We're back.....

Hello Everyone,

It's been way too long but the home fires are still burning.

At least a few times a month I pass the Ramova on the way to Citibank and get a sick feeling. She's still standing!...but now what? Promises of a developer waiting in the wings. Reportedly a few real estate deals that fell through for this shadowy lurking developer, so limbo for the Ramova? Why aren't the TIF funds being used to rehabilitate her? God knows we are all paying for them (more about that later).

I have to say, I have been more than disgusted with the lack of progress and lack of answers about her future. Basically..no answer except.."If I wanted the theater torn down, it would be torn down!"-Alderman James Balcer.

Well, we are once again finally able to pick up the reigns of STR and re-ignite our campaign to not only SAVE THE RAMOVA! but actually make her a place we can all enjoy. Make her a place we all need! That is a center for our struggling business district and community.

Some of you know that if we had our druthers, we would want her to be restored and made into a Community Arts Center much like the Beverly Arts Center. Rob Vagnieris, a local architect-www.vagnieresarchitects.com, was incredibly generous and translated our dreams into amazing formal plans. Now we need to find some investors to execute them!

This time around, we are not going to be so nice!

Maureen
-STR