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March 2025 community board
ARTS FREE KIDS AND FAMILY ART CLASSES: Join Art House Inc. staff and fellow community members for free art classes at Michael Zone Rec. Center (6301 Lorain Ave.) Tuesdays and Thursdays from 5:30 pm to 6:30 pm until March 14. It is part of Art House’s Cultural Exploration Through Art seriesand is an opportunity to…
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Kudos to Cameron Mays’ satirical ‘Don’t kill Rufus’ piece
To the editor: (Plain Press March 2025) Kudos to Cameron Mays and his ‘Don’t kill Rufus’ piece. (Plain Press, January 2025). It took some convincing from my family to see that Mr. Mays was being satirical. If entire redlined minority neighborhoods can be bulldozed to build lousy highways, then why can’t we eminent domain…
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Home Video Systems (VHS) usher in the dinner and a movie era
(Plain Press March 2025) Remember the VHS/Beta tape era? Back then, one could rent a motion picture from the nearest video store in your neighborhood and watch it in the privacy of your own home without any interruptions. No longer did you have to go to a crowded theater and fight for a good…
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Michael McDonald retires from his position as Community Relations Second District Representative
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, February 5, 2025; Retirement party for Community Relations Second District Representative Michael McDonald, Sachsenheim Hall, 7001 Denison Avenue: (L-R) Ward 13 Council Member Kris Harsh, Lynn Scheerhorn, Michael McDonald, Ward 12 Council Member Rebecca Maurer, and Ward 16 Council Member Brian Kazy. (Plain Press March 2025) Friends, family, and…
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The Edna House supports sobriety for Cleveland women
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Tuesday, December 24, 2024; Edna House, W. 65th and Madison: Edna House Assistant Director Sarah Murphy offers a tour of Edna House’s buildings. by Maryann Coyne Rosenberg (Plain Press February 2025) Although several facilities are available in the Cleveland area for the treatment of alcohol and drug addiction, one resource…
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Political leaders called upon to fund permanent seasonal shelters for the homeless
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, January 17, 2025; Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless Emergency Press Conference: Yvonka Hall, Executive Director of the Northeast Ohio Black Health Coalition, lends her support to efforts to secure funding for a permanent seasonal shelter for Clevelanders living outside to have as an option during severe weather. PHOTO BY…
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Residents protest City Council’s new ward maps
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, December 30, 2024; Fix the Map Citizen Rally at Shaker Square: Theodore Wadell and Diab Dar-issa protest the proposed new City Council Ward maps that would radically change the ward boundaries in their Ward 15 and Ward 11 neighborhoods. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, December 30, 2024; Fix the Map…
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February 2025 community board
ARTS BRENT KIRBY’S 10X3: Bop Stop (2920 Detroit Ave.) is proud to present 10×3, a songwriter/band showcase hosted by Brent Kirby on the first and third Wednesday of each month from 7pm-10pm. It is a pre-arranged open mic, showcasing 10 songwriters/bands, presenting 3 songs each, with at least 2 of the songs required to be…
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CMSD’s Clara E. Westropp School of the Arts partners with DANCE EVERT Artist Tom Evert
PHOTO COURTESY OF DANCE EVERT Clara E. Westropp School of the Arts students demonstrate the “Triangular Sit” pose during performance with Tom Evert of Evert Education. by Jennifer Morrison-Garza (Plain Press February 2025) Cleveland Municipal School District’s Clara E. Westropp School of the Arts is partnering with Tom Evert of DANCE EVERT, through an…
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