• December 2023 Plain Press – PDF


  • Old Angle Boxing Gym finds a new home

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 17, 2023; Old Angle Boxing Gym, Trinity Church Hall basement, 2051 W. 30th Street: Mohammad Abdel-Nabi, age 15, a ninth-grade student at John Marshall Business School, shadow boxes in the ring. At age 14, Abdel-Nabi won the Junior Olympics championship title boxing at a weight of 132 lbs. PHOTO…


  • Voters to decide fate of People’s Budget proposal, Issue 38

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY September 26, 2023; Public debate on People’s Budget Cleveland ballot measure, Little Theater, Cleveland Public Hall, 500 Lakeside Avenue: Jonathan Welle, Executive Director of Cleveland Owns, makes a case for voters to support Issue 38, the People’s Budget. by Bruce Checefsky    (Plain Press, November 2023) Supporters of the Peoples Budget…


  • Civics 2.0 students plead for funding for their program

    by Chuck Hoven    (Plain Press, November 2023) Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) students that participate in the extracurricular Civics 2.0 program came out in force to testify at the September meeting of the Cleveland Municipal School District Board of Education. The students were advocating for restoration of funding for their extracurricular program. During the…


  • Halloween display on W. 81 st.

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 12, 2023; This household went all-out with the Halloween display in their yard at 2194 W. 81st Street.


  • New mural completed near the Lorain Ave. exit of I-90

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 12, 2023; 8004 Lorain Avenue: This Destination Cleveland Mural by artist Lisa Quine of Hudson, Ohio is across Lorain Avenue from the westbound I-90 Lorain Avenue exit. The mural says, “The Land where anything is possible.” Northwest Neighbors offers thanks to the building’s owners and Destination Cleveland for accepting…


  • Artemus Ward School celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 5, 2023; Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Artemus Ward School cafeteria, 4315 W. 140th Street: A young girl prepares to fill her maracas (hand shaken rattles) from a selection of various beans and seeds. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 5, 2023; Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Artemus Ward School cafeteria,…


  • November 2023 Plain Press Community Board

    ARTS DAY OF THE DEAD:  The Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival will take place in Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood on Saturday November 4. Día de Muertos is a cultural tradition in Mexico and many Latin American countries to honor deceased loved ones. The event is free and family friendly and begins at…


  • Teacher calls for funds to be restored to Comprehensive Extracurricular Activities Plan

    by Errol Savage    (Plain Press, November 2023) The Comprehensive Extracurricular Activities Plan (CEAP), funded by the citizens of Cleveland for the benefit of children, is being robbed. COMMENTARY    Back in the 1990s our football stadium was built by taxpayers; the private owners of the stadium received a lifetime exemption from paying property taxes…


  • Housing protections for survivors of domestic violence

    by Allison K. Younger      (Plain Press, November 2023) If you are a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, and you live in public housing, have a housing voucher or if your housing is otherwise supported by the federal government, then the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) protects your rights as…