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Episcopal Diocese seeks community input on future of St. John’s Church
PHOTO BY COREY MEADOR St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue: Renovations are underway inside the sanctuary. by Corey Meador (Plain Press June 2026) A $400,000 project underway at St. John’s Episcopal Church sparks new life and opportunity into Cuyahoga county’s oldest consecrated building. On Church Avenue in the Hingetown neighborhood of Cleveland, many…
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Documentary features young 1970s Cleveland filmmakers
(Plain Press June 2026) Before smart phones and video cameras, the only device back in the 1970’s to record motion pictures was our parents’ home movie cameras. These revolutionary movie cameras that recorded on a slim strip of 8mm film, were originally made available back in the early 1950’s. These devices gave the public…
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Final report offers no clarity on Cleveland’s Transformative Arts Fund spending and impact
PHOTO BY ANASTASIA PANTSIOS September 6, 2025; The Art Garden Project, W.50th and Storer Avenue: Cleveland-based Dominican artist Ariel Verges (also known as BlackBrain), paints a mural. The Art Garden Project is a large-scale community initiative, on Storer Avenue and nearby neighborhoods, catalyzed and funded by the city’s Transformative Arts Fund (TAF). PHOTO BY ANASTASIA PANTSIOS…
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Madison Ave. Community Garden spruces up garden beds with the help of volunteers (photos)
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, April 25, 2026; The Madison Avenue Community Garden at Story, 9900 Madison Avenue: Garden Leader and W. 98th Street resident Diab Dar-Issa greets volunteers coming to help create raised garden beds. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, April 25, 2026; The Madison Avenue Community Garden at Story, 9900 Madison Avenue: Tom…
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June 2026 community board
ADVOCACY BILINGUAL IMMIGRATION AND WAGE THEFT CLINIC: Join the Northeast Ohio Worker Center and the Young Latino Network for a free legal clinic for workers and immigrants in our community, in Spanish and English. Clinics are held monthly, either virtually or in person. Attorneys will be available to answer your questions about immigration and worker’s…
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Open letter from Plain Pres Editor Debbie Sadlon
Dear Readers, (Plain Press June 2026) I am the Editor of the Plain Press and have been for probably the last 30 years. This might be a good time in the history of the Plain Press, to explain the Plain Press Editorial Policy to the community. According to our By-Laws, the Editorial position…
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Democratic Party Central Committee representative reacts to Plain Press primary election coverage
To the editor: (Plain Press June 2026) I am writing in response to Bruce Checefsky’s article published in the May 2026 Plain Press titled “Pre-Primary Endorsements Unfairly Influence Election Results”. I have lived in the City of Cleveland for the past 24 years minus a brief stint in Denver. During this time, I…
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Resident concerned about Fire Station Number 23: Open Letter to Cleveland City Council
Dear Council Members, (Plain Press June 2026) As a resident of the Cudell/Clifton-Baltic/Edgewater neighborhood, I was highly disappointed to learn that the ‘Municipal Services & Properties Committee’ blocked the ability for Mayor Bibb’s office to enforce ’eminent domain’ to acquire 10022 Madison Avenue (corner of Madison & West Boulevard, located within bordering Wards 11 & 12).…
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