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  • Vacant house on the corner of Winimac and W. 54th

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  • Councilman McCormack makes first trip to Board of Zoning Appeals

    (Plain Press, May 2016) Kerry McCormack, chosen by outgoing Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman as his successor in Cleveland City Council, attended his first Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting as a City Council Representative on April 11th at Cleveland City Hall. Two cases from Ward 3 were up before the Board of Zoning Appeals…

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  • Film promotes value of public housing in stabilizing lives

    (Plain Press, May 2016) Two hundred people gathered at the Capitol Theatre on April 26th to view a showing of Our Journey Home, a documentary film which tells the stories of three individuals and their families and how moving into public housing made all the difference in improving their lives. ReThink: Why Housing Matters is…

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  • Passion for Change seeks media professionals to help combat stigma of mental illness

    (Plain Press, May 2016) On April 4, Passion for Change, a non-profit organization dedicated to breaking the stigma of mental illness, held a meet and greet with local media professionals at the Wine Bar in Crocker Park to recruit volunteers for a Greater Cleveland Pilot Project called Communicators for Mental Health. The goal of the…

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  • The Historic Variety Theatre

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  • Orchard students to get iPads

    (Plain Press, May 2016)  CMSD NEWS BUREAU Every student at Orchard STEM School – nearly 500 of them from preschool through eighth grade – will soon have an iPad tablet at his or her fingertips. Orchard is one of 114 schools nationwide to receive equipment from Apple. The donation is part of the White House’s…

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  • Plans call for expansion of mentoring program in fall for CMSD eighth-graders

    (Plain Press, May 2016) CMSD NEWS BUREAU A mentoring program for Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) eighth-graders will double its reach to 46 schools this fall. True2U, a collaborative effort involving the Cleveland Foundation, the District, the Greater Cleveland Partnership and the Neighborhood Leadership Institute, guides the students as they prepare for what can be…

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  • May 2016 Plain Press – PDF

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