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  • COMMUNITY BOARD-APRIL 2015

    A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ARAGON BALLROOM HELP PLAN FOR THE ARAGON BALLROOM SPACE at the second public meeting at Lincoln West High School on April 8th at 7 pm. To confirm, call Adam Stalder at 216/961-9073. ARTS AND CRAFTS THE 28TH ANNUAL CLIFTON ARTS…

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  • Residents vote to remove landmark status for historic Watterson Lake building to make way for demolition

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2015) At a March 18th Community meeting held in Bethany Presbyterian Church, residents voted 22 to 3 to have historic Watterson Lake School Building on W. 74th and Detroit Avenue removed from its landmark status and demolished. The school, built in 1906 and designed by architect Frank S. Barnum,…

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  • Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization’s Strategic Vision calls for new name and expanded focus

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April 2015) In his remarks to those gathered for Detroit Shoreway’s 41st annual meeting, Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization Board of Directors Chair Joe Tegreene focused on the organization’s new strategic plan. Tegreene told the crowd of over 150 people gathered at Our Lady of Mt Carmel’s Pope John Hall…

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  • April 2015 Plain Press PDF

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  • Brite Winter Festival

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  • In Memory of Sister Donna Hawk, Congregation of St. Joseph

    March 12, 1943- January 28, 2015 (Plain Press, March 2015) Sister Donna Hawk will be remembered as an advocate for the homeless. Hawk, a member of the Congregation of St. Joseph, after spending her early career in elementary education, served as one of the founders of the West Side Catholic Center and as co-director of…

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  • 2015 Plain Press Community Guide

    EMERGENCY NUMBERS Fire • Police • Medical………………………………………….911 Poison Control Center……………..…….1-800-222-1222 Mental Health Crisis Hotline …………   ………623-6888 www.adamhscc.org RTA Police………………………………………. 566-5163 Safe Schools Hotline………………………771-SAFE (7233) United Way First Call for Help …..436-2000 ……or…..211   ABUSE Adult Abuse Hotline (Cuyahoga Cty DSAS)…..420-6700 Child Abuse Hotline…………………………696-KIDS (5437) Cleveland Animal Protective League………….771-4616 Cleveland Rape Crisis Center Hotline……………619-6194                                        www.clevelandrapecrisis.org …

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  • Police Department to roll out body worn cameras in Second District

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) At the February 10th meeting of the Second District Community Relations Committee, Cleveland Police Department Deputy Chiefs Wayne Drummond and Leroy Morrow explained the planned roll out of body cameras in the Cleveland Police Department. Officers in the Second District will be issued body cameras during the month…

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  • Third Fridays at W. 78th Street Studios

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  • Cleveland International Film Festival 2015 Program Includes New Documentary “Move On!” about CLE’s Own Near West Theatre

    (Plain Press, March 2015) The Cleveland International Film Festival announced that its 2015 program would include a new documentary by local filmmaker Ted Sikora about Cleveland’s own Near West Theatre. The film chronicles the June 2014 rehearsal period and performances of Near West Theatre’s final production in its rented, gritty home of 36 years—the 3rd…

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