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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.
  • Riverview Tower residents voice concerns about neighborhood problems

    By Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2016) On May 12th Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack and Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) community organizer Destinee Henton met with residents of Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (CMHA) Riverview Towers at 1795 W. 25th Street. The meeting, hosted by the James Woods Center of the Rose Centers for Aging Well…

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    June 6, 2016

  • Station Hope brings community together to enjoy a free evening of quality performances

    (Plain Press, June 2016) In the City of Cleveland, where many residents are often left out of cultural activities because of the price of admission, Station Hope provides a free event with high quality art, dance, poetry, theater and music for all to enjoy. People from throughout Cleveland ventured to Church Avenue in Ohio City…

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    June 6, 2016

  • June 2016 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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    June 1, 2016

  • Stuffed Animal Sleepover

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    May 7, 2016

  • Businesses in West Side Market District take advantage of free parking while West Side Market Tenants are forced to pick up the tab for lot security

    by Chuck Hoven   (Plain Press, May 2016) At a recent community meeting on the Near West Side, several people said they miss shopping at the West Side Market, but no longer shop there because of the difficulty in finding a parking spot. A visit to the West Side Market on the afternoon of Wednesday, April…

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    May 6, 2016

  • Edgewater Beach Clean-up

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    May 6, 2016

  • Race to the Max runners race through the EcoVillage

    (Plain Press, May 2016) Runners and their supporters filled campus of Max Hayes High School on Saturday, April 16th for the annual Race to the Max.  The Race to the Max, held each year for the past four years by Friends of Max Hayes and the Westside Industrial Retention and Expansion Network (WIRE-Net), raises funds…

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    May 6, 2016

  • Seniors at Riverview share life lessons with students in Arrupe afterschool program

    by Chuck Hoven    (Plain Press, May 2016) Several times a year, seniors from the James Woods Center of the Rose Centers for Aging Well at Riverview Towers at 1795 W. 25th Street welcome visitors from the Arrupe Neighborhood Partnership’s after school program at St. Ignatius High School, said Jerry Purcell Director of the Rose…

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    May 6, 2016

  • COMMUNITY BOARD MAY 2016

      A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ARTS AND CRAFTS ART HOUSE is sponsoring the 14th Annual Urban Bright Arts-in-Education Year-End Art Exhibit with work by area students and teaching artists. The show will be held at 3119 Denison Ave, on Saturday, May 7 from 1-…

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    May 6, 2016

  • Max Hayes Construction Program Advisory Committee

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    May 6, 2016

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