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  • August 2025 community board

    ARTS COMMUNITY CULTURE NIGHT: This free, public evening from Art House Inc. (3119 Denison Ave.) invites the community to hear from local creatives in various disciplines and learn about their work. This month, the speaker is photographer Anastasia Pantsios, known for her music photography, which was displayed at BAYarts this Spring. She’ll also share her…

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  • Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits granted to two buildings in Old Brooklyn Historic District

    IMAGE COURTESY OF STEPHANIE RYBERG-WEBSTER Stephanie Ryberg-Webster, associate professor in the Department of Urban Studies at Cleveland State University’s Levin School of Urban Affairs, is the author of Preserving the Vanishing City:  Historic Preservation Amid Urban Decline In Cleveland, Ohio.  She was one of three persons speaking about the topic of Preservation Advocacy at a…

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  • Thrive for Change offers one-stop shop for persons using opioids

    PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Wednesday, July 2, 2025; Thrive for Change, 11002 Detroit Avenue: (L-R) Thrive for Change Executive Director Bethany Roebuck, Harm Reduction Education Coordinator Ashley Rosser, and Community Engagement & Response Coordinator Elisha Starkey offer help to opioid users. by Edie Le Bouton   (Plain Press August 2025) Persons who use opioids,…

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  • Musicians entertain crowd at the Ben Franklin Community Garden

    PHOTO BY GREG CZNADEL Saturday, July 5, 2025; Ben Franklin Community Garden: A branch in this maple tree cracked while those organizing a concert in the garden were setting up chairs under the tree. The seating area was moved to avoid a potential disaster. by Greg Cznadel    (Plain Press August 2025) Alla Boara and…

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  • Truth is: We can no longer afford pro sports

    by Roldo Bartimole    (Plain Press August 2025) If the Browns domed stadium in Brook Park tiff tells anything it says loudly that Cleveland and Cuyahoga County taxpayers can no longer afford the rapacious desires of billionaire sports owners.    We simply cannot pay their tab any longer.    It is a hard truth for…

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  • Right to Counsel continues to help people facing eviction

    by Tonya Sams      (Plain Press August 2025) For many years, Cleveland tenants who were facing eviction were not guaranteed an attorney. That changed when the City of Cleveland passed a Right to Counsel (RTC) ordinance, which became effective July 1, 2020. Cleveland became the first city in the Midwest and only fourth in the…

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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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  • August 2025 full issue – PDF

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  • TRUTH IS: WE CAN NO LONGER AFFORD PRO SPORTS

    Truth is: We can no longer afford pro sports by Roldo Bartimole    If the Browns domed stadium in Brook Park tiff tells anything it says loudly that Cleveland and Cuyahoga County taxpayers can no longer afford the rapacious desires of billionaire sports owners.    We simply cannot pay their tab any longer.    It…

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  • GATEWAY PROMISED 28,000 JOBS;

    THREE YEARS LATER – 35,000 JOBS LOST GATEWAY PROMISED 28,000 JOBS; THREE YEARS LATER – 35,000 JOBS LOST by Roldo Bartimole   In 1990 when Cleveland politicians and top business & legal leaders were preparing to sell the first sales “sin” tax for our sports team owners, they promised 28,000 “good paying jobs for the…

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