HEART of Little Italy Homeowners -Educators - Arts - Restaurants - Trade A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION    -     501 (c) (3) DEDICATED TO PRESERVATION & RESTORATION

HEART of Little Italy, the site’s sponsor, considers the whole community. Our site was established to provide a directory of Little Italy businesses so that visitors can find services and shops easily. Lots of sites point to Little Italy but this site is a free in-house operation and postings are uploaded as received. Educational and community events are also posted without cost. We know your patronage keeps our door open and we thank you for visiting  often. In Development: We will be asking renters and homeowners to fill out a questionnaire this July.  We need to know how they feel about neighborhood issues so that we can more fully address concerns. We are also planning a fun community event for July. Membership: We do not have a fee to join our non-profit association but we do welcome donations. Many of us feel passionate about Little Italy and its historical significance. We want to preserve our heritage for more reasons than fond memories. The right ear: This site is representative of our community but has no power or influence beyond its sounding-board nature. Many of the emails are miss-directed and the passion expressed needs to be properly directed. If you would like to bring your concerns to someone who could make a difference then you should make your point  to our councilman Kevin Conwell, at 216.791.8683 or email him at   ward06@clevelandcitycouncil.org. The city also needs to hear from property owners who want building codes to be observed by developers. Variance hearings go without challenge.  Make your voice heard to Kim Scott at kscott@city.cleveland.oh.us or call her at 216.664.3803. Don’t be duped by a name; LLC’s looking to profit from our real estate add “preservation” or “redevelopment” to their title. By the time personal goals are met we will be gentrified. Only your voice in the ear of power can change what is happening. This site has provided the links to the ears.

Alta House Campground   Long ago in Burton OH our Alta House had a camp on many acres of land. Actually the camp was for all Cleveland kids who needed a week or two in the country to revive their health.  Today some of the structures still exist but they are in poor condition. If you have interest in a motor coach day trip please contact us to set up a date to the ol’ camp ground. ________ The buzzword today is BRANDING.   UCI is good at this and would like you to think that it will be to your advantage to fit into their marketing plan. However this will be to our demise and I’m going to explain why.   Our strength is Little Italy’s authenticity. We have always been a self-sustaining community, a gateway to University Circle. When people visit they come to an authentic Italian community who’s key is its uniqueness. They come for the Italian experience. We retain our flavor by contin- uing to be what we are. Buying into UCI’s generic upscale marketing program will diminish OUR Brand. Once we do that we are just another neighborhood pizza place. We will not be special, we will be an add-on in their advertising.   You don’t get back your brand once it’s lost. Merchants who do not understand the difference between improvements and lost identity are dangerous to our community’s brand. Take caution with your allegiance; the city works on perception and does not hear or see your disap- pointment in its neighborhood representatives.

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HEART of Little Italy Cleveland
PO Box 18753
Cleveland OH 44118

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John : 216.543.1157