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Driving by 2701 Spring Grove Avenue on your way home from your vaccination shot, the casual observer may say, "Not much..."

But for Hive13 members with inside knowledge on the 3rd-floor at 2701SG, the true answer is, "QUITE A LOT ACTUALLY, THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!!"

Since the start of the COVID pandemic, Hive13 has been generally closed to the general public.  We were growing before, and are still growing now.  We have strategically used this past year to relocate into our new and improved space.  Now that we all are increasingly VAXED and WAXED, we are MAXED about cautiously moving into the next new normal, whatever that may be.  We were wearing masks and face shields before the pandemic and still use PPE to be safe and work safely to make stuff.

Are you itching to (safely) get back to making things with cool tools in a supporting community of like-minded makers?  You have found your people at our place.  

Not yet a true believer?  Check out our version of the Mars Ingenuity Drone first flight with this drone fly-by video https://youtu.be/LPu189Q2wI8 inside our new space.  Ready to fly with us?  Email leadership(at)hive13(dot)org for details.  

Members have been asking: when will Hive13 reopen and what is Hive13 doing to protect its members in the face of COVID-19?

Following State of Ohio directives and recommendations, and per yesterday's post on the member mailing list, Hive13 is reopening in a limited fashion with COVID-19 precautions.  Members and their guests may begin returning to Hive13 any time you wish so long as you adhere to Hive13’s guidelines including those stated below and and any subsequent updates.  Remember, Hive13 is a community. We need to help keep each other safe as well as ourselves.

Each person entering either Hive13 premises, whether member or guest, will:

• Follow the 5 Protocols for All Business from The State of Ohio
• Wear a face mask at all times - Even when alone!
• Stay home if you have symptoms or have been exposed to Covid19; particularly if you have a persistent cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing, or are experiencing two or more of fever, chills, shaking, muscle pain, headache or sore throat
• Use Good Hygiene and Social Distance (6 feet or more) - Wash hands (for 20 seconds)
• Clean and Sanitize - This means you wipe down work surfaces you have touched
• Limit Hive13 occupancy to meet social distancing (That means 10 or fewer total)
• Sign in and out on the log at the Hive13 door in case future contact tracing of COVID-19 exposures is needed

The risks from COVID-19 are serious.  While some of our members may feel they are at low risk, others in our community have a very high risk from the virus.  It is particularly vexing that some people infected with COVID-19 may not show symptoms for days or weeks or ever, but yet they are sick and spreading the virus.  Others may go from feeling well to needing intensive care in a matter of hours.  Please do your part to help keep everyone safe.  Keep flattening the curve.

Know we've been receiving tremendous interest from PROSPECTIVE NEW MEMBERS during these past weeks of "Shelter-at-Home".  Leadership is starting to take steps to be available on Tuesday nights and odd times for limited tours and new member sign-ups.  Email leadership@hive13.org to arrange contact.

Old-timers will remember Hive13 started way back in June of 2009 when 12 members started renting 3,5oo sq.ft. of space at 2929 Spring Grove Ave.  By February 2017 we'd grown to 64 members and added an adjacent 600 sq.ft. of annex space.  Today we are at 97 members and are busting at the seams!

We've been looking into ways to expand, and have reached a decision.  We are "Getting Down" and "Moving Up".  A nearby property (down the street) at 2701 Spring Grove Ave. has come on the market and we are moving in (up on the 3rd floor) to a newer, bigger, and better space.

We are starting a five-year lease with 7,000 sq.ft. and options to expand to 11,500 sq.ft. or a mind-boggling 17,500 sq.ft. of continuous space overlooking the beautiful CSX Queensgate freight yard in our lovely Camp Washington neighborhood.

This link [ Hive13 is moving to 2701 Spring Grove Ave! ] points to an on-line, 14-slide, virtual tour and introduction to the new space, at this early point.  Pay attention to the last slide #14.  We need everyone's participation to help make it happen and be out of 2929 Spring Grove on May 31, 2020.

Makers make using different materials.  A very special group of makers  make using hand-forged metals.  They are called blacksmiths.  

Join us on Tuesday, September 10 at 7:30 pm when blacksmithing and steel fabrication shop owner Christopher Daniel talks about his Blue Hell Studio School of Blacksmithing and Steel Fabrication.  Chris has been working in steel for 28 years and creates unique, one of a kind steel furniture, railings, gates, and sculpture.  

His introductory-level talk will provide an overview on tools and techniques, include some show-and-tell examples and wrap-up with an informal Q&A discussion.

Members, guests, first-time-walk-ins, and all those interested to learn more are welcome to come to hear his talk.  Come early to see our space, meet folks, and check things out.  Find Us.

Did you know Hive13 rents our space in the Anchor Building? Did you know our landlord is the Weber family that owns and operates Garden St. Iron & Metal, Inc. next door?    Did you know they will weigh your car before and after you drop off your scrap and pay you cash for that scrap before you leave?  

FAIR WARNING - Just don't leave your car near their shredder by mistake.

Join us on Tuesday, April 23 at 7:30pm when Tyler Weber shares facts, stories, and answers questions about how this well run family business manages to do what they do; sorting and grinding 170 tons of chewed-up metal an hour in their 21st century scrap metal recycling operations.

Members, guests, first-time-walk-ins, and all those interested to learn more are welcome to come to hear his talk.  Come early to see our space, meet folks, and check things out.  Find Us.