Archive for the ‘Slavic Village’ Category
Marie Kittredge recalls firsthand when the national foreclosure crisis landed in her beloved neighborhood of Slavic Village. “In a short period there were about a dozen empty houses on East 75th Street [off of Broadway],” says Kittredge, Executive Director ofSlavic Village Development (SVD), a nonprofit community organization that serves the neighborhood. For years, shady investors [...]
When TV crews descended on Slavic Village three years ago, the neighborhood was dubbed the “epicenter” of the foreclosure crisis. While that infamy was brief — the crisis soon expanded to other parts of the country, with California, Florida and Nevada among the hardest hit — the damage it left behind was real. However, this resilient [...]
The Dreamer’s Lounge (a pop-up library) The Broadway Free Library, 5437 Broadway Ave. (Slavic Village neighborhood) Cleveland, OH 44127 Monday, January 17, 2011 (MLK Jr. Day) 6:00 p.m – 9:00 p.m. We’re excited to announce the upcoming Pop Up City sponsored event — The Dreamer’s Lounge. This one night only pop-up library will transform the currently [...]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — East Side residents had a mix of emotions — fear battling hope, mostly — as they eyeballed future routes for the proposed Opportunity Corridor on Tuesday night. About 50 residents and officials gathered at Mount Sinai Baptist Church on Woodland Avenue to view plans and comment on the planned 2 3/4-mile boulevard [...]
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The intersection of East 55th Street and Woodland Avenue, one of the busiest in Cleveland, is dominated by gas stations, fast food joints and lots of asphalt and concrete. If the Maingate Business Development Corp. has its way, five acres of sunburned grass and weeds at the southwest corner of the intersection could [...]
I have a special affinity for the Broadway Slavic Village neighborhood, one that has developed fairly recently. While working on a project currently under construction in the neighborhood I have met many amazing people and discovered quite a few wonderful community groups who are working diligently to keep the neighborhood alive and increase its vibrancy. [...]
Can an indoor cycling facility put Cleveland on the map as a hub for indoor recreation, help end childhood obesity and assist with the renaissance of an urban neighborhood? It sounds like a tall order, but a group of avid cyclists, along with the city of Cleveland and a local development group, are speeding along with plans to make it happen. [...]
We’ve been generating lots of buzz this past week… On Sunday, Channel 5 news aired this segment on the velodrome. The link to the video is beneath the picture at the top of the article. Thanks to all the news outlets and individuals spreading the message! In other news, check out these related projects: the under-construction velodrome [...]
CLEVELAND — Fast Track Cycling Inc., a non-profit group based in Cleveland, has an option to purchase the former St. Michael’s Hospital site in Slavic Village from the city of Cleveland. The group hopes to develop and run a recreational facility and a velodrome — a banked bicycle track — on 9 acres at McBride [...]
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