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Detroit-Superior Bridge opens trolley level for public tours (photos)
PHOTO BY MARYANN COYNE ROSENBERG Saturday, June 21, 2025; trolley level under the Detroit-Superior (Veterans Memorial) Bridge: The Cuyahoga County Engineer’s Office opened the underbelly of the bridge for touring by the public as part of the Cleveland History Days celebration. PHOTO BY MARYANN COYNE ROSENBERG Saturday, June 21, 2025; trolley level under the Detroit-Superior…
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In Memory: Timothy Barrett, March 9, 1951 – December 4, 2024
(Plain Press February 2025) Timothy Barrett is known to many Cleveland residents for his Cleveland Sacred Architecture lectures and tours. Barrett, an architectural historian, freely offered his assistance and advice to many individuals working to restore historic homes, especially in his Ohio City neighborhood. Barrett’s work in the City of Cleveland Storefront Renovation Program…
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Master Plan for West Side Market unveiled at public meeting
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, August 16, 2023; West Side Market at W. 25th and Lorain Avenue as viewed from the United Building. A committee has been set up to raise funds to implement plans for the future of the West Side Market. A standing room only crowd filled the Truss event space on the…
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Development projects seek Tax Increment Financing
PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; Lakeview Community Center, 1290 W. 25th Street: A plan called Lakeview Connects hopes to establish links between the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Lakeview Terrace community and the surrounding Ohio City neighborhood. by Chuck Hoven It has become a trend in Cleveland for big projects to…
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Development at W. 11th and Fairfield rushed while issues raised at block club go unresolved
PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; W. 11th and Fairfield: Despite objections raised at the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on June 27,2022, the Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing 5,000 square feet of retail space as part of a project by 1209 Fairfield LLC in a multi-family residential district.…
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City of Cleveland announces formation of the new Cleveland Public Market Corporation
(April 2023, Plain Press) The first months of this year have brought major developments for the West Side Market, including the founding of the new non-profit, the naming of the inaugural board, the initiation of the executive director search, and the release of the first phase of the Market master plan. Articles of incorporation…
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Corner of W. 25th and Chatham was once an important part of grocery shopping in Cleveland
(April 2023, Plain Press) From the late 1930s until the early 1960s the corner of W. 25th and Chatham was a vibrant part of the grocery shopping experience of many Clevelanders who came to shop at the West Side Market. Yarid Sahley, age 86, whose family was in the grocery business during that time period,…
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Roundtable discussion with Mayor Justin Bibb sheds some light on City’s development agenda
(April 2023, Plain Press) Mayor Justin Bibb and WOVU 95.9 FM radio station hosted a Community Media Roundtable on February 15th. The roundtable served as an opportunity for community news outlets to dialogue with Mayor Bibb on topics of concern in the neighborhoods they serve. Managing Editor Chuck Hoven represented the Plain Press at…
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MetroHealth shares preliminary plans for senior citizen housing project and police station
MetroHealth shares preliminary plans for senior citizen housing project and police station (Plain Press, October 2022) At a September 22nd community meeting at the BridgeCLE/Family Ministry Center on Fulton Road, MetroHealth Medical Center’s CCH Development Corporation shared its plans for a new senior housing project to be built at W. 25th and Trowbridge Avenue along…