The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association

Mennonite Conference /Community Service in Olde Towne East Day -2

5 | July 2nd, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Uncategorized, Website, block watch, community events, crime prevention, development, downtown columbus

The Mennonite Church USA conference is being hosted at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. 4,500 volunteers will be giving of their time in the afternoons from one o’clock to four o’clock to give back to the community of Columbus and surrounding areas. The planning for this event started back in February/March 2009.

On Thursday July 2, 2009 the Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association again hosted 30 young adults and chaperone’s for community projects. The areas of focus were East Main Street, South Ohio, McAllister, Oakwood and Mound Street areas.

The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association would like to express our gratitude to these young adults and chaperone’s for giving their time and hard work to our area. Thank you.

A special thank you to the many volunteers from Officer Kalous and the officers at the 12Th precinct.

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Mennonite Conference /Community Service in Olde Towne East Day -1

0 | July 1st, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Uncategorized, Website, community events, development, downtown columbus

On Wednesday July 1, 2009 the Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association had the pleasure of 26 young adults and chaperone’s in our area helping with neighborhood clean up, some graffiti paint over, painting of the Olde Towne garden shed, weeding and cleaning of the Olde Towne garden.

On Thursday July 2, 2009 OTENA will again be hosting 25-30 young adults and chaperone’s for community projects.

The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association would like to express our gratitude to these young adults and chaperone’s for giving their time to our area. Thank you.

The mission of Mennonite Church USA , in providing these opportunities, is more than giving youth and adults a chance to merely work. Instead it is a chance to give back to the communities of the city that hosts their conference with a perspective of what service can look like on as basic level of connecting to communities within neighborhoods as close as next door.

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The Miracles will perform two shows at the King-Lincoln Theater

0 | June 23rd, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Ohio, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Uncategorized, Website, community events, development, downtown columbus, walking tour

The legendary Motown group The Miracles will perform two shows at the King-Lincoln Theater! Tickets can be purchased at the Black Creek Bistro on Parsons Ave.

Date: July 4, Saturday

Time: 4 p.m. and 9 p.m.

VIP: $40, includes entrance to the second floor sky lounge with drinks and hors doerves

General Admission: $29

Volunteer opportunities are available for this cosponsored, OTENA event. Please email ott@oldetowneeast.org for more information.

Thanks,

OTENA Trustees

click on this link for more details: the-miracles-spot

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OTENA in the 2009 Pride Parade

0 | June 22nd, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Ohio, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Uncategorized, Website, community events, development, downtown columbus, ohio parades, parade

Once again, OTENA sponsored a float in the annual Pride Parade on June 20, 2009.

Attractions of the almost two-hour procession included music and flag performances among the nearly 100 decorated cars and floats that boasted pride in individualism as well as collective community. Interviews from the Columbus Dispatch reported this year’s parade the largest ever.

The Stonewall riots were a series of spontaneous, violent demonstrations against a police raid at the Stonewall Inn, in Greenwich Village, NYC, that took place in the early morning hours of June 28, 1969.

Christopher Street Liberation Day, June 28, 1970, marked the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall riots with an assembly on Christopher Street and the first Pride march in U.S. history. Pride marches took place simultaneously in Los Angeles and Chicago; the following year, Pride marches took place in Boston, Dallas, Milwaukee, London, Paris, Berlin, and Stockholm. By 1972, additional participating cities included Atlanta, Buffalo, Detroit, Washington D.C., Miami, and Philadelphia. In June 1999, the U.S. Department of the Interior designated 51 and 53 Christopher Street and the surrounding streets as a National Historic Landmarks.

On June 1, 2009, President Barack Obama declared June 2009 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Pride Month, citing the riots as a reason to “commit to achieving equal justice under law for LGBT Americans”.

Sincere appreciation goes to all of the volunteers who contributed time, effort and materials for the construction of the float. Special thanks to the parade observers from Olde Towne East for your cheers. A very notable thank you to OTENA’S past leaders, Roger Bohn, Nina Masseria and Bill Shaffer for the pride of leading our neighborhood float.

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The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association General Membership Meeting for July 2009

0 | June 19th, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Ohio, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Tour of Homes, Uncategorized, Website, block watch, community events, development, downtown columbus, walking tour

The July 2009 Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association General membership meeting will be held Wednesday July 8, 2009 starting at 7:00 p.m. located at the Columbus Public Health Building 240 Parsons Avenue Columbus, Ohio 43215 in classroom 119-C.

The community is encouraged to attend. For questions or information e-mail president@oldetowneeast.org

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Thank you “Taste of Olde Towne”

0 | June 18th, 2009 | Posted in City Council, Columbus, Ohio, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Tour of Homes, Uncategorized, Website, block watch, community events, development, downtown columbus, walking tour

Music, food and fun were in the air at the corner of Oak and Parsons during the first “Taste of Olde Towne”! On June 13, the Taste of Olde Towne brought residents, near neighbors, artists, musicians, and area business owners, together to experience the creative culture that Olde Towne East has to offer. Jazz music with Olde Towne East residents bellowed out of the Columbus Music Hall , piquing the interest of those who walked and drove past. Bluesy harmonies and guests filled the hall throughout the afternoon while inside artists painted away; outside artists created hand-made papers as jewelry, decorative glass ware, pottery, and photography was sold.

Then, there was the art of food… customized 8” pizzas baked in fire ovens were everywhere as generous samples of chocolate raspberry cake, coconut-pineapple cookies, pound cake, and sweet-potato tart, were passed around with pleasure—all easily washed down with a variety of fruit smoothies or wine from the featured wine-tasting selections. Veal brats, and burgers and hot dogs, were available while rock-n-roll played into the later hours.

The outdoor-only walking tours of OTE took place every hour between 1-5 p.m. Led by long-term OTE residents, these tours highlighted social and built histories of the neighborhood that featured architectural details and personal stories.

There was a pause in the activities at 4 p.m. when Columbus City Council members Hearcel Craig and A. Troy Miller appeared with OTENA Trustees and committee members in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the new Olde Towne East sign at the intersection of Broad and Parsons. Also, WBNS-10TV made a surprise appearance at the festivities to catch guests and tour-goers in action!

A good time was had by all! Great thanks to the artists and vendors, the Taste of Olde Towne planning committee and volunteers as well as City Council members for a victorious, new, Olde Towne East event!

Olde Towne East Neigborhood Association

Board of Trustees

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CRP Releases Creative Columbus Study

0 | June 18th, 2009 | Posted in City Council, Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Uncategorized, Website, community events, development, downtown columbus, walking tour

CRP Releases Creative Columbus Study

An article in Columbus Business First appearing on Friday June 12, 2009 discussed the findings of a study conducted by Community Research Partners for CCAD. It focused on understanding the economic effects of the Creative Economy which according to the study focused on arts, design, performance, media, and marketing fields. These fields generate annually over $3 billion in total business receipts, $932 million in employee wages, and $67 million in state and local tax revenues. Over 18,000 employees in 1,368 firms and 6,930 sole proprietors work in the creative sector, for a total of 25,000 people. Several thousand more have creative occupations working for employers outside of the creative sector.

The study reflects favorably upon the Near East Side in that among the 810 survey respondents, Olde Towne East and King-Lincoln were rated as two of the 10 locations that are up and coming creative hubs. Below is Table 6-2: Top 10 up-and-oming locations in Central Ohio for creative businesses and organizations from the report:

1. Downtown Columbus

2. Short North area (including Harrison West, Italian Village ,

Victorian Village )

3. Clintonville

4. Grandview Heights/Marble Cliff

5. Delaware County

6. Olde Towne East

7. OSU area (University District, Weinland Park )

8. Easton

9. King-Lincoln

10. Polaris

(n=816 self-employed individuals, employees, and students)

Source: CRP, Creative Columbus online survey

The report then goes on to state that even though our neighborhoods were not yet identified as creative hubs in the data, the survey respondents may be seeing things that is not yet reflected in the data. We all know the wonderful local talent that exists in our neighborhood and it sounds like people and organizations outside of our neighborhood are starting to recognize it!

We’ve had a long history of creativity within our neighborhood which can be seen showcased at many places such as the Columbus Cultural Arts Center/Columbus Music Hall, the King Arts Complex and the Hot Times Festival. There are local artists that have lived in this neighborhood for over 30 years. Over the last few years, we have been seeing the addition of new galleries, studios and businesses along Parsons Avenue and Long Street. New l ocal, independent businesses are considering relocating here. It’s an exciting time within our neighborhood and if we continue to promote Olde Towne East through our efforts collectively or independently, the study will get the data to back up what we already know: We’ve been and will continue to be one of the best creative hubs in the City.

To view a copy of the report visit: http://communityresearchpartners.org/14651.cfm?action=detail&id=123

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Congratulations Kathy Webb, Captain Ohio/Parsons Block watch and Mike Moore, Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association, President

0 | June 16th, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Ohio, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Public Service Organizations, Website, block watch, community events, crime prevention, development, downtown columbus, walking tour

Congratulations to Kathy Webb, Captain Ohio/Parsons Block watch and Mike Moore, Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association, President for their completion and graduation from the Citizen’s Police Academy on June 15, 2009.

The Citizen Police Academy met on Monday evenings for three (3) hours. The Academy ran for nine (9) weeks and was held at various Police Division buildings. Classes met from 6:30pm to 9:30pm, and required a substantial commitment from the student. Any student who missed more than two classes were not able to graduate. The selections were made by the Academy staff, with the final approval by the Chief of Police, Chief Walter L. Distelzweig.

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OTENA and YOU — Organizing Together to Enrich Neighborhood Assets!

0 | May 31st, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Ohio, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Olde Towne East Photo Story, Tour of Homes, Uncategorized, Website, community events, development, downtown columbus, walking tour, yard sale

THANK YOU! to all who were able to make it out Saturday May 30Th, 2009 and used your vehicles to pick up the flowers and to those who helped plant them.

Thank you to Nationwide Children’s Hospital who were one of the sponsors of this event by donating the flowers. The next time you see a representative from Children’s, Angela Mingo or Carla Fountaine please let them know how much we appreciate what they do for OTENA and our area. http://www.nationwidechildrens.org/gd/templates/pages/Home/home.aspx?page=1

A special thanks to Kent Peters of the Black Creek Bistro who also sponsored this event. Kent donated his truck, trailer and tractor to help clean and haul away the overwhelming debree that was piled upon the compost area at the Olde Towne Gardens.

The next time you are in the Bistro or see Kent please let him know how much you appreciate his involvement in OTENA and his commitment and willingness to always help out with the neighborhood. http://www.blackcreekbistro.com/

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2009 Summer walking tours in Historic Olde Towne East

0 | March 16th, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Ohio, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Olde Towne East Photo Story, Public Service Organizations, Tour of Homes, Uncategorized, Website, community events, development, downtown columbus, ohio parades, walking tour

Entertaining and educational walking tours

led by local residents knowledgeable of the art, architecture

and history of Olde Towne East.

Tour goers will explore exquisite architectural elements,

magnificent mansions and

neighborhood gems.

Home to “Millionaires Row”, hear stories about

OTE business and

civic leaders who have shaped Columbus’ growth.

For more information about dates, times, prices, and to buy tickets,

please click on the below link:

http://oldetowneeast.org/buy-olde-towne-east-walking-tour-tickets-online/

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Get Ready for A Taste of Olde Towne

1 | May 3rd, 2009 | Posted in Columbus, OTENA General Membership Meetings, Olde Towne East Activities, Olde Towne East Neighborhood, Olde Towne East Photo Story, Public Service Organizations, Tour of Homes, Website, community events, development, downtown columbus, walking tour, yard sale

To hear more about “A Taste of Olde Towne” presented by CD 101, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Black Creek Bistro, CPO, Carriage Trade Realty, 90.5 WCBE and the Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association click on this link: old-towne-east-taste-of-5-28-09

Get Ready for A Taste of Olde Towne

An exciting new event is happening in Olde Towne East! Business owners of the Olde Towne Quarter District, along with artists, musicians, and fun-loving neighbors are coming together for the first annual “A Taste of Olde Towne” –and it’s going to be spectacular!

To be held on Saturday, June 13, 2009 at the legendary Columbus Music Hall, the inaugural “A Taste of Olde Towne” event will highlight Olde Towne’s growing business district and rich creative culture. The event will be held in the Music Hall and through the Olde Towne Quarter businesses along Parsons Avenue.

Keep an eye out for more information to come about the Taste of Olde Towne!

An event with a purpose

The “Taste of Olde Towne” will reach out to new and different people. “A Taste of Olde Towne will draw on the opportunity to engage Olde Towne East residents while opening the door to welcome anyone who comes to experience what Olde Towne East has to offer,” says OTENA president, Mike Moore.

“We’re looking to reinforce Olde Towne as a destination for cross-city tourism. The event gives us the chance to let our neighbors from Downtown and Bexley, and the rest of Columbus, know that they can come to Olde Towne for entertainment, art, dining, services, and to experience a wonderful culture of neighbors and history.”

Just like our neighborhood itself, “A Taste of Olde Towne” will feature something for everyone, including but not limited to: Wine tasting

Fabulous food, Tour of architecture & history, art, and music!

For more event information visit: www.tasteofot.com

Tour organizers are looking for help in event planning, as well as day-of volunteers; to learn the volunteer opportunities, email info@tasteofot.com

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Mennonite Conference /Community Service in Olde Towne East Day -2

Mennonite Conference /Community Service in Olde Towne East Day -1

The Miracles will perform two shows at the King-Lincoln Theater

OTENA in the 2009 Pride Parade

The Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association General Membership Meeting for July 2009

Thank you “Taste of Olde Towne”

CRP Releases Creative Columbus Study

Congratulations Kathy Webb, Captain Ohio/Parsons Block watch and Mike Moore, Olde Towne East Neighborhood Association, President

OTENA and YOU — Organizing Together to Enrich Neighborhood Assets!

2009 Summer walking tours in Historic Olde Towne East

Get Ready for A Taste of Olde Towne

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