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Lincoln Heights Block Club residents challenge Cuyahoga County property appraisals
(Plain Press, October 2018) Residents of the Lincoln Heights Block Club in the Tremont neighborhood were alarmed at the huge increases in their property tax valuations they received in the mail. In a letter to the editor “Property tax increases alarm Lincoln Heights Block Club residents – an appeal to Cuyahoga County and City representatives for…
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One, two, three — splash
PHOTOS BY MICHAEL OAKAR Saturday, September 8, 2018, NEOCYCLE, Edgewater Park: This dog is one of the competitors in the Ultimate Air Dogs’ dock jumping competition at a pool provided by the Northeast Ohio Regional Sewer District. The contest measures the length of each dog’s jump.
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Bond Accountability Commission shares thoughts on its role in school construction monitoring efforts
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2018) Bond Accountability Commission Executive Director Elise Hara Auvil explained to those in attendance at the Commission’s September meeting at Tremont Montessori School what she saw as the role of the organization she heads. Director Hara Auvil said the goal of the Bond Accountability Commission is to oversee spending of…
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Walter Martens & Sons Funeral Home to remember Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month with Memorial Service
by Victoria Shea (Plain Press, October 2018) “When a child loses his parent, they are called an orphan. When a spouse loses her or his partner, they are called a widow or widower,” said former president Ronald Reagan when he signed Senate Joint Resolution 314. The resolution designated the month of October as Pregnancy and Infant…
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Hispanic Alliance and NOAHH team up for Community Walk Against Cancer
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2018) Seventy people gathered at the Hispanic Alliance office on W. 25thand Clark for a Community Walk Against Cancer on September 8th. Walkers were greeted in the parking lot by Lakeland Community College Sophomore volunteers Laura Bertran, Juan Gutierrez and Eva Tevvones. The Community Walk Against Cancer, a project of…
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Former Executive Director of Cudell Improvement Anita Brindza speaks regarding the Cudell Improvement/Detroit Shoreway Strategic Alliance The fourth article of a series on the Strategic Alliance
by Victoria Shea (Plain Press, October 2018) In her new office for the Western Elmwood Berea Corp., also known as WEBCO, former Executive Director of Cudell Improvement, Anita Brindza has several frames on her office floor and some boxes filled with what one assumes is paperwork. It is a much smaller and lonelier office than what…
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Sarah Johanek brings home a gold Medal
(Plain Press, September 2018) Near West Side resident Sarah Johanek’s rowing team won a gold medal for the United States of America in the World Rowing Under 23 Championships in Poznan, Poland in late July. Johanek, a junior at Rutgers University, started rowing in her freshman year at St. Joseph’s Academy in Cleveland. Johanek was…
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Cudell Improvement and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organizations announce new staff contact information
(Plain Press, September 2018) With the forming of the Strategic Alliance, staff changes have been made within the Cudell Improvement and Detroit Shoreway organizations. The contacts are listed below. Please note: Cudell Improvement and Detroit Shoreway still maintain two separate boards. Any questions or concerns regarding board matters should be directed to the appropriate…
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Cudell Improvement and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization respond to Plain Press questions in handout provided at Community Meeting
by Victoria Shea (Plain Press, September 2018) Below are rephrased questions that were submitted by the Plain Press in regards to the Strategic Alliance to the Cudell Improvement board back in June. Cudell Improvement and DSCDO rephrased the original questions before answering them and presenting them as a handout at the Community Meeting held…