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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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When Ohioans Vote, We Win
PHOTO COURTESY OF STATE SENATOR NICKIE ANTONIO’S OFFICE by Ohio Senate Democratic Leader Nickie J. Antonio (Plain Press November 2024) In the past year, politically savvy Ohioans may have noticed an interesting phenomenon at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus. When members of the legislature discussed issues like protecting abortion access or legalizing recreational cannabis,…
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Cleveland Metroparks, LAND Studio receive $10.8 million federal grant to support Irishtown Bend construction
(Plain Press November 2024) On September 25th, 2024, Cleveland Metroparks, together with LAND studio, announced the awarding of a $10.8 million grant from the National Park Service’s Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) Program for the development of the future Irishtown Bend Park. The planned park is on the hillside above the Cuyahoga River just…
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Cleveland City Council approves creation of the Cleveland Housing Investment Fund
(Plain Press November 2024) At its September 30th meeting, Cleveland City Council passed legislation to create a $100 million Cleveland Housing Investment Fund. The 16 members in attendance voted unanimously to approve the fund proposed by Mayor Justin Bibb’s administration. A statement from Cleveland City Council about the legislation says that the fund…
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What’s on the ballot for the November 5, 2024 General Election?
(Plain Press November 2024) Six pairs of candidates are running for President and Vice President (Vote for not more than 1 pair) Jill Stein & Anita Rios (Other party candidate) Donald J. Trump & JD Vance (Republican) Richard Duncan & Mitchell Preston Bupp (nonparty candidate) Kamala D. Harris & Tim Walz (Democratic) Chase Oliver &…