All That Glitters Is Not Gold...It's Litter! Storefront Competition Infuses
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BREAKFAST WITH SANTA, DEC 15 FREE TAKE ONE! Please patronize our advertisers. Proud Member of the Observer Media Family of Community-Owned and Written Newspapers & Websites Volume 4 • Issue 11 December 2012 All that Glitters is not Gold...It’s Litter! Storefront Competition infuses Euclid beach trash is festive and on display on Waterloo! Waterloo Road with artistic flair Lake Erie at Euclid Beach Park in the wake by Tonya Broach of Hurricane Sandy on November 10. The The holiday season has officially plastic trash was collected from Adopt-a- started. People are out shopping. Festive Beach volunteers. While the storm was a music is filling the air and a variety of single and exceptional event of destruc- displays are going up in the storefronts. tion, its aftermath exposes in stark relief, Waterloo Road is no different. On Sat- an even more ominous threat, growing urday, December 1st, several storefronts concentrations of plastic pollution, big on Waterloo were christened with artis- and small in Lake Erie. tic flavor. It was opening night for the Check out this trashy but festive storefront for “All that Glitters is not Gold...It’s Lit- yourself! And don’t forget to text to vote! ter!” is part of a Project Pop-Up Galleries Winter Storefront Competition (dubbed TEXT 20559 to (650) 515-3033 “The Sip and Stroll”). The competition is Winter Storefront Artist Competition on Two of the competitors in the storefront competition Waterloo. Artists have created installa- the brainchild of Ivana Medukic, owner by Stephen Love create new reflections for Waterloo. tions in nine storefronts along Waterloo of Project Pop-up Galleries in North If you are walking down Waterloo and E. 156th St. that will be on display Collinwood. Project Pop-up Galler- this month, check out the trashy store- from December 1 through January 1, ies provide artists with unconventional front at Barry Hoffman Printing– 16013 2013. The installations will be entered spaces to exhibit their work and the Waterloo Rd. “Trashy” literally because into a contest to compete for prizes opportunity to contribute to the develop- glittered and painted plastic trash is including: 1st place award: $1,000, 2nd ment of an emerging artist community. hanging on display amidst festive lights, place award: $500, 3rd place award: During the months of October and glitter and ornaments! The installation, $250. Text Voting started on December November, several merchants and own- titled “All that Glitters is not Gold...It’s 1st and will continue until January 1st! ers of vacant storefront properties were Litter!” is an attempt to shed light on the TO VOTE FOR “All That Glitters Is Not approached and asked to participate and issue of plastic pollution in Lake Erie. Gold” TEXT 20559 to (650) 515-3033 allow local artists to mount temporary Euclid Beach Adopt-a-Beach volunteer Project Pop-up Galleries Winter coordinator Stephen Love partnered Storefront Competition is made possible Continued on Page 4 with architect by day and artist by night, through Collinwood Rising, a collabora- Allison Lukacsy to develop the instal- tive initiative of Northeast Shores and lation and utilize plastic trash collected Students from East Clark participate in The Bully X Project through generous grant funding by Art- from Euclid Beach park. Place. Search Project Pop-Up Galleries In a study conducted last summer by by Natasha Wells and Erica Marks steer away from negative and hurtful on Facebook to learn more. SUNY Students in partnership with the Students from East Clark School situations inside and outside of school. LA based 5 Gyres Institute, they found For more information on Adopt-a-Beach arrived at the Cleveland Public Library’s Edward “DJ Phatty” Banks, a well- that: “Plastic pollutants circulate in cleanups or helping out with the Euclid Collinwood Branch on November 16th known Cleveland area DJ, spearheaded pockets of the Great Lakes at concentra- Beach Blast next summer, visit us at: to view a film entitled “Bully X” which the discussion and stood as a positive tions higher than any other body of water facebook.com/adopt.euclidbeach was written and produced by CMSD role model for the students from East on Earth.” According to SUNY chem- students through the Reading RAMM Clark as he shared his own personal istry professor and project lead Sherri (Recording Arts Music Media) pro- struggles and triumphs. Mason, “No amount of plastic in the lakes gram. Thanks to the Cleveland Public After viewing the film, the students is acceptable,” Mason said. “The best cure Library, students were able to view the were involved in a discussion about is to find ways to reduce plastic use. We’re production on the innovative Smart TV bullying and were asked about their all part of the problem, and that means in the newly renovated Learning Center. outlook and opinions regarding bully- we’re all part of the solution. If we change The program goal of The Bully ing situations at their school. During the our consumer habits, we change what’s in X Project is to prevent bullying by discussion, students learned about the the water.” And we can start right here in encouraging youth to discuss the nega- various roles people take on when bul- Collinwood! All of the trash displayed is Euclid Beach in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy... tive effects with each other and educate lying such as bystanders, perpetrators, plastic trash collected from the shores of The source of our artistic inspiration! themselves about how to get help. The film is designed to persuade youth to Continued on Page 9 Busy year for Cleveland Job Corps Center Hippos for Hospice? Superintendent Eric Gordon by Michael Taylor change the landscape by working with needs your feedback on This year has been a very busy year as Ninety year-old Cleveland organizations like Hands On Northeast roadmap for Cleveland schools the Cleveland Job Corps Center staff and Ohio community gardens project. candy company creates new trainees engaged in community, civic, and The Cleveland Job Corps Center was holiday tradition by Roseann Canfora business outreach. honored to receive the Village Award from CEO Eric Gordon presented the Cleveland The Cleveland Job Corps Center was Councilman Eugene R. Miller for out- by Laurie Henrichsen Board of Education with the promised frame- a part of “Make a Difference Day,” in standing work in the City of Cleveland, Chocolate Santas for Christmas? work for how the District will move forward which over 200 trainees led the effort Ward 10. In addition, community projects Check. Chocolate coins for Hanukkah? with implementing the Cleveland Plan. to volunteer at retirement homes where were done in the City of East Cleveland. Of course. Chocolate hippos for the holi- The 33-page document, titled The Cleve- they assisted with lunch and played days? Yes, if Baker Candies, a 90-year-old land Plan: Four-Year Implementation games with the seniors. Our student Continued on Page 2 Strategy, is posted on the district’s website iconic Cleveland candy company in the leaders also volunteered at a daycare cen- and was distributed at the meeting. In the Collinwood neighborhood has its way, ter reading stories to the children. These coming weeks, CEO Eric Gordon said the events are in line with the Cleveland Job the chocolate hippo will be the new draft will be distributed throughout the Corps Center’s mission of making an “must have” sweet treat of the season community to solicit input and feedback. impact in local neighborhoods. this year. That’s because a portion of the “This document will drive our transfor- Early this year, “Rebuilding Together” proceeds from sales of the hippos will mation work going forward, and when it’s along with WEWS TV Channel 5 spon- benefit Hospice of the Western Reserve complete, will be a tool for holding us account- sored neighborhood clean-ups. Our (HWR) patients and families. The idea able for results,” he said. “I cannot stress students worked along with Channel 5 originated when the candy maker was enough how important community feedback anchor Leon Bibbs on his childhood street. approached by a customer requesting a and input will be as we refine the document Forty of our vocational trades trainees and sweet treat to honor his mother’s least that will guide this important work.” student ambassadors helped with Neigh- Job Corps trainees participate in “Rebuilding For more details, see this story online at borhood Revitalization. Our goal is to help Together” cleaning up Cleveland neighborhoods. Continued on Page 9 www.collinwoodobserver.com. Page 2 The Collinwood Observer Volume 4 • Issue 11 December 2012 December 2012 The Collinwood Observer Volume 4 • Issue 11 Page 3 Dialogue Naturally Collinwood Councilman’s Corner: Year in review Learn more about Help Us Kick Off Euclid Beach Blast! the Euclid Creek by Councilman Mike Polensek gear with many challenges still before by Stephen Love What a year; a severe summer us. We tore down over 50 substandard Tunnel Project at Euclid Beach Blast, a community The Collinwood Observer is a citizen-based drought and then the “Frankenstorm” and condemned structures in Ward 11 event that explores and celebrates in November! However, through it all Sewer District meeting news source published by Collinwood this year with more to come in 2013. My one of North Collinwood’s greatest Ward 11 continued to move forward personal goal is to rid our ward of every Publishing Inc., a local business dedicated by Jennifer Elting assets-Euclid Beach Park- turns three with a whole host of neighborhood dilapidated and condemned structure to the development of grass roots media and Are you interested in learning more this year! Mark your calendars and projects and initiatives.