Congrats 8-Shades, although I was onto you, and pushing for it for a while. 

I don't know what that means. But thank you. Haha.

"Collinwood Rising" program wins prestigious $500,000 grant from ArtPlace program of the National Endowment for the Arts

Wednesday, June 13, 2012

By Steven Litt, The Plain Dealer

 

It was only nine months ago during a visit here that Rocco Landesman, chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts, threw down a challenge for Clevelanders to apply for a prestigious new ArtPlace grant.

 

Today, Cleveland has one. The privately funded grant program, a collaboration among top federal agencies and 11 leading U.S. foundations, announced that the Northeast Shores Development Corp. in Collinwood has been awarded $500,000 to engage artists in community development ... 

 

... More available at http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2012/06/clevelands_collinwood_neighbor.html

northeast shores/collinwood scores huge placemaking grant from artplace

Lee Chilcote, Fresh Water Cleveland

Thursday, June 14, 2012

 

Of the 47 projects awarded grants from ArtPlace to support their use of the arts to improve quality of place and transform their communities, only one was from Ohio.

 

The creative placemaking grants totaled $15.4 million.

 

“Across the country, cities and towns are using the arts to help shape their social, physical, and economic characters,” said NEA Chairman Rocco Landesman ...

 

... More available at http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/inthenews/artcaresplacemaking061412.aspx

north collinwood wins $500k grant to creatively combat urban vacancy

Lee Chilcote, Fresh Water Cleveland

Thursday, June 14, 2012

 

When National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Rocco Landesman toured Cleveland's arts districts last year, he blogged about how they were actively applying the principles of arts-based development and urban placemaking touted daily by the NEA.

 

Now ArtPlace, a creative placemaking initiative led by the NEA and others, has awarded Northeast Shores Development Corporation a $500,000 grant to engage local artists in creatively combating urban vacancy and foreclosure in Cleveland ...

 

... http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/forgood/collinwoodrising061412.aspx

Nice work!!!

I need to get over there and check out the neighborhood!

The first Artists in Residence grants have been made ... a graphic designer distributing posters of children's activities throughout the neighborhood, music classes for young children, a vacant lot converted into a sculpture garden along Waterloo Road, a short documentary about everyday heroes of Collinwood, a community printing press that anyone can use after training and a pop-up fashion incubator for neighborhood high schoolers. Good stuff :) The next $45,000 in grants is now up for grabs! http://www.cultureforward.org/Our-Programs/Residence/Grants

 

First round of Artists in Residence grants is announced

by Mariel Behnke

Collinwood Observer

 

Six artists who live or work in North Shore Collinwood were awarded a total of $30,000 to support their community art projects through the Artists in Residence grant program. This program, part of a special two-year neighborhood arts initiative of Northeast Shores and the Community Partnership for Arts and Culture, aims to support artists in the community and involve residents in making the neighborhood a better place to live. It will award another $95,000 in two more rounds of applications between now and fall of 2013 ...

 

... More available at http://collinwoodobserver.com/read/2012/07/14/first-round-of-artists-in-residence-grants-is-announced

A lot of good stuff in this article!!

 

"To jumpstart the initiative, Mr. Glazen plans to invest as much as $1 million of his own money into the project, which he estimates likely would require about $5 million in outside money to reach its full potential. Mr. Glazen is eyeing 11 properties near the stretch of Waterloo Road running from East 156th Street to about East 160th Street for future development that jibes with the area's off-beat, indie-rock temperament. He said he's finalizing the purchase of two properties. One houses Fontina's, a small lunch and breakfast joint on East 156th Street, but he wouldn't disclose the other location due to ongoing negotiations.

One of Mr. Glazen's ideas is to transform a property into a club called Vinyl, which would have access to the massive record collection of Terry Stewart, CEO of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum...The hope, Mr. Glazen said, is his “light switch” project would come to life at the conclusion of a $5 million streetscape initiative expected to start next summer that would replace the sidewalks and streets in the area stretching largely from East 152nd to 161st streets."

 

http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20120723/SUB1/307239966

To recap:

 

$11 million wildly popular LEED-certified rec center (http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2012/01/collinwood_recreation_center_d.html) +

$1 - 6 million project from Glazen and other entrepreneurs for 2 - 11 restaurants and entertainment venues +

$5.5 million streetscape improvement to Waterloo Road, roughly the same scale and scope of Gordon Square's (http://www.noaca.org/waterlooroad.html) +

$500,000 Artists in Residence program that helps artists get space in neighborhood and is providing $125,000 in funding for artist-led community projects (http://www.cultureforward.org/Our-Programs/Residence/Grants) +

$500,000 Collinwood Rising program that addresses vacancy through the arts, including the formation of a new artist-inspired playground and arts incubator (http://blog.cleveland.com/architecture/2012/06/clevelands_collinwood_neighbor.html) +

What could be considerable green infrastructure improvements along Lakeshore Boulevard (http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2011/10/regional_sewer_district_to_spe.html) +

An increasing (though still very tentative) likelihood that the Metroparks could take over and make substantial improvements to the neighborhood's three (!) lakefront parks (http://www.cleveland.com/naymik/index.ssf/2012/07/ohio_makes_more_progress_on_cl.html) +

Tons of other efforts by private parties (a new artist co-op on Waterloo, a new barbecue restaurant opening up across the street from the Beachland next month) and by the CDC (fully rehabbed houses for as little as $65,000 and moderate condition houses for $5,000, several community chalkboards, etc.) =

 

... What could be a dramatically different North Collinwood over the next few years. 

 

Mad Man

Alan Glazen, the son of a carpenter, built a successful ad agency pitching political campaigns and creativity. But in his second career, he's redirecting his manic energy into workingman bars, coffee shops and restaurants in the city's emerging neighborhoods — including an idea to flip the switch at a handful of spots on the same night in Collinwood.

Rebecca Meiser, Cleveland Magazine

August 2012 

 

It is impossible to have a conversation with Alan Glazen outdoors in Ohio City without the ad-man-turned-neighborhood-developer stopping to wave at passersby, inquire about a homeless man or squeeze the shoulder of patrons. Glazen wouldn't have it any other way.

 

Sitting around a cast-iron table on the patio outside ABC the Tavern with co-owners Linda Syrek and Randy Kelly, Glazen looks like the host of his own backyard barbecue. Tanned and fashionable in a navy polo and a pair of large, round, owl-like glasses, Glazen jokes with his partners, slapping them on the back and nudging them with his elbow as he tells story after story, stopping occasionally to nibble calamari ...

 

... More available at http://clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=Article+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=21864F9E06F5409BB8134A675633EF9B

 

Chloe's Kitchen Diner, the first of what might be five or six Glazen-affiliated restaurants to open on or near Waterloo within in the next year, is set to be open for business tomorrow (!). The rehab work on Blitz Barbeque, a non-Glazen project across the street from Beachland Ballroom, is nearly finished. Tipping point on Waterloo? :)

 

I'll try to make some time this week or next to do a more thorough update on what's been going on in the arts district. I can tell you off the top of my head that we've talked to 149 artists over the past year about the different offerings available to them in the neighborhood, and that to date, we've provided $75,000 to 12 neighborhood artists to support 13 new community art projects in the district. More to follow ...

 

Let there be Light

Jason Beudert, Cleveland Scene

Monday, Oct 22, 2012

 

It’s official. Alan Glazen, along Randy and Linda Kelly, his talented partners from ABC/XYZ Tavern and Ontario Café, have signed a lease to take the reins of the bar and bocce courts at the Slovenian Workmen’s Home on Waterloo Rd. This exciting move signals another beam of light for “Operation Light Switch,” Glazen’s development vision for the north Collinwood neighborhood ...

 

... More available at http://www.clevescene.com/scene-and-heard/archives/2012/10/22/let-there-be-light

And to tide you over until I can do a fuller update ... Here's the first of four short documentaries focusing on the revitalization strategy in Collinwood. Shot by local civic organization Saving Cities (www.savingcities.com). Enjoy! :)

 

We've launched a new website about resources and offerings for artists in the Collinwood neighborhood ... Check it out at www.welcometocollinwood.com

^catchy name!

Nice, colorful website, but it seems short on information.  There are no maps for people who might not know where Collinwood is, and there is very little info on the houses for sale, either rehab or the ones which have been rehabbed. There is a phone number to call for a realtor, but that's not enough.  If I'm an artist who is interested in Collinwood, I should be able to see what the neighborhood looks like, where it is on the map, where the houses for sale are located, prices, etc.

Thanks for the feedback, jeremyck01. We're in a bit of flux at the moment ... We have several pending sales and several pending acquisitions; as soon as those settle a little, we'll be posting specific house opportunities (probably late next week). We plan on getting more and more content on the website, but for now, we wanted to make sure there was just an online place where artists could land for basic information, and then we can provide more customized support based on which parts of the program they're interested in.

 

On the good news front, despite the fact that our marketing has been limited in scope to date, we've talked to 150 artists in the past year about the neighborhood ... With inquiries coming in from Pennslyvania, New York, New Mexico, etc. Good news for the demand side of the Cleveland equation :)

I suppose it's nice to have a website up, but I agree that it's short on information. (Map: I ride a bike through the neighborhood everyday but am not entirely sure where the limits of the neighborhood start and end.) When you do get it updated let us know.

 

While I'm thinking of Maps, does anyone know why Google streetview totally skipped over Waterloo or how to get that fixed?

I suppose it's nice to have a website up, but I agree that it's short on information. (Map: I ride a bike through the neighborhood everyday but am not entirely sure where the limits of the neighborhood start and end.) When you do get it updated let us know.

 

While I'm thinking of Maps, does anyone know why Google streetview totally skipped over Waterloo or how to get that fixed?

 

Sometimes they just dont get to areas or at time when they do scan an area, there can be too much personal information included so they scrap it all.  There are a lot of factors that go into the map scans.  Since such a large area of Cleveland is not included, I'm going to guess there was something wrong with the final camera feed and output.

North Collinwood has never been included though. They have done streetview at least twice now and both times North Collinwood has been left out. I do find that odd.

Looks like the areas due north and due south of the Collinwood Yards. Yep, weird. Back to the 'Loo.

Went to Chloe's Kitchen diner for breakfast and snapped a pic of another place that's opening soon. There were more art installations being put up as well around the area but not completed yet. A little trash control may be beneficial to the area.

IMG_2867 by jjames0408, on Flickr

Went to Chloe's Kitchen diner for breakfast and snapped a pic of another place that's opening soon. There were more art installations being put up as well around the area but not completed yet. A little trash control may be beneficial to the area.

IMG_2867 by jjames0408, on Flickr

 

Great news!

 

Re: trash control, it took a while before Gordon Square and W. 25th got going on this.

There were more art installations being put up as well around the area but not completed yet. A little trash control may be beneficial to the area.

 

The art installations are part of Project Pop-up Galleries' Winter Storefront Competition (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Project-Pop-up-Galleries-in-Collinwood-Ohio), one of the projects funded from Collinwood's ArtPlace grant. Opened Friday night ... You can stop by and text vote for your favorite of the 9 installations between now and January 1. Top 3 vote-getters will receive cash awards :)

 

 

- The Welcome to Collinwood website has been updated to include a map of available properties (http://welcometocollinwood.com/index.php/help/artist-housing/) and the first profiles about artists doing community projects in the neighborhood (http://welcometocollinwood.com/index.php/involved/omid-tavakoli/ and http://welcometocollinwood.com/index.php/involved/krista-tomorowitz/).

 

- We've launched the third round of Artists in Residence grants (http://welcometocollinwood.com/index.php/help/); we'll be giving out $50,000 to neighborhood artists to support community art projects that address vacancy. In the first two rounds, we gave out a total of $75,000 that has helped get 13 projects off the ground, everything from construction of a community printing press to development of a youth choir and performance ensemble.

 

- We just sent out a 4,000-piece targeted direct mail campaign nationwide, trying to market Cleveland (and Collinwood) as a place that artists should relocate to. So fingers crossed :)

 

Lots of other exciting arts investments happening on and around Waterloo. Look for more updates in January.

I just sent the link to my sis in California. She's gonna pass the info along to all of her fellow art school grads!

Thanks! That's awesome. Just as a heads up, we are in the very (very!) early stages of exploring a Welcome to Cleveland weekend next year, where we would subsidize a visit for a big group of artists to come explore Cleveland as a possible place to relocate. So if that happens, it'll be an affordable way for artists from across the country to come kick the Cleveland tires :)

Thanks! That's awesome. Just as a heads up, we are in the very (very!) early stages of exploring a Welcome to Cleveland weekend next year, where we would subsidize a visit for a big group of artists to come explore Cleveland as a possible place to relocate. So if that happens, it'll be an affordable way for artists from across the country to come kick the Cleveland tires :)

 

Great great idea. I'm wondering where all my sisters friends are going to go. They're certainly not going to be buying in Laguna Beach, that's for sure.

 

Yeah, it's amazing how many cities are hitting that threshhold where artists can't afford to make it anymore ... Not just in terms of owning, but artists that are really struggling just to make it renting, too (and naturally other low- and moderate-income populations as well).

 

It's been interesting to see where in the country interest has been highest ... Seems to be a pretty even split between our neighbors in the Midwest and then some of these very high cost-of-living metros nationwide.

 

Top 10 metros for Welcome to Collinwood website visitation to date (granted, it's just been a month :)):

 

1. Cleveland-Akron-Canton

2. New York

3. Chicago

4. Columbus

5. Miami-Ft. Lauderdale

6. Pittsburgh

7. Cincinatti

8. Youngstown

9 Washington DC/Hagerstown MD

10. Detroit

 

In our first month, we've pulled traffic from 52 of the nation's 210 market areas. We're hoping that all of the data we're pulling will help us tailor our efforts a little more specifically, and equally importantly, fight the prevailing misconception that there's not a national appetite for relocation to Cleveland.

Thanks for the openness with your website stats!  Very interesting indeed.

the next must-live cleveland neighborhood is...

Joe Baur | Thursday, January 24, 2013

 

Some folks, like long-time residents and neighborhood activists Councilman Michael Polensek and Jack Storey, might argue that North Shore Collinwood is further along than some realize. Others, such as Cleveland’s “recovering ad man” and restaurateur Alan Glazen, think it's primed to be the city’s next must-live neighborhood.

 

Construction on a $4-million streetscape project begins in July with several key components already coming together. Waterloo the Tavern, dubbed a bocce bar, will takeover at the Slovenian Workman’s Home, while renovation has begun on the old Harbor Pub next to the Key Bank building.

 

http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/features/northcollinwood012413.aspx

miller schneider gallery opens in waterloo arts district

Thursday, January 24, 2013

 

In another example of a fleeting pop-up becoming permanent, local artists Dott Schneider and Bryon Miller recently opened the Miller Schneider Gallery on Waterloo Road in North Collinwood to showcase seldom-seen artists and add to the district's growing visual arts scene.

 

The gallery will stay open later on nights when there is an "interesting" show at the Beachland Ballroom and Tavern, says Schneider, who is enthused about the arts district. "We're looking forward to growing with the neighborhood," she says.

 

The gallery has regular weekend hours. It will be open Tuesdays and Thursdays starting in February and will be open late for Walk All Over Waterloo on Feb. 1st.

 

http://www.freshwatercleveland.com/devnews/millerschneidergallery012413.aspx

 

keep collinwood weird: kresge grant will propel arts-led revival on waterloo

Lee Chilcote, Fresh Water Cleveland

Thursday, September 26, 2013

 

The two-story building on the corner of E. 156th Street and Waterloo Road might be stubbornly vacant, but that hasn’t stopped artists from making it beautiful. This summer, Hygienic Dress League, street artists from Detroit, painted it bright gold, right down to the doors and windows, before adding a guy in a gas mask holding a bird. Armed with paint and a projector, they worked at night over the course of a few days.

 

Welcome to Waterloo, which is fast becoming the weirdest, most creative strip in Cleveland. Long a haven for biker bars and ethnic halls, it's now a diverse district lined with public art, where residents can take in a concert at the Beachland Ballroom, check out an art opening at a local gallery, or knock back a microbrew at a corner pub.

 

It's a neighborhood that's steadily evolved over the last decade, but that slow and steady progress is about to get a huge boost thanks to a $1.1 million grant from the Kresge Foundation (yes, that Kresge, the large philanthropy whose support you’ll hear about on NPR). The nonprofit Northeast Shores Community Development Corporation will use the money to renovate five blighted commercial properties for creative startups and artist housing. This will add to the 20 or so arts-based businesses currently on the street ...

 

... More available at http://freshwatercleveland.com/features/keepcollinwoodweird092613.aspx

 

That was a great story! Collinwood is on fire right now  :mrgreen:

^Agreed. Getting good news from there pretty regularly. I just wish they could have held off repaving the street till either Lakeshore or St Clair were done. (PIA for anyone with a bike to get through Collinwood.)

The area of Collinwood north of the Shoreway is a perfect example of a 'now or never' neighborhood IMO.  It hasn't slipped beyond the point of return to previous prosperity without a complete rebuild (a point which I, sadly, think Slavic Village has reached in contrast), but it came damn close.  The true "North Collinwood" neighborhood has remained strong and the Arts District on the south end is helping to close the gap.  I have no illusions that it will ever be a vibrant place where young professionals with families will look to buy..... but it never was that either.

^ I don't know. You could be right, but there was a time not that long ago when people were saying the same thing about Detroit Shoreway and a time not long before THAT when they would say the same thing about Tremont and Ohio City. Couple of anecdotals about positive momentum on the recruitment front:

 

- In terms of being appealing to families, the neighborhood has some VERY good news regarding schooling options. The Intergenerational School is seriously contemplating opening up their third location in North Collinwood: http://northeastshores.org/userfiles/file/publications/BTS%20Community%20Meeting%20Flier_Fixed.pdf

- The Welcome to Cleveland event (http://welcometocollinwood.com/index.php/help/welcome-to-cleveland/) showcased the neighborhood and the city to 10 artists from across the Midwest and eastern seaboard. 9 of the 10 are in various stages of relocating to Cleveland, including 5 specifically planning on relocating to Collinwood (2 have already entered into purchase agreement on one of Northeast Shores' $6,500 houses).

- A few months ago, Northeast Shores was holding 14 formerly vacant properties for resale (with artists as the primary market). Now they're down to 5, with purchase agreements out on 2 of those houses. They had their biggest sales month ever last month. They can't keep up with demand.

- Of course all sorts of different people are buying houses, but the demographics that seem to be most prevalent are two-artist households and artist households with young children ... Young family relocating from Brooklyn, young family relocating from Alabama, etc.

- As of 2010, 47.6% of North Collinwood households included children under 18. The citywide average is 46.9%. That doesn't speak to the young professional component, but clearly North Collinwood is a place where people are raising kids.

- All sorts of economic indicators in North Collinwood are better than citywide ... Lower poverty rates (17.8% to 28.7%), higher median household income ($35,149 to $33,651), lower unemployment rates (7.7% to 11.2%), higher high school completino (74.2% to 69.0%) and higher college degree rates (15.9% to 11.4%). So that should be a good base for additional recruitment if the lakefront improvements and Waterloo improvements take off.

 

 

Collinwood group wins $1M to fund programming during construction

By STAN BULLARD, Crain's Cleveland Business

September 25, 2013

 

Northeast Shores Development Corp., the local development group serving Cleveland’s Collinwood neighborhood, has received a $1 million grant from the Kresge Foundation to fund event-oriented programming to help tide over local business as Waterloo Road gets spruced up.

 

The part of the street comprising the Waterloo Arts and Entertainment is undergoing a year-long construction project to beautify it like Euclid Avenue and streets in several other Cleveland neighborhoods. Such projects help in the long term, but they cause temporary dislocations for traffic that can harm neighborhood businesses.

 

In a news release announcing the grant, Brian Friedman, executive director of Northeast Shores, said, “We are beyond thrilled to have received this grant. With it, our goal is to add even more art-placed businesses and maintain neighborhood vibrancy during the construction period” ...

 

... More available at http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20130925/FREE/130929896/0/SEARCH

 

Hey 8Shades, I grew up in Euclid and went to St. Joes.  Are you seeing any interest in people whose grandparents lived in the neighborhood, maybe with memories of trips to Fanny's, inquiring about moving there?

 

 

^ I don't know. You could be right, but there was a time not that long ago when people were saying the same thing about Detroit Shoreway and a time not long before THAT when they would say the same thing about Tremont and Ohio City.

 

You could be right..... but I would hate for anyone to misunderstand my feelings on the issue.  I love Collinwood.  I've always been a regular down there, no matter how up or down the neighborhood was perceived.  But what I love about it IS its kinda 'rough edge' (for lack of a better term).  I would actually hate to see it go the way of some yuppie/hipster enclave full of coffee shops, oxygen bars, second hand book stores, and knit scarf botiques.  If it did, it wouldn't be Collinwood anymore.

I lived on Arcade and 161st for a period in college in the early 90's, and Fanny's was great!  The landlord wanted to unload that house really bad, and eventually did.  Wonder if he regrets it now.  Back then the city was really on top of inspections, and he got multiple fix up notices even though it was actually a pretty clean house.  New wiring/breaker box, furnace and outside painting were some of the fixes I remember the city insisted on.  It had that ubiquitous sagging upper front porch the Cleveland doubles are notoriuos for though and the city wanted it fixed too.

Hey 8Shades, I grew up in Euclid and went to St. Joes.  Are you seeing any interest in people whose grandparents lived in the neighborhood, maybe with memories of trips to Fanny's, inquiring about moving there?

 

Some, but it doesn't seem to be the driving demographic for people relocating here. I've definitely heard several stories of people who remember coming for Croatian dances or Slovenian fish dinners and whatnot and wanting to be back in a community where they have fond memories as kids. But it seems like a lot of the interest is from people who didn't previously know the neighborhood well, with a fair amount of interest from people not originally from Cleveland ... Seems to be drawing more from what's happening now than on nostalgia.

But what I love about it IS its kinda 'rough edge' (for lack of a better term).  I would actually hate to see it go the way of some yuppie/hipster enclave full of coffee shops, oxygen bars, second hand book stores, and knit scarf botiques.  If it did, it wouldn't be Collinwood anymore.

 

Agreed. But to me a good parallel is Detroit Shoreway. While arguably there are some nodes where things will go decidedly more yuppie and hipster (Gordon Square, Battery Park, maybe EcoVillage), it's a massive neighborhood, and at current rates of in-migration, it would take decades and decades and decades for it to fully gentrify and/or for all of its characters to be sucked out. I kind of feel the same way about Collinwood ... The vast majority of the development and investment and in-movement is happening in the Waterloo Arts & Entertainment District, which has about 1,500 residents. North Collinwood in general is something like 16,000 people, so we're talking about a tiny sliver of the neighborhood ... So even if Waterloo went completely yuppie someday, plenty of space for quirky, gritty, blue collar personality would remain.

 

That being said, I think Waterloo is really the place where that Collinwood vibe is most evident, so it would be a shame to see it end up plastic ... Hear your point. You still have some main streets like East 185th, with character of its own, and Grovewood, and the beach streets. But there's not a lot of "Collinwood character" other places, like big sections of Lakeshore or East 152nd. So if Waterloo and East 185th ever lost their soul, I think you're right ... It would be a sad loss.

$5.5 million Waterloo Road beautification project leaves Beachland Ballroom, others digging out of a short-term hole in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood (video)

Waterloo

John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer By John Petkovic, The Plain Dealer

 

on October 08, 2013 at 7:45 AM, updated October 08, 2013 at 1:56 PM

 

 

Danny Green had his Waterloo Road house blown up in a mob hit in 1975. That's nothing compared to what Waterloo Road looks like these days.

 

The northern half of the street is closed – dug up and reduced to a hole that is more than a foot lower than the southern half.

 

The construction is part of a $5.5 million streetscape project that will narrow Waterloo Road and broaden sidewalks to add new greenery, lighting, benches and bike racks.

 

Getting there, at least the last three weeks, has been a road paved with upheaval.

 

“We know it’s going to be awesome when it’s all done,” says Beachland Ballroom co-owner Cindy Barber, who compares the projects to similar efforts in the Ohio City, Coventry and Detroit-Shoreway neighborhoods. “But we’re down 20 percent in attendance for shows during the busiest time in the concert season."

 

To help local businesses make it through disruptions resulting from the construction, Northeast Shores Development Corp. has landed a $1 million grant from the Kresge Foundation. The group promotes business activity in the neighborhood.

 

http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/10/waterloo_road_in_cleveland_col.html

Cleveland's Waterloo Road streetscape beautification project receives new grant

Northcoast Shores uses grant to help businesses

Dave Arnold, newsnet5.com

10/08/2013

 

CLEVELAND - Joe Zuzak's R&D Sausage Company has been serving neighbors on Waterloo Road between East 152nd and Nottingham Road for 27 years. His smoked sausages meats personally made without chemicals have a huge neighborhood following.

 

But Zuzak said he's losing money each week due to the city of Cleveland's streetscape beautification project on Waterloo Road in Collinwood. His parking lot was empty at 11 a.m. on Tuesday ...

 

... More available at http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/local_news/oh_cuyahoga/Clevelands-Waterloo-Road-streetscape-beautification-project-receives-new-grant#ixzz2hiOwHzRi

$5.5 million Waterloo Road beautification project leaves Beachland Ballroom, others digging out of a short-term hole in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood (video)

 

For Beachland to say the construction is the only result of their attendance lag is irresponsible. I live in Akron and have driven their for shows. If there is a performer that I want to see there, I would make the trip. Maybe last year they had more popular performers?

A local sausage shop on the other hand is in a different situation.

$5.5 million Waterloo Road beautification project leaves Beachland Ballroom, others digging out of a short-term hole in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood (video)

 

For Beachland to say the construction is the only result of their attendance lag is irresponsible.

 

The street is a real mess and I don't see why the Beachland wouldn't also be hurt like the other businesses across the board.

$5.5 million Waterloo Road beautification project leaves Beachland Ballroom, others digging out of a short-term hole in Cleveland's Collinwood neighborhood (video)

 

For Beachland to say the construction is the only result of their attendance lag is irresponsible.

 

The street is a real mess and I don't see why the Beachland wouldn't also be hurt like the other businesses across the board.

 

I don't know, if you're going to a show, you go to a show if there's road construction or not.  Does that really stop someone from going?

I wish that major infrastructure projects which occur in developed areas include either competitive grants or low-interest loans for businesses that experience hardship as a result of those projects.

 

For Beachland to say the construction is the only result of their attendance lag is irresponsible.

 

The street is a real mess and I don't see why the Beachland wouldn't also be hurt like the other businesses across the board.

Because, I would assume, most of the other businesses serve the local community. The sausage shop for example, I'm not going to drive from Akron to get sausage from there, but I have driven to that area to see a show.

I went to a show a couple weeks ago and the construction was definitely a big pain.