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Clifton Movie Day - Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation will be on September 7th, 2008. There will be 2 screenings at the Esquire Theatre in Clifton ( 2PM and 7PM). A reception will be held in the Ludlow Garage fro 4:30 until 6:30 PM. Adults - $20 and Children ( 15 and under ) - $10. For more information, click here

Plaza Update - On August 6, Cincinnati City Council Members Cranley, Qualls, Berding, Monzel, Crowley and Bortz voted to pass a motion that the City of Cincinnati build the Clifton Plaza by the end of 2008. Council Member Leslie Ghiz did not participate in voting related to the Clifton Plaza as she is on maternity leave. City Council then voted unanimously to affirm that $150,000 of CNBDU money (which the Clifton community applied for) be used to augment existing funds for plaza construction . City administration will work with Clifton Community LLC (CTM and the Clifton Business and Professionals Association) to determine how best to proceed with design and construction management for the plaza. Please send anote thanking members of the council for their support of the Clifton Plaza.

The Clifton Cultural Arts Center will host the Midwest debut of Floodwall, commemorating the third anniversary of the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina, this massive multimedia exhibit will be open to the public from August 28th through September 14th, as a testament to the resilience and power of the human spirit and of art's power to create healing and renewal. Created by internationally celebrated artist, Jana Napoli, Floodwall is a momentous sculptural installation of more than 350 household drawers salvaged from discarded furniture in neighborhoods ravaged by Katrina and the floods that followed. For more info click here

Clifton Cultural Arts Center received a $250,000 captital award from the State of Ohio. "We greatly appreciate the many local leaders who share our vision to create a vital community asset. This grant will provide an important down payment toward the first phase of renovations for the Clifton School. We look forward to partnering with the Cincinnati community to raise the additional funds needed to make this dream a reality," said Mark McKillip, a founding CCAC Board member. The announcement of the capital grant represents a generous investment by the people of Ohio and another significant milestone for CCAC, providing added momentum for the organization's first Executive Director, Ruth E. Dickey, who began on May 13th through the support of a grant from the Greater Cincinnati Foundation. For more info click here

Renovations to the Lobby and Emergency Department at Good Samaritan Hospital in Clifton will begin April 1.The project not only will transform how the hospital looks from Clifton Avenue, but also will improve how it serves patients. Click here for more information

Clifton Community Calendar

Date	Title	Location
September 07 TBA	Clifton Night at the Movies	Esquire
September 08 7 PM	CTM Board Meeting	Clifton Recreation Center - McAlpin Ave.

Clifton Chronicle - The official publication of CTM.

The Chronicle is looking for volunteers to assist with content creation and editing of this quarterly publication. For more information, please contact Tom Lohre. Summer 2008 Issue

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Clifton Cultural Arts Center

CCAC will offer programming in the McDonald Carriage House after the renovation is completed. With successful fundraising, renovation of the Carriage House is projected to begin in early 2008 and will be completed by Fall 2008. Clifton Cultural Arts Center

Main Street

Mainstreet is a project designed to enhance the Ludlow Avenue business district of Clifton. Main Street Web Site

Uptown Consortium

Clifton is a member of the Uptown Consortium. For more information see the Uptown Cincinnati web pages.

A majority of council were expected to support a motion to be introduced to the City Finance Committee which endorses an expansion of the Street Car line from Downtown to Uptown. Although this extension had been planned as a second phase, this motion would accelerate the planning. Others believe this may delay or stop the entire project.Cincinnati Enquirer Article For more information on the Street Car proposal, see http://www.citystreetcar.net