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Enough is Enough: People Before Profits!
(Plain Press January 2026) To the editor: Here we go again spending gobs of taxpayer money with high-priced consultants to decide how Cleveland’s lakefront might be developed. And like ravenous hogs at the overflowing trough of public money, private interests are scrambling breathlessly to find ever more creative and clandestine ways to gorge themselves…
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Pilgrim Church in Tremont hosts Unsilent Night (photo)
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Friday, December 12, 2025; UNSILENT NIGHT sponsored by Pilgrim Church, Lincoln Park Gazebo: Clevelanders gathered at the gazebo in Lincoln Park in Tremont to participate in a walk through the neighborhood while listening to composer Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night on their cell phones. Participants each selected a track to stream on…
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Ohio hemp law designed to ramp up incarceration rates for private prison industry
by Daryl Davis (Plain Press January 2026) Governor Michael DeWine and the Ohio Republican majority in the legislature have attacked the hemp industry in Ohio with legislation that will re-criminalize hemp products such as hemp beverages, gummies, chocolates and vapes and place additional restrictions on recreational marijuana use. Promoting this legislation looks like a…
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January 2026 community board
AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS HOMEWORK HELP AT THE LIBRARY: All K-12 students can receive free help with their homework at select branches of the Cleveland Public Library, including the Fulton Branch (3545 Fulton Rd., 216-623-6969), the South Branch (3096 Scranton Rd., 216-623-7060), and the West Park Branch (3805 W 157 St, 216-623-7102). The help is available 4pm-5:30pm,…
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Documentary airs in recognition of history Cleveland’s “Shock Theater”
IMAGE CREATED BY KEVIN KELLY This January marks the 63rd anniversary of Shocker Theater where Ernie Anderson as the host “Ghoulardi” offered commentary on featured horror shows from 1963 to 1966 on WJW-TV8 in Cleveland. (Plain Press January 2026) January 18, 2026, marks the 63rd anniversary of Shock Theater. The show aired in 1963, at 11:20…
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All storefronts in Greenline Buildings at Memphis and Pearl are empty
HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYN MUSEUM AND MARIA THE BARBERETTE WERE EVICTED LAST MONTH by Lynette Filips(Plain Press December 2025) In the article about the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation’s (OBCDC’s) Memphis Pearl project in the April 2025, issue of the Plain Press, I wrote some commentary about Ward 13 Councilman Kris Harsh’s visit to…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District presents plan for school mergers and closings
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2025) On November 5th, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Chief Executive Officer Doctor Warren Morgan submitted to the Cleveland Board of Education his administration’s recommendations for the Building Brighter Futures plan for the future of the school district. Upon receiving the plan CMSD Board of Education Chair…
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Board of Education and citizens tasked with reviewing plan calling for massive change in the school system
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2025) The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Board of Education and the citizens of Cleveland are tasked with reviewing a plan for the future of the school district that will have a profound impact on the future of the City of Cleveland. The plan is titled Building Brighter…
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Community members weigh in on CMSD’s Building Brighter Futures plan
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2025) Over 150 community members gathered at Max Hayes High School on November 19th for the first of three Cleveland Municipal School District (CMSD) Board of Education meetings where the members of the public would have a chance to offer input into the Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Building…
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Cleveland Public Theatre hosts annual Day of the Dead celebration (photos)
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, November 1, 2025; Día De Muertos (Day of the Dead) 2025 celebration presented by Cleveland Public Theatre with Teatro Público de Cleveland and Día de Muertos Ohio; Cleveland Public Theatre Church Parish Hall, 6205 Detroit Avenue and surrounding area. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, November 1, 2025; Día De Muertos…
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