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Breaking News Alert and Reminder from Detective Paul Meyer of the Cincinnati Police Department. There have been 4 burglaries or attempts in Clifton recently on Wood, Clifton(2) and Amazon. Entry is being made through unlocked doors or windows between 11:30 PM and 6:00AM. Please call, write or e-mail your friends and neighbors and tell them to enjoy the cool spring breezes but LOCK UP AT NIGHT. Walking police patrols will return to Ludlow Ave. later in May.

The Cincinnati Police Department is hosting an open house at the District 5 station on May 16th from 11 until 1. Please to stop by and meet the officers who protect our neighborhood.

Diggs Plaza will be the site of the Plaza Jazz Series on May 17 and 24 and on June 7 from 12:30-2:30 PM.

Planning has started for the annual Memorial Day parade on May 26th. Join your neighbors in this annual celebration. Assembly begins at the corner of McAlpin and Middleton at 10:30. The Parade starts at 11AM. Music and Food to follow at Mt. Storm Park.

Burnet Woods will be the site of a Summer Kickoff and Community Celebration on May 31, 2008 from 1-4 PM at the Trailside nature Center. For More Information

CTM passed a motion to ask the Park Board to evaluate the need for a Dog Park in the Clifton Area. Concern was also expressed over the removal of the fence around Rawson Woods Preserve. The Board will contact the Parks Board regarding both items and ask them to attend a CTM meeting to discuss their plans.

The Clifton Recreation Center and the Parks Board have announced summer camps. For more information on these programs, visit the community page and links to their programs. CRC Summer Camps Canoes on the Lake will return at Burnet Woods Lake on May 10th and May 17th from 10-3.

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

The Mill Creek Expressway Project plans were discussed at the CTM meeting on March 3rd. The current project schedule and impact on Mt. Storm are available for review.

A motion to endorse the Cincinnati Streetcar Proposal was tabled at the March CTM meeting. For more information on the Street Car proposal, see http://www.citystreetcar.net, http://www.cincinnati-oh.gov/pages/-17762-/, or http://www.cincystreetcar.com

Clifton Community Calendar

Date	Title	Location
May 16 11Am - 1 PM	District 5 Police Open House	District 5
May 17 10AM - 3PM	Canoes on the Lake - Burnet Woods	Burnet Woods
May 17 12:30 - 2:30 PM	Plaza Jazz Series - Mike Wade Quartet	Diggs Plaza - Clifton and Ludlow
May 24 12:30 - 2:30 PM	Plaza Jazz Series - Is What?	Diggs Plaza - Clifton and Ludlow
May 26 10:30 - ?	Memorial Day Parade - Assembly at McAlpin and Middleton at 10:30. Party at Mt. Storm to follow	Mt Storm
May 31 1Pm - 4PM	Summer Kickoff and Community Celebration	TrailSide Nature Center
June 02 7 PM	CTM Board Meeting	Clifton Recreation Center - McAlpin Ave.
June 07 12:30 - 2:30 PM	Plaza Jazz Series - Steve Schmidt Trio	Diggs Plaza - Clifton and Ludlow
September 27 9 Am - 5 PM	StreetScapes	Ludlow and Telford

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. Spring 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