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Cleveland celebrates Dingus Day 2025 (photos)
PHOTO BY MARYANN COYNE ROSENBERG Monday, April 21, 2025; Dingus Day Celebration in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood: Ms. Dingus Day meets Ms. Dingus Day 2021. PHOTO BY MARYANN COYNE ROSENBERG Monday, April 21, 2025; Dingus Day Celebration in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood: (Left to Right) Janelle Rakha, Lauren Rosenberg, Cori Harris, and Patti Longoria join…
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June 2025 community board
ARTS GET GRAPHIC! COMICS DISCUSSION: Join us on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm at Bookhouse Brewing (1526 W 25 St.) for this free book club focused on comics and graphic novels. This month, we will meet on Thursday, June 5 to discuss Year of the Rabbit by Tian Veasna, which tells…
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Cleveland Public Library hosts Curious Garden Party (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; 325 Superior Avenue, The Curious Garden Party, Cleveland Public Library’s the 100th Anniversary celebration of the Main Library’s architectural and cultural legacy: Andrianna Rodriguez and Kendall Davis (age 9) took a trip downtown to join in this whimsical Alice in Wonderland-themed celebration.
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New law ends driver’s license suspensions for unpaid court fines or fees
by Tonya Sams (Plain Press June 2025) For years, thousands of Ohioans who were unable to pay back court-imposed fines or fees were penalized by having their driver’s license suspended. With the signing of House Bill 29 (HB 29) in January (effective April 9), people that were impacted by debt-related driver’s license suspensions may…
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John Marshall students’ efforts lead to City Council resolution creating Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights
(Plain Press June 2025) Students from the Cleveland Metropolitan School District presented a proposal for a Children’s Outdoor Bill of Rights to Cleveland City Council’s Workforce, Education, Training, & Youth Development Committee at its April meeting. The CMSD high school students, and Advanced Placement Environmental Science scholars from John Marshall’s School of Civic & Business…
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City of Cleveland will relocate west side clinic to Clark Fulton neighborhood
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Northern Ohio Blanket Mills building, 3466 St. Rocco Drive: The City of Cleveland Department of Public Health plans to move its west side clinic to this recently rehabilitated building. (Plain Press June 2025) In response to the growing demand for health care services in the Clark-Fulton…
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Cuyahoga Job and Family Services Bridge Beyond Benefits Program helps low-wage workers
(Plain Press June 2025) Cuyahoga Job and Family Services (CJFS) has renamed the Benefit Bridge program to Bridge Beyond Benefits and is launching new online tools to help low-wage workers to build their bridge to financial freedom. The rebranded program includes coaching, planning, personal finance education, and other incentives to help workers succeed. The new program…
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YWCA offers shelter and continuum of care when a woman needs a place to stay
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENSaturday May 10, 2025; 2710 Walton Avenue: The YWCA is using this former Volunteers of America shelter as a temporary home for its women’s shelter while its Norma Herr Women’s Center on Payne Avenue is being rehabilitated. by Edie Le Bouton (Plain Press June 2025) Two women’s shelters, the YWCA’s Norma…
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Three historic homes to be demolished to make way for townhomes
(Plain Press June 2025) The developer of Ferrante Village on W. 14th plans to demolish three historic houses to make way for new townhomes. The houses to be removed are at 2915, 2929 and 2937 W. 14th Street. Bob Gardin, who served on the City of Cleveland’s Near West Design Review Committee when…
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Cleveland welcomes climate refugees: live where you can save for a rainy day
by Cameron Mays (Plain Press June 2025) Well, it’s finally here. The day you’ve been dreading. You were warned for years, and even though you believed it true, part of you hoped it was an anxious myth. All those efforts to slow it down, the electric car, the raised foundation, the meatless Mondays. All…
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