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Adaptive reuse of Templin-Bradley building provides 30 units of mixed income housed to Detroit Shoreway neighborhood
(Plain Press, August 2015) At a June 25th Ribbon Cutting Ceremony held in a tent outside the Templin-Bradley Building at 5700 Detroit Avenue, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO) Executive Director Jeff Ramsey announced the successful completion of an eight million dollar effort to convert the former corporate headquarters into “30-units of mixed-income rental housing…
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EcoVillage Gateway way station brightens lot near W. 65th Rapid Station
(Plain Press, August 2015) A two-year effort to transform a vacant lot into an attractive and environmentally friendly EcoVillage Gateway way station at 6009 Madison near the W. 65th Rapid Station, has reached it’s culmination. Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO) announced that it held a ribbon cutting on July 15th, attended by representatives of…
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Cleveland Leadership Development Program seeks 2015 applicants
(Plain Press, August 2015) In 2006, the Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Foundation, along with former Cleveland Mayor Michael White, established a leadership-training program for neighborhood leaders. The Neighborhood Leadership Development Program is a free, 15 session community engagement training program for residents of Cleveland, and its inner ring suburbs, who are working on projects…
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Residents receive update on West Shoreway, Edgewater Park and Shoppes on Clifton
(Plain Press, July 2015) About 300 people gathered at Louisa May Alcott School on June 4th for an update on three different projects: the West Shoreway Reconstruction, Cleveland Metroparks plans for Edgewater Park and plans for Shoppes on Clifton. West Shoreway Kristen Bowen, of Michael Baker International and Associates, said that the Ohio Department of…
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Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization’s Strategic Vision calls for new name and expanded focus
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2015) In his remarks to those gathered for Detroit Shoreway’s 41st annual meeting, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization Board of Directors Chair Joe Tegreene focused on the organization’s new strategic plan. Tegreene told the crowd of over 150 people gathered at Our Lady of Mt Carmel’s Pope John Hall…
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Snavely Group hopes development plans will transform corner of W. 25th and Detroit Avenue
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) At a February 10th Ohio City Incorporated community meeting at Franklin Circle Church, Pete Snavely of the Snavely Group, offered an update on plans for a mixed use, mixed income residential project at W. 25th and Detroit Avenue. Pete Snavely hopes the project will transform three of the…
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Cudell Improvement celebrates 40th annual meeting – highlights area as waterfront communit
On January 21st, Cudell Improvement celebrated its 40th annual meeting with a gathering at Brennan’s Party Center on Triskett. In brief remarks at the start of the meeting, Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone noted that a new grocer had committed to the proposed development at W. 117 and Clifton and while he couldn’t yet reveal…
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Stakeholders share views at second planning meeting for Clark Avenue
by Chuck Hoven. (Plain Press, January 2015) On December 11th residents and stakeholders along the Clark Avenue corridor gathered at Clark Recreation Center for a Transportation for Livable Communities planning meeting for a 2.5 mile stretch of the Clark Avenue corridor from Quigley to W. 65th. This was the second of three public meetings on…