Gloria Ferris

As we proceed to “build community” here in Cleveland, the business community begins to play a crucial role in the story of “local production for local consumption.” As it becomes more expensive to roam regionally in shopping and procuring services, we will focus more on professionals and businesspeople who are more proximate to where we [...]

Ward 15 Councilman Brian Cummins has done a superb  job of defining the issues on why Ladder 42 should not be closed.  Access it here on Brewed Fresh Daily.
Well, the phones are ringing off the hooks today.  The decision on Ladder 42 has been postponed.  The suspense continues as we await the fate of Ladder Company 42.
We can [...]

What we have is a sense of community.  We understand that what affects one of us affects us all.  We have shown that time and time again, as we have rallied to keep Ladder 42 in the heart of Old Brooklyn.  Those of us who live in Brooklyn Centre understood early on that if Old Brooklyn lost that ladder, our [...]

I just pulled this notice our of our daily suspense file and wanted to share it with all of you, as a reminder. We picked it up at the demonstation this past Monday at Cleveland City Hall:

Rally in front of Fire Station #42
Wednesday, April 12
7:00 PM
4665 Pearl Road
Show your support for keeping safety services in [...]

Thursday, April 13th the historic Broadway Mills/Strong Cobb/Gillota building and its supporters go before the Cleveland Landmark Commission to plead its case for Historical Landmark status.  This building at the end of the Central Viaduct in the vicinity of the Western Reserve Historical Society Fire Museum stands in the way of the construction of the northern span [...]

There are a few things happening on this front and I thought it was time to bring everyone up-to-date on what I know.
!.  Councilman Cummins had a meeting with the County Engineer’s office and has a drawing of the final plans for the bridge.  I am sure that it is on display in his Ward [...]

I have a new page, available also through the sidebar to the right. There are a number of ways we become members of a community, and one of them is by joining organizations and participating in events, or just by hanging out and talking. Some community-building opportunities we have available here in Ward 15, or near it, [...]

This weekend a new blog was born.  It’s name is Save Our Land.  Visit it here. Although it is named Save Our Land, we hope that it becomes a place of community collaboration.  The Fulton Road Bridge Project has opened an avenue for dialogue that we have not seen recently in our city.  There are [...]

Here it is s late at night and although I am tired I cannot sleep,  so I googled Brookside Park just to see what I could find.  Here are a few of the things I found. Brookside Park was dedicated on Memorial Day in 1902. Does that mean that the old stone wall along Fulton Road could [...]

Yesterday was a busy day in Brooklyn Centre and I wanted to make sure that we all knew that one of our shining stars has another award for her outstanding work in our neighborhood.  Sheryl Hoffman, executive director of Art House is featured in this Plain Dealer article. Sheryl has received one of three 2006 Arts [...]