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  • February 2025 full issue – PDF

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  • January 2025 full issue – PDF

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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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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