Campus District Boundaries BRINGING OUR DISTRICT TOGETHER, ONE PAGE AT A TIME. VOLUME THREE • ISSUE FIVE VISIT US @ WWW.CAMPUSdiStrictoBS erver.com MAY 2013 THE CAMPUS INTERnational School: Langston Apartment Project set Building an Educational for Completion in August Institution from the Ground Up Demitrius Morman and Malaysia Vaughn tell what they love best about school. Langston tenant Gabe Stokes with Senior Property Manager Adam Martin. Photo by Nick Downer. Photo by Donna Dieball. By Kristina Biro By Donna Dieball dryer set. All utilities are included except for electric - cable, internet, To say that the Campus Interna- “What makes an Located at the corner of East 23rd water and trash are all free, adding to tional School (CIS) is a unique school- Street and Chester Avenue on the CSU the development’s growing appeal. The ing environment would truly be an excellent school campus, The Langston brings new Langston also has on-site management understatement. Upon entering the is the relationships energy and vitality to the Campus and offers 24-hour on-call maintenance. school, I could tell there was something District. Many see the new apart- Another major attraction to life at special about it. The building was filled within that ment complex as a catalyst for further the Langston is their Preferred Em- with music and artwork; the atmosphere school building.” investment in the neighborhood’s ployer program - CSU students receive was lively and welcoming. — Julie Beers, vibrancy and redevelopment. a waived application fee upon normal Julie Beers, principal of the CIS, was Campus International The first phase of the develop- credit approval as well as a waived $200 formerly the principal of Nobel Elemen- School's Principal ment, which included 100 apartment security deposit. The program also tary in Cleveland Heights. When she units, was completed this past fall. applies to employees of the Cleveland was approached with the opportunity to love the school. How can you tell stu- All 318 residential apartments and Clinic, Horseshoe Casino, Huntington work in conjunction with the Cleveland dents love their school? They don’t want amenities – including a fitness center, Bank, Key Bank and Lincoln Electric. Metropolitan School District and with to leave when the day is over. tanning salon, media room and cyber Adam Martin, senior property CSU to share her vision for the school, Beers shared the vision behind the café – will be finished and open at the manager for the Langston, reports that she couldn't turn the position down. CIS: to provide excellent schooling with- Langston by August 1. the current Langston tenants make up a What Beers enjoys most about her in the Campus District, which fosters Langston officials are excited for well-balanced mixture of students, fam- position is observing the academic and “international mindedness” and offers the completion of their project and ilies and young professionals. The next emotional growth of CIS students and a different experience in education. for tenants to enjoy the high-quality phase of residents that will be moving watching them become leaders. Accord- “International mindedness” refers to the amenities that are offered. Units are in this August is anticipated to include ing to Beers, the most rewarding part of values which the CIS pushes to instill in equipped with hardwood floors, stain- people from a variety of backgrounds her job is seeing how much the students CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 less steel appliances, and a washer and CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 for an evening of games, food trucks, a 2013 National Senior Games Coming beer garden, live music, fireworks and more. The Flame Arrival Ceremony spon- to the Campus District this July sored by AstraZeneca will begin at 8 p.m. that evening and feature the lighting of By Jayme Miller sports. Competitions are slated for July the National Senior Games Cauldron. 19 through August 1 and will take place The Games also include the Celebra- Looking for something exciting to do in various venues across Northeast Ohio, tion of Athletes sponsored by AstraZen- “The 2013 National this summer in Cleveland? Don’t miss out including the brand new Cleveland Con- eca on Friday July 26 at Quicken Loans on the excitement of the 2013 National Se- vention Center, Cleveland Public Hall and Arena, featuring live music and a parade Senior Games will nior Games, the single largest visitor event Cleveland State University. of athletes. In addition, The Village, welcome 10,000 in Cleveland in decades. All 2013 National Senior Games sponsored by AstraZeneca and open dai- The 2013 National Senior Games events and competitions are free and ly from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Cleveland athletes ages 50 & will welcome 10,000 athletes ages 50 open to the public. Join athletes and the Convention Center, will include special over from across and over from across the United States Cleveland community on July 19 at the activities, live entertainment, to participate in 19 medal-contending Opening Festival on Mall ‘B’ downtown CONTINUED ON PAGE 11 the United States.” 2 Campus District, Inc. News HTTP://CAMPUSDISTRICTOBSERVER.COM From the Executive Director of The Campus District, Inc. Dear Friends of the Campus District, sity, Henry Ford Health System, Detroit float being created by the Cleveland Cen- It’s an exciting time for the Cam- Medical Center and the College for Cre- tral Promise Neighborhood initiative. We pus District, Inc. (CDI) organization. The ative Studies. In Cleveland we look for- look forward to hosting the Senior Games Board of Directors of CDI is embarking ward to learning from University Circle, in July at the CSU campus and will pro- on an update to its strategic plan starting Inc. and the Greater University Circle Ini- mote our restaurants and cafes in the this month and going through September. tiative. We’ll share this information with Campus District to athletes and visitors. We’ll be identifying our top priorities for you and keep you updated on our strate- And finally, thank you to our two The mission of the Campus District advancing the District and leveraging its gic planning work. CSU Honors Program interns Kristina From north to south, exciting rede- Biro and Nick Downer who did research Observer is to attract, articulate and many assets. The Board and I are commit- amplify civic intelligence and community ted to learning from other organizations velopment of our neighborhood contin- and wrote articles for this newspaper, our goodwill in this community and beyond. in Cleveland and other nearby cities about ues at a rapid pace. Renovations of two three CWRU Weatherhead business stu- Published monthly with a current how to build on the strength of our “eds buildings in the Superior Avenue Arts dents for their research on community circulation of 6,000 copies throughout the Campus District and downtown and meds” anchor institutions to revitalize Quarter are teeing up, the next phase of newspapers, and the 23 CSU Urban Plan- Cleveland at nearly 100 locations, as the Langston project on Chester Avenue ning (MUPDD) graduate students who the entire district. Our first learning experi- well as on our website at www.campus- ence was in Detroit where we met with staff opens this summer, and the Cleveland took on research and planning work for districtobserver.com. and leaders of Midtown Detroit, Inc. We State University (CSU) Campus contin- the Campus District this semester. 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