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  • The Lorain Laundromat Building

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  • Paul Dunbar School seeks more students for arts infused program

    (Plain Press, July 2015) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Paul Dunbar School at 2159 W. 29th Street, just South of Lorain Avenue in the Ohio City neighborhood, is actively recruiting new students for the 2015-2016 school year. Principal Sofia Piperis, just starting her second year as principal of the school, says the school, which serves…

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  • Safety Tip of the Month

    Personal Safety — General Safety Tips: (Plain Press, July 2015) 1 – The most effective way to prevent crime is through common sense, awareness, and basic safety precautions. Remember that your safety is your responsibility. Use your senses to always be aware of your surroundings. 2 – Let someone know where you are going and…

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  • Tiny house planned for vacant lot in EcoVillage neighborhood

    (Plain Press, July 2015) The Tiny House movement is coming to Cleveland’s EcoVillage in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. On May 28th on the Northwest corner of W. 58th and Pear Avenue, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, Citizens Bank and Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone announced plans to build a tiny 557 square foot house on…

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  • West 25th Street Furnishings plans to close by end of July

    (Plain Press, July 2015) West 25th Street Furnishings at 2104 W. 25ht Street, housed on a corner that has historical ties to the West Side Market, is closing for good at the end of July. Brothers Tom and Alex Feuerman, the business owners, say they have been unable to renew their lease at an affordable…

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  • Work Smart Clothing Factory

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  • Racism vs. Insanity. To the Editor:

    (Plain Press, July 2015) The recent shooting in South Carolina, nine innocent people murdered as they worshipped our Creator, was more than mere racism. Racism exists in benign and malignant forms.  Benign racism is something that most people — of all races – experience occasionally.  A product of insecurity, it is easier to control and…

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  • In defense of Mary Frances Wawrytko and Cat Crossing. To the editor:

    APL URGED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE RATHER THAN ACCUSATIONS (Plain Press, July 2015) Late January 2015, the Cleveland Animal Protective League’s [possibly power driven] Chief Humane Investigator initiated a raid on the Cat Crossing, a public, non-profit 501(C) organization; a sanctuary/shelter for feral, stray, abandon, ill and recovering cats. The raid resulted in slanderous accusations against…

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  • Poor schools blamed for decline in property value. To the editor:

    (Plain Press, July 2015) Almost Every other day someone gets killed in Cleveland – the Comeback City and no one is doing anything. Everyone in the photos in your paper is smiling. We have 19 Council Persons in City Hall making $80,000 a year salary. Other things: I’ve lived in Cleveland since 1991. I lived…

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  • Plain Press July 2015

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