• Planning effort hopes to make Clark Avenue corridor a more livable community

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) Residents and stakeholders received an update on the Transportation for Livable Communities Initiative planning study for Clark Avenue at a February 12th meeting at Pilgrim Church on W. 14th Street.  A final plan is expected to be ready by the end of March. The plan commissioned by Tremont…


  • Snavely Group hopes development plans will transform corner of W. 25th and Detroit Avenue

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) At a February 10th Ohio City Incorporated community meeting at Franklin Circle Church, Pete Snavely of the Snavely Group, offered an update on plans for a mixed use, mixed income residential project at W. 25th and Detroit Avenue. Pete Snavely hopes the project will transform three of the…


  • COMMUNITY BOARD – MARCH 2015

    A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ADULT EDUCATION EARN YOUR GED (General Educational Development) FREE at Seeds of Literacy.  Call to enroll 216/661-7950.  West side location is at 3104 West 25th St., 3rd floor, at the corner of Clark and West 25th St. ARTS AND CRAFTS…


  • Hispanic UMADAOP and Clark-Fulton MyCom Coalition to host “HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT”

    (Plain Press, March 2015) Looks can be deceiving. That’s the message behind a unique traveling exhibit created by the Bath and Copley Township Police Departments.  The display is called “Hidden in Plain Sight.”  The departments constructed what appears to be at first glance the bedroom of an average teenager.  However, amidst the clutter of clothing…


  • Local organizations awarded grants from U.S. Soccer Foundation

    (Plain Press, March 2015) The U.S. Soccer Foundation, the major charitable arm of soccer in the United States, announced over $28,500 in grants awarded to two local organizations, Ohio City Incorporated and America SCORES Cleveland, to support soccer programs for underserved youth in the Cleveland area. This comes as part of an announcement of over…


  • Councilwoman Brady joins residents in effort to restore police mini stations

    (Plain Press, March 2015) On Tuesday, February 22nd, in front of the City Council Committee Room in Cleveland City Hall, Councilwoman Dona Brady, Rose Zitiello, Westown CDC Executive Director and community activists presented petitions and comments to Police Chief Calvin Williams prior to budget hearings of the Cleveland Police Department. The petitions contain over 1500…


  • Foundation Center offers resources for groups and individuals seeking funding

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) The City of Cleveland is fortunate to serve as a location for one of only five Foundation Centers in the United States says Cleveland Foundation Center’s Director John Patrick Bailey. The Cleveland Foundation Center offers a number of unique tools for non-profit organizations seeking funding, individuals looking for…


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  • Residents relay concerns about police violence to Cleveland City Council members at Listening Tour

    by Chuck Hoven Following a 58-page report by the United States Department of Justice on excessive use of force by the Cleveland Police Department, Cleveland City Council’s Safety Committee initiated a series of Listening Tours. Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley said the listening sessions were designed to “come to the neighborhoods and listen to…