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Summer 2021
SUMMER
IS BACK!
Our Summer Concert Series
features Diana Chittester
and our best lineup ever!
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Contents
Table of
Summer Concert Series Small Business Spotlight
From yacht rock to rap, something for everyone Peter Uhlir is busy, and busy is good
On page 6 On page 23
4 Summer is Back 23 Peter’s Tailor Shop Thrives Again
Despite Pandemic
6 Summer Concert Series
24 Ordering It Seems Wrong,
12 Heights Libraries: Here for You
but It’s So Right
This Summer
24 Goodwill Now Open
14 Fire Department Kicks Off Home
in University Heights
Safety Campaign
26 JCU Launches Student-Run
16 Happy Days at The Walt All
Social Enterprise
Summer Long
28 Cleveland Heights-University Heights
18 Pool Opens Memorial Day Weekend
City Schools Update
18 This Summer, Our Parade Returns
29 University Heights City Council
20 Tennis, Anyone?
30 Seersucker Day is Back on July 23
20 We Get Letters
30 This Arm Has the POWER
22 The City of Beautiful New Town Homes
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Summer 2021
SUMMER
IS BACK!
Make sure to schedule your advertisement for Diana Chittester will
the Fall 2021 issue. Call Marilyn Evans at perform at The Walt on
(216) 342-5220 for more information. Thursday, July 8. Our Summer Concert Series
features Diana Chittester
and our best lineup ever!
University Heights Mosaic Magazine is a publication
of the City of University Heights. We are looking for Photo by: Every Angle
interesting University Heights people and places to Photography
profile in upcoming issues. If you have any story ideas,
please share them with us by contacting Mike Cook at
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Letter from the Mayor
Summer is Back
S
eptember 3, 2019. The day after Labor Day. A Our parade will return this summer as well. For one
group of residents gathered with their dogs for our year only, we are going to hold our summer parade on
inaugural Doggy Pool Party at the city pool at Purvis the Fourth of July.
Park. It was our last official event of the summer, so it We will resume issuing garage sale permits on June 1.
was bittersweet. And we will accept applications for block parties to be
Bittersweet, but no big deal – right? Because summer held beginning in July. You may make your reservations
would return in 2020, as it always does. And when it now.
returned, it would bring all the fun events we love with it. Parents, please let your kids know that we welcome
New memories would be made. back their lemonade stands this summer. And like we did
Well, we all know what happened in early 2020. The in 2019, we’ll help get the word out about your stand via
pandemic came. Life was put on hold. And most summer social media. We will get your little entrepreneur some
activities were canceled. customers. I’ll do my best to show up. And pending his
I hope you were able to take your summer pleasures in availability, we’ll send Cooper.
2020 where you could find them. Let’s look forward to a And one last thing. Summer is not complete without
better summer in 2021. Because barring any last-minute a trip to the pool. We will complete our Summer is Back
pandemic-related setback, in 2021, Summer Is Back. celebration by reopening the pool at Purvis Park. We
Proms, graduations, and wedding receptions are on must remember that the pandemic is not over. As such,
track to return. Our city’s summer activities will be back there will be changes in pool operations. We will follow
as well. all state and local board of health guidance in the oper-
Mark your calendars now. The Fourth of July weekend ation of the pool. Details are outlined in this magazine,
starts at John Carroll University on Thursday, July 1 with and at universityheights.com.
the University Heights Symphonic Band, followed by an Gina and I look forward to seeing you this summer. I
outdoor showing of Raiders of the Lost Ark. What could mean, really seeing you. Seeing you within 6 feet. Seeing
be more patriotic and cathartic, than to gather together your noses, your chins, and your smiles once again. And
to hear our city's symphonic band and watch one of the we look forward to meeting your dog at the pool the day
best movies ever? after Labor Day.
After July 1, our series will move once again to The
Walt. Of course, if appropriate and necessary, we will
take precautions to encourage and maintain social dis-
tancing at our free concerts.
Sincerely,
As someone who grew up around music, listening to
music, playing music, being in bands, going to concerts,
it means so much to me to bring live music back to our
community. It not only means that Summer Is Back,
but it signals the return of culture, and the return of the
communal experience that concerts bring.
The Walt will be hopping this summer. On Mondays,
we’ll have Tai Chi classes, led by City Council’s very own Michael Dylan Brennan
Saundra Berry. Yoga Tuesdays will also return, as will Mayor of University Heights
Wednesday night Burn Boot Camp.
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The City of University Heights
SUMMER
Concert Series
is back with our best lineup ever!
From Yacht Rock to Rap, the
2021 schedule has concerts for everyone
S
ummer is Back in 2021, and with it, the University Heights Summer
Concert Series. We’re going to avenge the lost summer of 2020 with
our greatest and most eclectic lineup in city history.
Diana Chittester graces our cover, and she will make her University
Heights debut on July 8, performing songs from her latest album “Paradox”
– the winner of Cleveland Scene’s Best Album of the Year.
Music Connection Magazine praises Chittester’s natural versatility and
calls her wide vocal range “captivating.”
“We like the subtle versatility,” MCM reported in a recent article. “She
can be spry and upbeat, sounding almost like a Disney princess… then she
can shift to a heavier, bluesy, slide-guitar infused (song) before delivering a
touching, heart-tugging, grown-up ballad.”
“I write the emotion, not the conclusion,” Chittester told Truefire Riff
Journal. “Songwriting is about relating a story or emotion to a listener. Every
component of a song must work together so an audience can feel the story
the song is trying to tell.”
While Chittester is the first performer at The Walt for the Summer Concert
Series, the fun gets started the week prior at John Carroll University.
SEVEN
CONCERTS
STARTING
JULY 1
The City of University Heights
JULY 1
University Heights Symphonic Band &
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The holiday weekend starts on Thursday night at
the JCU Quad, with the University Heights Symphonic
Band. Fresh off their 50th anniversary, the band will
perform patriotic favorites, plus movie soundtrack
selections.
Stay after the concert for Steven Spielberg’s classic
movie, Raiders of the Lost Ark. You’ve watched it University Heights Symphonic Band & Raiders of the Lost Ark
countless times at home, but see it the way it was
meant to be enjoyed – with a joyous crowd.
JULY 8
JULY 1
Diana Chittester
The Fighting Chance Records recording artist
performs with her four-piece band.
JULY 15
Aaron Malik
Up and coming local rapper Aaron Malik has been
productive during the pandemic, and he’s ready to
unleash his new music in his University Heights debut
concert. The FCB Records Group recording artist has
been featured on local radio and has been streamed
over 500,000 times on Spotify.
JULY 8
JULY 15
Photo by Every Angle Photography
Diana Chittester Aaron Malik
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The City of University Heights
Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band
JULY 22
Carlos Jones and the PLUS Band
Thanks to a grant from NOPEC, the Cleveland reggae
legends will return to The Walt. In 2019, they drew the
largest crowd in series history, so be sure to arrive to this
show early. “The band’s soulful rhythms and heartfelt
JULY 22
vocals have made it one of Cleveland’s top draws for close
to a decade,” reports Cleveland Scene.
JULY 29
Old Skool
With an ever-evolving song list, Old Skool plays tribute
to the '80s & '90s Golden Age of Hip Hop, R&B, Dance,
Pop, Rock, Funk, and even some classic Disco or Current
Hits if the mood is right.
Voted Cleveland Scene’s Best Cover Band of 2019, Old
Skool has earned the reputation of being one of the tight-
est, most fun, high energy acts in Northeast Ohio.
AUGUST 5
Böaterhead
Join us and escape to a time when T-tops and fine
Corinthian leather were abundant, Jovan Musk cologne
lined your nasal passages, as you were gently seduced by
the sounds of AM gold. Böaterhead is a six-piece party
band, celebrating the hits of the late '70s and early '80s.
Böaterhead will take you on a musical voyage to your own
Old Skool slice of yacht rock paradise.
JULY 29
AUGUST 5
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media, including books, magazines, comics, music,
movies, and television
The City shows.
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Visit heightslibraries.org/digital-collection
Heights Libraries: Here for You This Summer
and start exploring!
T
he Heights Libraries will be at The Walt for you this
summer. To register for each program, or for more
information, visit heightslibrary.org.
For Families/Children:
Storytime
Fridays at 11 a.m.
Bring blanket, chair, or just sit in your stroller and enjoy
stories, rhymes, songs, and dancing. Look for the library Sara Phillips and other staffers from Heights Libraries will host
set up by the gazebo. Ages 0-6. programming all summer at Walter Stinson Community Park.
Arts and Crafts Pop-Up Science at Walter Stinson Community Park
Every other Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. Dates TBD
June 9 through August 18 School may be out for summer but we can still do fun/
Calling all crafters! Come paint and create at The Walt messy science experiments and demonstrations! Look
this summer. Join University Heights library staff every for us to pop up at the Walt with some simple sometimes
other week, starting June 9, for fun arts and craft silly sometimes messy demonstrations and experiments!
projects and let your inner artist shine this summer! Check the Cleveland Heights-University Heights Library's
Ages 7 and up. Facebook page for details. We'll post our pop up
programming dates there, a few days in advance!
Pre-School Pottering
Mondays in June (7, 14, 21) at 2 p.m.
Join the library to celebrate the great outdoors with some For Adults:
fun nature themed activities. Practice scissor skills with
Art in the Park Pop-Up Programs
the bonus of a sensory sensation as we offer nature
Dates TBD
clipping trays with plants and herbs. Make beautiful
Are you a budding artist who wants to dabble in a variety
works of art from the pigments found in flowers and
of art formats but don't want to buy a bunch of supplies
leaves at pounding art. Get back to nature and get dirty
you'll only use once? The University Heights branch
making mud pies!
has you covered. They'll bring the supplies and you
bring the talent! Check the Cleveland Heights-University
Toddler/Pre-K Silly Shaving Cream
Heights Public Library's Facebook page for information
Mondays in July (12, 19, 26) at 2 p.m.
on when the pop up programs will be. Programs will be
Beat the summer doldrums with the library as we find
announced about a week in advance and will require
different ways to play with shaving cream! Activities will
registration, so make sure you've liked the Library's
include painting with shaving cream, frozen shaving
Facebook page to catch the program posts!
cream sensory bins, and shaving cream chalk.
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Fire Department Kicks Off Home Safety Campaign
The University Heights Fire Department is gearing up for a summer safety campaign.
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ho can that be knocking at your door? This The Fire Prevention and Education Bureau (FPB) has
summer, it’s a good chance it’s a member of determined that most fires locally, as well as nationally,
the University Heights Fire Department, and are cooking related. “Most reported fires did not have
they’ll be out meeting neighbors and saving lives. working smoke detectors,” Perko said.
The UHFD will launch a community safety campaign Perko also noted the importance of carbon mon-
this June. Firefighters will be going door-to-door to visit oxide detection. Carbon monoxide (CO), often called
residents to help make their homes safe, by offering free the invisible killer, is an odorless, colorless gas created
home safety inspections and free installation of smoke when fuels (such as gasoline, propane, methane, etc.)
and carbon monoxide alarms. burn incompletely. A person can be poisoned by a small
“In 2021, we want our focus to be on education,” Fire amount of CO over a long period of time, or by a large
Chief Robert Perko said. amount over a shorter period of time.
The door-to-door campaign aims to reach 1,000 From 2003 to 2010, there was a 96% increase in
households in University Heights this year. Over the next the number of CO incidents responded to by U.S. fire
five years, Perko aims to reach every single home in the departments, most likely due to the increase in the use
city. Home inspections will be offered as a service to resi- of CO detectors. Some victims, such as infants, pregnant
dents, to help them keep their family and neighbors safe. women and people with physical conditions that limit
Any resident may request a fire risk assessment of oxygen to the body, are more susceptible to the dangers
their home. “All inspections are free,” Perko said. “After posed by CO.
the assessment, we will offer recommendations to All residents who request an inspection will receive a
homeowners on how they can reduce their risk.” swag bag with home safety information, magnets and
The inspection will be conducted by UH firefighters other tools.
who are certified by the State of Ohio. Other safety services offered by the fire department
The UHFD will be utilizing a custom checklist, based include a lock box program, CPR classes, child car
on recommendations by the State Fire Marshal. “If seat installation, fire extinguisher training, and blood
smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are needed, we pressure screenings. Tours of the fire department are
will make recommendations and offer free installation,” also available.
Perko said.
To schedule an appointment for your free
home safety inspection, please call the
Fire Prevention Bureau at (216) 321-1939.
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Happy Days at The Walt All Summer Long
Yoga Tuesdays will return to Walter Stinson Community Park this summer.
How does that old TV theme song go? Sunday, Saturdays and Sundays - The First Couple of Coffee, Mike
Monday, Happy Days. Tuesday, Wednesday, Happy Days. Hancock and M-E Fenn are back at The Walt with their Odd
There will be Happy Days all summer at Water Stinson Dog Coffee trailer every weekend starting at 9 a.m. And
Community Park. Activities are scheduled so we can be this summer, they’ve expanded their hours until 2 p.m.
rockin’ all week with you during the Summer is Back
celebration. Mondays - Tai Chi classes will be offered for the very
first time at The Walt. Each Monday session will begin at
6:30 p.m., and will be taught by Council Member Saundra
Berry starting July 5.
Tuesdays - Our friends from Roots Yoga are back with
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Yoga, on Wednesday nights we’ll host Burn Boot Camp. Feel
the burn every Wednesday at 6 p.m., starting on June 30.
Thursdays - Our Summer Concert Series is back at The
Walt each Thursday night, starting July 8. For details on the
series, check out the article on page 6.
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popular Storytime at the Park program back each Friday
at 11 a.m. The program is already underway, and will
continue into October. Bring a blanket, chair, or just sit
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universityheights.com Summer 2021 University Heights Mosaic 17The City of University Heights
Pool Opens Memorial Day Weekend
Pool passes will be sold online at universityheights.com.
Passes will not be available in person this season.
Instead of purchasing the whole season at once, the
season will be divided into three sessions. Residents
may purchase passes for any or all of the three sessions.
Session 1 is Memorial Day weekend and June, Session 2
is the month of July, and Session 3 will be August and
Labor Day weekend. Rates for each of the three
See you at the pool on Memorial Day weekend! sessions are as follows:
A
• Senior citizens (62 years +) $8 (per session)
fter being closed all of 2020 due to the
• Individual/Sitter $15 (per session)
COVID-19 pandemic, the Beryl Rothschild Pool
• Family $45 (per session)
at Purvis Park will reopen in 2021 on Memorial
Day weekend. There will be a reservation system so that residents
While the pandemic seems to be on its last legs, there may visit the pool in three-hour increments.
will be safety precautions at the pool this year to help When not in the pool, guests will need to wear a mask
keep visitors safe. (until the state mask mandate is lifted).
Capacity will be capped at 197 visitors at a time. With Pool procedures will be evaluated over the summer,
a limited capacity, in fairness to city residents, the pool and are subject to change depending on changing state
will be open only to University Heights residents for this and county health regulations. Any changes will be post-
summer. No guest passes will be available. ed on the city website and social media accounts.
This Summer, Our Parade Returns
But in 2021, we celebrate our Independence Day
F
or one year only, the annual University Heights
parade will be held on the Fourth of July.
For decades, University Heights has held
Northeast Ohio’s biggest and best Memorial Day parade
every year. Rest assured that the University Heights
Memorial Day Parade will be back in 2022.
However, as of mid-April (the deadline for this mag-
azine), it is uncertain if it would be safe to throw a full-
fledged parade on Memorial Day. Chagrin Falls and other
cities in Northeast Ohio have decided against holding a pa-
rade over Memorial Day weekend. We are going to err on
the side of caution and hold a parade later in the summer.
By scheduling a parade on Sunday, July 4, we will buy
ourselves five weeks – five more weeks for people to get
vaccinated and for the health risk to subside further.
So, Independence Day it is! Details, including time,
route, and rules in regard to public safety, will be
announced soon. For one year only, our parade will be held on July 4th.
If your group or organization is interested in participating
in the parade, contact Rachel Mullen at City Hall at Of course, Whitmore is the president from the movie
rmullen@universityheights.com. You may also contact Mullen “Independence Day.” And he was talking about fighting
if you would like to volunteer with the parade committee. back against attackers from outer space, not a virus.
Let us be inspired by the words of President Thomas But as corny as it might be, we are defeating an enemy.
Whitmore, who once proclaimed, “We will not go quietly The streets of our city will not be quiet this summer. Our
into the night… We’re going to live on. We’re going to parade tradition will live on. And on July 4, University
survive. Today, we celebrate our Independence Day!” Heights will celebrate.
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Tennis, Anyone?
Tennis lessons, team, tournament
return to Purvis Park – pickle ball too,
plus arts & crafts in the park
Tennis lessons will return
to Purvis Park this summer.
Register at universityheights.com.
Beginner Youth - $35 Round Robin Tournament for Women
One 8-week session Begins Wednesday June 16
June 15 - August 5 Last day Wednesday August 4
5 to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday 6 to 8 p.m.
Youth - $30 Per Session Youth Tennis Team - $40
Two 4-Week Sessions Monday-Wednesday-Friday 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday
Session I: Monday June 14 - July 9 June 15 - August 5
Session II: Monday July 12 - August 6
Beginner 9 to 9:50 a.m. Arts and Crafts in the Park
Beginner 10 to 10:50 a.m. Kids Only/3 and Up
Advanced 11 to 11:50 a.m. June 15 - August 5
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One 8-week session Pickle Ball Courts
June 15 - August 5 Equipment available at the pool office. ID required.
6:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday For pickle ball lessons, contact Melissa Canowitz at
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The City of Beautiful New Town Homes
Artist rendering of proposed town homes.
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nown for decades as the City of Beautiful Homes,
University Heights is now one step closer to becom-
ing a city of beautiful new town homes. City Council
recently approved the Planning Commission’s recommenda-
tion to approve the site plan for South Taylor Place Condo-
miniums.
After the meeting, Mayor Michael Dylan Brennan credited
teamwork for making the dream work. “This is the culmi-
nation of nearly three years of work by City Administration,
the City Beautiful Community Improvement Corporation,
and City Council,” Brennan said. “Special thanks go to our Bird’s eye view.
Cleveland Heights-University Heights School Board, who
too shared the vision of what can be with this development. Mike Hancock, co-owner of Odd Dog Coffee, also wrote
“We look forward to continuing our work with Knez in support of the project. “Can you imagine what thirty
Homes to build the first major multi-unit housing develop- new households could do for this area? To me, the thirty
ment since the late '70s here in University Heights.” new condos being proposed are new potential customers,”
CH-UH School Board member and University Heights Hancock wrote. The potential of a new business district is
resident Jodi Sourini submitted a letter in support of the something for Odd Dog to consider investing in. “It may not
project that was read by Brennan prior to the vote. Sourini ultimately be us who look to serve that district, but it will
wrote this new development would increase the value of be someone, and for that reason, I urge you to support the
the surrounding neighborhood and spur economic growth. Knez Homes proposal."
“Revitalizing the Taylor corridor would bring positive ben- Details of the project will be hammered out by the City’s
efits to both University Heights and Cleveland Heights, as Architectural Review Board. Construction may begin later
well as the school district,” she said. in 2021.
Sourini said she wants more people to put down roots Knez Homes is already hard at work in University Heights,
here, as well as support our local businesses. “This town as they have built two new single-family homes in the city
home project is unique, with much vision,” she wrote. over the last two years, with more on the way.
22 University Heights Mosaic Summer 2021 universityheights.comSmall Business
SPOTLIGHT
Peter’s Tailor Shop Thrives Again Despite Pandemic
P
eter Uhlir is a very busy man. But in University Heights for over
after the terrible year of 2020, 20 years. Over the years, the shop has
being busy is a very good thing. served customers from all walks of life,
For this article, we offered to email including CEOs of global corporations,
him some questions, for him to answer doctors, police officers, firefighters,
at his leisure. While he appreciated the professional athletes, orchestra con-
thoughtfulness of the offer, he instead ductors, and musicians.
made a counteroffer. “It would be best During the statewide shutdown of
to stop in the store to conduct the in- “non-essential” businesses, Peter’s
terview,” Uhlir politely wrote, “as I don’t closed down, yet remained hard at
have the time to sit at the computer work. While his shop was closed to
when garments need completing.” the public, Uhlir and his staff got
And he was right. Not only did gar- busy making over 1,000 washable Peter Uhlir, owner of Peter’s Tailor Shop.
ments need completing, many custom- custom-tailored face masks to hospi-
ers needed to be greeted. We managed tals free of charge. Uhlir felt strongly hockey player was in with his mom to
to squeeze in a few questions between that first responders deserved the best get some pants altered. A returning cus-
a steady stream of new and repeat masks for their service and commit- tomer was back, asking what Uhlir had
customers. ment to our well-being. in his size. He didn’t need to tell Uhlir his
Uhlir started in the tailoring business Like so many businesses, 2020 was size – the master tailor already knew.
before most University Heights resi- a hard year financially for the tailor Even better, a back room was filled
dents were born. shop. Uhlir keeps track of revenue in with suits, shirts, and dresses. “See
Beginning over half a century ago in small notebooks. The hand-written that?” Uhlir asked. “That’s work.”
Budapest, Hungary, Uhlir is carrying on numbers tell the story of a successful, The pandemic is ending, as is the
a family tradition of tailoring excel- well-run, popular business bringing in need for people to stay home in their
lence, care, and precise workmanship. big numbers, followed by a huge drop sweatpants. It’s time to get dressed,
Uhlir began working for his father in starting in March of 2020. as there will be weddings to go to, Bar
1948, and he’s been in the business But Uhlir has taken the worse that and Bat Mitzvahs to attend, and actual
ever since. COVID-19 had to offer. And guess in-person meetings to look sharp at.
Peter’s Tailor Shop specializes in what? The virus is going away. Peter’s Go see Uhlir and his staff – go for the
made-to-tailor and ready-made suits Tailor Shop is still here. service, come back for the friendship.
and shirts, plus a wide range of custom And if a recent sunny Monday after- Peter’s Tailor Shop is located at
tailoring from hems to cuffs, shortening noon was any indication of things to 2257 Warrensville Center Road be-
or lengthening, increasing or decreas- come, Peter’s will be around for well into tween Rascal House Pizza and Love
ing fabric sizes. the future. Customers rolled in – new My Hair. The shop is open Monday
Peter’s Tailor Shop has been located ones and old friends. A 16-year old through Saturday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Remembering Anh To Luu
A
nh To Luu was a hero to many local bridal parties. She was the one at Peter’s Tailor
Shop who made the last-minute emergency alterations to wedding gowns and bridal
party dresses – sometimes with just an hour to spare before the ceremony. Her
attention to detail and her friendly demeanor always brought customers back to Peter’s.
She died suddenly on August 13, 2020.
Anh To Luu worked all her life in Peter's Tailor Shop, where she led by example, working
tirelessly at all aspects of the business over her 30 years with the shop. She was kind to all
of her co-workers and customers, frequently sharing with them her gentle humor. Her extremely high standard of
work and friendly demeanor made her a favorite of many, and customers always returned because of her reliability
and ingenious skills. She was an extremely generous, caring and sweet person who always wore a genuine “happy
to see you” smile and a twinkle in her eyes.
With her gentle and selfless spirit, she was always more concerned about others than herself. She enthusiastically
loved her family and extended family.
She was loved by all who knew her and is deeply missed.
universityheights.com Summer 2021 University Heights Mosaic 23The City of University Heights
Ordering It Seems Wrong, but It’s So Right
The cheeseburger at Geraci’s is an unexpected gem
Y
ou feel like a fool ordering it.
But there’s a cheeseburger on the menu at
Geraci’s, and it’s spectacular.
It seems like a misguided order. Your go-to order at
Geraci’s should be the pizza with pepperoni. That’s what
they’re famous for. The pepperoni pizza is what gets
Geraci’s all those awards. It’s the reason why Guy Fieri
comes to town.
But Geraci’s is so much more than awesome pizza. You
can get first date fancy and order Linguine with either
clams or mussels. Or the Shrimp Fra Diavolo. Or even the
Frutti De Mare, which is linguine with calamari, mussels,
shrimp, garlic, and marinara sauce.
Ordering the cheeseburger at Geraci’s feels like the
act of a child. A simple child. The type of kid who never
tries something new, and always orders chicken fingers
or mac and cheese off the kids menu, and continues to
do so once he’s way too old to be doing such things.
Having said all that, the cheeseburger at Geraci’s is
awesome, and you should order it soon.
Hidden on the menu under “handhelds,” the burger is
simple, but elegant. It starts with a half-pound of beef,
shaped by hand. It’s not fried on a griddle. Instead it’s
char-broiled. It has a good sear to it, and a good crust.
It’s the kind of burger you would receive at a high-end, Cheeseburger in paradise, or rather, Geraci’s.
classy restaurant.
The Geraci’s cheeseburger comes served on a hearty weight, but still ordering a half-pound cheeseburger
bun, with your choice of lettuce, tomato, onion and with fries for lunch.
cheese. If you ask, they’ll serve your mayonnaise on the Geraci’s Restaurant is located at 2266 Warrensville
side, just in case you’re trying to drop your pandemic Center Road.
Goodwill Now Open in University Heights
O
n April 1, Goodwill opened its doors for the first
time in University Heights.
Last year, even through the COVID-19
pandemic, the local Goodwill chapters served 11,288
people through its mission programs. By opening a new
retail store in University Heights, Goodwill will engage
new donors and shoppers, and increase the impact they
can make in Northeast Ohio.
Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East
Central Ohio serves a 10-county territory of Cuyahoga,
Geauga, a portion of Lake, Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll,
Harrison and Jefferson Counties in Ohio, and Brooke
and Hancock Counties in West Virginia.
Goodwill is located at 13908 Cedar Road.
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JCU Launches Student-Run Social Enterprise
Be on the lookout for CSSA’s new food truck.
J
ohn Carroll’s Center for Service and Social Action finish, giving them experience with every step of the
(CSSA) is launching a student-run food truck business. process needed to bring a business idea to life."
By day, the truck will serve Cleveland's full-pay Last spring, Social Entrepreneurship students
lunch market. On select evenings and weekends, the conducted market research, interviewing potential
proceeds from the daytime business will be used to corporate clients to better understand the Cleveland
provide low or no-cost hot meals to the homeless. lunch market. They also met with social service
JCU students are exploring the social, political, and organization leaders to identify the homeless population's
economic dimensions of running a local business while needs and movements. In the fall, the students worked
applying course knowledge, gaining real-world experience to finalize the menu and pricing, create all point-of-sale
in entrepreneurship, and increasing their knowledge of marketing, and define the guest experience.
the needs, strengths, and realities of the city’s diverse "I'm having to visualize how to start a business
populations. from scratch – the operations, the marketing, and the
"With this project, we set out to take experiential financials," said Jack Heller, a social entrepreneurship
education at John Carroll to the next level," said Sister student at JCU. "Everything about being an entrepreneur
Katherine Feely, director of the CSSA and the innovator is jam-packed into this food truck project."
behind the food truck initiative. "Our students are After launching their business through a series of
applying classroom concepts to bring a student-designed, events in Spring 2021, students are now analyzing sales
student-run business to market, and by using their profits data, marketing analytics, and customer feedback to
to provide the same menu options to customers who are further refine their menu and operations. Winkel and
homeless, they're learning how business success can Feely anticipate expanding the initiative over time into a
have an even greater impact on our community." self-sustaining, student-run venture, providing a long-
The project moved forward last spring after the CSSA term platform for students to innovate, and opportunities
used a major donation from a John Carroll alum to to leverage and strengthen CSSA's relationships with non-
purchase the truck. Feely then worked with Doan Winkel, profit organizations across Northeast Ohio.
director of the Muldoon Center for Entrepreneurship "We are currently exploring ways that this initiative
at John Carroll, to integrate the effort into JCU's Boler can help other community partners advance their own
College of Business. efforts to serve the city of Cleveland, while extending the
"We didn't come to the students with a plan," Winkel boundaries of the classroom in new and more dynamic
said. "We wanted this to be their project from start to ways," said Feely.
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Cleveland Heights-University Heights City Schools Update
What’s Happening in Your Neighborhood Schools
By Charlie Swift, CH-UH Communications Assistant
CH-UH Plans Engaging
Summer Programming
In collaboration with community
partners and District educators,
CH-UH is rolling out exciting,
comprehensive, and fun summer
learning opportunities for students
in preschool through 12th grade.
The purpose of the CH-UH
Summer Learning Program is to
target critical academic skill building,
support the health, wellness, and
socialization of students and provide
enrichment activities. The three
separate camps for Pre-K, K-8 and
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constructivist approach through Heights High Students Place
Canterbury IB Program pandemic virtual learning.” in State DECA Competition
Receives High Marks Heights High School students
Once a school receives Interna- Christian Hall and Faith Griffin-Hodge
Gearity Kindergartners Take placed among the top 12 competitors
tional Baccalaureate authorization Virtual Field Trips
from the governing body, they at the statewide DECA tournament
The kindergarten teachers at
expect an in-person visit every five in March.
Gearity Professional Development
years. Over two days in January, the During the competition, students
School have not let the pandemic
IB team “visited” Canterbury School had 10 minutes to read a business-
stop them from expanding their stu-
but only through their computer related scenario, prepare their
dents’ horizons by introducing them
screens. They popped into virtual solution to the given problem in a
to new places.
classrooms, conducted interviews recorded video, and then upload the
To culminate their science unit on
with teachers and staff, and ensured video solution to YouTube for a judge
the solar system, Harron Hartig’s
that the building was engaging in to evaluate. DECA prepares emerging
class took a virtual trip to the Cleve-
inquiry-based, globally-focused leaders and entrepreneurs for careers
land Museum of Natural History’s
instruction. in marketing, finance, hospitality, and
Planetarium for the “Starry, Starry
The results were impressive, with management in high schools and
Night: The Sun, Moon and Sky for
Canterbury receiving nine com- colleges around the globe.
Little Ones” program. Their unit on
mendations for work extremely well energy and sound included visits
done, while teachers were com- to Playhouse Square online to view
mended for the admittedly hard task the musical performances of Air and
of “promoting an inquiry-based, Black Violin.
The International Bacculaureate team “visits” Canterbury School. Faith Griffin-Hodge and Christian Hall.
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