Slavic Village | Community Organizing
Joe Linsky was raised in Chardon and he is thankful to be a recent Slavic Village transplant living on Fleet Avenue. With a passion for community development and through his recent work at the Slavic Village Development, an AmeriCorps VISTA, Joe managed a new farmers market, hosted community events such as the Village Feast- a community street meal that encourages connection with food and neighbors and live music at the Village Stage- a shipping container transformed into a performance arts hub. Recently he began focusing on public art projects. To that end, he spearheaded a project to decorate four traffic control cabinets with vinyl wraps inspired by the history and future of Slavic Village. Through a fundraiser that raised $3,500 by the merchant association, the Fleet Skateholders, and in collaboration with other stakeholders, a Neighborhood Connections grant was received for 15, five-foot LED snowflakes to light Fleet Avenue. He was also instrumental in the organizing of the holiday community celebration with over 350 people in attendance. In May 2016, Joe graduated from Cleveland State University’s Levin College of Urban Affairs.
