Sunday, December 9, 2012
Here's what happened in the last few days
Headlines from the past week: Quality Catering in foreclosure -- Two parcels at Pearl and Whitney are going to sheriff's sale this month. Homes in foreclosure -- 12 residential properties are slated for sheriff's sale in December. Changes for Giant Eagle -- Developers have made significant changes to the plans for the Market District store on Pearl Road. Kids going hungry -- Kemper House launches a program to send students home from school with food on Fridays. Feeding the hungry, part 2 -- If you've ever wondered about the blue bus at the United Methodist Church, here's what it's up to. Counterfeiter arrested -- Strongsville police nab a man suspected of passing fake bills at SouthPark Mall.
Thursday, December 6, 2012
Kemper House launches program at Drake Elementary
Low-income students at Drake Elementary School will soon receive a bag of food to take home for the weekend -- just in case meals at home are scarce. Kemper House, the Alzheimer's care facility on Prospect Road, is parnering with the national Blessings in a Backpack program to make sure kids don't go hungry. Jennifer Nance, spokeswoman for Kemper House, said that on any given Friday, up to 150 students at Drake may be going home without knowing when their next meal will be. "It will also be an intergenerational opportunity for our Alzheimer's residents. They will be filling the bags every week for the kids," Nance said. Starting in January, Kemper House will distribute bags filled with prepared foods like tuna, oatmeal, breakfast bars, …
Monday, November 12, 2012
Rezoning will allow facility to break ground on expansion next year
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Monday, November 12, 2012
To the Editor: I would like to extend my sincerest thanks to the citizens of Strongsville for their overwhelming support of ballot Issue 97, for rezoning to expand Kemper House. On Nov. 6, voters resoundingly affirmed our plan for expansion at 10890 Prospect Rd. Kemper House, for those who are not familiar, is a residential longterm care environment for people living with diagnoses of Alzheimer's and related dementias. Our facility is currently comprised of two neighborhoods, accommodating 50 residents. The intent is to add a third neighborhood on the parcel north of the property, which will enable Kemper House to care for an additional 25 individuals with dementia diagnoses. In the coming months we will be finalizing pre-construction …
Beverly
11:22 am on Friday, December 7, 2012
What an incredible project. Way to go Kemper House! more ›