COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2018

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July 29, 3-7 pm at the MADISONVILLE CHESS PARKS

Open to non-professional chess players looking to turn their strategy skills into bragging rights and prizes! The tournament will include the following age categories: 5-11 years, 12-17 years, 18-21 years.

Sign up at Cookoo’s Coffee Shoppe, LaLa’s Blissful Bites, The Bramble Patch, Madisonville Library.

For more info, contact Ms. Toni Tanks at 513-213-7208.

Tuesdays at the Park continue throughout JulyHave you stopped-by Tuesdays at the Park yet? If not, you’re missing out! This FREE community event series takes place every Tuesday in June and July in Bramble Park (6300 Bramble Ave.) from 6:30 PM—8:30 PM.

The full event lineup is included below, and you can also find out more details to share with your friends on Facebook.

July 10: Live music from Legends, nature scavenger hunt from Cincinnati Parks, exercise class from REAL Human Performance, and activity from the Cincinnati Museum Center

July 17: Romeo & Juliet performed by the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company and craft from Artsville

July 24: Rumpelstiltskin performed by Madcap Puppets

July 31: Cincinnati Neighborhood Games, live music from Queen City Silver Stars, and activity from the Cincinnati Public Library

Tuesdays at the Park is brought to you by the Madisonville Community Council, Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation, Artsville, and the Cincinnati Recreation Commission. If you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to call MCURC at 271-2495.

Fo l low Tuesdays in the Park on Facebook @TuesdaysatthePark

Did you participate in the Cincinnati Neighborhood Games finals in 2016? Madisonville captured 5th place in 2016! Did you miss it and wish you had played? Well, we hope you will participate this year and help to secure the Neighborhood Cup for Madisonville!

Finals week begins with the Bike Torch Relay through all 52 neighborhoods on July 20th and 21st. The Opening Ceremonies Parade kicks off at 7 pm at Washington Park. Finals Week runs July 22-July 28th with the Neighborhood Cup being awarded at

Yeatman’s Cove after the finals events from 9-4 pm on Saturday, July 28th.

F o r a l i s t o f e v e n t s c h e c k u s o u t @CincinnatiNeighborhoodGamesMadisonville

or http:/ /www.cincygames.com/neighborhood-qualifiers.html.

Madisonville’s qualifier has already taken place but if you would still like to participate in the finals, please email us at mvillecc@gmail.com

Cincinnati Neighborhood Games returns in summer 2018

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Madison and Whetsel updateAfter years of planning and preparation, Madisonville’s Neighborhood Business District is poised to see major investment in the form of new construction beginning this summer. A local team including Ackermann Group, Neyer Construction, and glassworks will start construction on the southwest corner of Madison & Whetsel later this summer.

The project includes 104 mixed-income residential units and 24,000 sf of office, restaurant, and retail space. The Madison Center across the street will see exterior improvements, the addition of a public plaza, and a renovated and expanded Braxton Cann Health Center, including the addition of a new dental clinic.

The project also includes streetscaping on all 4 blocks at Madison & Whetsel. Construction is expected to take approximately 18 months and the project will open in early 2020. It is also estimated that the project will generate 142 full-time construction jobs during the 18-month period, sometimes ballooning to 300 jobs during labor-intense periods.

For project updates, please see MCURC’s website at www.mcurc.org, follow us on Facebook, or come to Community Council meetings.

Construction is starting in July on four new homes, two on Peabody and two on Ravenna. The Madisonville Community Urban Redevelopment Corporation (MCURC) is partnering with the City of Cincinnati, the Hamilton County Land Reutilization Corporation, and Titan Real Estate Group to convert vacant land to single-family homes. The homes were listed earlier this year at $159,900 and were quickly under contract. Buyers worked with Titan Real Estate Group to pick preferred finishes.

The homes were made available for sale to buyers who were at or below 120% or less of area median income, which means that, with the grant from the City, MCURC was able to provide affordable new homes to middle income families. Two of the families already live in Madisonville and are excited about the opportunity to get larger homes without leaving the community they love.

But the news gets even better: on June 22, MCURC learned that we received another grant from the City to build five more homes, also on vacant lots! Keep an eye open for these homes to hit the market once all of the contract arrangements have been finalized with the City. With skyrocketing home prices all around us, MCURC is thrilled to be able to offer a high-quality, affordable option in the neighborhood. We are grateful to the community for your support of this program and to all of our partners who are helping to make this possible.

Welcome to our new neighbors

Events at MEACJob coaching and job placement through JobsPlus MEAC, 4600 Erie Ave Every Tuesday, 1 - 3 pm  Call 513-271- 5501 for more info

Free counseling for individuals, couples, and families MEAC,4600 Erie Ave Every Thursday by appointment Call 513-271- 5501 for more info

Family Literacy Night  Madisonville Library Tuesday, July 17, 5 - 7 pm Cincinnati Works will also be there for adults 18 and up

Each year, Cincinnati Shakespeare Company's Education and Outreach Programs reach over 50,000 young people and under-served community members each season by taking Shakespeare into schools, parks, community centers and by hosting educational matinees of main-stage productions.

For the 1st the Madisonville Community Council, in partnership with Artsville, is pleased to host the Cincinnati Shakespeare Company at various venues in Madisonville during the 2018 touring season. A Midsummer Night's Dream and Romeo and Juliet will be part of the Tuesdays in the Park lineup at Bramble Park. Later in the season, Julius Caesar will grace the stage at Artsville on August 11th followed by Macbeth on October 13th. All show times start at 7 p, and are FREE to the public.

For more information, check out the following Facebook pages: @cincyshakes

Cincinnati Shakespeare Company performing in Madisonville

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Madisonville Foraging Woodland Garden at Erie, Brotherton, Red BankDid you know that a Pawpaw is a native tree to Ohio and that it produces a delicious fruit that was a staple food for Native American Indians? Come and learn about it at the Madisonville Foraging Woodland Garden! Brand new colored signs now adorn the garden, full of fun facts and harvesting tips.

In May, the Go Local installed the signs and laid out a mulched path that invite visitors to discover what grows in the garden. A main garden sign with the name of the garden now welcomes visitors at each gateway, on Erie Ave and Brotherton Court. The two arbors include a box that also contains explanatory brochures with a map.

The garden is part of the Civic Garden Center network of neighborhood gardens. It relies solely on grants, donations, and volunteers for its maintenance and development.

If you would like to meet its co-coordinators, Karen Brown and Laurence Deprez, join one of our volunteer events.

Our next clean-up will be on Sat 25 August from 9:30 to 12:30.

The garden has its own Facebook page “Madisonville Foraging Woodland Garden”.

Madisonville Cares, the crisis response committee of the Madisonville Community Council, will have its quarterly roundtable on July 25th at 5:30 pm at St Anthony’s.

The committee is a coalition of churches, service organizations, and residents who want to help their neighbors in times of crisis. By presenting our activities at the roundtable, we’re better able to collaborate on projects and have a larger collective impact than any organization could have alone.

Additionally, the roundtable will serve a clearinghouse for volunteer opportunities. Residents who want to engage in direct service to benefit their neighbors will be presented with an number of ongoing projects in Madisonville.

Food will be provided.

Madisonville Cares Roundtable

Students in grades 4-6 participated in the Roadmap to Freedom project. They traced the Underground Railroad, while learning about the environmental, historical, and global implications during that time period.

Students travelled from Maysville, Kentucky to the John P Parker House in Ripley, Ohio and to Ontario, Canada. This is what the students had to say about their journey:

Crossing the Border: On Wednesday, we woke up and went to the border of Canada. We had to get off the bus and give the officers at the border our passport to cross over to Canada and went to our hotel in my room. We had a nice view of Niagara Falls, lit up with beautiful colors like a rainbow.

Riding the Boat at Niagara Falls: In Canada, we got up and went on a boat ride on the Niagara Falls Rivers, close to the falls. We got wet because of the mist from the falls.

The Wild Herd: On Friday, we got up and packed. We went to the border with our passport. Next, we went through New York. Our bus driver said that we would see a wild herd, but they were plastic buffalo by the side of the road. We all laughed.

John P Parker students report on their trip to Canada

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Community Council committees hard at work this spring and summerMadisonville Community Council’s Beautification Committee (MCCBC) and Madisonvi l le Youth Community Council (MYCC) have worked together (and separately) with other volunteers to make Madisonville

a better place. Here’s some recent work shown below. C o m e j o i n t h e f u n ! C o n t a c t u s a t beautification@historicmadisonville.com to find out more. And thank you to everyone who helped!

April 28: Great American Clean Up Tompkins along railroad tracks; Mathis, Ward, Sierra

May 5: MYCC Erie along railroad tracks from Whetsel to Simpson

May12: Go Local Landscape Chess Park on Madison (with MYCC); St Michael’s Cemetery (with St Anthony’s volunteers); Woodland Foraging Garden; Pocket Parks (Hawk, Roe, and Trolley Park)

May 18: UC Works Clean Up above mural at Kenwood, Madison, and Stafford

May 19: MCCBC Pocket Park weeding and mulching

May 19: MCCBC Install plants in 30 planters in the business districts June 16: MYCC Weed flower and veggie garden at Recreation Center June 20: MCCBC Pocket Park weeding and mulching

June 22: MYCC Cleared out overgrown yard of struggling veteran (with Madisonville Braves baseball team)

June 22: MYCC Build Gaga Pit at Recreation Center

Join a committee of the Community Council!

The 13 committees of Community Council work hard throughout the year to improve the quality of life of Madisonville residents.

Whether you want to help out at a community cleanup, assist neighbors in crisis, work with the young leaders making Madisonville the best place for families in the region, or help turn abandoned lots into parks, there is no better time than today to get involved in your community.

COMMUNITY NEWSLETTER SUMMER 2018

Jazz & BBQ, Madisonville 5k September 8MCURC is pleased to present the 5th annual Cincinnati Jazz & BBQ Festival and the 6th annual Madisonville 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, September 8! Plans are underway for both events to be bigger and better than ever. Be on the lookout for event posters and updates on MCURC’s Facebook page and on NextDoor as we finalize the vendors and musicians. If you’d like to help out with either event, please call us at 271-2495. Lots of volunteers are needed to make the events a success. To register for the 5k, please visit www.Madisonville5k.com.

FREE training for the Madisonville 5KIf you’re planning to participate in the Madisonville 5K on September 8 and want some motivation and support in getting ready, plan to join your neighbors for running and walking training groups this summer. The training groups are FREE and will take place on Wednesdays at 6:30 PM and Saturdays at 8:30 AM beginning on July 18 through race day (September 8).

The f r iend ly t ra in ing coaches wi l l p rov ide encouragement and suggestions to get you ready for race day, and everyone is welcome to go at their own pace. The groups will meet at the corner of Madison and Whetsel, and if you attend at least ten of the training sessions, you’ll earn a FREE Madisonville 5K race registration.

John P Parker grade 3 students study recycling first-hand

Work has begun on the rehabilitation of the historic Metz House at 6111 Madison Road. The Metz House was the residence and office of Dr. Charles Louis Metz, obstetrician, archeologist, school board member and all around “Mr. Madisonville.” Over the past few years, MCURC has raised almost $400,000 to save this important historic structure. This will be MCURC’s second historic renovation; the first was the Bank Building at the corner of Madison & Whetsel in 2016.

Once the renovation is complete, the building will become home to small office users, including MCURC. We envision the space as attractive to entrepreneurs, people who have outgrown a home office, and small nonprofits. MCURC is doing everything we can to rehab the building with historic accuracy.

Contact Matt at 271-2495 to learn more about the available space. And you can follow the construction progress on the Metz House Facebook page @HistoricMetzHouse

John P Parker’s grade 3 students decided to study recycling as part of their Global Environmental Literacy focus this year. Teachers integrated science, social studies, mathematics, and writing into the project, which also included field excursions to Greenacres and Rumpke’s landfill.

After learning that plastics are one of the least degradable materials in the world, they decided they wanted to impact the amount of plastics in the landfill by recycling plastic caps into a bench.

In May, we counted and added up our caps into bunches of 50 lbs in trash bags. With the help of our community businesses like Cincinnati Public Schools Treasurer’s Office at the Board of Education, as well as Artsville, Lala’s, Cookoo’s, and others, we were able to collect 527 lbs of caps.

Students traveled to Evansville, Indiana, the boyhood home of President Abraham Lincoln. There, we recycled our caps into benches and received plastic animals as souvenirs.

Upon returning, we learned that a school in Oberlin needed additional caps to reach their goal. Our students donated their excess to them to assist those students with reaching their goal. Our students kept 527 lbs of plastic out of our local landfill.

Metz House rehab has begun

Madisonville Cares is a project of the Madisonville Community Council, a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization.

MadisonvilleCares@gmail.com 513.486.4535

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Upcoming EventsTuesday, July 10 Tuesdays at the Park @ Bramble Park 6:30 -8:30 pm !Tuesday, July 10 Madisonville Business Chamber Crossroads Church, 8:30 am !Tuesday, July 17 Tuesdays at the Park @ Bramble Park 6:30 -8:30 pm !Thursday, July 19 Madisonville Community Council Madisonville Rec Center, 5320 Stewart 7:00 - 8:30 pm !Tuesday, July 24 Tuesdays at the Park @ Bramble Park 6:30 -8:30 pm !Wednesday, July 25 Madisonville Cares Roundtable St Anthony’s, 5:30 - 6:30 pm !Wednesday, July 25 MCC Crime and Safety Meeting Recreation Center, 6:30 pm

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Madisonville Community Council Officers !Kate Botos President

Kim Eppens Vice President

Joan Willis Treasurer

Joe Armstrong Corresponding Secretary

Charlie Foster Recording Secretary

Tuesday, July 31 Tuesdays at the Park Finale Bramble Park, 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm !Saturday, August 4 Madisonville Streetfest 2:00 - 5:00 pm !Saturday, August 11 Julius Caesar Artsville, 7:00 pm

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