PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN
Saturday, November 17, 2007, Fir Street Cemetery, W. 61st & Fir Avenue: Anita Rothschild plants flowers at the grave of her great-grandfather. Elias Rothschild, who lived from 1858 to 1914, was a kosher butcher and a founder of the Cleveland Free Hebrew School.

PHOTO BY MELBY MILLER
Saturday, November 17, 2007, Fir Street Cemetery, W. 61st & Fir Avenue: Sandra Wood, a Fir Avenue resident, and her granddaughter, Alyssa Perry, joined volunteers of all ages spending a Saturday helping to clean up the graveyard and plant flower bulbs. The Lorain to Fir Block Club organized the cemetery cleanup and flower planting.

PHOTO BY JOHN CARTWRIGHT
Thursday, November 1, 2007, City Council Chambers, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside: Ward 14 Councilman Joe Santiago gives a speech to Cleveland City Council responding to a recall petition demanding his removal. In his speech Santiago said he would not resign. Following Santiago’s speech, Cleveland City Council, in accordance with the City Charter, acknowledged that the recall petition had been certified by the Council Clerk to have the required number of valid signatures and formally passed a resolution ordering a recall election to be held on December 18, 2007.

PHOTO BY JOHN CARTWRIGHT
Thursday, November 1, 2007, Roberto Clemente Park, Seymour Avenue (west of Fulton): Moses Cintron (no relation to former Councilman Nelson Cintron) shows some of the vandalism in the park across from his home. Moses Cintron, who is a supporter of recall of Ward 14 Councilman Joe Santiago, says he called Ward 14 Councilman Joe Santiago asking him to check on the vandalism. “He never did,” said Moses Cintron.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN
Sunday, November 18, 2007, St. Colman Day Celebration, St. Colman Parish, W. 65th & Madison: Sr. Wilma Apach, Sr. Audrey Koch and Sr. Ann Kilbane are members of the Sisters of St. Joseph currently serving at St. Colman Parish. The St. Colman Day celebration at the parish honored the Sisters of St. Joseph (CSJ) and their religious order for their commitment to the people of St. Colman Parish and neighborhood since 1886.

PHOTO BY ED TISHEL
Sunday, November 25, 2007, Near West Theatre’s production of Beauty and the Beast, St. Patrick’s Club Building, W. 38th and Bridge Ave: Trinidad Snider as Belle transforms her Beast into a Prince (Kevin Joseph Kelly).

PHOTO BY JOHN CARTWRIGHT
Thursday, November 1, 2007, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside: In the hallway outside Cleveland City Council Chambers, Rebecca Kempton, spokesperson for the Recall Councilman Joe Santiago Committee, answers questions from reporters concerning why the committee members circulated petitions for the recall of Ward 14 Councilman Joe Santiago.

PHOTO BY JOHN CARTWRIGHT
Saturday, November 3, 2007, Step It Up Cleveland Rally, Edgewater Park: State Representative Michael Skindell gives an update on the status of energy legislation being considered by the state legislature.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN
Sunday, November 18, 2007, St. Colman Day Celebration, St. Colman Parish, W. 65th & Madison: The St. Colman Day celebration at the parish honored the Sisters of St. Joseph (CSJ) and their religious order for their commitment to the people of St. Colman Parish and neighborhood since 1886.

PHOTO BY JOHN CARTWRIGHT
Thursday, November 22, 2007, Franklin Circle Church, Fulton at Franklin, Thanksgiving Day Community Meal: (L-R) Sharon Thomas, Chairperson of the Franklin Circle Church Council, Carol Robin and Antoinette Robinson taste the Thanksgiving meal they helped prepare. 200 guests attended the Thanksgiving dinner and enjoyed entertainment at this annual event.

PHOTO BY JOHN CARTWRIGHT
Thursday, November 1, 2007, Erin Avenue (just west of Fulton): Marcelino DeJesus and Gary DeJesus of Erin Avenue point out how high the standing water is at the base of their drive. They say they have been trying to get drainage problems on their street in Ward 14 solved since 1969. Marcelino and Gary DeJesus support the recall, but would like to see someone other than Cintron and Santiago run for city council after the recall. They say other problems on the street such as vacant houses and the lack of a curb cut for the handicapped remain unaddressed.

PHOTO COURTESY OF WEST SIDE ECUMENICAL MINISTRY
November 20, 2007, West Side Ecumenical Ministry: Modern International Graphics’ David Margiotta and Dennis J. Castiglione present an $1,100 check for the WSEM Food Centers of Excellence at WSEM’s Community Corner Food Center on Detroit Road on Nov. 20. Pictured left to right: Lou Keim (Co-Director, WSEM Food Centers), Judith Z. Peters (President/CEO, West Side Ecumenical Ministry), David Margiotta (President, Modern International Graphics), Dennis J. Castiglione (Executive Vice President, Modern International Graphics) and William L. Larion (WSEM Board Member)