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Re$tore Cleveland, based on a model from the National Trust
for Historic Preservation, helps community groups improve their business
districts by improving physical appearance, developing community partnerships,
providing
marketing assistance and creating economic growth.
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Re$tore
Cleveland
Neighborhood Districts:
Buckeye Area Development Corporation
Cudell Improvement, Inc.
Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization
Glenville Development Corporation
Kamm's Corners Development Corporation
Northeast Shores Development Corporation
Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation
Slavic Village Development
St. Clair Superior Neighborhood Development Association
Tremont West Development Corporation
The Cleveland Neighborhood Main Street Initiative is now Re$tore Cleveland which more closely reflects the mission and scope of the program. Re$tore Cleveland is a comprehensive retail / commercial revitalization program developed here in Cleveland that incorporates both the philosophy of the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s National Main Street Center and the local market realities of physical development.
Five Re$tore Cleveland managers attended a week long Main Street Manager Certification Program presented by the National Main Street Center. This highly competitive program confers the highest degree of professional credentials for participants successfully completing the strenuous 2 year course. Congratulations to John Boksansky (Downtown Waterloo) and Matt Wiederhold (Gordon Square Arts & Entertainment District) for their successful completion of the program. The other three managers, Walter Wright (Re$tore Tremont), Cindy Janis (Downtown Kamm’s Corners), and Carolyn Smith (St. Clair Superior) have passed the first half of the training and will complete the sequence in 2005. Congratulations to all.
District Data - Re$tore Clevleland Statistics
In 2003:
- 33 new businesses (net) opened in Re$tore Cleveland districts
- 63 new jobs were created - 56% were filled by residents of the surrounding neighborhoods.
- For every $1 of public money, $3 of private money was invested in the district.
- Every dollar of programmatic money attracted 7.5 dollars of investment money.
Buckeye
Area Development Corporation
Buckeye
Road continues to attract new businesses. After relocating their independent
insurance agency to a storefront on
Cleveland’s busy
Buckeye Road, Darwin and Deborah Rutledge have experienced a 70.7 percent
jump in new business income. “People didn’t think of us when
we were in an office building,” says Deborah Rutledge, “When
you are prominently located in a neighborhood you become more top of
mind.”
Congratulations to Rutledge Insurance Company for taking first place in the Innovation and Growth Category of the COSE Business Plan Challenge. They received an award of $15,000 and one year of free technical assistance.
Cudell
Improvement, Inc.
With
the West Tech Homes project nearing completion, the Lorain Station Historic
District Economic Restructuring Committee is examining opportunities to capture
the disposable income of new residents and home owners through new business
attraction and remarketing initiatives.
Detroit
Shoreway Community Development Organization
Matt
Wiederhold joins Detroit Shoreway after two successful years as a Main
Street Program Manager in Toledo, Ohio. His
program was awarded
the Ohio CDC Association "Project of the Year" in 2002. He
is passionate about
American art and architecture from the turn of the century, and looks
forward to helping develop Detroit Shoreway's commercial corridors.
Glenville
Development Corporation
The Downtown Glenville Promotions Committee sponsored the first Annual
Kwanzaa Celebration in December 2003. Over 300 people attended this community
celebration with free workshops on financial literacy and entrepreneurship,
plus an African marketplace and lots of music and food.
Kamm's
Corners Development Corporation
The
Kamm’s Corners Holiday event was a huge success with caroling
under the clock, Santa arriving by horse-drawn carriage and a festive
party for the entire family featuring musicians, balloon creations, refreshments
and prizes. It was the kick-off for Kamm’s Corners CertifiChecks,
a gift certificate program to support the merchants in Downtown Kamm’s
Corners. For more information about Kamm’s Corners CertifiChecks
visit www.kammscorners.com
Northeast
Shores Development Corporation
Holiday
Weekends on Waterloo: Arts Collinwood presented Weekends on Waterloo
over three weekends
between Thanksgiving and Christmas as a welcome to the holiday season.
Artists from the neighborhood showed and sold their artwork to admiring
fans. A festive atmosphere prevailed on the Friday nights with food,
drink and
music, as well as a poetry slam. Saturday afternoons were decked out
with children's fun: holiday crafts,
storytelling and a coloring contest.
Old
Brooklyn Community Development Corporation
Re$tore Old Brooklyn completed the Old Brooklyn and Brooklyn Centre Food
and Spirits Guide in early February. The first printing, 40,000 copies,
will be distributed through the Old Brooklyn News, the Cleveland Metroparks
Zoo, as well as business and employment centers throughout the West side
communities. The brochure will feature 17 restaurants and food establishments
offering dining room and carry out service. The cost is being shared
by the participating restaurants and the Re$tore Old Brooklyn program
of the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation.
Slavic
Village Development
Slavic
Village Development was awarded an Inner City Tree Grant from the State
of Ohio's Urban Forestry Department to plant street trees in
an approximate five-block area of the Historic Broadway Re$tore District
(HBD). The trees are an opportunity to enhance the HBD and make a visual
and green connection to the proposed Wheeling & LakeErie Bikeway
and Trailhead project that runs along the edge of the district.
St.
Clair Superior Neighborhood Development Association
St. Clair Superior is seeking funding for two initiatives to address
safety and security through the use of security cameras, digital video
recorders and foot patrols. They are also going to work with the Substance
Abuse Initiative of Greater Cleveland regarding the neighborhood Drug
Free Zone program and signage too.
Tremont
West Development Corporation
Re$tore
Tremont had a banner year. The first ever Taste of Tremont event won
a Dominion Community Impact Award, and the event sponsor, SCK Design,
won a Pillar Award. The TwiFi (Tremont WiFi) committee has brought wireless
internet access to the neighborhood, the Tremont House Tour sold out
for the second year in a row, and the district continue to receive national
and local media coverage for our fine restaurants, galleries and shops.
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