PHOTO BY JOHN CARTWRIGHT
Friday, January 4, 2008, State Division of Liquor Control hearing on license renewal for El Tropical, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside: Owners of El Tropical listen to testimony about the problems their establishment has caused for residents living near the nightclub at W. 44th and Storer Avenue.

PHOTO BY CORIANA CLOSE
Sunday, January 6, 2008, Great Blessing of the Water at Edgewater Park (Epiphany): (L to R) Fr. Vladimer Ivanov, Abbot Father John Henry and Father Ephraim George of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery recite prayers as they prepare for the blessing of the water.

PHOTO BY CORIANA CLOSE
Wednesday, January 3, 2008, Earth Day 2007 Art, Poetry and Essay Contest Winners’ Display, Cleveland Public Library’s Carnegie Branch, Fulton & Bridge Avenue: This picture of a tree planting on Earth Day by Emoni, a fourth grade student at Louis Pasteur School, was the winner of The Hope and Stanley Adelstein Award for Excellence.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008, Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School at Luther Memorial School Building, W. 85th and Sauer: Alexis Johnson, age 14, plays the flute under the watchful eye of her teacher Melody Marco. Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School uses volunteer teachers to offer free after school music and drama lessons to neighborhood children. Joyful Noise, now in its fourth year, recently moved to the Luther Memorial school building.

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Wednesday, January 23, 2008, Halloran Rink, W. 117th and Linnet: (L to R) Erika Schoeps, age 12, and her brother Karl, age 11, spend a cold Cleveland evening skating on the ice at the City of Cleveland’s Ice Skating Rink at Halloran Park.

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Wednesday, January 16, 2008, Cudell Improvement’s Annual Meeting, Brennan’s Party Center, 13000 Triskett Road: Cleveland Police Chief Michael McGrath, the keynote speaker, talks about the past, present and future of the City of Cleveland Division of Police.

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Friday, January 4, 2008, State Division of Liquor Control hearing on license renewal for El Tropical, Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside: Rowena Ventura delivers a powerful testimony about the many problems that stem from the operation of the El Tropical nightclub at Storer Avenue and W. 44th Street.

PHOTO BY CORIANA CLOSE
Wednesday, January 23, 2008, Joyful Noise Neighborhood Music School at Luther Memorial School Building, W. 85th and Sauer: Breyonna Parrish, age 9, plays the violin along with her instructor, Tony Menendez.

PHOTO BY CORIANA CLOSE
Sunday, January 6, 2008, Great Blessing of the Water at Edgewater Park (Epiphany): Rev Fr. John Nakonachny, of St. Vladimir Ukranian Orthodox Cathedral in Parma, joins with St. Herman’s Monastery priests and guests in the ceremony of the blessing of the water.