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Steve’s Lunch offers up a slice of Americana
Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, businessmen, neighbors, police officers, prostitutes, and an occasional celebrity dine together inside of Steve’s Lunch. The 8-seat lunch counter has been serving some of Cleveland’s finest food since 1956. Currently, the entire location is under renovation. According to S and S Construction, the commercial space next door…
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Concern raised over Board of Education vote on Near West Intergenerational School and New Tech Academy
This is a letter to the editor that the Plain Dealer refused to print. It concerns displacing Cleveland students from Garret Morgan and moving in a charter school, the Near West Intergenerational School. It is no surprise that the PD editorial and Tom Ott’s article left out information of grave concern to the citizens of…
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Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center thanks neighborhood with Festival of Light
The Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center at West 89th and Willard hosted its 2011 Festival of Light on Saturday, June 18th. The festival featured free food, health and community resources, entertainment and activities for youth. Pastor Max Rodas of the Nueva Luz Urban Resource Center says the Congregation of the Nueva Luz Nazarine Church and…
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Madison Avenue Safety Initiative covers target area with cameras
by Chuck Hoven The Madison Avenue Safety Initiative hopes to have all of Madison Avenue between W. 85th and W. 104th covered by security cameras, 24 hours a day. In order to reach this goal, SAFE-16 is using funding from Ward 16 Councilman Jay Westbrook and Cudell Improvement to offer a $250 rebate to property…
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Memorial to the 1st Cleveland Police Officer Killed in the Line of Duty
A memorial to Officer John Michael Kick–the 1st Cleveland Officer killed in the Line of Duty–was dedicated on June 11, 2011, at the Monroe Street Cemetery at 3207 Monroe Street between West 25th Street and Fulton. About 400 people attended the ceremony held by the Cleveland Police Department and the Monroe Street Cemetery Foundation. The…
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Gordon Square Arts District to become 1st Special Improvement District in a Cleveland neighborhood
The “Gordon Square Arts District-Cleveland Improvement Corporation” (GSAD-CIC) – also known as the Detroit Avenue Special Improvement District, or SID – has the distinction of being the first Cleveland neighborhood that will benefit from SID services. Funding will provide maintenance, snow removal and landscaping, security services and marketing along the corridor between West 58th and…
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Global Cleveland Launch Party
Global Cleveland, an organization focused on regional economic development through actively attracting newcomers, and welcoming and connecting them economically and socially to the many opportunities throughout Greater Cleveland, held a launch party on May 24th at Cleveland City Hall. The goal of Global Cleveland is to attract 100,000 newcomers to the region over the course…
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Executive Director leaves TWDC for position at Cleveland City Hall
Executive Director Chris Garland is wrapping up his final days as leader of Tremont West Development Corp. Garland tendered his resignation to the Board of Directors on June 16, 2011. Immediately following his notice of departure, the TWDC Board released a statement announcing that Garland will be accepting a position with the City of Cleveland…
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Architectural historian critiques article on history of Catholic Center buildings
To the Editor: I am writing to you regarding the article written about the West Side Catholic Center, published on page 11 of the June 2011 Plain Press. Included in that article are a couple of paragraphs pertaining to the history, architectural and otherwise, of some of the Center’s buildings. These statements contain several substantial…
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