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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.
  • July 2016 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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    July 1, 2016

  • UpCycle Farm: Building Hope in the City

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    June 6, 2016

  • Panel addresses ways to identify and stop human trafficking

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2016) Thirty people attending a meeting at the Lorain Branch of the Cleveland Public Library at 8216 Lorain Avenue, on May 24th, learned about human trafficking in Cleveland and how to identify signs that human trafficking is taking place.  A three-person panel — Renee Jones of the Renee Jones…

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    June 6, 2016

  • Stockyard Bike-A-Thon

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    June 6, 2016

  • Ward 15 residents receive update on school construction plans

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2016) Seventy people attending a Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Master Plan Update Meeting on May 18th at Waterson-Lake School building learned of plans that involve four school sites: Halle/H. Barbara Booker PreK-8; Waverly Prek-8; West Side High School at the old Max Hayes site; and Joseph M. Gallagher…

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    June 6, 2016

  • West Side Market in danger of losing status as a “real market”

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2016) West Side Market Tenants’ Association President Vince Bertonaschi has one simple question he would like members of local block clubs to ask themselves concerning the West Side Market, “Do you want a real market, or a tourist attraction?” Bertonaschi posed that question while speaking on May 17th at…

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    June 6, 2016

  • May Crowning Ceremony, St. Rocco Church & School

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    June 6, 2016

  • Drink Local, Drink Tap’s 4 Miles 4 Water

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    June 6, 2016

  • COMMUNITY BOARD JUNE 2016

    A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ADULT EDUCATION FREE GED/SKILLS ENRICHMENT CLASSES will be held at the Cleveland Public Library Fulton Branch at 3545 Fulton Rd, CPL Walz Branch at 7910 Detroit Ave. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday mornings starting at 10 am, and at Seeds…

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    June 6, 2016

  • Michael J. Zone Recreation Center Beautification Project

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    June 6, 2016

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