Current News of Forest Hill
| To suggest a Forest Hill related event to post here please email our president at President@FHHO.org. Visit our archive page for older news items. [See a slideshow of recent neighborhood events.] |
| Cottage Now Open First Saturday |
 The blue cottage at the corner of Lee and Monticello Boulevards will now be open the first Saturday of every month from 9:00 AM to noon starting February 4. The cottage has served as the gateway to the Forest Hill community for three-quarters of a century and as our office since 1957. Stop by to learn more about Forest Hill, your association or just to socialize with Sally Miller or one of the other volunteers staffing the cottage. |
| Forest Hill Site of Archaeological Dig |
 Nearly a century after the Rockefeller family's Forest Hill summer home burned to the ground, a group of archeologists and college students are investigating the site to learn about the Rockefellers and determine the possible cause of the blaze. Arson was suspected at the time of the fire, but was never proven. Perhaps modern investigative techniques will finally put the mystery to rest. Watch the Fox 8 News special Rockefeller Mansion Fire Investigated 100 Years Later to learn more. |
| Forest Hill Luminarias |
 Independent journalist Afi-Odelia E. Scruggs is creating a series of articles for the ClevelandHeights.Patch.com website titled "90 Years in 90 Days" observing the 90th anniversary of Cleveland Heights, which officially became a city in 1921. Since 1974, the residents of Rumson, Burlington and Blackmore roads have greeted nightfall on Christmas Eve by lighting the block with luminarias, a celebration Afi photographed for her Christmas day feature. Read the article. |
| Rockefeller Homes Featured in Cleveland Magazine |
| This month's Cleveland Magazine features Forest Hill's Rockefeller homes in an article on "Classic Cleveland." Read the article to learn more about our Classic Cleveland neighborhood! |
| Welcome Animal Zen |
| Animal Zen is now open in the Heights Rockefeller Building offering pet sitting, grooming, consultation and pet-centric activities. Stop by and welcome Animal Zen to the neighborhood or visit them on the web at AnimalZen.net. |
| Learn About Nature From A Wizened Girl |
| Our spring newsletter featured an article on the barred owls that call Forest Hill home. We asked our readers to tell us about their nature observations and Oakhill resident Corinne L. Bomba responded. Not only has Corinne observed barred owls in detail, she's blogged about them as well! Visit Corinne's entertaining blog, A Wizened Girl, to learn more about barred owls, the pileated woodpecker, red-tail hawks, and much more. |
| Cleveland History Mobile App Launched |
| Celebrate Historic Preservation Month with Cleveland Historical, a free mobile app for Android and the iPhone that puts Cleveland history at your fingertips. Developed by the Center for Public History + Digital Humanities at Cleveland State University, use this app to find interesting people, places and events in Cleveland history. Explore the city's rich history through the GPS-enabled map, curated walking tours, historical essays, archival photos, oral history audio, and documentary films. |
| Pruning at the Cottage |
 Forest Hill resident and Master Gardener Lois Rose recently taught volunteers how to correctly prune shrubs and trees at the cottage. The weather cooperated (finally!), helping to make Lois' first Forest Hill horticultural class a great success! See more pictures at our FHHO Flickr photo pool.Lois has offered her services to any Forest Hill resident who would like to gather several neighbors together for a Q&A relating to landscaping. Lois is an expert resource on choice of perennials, trees or shrubs for this area and can give instruction on pruning and general care. Feel free to call her at 216-321-6766 or email her at dlroses@roadrunner.com. She is available to speak at a neighborhood block party or a small evening gathering. We are so fortunate to have such a generous, highly qualified Forest Hill neighbor. Don't hesitate to contact her. |
| Schultz Supports Little League in East Cleveland |
| Buddy Schultz, an East Cleveland sports hero who helped lead the Shaw High Cardinals to a state baseball championship in 1968, is working to return Little League play to his hometown at the Forest Hill Park. Read more from the Plain Dealer at Cleveland.com. |
| Postcards of the Rockefeller Estate |
 In an era before glossy celebrity magazines and gossipy blogs, the rich and famous and their homes often appeared on postcards. At the height of his power, John D. Rockefeller was the richest man in the world and a public luminary, and there are numerous postcards depicting the Rockefeller family's summer home and gatehouse at Forest Hill. Visit our Postcard page to see some of them. |
| Cottage Renovation Photos On Facebook |
 With the help of Reilly Painting & Contracting and the Cedar-Taylor Sherwin-Williams we are renovating our historic offices at Lee and Monticello. Visit our Facebook page for the first installment of before, during and after photos showing the results. Check back soon for more progress bulletins or click the "like" button on our Facebook page to see the updates automatically on your Facebook wall! |
| Thank You Mike and Fiona |
| Blackmore residents Mike and Fiona Reilly have donated the services of Reilly Painting & Contracting to renovate the interior of the blue cottage. Led by foreman Eric Gray, Reilly's crew has uncovered (under two layers of linoleum) and refinished the original oak floor to its former glory. Stay tuned for more! Reilly Painting & Contracting, "The Home Mechanics" have providing repairs, painting and remodeling services to the Heights for over 30 years. |
| Rockefeller's Now Open |
| Rockefeller's, a new upscale restaurant and lounge, has opened in the Heights Rockefeller Building. Read more at the Heights Observer. |
| Thank You Sherwin-Williams |
| Thanks to the Cedar-Taylor Sherwin-Williams for donating paint for the interior of the historic blue cottage, which is being refurbished by local contracting firm Reilly Painting & Contracting. Built in 1930 as the Forest Hill sales office of John D. Rockefeller, Jr.'s Abeyton Realty, the cottage is a Cleveland Heights Landmark and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Stay tuned for more updates! |
| Calling All Forest Hill Bloggers! |
| Do You Blog? If so, tell us. Let us know what Forest Hill citizens are writing about. Send your web-link and a brief description of your blog to president@fhho.org and we will link to it on our website. For example, our newsletter editor Jeff Dross and his wife, Michele Ladouceur have created a blog about eating in Cleveland. If you need a restaurant recommendation or are interested in following their eating escapades, visit their blog at Jeff and Michele Eat Cleveland. We'd love to promote your thoughts, just let us know! |
| FHHO Congratulates Buddy Schultz |
| Buddy Schultz was a former major league ball player, and a 1968 graduate of Shaw High School. He led Shaw to the 1968 Ohio State High School State Baseball Championship. Buddy developed his talents at the baseball diamonds in Forest Hill Park. Shaw's home field was then and continues to be at Forest Hill Park. Buddy has been referred to as "Ohio's greatest high school pitcher" due to his accomplishments on the field at Shaw. To learn more about Buddy and Shaw's 1968 season, please visit his web site: BuddySchultz.com. Buddy is now being recognized for his accomplishments and will be inducted into the Cleveland Sports Hall of Fame. The ceremony will be held on Thursday September 23 at Landerhaven. To learn more about the event, visit: ClevelandSportsHall.com. |
| Volunteers Clean Up the Cottage |
| Our thanks to trustee-at-large Sally Miller who led trustee volunteers Hattie Helm, Lillian Houser, Katie Pantano, Susan Lefferts and Jan Milic in a cleanup day at the blue cottage. They left the cottage spick and span both inside and out! |
| 16th Annual Eastwick Block Party |
 Eastwick Homeowners had their 16th annual block party on Saturday, August 28. It was a beautiful day, and the Hawaiian decorations made the street look like a rainbow (without rain). Chester Hopkins again barbecued the delicious ribs. Organizational kudos to, President Ella Doss and VP Naomi Williams who made all the phone calls. Decorations were by Bonnie Terrell and her committee. And thanks to Glending Olson for putting up and taking down the street barricades. You can enjoy more photos from the party on our Facebook page. |
| Triangle Beautification Project Takes Off |
| Some of you may have noticed the work this last Saturday at the Northvale traffic triangle. The association and area residents are working to beautify the triangle with landscaping, and a retaining wall with a Forest Hill entry sign is planned. A special thanks goes out to Forest Hill residents Stan and Pam Dickinson who connected with the good folks at Davey Tree. Two of Davey's team came out on Saturday morning to remove low-hanging limbs, prune the trees, and remove the dead debris. Our thanks to Davey Tree and all the volunteer residents who are making this project possible. Stay tuned for more updates! |
| Forest Hill Spring Cleanup a Success! |
 The spring cleanup of our woodlot at the corner of Burlington and Mayfield was a success again this year despite a few sprinkles thanks to the help of volunteers Jan Hart, Susan Lefferts, Jan Milic, Travis Reilly and Frank Webber. Special thanks to Sally Miller, David Richardson and Nate Wright for organizing the event and to the three deer who made a guest appearance! You can see more photos in our Flickr photo pool. |
| FHHO Now On Facebook |
| Forest Hill Home Owners has joined Facebook, which now has over 400 million active users! Our Facebook page will feature information about the association, our community and Forest Hill residents. Even if you aren't a Facebook member, you can click here to view our Facebook page or type "Forest Hill Home Owners" into the Facebook search bar. If you are a Facebook user, you can comment on posts, share information and engage in discussions with your neighbors. By clicking the "Like" button you can also receive updates of Forest Hill news on your Facebook wall. |
| ECPA calls for Forest Hill Park volunteers |
| The East Cleveland Parks Association (ECPA) has decided to explore long-term solutions to the many issues facing Forest Hill Park by organizing task groups. Interested Heights residents are invited to join one (or more) groups and can email organizer Elsa Johnson at vicnelsa@earthlink.net. You can learn more about the ECPA on the web at ECPAOhio.org |
| Forest Hill is Now on Flickr |
| You can now view and post Forest Hill related images on the photo-sharing website Flickr. Visit the site and view what your neighbors have posted here. We've added some pictures to get started, but we need neighborhood photographers to add more! You can join Flickr for free and post your community related photos for everyone to enjoy. To facilitate searching the group pool, please tag your images with one of the following categories: Homes; Events; History; Nature. We look forward to your contributions and plan to recognize the best submissions in the next newsletter. |
| Reilly Creates Forest Hill Video |
| Forest Hill native Lindsey Reilly has created a video encapsulating the many advantages of our community and featuring several Forest Hill residents. Click here to view the video. Lindsey is the founder of Reilly Films, specializing in restoring and preserving your memories in a unique and interactive way. To learn more, visit them on the web at www.ReillyFilms.com. |
| Street Light Outages |
| Please report burned out street lights to FirstEnergy’s automated outage reporting line at 888-LIGHTSS (888-544-4877). You will need a street address or pole number (on the side of most street lights) to request maintenance. Although the city also reports light outages, residents are often the first to notice when a light is out. Many street lights in Forest Hill were out after the storms late this summer, but we found the electric company to be quite responsive once they were alerted to the issue. |
| Independence Day Parade |
 Burlington, Blackmore and surrounding streets celebrated our nation’s birthday this year in their usual style. The decorated bike parade was started by a musket shot from Dick Secor in full revolutionary garb and the Flower Clown added his special balloon creations and unicycle antics. Thanks to Mark Feingold for capturing the event with his camera. [Click here to see more photos from the parade] |
| Requiem for a Turkey |
 On a dark and icy late October evening the Forest Hill turkey met his end. Our wild turkey guest had been with us since early summer and many of us had become quite fond of him. Sadly his demise came as a result of his complete lack of fear of traffic. As Forest Hill resident Cornell Moore told a Cleveland Plain Dealer reporter, "He was marked for time. He was living a dangerous lifestyle." He will be missed. |