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Proud Member of the Observer Media Family of Community-Owned and Written Newspapers & Websites Volume 5 • Issue 9 October 2013 Vote yes for the A million dollars coming to : future of our Northeast Shores lands $1 million dollar Lakefront Parks! grant for Waterloo Arts District by Becki Cooper So, how exactly does the non-profit by Stephen Love Exciting times are upon the Waterloo organization plan to do that? With a On a quiet, rainy day in June, a his- Arts and Entertainment District, with portion of the 1 million dollar grant, toric event took place at the Euclid a new streestcape beautification project Northeast Shores will be working to Beach Park picnic pavilion. Gover- underway, and a surge of artists mov- host a variety of one-day events at exist- nor John Kasich along with Mayor Frank Jackson terminates the 50 year lease ing into the area, the neighborhood is ing businesses located around the area. Mayor Frank Jackson terminated a 50 with the State of of six Lakefront Parks and en- currently undergoing a transformation. This may include pop up concerts, year lease between the City of Cleveland ters into a 99-year lease with . But with any transformation comes con- community-gathering events, network- and the State of Ohio, relinquishing struction. To keep business flowing as ing opportunities, dinners and more. management of all six parks that com- usual and celebrate the neighborhood’s The possibilities are endless and will be prised Cleveland Lakefront State Park recent growth, The Kresge Foundation determined by the existing independent (goo.gl/U6QOJu). Also at the Mayor’s has chosen Collinwood’s Northeastast businesses currently open. side was Cleveland Metroparks CEO Shores Development Corporation to be a “How it works, area businesses apply Brian Zimmerman, ready to sign into a recipient of a 1 million dollar grant that to receive a portion of the grant to host 99 year lease with the City of Cleveland will keep the community flourishing an event at their location. This includes and assume management responsi- during the year-long transformation. what they want to do and how they plan bility of Cleveland’s Lakefront parks “We are beyond thrilled to have to utilize the funds. We then will review including, Edgewater Beach, East 55th received this grant. With it, our goal is to the project applications and then promote Marina, Gordon Park, Euclid Beach, add even more art-placed businesses and those events to encourage visitation to the Villa Angela Beach and Wildwood park maintain neighborhood vibrancy dur- community,” continued Friedman. “It’s ing the construction period,” said Brian our goal that by continuing to bring peo- and marina. Thankfully, this lease was Looking west from the historic Euclid Beach Pier now Friedman, Executive Director of North- ple into the neighborhood with exciting reveals a new section of beachfront recently cleared by east Shores Development Corp. “We saw events and opportunities that the district Continued on Page 14 Cleveland Metroparks after nearly 40 years of neglect. what happened with a lot of businesses will continue to grow, rather than take a during Cleveland’s Euclid Avenue con- year long hiatus during the construction.” struction project. A lot of them were In addition to providing a variety highly affected in a negative way because of district-wide events, the majority of Fire Guts Former Grotto Inn, construction deterred people from com- the new grant will help create a ceram- ing into the area. With this grant, we ics co-op studio, further develop artists’ Carriere Boxing Gym Sites hope to create the opposite effect,” con- tinued Friedman. Continued on Page 14 by William McCulloch At 1:13 am Collinwood’s 31st Dis- trict Firehouse alarm rang Saturday, Voter Registration: September 7th to the southwest corner of St. Clair Avenue and London Road. Collinwood students The two vacant properties are listed in county records as being owned by the experience “A Rite Community Restoration Corporation of Civic Passage” of Dallas Texas, who have been delin- quent in their property taxes for the past by Gail Greenberg 3 years exceeding $16,000. The official Collinwood seniors recently partici- Fire Department Incident Report notes pated in a lesson related to citizenship that the fire appeared to be intentionally and the importance of voting, in a dis- Tahlia Eskridge and Jay Smith take a closer look at a sample ballot for the upcoming general election in set and is under investigation. trict-wide program that coincided with Cuyahoga County. Luigi “Louis” Gattozzi (1/26/88- National Voter Registration Day. Mike Carriere 12/23/63) built the initial two-story Trained volunteers from the North- structure at 16136 St. Clair Avenue in east Oho Voter Advocates (NOVA) and 1921, moving from Coltman Road in the League of Women Voters (LWV) Little Italy. The family originally came spoke with all senior seminar English from Matrice in the province of Cam- classes, explaining the voting process pobasso, now the region of Molise, and how to become an educated voter. Italy. In 1930 he would build the abut- Students previewed a sample ballot ting one-story structure on the corner. for this November’s general election During prohibition the property and discussed helpful tools for making was used to secure bond for one of Al informed choices of both candidates Capone’s associates. On December 5th, Southwest corner of St. Clair & London. Volunteers Rebecca Thomas (left) and Patricia and issues. The presentation culmi- Solomon (right) explain a voter registration form to 1928 a group of mafia leaders from bondsmen didn’t even know the men nated with eligible students completing seniors Ann Marie Scales and Joyce Tate. across the nation came to attend a con- they were bailing out. their first voter registration card. ference hosted by Joseph Porrello at the Louis Gattozzi’s property was used to Hotel Statler downtown. release Chicago’s Pasquale “Patsy” Lol- The Cleveland Police raided the hotel ordo. In court the charges would be a arresting 21 of the known gangland $50 dollar fine and a suspended 30-day figures under the suspicious person sentence with the stipulation that they charges and held with a $10,000 bond left down immediately. Lolordo though each. Porrello’s influence was such with would only live another month. He and members of the local community that his wife were murdered in their apart- 28 people pledged their homes as col- ment by three of George “Bugs” Moran’s lateral for the bonds. The Plain Dealer henchmen breaching his and Capone’s at the time noted that most of the Volunteer Linda Pagon explained making informed Continued on Page 4 Senior Patty Campbell registers to vote. choices. Page 2 The Collinwood Observer Volume 5 • Issue 8 September 2013 September 2013 The Collinwood Observer Volume 5 • Issue 8 Page 3

Dialogue Dialogue Councilman’s Say Happy Birthday to the Collinwood A letter from the President of Corner Observer by writing your first story for us Nottingham Civic Club The Collinwood Observer is a citizen-based by Councilman Mike Polensek by Betsy Voinovich We’re also excited to be able to pub- news source published by Collinwood Publishing It has been an interesting Sum- It’s true. The Collinwood Observer lish on our forum page a dialogue by Margie Harris, application on file in order to attend Inc., a local business dedicated to the develop- mer especially dodging construction has just entered into its fifth year of between reader/contributor Jeanne President of Nottingham Civic Club with a parent/guardian’s signature. ment of grass roots media and increased Dear Neighbor, Also should we receive funding, there projects. Howeve