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  • Cleveland moviemaking history begins with the Giant Coal Dumper and continues to evoke its lessons

    by Cameron Mays    (Plain Press April 2026) It is now probably accepted that the big bang that started our universe was not some great explosion but a simple happening. Thus, it is fitting that which started Cleveland film history was no epic tale but a routine industrial occurrence.    Giant Coal Dumper was the…

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  • Developments at Pearl and Memphis inch forward as former tenants seek new homes

    by Lynette Filips (Plain Press April 2026) Two months have passed since I last addressed the many issues facing the corner of Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. in the heart of Old Brooklyn. Seemingly more and more sidebars have come up while the major issues are still in limbo. To make processing all of them…

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  • Stretch of Lorain Ave. adds cluster of new businesses

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, March 20,2026; Lorain Theater building, 4601 Lorain Avenue: Visible Voice Books, Hausfrau Record Shop in the Lorain Theater building and other nearby businesses are livening up a stretch of Lorain Avenue. (Plain Press April 2026) Last year’s move of Visible Voice Bookstore from Professor Avenue in Tremont to the Lorain…

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  • Ode to a dog, dumped beneath I-90 on Train Avenue

    by Rob Holland (Plain Press April 2026) For want of love Here you are. Lain beautifully, If you’d lain On a plush rug In a cozy den By the hearth Under the gaze Of a loving family. Who was it Who discarded you here On the berm In the cinders, Ice and mud? Never-ending thousands…

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  • Cleveland celebrates St. Patrick’s Day 2026 (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 17, 2026; W. 65th Street, just north of Saint Colman Church: This West Side Irish American Club St. Patrick Day drummer says he is multi-tasking – carrying two drums to load onto a bus after attending morning mass at St. Colman Church. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 17,…

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  • St. Patrick, St. Malachi celebrate one-year anniversary of coming together

    (Plain Press April 2026) St. Patrick Parish with St. Malachi Oratory is holding a Mass of Thanksgiving at 4:30pm on Saturday April 11th, 2026. The Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Edward Malesic in thanksgiving for the coming together of two Catholic parishes almost 1 year ago. A reception will be held afterward in the…

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  • March 2026 full issue – PDF

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  • March 2026 community board

    ARTS DANCE CLASSES FOR KIDS: Ready to dance? Join us for free dance classes at various branches of the Cleveland Public Library. “Ballet Basics” is a six-week, intro dance class intended for toddlers (ages 3 – 6) and their parents or guardians, running Mondays, March 2 – April 13 (except March 23), 11 am –…

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  • CentroVilla25 celebrates its one-year anniversary

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Friday, February 13, 2026; CentroVilla25, 3140 W. 25th Street: CentroVilla25, Cleveland’s Latino community hub, market, and food hall, will host a 1st anniversary celebration on March 7th, 2026. PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLONFriday, February 13, 2026; CentroVilla25, 3140 W. 25th Street: La Esquina Dominicana’s owner Aneudy Rijo and Elizabeth Valdez stand ready…

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  • Happy Dog hosts City Club forum on recent ICE escalations

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Wednesday, February 4, 2026; Happy Dog takes on ICE, Happy Dog, W. 58th and Detroit Avenue: L to R: Panelists included Patrick Espinosa, Managing Partner of Sus Abogados Latinos; and Lynn Tramonte, Executive Director of the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. by Bruce Checefsky    (Plain Press March 2026) The City Club of Cleveland,…

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