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  • COMMUNITY BOARD NOVEMBER 2016

      A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ARTS AND CULTURE BRUNO CASIANO GALLERY presents an art show called B R U N O open through the Closing Reception on December 16 at 5304 Detroit Ave. For more information, call 216-346-6562 or visit www.brunocasiano.com. Look for the Red…

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  • What fool taxes himself or herself?

    by Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press, November 2016)    If the Cleveland Establishment forces—you know them—can’t back a $15 an hour wage, then they shouldn’t tax the first $15 an hour of pay. Or even, not tax the minimum Ohio wage of $8.10. That would make the first $16,848 ineligible for the city tax. That would…

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  • State Representative Nickie Antonio receives awards

    (Plain Press, November 2016)     State Representative Nickie Antonio (District 13) received several honors this month. Antonio received the Center for Community Solutions Award for Public Service in Honor of John A. Begala for her efforts to address Ohio’s opioid addiction crisis and her work on the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee to improve the rate…

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  • Community groups demand a higher standard from Cleveland City Council – urge rejection of Police Review Board Ballot Issue 33

    (Plain Press, November 2016)    Members from the Cleveland-based chapters of Black Lives Matter and Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ) are criticizing what they call weak revisions to the Police Review Board: a set of minor changes to appear before voters on this Election Day. The groups say Issue 33 is “a watered-down version…

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  • Concerns about West Side Market parking fees raised at community discussion

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2016)    Residents and stakeholders in the area around the West Side Market attended a meeting at Franklin Circle Church on October 18th to discuss proposed parking rates for the West Side Market and Hicks parking lots. Mayor Frank Jackson’s Chief of Staff Ken Silliman presented the City of…

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  • John Marshall Alumni becomes one of the Navy’s Newest Chief Petty Officers

    by Navy Office of Community Outreach (Plain Press, November 2016) (NORFOLK, Va.) – Navy Chief Petty Officer Anthony Henry from Cleveland, Ohio, was recently promoted to chief petty officer. Chief Henry, a 2004 John Marshall High School graduate, has served in the Navy for 12 years and is currently serving at Commander, Naval Air Force…

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  • New Caribe Bake Shop opens

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  • Dollar General proposed for site at Fulton and Walton

    (Plain Press, November 2016)    About 20 residents gathered at the new Caribe Bake Shop at 2906 Fulton on October 25th to discuss a proposal by Dollar General to build a new store on the Southwest Corner of Fulton and Walton. Richard Roberto, a representative of CG Buchalter of Birmingham, Alabama, a company that builds…

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  • At Domestic Violence Forum, children learn how to act when witnessing abuse

    (Plain Press, November 2016)    Most of those in the audience for a Domestic Violence Forum at the Lorain Branch Library on October 26th were children — after school regulars at the library persuaded by the librarian to attend with offers of food- houmos, wraps, fruit and vegetables. With the third game of the World…

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  • ODOT tackles pedestrian and vehicle safety issues near Shoreway ramps on W. 25th and W. 28th

    (Plain Press, November 2016)    At an October 6th meeting at Lakeview Towers, Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), officials and contractors involved with the Lakefront West Project offered an update on construction work related to the turning of the West Shoreway into a Boulevard. The focus of the meeting was on concerns expressed by residents…

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