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Cleveland Water Automatic Water Reading Info

OBC — Thu, 17 May 2012 19:21:47 +0000

Get AQUAinted with Cleveland Water at a community meeting! Check out their Flyer (sorry its turned funny!)

WHERE – Estabrook Rec Center

WHEN – May 30th, 6 – 8 PM

WHAT – Information about the Clear Reads program (Automatic Water Meter Reading) as well as general information about the services that the Division of Water offers.

Memphis School Site Community Meeting Tonight

OBC — Tue, 15 May 2012 17:06:31 +0000

PLEASE JOIN US

COMMUNITY DIALOGUE REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE MEMPHIS SCHOOL SITE

Come and learn how an exciting new proposal can turn this vacant property into a productive use for the community that includes: urban agriculture, a green house, composting, and a community garden

Please come to discuss the many benefits that this can bring to our community

TUESDAY, MAY 15 6:00 PM
AT ESTABROOK RECREATION CENTER
4125 FULTON ROAD

Koinonia, a Cleveland organization serving people with developmental disabilities has a proposal to use this site for urban agriculture with both open field and green house farming. Residential development is not being proposed. The proposal and conceptual design will be discussed at a community meeting on Tuesday, May 15, 6:00 PM at the Estabrook Recreation Center.

Meeting sponsored by
Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation
2339 Broadview Rd
216-459-1000
&
Ward 13 Council Member Kevin Kelley

10,000 Small Businesses Program at Tri-C

OBC — Fri, 11 May 2012 14:46:04 +0000

Cleveland-area small businesses eligible for grants, loans through $15 million program

Published: Tuesday, May 08, 2012

By Teresa Dixon Murray, The Plain Dealer

CLEVELAND, Ohio — New York investment powerhouse Goldman Sachs wants to pump $15 million into Cleveland-area small businesses over the next five years to help them add jobs, increase revenue and become more business savvy.

Goldman Sachs and the Goldman Sachs Foundation have chosen Cleveland as the seventh city for its “10,000 Small Businesses” program that was launched two years ago and has rolled out in six cities so far. Cleveland Mayor Frank Jackson will make the official announcement today.

The $15 million designated for this region will be aimed at established businesses poised to grow – not start-ups – but ones that may not have the skills or relationships right now to land venture capital or commercial loans.

Goldman Sachs will be working with Cuyahoga Community College, as well as local community and small business organizations.

Small business owners can apply for classes that be will offered starting this fall, or apply for grants or loans. The money isn’t meant to save a limping business, but rather is aimed at ones ready to break through.

“We’re not looking for brand new people (who haven’t) learned in the school of hard knocks,” Gary Cohn, Goldman Sachs’ president and chief operating officer, said in an interview Monday. “We’re looking for existing small business owners who’ve got an idea, who have gone through the heavy lifting and done a lot of the leg work to get to where they are now and we’re looking to take them from infancy to their teenage years.”

Dr. Jerry Sue Thornton, president of Tri-C, said it’s significant that Greater Cleveland has 51,000 small businesses with fewer than 100 employees.

“The fact that we had so many small businesses in our community was so impressive to [Goldman Sachs],” she said. “We’re very excited about Cleveland having this opportunity.”

Cohn said that the company is selecting communities that have been “great industrial capitals in the past.” It also is targeting areas with a notable workforce and regions where the program can have the biggest impact.

“The goal,” Jackson agreed in an interview, “is to create more success small businesses . . . and take people who have a natural tendency toward entrepreneurship or those who are working at it and help them be more successful than they are now.”

Goldman Sachs’ $500 million program is aimed at reaching 10,000 small businesses nationwide. The program is now operating in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Long Beach, New Orleans and Houston and will continue to expand to cities across the country

A key component of the program will be management/business classes at Tri-C through a curriculum developed by Babson College. Topics will include leadership, growth techniques, marketing tactics, preparing financial statements, hiring the right people and how to be bankable. The classes will generally be held every other Friday for three months.

In some of the other cities where the program is in place, there are distinct success stories: 50 percent of participating businesses are adding employees and 75 percent have increased sales.

Other partners in the program in Cleveland include the Council of Smaller Enterprises, JumpStart Inc., the Northeast Ohio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and the Urban League of Greater Cleveland.

Jackson said he’s encouraged by the results in the other cities, adding, “This is a good fit for Cleveland. The partnership will take us a long way.”

“The thing where we’ve had the most success,” Cohn said, “is teaching small business people how to run a more effective and more efficient and more productive business.

“At the end of the day,” he said, “it’s about creating jobs and creating small businesses in America because we know that’s where all of the job growth comes from.”

To apply: Applications can be submitted at http://www.tri-c.edu/workforce/GoldmanSachs/Pages/default.aspx Small business owners are encouraged to apply immediately. The program will begin in September 2012.

Skateboarding Community Meeting

OBC — Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:44 +0000

Cleveland ranks No. 14 for top transit systems in the country

OBC — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:43:21 +0000

Cleveland ranks No. 14 for top transit systems in the country, survey finds.

CLEVELAND – Cleveland’s public transportation falls in line with some of the country’s top transit systems, making it fairly easy to ditch your car, a survey found.

A survey conducted by Walk Score , a website that scores homes and neighborhoods for walkability and life without a person vehicle, found that Cleveland ranked No. 14 – one step below Denver and several steps above other major cities like Dallas (16), Austin (21), Las Vegas (23), and Columbus (24).

“Transit Score measures how well a location is served by public transit by assigning a ‘usefulness’ value to nearby transit routes based on frequency, route type, and distance to the nearest stop on the route,” the Walk Score said.

The survey cited these Cleveland neighborhoods as being the most walkable, and included a score (out of 100) for each:

1) Downtown (88)
2) University District (77)
3) Ohio City (76)
4) Detroit Shaker (75)
5) Buckeye Shaker (73)
6) Goodrich-Kirtland Park (72)
7) Tremont (72)

Walk Score said 25 percent of Cleveland residents live in an area that has a score of 70 or higher.

Overall in the survey, New York landed the top spot, while Raleigh placed last in the 25-city ranking.

Check out the full study and rankings here: http://on.wews.com/IewyR8

Memphis School Site Community Meeting

OBC — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:39:00 +0000

PLEASE JOIN US

COMMUNITY DIALOGUE REGARDING THE FUTURE OF THE MEMPHIS SCHOOL SITE

Come and learn how an exciting new proposal can turn this vacant property into a productive use for the community that includes: urban agriculture, a green house, composting, and a community garden

Please come to discuss the many benefits that this can bring to our community

TUESDAY, MAY 15 6:00 PM
AT ESTABROOK RECREATION CENTER
4125 FULTON ROAD

Meeting sponsored by
Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation
2339 Broadview Rd
216-459-1000
&
Ward 13 Council Member Kevin Kelley

Pop UP Pearl May 19th

OBC — Wed, 02 May 2012 19:02:39 +0000

Pop UP Pearl, the annual complete street fair in Downtown Old Brooklyn is returning for 2012 on Saturday, May 19th from Noon until Dusk.

Go to www.popuppearl.com for more information, or call 216-459-1000.

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Scholarship

OBC — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:26:11 +0000

The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association, Women In the Law Section will award one-time scholarships in the amount of $1,000 to each of three female high school seniors in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District or East Cleveland City School District who are interested in a career in the legal profession, to encourage advancement of women in the legal profession.

The award must be applied toward college education, which may include tuition, room and board, fees, supplies, and other related expenses.

Please complete the application and attach all of the following to your application:

1. An essay (typed double-spaced, maximum two-page): Why you are interested in the legal profession, and how you intend to apply this award.

2. A transcript, demonstrating a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher.

3. A copy of a college acceptance letter, or copy of an application if acceptance is pending (black out confidential information such as social security number).

4. A recommendation letter from a teacher, counselor, school administrator, employer, religious leader or community member. The recommendation may not be from a family member.

If you have any questions, please call Samantha Pringle, at 216.539.3716.

Applications should be mailed to:

Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association

Women In the Law Section

1301 East Ninth Street

Cleveland, OH 44114-1253

Attn: Samantha Pringle

Applications, with all attachments, must be received by the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association by May 11, 2012. Applications received after that date will not be considered. All decisions of the Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Women In the Law Section on awards are final and not subject to review.

The Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Women In the Law Section wishes you the best with this scholarship opportunity, and with your pursuit of a career in the legal profession!

Scholarship Form

Old Brooklyn Green House Nearing Completion

OBC — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:54:36 +0000

3307 Altoona Flyer

The Old Brooklyn CDC is nearing completion on its first green home project located at 3307 Altoona Road, right in the heart of Downtown Old Brooklyn. The charming, fully renovated home is pending certification by Enterprise Green Communities and is expected to reduce heating and cooling costs significantly.

The home will also be tax abated for 10 years, meaning that during that time period the home will have very low property tax liability.

Last but not least, the home features a 20%, forgivable second mortgage.

This home is a must see. Contact Jayme or Robyn at 216-459-1000 today to learn more!

Cleveland Garden Walk in July

OBC — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 12:47:27 +0000

GardenWalk Cleveland is a free, self- guided tour of gardens, urban farms, vineyards and orchards in ten neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio on July 21 and July 22.

Tour at your own pace in each of the ten designated Cleveland neighborhoods.

Each neighborhood on the Walk has a headquarters where you’ll find car parking, bike parking, restrooms, water and maps.

For more information go to www.gardenwalkcleveland.org
As part of this event, the new Grace Brothers shop on W 65th is having a “Cash Mob” on April 14th. For more information about this, check out www.gardenwalkcleveland.org/cash-mob-grace-brothers-apr-14-2012