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Are eight photos on one event a record?
To the editor: (Plain Press January 2025) Dear brother and sister editors of the Plain Press, I always enjoy reading the Plain Press and appreciate your coverage of local issues in the Tremont and beyond neighborhoods. I noted eight (8) photos of the “Day of the Dead” festivities and was wondering if that’s…
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Summer comes to end for Old Brooklyn Tree Stewards
PHOTO BY GREG CZNADEL Goudreau Park, 4900 W. 14th: Tree dedicated in the memory of Old Brooklyn Tree Steward Kevin Kubovcik: The metal tag reads: “Planted in memory of Kevin Kubovcik, Old Brooklyn Tree Steward, Dedicated on October 14, 2023”. by Greg Cznadel (Plain Press January 2025) The last buckets of water were emptied…
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Cleveland City Planning Commission approves demolition of buildings in Old Brooklyn’s Historic District
by Lynette Filips PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYN 2005 Photo that accompanied the application of the South Brooklyn Commercial District to be on the National Register of Historic Places: On Friday, December 6th, the Cleveland Planning Commission approved the demolition of four buildings on the corner of Pearl Road and Memphis…
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New Second District Commander focuses on community relations
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, December 10, 2024; Second District Police Station, 3481 Fulton Road: New Second District Commander Timothy Maffo-Judd at his desk in the Commander’s Office. by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press January 2025) The new Second District Commander, Timothy Maffo-Judd, says of his new position, “I am humbled to be here, and…
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CentroVilla25 hosts Ward 14 holiday party (photos)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, December 13, 2024; Ward 14 Holiday Party at CentroVilla25, 3140 W. 25th: King Ford, age 5, poses for a picture with the Grinch and Bluey. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, December 13, 2024; Ward 14 Holiday Party at CentroVilla25, 3140 W. 25th: Taylor Logan, age 5, dances the night away.
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Byright Auto Sales destroyed by fire (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, December 10, 2024; Fire damage at Byright Auto Sales, W. 48th and Lorain Avenue: A fire on Monday December 9th, shortly after midnight, engulfed the Byright Auto Sales building in flames and damaged the attached building next door as well.
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January 2025 community board
AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS HOMEWORK HELP: 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-6pm, Mondays thru…
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Local governments violate Constitutional rights of protesters
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press January 2025) Powerful interests seem to be at work to suppress the First Amendment rights of protesters engaged in bringing attention to Cuyahoga County’s $16 million investment in Israel Bonds that support a government in Israel which Amnesty International says is engaged in a genocide in Gaza. Protest March…
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City Council set to vote on proposed 15-ward map
WARD MAP COURTESY OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL Cleveland City Council posted this map on its website that includes lines for the current City Council Wards as well as multicolored images of the proposed new City Council Wards. Due to a drop in population, Cleveland City Council must reduce the number of Council Wards from seventeen…
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Local documentary explores 1977 disappearance of local teen
(Plain Press January 2025) With all the missing children over the years, you probably have never heard about this one. Yvonne Regler, a 17-year-old girl, disappeared on August 8th, 1977, while working at a Sunoco gas station on Lorain Road, not far from the Fairview Park / Lorain Bridge, just west of Kamms Corner.…
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