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Food and Water Watch urges limits on use of antibiotics
(Plain Press, March 2014) Food and Water Watch held a press conference on Saturday, February 15th at the rear entrance of the West Side Market to announce the launch of a local campaign to raise awareness of the misuse of antibiotics on factory farms. Protester Brandon Bish dressed in a cow costume and other…
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Express Laundry Center celebrates grand opening in Clark Fulton neighborhood
(Plain Press, March 2014) Residents of the Clark Fulton neighborhood, joined with staff of the Stockyards, Clark Fulton Brooklyn Center Community Development office, Ward 14 Councilman Brian Cummins, and other guests to celebrate the grand opening of Express Laundry Center at 4401 Clark Avenue on Tuesday, February 11th. Express Laundry Center owner Joe Olivo served…
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Tend-R-Lean Steak Company owner Marty Kreinberg represents third generation to process meat in neighborhood
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2014)Tend-R-Lean Steak Company at 7106 Lorain Avenue is well known to Plain Press readers. Tend-R-Lean’s advertisement has graced the back page of the Plain Press for over two decades, offering readers frozen meat and other food items at wholesale prices. Many readers go first to the back page of…
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Community Board
ADULT EDUCATION This year the cost to take the GED HAS TRIPLED TO $120. OHIO IS PROVIDING $80 VOUCHERS to individuals who want to take the test by meeting with a career counselor at one of Ohio technical education centers (OTC). A list of the OTCs and their contact information is at https://www.ohiohighered.org/otc/locations. SEEDS OF…
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Trouble on Division Avenue
To the editor: ROBBERIES HAVE SKYROCKETED on Division Avenue – West 25th Street area, two streets north of Detroit Avenue — since last fall. Outsiders, as well as new Lakeview Estates residents transferred in from closed down east side estates, have turned the relatively quiet street into a robbery zone. On February 20, 2014, CMHA’s…
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Mayor balanced budget with money promised to Cleveland school children WITH CURRENT SURPLUS MONEY SHOULD BE RETURNED
To the editor: One of the incentives used to pass the 1995 parking tax was that the Cleveland schools would receive $2 million for extracurricular activities for the children for as long as the parking tax was in effect. Sometime around 2009, Mayor Frank Jackson decided to divert $1 million of the children’s money to…
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2013 Seeds of Literacy graduates make history LARGEST CLASS EVER TO GRADUATE FROM PROGRAM
(Plain Press, March 2014) On February 5th Seeds of Literacy graduates, their families, volunteer tutors and staff of the program gathered for the graduation ceremony of the class of 2013 filling the US Bank building lobby at W. 25th and Clark on a cold and blistery winter night. “The class of 2013 was 102-strong, the…
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Update on MyCare Ohio
(Plain Press, March 2014) MyCare Ohio, a new managed care program for Ohioans 18 years and older who receive both Medicaid and Medicare benefits was featured in the February issue of the Plain Press. Following publication of the February issue, the Plain Press learned that the project was pushed back one month. Instead of consumers…
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Corrections to the February issue
Max Hayes opening date (Plain Press, March 2014) In the February issue of the Plain Press, an article incorrectly stated that Max Hayes construction would be complete in time for the 2014-15 school year. It should have said the building is scheduled to be ready for the 2015-16 school year. CTO Executive Director (Plain Press,…
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Activists call for new War on Poverty
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, January 8th; Rally for New War on Poverty, Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry, 4515 Superior Avenue: Poverty Warrior Rowena Ventura with Lutheran Metropolitan Ministry’s Advocacy Director Reverend Tony Minor. Ventura rose from a coffin symbolizing the resurrection of the War on Poverty. Activists call for new War on Poverty by Chuck Hoven…
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