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A look at some of the buildings in Old Brooklyn’s Historic District
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF OLD BROOKLYN The H. Krather Building, built in 1895, is one of several historic buildings in the South Brooklyn Historic Commercial District, near the corner of Pearl and Memphis. by Lynette Filips (Plain Press December 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the…
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The Plain Press annual fundraiser – please give
November 2024 Dear Plain Press Readers and Supporters, This year marks the 53rd anniversary of the award-winning community newspaper, the Plain Press. A free community newspaper founded in 1971, the Plain Press continues to present issues and community news to residents of Cleveland’s west side. The Plain Press’ ability to continue to serve the west…
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Protesters rally to call for ceasefire in Gaza and Lebanon
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, October 5, 2024; Cleveland Mobilization against Israeli aggression in Gaza and Lebanon, Jefferson Park, W. 132nd & Lorain Avenue: A woman holds up a sign that says, “You cannot build a Holy Land on the mass graves of children.” PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, October 5, 2024; Cleveland Mobilization against…
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Neighborhood Family practice receives Council support for new facility
(Plain Press November 2024) Cleveland City Council announced at its October 14th meeting the awarding of a $500,000 federal Urban Development Action Grant (UDAG) loan to Neighborhood Family Practice to help finance a new facility at W. 130th & Lorain Avenue. According to a statement from Cleveland City Council, the legislation, sponsored by…
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St. Ignatius of Antioch Elementary School dedicates new outdoor classroom
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, October 21, 2024; Saint Ignatius of Antioch School, West Boulevard & Lorain Avenue: St. Ignatius of Antioch Elementary School Principal Ronald E. Snow II stands by the Sound Wall in the school’s new outdoor classroom. PHOTO COURTESY OF ST. IGNATIUS PARISH Tuesday, September 24, 2024; St. Ignatius of Antioch Elementary…
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November 2024 community board
ACTIVISM WOMEN’S MARCH: On Saturday, November 2 from 12 pm to 2:30 pm, Women’s March Cleveland and the Imperial Women Coalition will host a march at Market Square Park in Ohio City across from the Westside Market. Our march is not a political march but a march for women’s rights. ARTS ARTIST CONVERSATION: Join Art…
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New putt-putt course opens at Hooper’s Farm (photo)
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY October 2024, Hooper’s Farm, 2835 W. 11th: Erich Hooper announced the opening of a putt-putt course at Hooper’s Farm. The farm is open on Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. – 11 a.m., and all day on Mondays and Tuesdays.
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How the corner of Pearl and Memphis came to be included in the National Register of Historic Places in 2005
GRAPHIC COURTESY OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE A map of the South Brooklyn Commercial Historic District from the United States Department of Interior National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places. by Lynette Filips (Plain Press November 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd.…
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“Rats R Us” – City of Cleveland ranks as the 10th rattiest city in the United States
by Arthur Hargate (Plain Press November 2024) So why is the recent story on Cleveland’s serious rat problem flying so quietly under the radar? Is it because the local media is so careful about negative stories about Cleveland? Is it because it would annoy the region’s powerful, privileged, and pampered elites, who only…
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Call for a complete overhaul of County Government, starting with the Land Bank
To the editor: (Plain Press November 2024) Thank you, Chuck Hoven, for your August article: Cleveland and Cuyahoga County need new policies to help residents address property delinquency. For years, authors at REALNEO.us have asked that Cuyahoga County stop third party tax lien sales and for Cuyahoga County to stop funding the corrupt Cuyahoga…
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