Coventry Street Arts Fairs Canceled For 2012

Steve Presser said the Thursday music and movie nights will be enhanced, but there won't be a Coventry Street Arts Fair this year.

There will be no Coventry Street Arts Fair in 2012, said Steve Presser, owner of Big Fun and member of the Coventry Special Improvement District. Instead, the Coventry business district will focus on enhancing its music and movie series that it hosts Thursday nights throughout the summer. Presser said the first one will likely be at the end of June, and they will be scheduled throughout July. "We’re looking to potentially widen the scope of what we’re doing. We may do other programming on the street," he said. The Coventry SID planned two Coventry Street Arts Fairs last summer, but the second one was canceled after the first fair, which started off as a great event, ended on a very negative note. Police Chief Jeffrey Robertson said that …

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Garry Kanter

9:13 am on Thursday, June 14, 2012

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More Than 40 People Join 'Trash Mob'

Residents in the Grant Deming's Forest Hill Historic District picked up litter with a 40-person "Trash Mob" to celebrate Earth Day. Check out photos from the event in our pics & clips gallery here http://clevelandheights.patch.com/pics#photo-9696483

'Trash Mob' Hits Cleveland Heights Sunday

The Neighbor to Neighbor group in the Grant Deming Forest Hill Historic District organized the newest type of "mob" to spruce up streets on Earth Day.

Cleveland Heights has seen its fair share of mobs. Most recently a "cash mob," organized to help support locally-owned businesses by shopping at their stores, hit Coventry. The crowd of about 50 people filled Big Fun and spent $1,454 in just an hour and 15 minutes. And we all know what happened at the end of the Coventry Street Arts Fair last June, when the term traditionally applied to positive gatherings of people — "flash mob" — acquired a very negative connotation. Now the newest mob in Cleveland Heights will hit the streets Sunday afternoon. Residents of the Grant Deming Forest Hill Historic District have organized a "trash mob." Armed with plastic bags, rakes and gloves, the crowd will pick up trash, branches and clean out sewer …

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Cash Mob Comes to Coventry Tonight

Meet in front of the Grog Shop at 6:30 p.m. to participate in the "cash mob"

Andrew Samtoy hasn't announced which Coventry business he will "cash mob" at 6:30 tonight, but he posted a few instructions on a Facebook page for the event: 1. Meet at the corner of Coventry and Euclid Heights in front of the Grog Shop. Look for the guy wearing a hat of a monster wearing a hat. (This will make sense, I promise.) 2. We recommend that you park in the parking structure next to Panini's. 3. Post-mob at La Cave du Vin. See you tomorrow! Samtoy started cash mobs in Cleveland in November 2011 to help support local businesses that contribute to their communities, according to his blog. It's simple — get a bunch of people together to shop at a local store to boost the merchant's sales and the neighborhood's economy. "This Cash Mob…

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What Were The Top Stories in Cleveland Heights in 2011?

Cleveland Heights Patch invites readers to suggest the biggest news stories from the past year

Cleveland Heights has seen its share of big news in 2011. Several new businesses have popped up like Big Dog Theater, SweetieFry, Luna and Myxx. And neighborhood favorites like Seitz-Agin have shuttered. The Cleveland Heights High School football team had a historic season, undefeated for the first time, and secured a spot in the playoffs. Cleveland Heights residents followed the news about the proposed development of the former Oakwood Country Club in South Euclid, wondering what the fate of the Cleveland Heights side would be. And no one could forget the aftermath of the Coventry Street Arts Fair, which prompted Cleveland Heights City Council to establish a 6 p.m. curfew in specific business districts and the region to discuss flash mobs…

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Garry Kanter

6:48 am on Tuesday, December 20, 2011

South Euclid's ill-advised and unconstitutional rezoning of the Oakwood golf course to allow (encourage) the poaching of the Severance WalMart. Unless overturned, History will recognize this thoughtless betrayal of their constituents by the South Euclid City Council (with an unthinkable 7 - 0 vote) as the Turnng Point that began the rapid descent of our beloved Near East Side Suburbs (NESS).   more ›

Flash Mobs at Severance Prompted Council to Consider Expanding 6 p.m. Curfew Law

Cleveland Heights City Council members will vote on whether to set curfew to 6 p.m. for minors in Severance Town Center and the surrounding area at tonight's regular meeting

Cleveland Heights City Council will consider expanding the 6 p.m. curfew law for minors to Severance Town Center at tonight’s regular meeting. City officials and some business owners say the ordinances enacted to regulate youth in the Cedar Lee and Coventry business districts in June are working, and they’ve seen problems at Severance in the past few months. “This is not a knee-jerk reaction. We have a responsibility to make Severance safe,” Mayor Ed Kelley said. “It’s working. I fully expect council will take (the 6 p.m. curfew law in Severance) up on second reading on Nov. 21. We have a responsibility to make sure our city is safe for the people who live here and visit here and shop here and work here.” Police Chief Jeffrey Robertson …

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Video: Safer Flash Mobs, Positive Social Media Focus of Discussion

People shared ideas and opinions about youth issues at Heights Community Congress meeting

Editor's note: Cleveland Heights Patch captured moments from Monday’s Heights Community Congress meeting on video. This is the third and final video in a series from the discussion. Heights Community Congress hosted another meeting about youth issues in Cleveland Heights at the Community Center Monday night. The first meeting on July 13, which Heights Libraries also organized, was scheduled just a few weeks after the Coventry Street Arts Fair, when crowds of youth filled the streets, some refused to leave and 16 teens were arrested for fighting. The discussion Monday night centered around three main topics: social media and how the community can use it in a positive way; parent and adult responsibility; and race relations. Three panelists …

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Video: Youth Issues Meeting Tackles Social Media, Flash Mobs

Heights Community Congress hosted a second meeting to discuss youth issues in Cleveland Heights

Editor's note: Cleveland Heights Patch captured moments from Monday’s Heights Community Congress meeting on video. This is the second in a series of videos from the discussion, which focuses on social media and the societal changes to the definition of "flash mob." Look for more videos throughout the week.   Heights Community Congress hosted another meeting about youth issues in Cleveland Heights at the Community Center Monday night. The first meeting on July 13, which Heights Libraries also organized, was scheduled just a few weeks after the Coventry Street Arts Fair, when crowds of youth filled the streets, some refused to leave and 16 teens were arrested for fighting. The discussion Monday night centered around three main topics: social…

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Video: Social Media, Parent Responsibility Discussed at Youth Issues Meeting

Heights Community Congress hosted a second meeting to discuss youth issues in Cleveland Heights

Heights Community Congress hosted another meeting about youth issues in Cleveland Heights at the Community Center Monday night. The first meeting on July 13, which Heights Libraries also organized, was scheduled just a few weeks after the Coventry Street Arts Fair, when crowds of youth filled the streets, some refused to leave and 16 teens were arrested for fighting. The discussion Monday night centered around three main topics: social media and how the community can use it in a positive way; parent and adult responsibility; and race relations. Three panelists led the discussion and answered questions, and attendees also asked questions and provided their input. Less than 50 people attended Monday’s meeting, which was a small group …

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Week in Review

Catch up on what you missed on Cleveland Heights Patch this week

Look for the Week in Review every weekend to get up to speed on Cleveland Heights Patch articles you may have missed. See below for briefs of and links to business, government, school and neighborhood news from around the Heights last week. Browse our news section to see other articles from this week, and don't forget about our announcements section for important information about events, registration deadlines and other community news. 

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