Posted November 22, 201311 yr La Villa Hispana: Change for Change By Guest Columnist/cleveland.com on November 05, 2013 at 3:15 PM Submitted by supporters of La Villa Hispana project. Convened by the Hispanic Alliance inc., (HAi), a nonprofit organization providing support, advocacy and resources to member organizations. HAi's membership is comprised of businesses, agencies, institutions and social service providers who work directly with Latino communities throughout Ohio and neighboring states. We are located at the corner of Clark and West 25th streets. The concept of a Hispanic Village is not unique to the residents of Cleveland; many cities across the United States have developed cultural, business, arts, educational and civic centers that pay homage to their Latino history, welcome new arrivals and generate jobs and tax revenues. Miami has its Calle Ocho; Chicago's Little Village and Paseo Boricua are vibrant hubs of Latino identity. Moreover, the Fullerton and Western area is quickly transforming itself into Chicago's Quito, where many newly arrived Ecuadorian immigrants have settled; and New York City is replete with community enclaves representative of varying Latino subgroups with newly acquired economic and political strength. Goals: READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/11/la_villa_hispana_change_for_ch.html After first arriving here in the 1940s, Nor theast Ohio's 'young community' is prospering in Lorain, Cleveland By MICHELE M. MELENDEZ Plain Dealer Reporter Puerto Rican spices enliven parts of Cleveland and Lorain - places that breathe the warmth of the Caribbean island. Conversations run in a mixture of Spanish and English. Storefront signs display both languages. Homey grocery stores sell Puerto Rican goods such as the bananalike platano and the sweet drink malta that larger suburban markets rarely carry. Merengue and salsa rhythms flow alongside rap and pop music. Many organizations in Cleveland and Lorain, the centers of Northeast Ohio's growing Puerto Rican population, have worked to preserve the area's Puerto Rican essence with festivals and other cultural activities. In the 50 or so years since Puerto Ricans began to build communities here, the focus on heritage has prevailed. READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/heritage/index.ssf?/heritage/more/prico/pr1.html "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 22, 201311 yr I grew up round these parts Muy bien! "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 22, 201311 yr I love the idea of branding ethnic enclaves, and I think it's definitely something Cleveland should look into. The diversity in the Cleveland area far exceeds anything else in Ohio (or Pittsburgh and Buffalo for that matter) and should really be celebrated! Plus, Caribbean food is delicious.
January 2, 201411 yr La Villa Hispana: Change for Change By Guest Columnist/cleveland.com on November 05, 2013 at 3:15 PM Submitted by supporters of La Villa Hispana project. Convened by the Hispanic Alliance inc., (HAi), a nonprofit organization providing support, advocacy and resources to member organizations. HAi's membership is comprised of businesses, agencies, institutions and social service providers who work directly with Latino communities throughout Ohio and neighboring states. We are located at the corner of Clark and West 25th streets. The concept of a Hispanic Village is not unique to the residents of Cleveland; many cities across the United States have developed cultural, business, arts, educational and civic centers that pay homage to their Latino history, welcome new arrivals and generate jobs and tax revenues. Miami has its Calle Ocho; Chicago's Little Village and Paseo Boricua are vibrant hubs of Latino identity. Moreover, the Fullerton and Western area is quickly transforming itself into Chicago's Quito, where many newly arrived Ecuadorian immigrants have settled; and New York City is replete with community enclaves representative of varying Latino subgroups with newly acquired economic and political strength. Goals: READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/opinion/index.ssf/2013/11/la_villa_hispana_change_for_ch.html After first arriving here in the 1940s, Nor theast Ohio's 'young community' is prospering in Lorain, Cleveland By MICHELE M. MELENDEZ Plain Dealer Reporter Puerto Rican spices enliven parts of Cleveland and Lorain - places that breathe the warmth of the Caribbean island. Conversations run in a mixture of Spanish and English. Storefront signs display both languages. Homey grocery stores sell Puerto Rican goods such as the bananalike platano and the sweet drink malta that larger suburban markets rarely carry. Merengue and salsa rhythms flow alongside rap and pop music. Many organizations in Cleveland and Lorain, the centers of Northeast Ohio's growing Puerto Rican population, have worked to preserve the area's Puerto Rican essence with festivals and other cultural activities. In the 50 or so years since Puerto Ricans began to build communities here, the focus on heritage has prevailed. READ MORE AT: http://www.cleveland.com/heritage/index.ssf?/heritage/more/prico/pr1.html Hummm. As a Puerto Rican, I'm not sure we need a build a "enclave". Let it happen organically. And Michele Melendez should know better than to include Merengue in our article! Humph!! Salsa is our dance. The article was slightly insulting!
January 2, 201411 yr An enclave already exists. It occurred organically. They are trying to market it to non-Puerto Ricans as a place to visit and spend money like Little Italy, Asiatown, Ukrainian Village, Slavic Village, etc. I'm sure you can appreciate the importance of branding a neighborhood as a product. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 2, 201411 yr An enclave already exists. It occurred organically. They are trying to market it to non-Puerto Ricans as a place to visit and spend money like Little Italy, Asiatown, Ukrainian Village, Slavic Village, etc. I'm sure you can appreciate the importance of branding a neighborhood as a product. You should know I get that, but it feels forced.
January 2, 201411 yr You should know I get that, but it feels forced. All marketing is forced to some degree. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
January 2, 201411 yr You should know I get that, but it feels forced. All marketing is forced to some degree. touche! But this is a bad feeling. Very different from when "Larchmere" or "Asian Village" was being branded.
January 2, 201411 yr You should know I get that, but it feels forced. All marketing is forced to some degree. Cleveland's Latino population needs an image boost after serial killers/serial rapists Ariel Castro & Elias Acevedo...
January 8, 201510 yr Hoping to be able to provide more details and updates in the coming months. There is a lot of effort in the planning of a few events and actions for the Summer of 2015. Stay tuned. The following link is to a PowerPoint that was created almost two years ago. Since that time there has been a lot of work to develop a core team and expanded vision to ensure the inclusion of arts and culture (Julia De Burgos), in addition to promoting commercial and economic development activities, education and social service agencies. Brian Cummins, Cleveland City Council, Ward 14 REF: www [dot] scribd [dot] com/doc/133175590/La-Villa-Concept-v-3-29-13 www[dot]facebook[dot]com/brianjcummins/posts/10205211040380692
January 8, 201510 yr Thank you, Councilman Cummins! Please keep us posted on developments in one of Cleveland's fastest-growing ethnic neighborhoods! Now if we could get a streetcar on West 25th at least to Ohio City if not into downtown, the neighborhoods along old Pearl Street from Old Brooklyn to downtown would grow even faster and provide the value capture to sustain the streetcar. Unfortunately, GCRTA is quietly doing what it can to block any feasibility studies of this streetcar. "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
October 22, 20159 yr -- PUBLIC NOTICE -- Hosted By Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins & Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman Join Us For Dinner & Discussion Of Three Vital Community Projects That Are Underway In Our Neighborhoods! Wednesday, November 4th, 2015 6:00-7:00 PM Registration, Dinner & Networking · 7:00-9:00 PM Presentations and Q&A Lincoln West High School (3202 West 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 44109) * La Villa Hispana is a cultural place making initiative focused around the West 25th Street & Clark Avenue intersection. This area is the epicenter of the densest Hispanic enclave in the state of Ohio and one of the most impoverished neighborhoods on the Westside. The vision of La Villa Hispana is to be the cultural and economic hub of the Latino community in Northeast Ohio. * The Dream Neighborhood is geared towards providing safe and affordable housing, social support, and economic opportunities for refugees and newcomers entering the City of Cleveland. The Dream Neighborhood is centered within 1/2 mile of the Thomas Jefferson Newcomers Academy, which uses immersion education for students who are non-English speaking (56% of who are Hispanic). * The West 25th Street Corridor Initiative seeks to build on the area’s existing assets and Metro Health Hospital’s planned $1.2 billion campus transformation to catalyze the revitalization of the corridor and its surrounding neighborhoods. Meeting entrance will be located on the Northwest corner of the building. Please use North parking lot. Partners Include: Stockyard, Clark-Fulton, & Brooklyn Centre CDO, Hispanic Business Center, Hispanic Alliance, MetroHealth System, Refugee Services Collaborative, BNR Ventures, Neighborhood Family Practice, Alpha Village, AP Business Solutions, City of Cleveland, and The Geis Foundation. Hosted By Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins & Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman Please RSVP to Keisha Gonzalez, Bilingual Community Organizer, (216) 961-9073 x204 or [email protected] ------------------------------ Organizada por Ward 14 Concejal Brian Cummins & Ward 3 Concejal Joe Cimperman Acompáñanos para una cena y discusión de tres proyectos comunitarios vitales que están en proceso en nuestros vecindarios! Miércoles, 04 de noviembre 2015 6:00-7:00 PM Inscripción, Cena y Redes· 7:00-9:00 PM Presentaciones y Preguntas Lincoln West High School (3202 West 30th Street, Cleveland, OH 44109) * La Villa Hispana es una iniciativa de crear sentido de hogar cultural centrado alrededor de la intersección de West 25th Street y Clark Avenue. Esta área es el epicentro de la populación hispana más densa en el estado de Ohio y uno de los barrios más empobrecidos en el Westside . La visión de La Villa Hispana es ser el centro cultural y económico de la comunidad latina en el noreste de Ohio * El Dream Neighborhood está orientado a proporcionar viviendas segura y asequible, proveer apoyo social y oportunidades económicas para los refugiados y los recién llegados que entran en la ciudad de Cleveland . El Dream Neighborhood se localiza dentro de 1/2 milla de la escuela Thomas Jefferson Newcomers Academy, que utiliza la educación de inmersión para los estudiantes que no dominan el ingles (56 % de los cuales son hispanos). * El Iniciativo del West 25th Street Corredor busca a crecer sobre los bienes existentes del vecindario y la inversión planificada de $1.2 billions para la transformación del campus de Metro Health Hospital para catalizar la revitalización del corredor y sus barrios aledaños. Entrada de la reunión se encuentra en la esquina noroeste del edificio. Utilice el estacionamiento Norte. Socios Incluyen: Stockyard, Clark-Fulton, & Brooklyn Centre CDO, Hispanic Business Center, Hispanic Alliance, The Metro Health System, Refugee Services Collaborative, BNR Ventures, Neighborhood Family Practice, Alpha Village, AP Business Solutions, City of Cleveland, and The Geis Foundation. Organizada por Ward 14 Concejal Brian Cummins & Ward 3 Concejal Joe Cimperman Por favor de RSVP a Keisha Gonzalez, Organizadora Comunitario al (216) 961-9073 x204 o [email protected]
October 28, 20159 yr this is a great idea for an event and i like the three neighborhood/tres barrios monikers! i hope people go and report some redevelopment news back here.
January 13, 20169 yr Here is some information that came out of the meeting held on November 4th, 2015 -- TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2015 Three Catalytic Projects Public Meeting Summary & Frequently Asked Questions La Villa Hispana, The Dream Neighborhood & West 25th Street Corridor Initiative [Can be found at brian-cummins.blogspot[dot]com] The following information is a summary of three projects that are underway on the near west side of Cleveland. The projects geographically are located within or in portions of the following neighborhoods that comprise City of Cleveland Wards 3, 12, 13, 14 and 15: La Villa Hispana: Clark Fulton and portions of Tremont and Ohio City. The Dream Neighborhood: Clark Fulton and Stockyard. West 25th Street Corridor Initiative: Ohio City, Clark Fulton, Tremont, Brooklyn Centre and Old Brooklyn. La Villa Hispana, Dream Neighborhood and W. 25th Corridor projects outlined at neighborhood meeting POSTED BY PLAINPRESS ⋅ DECEMBER 3, 2015 [Can be found at plainpress.wordpress[dot]com]
April 17, 20178 yr Sparking a 'Chain Reaction' between business and community http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/ChainReaction041317.aspx "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
November 9, 20186 yr One Cleveland neighborhood working to become a cultural hub https://www.news5cleveland.com/news/local-news/cleveland-metro/one-cleveland-neighborhood-working-to-become-a-cultural-hub "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
May 16, 20196 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 21, 20195 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
August 21, 20195 yr 15 minutes ago, KJP said: Amazing stuff. Cool to see transplants making an immediate difference. Thanks for sharing.
August 22, 20195 yr On 8/21/2019 at 2:24 PM, Terdolph said: Looks kind of empty. Much like your posts Edited August 23, 20195 yr by sfbob Cuz
August 22, 20195 yr Cleveland.com as giving the area some coverage...I'm curious the approx # of new residents after Hurricane Katrina has populated the area? FreshWater Cleveland’s La Villa Hispana ‘On the Ground’ series: Nutrition, public safety, education, more Today 4:15 AM By Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- FreshWater Cleveland closes its “On The Ground” reporting series in La Villa Hispana this week. Cleveland.com has helped to amplify the coverage. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/08/freshwater-clevelands-la-villa-hispana-on-the-ground-series-nutrition-public-safety-education-more.html
August 22, 20195 yr 1 hour ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: Cleveland.com as giving the area some coverage...I'm curious the approx # of new residents after Hurricane Katrina has populated the area? FreshWater Cleveland’s La Villa Hispana ‘On the Ground’ series: Nutrition, public safety, education, more Today 4:15 AM By Anne Nickoloff, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio -- FreshWater Cleveland closes its “On The Ground” reporting series in La Villa Hispana this week. Cleveland.com has helped to amplify the coverage. https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2019/08/freshwater-clevelands-la-villa-hispana-on-the-ground-series-nutrition-public-safety-education-more.html I have been noticing a lot more jambalaya in the neighborhood
August 22, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, MuRrAy HiLL said: I'm curious the approx # of new residents after Hurricane Katrina has populated the area? Some Puerto Ricans I know who came after Maria (not Katrina) have since gone back. But looking at that youtube clip, it looks like at least some are staying, which is great. I'd be curious to know real numbers of those who are staying as well.
August 28, 20195 yr "In the souls of the people the grapes of wrath are filling and growing heavy, growing heavy for the vintage." -- John Steinbeck
September 19, 20195 yr On 8/22/2019 at 10:25 AM, Pugu said: Some Puerto Ricans I know who came after Maria (not Katrina) have since gone back. But looking at that youtube clip, it looks like at least some are staying, which is great. I'd be curious to know real numbers of those who are staying as well. Most I personally know stayed. They stayed because they they finally received financial aid in late July/early June. My 2nd cousins lost their home in PR and the USVI and just received aid. My family that came to Cleveland and S. Florida didn't go back.
September 19, 20195 yr On 8/23/2019 at 2:51 PM, Terdolph said: I don't think anybody really makes that connection. It's the Latino community, it's the "open secret". It never became a story covered in mass in the bigger Latino newspapers.
September 19, 20195 yr 7 hours ago, MyTwoSense said: It's the Latino community, it's the "open secret". It never became a story covered in mass in the bigger Latino newspapers. In the white borderlands where I lived then, I don't think anyone really made that connection. If anything we were impressed how the community came together in the aftermath. I think people are learning to distinguish between Hispanic subgroups as well. I'm not sure I really did until a job in the mid 90s, where we had a plant in Mexico and a lot of Puerto Rican employees in Strongsville.
September 19, 20195 yr 2 hours ago, E Rocc said: In the white borderlands where I lived then, I don't think anyone really made that connection. If anything we were impressed how the community came together in the aftermath. I think people are learning to distinguish between Hispanic subgroups as well. I'm not sure I really did until a job in the mid 90s, where we had a plant in Mexico and a lot of Puerto Rican employees in Strongsville. People or "white people"? We know the difference.
September 19, 20195 yr 40 minutes ago, MyTwoSense said: People or "white people"? We know the difference. Specific predominantly white group, southern "borderlands" suburbanites.
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