Keep your New Year's Resolution to be fit by marking your calendars for the third annual 5K Morgana Run which is taking place on Sunday May 31st, 2009. Check back for more updates.

Night at the Races

Join us for Slavic Village Development's Nite at the Races on Saturday, February 7th, 2009 at Bohemian National Hall (located at 4939 Broadway Ave., Cleveland, Ohio). Doors open at 6:00PM; Races start at 7:00PM. A limited number of tickets are available so reserve yours soon.

To download the registration form, sponsor a race, or buy a horse click here. Register by January 23rd and you receive a discount on the ticket price.

Contact Elizabeth Grace at 216-429-1182, ext. 102 for questions.

Slavic Village Starts a Skiing Club

Forecasters predict heavy snowfall for January, sending shivers of dread through many Clevelanders. But for those among us who turn snowstorms into open-air fun, the weather reports are music to their ears.

A new club has formed in Slavic Village to promote the sport of cross country (CX) skiing, which experts call one of the healthiest forms of outdoor recreation. The club was formed to connect skiers with each other, to recruit new participants, and to showcase skiing opportunities within the neighborhood’s vicinity.

CX skiers call their sport the perfect blend of relaxation and exhilaration. They ski when the great outdoors are at their moment of transcendent beauty. Medical studies confirm the sport’s great benefit to the cardiovascular system; though sliding on snow may appear and feel effortless, in fact skiers employ every major muscle group and burn calories on par with swimmers and rowers. Any chill in the air is offset by internal body heat generated from head to toe.

On a more practical level, devotees say CX is less expensive and more geographically adaptable than downhill skiing. After the initial investment in equipment, the sport is essentially cost-free. CX can be performed alone or in a group, on a wide variety of terrains.

Slavic Village borders the innermost strand of Greater Cleveland’s Emerald Necklace of Metroparks, one of the great metropolitan park systems in the nation. Within minutes are ample opportunities for residents to turn the dead of winter into one more season of active living.

For more information on the Slavic Village CX Ski Club, call 216-469-4806.

Needlework Artists Start Club in Slavic Village

Are you interested in making new friends, learning new skills, and beating the post-holiday blahs? Then accept the invitation for local needlework artists to get involved in Slavic Village’s newest community organization, the Knit-Cro Club.

Attendance is free and open to all ages. Needle crafters are invited to bring their knitting or crocheting projects to share with others. If you don’t know how to do either, local experts will be on hand to teach you how, with free lessons. Just bring your own needles or hooks, yarn and a pattern. They say the skills are relatively easy to learn and once mastered, become a fulfilling mode of self-expression for a lifetime.

The club meets for the first time at 1pm this Saturday, January 10th at the new Americana Café, 3664 East 65th St., in the Warszawa Historic District near St. Stanislaus Church. While there, you can sample Americana’s selection of piping hot beverages, including a new hot beverage just for club members. For details, call 216-341-1440.

Commerical Space for Lease

Wonderful commercial space for lease located at 5620 Broadway Ave, in the historic district. Approximately 3,000 square feet of space, open floor plan, abundant natural light, and downtown skyline views. Located minutes from all major freeways, and on the RTA bus routes. If you are interested in looking at the space contact Ben Campbell at 216-429-1182, ext. 105 or by e-mail at Benc@slavicvillage.org.

CIty Music Cleveland Concert Series

CityMusic Cleveland is one of the city’s youngest, yet most dynamic classical chamber orchestras. It has graciously returned to Slavic Village for a fifth season. All concerts are free and the venue is the acoustically lush Shrine Church of St. Stanislaus, at East 65th and Forman Ave. in the heart of our neighborhood.

Line Dancing Classes

Mark your calendar’s, line dancing is back in Slavic Village again.

Looking for a fun winter activity? Looking for a way to combat the increased caloric intake that comes with the holiday season? Robert Johnson Jr. is coming back to Slavic Village to teach another round of line dance classes. Brought back by popular demand after a successful 12 week course last winter, we will be hosting a 15 week session. Beginning December 3rd, classes will be every Wednesday from 5:30-6:30pm through March 25, 2009. Classes are taking place on the third floor of Slavic Village Development, located at 5620 Broadway Ave.

For more information contact Birdie at 216-429-1182, ext. 112.

Cleveland Wire Cloth Expansion

Cleveland Wire Cloth (CWC), located at 3573 East 78th Street, is approximately halfway through a major 4.5 Million dollar expansion project. Construction began last spring on the new 40,000 square foot building addition that includes new manufacturing space, new truck docks, off-street parking lot, and new landscaping. The project is scheduled to be completed in the spring of 2009.

As a long-time presence in the Slavic Village neighborhood, CWC has specialized in weaving and fabricating wire cloth since 1914. CWC’s products include baskets, filters, strainers, vibrator screens, trays, and liners. Customers are distributed among a wide range of industries from automotive to utilities. Congratulations to Cleveland Wire Cloth.

Marathon Gas and Food Center Opens

The new Marathon Food Center, located at the corner of Fleet and Broadway Avenues, opened on October 31st. In addition to gas, the 24-hour center has a convenience store that offers a full line of groceries and beverages. The center features the launching of Toasty Subs, a new deli franchise that offers sub sandwiches, corned beef, and gyros.

Special gas promotions will be run from now until the end of the year.

The owners, Naser Jaber and his family, invested $1.3 million in the project. Plans for the redevelopment project were approved in June by the Slavic Village Design Review Committee. The project included the reconstruction of the building with brick facades, a new roof, new gas pump islands, a new canopy, and the addition of landscaping along the street frontages.

Super TNT Fashions Grand Opening

Super TNT Fashions celebrates grand opening of new store on Broadway

After undergoing several months of extensive renovations, the Super TNT Fashions store located at East 65th Street and Broadway Avenue is open for business. The store opened October 18th and an extensive selection of men and women fashions. For more information on TNT and other business in the Slavic Village Community please visit our Business Development Section.

Volunteer Life Skill & Golf Coaches and Volunteer Administrative Help Needed

Would you like to be a mentor who has a positive influence on a child’s life?

Life Skill and Golf Coaches are needed to mentor children in their development of life-enhancing values that promote strong character using golf as a context. The First Tee of Cleveland’s mission is to positively impact the lives of children, ages 8 to 18 years from greater Cleveland by providing educational programs and learning facilities that promote strong character development and life enhancing values through the game of golf.

Opportunities exist to mentor children by coaching the First Tee Life Skills curriculum, coaching golf, tutoring, teaching a financial literacy course, aiding in general office work, demonstrating healthy cooking, helping with special events, teaching an exercise class, and working in the First Tee of Cleveland’s gardening program. We value our volunteers and offer extensive training, volunteer golf outings, free golf & range balls with every five hours of service, a volunteer golf league, The First Tee of Cleveland hat, shirt, and golf towel, and swing coaching.

If you are interested in volunteering your services, please contact The First Tee of Cleveland’s Education Coordinator at 216-641-7799 ext. 255.

The First Tee of Cleveland is a 501 (c) (3) tax exempt organization (IRS 34-1915692) supported by the generous donations of individuals, corporations and foundations. We gratefully acknowledge our many benefactors.

Great Living and Retail Opportunities in Slavic Village!

The Atlas Building project has fully redeveloped the abandoned six story Atlas Saving Building in Slavic Village’s Broadway Avenue Historic Main Street District.

The Atlas Savings Building, located at 5644 Broadway, has been fully renovated using Historic Tax Credits and Housing Credits to create 3500 sf of retail space and 15 high quality affordable apartments. The ground floor will continue to be used for retail and the historic terra cotta façade is fully restored. The upper five levels which formerly housed offices has been converted into twelve 2 bedroom and three 1 bedroom apartments.

Features Include:

Large windows with great skyline views
A beautiful landscaped courtyard
Internet and cable wiring
Great location in the “walkable” Broadway Historic District - on bus line, 5 minutes from RTA, I-77, I-71 and I-490

For more information contact Anna Cabrera at SVD at 429-1182 Ext. 130.

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