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Reader seeks answers from Old Brooklyn Development Corporation
To the editor: (Plain Press July 2026) There is an extensive ‘commentary’ about the relocation of the Historical Sosiety Of Old Brooklyn museum in the current (Summer 2026) Old Brooklyn News, which is the publication vehicle for the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation. This corporation is the owner of the corner where the museum…
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Cleveland Public Library’s Book Nook offers free books at the West Side Market (photos)
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, June 13, 2026; Cleveland Public Library The Book Nook at the West Side Market, W. 25th and Lorain Avenue: The Book Nook is open on Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. to give away free books to visitors of the West Side Market. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG…
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Legal Aid can help with unemployment appeals
by Tonya Sams (Plain Press July 2026) Experiencing job loss can be devastating, leaving those affected worried about how they will take care of themselves and their families. Applying for unemployment compensation is an option, but eligibility requirements must be met to get the benefits. To qualify for benefits, you must have worked…
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Arch at St. Michael creates senior citizen apartments on Scranton Road
PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Thursday, June 18, 2026; The Arch at St. Michael, 3146 Scranton Avenue: The former St. Michael High School building and St. Michael’s Convent now provide housing for senior citizens (Plain Press July 2026) The Arch at St. Michael, a development project recently completed at 3146 Scranton Road, provides apartments for…
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In memoriam — Demolition of Old Brooklyn’s iconic corner at Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. begins
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press July 2026) I didn’t grow up in Old Brooklyn, but generations of my ancestors did — and some were still living there when I was a child in post-World War II Parma. My parents had to migrate south because there wasn’t enough housing available for all the Baby Boomer…
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Can Brook Park collect enough new taxes to support its investment in a new stadium?
NO, AND TAXPAYERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR HIGHER TAXES by Alex Calder (Plain Press July 2026) The NFL is America’s most successful sports league. Since 2020, franchise values have increased in many cases by more than 100 percent. The Seattle Seahawks are expected to sell for more than $9 billion. Players also benefit from the…
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Benjamin Franklin Year End Concert is about more than music
PHOTO BY GREG CNZADEL Wednesday, May 27, 2026; Music in the Benjamin Franklin Community Garden Pavilion, 1905 Spring Road: Janelly Gomes (with sister Sophia), had an 8th grade dance to go to at 5:30. She had one request for showing up; that the music director Scott Franklin save C Jam Blues, composed by Duke Ellington,…
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Cleveland teens get World Cup experience at Boston festival
(Plain Press July 2026) Six teens from Cleveland SCORES have been chosen to take part in an international youth festival connected to this year’s 2026 FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) World Cup™ in Boston, one of the tournament’s host cities. The group from Cleveland SCORES, a nonprofit providing afterschool programming through soccer,…
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University Circle hosts annual Parade the Circle event (photos)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, June 13, 2026; Parade the Circle, East Boulevard and Juniper: This Ice Cream Truck was created by some residents of a West Side neighborhood. Blogger Angie Schmitt wrote of the work neighbors did on the float and the fun they had test driving it through the neighborhood. Schmitt’s substack blog…
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Greater Cleveland Food Bank plans new West Side location
(Plain Press July 2026) A June 16, 2026 article, by Kaylee Remington in Cleveland.com, titled “Greater Cleveland Food Bank to build resource center to expand food access, services”, says the Greater Cleveland Food Bank plans to build a new West Side Community Resource Center at 9830 Lorain Avenue. The new center is expected to…
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