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  • Ohio House budget proposal makes some improvements, but still underinvests

    by Zach Schiller (Plain Press, May 2017)  On April 25th, the Republican majority of the Ohio House of Representatives announced its proposal for the next two-year state budget. Despite some improvements, the new House plan remains an underinvestment budget that provides inadequate resources for Ohio’s needs. NEWS ANALYSIS The proposal includes some welcome additional support for…

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  • Franklin Block Club Trees

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  • Plain Press – May 2017

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  • Ohio City Incorporated celebrates annual meeting

    (Plain Press, April 2017)                At the Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) annual meeting on March 21, both Board President Chris Schmitt and Executive Director Tom McNair called for the organization to improve its connection to people in the community. Board President Schmitt called for creating an “environment that is welcoming and supportive to families of…

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  • Former President of West Side Market Tenants Association shares thoughts after closing his stand

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2017)                “The West Side Market is one of the most amazing places you are ever going to find,” said Ohio City Executive Director Tom McNair at the Ohio City Incorporated annual meeting on March 21, 2017. Former President of the West Side Market Tenants’ Association Vince Bertonaschi said…

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  • Malachi House receives grants for capital improvements

    (Plain Press, April 2017)                Malachi House, a home for the terminally ill who are in need, has received $159,000 in grants that it plans to use to update its kitchen, generator, resident furnishings, basement and laundry. Malachi House, located in the Ohio City neighborhood in a beautiful home-like setting, serves as many as 15…

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  • St. Patrick’s Day

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  • West Side School Fair showcases offerings at area high schools

    Two hundred people attended a West Side School Fair that showcased fifteen Cleveland high schools to families of sixth, seventh and eighth graders attending public, private and charter schools within the Cleveland Metropolitan School District. The Cleveland Transformation Alliance and Bellaire-Puritas Development Corporation hosted the fair held on March 2nd at John Marshall High School.…

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  • COMMUNITY BOARD APRIL 2017

    The Plain Press Community Board is a listing of a variety of free activities and resources for neighborhoods served by the Plain Press. It is sponsored by Organize! Ohio through donations from readers and supporters. ENVIRONMENT HOW TO LET GO OF THE WORLD AND LOVE THE THINGS CLIMATE CAN’T CHANGE Film Screening   Saturday, April 29,…

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  • Community Roundtable– Cleveland Police Reform

    To the editor: (Plain Press, April 2017)                There was much to learn from the community roundtable on Cleveland police reform and consent decree held on March 22nd at the Urban Community School in Ohio City.  But, it might not have been obvious. That is because people tend to focus on content instead form, “substance”…

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