COVERING CLEVELAND’S WEST SIDE FOR 55 YEARS

News Analysis

The Happy Dog on the affordability crisis

Bruce Checefsky

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November 2026

Ohio City

No Kings CLE holds annual rally at Market Square Park

Chuck Hoven

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November 2026

Photos

West side neighbors decorate their lawns for Halloween

Deborah Rose Sadlon

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November 2026

W. 25th Street/Pearl Road

Viewing the changing streetscape at Pearl and Memphis

Lynette Filips

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November 2026

Community Board: November 2026

Free events, including: including the WinterLand holiday kickoff, a free family picture day, and the Day of the Dead celebration

News Analysis

If levies fail to pass, County should seek reimbursement for tax abatements

Chuck Hoven

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November 2026

News Analysis

Surveillance in a lab coat: The human cost of the Lutheran Hospital strike

David Ellison

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November 2026

Black community

What is a newspaper to a community?

Roldo Bartimole

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November 2026

Consent Decree

Federal Consent Decree Monitoring Team reports significant compliance upgrades in recent discipline assessment

Plain Press

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November 2026

Housing

Cleveland City Council updates lead certification program

Plain Press

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November 2026

City of Cleveland

City Council says no to funding repairs for soon to be closed Huntington Field

Plain Press

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November 2026

Elections

Issues 10 and 11 to protect vital services in Cuyahoga County

Che Gadison

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November 2026

Health

Legal Aid may be able to help with kinship care issues

Tonya Sams

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November 2026

Medicaid

Medicaid recipients may have to meet new requirements to keep benefits

Tonya Sams

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November 2026

Utilities

Winter Crisis Program Begins on November 1

Plain Press

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November 2026

Letter to the Editor

Worker regrets contribution to building war machines

Erik Ault

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November 2026

Elections

Reader thanks Plain Press for article about FBI investigation that found no voter fraud

Plain Press

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November 2026

November 2026 (Print Version)

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Bellaire-Puritas

Brooklyn Centre

Clark Fulton

Cudell

Detroit Shoreway

Edgewater

Jefferson

Near West Side

Old Brooklyn

Ohio City

Stockyard

Tremont

West Park

West Boulevard

Westown

Plain Press

A free community-run newspaper covering Cleveland’s West Side

PHOTO GALLERIES

Photo Gallery: Edgewater Park hosts annual Southeast Asian Festival

Deborah Rose Sadlon

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October 2026

Photo Gallery: Greasy Pole Climbing Competition

Coriana Close

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October 2026

Photo Gallery: New mural atop Menlo Park Academy urges people to “Read More Books”

Jeff Sugalski

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September 2026

Photo Gallery: City holds 'Night Out Against Crime' event at Steelyard Commons

Chuck Hoven

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September 2026

Plain Press Issue 1: March 1971

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COVERING CLEVELAND’S WEST SIDE FOR 55 YEARS

The Happy Dog on the affordability crisis

No Kings CLE holds annual rally at Market Square Park

West side neighbors decorate their lawns for Halloween

Viewing the changing streetscape at Pearl and Memphis

Community Board: November 2026

If levies fail to pass, County should seek reimbursement for tax abatements

Surveillance in a lab coat: The human cost of the Lutheran Hospital strike

What is a newspaper to a community?

Federal Consent Decree Monitoring Team reports significant compliance upgrades in recent discipline assessment

Cleveland City Council updates lead certification program

City Council says no to funding repairs for soon to be closed Huntington Field

Issues 10 and 11 to protect vital services in Cuyahoga County

Legal Aid may be able to help with kinship care issues

Medicaid recipients may have to meet new requirements to keep benefits

Winter Crisis Program Begins on November 1

Worker regrets contribution to building war machines

Reader thanks Plain Press for article about FBI investigation that found no voter fraud

November 2026 (Print Version)

STORIES BY NEIGHBORHOOD

Bellaire-Puritas

Brooklyn Centre

Clark Fulton

Cudell

Detroit Shoreway

Edgewater

Jefferson

Near West Side

Old Brooklyn

Ohio City

Stockyard

Tremont

West Park

West Boulevard

Westown

PHOTO GALLERIES

Photo Gallery: Edgewater Park hosts annual Southeast Asian Festival

Photo Gallery: Greasy Pole Climbing Competition

Photo Gallery: New mural atop Menlo Park Academy urges people to “Read More Books”

Photo Gallery: City holds 'Night Out Against Crime' event at Steelyard Commons

Plain Press Issue 1: March 1971

Plain Press

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