selected state changes the standardized test that help differentiate high and low it uses to measure student learning, performers. Low performance is the accountability system will still be built into the test design! The tests unfair and an inaccurate evaluation exclude questions that the majority of education quality. of test-takers might know—infor- Our accountability system uses mation teachers agree is important standardized tests to measure stu- to teach. The tests sample the cur- dent learning. The quality of educa- riculum so there is no guarantee that tion is measured in large part by the what is being tested has been taught proportion of children who pass the to everyone who is taking the test. standardized tests. Unfortunately, “To evaluate teachers’ instruc- testing experts say standardized tests tional effectiveness by using assess- do not measure quality. ment tools that deliberately avoid Basing a high-stakes system on important content is fundamentally an inaccurate tool has been called foolish,” wrote Popham. “accountability malpractice.” It has Norm-referenced tests are a weak caused harm without making schools measure of quality, because their goal

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Ari Klein Moreover, the Small Schools project diluted that concept. Now, it seems like I was probably one of the biggest all of our students play for the same skeptics when the CH-UH school dis- team. All in all, students in school now trict starting using “Tiger Nation” for don’t know anything different—they everything. At the time I didn’t think have been part of Tiger Nation for long anything needed fixing, or that there was enough that it is part of their identity. a need for a unifying brand. I have deep After all, if you see something on a roots in the community and it seemed bumper sticker or a shirt long enough, like an affront at first. My family has it is eventually internalized. been sending students to the Heights If you or a family member were schools since the 1920s. My wife and I “tigers,” then this is just a different are both graduates, along with both of term to express pride in and support my parents and now our daughters. With for our schools and community. I all of that history, as well as working in keep the Tiger Nation sign in my yard the school system for more than 25 years, just as neighbors might have a Gesu it took me a while to warm up to the sign. My family has had great experi- whole Tiger Nation initiative. ences in the Heights schools and we Provided by Funny Times, a Cleveland Heights-based business. I have spoken to fellow residents, want people to know it. Police chief continued from page 1 rules and regulations,” said Meck- who are strong CH-UH school support- I get a chance to travel to each loughby, grew up in Strongsville lenburg. “We’re going to continue ers, who don’t understand what Tiger school building in the district and and graduated from Strongsville to put more of an emphasis on the Nation means and don’t feel it connects continue to be impressed by our High School. She attended Bowl- community [we] serve and who is them to the schools. I imagine that for amazing students and staff. If I tried ing Green State University, where in that community.” many of us this alienation might be to judge the quality of our schools she earned a Bachelor of Science Mecklenburg noted that the similar when a school is renamed or torn based only on media coverage or by degree in criminal justice. She police staff is immersed in training down. We become familiar with things putting much stock into test scores, graduated in May 1990, and in throughout the year. In addition to that have been around a long time, and I would probably not know the truth. October of that year she was hired learning about enforcement of the the familiar is comforting. I believe that Our kids are wonderful, and our by the Cleveland Heights Police laws, Cleveland Heights officers branding is unifying, but perhaps when schools are safe and nurturing places Department. also learn about diversity, special- this was done there was not enough staffed by caring professionals who In 2000, Mecklenburg re- needs and autistic people, and first- effort put into getting former school know what they are doing. If you have ceived a Juris Doctor degree from aid. “We are going to continue to supporters on board. not visited Tiger Nation in a while, it the Cleveland-Marshall College of have one of the most well-trained Tiger Nation seems to work as a is worth arranging a visit. And, by the Law. departments in the Cleveland rallying point for current school fami- way, the next time the signs are avail- As the new chief, Mecklenburg area,” Mecklenburg said. lies. Every school has black and gold as able you should consider putting one said she wants to continue to im- She added that the depart- its school colors and every mascot is on your lawn, too, and get connected. prove both the police department’s ment will continue its community- a tiger. How easy is that? In the past, relations with the community, and outreach programs, including the each school had different colors and Ari Klein is a lifelong community member, police training programs. Meet Your Police program, the mascots, but when students got to math teacher at Cleveland Heights High “Our training program empha- Citizens Police Academy and the the high school they were expected to School, and president of the Cleveland sizes the community along with the Community Response Team. magically coalesce into being “tigers.” Heights Teachers Union. Mecklenburg also wants to continue efforts to reduce crime Experience the in Cleveland Heights. According Atma Center to Robertson, crime statistics in the city have diminished steadily Difference! since 2011. “There are a lot of things I have to consider,” Mecklenburg said. “I’m sure that eventually there will be some changes in the depart- 30 DAYS UNLIMITED\YOGA ment, but I am not sure what they Cleveland & BEGINNERS’ WORKSHOP will be at this time.” Institute of Art $59 (NEW LOCAL STUDENTS ONLY) 70th Annual James Henke, a Cleveland Heights Student Independent 2319 Lee Road, Cleveland resident, was a writer and editor at Exhibition Hts. 44118 Rolling Stone magazine for 15 years. (216) 371-9760 He is also the author of several books, www.atmacenter.com including biographies of Jim Morrison, Opening Reception John Lennon and Bob Marley. He is on February 12, 6-9 pm the board of FutureHeights, and is co- @atmacenter108 /atmacenter chair of the Heights Observer Advisory Committee.

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University Heights names Geraci 8000 square feet of supervised group play I love sisters 2015 Citizens of the Year to play with my friends!

SCOTT HAIGH www.ScottHaigh.com [email protected] Direct: 216-272-6889 n i nf eld susa maor Members of the Geraci family with the University Heights 2015 Citizens of the Year Award (from SOLD! 1892 S. Compton, Cleveland Heights left): Patrick Brown, Greg Spoth, Martha “Marti” Spoth, Bucky Spoth, Frannie Geraci and Maggie Spoth. Not pictured: Toni Leonetti.

James Henke lot for the community. It’s been the foundation of University Heights for University Heights honored three decades. She employed and trained members of the Geraci family, owners generations and generations of kids. of Geraci’s restaurant on Warrens- She really believed in this being a ville Center Road, as the University family restaurant.” Heights 2015 Citizens of the Year at “This award is very generous,” the city council meeting on Dec. 21. said Leonetti, 70. “It really goes to “Their restaurant has contributed my mother. My mom worked so tremendously to the charm of Uni- hard for so many years. She would do versity Heights,” said Mayor Susan anything. She never turned anything K. Infeld. “They are a very warm and down. I am so very proud of my generous family.” parents and all that they did for this “The restaurant will be celebrat- community.” ing its 60th anniversary in 2016, and Toni Leonetti is the mother of Auto • Home • Life • Commercial Insurance it’s really a staple of our community,” Will and Michael Leonetti, who own noted Infeld. and operate Joey’s Bistro Bar on Lee For all your personal and Michael Geraci and his wife, Road in Cleveland Heights. business insurance needs Frances, opened the restaurant on This is the second time the July 2, 1956. Both worked at the res- Geraci family has won the Citizen of taurant until they were well into their An independent agent the Year award. Michael Geraci, the Dedicated to your unique needs 80s. Michael died in 2013, at the age restaurant’s original owner, won the of 94, and Frances died on July 26, award back in the 1950s. 3109 Mayfield Road, Suite 203 2015, at the age of 93. The restaurant’s menu features Cleveland Heights, OH 44118 Their three daughters—Martha a variety of pizzas and pasta dishes, 216-965-0646 Geraci Spoth, Frannie Geraci and and includes salads, sandwiches, and Call Jared Lavender Toni Leonetti—who currently run chicken, veal and seafood entrees. the restaurant, received the award. Geraci’s was featured on the “All three daughters are continuing in Food Network, and Guy Fieri, host www.KellerNational.com their parents’ footsteps,” Infeld said. of the network’s “Diners, Drive-ins “We’re very honored to receive and Dives” program, visited Univer- this award,” said Spoth, who’s 67. “It’s sity Heights to check out the res- definitely a family business, and our taurant. “Whenever his show airs on Heating Tune-Up/Safety Inspection $89! customers are like family. Some of our the Food Network,” Leonetti said, customers are the fourth generation “more and more people constantly of their family that have been coming come here.” to the restaurant. It’s wonderful to Geraci’s is open seven days a Winter know our customers and follow their week, and opens at 11 a.m. every day. lives.” It remains open until 9 p.m., Monday is RUFF! Throughout its history, Geraci’s The only Hann Family owned heating through Thursday, and until 10 p.m. and cooling business in Cleveland. has regularly employed students from on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Mention this discount when scheduling.Tune-up allows for 45 minutes of Heights High, John Carroll Univer- labor per system, parts additional. Discount valid during normal workday hours only (M-F; 8-3:30). Payment must be given to technician at time of sity and Beaumont School. “They James Henke, a Cleveland Heights service. Must be scheduled prior to 4/30/16 take those students under their wing resident, was a writer and editor at and really help them move ahead in Rolling Stone magazine for 15 years. 216 932-9755 their lives,” Infeld said. He is also the author of several books, Both Toni Leonetti and Frannie including biographies of Jim Morrison, Geraci said they thought it was their John Lennon and Bob Marley. He is on Bonded • Insured • mother who deserved the award. the board of FutureHeights, and is the OH LIC #24462 “This award really goes to my co-chair of the Heights Observer Advi- Heating / Cooling / Plumbing / Specializing in Steam & Hot Water Systems mom,” Geraci, 61, said. “She did a sory Committee.

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stephens continued from page 1 french FRIES unexpected,” she said, adding that heartening to see the support of such To view a video of this and other so “one of the reasons [people] serve a wonderful intersection of our com- Cleveland Heights City Council is because there is a belief that munity” at the swearing-in ceremony. meetings, visit the city’s YouTube DELICIOUS there is something they can do for She added, “I hope you can all see channel at www.youtube.com/user/ you’ll go people.” tonight that we have a council that clevelandheightsoh. Her friend, Paula Brazil, a long- is strong, and hopefully we will live CROSS-EYED time Cleveland Heights resident, up to our potential to be the council Deanna Bremer Fisher is executive direc- congratulated her and said that when that transforms Cleveland Heights to tor of FutureHeights and publisher of the she first met Stephens, “I knew then being that 21st-century city on a hill.” Heights Observer. you were a force to be reckoned with.” She added that Stephens was University Heights City Council one of the hardest-working people Best French Fries in NE Ohio she knew, and said, “Like all great Cleveland Plain Dealer meeting highlights servant-leaders, Cheryl Stephens eats Best Milk Shake East of Mississippi challenges for breakfast.” DECEMBER 21, 2015 agreement (at a cost not to exceed $8,400) Rolling Stone Magazine Stephens, flanked by former All council members were present. with the Cuyahoga County Planning Com- Best Vegetarian & Family mayors Ed Kelley, Alan Rapoport Departing council members mission for professional planning services Friendly Restaurant and Barbara Boyd, and by her father Two resolutions were approved honoring for a University Heights community survey in conjunction with the master plan process. and brother, was sworn in by former Adele Zucker and Nancy English for their service to council. Vice Mayor Susan Pardee Council wants to review the questions. Vice Mayor Dennis Wilcox. noted their love of the city, as evidenced Mayor Pardee applauded the mayor’s effort Jason Stein said that it was a by their time spent and attention to detail. to broaden input by conducting a survey, “great honor to be elected vice mayor English served as the clerk of council for but asked if questions that are of interest to of the city of Cleveland Heights.” 20 years before being elected to a single council members could be added. Mayor MAC’S term on council. [Due to government rules Infeld expressed concern with delays and Surrounded by family members, he regarding retirement benefits, English was the survey’s length. She planned to distrib- was sworn in by Janine Boyd, Ohio prohibited from a second term for now.] ute the survey in January via bulk mail, with BACKS State Representative and former Councilwoman Zucker served on council for random recipients receiving stamped return BOOKSTORE member of Cleveland Heights City 30 years, including time as vice mayor and envelopes to increase the return rate. Council- MACSBACKS.COM 216-321-2665 1820 COVENTRY RD. CLV HTS Council. chairman of the 1978 charter review. woman Pamela Cameron, who felt the delay was unnecessary, voted nay. Councilman AUTHOR TALKS, “I look forward to working with Geraci family honored WRITING WORKSHOPS, Steven Sims abstained. An update on the LECTURES, BOOK A proclamation was presented honoring everyone on council to make Cleve- master plan process is due in January. CLUBS, FREE COMMU- the Geraci family as the City of University NITY MEETING SPACE, THURS, FEB 18th 7pm land Heights a better city than it is LOCAL AUTHORS, Heights’s 2015 Citizen of the Year. The Gera- 3901 Silsby Road POETRY READINGS, DISCUSSION today,” he said. SPECIAL EVENTS, cis opened their family restaurant in 1956, The house at 3901 Silsby Road has been GREETING CARDS, Council formally accepted the first at Cedar andG reen roads for five years, removed from consideration for demolition JOURNALS, SPECIAL Lori Rochat ORDERS, AND OVER What is a Schizophrenic resignation of Jeff Coryell, which was and then moving to their current location by the county because, reportedly, informa- 35,000 NEW AND USED Supposed to Look Like? tion was missing from the file. The mayor will BOOKS! effective Dec. 31, 2015. Council had on Warrensville Center Road. Their three not yet announced the process and daughters now jointly operate the restaurant. follow up. The other option is for the city to pay for the demolition itself. timing to appoint his replacement. Bronze medal winner New council committee ap- A proclamation was presented to Emily Infeld LWV Observer: Wendy Deuring. pointments, which were decided on winning the bronze medal in the 2015 IAAF (International Association of Athletic JANUARY 4, 2016 at the work session that took place TRADE IN YOUR BOOKS Federations) World Track & Field Champion- Regrettably, the League of Women Voters prior to the council meeting, were ships in Beijing. Infield first began running was unable to provide an observer for the announced: competitively at Gesu Catholic School and Jan. 4 University Heights City Council meet- • Administrative Services: Carol Roe, then at Beaumont School, where she won ing, where League member Michele Weiss chair; vice chair is vacant; Mary state championships. She competed at was sworn in as a new councilwoman. Also Loving Hands Yoga & Reiki sworn in was John Rach, who was appointed Dunbar, member. Georgetown University, where she went on “Best of the Heights” Award Winner to win national championships. [Infeld is the by council to the seat left unfilled in last No- • Community Relations & Rec- daughter of Mayor Susan Infeld.] vember’s election. reation: chair is vacant; Melissa Gesu cross-country teams Look for earlier, and often expanded, post- Yasinow, vice chair; Kahlil Seren, The Gesu Catholic School boys and girls ings of meeting summaries online at www. member. cross-country teams were recognized for heightsobserver.org. • Finance: Jason Stein, chair; Mary their first- and second-place finishes in the These meeting summaries are abstract- Dunbar, vice chair; Melissa Yasinow, 2015 CYO City Championship cross-country ed from LWV observers’ written reports. The member. meet. The boys’ team placed first among 21 summaries have been edited and prepared teams, with Steve Zucca placing first in every • Municipal Services: Melissa Yas- by Anne McFarland, Charlene Morse cross-country race this year. The girls’ team and Maryann Barnes. To receive e-mail Learn how to heal inow, chair; Carol Roe, vice chair; placed second amongst the female teams. postings of full reports, send an e-mail to member is vacant. yourself with Reiki Mutual aid agreement [email protected] or join through • Planning & Development: Mary Council approved the 2015 revision to the Google groups using “lwv-chuh observer Call or click for class info Dunbar, chair; Kahlil Seren, vice mutual aid agreement between the City of reports” as a search phrase. chair; Jason Stein, member. University Heights Police Department and These reports contain member obser- vation and selected highlights of public meet- • Public Safety: Kahlil Seren, chair; the John Carroll University Police Depart- 216.408.5578 ings and are not official statements of the Jason Stein, vice chair; Carol Roe, ment. Revisions to the policing agreement were required by changes to Title IX funding. Heights Chapter of the League of Women member. Voters Cuyahoga Area. This disclaimer Cuyahoga County Planning Council Member Melissa Yas- must accompany any redistribution of these LovingHandsYoga.com Commission reports. inow said that it was “wondering and Council tabled a motion authorizing an

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Kim Sergio Inglis The seat will be up for election Cleveland Heights on Nov. 7, 2017, and whomever is Landmarks In a Jan. 8 posting on its website, the elected then will serve a four-year City of Cleveland Heights announced term. that it was accepting applications to For information, or to request fill the council seat left vacant by the an application, contact the city man- resignation of Council Member Jeff ager’s office at 216-291-3737. Mark Souther Coryell, which took effect on Dec. Coryell, who completed two 31, 2015. years of a four-year term, announced Built as El Canon Apartments in Applications may be accessed on Nov. 9 that he was resigning from 1916, and later renamed Overlook H eritage. nv ille’s A rchitectural Jackso Wood, n e W. Way online, at www.clevelandheights.com/ council to join his wife in Detroit, Place Condominiums, the iconic Built in 1913, this Jacksonville, Fla., apartment council-app, or may be picked up at where she has been living and work- Prairie School multi-family build- building surely inspired Overlook Place Con- Cleveland Heights City Hall. ing. ing at 2577 Overlook Road matches dominiums in Cleveland Heights. The application deadline is Feb. 5. the scale if not the architecture of Whomever council appoints will Kim Sergio Inglis is editor-in-chief of the a street dominated by grand apart- serve as a council member from the Heights Observer. She lives in the Shaker ments. time of the appointment until Dec. Farm Historic District in Cleveland El Canon and its neighbors 31, 2017. Heights. appeared in the wake of Euclid Heights developer Patrick Cal- houn’s failure to fulfill his vision of building an affluent allotment of Geraci’s Restaurant large single-family homes. As seen on 2266 Warrensville Center Road Succumbing to financial hard- University Heights, Ohio 44118 ship in 1914, Calhoun saw hundreds Diners, 216 371-5643 of unsold lots go on auction. Drive-ins 216 382-5333 award winning pizza This watershed moment en- H eritage. nv ille’s A rchitectural Jackso Wood, n e W. Way El Canon Apartments before conversion to and Dives www.geracisrestaurant.net abled the eclectic neighborhood condominiums in the 1970s. we know today, with its mixture of single- and multi-family residences, HeigHts frame & art and commercial buildings. verted El Canon into condomini- El Canon conjures Spanish ums, the structure was almost Custom Picture Framing associations, mirroring a trend of identical to the Klutho Apartments 2243 Warrensville Center Road popular affection for Mediterra- in Jacksonville, Fla. Built in 1913, University Heights, Ohio 44118 nean imagery in the early 20th cen- the Florida building is credited to 216-371-3711 tury, but its name is also an exotic architect Henry J. Klutho. extrapolation of a more pedestrian Prairie School researcher [email protected] origin. Its developer, after all, was a Wayne W. Wood, on the Prairie man named Edson L. Cannon. School Traveler website, surmises Geraciframeandart.indd 1 11/10/15 9:03 PM El Canon’s Prairie-style archi- that Matzinger may have traveled to tecture was the handiwork of Paul Florida, discovered the Jacksonville M. Matzinger. Three years earlier, building (which lies directly on U.S. Matzinger had worked with fellow 17, called Main Street in Jackson- SUITES AVAILABLE Cleveland architect Harry T. Jef- ville), and “plagiarized the design” fery (later known for his Alcazar in the Cleveland Heights building. Shaker Heights Hotel design) to design the striking Wood argues convincingly that Cleveland Heights stucco and tile-roofed residence at Matzinger probably photographed Lakewood the curve of Washington Boulevard the façade rather than actually ob- Cleveland just east of Coventry Road. taining blueprints from Klutho be- One year before the construc- cause his building’s footprint differs tion of El Canon, Jeffery also significantly. Thus, the resemblance designed a large Prairie-style, tile- is only skin-deep. roofed brick apartment building on Superior Road. • Large 1, 2 and 3 Bedrooms Mark Souther is a member of the Cleve- • Walking distance to CWRU, In 1972, the seven-unit El land Heights Landmark Commission, Shaker Square and RTA Canon was remodeled according to which preserves and protects buildings, • Refinished Kitchens • Hardwood Floors a design by architect Jerry F. Weiss. works of art and other objects of histori- • Parking Its open balconies were replaced by cal or architectural value to the commu- • Laundry Facilities solid stucco ones. nity. The seven members are appointed • Dishwasher and Disposal Before the redo, which con- to three-year terms by CH City Council.

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Cleveland Heights City Council Like-new fashion for hip kids meeting highlights Children’s resale and consignment at its finest ��e�ol�e�ids�esale DECEMBER 21, 2015 for 16 years, and thanked city staff and Vice Mayor Cheryl L. Stephens was absent. each council member, past and current. He �ocated in the �reens of ��ndh�rst praised city services and thanked residents ���� �a�field �oad Public comments �hone� ������������ Litter and vacant properties: Resident Gail for making Cleveland Heights an exceptional ����e�ol�e�ids�esale�com Larson, representing Noble Neighbors, community. brought two concerns: enforcing the “litter LWV Observer: Blanche Valancy. thrown from vehicles” ordinance to stop the delivery of Plain Dealer circulars, and JANUARY 4, 2016 holding an entity owning vacant property All council members were present. responsible for its maintenance. Law Director Council members sworn in Jim Juliano commented that the Plain Dealer Mary Dunbar, Kahlil Seren and Carol Roe, has agreed to use mail for delivery to the who were elected to city council on Nov. 3, 44118 zip code area. The law department 2015, were sworn in. is working to get this extended to other Cleveland Heights zip codes. He added that New mayor and vice mayor the “ShopCLE” circulars will end in January. Council elected Cheryl Stephens to be Accolades for outgoing council mem- mayor, and outgoing Mayor Wilcox admin- bers: Alan Rapoport, a former council istered the oath of office to her. Jason Stein member and mayor, rose to induct Mayor was elected vice mayor. He was sworn in Dennis Wilcox and Council Member Jeff by State Representative (and former council Joe Mendes— member) Janine Boyd. new owner, Coryell into the “Millard Fillmore Society,” camp director an organization which he said is dedicated Jeff Coryell resignation and long-time to the obscurity of former public officials. Council accepted the resignation of Council teacher. Rapoport facetiously opined that these retir- Member Coryell, effective 5 p.m. on Dec. ing members might be ineligible because of 31, 2015. doubt that they will not be involved in future New council committee assignments social good. He therefore conferred proba- Mayor Stephens announced committee mem- tionary status on them and thanked them for berships for each council standing committee: their service to Cleveland Heights. • Administrative Services: Carol Roe will be Ken Montlack, a former council member chair and Mary Dunbar, a member. and vice mayor, spoke about working with • Community Relations and Recreation: and observing both retirees. He praised their Melissa Yasinow will be vice chair and honesty, hard work, intellect and integrity. In Kahlil Seren, a member. addressing all council members and staff, he • Finance: Jason Stein will be chair; Mary said it is easy to become discouraged, but Dunbar, vice chair; and Melissa Yasinow, urged them not to be, saying that the work a member. is always for the future and the city is on a • Municipal Services: Melissa Yasinow will path that will pay off in the future. be chair and Carol Roe, vice chair. Eastside Greenway Plan • Planning and Development: Mary Dunbar Council approved the Eastside Greenway will be chair; Kahlil Seren, vice chair; and Plan, as recommended by the Cleveland Jason Stein, a member. CHANGING LIVES FOR 97 YEARS Heights Transportation Advisory Committee. • Public Safety and Health: Kahlil Seren will This plan has involved multiple jurisdictions be chair; Jason Stein, vice chair; and Carol in planning connectivity, health and sustain- Roe, a member. KIDS FUN & MEANINGFUL ACTIVITIES ability for non-motorized transportation. Five Chair of Community Relations and Rec- • Field sports, tennis, arts, music of the Greenway’s 17 projects will involve reation, vice chair of Administrative Services, • Camping, adventure trips Cleveland Heights. and the third member of Municipal Services HAVE • Climbing wall, zip line, mountain biking CAC reappointments are temporarily unassigned. • Boating, swimming, fishing, sailing Council reappointed 17 members of the Issue 32 public hearing DREAMS • Farming, animal care, nature study Citizens Advisory Committee (CAC) for the Mayor Stephens announced that, in keeping • Leadership training, community service 2016 calendar year. Five vacancies are yet with the passage of Issue 32 in November to be filled. Camp helps • Campfires, silliness & peace 2013, a public hearing will be held Jan. 21 Recreation regulations for 2016 at 7 p.m. in council chambers regarding the ABOUT US them get there. Council established use regulations and political influence of corporate entities. • Highly-trained, caring staff WHO rates of admission for Cumberland swimming Commencement of a new council • Building life skills, friendships, community Boys and girls: ages 7-15 pool and other recreation sites. There are During the meeting, Mayor Stephens and • International campers & staff presence no significant rate increases. Council also each council member made brief remarks, • 90 miles southeast of Cleveland WHEN approved the presentation of entertainment in turn. At the end of the meeting, Stephens • 103 acres on lovely Leesville Lake 2- to 8-week sessions and programs in Cain Park. recognized Ronald Smith, who sang “Wind June 19 to August 13 FAMILY CAMP August 14-20 Budget stabilization account Beneath My Wings.” A reception followed Council established a budget stabilization adjournment of the meeting. account within the general fund along with LWV Observer: Katherine Solender. CAMP ROOSEVELT-FIREBIRD policies to govern that account. Look for earlier and often expanded Schedule a home visit today with camp director, Joe Mendes. Departing council members In turn, council members expressed apprecia- postings of meeting summaries on- [email protected] 216.321.9711 camprooseveltfirebird.com tion to outgoing council member Coryell line at www.heightsobserver.org. and Mayor Wilcox. Wilcox said it was a See disclaimer on page 6. privilege and an honor to serve on council

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Heights Observer February 1, 2016 9 www.heightsobserver.org Cleveland Heights News Noble Neighbors celebrates two years FutureHeights fabric Brenda H. May ticipation by renters and households announces second sewing patterns with school-age children. ribbon round of community- Momentum characterized Noble The Noble Community-Wide & inspiration! Neighbors’ second year as a volunteer Home and Yard Sale propelled the building workshops group focused on the northeast quad- group forward with a growing sense rant of Cleveland Heights. of vibrancy in the neighborhood. Sruti Basu Students from Case Western More than 100 people hosted yard Reserve University’s Mandel School sales to support the real estate open FutureHeights is proud to launch of Applied Social Sciences conducted house fair on April 26, 2015. There the second round of its Commu- Open Tuesday through Saturday a survey of the neighborhood in the nity-Building Workshop Series, a 11-6 pm was excitement as people from as spring. Both residents and students far away as Solon, Chagrin Falls and multidisciplinary neighborhood 2026 Murray Hill Road : Cleveland, Ohio noted the neighborhood’s architectur- Burton joined people from all over leadership development program 216.229.2220 al variety and the excellent condition the Heights to tour homes and shop designed for individuals enthusi- boltandspool.com of most of its homes. Some students at yard sales. Lolly the Trolley toured astic about positively contributing declared that they would like to move the neighborhood, churches hosted to the community in which they to the area when they graduated. pancake breakfasts and bake sales, the live, work and play. Participants will with its schools, library, churches, police academy held K-9 demonstra- develop leadership skills as well as playgrounds, parks and backyard tions, and the Home Repair Resource gain knowledge and tools to help play spaces, Noble was identified as Center sold tools and provided advice make their community strong, safe Advertise a “kid-friendly” area. The report also for homeowners-to-be. Oxford El- and vibrant. in the Observer affirmed goals that Noble Neighbors ementary School opened its doors to Last spring, 14 residents from already has in motion to diversify its the Intermuseum Conservation As- several neighborhoods, such as membership through increased par- sociation’s art-conservation staff for a Noble, Forest Hill, Cain Park, Bou- LIVES IN IN LIVES HEIGHTS THE show-and-tell about the WPA murals levard and Severance, completed the and Hydrocal panels. The 2016 event first series of workshops. SELLS THE HEIGHTS will take place on Saturday and Sunday, The program is funded by the JUST LISTED...ALLALL SHAKER HEIGHTS May 14 and 15. City of Cleveland Heights through Gardens continue to provide both Community Development Block beauty and metaphor for the district. Grants and by individual contribu- Three new public perennial gardens that tions to FutureHeights. were planted in the fall of 2014 showed “When you’re community- ALREADY SOLD their first colors last spring. Large plant- minded, you don’t just care about Brick and frame Colonial in Stone and frame Colonial ers up and down Noble Road prompted your area, you care about all of it, and highly desirable near Fairmount Circle greater pride in the business districts, the workshops helped connect our Poets’ Corner and Oxford Garden gained new life individual efforts to the entire com- SUSAN DELANEY, ABR®,RRS,CNE® with the Oxford Permaculture Project. munity,” said Rhonda Davis-Lovejoy, Homes of Distinction Specialist OAR Award of Distinction Contributing to the garden’s history, a participant in the workshop series, Mega Million Dollar Producer and resident of the Cain Park neigh- 216~577~8700 which has roots in the 1930s, students, Email: [email protected] neighbors and garden pros partnered to borhood. “Through the workshops Web: susandelaney.howardhanna.com build “lasagna” beds and prepare fertile we created relationships that will soil for a new Oxford Elementary School last forever; they’re probably worth gardening club in 2016. The newest green a million dollars.” BORN IN THE HEIGHTSTHE BORN IN KNOWS THE HEIGHTS ALLALL space grew from a closed gas station at The program takes an Assets- Roanoke and Noble roads. The City Based Community Development of Cleveland Heights demolished the approach, which means that it Winter blues structure and planted grass and trees. seeks to build on a neighborhood’s Noble Neighbors was invited to add strengths. “We have several prin- already? more beauty to the space by planting its ciples that guide the program,” said Cure them with a trip to the fourth corner perennial garden. Mark Chupp, an assistant professor at Case Western Reserve Univer- Wood Trader. We’ll frame happy In October, a meet-the-candidates forum focused exclusively on issues that sity’s Mandel School of Applied memories that will carry you affect the neighborhoods along Noble Social Sciences and chair of the through to spring. Road. Questions to city council and FutureHeights Civic Engagement school board candidates asked them to Committee, which led the sessions. Save $20 on framing consider housing-value support, Noble “We believe that institutions lead Road economic development and the best by stepping back and support- over $100 ing residents and voluntary groups, (One discount per visit) proposed closing of Noble Elementary 13429 Cedar Road School. More than 100 people attended and that people have the power to Cleveland Heights to learn how well each candidate un- do extraordinary things right where 216-397-7671 Mon-Fri 10-6 Sat 10-5 derstood the challenges of the district. they live.” Buy Local One voter commented later, “I’ve never The 2016 Community-Building woodtraderframing.com been so well prepared to vote in a local Workshop Series will take place on election. I was absolutely clear about Sunday afternoons, March 20, April who I wanted to represent us.” 17, May 15 and June 19, 3–6 p.m. The YOU THINK Noble Neighbors is making great location is still to be determined. YOU KNOW US, strides on its goal to support families Topics are: Organizing Your Neigh- with school-age children by tutoring borhood, Leveraging Community BUT YOU DON’T students, volunteering at PTA events Resources, Gathering and Analyzing and donating school supplies and Neighborhood Data, and Formulat- clothing. In an important intergen- ing a Plan of Action. All Cleveland erational effort, several retirement-age Heights residents are encouraged men are mentoring Noble Elementary to apply to participate in the work- School boys. shops. Child In January, Noble Neighbors cel- The application deadline is Care ebrated its anniversary—and what a 5 p.m. on March 16. The simple, available group of volunteers can do to change two-page application can be found the story of a neighborhood. Watch at www.futureheights.org. For infor- for more in 2016, and join in building mation about the program, contact new success. Sruti Basu at 216-320-1423 or sbasu@ futureheights.org. 9 weekly classes to choose from Brenda H. May is one of the Noble Neigh- Contact Mary Beth: (440) 655-5394 [email protected] bor leaders. Check out its story at www. Sruti Basu is the director of community- nobleneighbors.com. building programs at FutureHeights.

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HCC’s World Café explores racial divide HBC invites filmgoers to enjoy bicycling

Laura Potter-Sadowski as spectators on Feb. 4 at CWRU

Heights Community Congress (HCC) is an advocate of social life cycle justice, a monitor of fair-housing practices and a facilitator for build- ing strong, diverse communities. Even now, in 2016, after monumen- tal strides in racial equality, a racial division still exists in the United States. HCC is working to diminish Heights bicycle Coalition that racial divide, right here in the Heights. immediately following the Supreme Heights Bicycle Coalition (HBC) is In celebration of Black History Court’s historic ruling on school sponsoring a showing of “Inspired Month, and to kick off a new pro- segregation. to Ride,” a stunning documentary gram year for HCC, a World Café To encourage an understanding about the inaugural TransAm Bike discussion will take place at the Lee of the past as a way to impact the Race, held in 2014 on the TransAm- Road Library on Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. present racial environment, HCC erica Trail. The film will screen at The world café method is will present an encore performance Case Western Reserve University’s h b c courtesy uniquely suited to facilitate small of “Thurgood,” a hit play from En- Riders from around the world participated in Strosacker Auditorium on Thurs- the TransAm Bike Race, the subject of a film group discussions that also allow semble Theatre’s 2014 season. day, Feb. 4, at 7 p.m. to be screened on Feb. 4. everyone’s thoughts and insights to Greg White will repeat his The movie follows a hand- be shared. An open mind and honest role as Thurgood Marshall at Hope ful of cyclists in the 2014 race, located at 2125 Adelbert Road thoughts will help guide these dis- Lutheran Church later this month. a 4,233-mile cross-country race (near parking garages). Purchase cussions on the racial divide, current White was honored to play the from Astoria, Ore., to York- tickets in advance for $12 per achievements and initiatives, and role of Marshall and dedicated his town, Va. The riders are entirely person at www.imathlete.com/ ways we can grow together in the performance to his father, Jerome self-supported—they have no events/inspiredtoride, or pay $15 at Heights community. White, who not only resembled crew, no follow vehicles and no the door. Ticket sales will benefit During the month of February, Marshall but was a great storyteller prize money waiting at the end. Heights Bicycle Coalition. schools, libraries, bookstores, com- as well. They ride 300 miles a day and To view a trailer, or for more munity organizations and interested At the Feb. 5 World Café, HCC rely solely on their fitness, me- information about the film, visit residents are urged to make literacy will encourage honest discussion ticulously chosen gear and mental www.inspiredtoride.it. a significant part of Black History of the issues raised amongst neigh- fortitude. The athletes climb the Month by hosting an African Ameri- bors. Reservations (216-321-6775) Rockies, face winds in the Great Heights Bicycle Coalition is a 501(c)3 can Read-In. are appreciated, but walk-ins are Plains and switchbacks in the Ap- nonprofit dedicated to educating and For this particular evening, welcome. palachians—all for a pat on the encouraging Heights community HCC plans to use themes from back, potential bragging rights members to use bicycles as a sustain- the book Through My Eyes by Ruby Laura Potter-Sadowski is executive direc- and a cold beer when it’s over. able and healthy form of transporta- Bridges, to focus the group’s under- tor of Ten Thousand Villages in Cleveland Strosacker Auditorium is tion and recreation. standing of the state of education Heights, and an HCC board member. Volunteer Match

Sruti Basu academic support for young people Observe! in Greater Cleveland. Volunteers are Submitting an article to the Heights Observer Heights Observer’s Volunteer Match needed for: after-school homework column lists opportunities for resi- help, evening and weekend creative is a piece of cake! dents to lend their time and talent to writing workshops, summer Creative the many worthy organizations and Expression Camps, in-school writing causes around the Heights. support, publications and other me- 1. The Heights Observer is written by people like Submit your organization’s volun- dia. For more information, contact you. So write something. Use a computer. teer needs by e-mailing Sruti Basu at Ashlie Dyer, 216-320-4757 or adyer@ [email protected] or calling the lakeerieink.org. FutureHeights office at 216-320-1423. Village in the Heights: This Items submitted on or before new, grassroots organization’s mission the Heights Observer print issue’s is to offer support to older residents monthly story deadline will be con- who want to age in place in their sidered for that month’s column. (To own homes, as independently as pos- 2. Register/log in at the Member Center see past columns, visit www.height- sible. To help launch the program, (www.heightsobserver.org). sobserver.org, and search “volunteer volunteers are needed to help with match”.) marketing and member recruitment, Herps Alive: This nonprofit is fundraising, legal and accounting dedicated to saving, rehabilitating, review, and technology support. To and caring for unwanted, neglected offer your expertise and time, e-mail and abused reptiles and amphibians, [email protected], or 3. After logging in, click the Submit New Story finding new homes for them, and call 216-906-6240. button in the left-hand column (Don’t see it? It’s educating the public about these ani- [Note: The need for volunteers nested under “Writer”). Then follow the prompts. mals. Herps Alive is currently seeking is ongoing at most nonprofits and Hint: keep your original file open so you can easily volunteers in the following capacities: community groups. The two fea- copy and paste into the text box. animal care, customer service, facility tured in last month’s column—the work and equipment prep, newsletter Heights Observer (www.heightsobserver. editor, and building projects (carpentry, org) and Noble Elementary School’s light construction, electrical). For more Peer to Peer program (www.chuh.org/ information, contact Keith Gisser, 216- volunteers.aspx)—continue to seek vol- 4. Reward yourself; you’re about to be 374-1392 or [email protected], unteers. For information, visit their published. We’ll review and edit your article, and or visit www.herpsalive.org. websites.] let you know if we have any questions. Lake Erie Ink: LEI is a writing space for youth that provides cre- Sruti Basu is director of community- ative-expression opportunities and building programs at FutureHeights.

Heights Observer February 1, 2016 11 www.heightsobserver.org Community News Forest Hill Church announces Black History Month events

Peg Weissbrod vard Law School. He is also CEO of on Sunday, Feb. 7, 12:30–2 p.m. Re- Rap Sessions: Community Dialogues freshments—samples of favorite Forest Hill Church Presbyterian is on Hip-Hop, which facilitates discus- foods from New Orleans, including beginning Black History Month by sions throughout the country on the fish and grits, beignets, and chicory inviting the community to a panel issues facing the hip-hop generation. coffee—will be served. discussion of Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The theme of this year’s Black Forest Hill Church also invites groundbreaking work “A Case for History Month, “Faith Moves Us the public to its second-annual Gos- Reparations,” on Sunday, Feb. 21, 1-3 Forward: Building the Beloved Com- pel Concert on Saturday, Feb. 27, p.m. munity,” focuses on the trials and 6:30–8:30 p.m. Local gospel singers, Bakari Kitwana, author, political triumphs of black Christians. poets and musicians, including Elégie courtesy P eg Weiss b rod courtesy analyst and activist, will lead a panel Because the issue of reparations and the internationally acclaimed Bakari Kitwana, author and political analyst, of experts, including Amilcar Sha- for African Americans inspires so Wright Family Singers, featuring will lead the discussion on Feb. 21. bazz, Deadra Farmer-Palleman and many different reactions, it is im- Mother Willie Mae Wright, will per- local policy experts and advocates. A portant for those attending the Feb. form. Anne Wilson, music director join this lively conversation. breakout session will follow. 21 event to familiarize themselves at Forest Hill Church, will offer an Throughout the month, Forest Kitwana, whose commentary on ahead of time with Coates’ ideas. evening of praise and musical worship Hill Church encourages the commu- politics and youth culture has been His article, published by The Atlantic to feed the soul. nity to support black-owned business- heard on NPR and seen on CNN, can be read, free of charge, at www. This convergence of multiple es. Church members plan to celebrate C-Span, and “The Tavis Smiley Show,” theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2014/06/. faith communities, musicians, vocal- Valentine’s Day with brunch, lunch is currently senior media fellow at A brief overview of Coates’ ar- ists, and religious and community or dinner at one of Cleveland’s many The Jamestown Project, a diverse ticle will be presented at the church’s leaders will explore the range of mu- black-owned restaurants. A listing of action-oriented think tank at Har- Black History Month kick-off event sical genres written and arranged by suggested businesses and restaurants African-American composers. The is available at www.fhcpresb.org. concert is free, but donations to the As in the past, a wall-sized graphic church’s food pantry or other free- representation of this year’s Black His- will offerings are always welcome. tory Month theme will be on display 216-371-5944 Closing out the month-long throughout February. The display fea- • Slate and tile repairs & replacement celebration of black history, Forest tures blacks in the bible and in the early Uston• Custom copper flashings installed Hill’s Church’s youth will lead a con- church, illustrates historical schisms • Gutters and downspouts installed • Chimney and step tuck-pointing versation on the Belhar Confession and policies that divided the church in • Flat roof specialists on Sunday, Feb 28, 12:30–2 p.m. modern and post-modern society, and MASTERCARD/VISA The Belhar Confession is a highlights theologians committed to statement of beliefs on racial recon- healing these separations. ciliation and the evils of apartheid. It The featured artist is Tony Washington & Lee Service, Inc 2080 Lee Road, was written in 1982 in the Afrikaans Greene, a local artist who creates Cleveland Hts., OH 44118 language. lifelike portraits of African-American The Dutch Reformed Mission men and women. (216) 371-2850 Church in South Africa adopted it in All events are free and open to Chip Ramsey Owner 1986. Its adoption as a creed by the the public. Forest Hill Church is Uston Roof Restoration Inc. Presbyterian Church (USA) is being located at 3031 Monticello Blvd. For [email protected] voted on by churches throughout the more information, call 216-321-2660 United States. The church’s youth or visit www.fhcpresb.org. have been studying it for several weeks and look forward to leading Peg Weissbrod is the outreach director for this discussion. All are welcome to Forest Hill Church in Cleveland Heights. Brennan’s Colony CH master plan meeting set for Feb. 23 2299 Lee Road, Cleveland Heights Karen Knittel ments and Strategic Development Areas. A community meeting to discuss the As a follow-up to the public Voted ‘Best of Heights’ Cleveland Heights Master Plan will meeting, county planning will host be held on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 7 p.m., an online survey that will mirror the in the Cleveland Heights Community information available at the public Center, 1 Monticello Blvd. meeting. brennanscolony.com The meeting will introduce Information on the master plan- county planning staff to the pub- ning process is available at www. 216.371.1010 lic, and provide an overview of the clevelandheights.com/master-plan. planning process. Current condi- tions will be reviewed, and the pub- Karen Knittel is a city planner in the lic will be asked to provide feedback Cleveland Heights Department of Plan- and set priorities for Vision State- ning and Development.

St. Paul’s Episcopal Church presents All wel***CO me!

Suggested donation: $5 / person Chip Richter $20 / family Music for Kids & Families Friday, February 19 7:00 p.m. • Tucker Hall

2747 Fairmount Blvd., Cleveland Heights, Ohio 44106 (216) 932-5815 • www.stpauls-church.org

Heights Observer February 1, 2016 12 www.heightsobserver.org COMMUNITY NEWS Celebrate your HYC names Collins its new director neighborhood Ken Wood operations at HYC. He served as a freshman at BGSU, and son school Feb. 17 director of BGCC’s Broadway Club Josiah, a senior at Andrews Osborne for the past 18 months. Academy. Dallas Schubert “The Boys & Girls Club is a HYC offers Heights students in place where kids come first and they grades 1–12 a variety of after-school The Heights Coalition for Public matter,” said Collins. activities, five days a week, 3–7 p.m. Education is sponsoring a community Collins grew up in Toledo, The club currently serves more than rally on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 8:30 a.m., where he played football, basketball, 300 young people. at each of the CH-UH school dis- and ran track. He holds a bachelor’s Founded in 1954, the Boys & trict’s seven elementary schools. The degree in political science from Girls Clubs of Cleveland serves public is invited to join in the brief but Bowling Green State University nearly 8,000 youths in Cleveland’s heartfelt thank-you to district teach- (BGSU) and master’s degrees in inner-city neighborhoods, Cleveland ers and staff, and celebrate students religion and divinity from Liberty Heights and East Cleveland. and their education. University. The clubs provide a safe place Billed as “More than a Score,” He moved to Cleveland in 1995. for children to learn and grow, the event will recognize that Ohio’s Collins has more than 20 years of to develop ongoing relationships standardized tests do not measure experience in the corporate and with caring adult professionals, to COURTESY BOYS & GIRLS CLUB OF CLEVELAND CLUB & GIRLS BOYS COURTESY education quality, nor should they de- Rodney Collins nonprofit worlds. engage in life-enhancing programs fine a community or its children. Par- “Rodney Collins is a great rep- and to create a culture of hope and ticipants are encouraged to express Rodney Collins, an experienced resentative to the community,” said opportunity. what they value about our schools and youth leader and boxing fitness Ron Soeder, BGCC president. “He is BGCC’s mission is to inspire thank teachers for their work. instructor, has been named very effective in communicating to and enable young people, especially The Heights Coalition for Public director of the Heights Youth our community partners and build- those in need, to reach their full Education is a volunteer group of par- Club (HYC), located at 2065 Lee ing those relationships.” potential as productive, responsible ents, teachers and community members Road. HYC is one of 14 sites Collins and his wife, Falanda, and caring citizens. committed to a high quality of educa- operated by Boys & Girls Clubs have been married for 20 years and tion for all children. It challenges Ohio’s of Cleveland (BGCC). live in South Euclid. They have Ken Wood is communications director for testing program and use of public funds Collins will be in charge of all two children, daughter Anointyd, Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland. for private education. For more infor- mation, visit chuh.net/coalition.

Dallas Schubert is a third-generation graduate of Heights schools and parent of three current students. She is a public school advocate and active with the Heights Coalition for Public Education. HCDA provides progress update

Karen Kearney

Heights Community Development Alliance (HCDA) presented its quarterly progress update to about 50 stakeholders on Jan. 20. HCDA, now a program of FutureHeights, is focusing on three initial project areas within Cleveland Heights: cross promotion of events; economic development, particularly addressing storefront vacancies; and marketing the city. The group announced a new partnership with CoolCleveland. com and an upcoming Cleveland State University Market Study of the Cedar Lee Business District. “You’re never too young to begin planning for your future. It also discussed the results of its citywide survey regarding promotional Why wait for a crisis?” —Bill Jones, Judson at Home member since 2006 efforts among Cleveland Heights businesses. HCDA conducted research When a friend challenged Bill Jones to hike a portion of Spain’s into successful programs addressing Camino de Santiago last summer, he utilized his Judson at Home commercial vacancies, and shared options for targeting vacancies here. membership to give himself a leg up. FutureHeights will host a Cleveland Bill and his wife, Susan, became members because they needed home Foundation intern for 11 weeks this care support for Susan. Eventually she moved to Judson’s Health summer, who will help develop HCDA Center, where Bill visits her every day with their dog, Oliver. programs and funding sources. HCDA welcomes participation With Susan’s healthcare needs taken care of, Bill focused on nurturing from Cleveland Heights business his own wellness. With the help of Judson wellness staff he developed owners, residents and other a fitness program that simulated the trail in Spain. Bill left in August stakeholders. For information, visit and spent several weeks on the trail—about 165 miles overall. www.facebook.com/heightscda or contact “Judson inspired me to take charge of my own health, with a focus on FutureHeights (216-320-1423 or info@ prevention. I have a plan in place to get the care I need when I need it.” futureheights.org). Take charge of your health and wellness. Join Judson at Home Karen Kearney is a master’s student at the today. Call (216) 791-3211 for more information. Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at CWRU and a resident of Cleveland Heights. She is completing her 2015–16 Visit www.judsonsmartliving.org and click Judson at Home field placement with FutureHeights.

Heights Observer February 1, 2016 13 www.heightsobserver.org SCHOOL NEWS Learning comes alive in Gearity Maker Space International Baccalaureate (IB) ownership of projects they have not schools as opposed to STEM schools, just designed but defined.” the idea of a maker space still holds Gearity first-grade teacher value. According to EduCause, the Sherri Malek agrees. “This space maker space “is being embraced by allows our students to take what was the arts as well as the sciences, and previously only in their imaginations a new energy is building around and make it real.” multidisciplinary collaborative efforts.” IB schools in the Heights Krissy Dietrich Gallagher is a longtime vicinity, such as the Montessori High resident of Cleveland Heights, a graduate School at University Circle, are raising of the Heights schools and a former funds for their own maker spaces. Coventry School teacher. She is active in According to EduCause, maker the Fairfax PTA, and is proud to raise spaces “allow students to take control her two sons in this community. She blogs of their own learning as they take at http://krissygallagher.wordpress.com. Cleveland Heights-University Heights COURTESY CH-UH CITYCOURTESY SCHOOL DISTRICT A welcome sign made out of corrugated cardboard on the laser cutter. Board of Education Meeting highlights Krissy Dietrich Gallagher level, established by their teachers. Challenges include first-graders DECEMBER 15, 2015 board president and Ron Register, as vice Picture a group of young scientists designing and creating sundials for All board members were present. president. Jim Posch was appointed treasurer- collaborating on a high-tech design use in the school garden, and fifth- pro-temp should Scott Gainer miss a meeting. challenge: they huddle around graders designing and creating a Farewell reception Preceding the meeting, there was a farewell CTE recognition computer screens, discussing and scaled model of the solar system to reception for Eric Coble and Nancy Peppler, The board recognized the auto tech program designing scientific tools that will be hang in the library. outgoing school board members. as CTE program of the month. Jeff Porter, auto printed out on 3D printers and then Each design challenge aligns to tech instructor, addressed the board about tested for accuracy and reliability. the Common Core State Standards CTE student of the month how well-equipped and up-to-date the pro- Sounds like something going on in and reinforces classroom lessons. Jordan Hall was honored as Career and gram was. He explained how much the auto Technical Education (CTE) student of the industry has changed. One of his students a prestigious high school lab, or maybe Gearity has utilized design challenges month. He is in the criminal justice program. also addressed the board and expressed ex- at an engineering college, right? for the past four years. “But now,” said citement for the program. The auto tech pro- Wrong. This is the Maker Space Taylor, “instead of students making a CTE program of the month gram at Heights High allows students to earn at Gearity Professional Development windmill out of a cereal box, they can The CTE program of the month was market- national certification, which is helpful in seek- ing management. ing employment after graduation. The CTE stu- School, where children as young as print one on the 3D printer and know dent of the month recognition was postponed five are mastering technology and that it will actually work.” New board members because the student had a conflict. manipulating equipment that many Maker space activities aren’t Superintendent Talisa Dixon and the board adults have never seen. limited to science education. Art thanked Eric Coble and Nancy Peppler Course proposals for their service on the board. Dixon intro- The board heard a second reading of Heights Maker spaces are part of a teacher Brian Stern introduced his duced the two new board members, Beverly High’s new course proposals and course growing movement to support fourth-grade students to sculptor Wright and Jim Posch, who joined the board modifications for the 2016–17 school year. innovation, creation and invention. Alexander Calder, famous for making in January. Included as possible new courses were: pub- According to EduCause, a maker mobiles as works of art. Students lic speaking, creative writing, honors modern space “is a physical location where used special software to design their Lost state money world history; and college credit courses for Ari Klein, speaking for the Heights Coalition anatomy and physiology, American studies, people gather to share resources own collection of shapes, laser cut for Public Education, asked that the board and African-American studies. These would and knowledge, work on projects, out of donated corrugated cardboard, join other school districts to ask for state mon- be offered if there were sufficient student inter- network, and build.” and created mobiles which now spin ey lost due to the voucher program. est. The courses will be explained during the That is exactly how Gearity—a from the maker space ceiling. superintendent’s state of the school address New courses on Jan. 26. STEM school that infuses science, A social studies class created a Bob Swaggard, coordinator of educational technology, engineering and math 3D map showing the topography of services, presented the new high school cours- Journalism course into all of its instruction—is using the United States. “You should have es for school year 2016–17. Many were for the The board discussed returning the journal- its maker space. According to the seen the kids when they touched College Credit Plus program that enables stu- ism course to Heights High and restarting the Gearity Web page, “Students are the steep Rocky Mountains after dents to receive both high school and college school newspaper, The Black and Gold. Su- credit for courses taught at the high school. perintendent Dixon explained that funding was asked to design solutions to real- running their hands over the Great now available and that the journalism course world problems that are relevant Plains,” said Taylor. “This taught Field trips and newspaper renewal are being considered. to them. This form of instruction them so much more than a two- The board approved the following field trips: is both engaging and exciting for dimensional map ever could.” • Heights High Men’s Barbershoppers to Business items Reno, Nev. The board approved the following: students. They are learning by doing.” Students also use the space for • Heights High Symphonic Winds, Sympho- • A contract to Turner Construction and The Gearity’s Maker Space, which fun projects, such as designing and ny, and Jazz Ensembles to Nashville, Tenn. Coniglio Company as the construction man- opened in the fall of 2015, features printing their own T-shirts using • Heights High A Cappella Choir and sing- ager at risk for the reconstruction of Monti- eight 3D printers, a laser cutter, a the vinyl cutter and T-shirt press, ers to Chicago. cello and Roxboro middle schools. vinyl cutter, a T-shirt press, and which the third- through fifth-grade • A lease agreement with the City of Cleve- Change orders land Heights to use two baseball fields at For- numerous computers as well as low- autistic students created to wear on Stephen Shergalis, director of business ser- est Hill Park. This will be the temporary home tech design materials, such as art their community field trips. vices, asked the board to approve change for the baseball team, and the negotiations supplies, recyclables and Legos. Sue Pardee, coordinator of orders dealing with Wiley and Heights were reasonable. No budget was available. The equipment was purchased special improvement/federal High’s construction. • A lease agreement with De Lage Landen Pub- lic Finance LLC, for new copiers in all district using funds from an Ohio programs for CH-UH schools, hopes Equipment disposal and donations facilities. The new five-year contract with new Department of Education Straight this space will become available The board approved the disposal of a gen- equipment costs less than in previous years. A grant, awarded to Gearity last fall. to other students in the district as erator and toolkit utility, and accepted dona- Straight A grants use Ohio Lottery well, perhaps through building- tions totaling $9,100. Donations The board accepted donations of $5,000 to dollars “to support innovative and to-building field trips or special Financial reports the Delisle Options Center; $148.90 to No- sustainable education projects,” with community maker space nights. Scott Gainer, treasurer, presented end-of- ble Elementary School; $2,350 to Roxboro a focus on STEM education. Gearity While grant funds covered the the-year financial reports. Elementary School; $425 to Heights High; was one of only 37 grant recipients equipment and initial set-up costs, $25,000 to Heights High’s clock tower res- across the state. some of the materials and upkeep LWV Observer: Adele Cohn. toration; and $125 to Faith’s Alive Program. Students visit the Gearity Maker can be expensive. The Maker Team JANUARY 5, 2016 LWV Observer: Lillian Houser. Space with their classroom teachers, of Gearity teachers is hoping to hold All board members were present. supported by STEM coordinator a Maker Faire later this year, where Jackie Taylor, who received special community members can visit the Organizational board meeting Look for earlier and often expanded Following a reception to welcome the two new training in how to use the equipment space and purchase items created by postings of meeting summaries online board members, Jim Posch and Beverly Wright, www.heightsobserver.org as an instructional tool. They work students and staff. at . both were sworn in by Scott Gainer, treasurer. See disclaimer on page 6. alone or in teams on monthly While CH-UH schools are The board elected Kal Zucker as the new design challenges for each grade moving more in the direction of

Heights Observer February 1, 2016 14 www.heightsobserver.org SCHOOL NEWS Heights artists win awards in Cleveland Clinic competition

with Weight Gain and Behavioral knowledge,” said Crenshaw, “and Problems. the tree represents the growth of Crenshaw’s painting of lungs a healthy life that is influenced by circled by thorns represents the education.” Her piece was inspired closing of valves during lung allograft by research titled Fostering Healthy dysfunction. “I wanted to visually Futures: An Evaluation of a Wellness express the fear that I feel when I Curriculum for Youth. think about a dysfunctional lung The winning artwork will be and lung transplants,” explained displayed through March 11 in the Crenshaw, who drew inspiration from atrium of the Global Center for Chronic Lung Allograft Dysfunction: Health Innovation, 1 St. Clair Avenue Histopathologic Features With NE, Cleveland, Monday through Clinical Correlation. Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Moore created a necklace with Saturdays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

charms depicting characteristics of a healthy lifestyle. “The center of Joy Henderson is the parent/community

COURTESY CH-UH CITYCOURTESY SCHOOL DISTRICT the necklace is a brain representing liaison for Heights High. The Heights High eXpressions Art winners and their art teachers (from left): teacher Nancy Eisen- berg, Michelle Posch, Kelly Moore, Jenna Dent, Londyn Crenshaw, and teacher Laura Skehan. Seasonally crafted menu and fine cocktails in a cozy setting Joy Henderson evaluate the art: interpretation, presentation, creativity and initiative. Four Heights High students won Dent, who painted an image of a awards in the Cleveland Clinic heart inside a human chest with blue eXpressions Art Competition: birds surrounding the body, said, sophomore Jenna Dent and senior “The blue birds represent happiness 12502 Larchmere (216) 791-0918 Michelle Posch won red ribbons, leaving because patients often suffer www.feliceurbancafe.com and sophomore Londyn Crenshaw depression and anxiety.” Her piece and senior Kelly Moore won white was inspired by research titled IT’S TIME TO GIVE ribbons. Patient Awareness of Heart Failure. YOUR CLOTHES AN The eXpression program invites Posch created a copper brooch high school artists to use art to with a light metal skeleton and pink INSTANT REPLAY! We buy and sell the latest trends of gently used explore science and medicine by copper body. “The image represents guys’ and girls’ clothes, shoes and accessories. Update your denim, tops, dresses, athletic wear translating research conducted by the flesh of the child with a brain and more at up to 70% off mall prices. And we Cleveland Clinic high school interns tumor that causes weight gain,” said pay cash-on-the-spot for YOUR clothing – not appointment necessary! into artistic interpretations of the Posch, who took her inspiration Give your style and your wallet an INSTANT 5688 Mayfield Rd. | 440.919.0138 science. A panel of art and science from research into The Effect of REPLAY at Plato’s Closet. PlatosClosetLyndhurst.com professionals used four criteria to Craniopharyngioma and Association

Beaumont students honored Now providing orthodontics with Scholastic Art awards Walters

Bauman ’16 won a silver Family Dentistry Inc. key for her painting, Fat Food, as did Brooke Call today for your dental examination DiPasquale ‘16 for her ceramic piece, Coil Pot. • General and cosmetic dentistry Claire Cary ’17, • Specializing in ages 2-100 Elizabeth Poland ’16 and • Fillings Annie Reagan ’16 earned • Teeth whitening honorable mentions for Dr. Malcolm Walters, Jr. their work. D.D.S. General Dentistry Bauman is a resident of Univer- (216) 382-1102 • 14100 Cedar Rd. #260 sity Heights, and Di- University Heights, OH 44118 Pasquale and Cary are residents of Cleveland Heights. COURTESY BEAUMONT SCHOOL BEAUMONT COURTESY Gold key-winning painting Blue Breeze by Alexa Five of the six stu- Abounader ‘16. dents are members of Beaumont’s studio art program—a rigorous curriculum that spans all L CAL Anna Beyerle four years of the student’s time at Beaumont, arming students with Six Beaumont School students have an extensive portfolio that they COFFEE garnered seven awards in the annual can use for college admissions or Cuyahoga County Scholastic Art to seek job opportunities after Competition, which recognizes graduation from Beaumont. outstanding regional student artists More than 500 pieces of re- TASTES in grades 7–12. gional art in various mediums Beaumont students won one gold were chosen for local exhibition key, two silver keys and four honor- from more than 2,000 entries. BETTER able mentions, with gold key artwork Those pieces were exhibited to EAST 9TH COVENTRY LEE ROASTED IN THE 216 1700 EAST 9TH ST 1854-A COVENTRY ROAD 2287 LEE ROAD moving on to the national Scholastic the public at the Cleveland Insti- CLEVELAND, OH 44114 CLEVELAND HEIGHTS, OH 44118 CLEVELAND HTS,OH 44118 PHOENIXCOFFEE.COM 216.771.5282 216.932.5282 216.932.8227 Art and Writing Competition in tute of Art’s Reinberger Gallery LOCALLY ROASTED IN CLEVELAND OHIO New York City later this year. in January. Alexa Abounader ’16 won a gold key for her painting, Blue Breeze, and Anna Beyerle is the public relations and Observer advertising is good for your business also received an honorable men- marketing manager at Beaumont School and good for your community. tion for another painting, Rachel in Cleveland Heights.

Heights Observer February 1, 2016 15 www.heightsobserver.org SCHOOL NEWS Noble mentoring program provides role models for boys

Patti Carlyle elementary school winds down. This fourth-grade slump is more often re- According to Fatherhood.org, boys ported by teachers of disadvantaged who lack positive male role models children. Once the learn-to-read become four times more likely to threshold is crossed in third grade, live in poverty, face an increased risk school becomes dominated by text, of drug and alcohol abuse, and have and students are expected to read more trouble academically. to learn. If literacy skills are not Harder to measure is the effect strong enough to support the shift, of positive male role models on those frustration and disengagement usu-

same boys. How can one quantify the CH-UH CITYCOURTESY SCHOOL DISTRICT ally follow. bad things that don’t happen? Diablo Harris-Tate, Deshawn Hairston and O’Mari Woods at the introductory session of their Small groups of four or five meet mentoring group, led by Bob Dawson (not pictured). Beginning in January at Noble twice a month for 20 minutes with Elementary School, 36 fourth- and at the end-of-year staff meeting last ministrators, and a chef. Two of the a mentor, borrowing ten minutes fifth-grade boys were matched with June. Intervention Specialist Bambi mentors are CH-UH alumni.” Dis- from recess and ten minutes from the mentors. Noble’s Gents to Gentle- Vargo recruited mentors. First, the trict administrative staff members lunch period. The program officially men Mentoring Program is a result of CH Police Department signed on, Sandy Womack and Paul Lombardo began on Jan. 11, when the boys met Principal Rachael Coleman’s vision then the CH Fire Department. have signed on as substitutes. mentors for the first time, overseen for a mentoring program for boys. Reaching Heights suggested poten- The program is a collaboration by Khaz Finley from the Alternative In a letter to rising fourth-grade tial mentoring contacts in the com- within Noble that extends out into Learning program. parents, Coleman wrote, “The school munity, and the Noble Neighbors the wider community. The name Noble alumnus and retiree Bob feels that your child will greatly group became involved. Noble’s Gents to Gentlemen was Dawson met with a group of three, benefit from having another positive “Word of mouth was helpful, suggested by Noble math teacher with a fourth boy absent. Leading the male adult role model in his life and too,” said Vargo. “We have the uncle Mary Windham. The curriculum group with quiet humor, he invited hopes that the relationship will lead of a staff member, the nephew of a was developed with assistance from the boys to introduce themselves. to increased academic performance, staff member and the father of one of Derrick Williams, father of a Noble After a bit of ice-breaking, did- self-esteem, and emotional develop- our kindergarten students. We have kindergarten student and professor you-see-that-game sports chat, the ment.” nine mentors from all walks of life: of communications at Tri-C, who has conversation shifted to work and The staff was immediately on we have a police officer, a fire chief, significant experience in creating and responsibility. One fifth-grade boy board with the initiative, announced retirees, college students, school ad- leading mentoring programs. announced he’d already had his first The Noble’s Gents to Gentle- job, at a barber shop. When Dawson Great Eye Care. We accept all major vision and medical insurance men curriculum focuses on four wondered aloud if any of the boys had Dr. Ernest J. Robinson character traits: social responsibility, a personal hero, one boy immediately Locally Owned. • Comprehensive Eye Exams Outside respect, self-discipline and integrity. responded, “my mom.” • Treatment of Eye Diseases prescriptions Walk-ins welcome • Contact Lens Care welcome Learning for Life (www.learning- Introductory sessions included 2259 Warrensville Ctr. 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Beaumont School to host speaker series for parents Watch Your Money Anna Beyerle The Saint Angela Merici Speaker Series is a forum for wisdom-sharing.” Beaumont School will kick off its The series is named after St. An- Saint Angela Merici Speaker Series gela Merici, foundress of the Ursuline GROW for Girls and Families on Wednesday, order which sponsors Beaumont. Feb. 17. This two-part speaker series, The second speaker will be Lisa which continues on April 19, will Damour, who, on Tuesday, April 19, With a BREMEC BOND highlight two essential questions re- will explore the essential question levant to young women today, and “What builds resilience and grit?” offer expert responses to those ques- Damour is a psychologist and author PAY ONLY $35 tions from the keynote speakers. of the upcoming book Untangled: On Feb. 17, Katherine Jackson— Guiding Teenage Girls Through the Seven Through February 29th a professor and psychotherapist who Transitions Into Adulthood. She is a focuses on innate personality traits parenting columnist for The New York nurtured in early childhood and how Times and is director of Laurel School’s WORTH $50 they impact adulthood—will focus Center for Research on Girls. In the Garden Center on the essential question “What is The Saint Angela Merici Speaker May 1-August 1 my life’s purpose?” Series is open to all parents, and to Jackson’s half-hour talk will begin high school-age girls. The events are at 7 p.m., followed by small group free and open to the public, and are discussion 7:45–8:30 p.m., in which not limited to those who have a con- Call or Stop In to Purchase a Bond parents will share tools and wisdom, nection to Beaumont School. Both Tuesday-Sunday 10-5, Closed Monday and build community. Young women talks begin at 7 p.m. and will take in grades 9–12 will meet separately place at Beaumont School. Attendees Bonds cannot be combined with other with the keynote speaker. are encouraged to visit www.beau- coupons. We are not responsible for lost or “This program was really parent- montschool.org/speakerseries to register stolen bonds. Bonds have no cash value. Additional restrictions apply; see website driven,” said Coreen Schaefer, Beau- and learn more. for details. All bonds expire 12/15/16. mont’s dean of students. “We know that our parents want to learn how to Anna Beyerle is the public relations and 13410 Cedar Rd. ▪ 216.932.0039 ▪ www.bremec.com support and walk with their daughters marketing manager at Beaumont School through their transition to adulthood. in Cleveland Heights.

Heights Observer February 1, 2016 16 www.heightsobserver.org HEIGHTS LIBRARY

Library celebrates black Cleveland Heights-University Heights voices in series of events Public Library Board Julia Murphy Meeting highlights

February is Black History Month, lines of a celebratory month,” said L.P. but, if you’ve ever been to the library, Coladangelo, adult services librarian. DECEMBER 21, 2015 you’ll know that it celebrates black On Feb. 10, the Original Voices Board Members Susan Beatty and Chris tion STARnet grant which will fund the history and black writers all year. Book Club will discuss Giovanni’s Mentrek were absent. traveling exhibit, Explore Space, during 2017; provision of library cards for tem- The University Heights Library Room by James Baldwin at 7:30 p.m. at Board President Rob Fischer porary residents; and the enlargement of holds West African dance classes; the Lee Road Library. On March 1, at completes term the gaming collection in response to user the Lee Road Library Youth Services the Noble Neighborhood Library, the The board adopted a resolution honoring requests. Department celebrates the birthday Noble Great Books Discussion will Rob Fischer and remarking on his part in of Anansi, a character from West be centered on Their Eyes Were Watch- the successful library levy of 2014; his at- Staff promotions of adult servic- tention to accurate statistics, including the es librarians African folklore; and the Noble ing God by Zora Neale Hurston. On public demographics of our service area Two librarians have been promoted to Neighborhood Library has held Soul March 17, at 7 p.m., at the Lee Road and its borrowing patterns; and his com- full-time adult services librarians. Amia Stories storytime featuring picture Library, the Science and Nature Study mitment to an independent public library Wheatley has been an adult services as- books by African-American writ- Group will discuss Time Traveler: A serving our communities. sociate at Noble Neighborhood Library, ers, and later this year will host an Scientist’s Personal Mission to Make Time and her position has been upgraded. extensive series of programs around Travel a Reality by Ronald L. Mallett. Rebecca (Becky) Katzenmeyer Andrea Lynn has been a part-time adult retires services associate at Lee Road Library, Jacqueline Woodson’s book Brown The African-American Read-In, Becky Katzenmeyer began her service at and will become a full-time adult services Girl Dreaming in its “On the Same sponsored by Friends of the Heights the library on Oct. 1, 1984 as a library librarian. Page” series. Libraries, is set for Feb. 28, at 2 p.m., assistant, earning a master of Library Sci- This winter, Heights Libraries at the Lee Road Library. This yearly ence and becoming a full-time librarian November public service report will host a Black Voices Matter series event has been so popular that the in 2003. She served two terms as presi- highlights: dent of the staff association and was a • Ninety-two people attended Alice that celebrates African-American Noble Neighborhood Library decided mainstay of the adult services division, (For the Rest of Us), a program that ex- writers and literature. This series is to put on a children’s version of the mentoring junior staff and supporting plored Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonder- timely not only because it falls par- program on Feb. 17 at 4 p.m. At this those with losses by crocheting sympa- land through a readers’ theater project tially during Black History Month, event, volunteers from the commu- thy blankets. She completed 31 years of at Dobama Theater. WCPN’s Dee Per- but as a nod to the Black Lives Matter nity will read and share some of their service on Oct. 1, 2015, and retired on ry hosted the celebration of the book’s movement against violence toward favorite African-American children’s Dec. 18. 150th anniversary. • The Cedar-Coventry Author Series con- blacks and inequality in the criminal books, characters and authors. Library fund co-sponsors time tinued, with Paula McLain discussing justice system. To learn about programs in the capsule her new book, Circling the Sun. “Black History Month is a wonder- Black Voices Matter series, visit events. In recognition of the centennial year of • Noble Neighborhood Library’s chil- ful way to give thought to the history of heightslibrary.org, or call 216-932-3600. library service, the Fund for the Future of dren’s department formed a new part- the African diaspora around the world, Heights Libraries (FFHL) will bury a time nership with Greater Cleveland Head capsule at the Coventry Village Library. Do- Start. The group’s visit coordinators but we wanted to reflect on something Julia Murphy is the marketing and vol - nors to the $100 for 100 Movement will be brought the families they work with for that is happening today, in our com- unteer coordinator for the CH-UH Public named in the time capsule, to be opened in lunch, storytime, and time in the Litera- munity, and that transcends the clean Library System. 2065. The website for the project is www. cy PLAYroom. heightslibrary.org/100-for-100. • Pam Spangler of University Heights Li- brary attended the Gearity Preschool Cost-saving measures noted Fall Open House. She engaged with What’s going on at your library? Deborah Herrmann, fiscal officer, re- 48 students and was able to provide ported that, largely through the Meed- many free books. For a complete list of library pro- look at the changing crossroads of er investment portfolio, the library • Kathy Franzinger and Anne Tisch, grams, and to register, visit www. chronology and civilization. earned nearly three times the amount youth services librarians, made their heightslibrary.org. of interest ($37,904.25) on its deposits first visit to the Monarch School for Noble Neighborhood Library than in 2014. A continuing challenge Autism. They led a sensory storytime in the years of low interest rates from for kindergarten children and will visit Coventry Village Library 2800 Noble Road, 216-291-5665 banks has been maximizing return on several times in 2016. 1925 Coventry Road, 216-321-3400 deposits that are limited by state law • Jessica Robinson, youth services li- Monday, Feb. 22, 7 p.m. to certain types of accounts. The board brarian, visited Heights High with a Thursday, Feb. 11, 7 p.m. Nonfiction@Noble Book Club: Beyond: approved a $500 membership in the Harry Potter-based program to further Step Out of Time: Introduction to Pranic Our Future in Space, by Chris Impey. Ohio Schools Council Cooperative engage students around fiction and Purchasing Program for further savings. comic books. Healing with Greg Soltesz. Learn how Human exploration has been an un- The library purchases property and li- to use prana/life force to accelerate ceasing engine of progress, moving ability insurance through another con- LWV Observer: Anne S. McFarland. your body’s ability to heal itself. You toward a future in which mankind sortium, The Ohio Plan, and will pay will also have the opportunity to promises to settle another world. $32,432, for that insurance in 2016, a 3 percent increase. experience intense peace, stillness Here is the epic story of humanity Look for earlier and often expanded and bliss through the Meditation on leaving home—and of how humans Balanced scorecard review postings of meeting summaries online Twin Hearts. will soon thrive in the vast universe Kim DeNero-Ackroyd, deputy direc- at www.heightsobserver.org. beyond earth. tor, presented highlights, including the See disclaimer on page 6. Lee Road Library award of an American Library Associa- 2345 Lee Road, 216-932-3600 University Heights Library 13866 Cedar Road, 216-321-4700 Monday, Feb. 29, 7 p.m. A Cultural History of Time. The meth- Tuesday, Feb. 9, 6:30 p.m. ods invented for temporal measure- Techsplorers: Paper Circuits. Kids ment, as well as the significance vari- in grades K–5, bring your favorite ous societies attach to the seasons, adult and learn how to complete an have shifted through the ages. From electrical circuit to create a light-up seconds to centuries, from sand-filled greeting card. Registration began hourglasses to water clocks, we’ll Jan. 26.

Heights Observer February 1, 2016 17 www.heightsobserver.org HEIGHTS SENIORS CH Senior Center News Ensure good physical Amy Jenkins There is no charge to participate and health in retirement The Cleveland Heights Senior Activ- no arts experience is necessary. weight, not smoking, doing Kegel ity Center (SAC), located in the CH For another project, SAC is exercises, and avoiding bladder ir- Community Center at 1 Monticello seeking 12 participants to commit to SENIOR SCENE ritants such as caffeine, acidic foods, Blvd., offers a wide variety of pro- a project funded by the Ohio Arts alcohol and carbonated beverages. gramming for Cleveland Heights Council. Everyone has a story to Memory loss residents 60 and older. tell—this project will help you learn Memory health: and fogginess are common as we age. Participation in the arts has how to tell yours. Call 216-691-7377 Judith Eugene Prevention includes daily physical proven to be an integral part of suc- for more information and to reserve activity, a healthy diet, not smoking, cessful aging. SAC offers many arts a space. For baby boomers who are plan- keeping blood pressure at a healthy programs; classes in music, language, The Senior Activity Center is ning to retire in the near future, level, staying mentally active, and dance and the applied arts are avail- open Monday through Friday, 8:30 good physical health is essential for keeping up with social interaction. able at low or no cost. a.m. to 5 p.m. A complete schedule being able to fully enjoy this next One such program, the arts and of programs is published in the com- Vision and hearing health: phase of life. Being proactive about As we age, our eyes have more dif- crafts group, meets on the second and munity center’s newsletter, which is maintaining good health can help us ficulty focusing and become more fourth Wednesdays of each month, available at Cleveland Heights City thrive in our “golden years.” sensitive to glare. Our hearing 1–3 p.m. Project ideas come from the Hall, local libraries, the community The Mayo Clinic recommends diminishes and we have trouble group and its leaders, Susan Roberts center and online at www.cleveland- that we educate ourselves about hearing higher pitched sounds, and and Leone Lee. heights.com. For more information the natural changes that are com- following conversations in a noisy Repurposed items are a main and to register for any program, call mon during this period of our lives, room. Prevention includes wearing source of materials for projects. At 216-691-7377. and be as proactive as possible in sunglasses on sunny days, wearing holiday time, the group was pleased preventing changes we may prefer hearing protection when around to have the opportunity to offer their Amy Jenkins is supervisor at the CH not to go through. Preventing these loud sounds, and getting regular eye craft items for sale. Popular projects Office on Aging and the Senior Activity changes will help enable us to con- and ear checkups. have included jewelry, clocks, orna- Center. She can be reached at 216-691-7379 tinue living independently at home, Our skin be- ments, garden decorations and cards. or by e-mail at [email protected]. Skin health: continue driving safely, and reduce comes thinner, less elastic, and more the risk of dangerous falls. fragile with age. We tend to get dry According to the Mayo Clinic, skin, wrinkles and age spots. 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Heights Observer February 1, 2016 18 www.heightsobserver.org HEIGHTS ARTS Heights High midwinter concert features soloist Emma Zordan

summer will be her second year as ensemble program will perform in school parking lot across Miramar its concertmaster. the cafeteria from 6:30 to 7 p.m. Boulevard (accessible from the Zordan has been active in Following the Friday concert, the University Square shopping center). Heights school music programs Heights High Jazz Ensembles will since elementary school. She attend- perform at the reception. Cynthia Larsen teaches writing at Lake ed Reaching Heights Music Camp Tickets, available the day of the Erie Ink, a writing space for youth, and for five years, and was a counselor show, are $3 for students and $5 for is the parent of a Heights High violist at the camp for one. She has served adults. Parking is available in the and saxophone player. as the Heights High Symphony’s concertmaster for three years, and Tear-offs • Re-roofs • All repairs has played in the pit orchestra for Shingles • Slate • Tile • Gutters • Siding • Chimney Work # Metal Roofs Installed school musicals. Zordan performed Insured • All work guaranteed • Free estimates in chamber groups for two years, Ice & Snow Removal and has composed original music. 1 Roofing Gutter De-Icing Cables Installed Recently, she joined Heights High’s Nobody Under Bids Us Vocal Music Department to broaden her exposure to different forms of Residential music. Commercial 216-319-0430

COURTESY CH-UH CITYCOURTESY SCHOOL DISTRICT The Heights High Symphony Emma Zordan will also perform the Allegretto from Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 THE B2B GAMECHANGER Cynthia Larsen in A major, and the Scherzo from MAY 12 2016 Antonin Dvoøák’s Symphony No. 7 Emma Zordan, concertmaster of in D minor. The Symphonic Winds the Heights High Symphony, will will present “Dedicatory Fanfare” Get in the game! perform Antonio Vivaldi’s Violin from Three Fanfares for a Celebration Concerto in F minor, “L’Inverno” by Robert W. Smith, On a Hymnsong Register to (Winter), on Friday, Feb. 5, at 7:30 of Lowell Mason by David Holsinger exhibit TODAY p.m., in the auditorium of Cleveland and The Old Pirate’s Tale by Darren at the region’s most Heights High School (on the Wiley Mitchell. essential business-to campus at 2181 Miramar Blvd. in The Heights High Concert business networking event University Heights). Zordan is one Orchestra, Concert Band, and Sym- of two senior soloists selected to phonic Band will also perform in a Call 216/397-7322 perform this year as part of a 70-year mid-week concert on Feb. 3 at 7:30 or visit hrcc.org/expo tradition of musical excellence at the p.m. The Concert Orchestra will high school. present Gauntlet by Doug Spata, Heights-Hillcrest Regional Zordan began taking violin Joust by Richard Meyer, and Clocks, lessons at the Fairmount School a Coldplay song arranged by Rob- Chamber of Commerce of Music at age 6. She studied first ert Longfield. The Heights High Your Business Home Team with Hannah Frey, then with Em- Percussion Ensemble will perform ily Cornelius. In middle school, Gypsy Dance by James Campbell, Zordan became a member of the arranged by the ensemble’s direc- Preparatory Youth Orchestra at the tor, Larry A. Smith. The Concert Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) and Symphonic bands will finish and the concertmaster of the Youth the program with Of Emerald Shires String Camarata, and participated by David Myers, Let Hope Reign by in CIM’s Chamber program. She is Larry Neeck, and Mallet Mambo by a three-year member of the Interna- Robert W. Smith. I earned my tional Youth Symphony Orchestra Preceding both concerts, stu- of Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp. This dents in the school’s chamber and first degree from Tri-C® Heights Arts highlights Feb. events

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On Thursday, Feb. 11, at Heights program on Feb. 11, which begins Arts, regional artisans Doug Meyer at 7 p.m. of Rustbelt Rebirth; Kevin Busta; On Sunday, Feb. 21, Cara Tweed and David Meyers of Rustbelt Recla- of The Music Settlement, Cleveland mation will share insights about the State University, and Laurel School challenges and inspirations of work- Music Academy will lead a master ing with salvaged and repurposed class performance of young violin- industrial and residential materials. ists from Cleveland-area public The three create custom fur- and private schools at 3 p.m. in the Stephanie Bayne saved thousands of dollars by starting her college career at Tri-C. nishings and innovative household Heights Arts gallery. Supported by objects using such materials as a grant from the Paul M. Angell shopping carts, windmills, factory Family Foundation, the master class Stephanie chose Cuyahoga Community University, where she began as a junior. machinery, and wood from razed program offers high-level teaching College (Tri-C) for its convenience Tri-C has allowed Stephanie to save houses, and their work is currently experiences to budding musicians and affordable tuition. Her credits money on the way to completing her on view in Heights Arts’s Remade in in grades 6–12. The Feb. 21 perfor- transferred seamlessly to Kent State bachelor’s degree in four years. Cleveland exhibition. mance is free and open to all. Stu- Are you a high school student who wants to earn college credit before you graduate? As part of Height Arts’s literary dent applications for participation Are you ready to start your college career? Tri-C is the smart choice for earning programming, Meredith Holmes, are available on the Heights Arts your first degree. the Cleveland Heights poet laure- website. ate, has invited Terre Maher, Mary For more information on Quade, Barbara Sabol and Barry Heights Arts, call 216-371-3457 or Zucker to write original, ekphrastic visit www.heightsarts.org. tri-c.edu poems inspired by select objects in Metropolitan Campus 29000 Community College Ave. | Cleveland, OH 44115 216-987-6000 Where futures beginSM the exhibition. The poets will read Mary Ryan is on staff at Heights Arts, a 14-4286 their works during the free evening nonprofit community arts organization.

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Owen Schneider such as setting, plot, character, con- flict and solution. They become fa- Serving the Your neighbor; your plumber The Marilyn Bianchi Kids’ Play- miliar with these elements in school, Heights writing Festival, an annual event at but are able to actively apply them since 1989 Herb’s Plumbing & Heating Dobama Theatre, is entering its 38th through writing a play—an activity year of producing plays written by that flexes their creative muscles. • Experts in old homes young people. The festival is sched- The festival invites Cuyahoga uled for June, and the deadline to County students in grades 1–12 to sub- • Water tanks & heating systems submit plays is March 1. mit their stories to the 2016 festival. • Eco-friendly updates Bianchi, an actress, teacher, The plays must be original work, and • Fully trained, licensed, bonded director and co-founder of Dobama be submitted by March 1. Theatre, died of cancer in 1977. The Judges select 15 to 20 plays, sev- & insured festival was created in her name to eral of which will be performed live • Residential & commercial carry out her wish to help Cleveland- at Dobama Theatre. In addition, the area children discover their own playwrights whose works are selected Mention this ad for 10% off voices and creativity through theater. for performance will be invited to at- ($100 minimum charge/emergency calls excluded) The festival’s mission is to provide tend rehearsals of their plays, receive a platform for children to express their tickets for opening night, and receive 216-691-2300 • herbsplumbingandheating.com thoughts, hopes, dreams and creativity a special gift package. Winners will be through the writing of original plays. notified by April 1. Melissa Crum, Dobama’s educa- For more information about the tion associate, said, “We believe the festival and how to make a submis- voices of our youth matter. We strive sion, visit the Dobama website at to support our playwrights by letting www.dobama.org, call 216-932-6838, or the heart and soul of their words shine send an e-mail to youngplaywrights@ through. We believe in the transforma- dobama.org. Dobama Theatre is tive power of theater, and its ability to located at 2340 Lee Road, Cleveland bring communities together through Heights. the sharing of our stories.” Playwriting helps children ex- Owen Schneider is a marketing intern at plore essential narrative elements, Dobama Theatre.

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Heights Observer February 1, 2016 20 www.heightsobserver.org HEIGHTS ARTS Dan and Nancy Maier share deep love of music

James Henke Robinson, Gladys Knight, Coast Jazz Collective, which has the Temptations, the Mills released three CDs, Dan also plays Dan and Nancy Maier have both Brothers, and Leslie Gore. with the Mojo Big Band and the been playing piano since they were He also toured with Philip True North Jazz Ensemble. He also about eight years old. Now, more Glass. plays with Joe Bell and the Swing than five decades later, music still Nancy got involved Lizards and the folk-rock group is the focus of their lives. with music directing while Green Diamond Zephyr. He teaches Dan, 62, is a member of several she and Dan were in New classes in jazz vocal performance at Cleveland-area bands, including York. “That’s where I really Hathaway Brown School. the North Coast Jazz Collective started understanding that The Maiers said they love and ProgNation, a relatively new I love music directing and Cleveland Heights. “After living in progressive-rock group that covers vocal coaching,” she said. New York for so long, we wanted songs by such bands as Yes, Genesis, In 1989, they decided to live somewhere that was near and Emerson, Lake and Palmer. to return to Cleveland, to cultural centers,” Nancy said. Nancy, 63, is the associate artistic and Nancy began working “Cleveland Heights is so close to director of the Musical Theater in various theaters as a University Circle, and there are so Project, an organization that music director. Over the many artistic centers here, as well presents classic American musicals years, she has directed as great clubs like Nighttown.” Dan JAMES HENKE in Greater Cleveland. She is also Nancy and Dan Maier. music at Cain Park, the frequently plays at Nighttown. Over a part-time music director and Great Lakes Theater, the the years, he has appeared with vocal coach at Baldwin Wallace Heights. He attended the Berklee Cleveland Play House, the Beck Cheryl Bentine of the Manhattan University’s Conservatory of Music. College of Music and the New Center and Karamu House. In 1996, Transfer, Alexis Cole, Jackie Ryan, The Maiers, who have lived on England Conservatory of Music, she got a job as the music director and Ann Hampton Callaway and many Meadowbrook Road in Cleveland both of which are in Boston. He met vocal coach at the Baldwin Wallace other famous artists. Heights since 1992, are the parents Nancy at one of his shows in the early Conservatory of Music, under the Both of the Maiers have shows of a daughter, Hannah, a 19-year-old 1980s, and they married in 1982. direction of Victoria Bussert. “The coming up in the next several freshman at Baldwin Wallace. The Maiers decided to move Baldwin Wallace program has a months. On Feb. 14, Nancy will be Nancy grew up on the West to New York City. “We just great reputation across the country,” performing with the Musical Theater Side of Cleveland, in Brooklyn. thought that there would be more she said. “The graduates from that Project at Vosh in Lakewood, which She attended Indiana University, opportunities to play music in program get hired all over, especially will present Anything You Can Do: then received a Bachelor of Music New York,” Dan said. Shortly after in New York.” The Big Battle of the Sexes. Education Degree from Baldwin arriving in New York, he started When they returned to Wallace, graduating magna cum playing with Blood, Sweat and Tears. Cleveland, Dan continued to perform James Henke, a Cleveland Heights laude. Later, she earned a master’s “I worked with them for about a with major jazz artists, including resident, was a writer and editor at degree in collaborative piano at the year, and I spent a lot of time on Ernie Krivda, Paul Ferguson, Howie Rolling Stone magazine for 15 years. Cleveland Institute of Music. the road with them,” he said. Over Smith, Nan O’Malley, Reed Simon, He is also the author of several books, Dan grew up on the East Side the years, Dan has played with many Joe Bell, Marty Block and Roy King. including biographies of Jim Morrison, of Cleveland, primarily in Garfield famous musicians, including Smokey In addition to playing with the North John Lennon and Bob Marley.

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Heights Observer February 1, 2016 21 www.heightsobserver.org HEIGHTS BUSINESS Luna expands in Cedar Fairmount and beyond Lee Road merchants introduce valet James Henke seed rolls. The restaurant also serves breakfast and lunch. The breakfast parking for patrons Luna Bakery and Café recently under- menu offers scrambled eggs, egg went an expansion—its second since paninis, oatmeal and granola, and opening in June 2011. The restaurant, the lunch menu includes a variety of Richard Stewart located in the Cedar Fairmount Busi- panini sandwiches as well as crepes, ness District, took over a portion of salads and soups. If inadequate parking along Lee the space previously occupied by The “We don’t use mixes,” said Road had long frustrated patrons Mad Greek. This expansion adds 500 Bridget Thibeault, Luna’s co-owner. and tamped down weekend busi- square feet to Luna, enabling the café “We make everything here, including ness, as merchants largely contend, JAMES HENKE to add about 25 new seats. the salad dressings and the soups. It Bridget Thibeault availability and convenience of When Luna originally opened, it takes a lot of fine tuning to create parking along a key Cleveland could seat only about 15 people inside, everything we serve.” In addition, Luna Bakery and Café Heights business district recently though a patio offers additional seating many of the menu items are made 1482 Fairmount Blvd. got a whole lot better. in spring and summer. In the winter of from products that are locally grown. 216-231-8585 In November, a group of Lee 2011, the restaurant added a back room, Thibeault, 42, grew up on South Road merchants, led by Chris Monday – Friday, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. increasing the number of indoor seats Overlook Road in Cleveland Heights Armington, Tavern Company Saturday and Sunday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to about 35. With its latest expansion, and attended St. Ann and Beaumont owner, developed a plan to provide www.lunabakerycafe.com the restaurant can now accommodate schools. After graduating from valet parking services in the com- about 60 people inside. Beaumont, she attended Marquette mercial district. The merchants Luna serves a variety of fine University in Milwaukee, majoring in owners of Stone Oven, contacted her partnered with a locally based French pastries, including croissants, advertising and marketing. She then to propose a business partnership. valet service, VIP Valet. Their scones, muffins, and nut and poppy spent about eight years in Chicago, “John had seen the space at Cedar plan went into effect on Dec. 18, working in advertising. Fairmount, and he loved it,” Thi- when four valet parking stations,

Near the end of her tenure in beault said. “When it became avail- spanning from Cedar Lee Theatre The Chicago, Thibeault decided to attend able, he found me on the Internet and to Brennan’s Colony, opened for Tavern culinary school. “As a creative outlet, contacted me about opening a bakery business. Company I would always cook on the side,” she and café with him and Tatyana.” “It’s fantastic and a long time said. She earned a culinary degree The café has been extremely coming,” said Adam Fleischer, from the Cooking and Hospitality successful, and now has about 40 owner of The Wine Spot. “There’s Mon. Burger Fries & Beer Night $9 Institute, and then moved to New employees—twice the number it had not enough parking on Lee Road. Tues. Flatbread Pizza Beer /Wine York City, where she started a wed- when it first opened. [Parking] tickets are sometimes Tues. Trivia starting at 10 pm ding-cake business called Flour Girl. Luna’s owners are next planning issued and prospective patrons end Wed & Thurs: "5 for $30" “It was my side business,” Thibeault to expand to Shaker Heights, where up driving around and even driving 2 Dine for the $ of 1! Includes 2 small salads + 2 select dinners + a pitcher of Moosehead beer said. “I would make wedding cakes, Luna will occupy a 100-square-foot away—so we’re thrilled.” OR a bottle of House wine = ONLY $30 cookies, pastries and other items.” stall in Market Hall—which Thei- Maxim Niyazov, VIP Valet’s

M-F Happy Hour 5–7 pm After two years, Thibeault beault describes as a “high-end food owner, said the service parked 28

Sunday Brunch 10:30 am–3 pm moved back to Chicago. “I wanted to court”—planned for the new Van cars on its first Friday and 32 cars Sunday Karaoke 10 pm expand my Flour Girl business,” she Aken District development. “It’s not on that Saturday. The four valet

Kitchen Open 5–10 pm Mon.–Thurs. said, “but I realized that it would be going to be a separate restaurant,” zone locations are: in front of 5–11pm Fri. and Sat. impossible in Chicago or New York Thibeault said. “There will be 10 Parnell’s Pub and Cedar Lee The-

2260 Lee Road 216.321.6001 because of the cost.” Meanwhile, she vendors, and communal tables, and atre; in front of Dewey’s Pizza had also met Marc Thibeault, who we’ll be serving crepes and breakfast and Lopez restaurant; in front of would become her husband. “He was pastries.” The new market is sched- Tavern Company and Anatolia living in Cleveland, so I decided to uled to open in the fall of 2017. Cafe; and in front of The Wine come back home,” she said. Thibeault and her family, which Spot. After returning to Cleveland in now includes one-year-old daugh- “Things went very well,” said 2008, she did some recipe testing ter Cecelia, live on Shaker Road in Niyazov. “We got positive com- for Nestle and for the J.M. Smucker Cleveland Heights. “I love how beau- ments from the community and Company. She also taught cooking tiful the area is,” Thibeault said. “It’s from all of our guests. The busi- classes at the Viking Store at Legacy very family-friendly, and there are all ness owners were extremely help- Village, and she became a pastry chef of the parks and outdoor events here ful as well. They offered to store at fire food and drink, Doug Katz’s in the Heights. It also has easy access our equipment and recharge our Shaker Square restaurant. to downtown. It’s really a wonderful LED lights. Many even offered our In the fall of 2009, Thibeault place to live.” valet [attendants] complimentary gave birth to her first child, a son coffee.” named Cavan, and left Fire. The fol- James Henke, a Cleveland Heights resident, The service begins at 5 p.m. lowing year, she began working out was a writer and editor at Rolling Stone each Friday and Saturday, and costs of her house, making wedding cakes magazine for 15 years. He is also the author a flat fee of $5 for the entire eve- and pastries. Shortly after that, John of several books, including biographies of Jim ning. Patrons reported that they Emerman and Tatyana Rhen, the Morrison, John Lennon and Bob Marley. appreciated the convenience of not having to worry about feeding do you like the Free books mailed meters with quarters while trying to enjoy an evening of dining or to your young child! entertainment. Valet parking also offers a safety element as patrons Heights Observer? can park and be picked up at any of the four stations, alleviating the Your donation helps to keep it coming need for car owners to walk any significant distance back to their cars at the end of their visits. The Observer is published as a non-profit project. aTe “Our hope is that the con- on If your child is venience compels more traffic All proceeds are returned to the community d o 4 years old or younger along Lee Road and spurs greater through programming by FutureHeights. T And lives in economic activity for all of our n 44106, 44120, CH-­‐UH, merchants,” said Fleischer. Your donation is tax-deductible and helps sustain a

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After graduating, he went into the Rudy’s Pub relocates to Lee Road U.S. Army. He served three years of active duty and then 25 years in the the story of how Army Reserve. He started cooking James Henke he died at such while in the Army, and, in 1984, spent a young age a year in Cuyahoga Community Col- Rudy’s Pub, which had been on Van always moved lege’s culinary program. Aken Road near Warrensville Center me,” explained Over the years, Jones has worked Road in Shaker Heights for nearly a Elfers. “Rudy’s at several restaurants in the Cleve- decade, has re-opened in the Cedar Pub sounded like land area, including Moxie, the Lee neighborhood. The restaurant a great name for Oakwood Country Club and Lopez is now located at 2191 Lee Road, in a neighborhood y Gonzalez. He also had his own res- the space previously occupied by the bar, and now he’s taurant, Q’s Diner, on Bellaire Road. Cedar Lee Pub, which closed tem- back. We have Jones’ son, Patrick Jones, is porarily in October 2014, and then his photo here Rudy’s sous chef. He’s 21, and has closed permanently in 2015. on the wall, and been working with his father for the

Quintin Jones and Amanda he’s the center JAMES HENKE past three years. Elfers, who are engaged to be mar- point of the Amanda Elfers and Quintin Jones, owners of Rudy’s Pub Rudy’s full menu offers salads, ried, own the pub. They closed the restaurant.” sandwiches, pasta, seafood, meat Shaker Heights location in October Elfers, 48, grew up in Milan, in the family.” She now rents the house entrees and desserts. Rudy’s owners 2015 because of the construction Ohio. When she was 18, she and by the week as a vacation home. plan to feature DJ music on Friday and redevelopment going on in that her mother moved to Cape Cod. Elfers had been interested in and Saturday nights, and karaoke on neighborhood. Then, a couple of She attended the University of the restaurant world since she was Wednesday nights. On Mondays and their regular customers told them Massachusetts, where she earned very young. When she was 12, Elfers Thursdays, Rudy’s will offer 50-cent about the Cedar Lee Pub space. a bachelor’s degree in humanities. started playing piano in a restaurant. wing nights, and will feature Ladies’ Jones and Elfers came by, thought She then earned a master’s degree in “Throughout college,” recalled Elf- Night on Tuesdays. In the spring it would be a great spot for their liberal arts from Harvard University. ers, “I worked as a bartender at res- and summer, the owners plan to have restaurant, and rented the space. In 1990, while working on her mas- taurants. I’ve always like bartending.” bands performing on the back patio. It took them only about three ter’s degree, Elfers went to Russia. After returning to Cleveland, weeks to prepare for the restaurant’s “I went back and forth between the Elfers started going to Noggin’s Raw James Henke, a Cleveland Heights resi- opening. “We painted the interior, U.S. and Russia several times,” she Bar and Pub in Shaker Heights. In dent, was a writer and editor at Rolling did the woodwork, re-varnished the said. “I took classes in the Soviet 2006, she bought the bar and turned Stone magazine for 15 years. He is also the floors and painted the bathrooms,” Union, and I worked at a bank in St. it into Rudy’s Pub. In 2009, Jones author of several books, including biogra- said Jones. “And we got it done quick Petersburg for a while. It was a great came into Rudy’s. “I liked it,” he phies of Jim Morrison, John Lennon and enough that we were able to open experience. I finally came back to the said, “and I started coming back. I Bob Marley. on Dec. 11.” U.S. permanently in 1994.” noticed that they needed help in the Jones is Rudy’s chef, while Elfers Elfers returned to Cleveland in kitchen, and I offered to work there. Rudy’s Pub serves as bartender. The pub is named 2004. “My father was born and raised That started my relationship with 2191 Lee Road for Elfers’ great-uncle, Rudolph Volger, on Kelleys Island,” she said. “And the Amanda and the restaurant.” 216-563-1170 who died of tuberculosis at the age of house he grew up in had been in the Jones, 54, had worked as a chef at Monday through Sunday, 24, in 1925. There are photos of him on family for more than 100 years. I re- Noggin’s for five years. He grew up in 3 p.m. to 2 a.m. the restaurant’s walls. “The image of my turned to Cleveland to buy the house. Warrensville Heights and attended www.rudyspub.org great-uncle always stood out to me, and I thought it was important to keep it Warrensville Heights High School.

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