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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.
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland robotics program launched by Quake Energy grant

    (Plain Press, September 2016) Boys & Girls Clubs of Cleveland (BGCC) new LEGO robotics program is designed to inspire innovative thinking and career readiness among members. A $5,000 investment by Quake Energy, an Ohio natural gas supplier, is allowing BGCC the program in partnership with Northeast Ohio Robotics Alliance. BGCC intends to form up to…

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    September 20, 2016

  • Board of Zoning Appeals allows Detroit & W. 65th business plans to go forward on condition that owners sign parking agreements

    (Plain Press, September 2016)   At the City of Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals hearing on August 22, Board members had some reservations about allowing variances for two businesses at W. 65th and Detroit asking relief from parking requirements. Board Member Carol Johnson said Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization needs to get a copy of its…

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    September 20, 2016

  • 38th Annual Cleveland International Kite Festival

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    September 20, 2016

  • ACLU of Ohio and the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections offer registration and voting guidance

    (Plain Press, September 2016)   The upcoming November election promises to have a whole array of local and national issues and candidates for voters to weigh in on. Those wishing to vote who have questions about registration or voting can find answers at both the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the Cuyahoga County Board…

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    September 20, 2016

  • Tri-C Awarded Federal Grant to Help Cleveland Students Work Toward College

    (Plain Press, September 2016)   Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will use a grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Educational Talent Search Project to provide academic, career and financial counseling to Cleveland Metropolitan School District students who have the potential to succeed in college. Tri-C will provide myriad services to selected Cleveland students, including tutoring,…

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    September 20, 2016

  • WalletHub study says Cleveland is 5th most stressed city in the country

    (Plain Press, September 2016) If you are feeling stressed living in the City of Cleveland, perhaps there is a reason. A recent study by WalletHub measured the 150 largest cities in the United States across five key dimensions – work related stress, money related stress, family related stress, health and safety related stress and coping…

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    September 20, 2016

  • National Night Out Against Crime

    PHOTO BY TED LOBAUGH Tuesday, August 2, 2016; National Night Out Against Crime, Steelyard Commons, 3447 Steelyard Drive: Members of Rising Stars Acrobatics dance in a performance of The Lily Pond.

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    September 20, 2016

  • Stockyard, Clark Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office gets new name

    (Plain Press, September 2016) After a vote by community residents and stakeholders, the Stockyard, Clark Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office has changed its name. The new name is the Metro West Community Development Organization.

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    September 20, 2016

  • September 2016 Plain Press – PDF

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    September 3, 2016

  • August 2016 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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    August 1, 2016

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