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FREE TAKE ONE! Please patronize our advertisers. Proud Member of the Observer Media Family of Community-Owned and Written Newspapers & Websites Volume 6 • Issue 4 May 2014 The Easter Bunny Came to Town Star Pop almost 5 Celebration Photography, and Leia Von Hohenfeld, of Adeva Salon, The Feve, and Pickle Fight Puppets. Included with this press release is one of the images that will appear in STAR POP ‘s new window display. The photo taken by Bridget Caswell, features Caswell her hus- band, Lawrence Daniel Caswell, (member of This Moment in Black History and tech- nical producer at 90.3 FM WCPN Ideast- ream), and their daughter Nya. The photo shows them together listening to records on a vintage 1980’s Fisher Price Big Bird record by Troy Schwartz player purchased for Nya at STAR POP. On STAR POP vintage + modern, in Cleve- the wall is a framed copy of Marlo Thomas land’s Waterloo Arts District, is a store fo- and Friends’ album Free to Be You and Me, cused on sustainability and recycling pop a favorite of Lawrences that he wanted to be culture. STAR POP is quickly approach- able to share with his daughter. Other pho- ing its fifth anniversary, and to celebrate tos are set to feature toy collectors young by Margaret Craig the store will be unveiling a series of new and old, stylish vintage clothing shoppers, The Easter Bunny hopped his way down to across the grass to gather over four hundred photographs taken by and featuring STAR and other STAR POP enthusiasts. VASJ last month to have breakfast and pose eggs that were scattered about. Once back POP’s friends, neighbors, and customers. This event is part of the Collnwood for pictures with the children from around inside the children cracked open their eggs the neighborhood. The children and their to find the treats inside. After everyone got Customers are invited to see the new pho- Rising Vibrancy Program, and was cre- families enjoyed a breakfast of eggs, french the chance to sit on the Easter Bunny’s lap tos, and to enjoy a customer appreciation ated with generous support from Northeast toast and sausage provided by Gus’s diner for a picture, he said it was time for him to sale on May 17th, with discounts through- Shores Development Corporation, The and there was plenty of lettuce and carrots leave and we all waved good-bye as he left to out the store as well as refreshments. Fea- Kresge Foundation, and Cuyahoga Arts & for the bunny to munch on. The VASJ stu- prepare for his many Easter visits. Thanks tured photographers will include: Melanie Culture. dents were on hand once again, and provid- go out to Gus’s Diner for donating the food, Hersh, the owner of MUSIC SAVES, Bridg- STAR POP vintage + modern 15813 ed fun activities for the children, and then Laura Robinson , Charlotte Iafeliece, Caro- et Caswell, a photographer at NASA Glenn Waterloo Rd. #5 Cleveland, OH 44110 216- we all headed outside for the traditional line Peak, and Jill Latkovitch and her army Research Center, Bryon Miller, the owner 965-2368 www.starpopcleveland.com. Easter Egg Hunt. The children waited to of students from VASJ for making this a hear the word “Go” and then they scurried most enjoyable event! of Gallery One Sixty and of Bryon Miller Cleveland Orchestra plays “Fairy Tales” at Memorial K-8 School Principal Lori Rondo also credited Marga- “They need to move in order to really feel ret Craig of the Northeast Shores Develop- the music, I think,” said first-grade teacher ment Corporation for bringing the parties Stephanie Bluffstone, who taught her stu- together for the performance. dents to waltz and march in the weeks lead- Hundreds of Memorial K-8 students ing up to the performance by The Cleveland watched the concert, some sitting silently, Orchestra. “There’s a time for sitting still, but others actively conducting on their own too, but some of this music has to be felt. or swaying and stomping to the different pieces. Music Saves Has Record Day by CMSD NEWS BUREAU support, she described the seemingly chaotic Conductor Kelly Corcoran and The Cleve- festive march in the “Aladdin” piece: “You land Orchestra took the Memorial School can imagine a big procession moving students on a journey, bringing classical through, with elephants and camels and music and classic fairy tales to life in a dancers. It’s a great, big extravaganza!” one-hour performance in the school gym- After opening with The Star-Spangled nasium. Banner, the 60-piece orchestra played Corcoran explained how music can through selected portions of Englebert function as “wordless stories” once you Humperdinck’s “The King’s Children,” Ser- understand how certain instruments rep- gei Prokiev’s “Cinderella,” Maurice Ravel’s resent actions or characters in the fairy “Mother Goose Suite” and Carl Nielsen’s tale. “You’ll hear the wicked step sisters Aladdin before concluding with a rousing awkwardly and clumsily practicing their waltz from Tchaikovsky’s “The Sleeping steps — and that is the two solo violins,” Beauty.” she told the audience, setting up “The The concert, among a rare few the world- Dancing Lesson” portion of “Cinderella” as renowned orchestra does outside Severance the two violins purposely squawked out the Hall or a similar concert hall, was made On Saturday, April 19th, a record number of people gave MUSIC SAVES a day of record sales for the 7th Annual cadence of the dance. Later, with ani- Record Store Day! possible by a grant from the Alfred Lerner mated hand motions and instrument In-School Performance Fund. Memorial Publisher Note: The Collinwood Observer would like to congratulate MUSIC SAVES on its 10th anniversary. Page 2 The Collinwood Observer Volume 6 • Issue 4 May 2014 May 2014 The Collinwood Observer Volume 6 • Issue 4 Page 3 Community Community by Wade Wilson YIKES! Fire plus gasoline could have been East 185th Neighborhood Collinwood Rumor Busters In an ongoing series, the Collinwood Ob- quite the boom-time on Waterloo! The server will now be rumor busting. From insurance company has not yet released Association Brotherhood time to time, we hear completely ridiculous funds for the reconstruction of the service by Charlotte Iafeliece the businesses along the street. Please let us things that are simply not true. And, some- building. Once the funds are released, the The Collinwood Observer is a citizen-based news Coalition times, the truth is actually more interest- station will be rebuilt and the Sunoco will source published by Collinwood Publishing Inc., a local We are a group of concerned neighbors know if you can help with either (or both) business dedicated to the development of grass roots from the area in and around the East 185th the parade and our booth along the street. ing than the rumor. Here are this month’s reopen. media and increased connectedness of the citizens, Street/Lakeshore Blvd. in Ward 8. Our Tuesday, May 20, 2014, we are excited to Rumor Busters: East 185th Street 7-11 – Common rumor civic groups, non profits, businesses and institutions in group meets the second Tuesday of each participate in the first annual “LIGHT THE Waterloo Sunoco – Common rumor going around is that the 7-11 on East 185th and around Cleveland Wards 10 and 11. month from 6:00 -8:O0 pm at the Lithu- NIGHT” in Ward 8. We will be turning going around is that the Waterloo Sunoco Street closed because of 39 armed robberies THE COLLINWOOD OBSERVER anian Hall at 877 East 185th Street. The our porch lights on at 9:00 pm in a show of closed due to a reduction in business be- that caused the convenience store owner to 650 E. 185TH STREET next meeting will be on Tuesday, May 13, unity and support for Safety and Security cause of the Waterloo Streetscape. Actually, get fed-up and close. Um, nope! The truth is CLEVELAND, OH 44119 2014 and everyone from the neighborhood in our area. it wasn’t the Waterloo Streetscape. It was a that the 7-11 was an independent franchise is welcome to attend. Save the Date: Saturday, June 14th – Get fire! On March 1, one of the coolers caught that lost its franchise agreement when the Copyright 2014—Collinwood Publishing Inc. On Saturday, May 17, 2014, we will be to know your Neighbor Day. fire inside the Sunoco station. Thankfully, East 185th Street BP opened a corporate- All rights reserved. Any reproduction is participating in “ALIVE ON EAST 185” For more information, contact Charlotte the Cleveland Fire Department was quick backed 7-11 inside the BP (and removed forbidden without written permission. starting with a parade at 11:00 am from Iafeliece at 216-401-8778. by Margaret Craig to respond and put out the electrical fire. the Subway sandwich shop, by the way). PUBLISHER Villaview and East 185th to VASJ. There Thanks, hope to see you soon! Frederick Douglass said “ It is easier to Corporate would not allow there to be John Copic, [email protected] will be displays and items for sale outside build strong children than to repair bro- two 7-11 convenience stores on East 185th ken men”. The Collinwood Brotherhood ADVERTISING John Copic, 216.531.6790 Street. After the operator lost his franchise, Coalition was formed earlier this year in Volunteers Needed! Euclid Creek Watershed Day at the building owner elected not to renew the WRITERS:Margaret Craig, Troy Schwartz, order to engage, encourage, educate and lease and put the building on the market. Charlotte Iafeliece, Stephen Love, Wade Volunteers Kick Off the Beach support the young men in our community.