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Power Outages
CPP ADMITS WEAK INFRASTRUCTURE AND LACK OF MAINTENANCE UNDERMINE THE ABILITY TO PROVIDE POWER PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Wednesday, July 21, 2026; Urban Community School, 4909 Lorain Avenue, community meeting on recent power outages: (R-L) Cleveland Public Utilities Department director Martin Keane, Ward 7 Cleveland City Councilman Austin N. Davis, and Cleveland Public Power (CPP) Commissioner…
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Plans for a shared use path from Edgewater Park to West Boulevard Cudell Rapid station resurrected
STATE CAPITAL PROJECT FUNDING SPURS NEW EFFORT PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, June 26, 2026; Site of proposed shared use path at Lake Avenue and West Boulevard: (L-R) Ward 12 Cleveland City Council Representative Tanmay Shah, District 13 State Representative Tristan Rader, and Ward 11 Cleveland City Council Representative Nikki Hudson mount bicycles as they…
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Stricklin Crisis Center to close on August 31st
MOVE ENDS WEST SIDE MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE HISTORY DATING BACK TO 1973 PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, July 11, 2026; James L. Stricklin Crisis Center, 8315 Detroit Avenue: This 15-bed short term treatment facility for those experiencing a mental health crisis is slated to close on August 31, 2026. The Stricklin Crisis Center is a…
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Garden Walk Cleveland hosts annual tour (photos)
PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, July 11, 2026; Garden Walk Cleveland, Monroe Street Cemetery and Green Space, 3207 Monroe Street: Hayden Bish, a board member of the Monroe Cemetery Foundation, leads a Garden Walk Cleveland tour of the cemetery grounds. PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, July 11, 2026; Garden Walk Cleveland, 3301 Chatham Avenue: This…
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August 2026 community board
Upcoming events Puerto Rican Parade postponed The annual Puerto Rican Parade of Greater Cleveland, which usually occurs the first week of August on Cleveland’s near west side, will not take place this year as the Hispanic Police Officers Association of Cleveland (HPOA), which has helped organize the event since 2018, seeks another group to take…
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Double-dealing from the start: The Gateway Board works for owners only
SCAN COURTESY OF ROLDO BARTIMOLE A May 3, 1990 ad in the Cleveland Plain Dealer that appeared under the headline ‘Who wins with Issue 2?” Under the headline Cleveland School children are shown holding a sign that says, “WE ALL DO”: The implication was the Cleveland school system would benefit from the passage of Issue…
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Reader expresses concern about plutonium pit production Draft PEIS:
To the editor: (Plain Press August 2026)I am writing as a concerned citizen in opposition to the draft Pit PEIS (Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement) and to the rushed plutonium pit program it was written to support. This document is incomplete, lacks full consideration of all the impacts of the push for new weapons, and…
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Legal Aid may be able to help with reasonable accommodations at court
by Tonya Sams (Plain Press August 2026) The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) prohibits individuals with disabilities from being discriminated against based on their disabilities at work, school, and other public and private places, including courts. The first thing that people should know before heading to court is how the law defines a…
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South of Lorain Block Club seeks answers about Greenwood Pool closure
STAFFING, POOL MAINTENANCE AND SPLASH GROUNDS DISCUSSED by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press August 2026) The closing of Greenwood Pool was the topic residents of the South of Lorain Block Club came to discuss at a July 7th meeting at the offices of Ohio City Incorporated. At the meeting, block club members had an opportunity…
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