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COSMOPOLITAN LIVING IN NORTHEAST OHIO’S PREMIER COMMUNITY shakershakerlifelife Bring on The Buzz Exploring the Coffeehouse Scene Shaker’s New Look a progress report p. 38 9/129/12 Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer proudly acknowledges its sales associates recognized by the Ohio Association of REALTORS® for their outstanding achievements in real estate sales and service from July 2006 through June 2007: Pinnacle of Performance Cathy LeSueur Award of Excellence Jenny Chin, Mary Lou McHenry Award of Distinction Josie Chapman, Jackie Collesi, Sally Essreg, Lisa Gaines, Denise Hall, Marilyn Kahn & Milan Polacek Award of Achievement Michelle DeGulis, Mary Ann Franey, Rochelle Golenberg, Patty Munro, Amanda Pohlman, Stevie Robinson, Sandra Rueb, Elizabeth Schorgl & Lynda Silverberg Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer also recognizes the superior achievements of Shaker Heights REALTORS® Mary Brown, Teri Chmielewski, Susan Delaney, Sue Sloan & Sandy Weiss Let us share our optimism about Shaker Heights with you! Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer continued to successfully market and sell Shaker Heights during the first half of 2007 just as it did throughout 2006. Of the 169 single family homes in Shaker Heights that sold & transferred from January through June of 2007, 92 were listed with HHSC, 6 times more than its nearest competitor. If you are looking for real estate service that is both conscientious and creative, the search ends here, at the Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer Office in the heart of Shaker Heights. Howard Hanna Smythe Cramer • Shaker Heights Office 20710 Chagrin Blvd. • Shaker Heights Ohio 44122 • Phone: 216-751-8550 contents features + departments on the cover: Shaker Heights is full of beans...of the coffee variety. Cover photograph Caydie Heller THE BUZZ 25 DOUBLE DUTY 31 THE NEW SHAKER 38 Two family homes on An update on projects Winslow offer various that are reinforcing our lifestyle options. pride and identity. more departments: Library News 15 Banned Books Week. Recreation & Leisure PULLOUT SECTION Late Fall activities. Out & About 58 Calendar of events. Shaker Observer 76 The Noble Cause. REAL ESTATE NEWS 11 HAPPY HOMECOMING 48 CITY NEWS 3 Shaker Neighborhoods: Jim Brickman, the City asks...Sherwin- Malvern and Onaway. Grammy-nominated Williams delivers. SHHS grad, is still true to his school. Oct1.indd 1 9/6/2007 9:23:47 PM shaker shaker renters... life ready to become a OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2007 VOLUME 25 ISSUE 5 SHAKER LIFE shaker homeowner? 3400 Lee Road Shaker Heights, OH 44120 WEBSITE: shakeronline.com EMAIL: [email protected] low-interest VOICE MAIL: (216) 491-1459 FAX: (216) 491-1408 down payment TTY: (216) 491-3161 EDITOR assistance loans Rory O’Connor [email protected] are available in DESIGN & PRODUCTION COORDINATOR Jennifer Dial designated CITY NEWS AND REAL ESTATE NEWS EDITOR Vicki Zoldessy neighborhoods [email protected] LIBRARY NEWS EDITOR call 491-1457 Margaret Simon OUT & ABOUT for more info [email protected] SHAKER SCHOOLS EDITORIAL ADVISOR fund for the future of shaker heights Peggy Caldwell enhancing neighborhood diversity since 1986 ADVERTISING MANAGER John Moore, (216) 531-4044 [email protected] AD SALES REPRESENTATIVE Friends don’t let Rebecca Wong CONTRIBUTING WRITERS John Brandt, Gay Eyerman, friends make a move Beth Friedman-Romell, Rita Kueber, without calling us first. Nancy O’Connor, Sue Starrett CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS Janet Century, Marc Golub, Green Street Studio (Jeanne Van Atta & Bill Meckler), SHAKER’S RELOCATION EXPERTS HAVE: Caydie Heller, Kevin G. Reeves • Shaker information packets READER COMMENTS: Please send comments and observations to Letters to the Editor, • School & neighborhood [email protected] or to Shaker Life, 3400 Lee Road, Shaker Heights, OH 44120. contacts Letters may be edited for publication. • Certified Shaker rental updates STORY SUBMISSIONS: Shaker Life does not accept unsolicited editorial material, but story suggestions from residents are welcome. Send suggestions • Details on financial incentives by email or letter. Please do not call. We cannot respond to every suggestion but each will be given consideration. for eligible home buyers Freelancers: Please email the editor for guidelines. SUBSCRIPTIONS: Kim Golem, (216) 491-1419 SHAKER LIFE is published six times per year by the Call (216) 491-1332 or visit City of Shaker Heights, Department of Communications & Outreach, and distributed free to residents of the Shaker Heights City School District. Extra copies are available at shakeronline.com area newsstands for $3.50. See shakeronline.com for locations. For general City information, call (216) 491-1400 or EMAIL: [email protected] 3400 Lee Road The views of the individuals and organizations Shaker Heights, OH 44120 (216) 491-1400 interviewed in Shaker Life are not necessarily THEOFlCIALVIEWSOFTHE#ITYOF3HAKER(EIGHTS Affirmatively furthering fair housing for over 30 years © City of Shaker Heights. All Rights Reserved. 2 WWW.SHAKERONLINE.COM city news Election Day is November 6 Recycling: It’s not just about Paper, A new mayor, four members of City Council, and two members of the Shaker Plastic, and Glass Heights Board of Education will be elected by Shaker voters on November 6. All terms are four years in length, are non-partisan and everyone is elected on an at- Get an up-close look at recycling in large basis. our community. Attend Community The mayor is elected every fourth year. The seven members of Council and five Recycling Awareness Day on Saturday, members of the Board of Education are elected for staggered four-year terms. October 13 at the Service Center, Those Council members up for re-election this year include Al Foster, Nancy 15600 Chagrin Boulevard between 10 Moore, and Earl Williams, Jr.; Freda J. Levenson is up for re-election to the Board am and 2 pm. Learn about the entire of Education. recycling process from your home to Mayor Judy Rawson is not seeking re-election. Earl M. Leiken, a member of City reuse. See what becomes of recycled Council, is running for mayor. He is unopposed. His council seat will be filled by a trees, commingled items such as glass, newcomer. Visit shakeronline.com for more information. plastic and aluminum, and newspaper. Then return the following Saturday, Council October 20 (10 am to 2 pm) for a James N. Brady Patricia Snyder Community Shredding event. Shaker 14506 South Park Boulevard 3149 Warrington Road residents with proof of residency can bring as many as three file boxes with Kenneth P. Butze, Jr. Earl Williams, Jr. (incumbent) documents to shred. Let us do it for 3272 Ingleside Road 19701 Fairmount Boulevard you! (No need to remove staples or Al Foster (incumbent) paper clips.) For additional informa- 3569 Menlo Road tion, call 216-491-1490. Board of Education Nancy R. Moore (incumbent) Freda J. Levenson Flu Shots to be 3697 Townley Road 21499 Shelburne Road Administered in Point of Distribution Drill (POD) Peter A. Robertson 17210 Aldersyde Drive The City’s Health Department will administer flu shots again this year as part of its annual preparedness exer- Survey Says: Shaker Life Number One Resource cise held at the Shaker Middle School on Saturday, November 10. The POD In a survey conducted in late August, Shaker residents named Shaker Life as the pri- enables both Health and Fire depart- mary source for information about the City. Additional results of the survey, which ments to practice their basic emer- was last conducted in 2002, are available at shakeronline.com. gency plan skills. Nurses will give flu shots to Shaker residents of all ages at a cost of $25, or Giving Life; free to Medicare patients. COSMOPOLITAN LIVING IN NORTHEAST OHIO’S PREMIER COMMUNITY Shaker Life, That is… There will be an organized series of shakerlife stations, including registration, pay- It’s not too early to plan holiday giving. Start with the ment, shot administration, and a very gift of a subscription to Shaker Life magazine! Former brief educational component, just as Shaker residents, college students and family mem- there would be in the event of an actual bers in other locales welcome the arrival of our newsy emergency. hometown publication with the national magazine The process will take approximately Bring on The Buzz glam. Act now to secure a 2008 six-issue subscription Exploring the Coffeehouse Scene 15 to 30 minutes from registration Shaker’s New Look through departure. for only $21. Call 216-491-1419. a progress report p. 38 OCTOBER | NOVEMBER 2007 3 city news The City will take reservations for resi- street captains. Roger Freeman, a 40- How to Grow a dents to arrive from 9 to 10 am, from 10 year resident of Lomond, was one of the Community Association to 11 am, and from 11 am to 12 Noon. first to volunteer. As a street captain he Tips from the Lomond Call 216-491-1480 to reserve your spot. walks door to door delivering newsletters, Steering Committee promoting membership, and answering Building Strong Neighborhoods: questions about what is going on in the • Stop talking and set a date. Lomond Community neighborhood. “The positive response • Get the word out – door keeps me committed; it’s so much more hangers, email, word of Association Reorganizes, than I expected,” says Freeman. mouth. Re-energizes The next important step was to estab- • Use a facilitator to keep lish a relationship with the City, explained meetings focused. For a stellar example of grass-roots civic Shane Millette, who acts as communica- • Be flexible; have a time- involvement in action, look no further tions liaison for the Association. table, but allow for things than the newly reorganized Lomond “The City really wanted a meaningful to evolve. Community Association. Over the past relationship with a representative from • Get to know your neigh- ten months, new vitality has been injected the neighborhood. Now we have regular bors – you will be amazed into the organization from two sources: communications with them.