Plain Press

  • Tree Stewards welcome Old Brooklyn residents to first workshop of the year

         (Plain Press February 2025) Saturday, January 18th, the Tree Stewards of Old Brooklyn had the first “Tree Workshop-Program” of 2025 at Six Shooter Coffee shop. Hope Fiero introduced professional arborist Amanda Woods Urban Community Forester, Holden Arboretum; Brittney Hooper, Old Brooklyn Community Development’s Tree Steward Coordinator; and Phil Kidd, Mayors Office of Capital Improvements.…

    plainpress

  • In Memory: Timothy Barrett, March 9, 1951 – December 4, 2024

         (Plain Press February 2025) Timothy Barrett is known to many Cleveland residents for his Cleveland Sacred Architecture lectures and tours. Barrett, an architectural historian, freely offered his assistance and advice to many individuals working to restore historic homes, especially in his Ohio City neighborhood. Barrett’s work in the City of Cleveland Storefront Renovation Program…

    plainpress

  • Waste management on Madison Avenue

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, January 18, 2025; W. 81st and Madison: A sewer grate blocks this plastic bottle’s journey from Madison Avenue to Lake Erie. by Cameron Mays    (Plain Press February 2025)       Boy, Madison Avenue is littered with trash.    Wrong. Madison Avenue is littered with recyclables.    Many are quick to cry…

    plainpress

  • Legal Aid may be able to help students struggling with schoolwork, suspensions

    by Tonya Sams      (Plain Press February 2025) Being a parent is not an easy job, but it becomes more complicated when a child is having problems in school. If a child is struggling with schoolwork, continuous suspensions or other issues, they may need additional support. Requesting an evaluation for an Individualized Education Plan (IEP)…

    plainpress

  • February 2025 full issue – PDF

    plainpress

  • January 2025 full issue – PDF

    plainpress

  • Franklin Circle Christian Church to hold Commemorative Service

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, December 11, 2024; Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Road: Pastor Richard Hinkelman says the congregation will hold its last worship service in the church on January 19th and then put the building up for sale.      (Plain Press January 2025) On Sunday, January 19 at 10:30am, Franklin Circle Christian…

    plainpress

  • Don’t Kill Rufus

    by Cameron Mays    (Plain Press January 2025) Take a walk around the entire stadium, from Dawg Pound to Dawg Pound, then take a walk down East 55th from St. Clair to Broadway. Watch a game from the owner’s box, then watch one from a television set in any apartment at Outhwaite. The point of…

    plainpress

  • Protesters seek County disinvestment from Israel Bonds

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, November 24, 2024; Palestine Task Force Cle’s Rally Against Racist Ronayne – Demanding an End to Cuyahoga County’s Investment in Israel Bonds, in front of Chris Ronayne’s house on Lake Avenue near W. 110th: Cleveland Police, from a special citywide unit under orders from Police Chief Dorothy Todd, take Palestinian…

    plainpress

  • Mural completed in time for opening of Impett Park

    PHOTO BY GREG CZNADEL Impett Park, 3207 W. 153rd in the West Park neighborhood: This fawn, laying under a tree, is one of the creatures of the forest depicted in a mural by resident artist Bernadette Glorioso. by Gregory Cznadel      (Plain Press January 2025) Impett Park, located at 3207 W. 153rd in the West…

    plainpress