PHOTO BY JOE NARKIN
Thursday, August 7, 2008, West Side Community House (WSCH), 9300 Lorain Avenue: Youths from the SmArt in the City Summer Art Camp at WSCH perform in the play “The Luck of the Gem.” The play is an original musical developed by SmART in the City Summer Art Camp based upon Greek Myth "Jason and the Argonauts." SmArt in the City was funded by Cleveland Foundation. Teachers are from Young Audiences of Northeast Ohio & Kulture Kids.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN
Sunday, August 17, 2008, Ashbury Towers Townhouses, 4700 Block of Fenwick Avenue: The abandoned townhomes in the development received no bidders in a July 14th Sheriff’s sale. Ameri-Con Homes abandoned this project and declared bankruptcy several years ago leaving the six-unit townhouse on the left incomplete and without siding.  Three of the six units in the set of townhouses on the right are owned and occupied the other three are vacant.

PHOTO COURTESY OF PLAV FDR POST 58
August, 9-11th, Holiday Inn, Independence, Ohio, National Convention of the Polish Legion of American Veterans and Auxiliary (PLAV): Members of the Post 58 delegation at the National Convention: From left to right; Post 58 Director Mick Panek, Post 58 2nd Vice Commander Roman Baron, Delegate Tom Jasinski, Post 58 Commander Terry Zacharyj, and Post 58 Director Joey Pastva. PLAV FDR Post 58, located at 2447 Professor Ave (the Tremont area), is the largest PLAV Post with over 220 veteran members along with an active Ladies Auxiliary. 

PHOTO BY JOE NARKIN
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 2nd District Night Out Against Crime- Steelyard Commons (I-71/Jennings Freeway) Members of Fulan Gong, an international meditation group currently banned in China, meditate for peace, safety, and harmony in Cleveland and throughout the world.

PHOTO BY JEFFREY SUGALSKI
Friday, August 8, 2008: Cyclist view of train on tracks by W. 3rd in the flats.

PHOTO BY JOE NARKIN
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 1st District Night Out Against Crime, Cudell Recreation Center, 1910 West Blvd: Theasha A. Daniely, Cleveland Community Relations Dept., & Jay Westbrook talk to crowd of around 150 people about efforts to prevent crime.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN
Tuesday, August 19, 2008, Fun Day, A Special Day for Kits at Kids of the Future Day Care, 3132 W. 41st Street: Lawrence Smith, age 4, enjoys eating some fruit, before venturing out to the celebration in the outdoor playground. Guests for the day included Ronald McDonald and the Cleveland Mounted Police.

PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN
Friday, August 8, 2008, Nuevo Luz Urban Resource Center, W. 89th and Willard: Volunteers build a playground for children in the neighborhood. The project sponsored by Kool Aid, Cudell Improvement and the Nuevo Luz Urban Resource Center was coordinated by KaBOOM!, a national non-profit organization that empowers neighborhoods to build playgrounds.

PHOTO BY JEFFREY SUGALSKI
Saturday, August 9, 2008, Burning River Fest, Nautica Entertainment Complex, A festival crowd walks the boardwalk by the Cuyahoga River.