Access rescheduled by Alderman

Sorry to say that I received a call from Kelly at the Ward Office yesterday to tell me that the Alderman has been called out of town on business, so we are not going to get into the Ramova as planned.

We are working on a new date to visit the interior of the Ramova asap with the Alderman and John Molloy from DPD.

More as it unfolds.
Maureen-

Great meeting at Benton House 3/22/06!

Wow!!!, what a great meeting at Benton House on 3/22/06.

Thanks again to Mark and Joyce Lennon and Maggie for allowing us to use their beautiful facilities. Speaking of Benton House, everyone reading this should explore all of the wonderful programs offered at BH and appreciate what they offer our community. Also, they have a food pantry that could use donations, so please give what you can Please contact the folks at BH for any details if you'd like to help or would like information about the programs they offer.

Our meeting consisted of getting to know the sizeable group who showed up (see picture of some of our supporters on the front page of our site) and setting up volunteer opportunties for those who would like to jump in with both feet to help save the Ramova. Thank you so much for offering to help to make this campaign a successful one.

We will be having another meeting in April and will be spreading awareness of our group via our volunteers from now on.

See you at the next meeting!
Maureen-

We are going to be given access to the Ramova!

Great news!

I received a call from John Molloy of the City's Department of Planning and Development. John tells me that he has spoken with Alderman Balcer and they have found a way for us to enter and see the inside of the Ramova for ourselves! Finally!!!! John is going to get back in touch with me asap to set a date. I am really trying to get in before our public meeting on 3/22. Wish me luck!

John also tells me he will set a date with the prospective developer after we see the inside of the theater. This too has been a long time coming, so hopefully it will be in the very near future too.

I'm very excited to finally be able to go into the Ramova. It's been many years and I can't wait. :-)

More soon..
Maureen-

Thank you to Steve Cochran, Rick Kogan, Dave at The Polo Cafe and the folks at WGN 720AM

Thanks again to Steve Cochran, Rick Kogan, The Ramova Brothers, and Dave Samber of the Polo Cafe for allowing us to speak about the STR campaign yesterday on WGN 720AM.

I believe it went very well and I have received some comments and emails from those of you who feel the same way. :-)

There should be a podcast of the broadcast and a link to the STR site coming soon on the WGN website, www.wgnradio.com. I'll post when I have more information.

Cheers,
Maureen-

We will be on WGN's live radio program from Polo Cafe

We have been invited to speak about our efforts to save the Ramova on Steve Cochran's, WGN 720 AM live radio remote at the Polo Cafe (www.polocafe.com) located at 3322 S. Morgan St. on March 8th, 2006. Steve will be broadcasting from 12-3PM and we (Maureen & Rob) should be on around 1:15 or so.

The Ramova Brothers (www.ramovabrothers.com) will be performing right before we speak about the Ramova. Plus, Rick Kogan will be there too.

Please tune in to listen to us and tell your friends!

Maureen-

Thank you Joe at Video Strip!

I'd like to thank Joe Trutin, owner of the Video Strip at 3307 S Archer #773-927-4307, for going above and beyond the call of duty! Joe has been obtaining petition signatures and spreading the word about STR for some time now.

Joe rules! Go see him for hard to find DVDs and great service!

The store is great, but don't just take our word for it - check out the store reviews on City Search!

Head down to Video Strip and tell them Maureen sent you!

Maureen@STR

Save The Ramova Meeting 3/22/06!!!!!

Come one, come all to the Save The Ramova open meeting on Wednesday, March 22, 2006 from 6:30 PM to 8PM at Benton House located at 3052 S. Gratten Ave. (right off of 31st street, just west of Morgan)in Bridgeport. Benton House has been very gracious to allow us to have an open meeting at their facilities.

Please spread the word and come to share your thoughts, hear our thoughts and help us SAVE THE RAMOVA!

I will also be making an official announcement via email and hanging up posters throughout the neighborhood with directions etc.

In the meantime, please spread the word!

Cheers,
Maureen & STR
maureen@savetheramova.com