Coming in September

Me and My Monkey will be the online home of You Are Here*. We will regularly post photographs and transcripts of interviews relating to the You Are Here* photo-documentary project. Check back often for updates!

You Are Here* is a project that highlights what Lakewood residents feel about their city. We feel that a project like this shares a great affinity with many of the community efforts beginning and ongoing in our city. Walking around Lakewood, it’s hard to miss the transformation that is underway: structures and spaces are emerging that appeal to our intellectual, physical, recreational, commercial and social needs. In many ways, the catalyst that was “Issue 47” engaged a community that, several years later, has not allowed itself to recede into apathy. Rather, we are witnessing the emergence of an engaged, pro-active and committed community dedicated to creating the kind of place that they want to live in. But the question remains: who are you? To that end, we would like to use this project as a forum to meet as many Lakewood residents as possible. We would like to photograph you in your favorite place in Lakewood and discuss with you what you feel makes Lakewood a special place. These biographical vignettes will regularly be published in the Lakewood Observer. Publishing them in the Observer means that you get to share, and other people get to learn about, who you are and what you feel makes Lakewood a special place. Ultimately, a quilt of individuals and experiences will be available to all who live here, and those who do not live here yet, strengthening the sense of community that is Lakewood, Ohio.