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Recent Cleveland Municipal School District Grads given opportunity to become union apprenticeships
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2011) In an effort to get younger people involved in the construction trades, the Union Construction Industry Partnership – Apprenticeship Skills Achievement Program (UCIP-ASAP) partnered with Employment Connections and Turner Construction along with its subcontractors on the Medical Mart project, to offer five Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) graduates…
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St. Augustine Rainbow Camp provides summer fun
by Nora Rodriquez (Plain Press, August 2011) St. Augustine Church, located on West 14th in Tremont, is well known for their service operations and various community activities. One of these activities is the Augustine Rainbow Camp. The summer camp started in 1973 with around 10 kids, according to Gerry Casper, Rainbow Camp’s director. In 2011,…
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Merrick House continues to serve youth in Clark Fulton area at new location
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2011) At the end of March 2011, when Merrick House closed their West location in the Lin Omni Center at 3167 Fulton Road, their board and staff promised to continue services to the Clark Fulton neighborhood. The primary program they promised to continue in the neighborhood was the Merrick…
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Madison Avenue cameras help nab robbery suspect
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2011) Using images captured on security cameras along Madison Avenue, police captured an armed robbery suspect who later confessed to fourteen armed robberies. According to a police report filed by Detective Lawrence McGervey of the First District Detective Bureau, the suspect, Michael Steele, robbed Frank’s Tackle Shop at 10802…
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L.J. Minor Company plans expansion of W. 25th Street facility
by Jerleen Justus (Plain Press, August 2011) LJ Minor/Nestle Plant Manager Shawn Faber and Architect Jim Larsen attended the July 7, 2011, Tremont West Development Corp. (TWDC) Economic Development Committee meeting to discuss the company’s plans for expansion of the 2621 West 25 Street facility. Public records show that on April 5, the Switzerland owned…
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Trickling it down and calling it honey
by Bruce Grossman (Plain Press, August 2011) I’m not an economist, and I certainly don’t have a Nobel Prize, but I just can’t understand how taking money from the very poorest people in society and giving it to the very richest is going to make this country more prosperous. In fact, the discrepancy in income distribution…
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West Side Cleveland Foodbank member agencies honored
(Plain Press, August 2011) The Cleveland Foodbank recently honored the successes of its member agencies at its 2011 Recognition Event. Two west side agencies were celebrated at the luncheon at Windows on the River. Walk of Faith Community Center, 12833 Lorain Avenue, was honored as the Innovative Program of the Year. Their mission is to…
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Ohio City resident Eric Gordon named new CEO of Cleveland Metropolitan School District
(Plain Press, August 2011) On July 12, 2011, the Board of Education of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District voted to approve the at-will employment contract of Chief Executive Officer Eric S. Gordon. The one-year contract commences July 1, 2011 and ends on June 30, 2012 for the District’s former Chief Academic Officer. Gordon is an…
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Clevelanders explore joining national educational reform effort
(Plain Press, August 2011) About forty Cleveland activists came together on July 21st at a meeting hosted by Organize! Ohio to view Parent Power— an inspirational video about educational reform in New York City, and discuss how to encourage Cleveland parents and community members to get involved in a similar effort. The video, produced by…
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Clifton Arts & Musicfest award winners announded
(Plain Press, August 2011) Entries in the following categories were chosen as winners in the Juried Art Show at the 24th Annual Clifton Arts & Musicfest on Saturday, June 18, 2011: Best of Show – Don Morrow, Genuine Beach Glass from Lakewood, OH (Jewelry); Best of Show, Fine Art – Connie Adams, Watercolors by Constance…
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