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homesSHAKER Discover the versatile two-family home as an investment and a workplace plus OUR ANNUAL Shaker Home Resource Guide march | april 2005 n Shaker Heights, a quality education means more than the three R’s. It also enriches the Ilearning experience by broadening cultural horizons, building critical thinking and fostering creative problem solving. The Shaker Heights City Schools are known for providing an outstanding, comprehensive, and well-rounded education in all areas, including the fine arts. The growing arts curriculum is recognized for inspiring successful career paths for students in fields such as advertising, graphics, and design. The arts program also plays a vital role for many students by enriching their lives now and in the future by developing pride of accomplishment, creative self-expression and appreciation for the surrounding world. Shaker Heights art students consistently are among the leaders in the Cuyahoga Regional Scholastic Art Awards Program. Smythe, Cramer Co. is delighted to call Shaker Heights “home!” Interested in a career in real estate? Jump start your career. Start with the best! Call Myra White at 216.751.8550 for a confidential interview. Smythe, Cramer Co. Shaker Heights Office 20710 Chagrin Blvd. Shaker Heights, Ohio 44122 Phone: 216.751.8550 Equal Housing Opportunity PHOTOS BY KEVIN REEVES VOLUME 23 NUMBER 2 MARCH | APRIL 2005 31431 DEPARTMENTS 3 City News Earline Hooper wins City’s MLK award. Residents are invited to see the new Fire House. Great deals on cool t-shirts at the Walk As One – Rock As One diversity walk. 9 Real Property Housing transfers and rental news, including the latest Certified Shaker rental properties. 43 Library Happenings Teen Volunteer Fair. Celebrating National Library Week. Seasonal specials for children. And much more. FEATURES 14 Cover Story: Those Delightfully Deceptive Two-Family Homes. Shaker’s two-family homes are a hot investment item. BY NANCY O’CONNOR 20 Shaker Homes Resource Guide The City can help residents and potential residents with their housing needs in more ways than you probably imagine. COMPILED BY KIM PALMER 31 The Evolution of a Wine Room How to increase a home’s value and enjoy every minute of it. BY SUE STARRETT Cover Photographs by Marc Golub 38 Of Time Planning, a Love/Hate Relationship with Cleveland, and the Jewish Experience A trio of new books by Shaker authors is as diverse as the community itself. BY VICKI ZOLDESSY 40 Shaker People One day Bob Gruca is touring Europe with the Cleveland Orchestra, the next he’s logging miles around Ohio in his car. It’s not easy being a classical guitarist. BY AMY GARVEY COLUMNS 53 Out & About Calendar of events. 69 The Shaker Observer The Attack of the Stopwatch Nerds. BY JOHN R. BRANDT 1 MARCHMARCH | |APRIL APRIL 2005 2005 1 CITY NEWS Embodying the “Beloved Community” In a jam-packed, emotional ceremony roots involvement in education. at Shaker Heights City Hall in late “We moved to Shaker Heights in January, Earline Hooper, a well-known 1963, a time when Dr. King was encour- advocate of parental involvement in aging all Negroes to get involved in their Shaker public schools programs, received communities,” she told the capacity audi- the City’s 15th Dr. Martin ence in city council Luther King, Jr. Award for chambers. “My husband Human Relations. said we were going to Mrs. Hooper, a grand- get involved. And we mother and former teacher did.” in Cleveland schools, is one She closed her of the founders of the remarks with the words: Education Committee of the “Let us continue to Vice Mayor Brian Gleisser presents the Moreland on the Move work together, to love award to Earline Hooper Community Association together, and to strive podium, “I have to believe this is a first (MOMCA), the base of her together.” for these chambers.” community activism. Mrs. Hooper’s broad Parker serves as co-chair of the “She embodies what Dr. popularity in the com- Shaker Heights Human Relations King called the ‘Beloved munity was reflected in Commission, which chose Mrs. Hooper Community,’ said Rev. Dr. the hundreds of people, for the award. Other commission Valentino Lassiter, pastor of Paula Hooper many of them in tears at members are Councilmember Earl the East View United Church the end, who turned out Williams, Jr. (co-chair), John Murphy, of Christ and one of the evening’s guest for the event. The crowd spilled out of Gerald Jackson, Rick Horvath, and speakers council chambers into the hallway and Cecilia Wong Fungsang. Mrs. Hooper served as the president down the stairs. of MOMCA’s Education Committee and During the ceremony, two of Mrs. also was one of the creators of the associ- Hooper’s three children, Paula and Sam, From Our Readers ation’s student Mentoring performed a song writ- “The article entitled the ‘Best police force in Program. As such, she has ten by Sam, who has a Northeast Ohio’ certainly demonstrated how been instrumental in carry- degree in music from the excellent and effective the Shaker police force ing out the association’s University of Miami. is. Their skill (and bravery) is greatly appre- mission of “encouraging “Heaven Made Me Too” ciated.” academic excellence and is composed in the style strong leadership and to of a civil rights-era folk Jim Schaefer develop positive role mod- song — as an audience Shelburne Road els; also, to establish mean- sing-along. Sam played ingful relationships among guitar while he and the “I’d like to congratulate you on the out- the mentor, the student, the audience sang. Paula, standing editorial work you’ve done in the parent, and the teachers.” who holds a doctorate most recent (January/February 2005) edi- Her core belief is that from the Massachusetts tion. As a former magazine editor and writer parents are the crucial Institute of Technology, for Republic Steel and in the business for ingredient in that mix. Sam Hooper accompanied on flute. about 55 years, I appreciate it when I see She dedicated her award The performance received really outstanding work on putting together to her late husband, Lorenzo Samuel a rousing ovation. what you’re going to do and then doing it! Hooper, Sr., whom she credited with Councilmember Brian Parker, the So, keep up the good work…” kindling her family’s passion for grass- event’s host, drolly remarked from the Bob Taylor Claremont Road MARCH | APRIL 2005 3 CITY NEWS CONTINUED... more information, visit the City website, Sewer Project Begins shakeronline.com. The City of Shaker Heights is working with the North East Ohio Regional Walk As One - Sewer District (NEORSD) and the City of Beachwood in the Thornton Park area of the Rock as One City to construct new sanitary relief and storm Join friends, neighbors and community sewers to increase sewer capacity. leaders! Be part of the Shaker team in The work for this project has begun, the Walk As One – Rock as One diversity and is scheduled for completion by the walk on May 14th. Now in its third year, week of June 27th, barring unforeseen the National Conference for Community complications. Portions of Farnsleigh, and Justice (NCCJ) event promotes Halburton and Halworth roads and Belvoir respect and understanding among all Boulevard will be open to local traffic only for people, and invites participants to stand the duration of the project. Residents liv- together against issues of intolerance. ing on the closed portions of these streets The morning begins bright and early at will be issued a special permit allowing 7:00 a.m. at Panera Bread, 20060 Van them to proceed past the “Road Closed” Aken Blvd. Colorful t-shirts sporting the signs to their homes during the construc- motto Shaker Heights – A Great Place to Call tion period. There will be times when no Home will be on sale for $5. Enjoy some parking is allowed on various sections of java and ride the 7:57 a.m. rapid together the street. to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Access to Thornton Park itself will not be Museum where the Walk kicks off. affected by the construction, but it will not be Visit nccj.org or call 752-3000 for possible to travel to the park from Farnsleigh information about raising funds for heading west. Plan to use Warrensville Center NCCJ youth and leadership programs to Farnsleigh east only. Regular project updates while walking. Call Betsy Williams with will be available on the City’s website, shakeron- questions at 491-3196, or sign up for the line.com Shaker Heights team by visiting shakeron- line.com. The website will be updated reg- Community Service ularly as information becomes available. Fair Planned at Fire House Open House City Unions Sign The Human Relations Commission will Contracts sponsor Shaker’s first Community Service In an environment of cooperation and Fair on Saturday, March 12 from 10:00 collaboration, negotiations with Police a.m. to noon in the new Fire House at 17000 and Fire unions resulted in new three- Chagrin. year contracts. While the contracts were Residents are invited to discover the not due to expire until April 2005, the many volunteer opportunities available in groups met late in 2004 and reached Shaker. Join your friends and neighbors agreement in record time. Employees while helping fellow residents in our accepted a lower cost health care plan community. A wide variety of projects with modified monthly premium contri- will be available to volunteers of all ages, butions; the City agreed to share the cost interests and abilities. Family participa- savings of the new plan with the employ- tion is encouraged.