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Tiny house planned for vacant lot in EcoVillage neighborhood
(Plain Press, July 2015) The Tiny House movement is coming to Cleveland’s EcoVillage in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood. On May 28th on the Northwest corner of W. 58th and Pear Avenue, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization, Citizens Bank and Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone announced plans to build a tiny 557 square foot house on…
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West 25th Street Furnishings plans to close by end of July
(Plain Press, July 2015) West 25th Street Furnishings at 2104 W. 25ht Street, housed on a corner that has historical ties to the West Side Market, is closing for good at the end of July. Brothers Tom and Alex Feuerman, the business owners, say they have been unable to renew their lease at an affordable…
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Racism vs. Insanity. To the Editor:
(Plain Press, July 2015) The recent shooting in South Carolina, nine innocent people murdered as they worshipped our Creator, was more than mere racism. Racism exists in benign and malignant forms. Benign racism is something that most people — of all races – experience occasionally. A product of insecurity, it is easier to control and…
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In defense of Mary Frances Wawrytko and Cat Crossing. To the editor:
APL URGED TO OFFER ASSISTANCE RATHER THAN ACCUSATIONS (Plain Press, July 2015) Late January 2015, the Cleveland Animal Protective League’s [possibly power driven] Chief Humane Investigator initiated a raid on the Cat Crossing, a public, non-profit 501(C) organization; a sanctuary/shelter for feral, stray, abandon, ill and recovering cats. The raid resulted in slanderous accusations against…
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Poor schools blamed for decline in property value. To the editor:
(Plain Press, July 2015) Almost Every other day someone gets killed in Cleveland – the Comeback City and no one is doing anything. Everyone in the photos in your paper is smiling. We have 19 Council Persons in City Hall making $80,000 a year salary. Other things: I’ve lived in Cleveland since 1991. I lived…
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Educators in Cleveland Teachers Union ask to be included in the planning process for Investment Schools
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2015) Members of the Cleveland Teachers Union came in mass to the Cleveland Board of Education’s April meeting to protest new corrective action plans the district seeks to impose on teachers at the district’s 23 investment schools. An overflow crowd packed the Cleveland Board of Education meeting on April…
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Station Hope Block Party
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 9, 2015; Station Hope Block Party, St. John’s Church, Church Avenue between W. 26 and W. 28: Joan Southgate tells the audience of the role of Cleveland, which had the code name “Hope”, in the Underground Railroad that “brought freedom seekers to freedom.” Southgate brought attention the history of…
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