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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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More information comes to light this past month concerning the Pearl Memphis project
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYN One of the most prominent structures in the “South Brooklyn Commercial District” is the Pearl Broadview Building on the southeast corner of Pearl Rd. and Broadview Rd. After it was built in 1928, Hagedorn’s Drug was in the storefront at the corner, a jewelry store was…
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Documentary to explore legend of the Lake Erie Monster
IMAGE CREATED BY KEVIN KELLY A documentary on the Legend of the Lake Erie Monster, can be seen Monday nights at 9:PM on Cleveland Spectrum, Channel 1025. (Plain Press June 2025) Has anyone heard of theLake Erie Monster? The latest reported sighting was not too long ago. The Ohio Department of Natural Resources confirmed a report…
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West Side Catholic Center offers circle of care for those in need
PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Monday, April 14, 2025; West Side Catholic Center, 3135 Lorain Avenue: West Side Catholic Center Executive Director Michael Bernot. by Edie Le Bouton West Side Catholic Center (WSCC), 3135 Lorain Avenue, is a place where any individual can get free clothes, free shoes, free meals, day shelter and care.…
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Fir Avenue residents seek removal of concrete patches and restoration of their brick street
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, April 13, 2025; Fir Avenue between W. 65th and W. 69th Street, Fir Avenue: Resident Jason Hauser stands by some of the concrete patches used by the City of Cleveland to repair the brick street. Hauser says residents want the concrete patches removed and replaced with bricks. Fir residents would…
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