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Plain Press Community Board – May 2012
May 2012 Community Board BUSINESSES SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT GRANT PROGRAM of Charter One Growing Communities Initiative offers grants for new retail businesses looking to open in the Ohio City Market District. Application deadline is 5 p.m. on Monday, may 21. For info visit ohiocity.org or call Thomas McNair at 781-3321 ext. 107. WASTE RECYCLING SEMINAR:…
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Literary nightspot set to reopen despite neighbors’ complaints and challenge to liquor license
Literary nightspot set to reopen despite neighbors’ complaints and challenge to liquor license by Jerleen Justus (Plain Press, May 2012) Despite a challenge to the transfer of the liquor license from the 806 Martini and Wine Bar, plans are in the works to reopen the nightspot at 806 Literary Road in the Tremont neighborhood and…
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Housing First development planned for Ohio City does not receive tax credits necessary for financing
Housing First development planned for Ohio City does not receive tax credits necessary for financing by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2012) Plans by the homeless advocacy coalition Housing First to build permanent supportive housing for the homeless in Ohio City have received a setback. The Emerald Alliance VIII mixed-use facility, planned by Cleveland Housing…
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City of Cleveland welcomes proposals for new methods of managing municipal waste
City of Cleveland welcomes proposals for new methods of managing municipal waste by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2012) Cleveland City Council voted 15-2 at its April 9th meeting to pass an ordinance extending the deadline for Request for Information and Qualifications for various methods to manage municipal solid waste disposal to July 31, 2012.…
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Plans to convert former convent to a residential alcohol and drug treatment facility cause stir in Ward 14
Plans to convert former convent to a residential alcohol and drug treatment facility cause stir in Ward 14 by Jerleen Justus (Plain Press, May 2012) A proposal to turn the former convent at the property of Community Care Network, 2202 Prame, into a residential alcohol and drug treatment facility has drawn both opposition and support.…
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Providence House breaks ground for expansion of its crisis nursery
(Plain Press, May 2012) On April 3rd, friends and supporters of Providence House gathered on W. 32nd just south of Lorain Avenue for a groundbreaking ceremony for the $1.8 million dollar new wing for Leo’s House, Providence House’s crisis nursery for infants and children at risk of abuse and neglect. Providence House Chief Executive Officer…
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Cyclists invited to Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on May 19th
Cyclists invited to Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes on May 19th by Jeffrey Sugalski (Plain Press, May 2012) Cyclists have the opportunity to win more than $4,000 in prizes, including four brand new bikes, simply by exploring Cleveland’s Old Brooklyn neighborhood by bicycle this spring. Old Brooklyn Pedal for Prizes, a free event open to…
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