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File #: 0015X-2009    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/19/2009 In control: Tavares
On agenda: 2/23/2009 Final action: 2/25/2009
Title: To celebrate the one year anniversary of the Urban Spirit Coffee Shop and Art Gallery and honor its contribution to the King Lincoln District.
Sponsors: Charleta B. Tavares
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To celebrate the one year anniversary of the Urban Spirit Coffee Shop and Art Gallery and honor its contribution to the King Lincoln District.
 
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WHEREAS, Urban Spirit is a Biblically-based organizationÂ…"dedicated to galvanizing the urban, social, and professional community by means of the arts"; and
 
WHEREAS, the Urban Spirit organization, led by its owner Charity Martin-Via, has proven itself to be a viable asset to the King Lincoln District by operating an outstanding small business that employs residents from within the community in which it stands; and
 
WHEREAS, The City of Columbus and its partners have pledged unyielding support for the King Lincoln District and the small businesses that occupy the neighborhood; and
 
WHEREAS, Urban-Spirit highlights the rich history and tradition of the area by carefully melding historical, nostalgic, and modernized aesthetic elements
 
WHEREAS, Urban Spirit, in just one year of existence, has shown a unique ability to foster an atmosphere of social change, art education, social-political justice, community empowerment, economic development, and diversity; now, therefore
 
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
 
That we do celebrate the one year anniversary of the Urban Spirit Coffee Shop and Art Gallery and honor its contribution to the King Lincoln District.