• Cleveland Public Library begins multiyear capital project

    LORAIN BRANCH WORK UNDERWAY NOW – JEFFERSON & CARNEGIE WEST TO FOLLOW (Plain Press, March 2018)     As Cleveland Public Library approaches its 150th anniversary, the Library is embarking on an ambitious, multiyear capital project to ensure its neighborhood branch libraries can continue to function as safe, inclusive, and sustainable environments. The first phase of…


  • Plain Press 2018 Community Guide

                   2018 Plain Press Community Guide EMERGENCY NUMBERS Bellefaire JBC Homeless & Missing Youth 24/7 Hotline http://www.saveCLEkids.org……….….. 570-8010 Fire • Police • Medical………………………………………….911 Poison Control Center……………..…….1-800-222-1222 Frontline Services 24/7 Crisis Hotline   ….……623-6888 http://www.frontlineservice.org RTA Police………………………………………. 566-5163 United Way First Call for Help …..436-2000 ……or…..211   ABUSE Adult Abuse…


  • March 2018 Community Board

    COMMUNITY BOARD MARCH 2018 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. ADDICTION ADDICTION RESOURCE CENTER (The ARC Portal), an online tool to help Ohioans struggling…


  • March 2018 Issue of the Plain Press

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  • Hundreds fill St. Michael’s Church to celebrate the World Day of Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2018)        Hundreds of people filled St. Michael’s Church on Scranton Road on Sunday, January 14th, as the Cleveland Catholic Diocese joined with Catholic dioceses throughout the world in the celebration of the 2018 World Day of Immigrants, Migrants and Refugees. Bishop Nelson Perez celebrated the mass, where those in…


  • St. Patrick’s Parish remembers Beloved Pastor, Father Mark A. DiNardo

    (Plain Press, February 2018)        Over 700 people gathered at St. Patrick’s Church on W. 38th and Bridge Avenue on January 26th to celebrate the life of Father Mark DiNardo, who died on Sunday January 21st at Regina Health Center in Richfield, Ohio. The crowd of parishioners, former parishioners, priests from throughout the diocese, ministers, religious,…


  • School to Apprenticeship Program offers Max Hayes students a path to become Union Journeymen Sheet Metal Workers

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2018)        On Tuesday, January 23, 2018, the Cleveland Metropolitan School District CMSD) signed an agreement with the Sheet Metal Workers’ Local 33 Joint Apprenticeship Training Center (JATC) that will allow students in the Construction Program at Max Hayes High School a direct path into the Sheet Metal Workers’ Apprenticeship…


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  • COMMUNITY BOARD: FEBRUARY 2018

    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 AND CULTURE TRANSFORMER STATION. Eating Atom Bombs by Dana Schutz speaks to the precariousness of our current…


  • Homeless Stand Down provides a wealth of resources including haircuts for the homeless

    (Plain Press, February 2018)      Homeless people from throughout Greater Cleveland gathered at Public Auditorium at East 6th and Lakeside on January 21st for the Homeless Stand Down led by Hands On Northeast Ohio.  Many individuals and families came away with duffle bags, nap sacks or garbage bags filled with supplies to help sustain them. Among…