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  • Cleveland needs leaders with a moral compass

    Cleveland needs leaders with a moral compass by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2021)       As Clevelanders prepare to select a new mayor and consider their choices for city council representatives for the next four years, we may be asking ourselves how do we best judge who will make a good mayor or city council representative? What qualities…

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  • City of Cleveland Primary Election is set for September 14, 2021

    City of Cleveland Primary Election is set for September 14, 2021 (Plain Press, August 2021)     The date for the Primary Election in the City of Cleveland is set for September 14, 2021. Citizens of voting age can register by August 16th and still be able to vote for their choice of mayoral and city council candidates or weigh…

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  • Merger of DSCDO and Cudell Improvement results in new entity, Northwest Neighborhoods CDC

    Merger of DSCDO and Cudell Improvement results in new entity, Northwest Neighborhoods CDC To the editor: (Plain Press, August 2021)     The board of directors and staff of Northwest Neighborhoods Community Development Corporation are happy to formally announce our new, unified organization serving Cleveland’s Cudell, Detroit Shoreway, and Edgewater neighborhoods, following the merger of Detroit Shoreway Community Development…

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  • Family members who lost loved ones to police action speak at community meeting on Consent Decree

    Family members who lost loved ones to police action speak at community meeting on Consent Decree  by Rich Weiss (Plain Press, August 2021)     Four local community members who lost loved ones to Cleveland Police Department (CPD) use-of-force were the Zoom panelists for the June public input meeting on the Cleveland Consent Decree.  United Way of Greater Cleveland and…

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  • Ohio City developer to rehab historic funeral home on Lorain Avenue into retail, apartments

    Ohio City developer to rehab historic funeral home on Lorain Avenue into retail, apartments by Lee Chilcote (Plain Press, August 2021)     The Nunn Family Funeral Home at 4434 Lorain Avenue in Ohio City dates back to 1865, and the site operated as a funeral home until about 20 years ago, when it was converted into a daycare. Now, a…

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  • Plain Press Community Board – August 2021

    (Plain Press, August 2021)      Aug21ComBoard ARTS ARTS IN AUGUST: Tremont West presents free professional dance, theatre, and music in Lincoln Park.  2021 Schedule of Events: Friday, August 6th – 7pm – Cleveland Public Theatre’s STEP, Song of Sankofa; Sunday, August 8th – 5pm – Cleveland Shakespeare Festival; Friday, August 13th – 8:30pm – Verb Ballets; Saturday, August 14th – 8:30pm – Inlet Dance Theatre; Sunday, August 15th – Rain Date…

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  • August 2021 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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  • Parade the City

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  • CPT opens live, in person summer season to take on racial equity

    CPT opens live, in person summer season to take on racial equity by Lee Chilcote    Cleveland Public Theatre, which normally does not run a summer season, made an exception this year in response to an exceptional year of theaters left dark because of a global pandemic. CPT’s Outdoor Stage performances will run July 1 through August 7,…

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  • Music venues make a cautious return to in-person performances

    Music venues make a cautious return to in-person performances by Daniel Polleta       After being closed for more than a year due to COVID 19 restrictions, the Happy Dog at W. 58th and Detroit Avenue reopened on June 25, much to the delight of both hot dog lovers, and the patrons who come to hear music and attend other…

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