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Neighborhood Spotlight: Stephanie FallCreek

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Stephanie FallCreek
When you talk with Larchmere resident Stephanie FallCreek, you start to understand how well her Doctorate of Social Welfare degree informs her role as president and CEO of Fairhill Partners — a campus built to support the concept of successful aging. “At its core,” Stephanie notes, “successful aging is simply successful living – always preparing for the next stage of life.” “My focus is on the second half.
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Building Generational Wealth: Innovative Housing Program Helps Workers Buy Homes Here

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Ron Jones, CEO of the Evergreen Cooperatives based on East 105th Street, knew he had a problem and it was affecting his business. Evergreen, which includes solar energy, laundry and greenhouse businesses, hires folks from the surrounding neighborhoods and teaches them to become worker-owners. The worker-owners end up with a stake in the business and voting power about hiring new workers. But Jones said he and other.
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Tax Presentation for Homeowners

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Cuyahoga County Councilwoman Yvonne M. Conwell will host a tax presentation for all homeowners. The guest speaker will be the county's Fiscal Officer Wade Steen, who will address the status of the sexennial reappraisal, where we are in the process and what the time line is through the preparation of tax bills with the new values. He can also talk about the BOR process if there is.
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Ribbon Cutting at Doan Apts. Tomorrow

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Famicos Foundation, a Cleveland non-profit community development corporation, with invited guests Cuyahoga County Executive Ed FitzGerald, Ohio House Representative Bill Patmon, Cuyahoga Councilwoman Yvonne Conwell, City of Cleveland Councilman Jeff Johnson, and others will celebrate the reopening of Doan Classroom Apartments with a ribbon–cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Friday, June 15 at the site, 1350 E. 105th St. Doan Classroom involves the rehabilitation of the former Doan Elementary.
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New Cleveland Energy Saver program

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The Cleveland Energy $aver program is receiving the highest level of attention from Cleveland homeowners by reducing energy consumption.  City of Cleveland homeowners can save from 30 to 50 percent off the cost of qualified home energy efficiency improvements through the Cleveland Energy $aver program brought to you by the City of Cleveland, Cleveland Housing Network, and CASH Cleveland.  It is the first program of its kind.
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Community Day of Service Showcases Neighborhood Leaders

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Students, neighbors and other volunteers teamed up last month for an inspiring Community Day of Service. On April 11, volunteers joined together to prepare several community gardens for the season, beautify a group of abandoned homes, and clean some streets to brighten the neighborhood. It was a cloudy and chilly spring day, but everyone persevered working until late that afternoon when we were greeted by sunshine just.
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Neighborhood Solutions Summit

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Neighborhood Solutions Summit Thursday, May 17th 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tudor Arms Hotel 10660 Carnegie Ave. Please join Neighborhood Progress, Inc.,  the Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition,  Enterprise Community Partners, and the city of Cleveland for an important community dialogue about our neighborhoods. We will reflect on our successes and discuss a changing environment. A light breakfast and lunch will be provided. There is no cost for this event. Parking.
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Business Directory 1

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Art | Dining | Dry Cleaners | Fine Living | Grocers  Add Your Business Here     216-229-8769 Directory reads from left to right. ART   Pennello Gallery 12407 Mayfield Road  Cleveland, OH 44106 216-707-9390 pennellogallery.com DINING From Me to You Sandwiches and Pies  Toni White  440-479-4801 twhite515@ gmail.com     Guarino's  (216) 231-3100 guarinoscleveland.com                            Trattoria 12207 Mayfield Road  Cleveland, OH 44106 (216) 421-2700 trattoriaromangarden.com Valentino's Pizza and Subs 2197 Murray Hill Road  Cleveland, OH 44106 216-795-0463 valentinos-pizza.com  DRY CLEANERS Shaker Square Dry Cleaning and Tailoring 13107 Shaker Sq  Cleveland, OH 44120-2312 216-751-3500 shakersquare.net/ssm/cleaning.htm         FINE LIVING Circle East  University Circle Luxury.
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Ashbury Shops Get Fresh Look

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Parts of Ashbury Avenue received a $45,000 makeover thanks to an Urban Development Action Grant received by the City of Cleveland. The city also spent $250,000 to repave the road from East 105th Sreet to Lakeview Road, the entire length of the street. Ward 9 Councilman Kevin Conwell took part in a ribbon cutting ceremony Nov. 19 upon completion of the project and also lives on Ashbury.
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Fighting for Cleveland Homeowners

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Homeowners, neighborhood leaders and the nonprofit group Empowering and Strengthening Ohio's People, better known as ESOP, launched a campaign urging federal officials, banks and mortage companies to save homes from foreclosure.  Community members delivered letters to bank branches across the Cleveland area asking bank CEOs to support their demand that  Ed DeMarco, acting director of Federal Housing Finance Agency, end his opposition to principal reduction. Principal reduction could.
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Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood Connections Awards over $9,000 to Grassroots Groups in Central

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In December, members from five grassroots groups received grants up to $3,000 each for their resident-led projects. The Sisters of Charity Foundation’s Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood initiative and Neighborhood Connections partnered to create this new funding opportunity in Central to encourage involvement and leadership by neighbors in the Cleveland Central Promise Neighborhood Initiative. All projects must focus on the positive social development and academic success.
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Glenville Pastor Calls for Community Outreach

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Pastor Andrew Clark, Sr., of Trinity Outreach Ministries on Ashbury Avenue, announced in October a plan that encourages every church in Glenville to open its doors during the week for tutoring and workshops on financial literacy, crime prevention and health.   Clark, the founder of Glenville Ministry in Missions Alliance, announced the plan, dubbed the Recovery 7 Plan, at a meeting Oct. 27. Local residents, police officers.
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East Cleveland’s Building 20 Townhomes–Your Thoughts?

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By M. LaVora Perry It’s good to have a housing development that is new and nice to bring revenue into the community. East Cleveland needs an improvement. It’s good to bring in different cultures… expand, bring in some of the people from University Circle.  -Shanita Laney, age 27       There are a lot of low-income people that live in East Cleveland that can benefit.  Whosoever has money.
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Get This Man a Podium

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City architect (and Little Italy’s own) Paul Volpe dreams big, acts accordingly

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