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  • Plain Press: Cleveland’s Westside Newspaper
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  • About: The Plain Press is an independent, nonprofit community newspaper serving the West Side neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio since 1971. The Plain Press covers neighborhood news not covered by the major media; gives critical support to the community (i.e. is an advocate, but criticizes when appropriate); covers grassroots issues and city, county, state and national issues that affect the community; provides self-help information and information about neighborhood services and events; and is a forum for discussion of community issues. The Plain Press distributes 21,000 newspapers monthly to over 500 locations. The primary distribution area ranges from Lake Erie on the north to the Upper Big Creek Valley on the south and from the Cuyahoga River on the east to W. 140th Street on the west. The distribution area includes the following Cleveland neighborhoods: Bellaire-Puritas, Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton, Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater, Jefferson, Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Stockyard, Tremont, Westown, and West Boulevard neighborhoods.
  • Santas in Tremont

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    January 16, 2019

  • Swift & Co. meatpacking building demolition

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    January 16, 2019

  • MetroHealth Season to Celebrate

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    January 15, 2019

  • Brookside Family Center to open at new location

    (January 2019, Plain Press)           The Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) is pleased to announce the organization’s purchase of 3764 W. 25th Street for a new Brookside Family Center. The two-story, 13,000 square-foot facility (which previously housed a medical clinic) will provide additional space for the Society to expand its social services for individuals…

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    January 15, 2019

  • Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi presents its inaugural ensemble performance, Dream of Home حلم وطن, at Cleveland Public Theatre

    (January 2019, Plain Press)           On November 30thand December 1st, Cleveland Public Theatre presented onstage at the James Levin Theatre, the workshop production of Masrah Cleveland Al-Arabi’s مسرح كليفلاند العربي inaugural ensemble performance, Dream of Home حلم وطن. To create this original play, Dream of Home, Clevelanders of many faiths (Muslims, Christians, Druzes, and more) came together to share original…

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    January 15, 2019

  • COMMUNITY BOARD January 2019

    COMMUNITY BOARD January 2019 The Plain Press Community Board is a listing of a variety of free activities and resources for neighborhoods served by the Plain Press. Printing for it is sponsored by Organize! Ohio through donations from readers and supporters. ARTS BOP STOP TO EXHIBIT LOCAL ARTIST NO NUMBERS’ CONCERT PHOTOGRAPHY: Bop Stop, known…

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    January 5, 2019

  • Cudell Board addresses a variety of issues as it proceeds with Strategic Alliance

    by Chuck Hoven (January 2019, Plain Press)           At the December meeting of the Cudell Improvement Incorporated Board of Trustees, board members discussed the organization’s budget; its real estate holdings; its contract with Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization (DSCDO) for the Strategic Alliance; the difficulty in getting enough board members to the meeting for a quorum;…

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    January 5, 2019

  • January 2019 Plain Press – PDF

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    January 1, 2019

  • Cleveland Public Library Carnegie South Branch reopens

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    December 10, 2018

  • Neighborhood Family Practice’s Kids Cooking Class

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    December 10, 2018

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