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Anti-eviction program helps residents in Northwest Neighborhoods
by Bob Sandrick, The Land (Plain Press October 2024) A nonprofit provider of affordable housing in Cleveland has devised an innovative and perhaps groundbreaking eviction-avoidance program that it hopes will serve as a model throughout the city and even the country. Northwest Neighborhoods, which owns and manages more than 350 rental apartment units…
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Max Hayes Car Show 2024 (photos)
(Plain Press October 2024) PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 14, 2024; Max Hayes Car Show, 2211 W. 65th Street: Cliff Woost restored this 1930 Ford Model A car. He said he put a Chevy 427 cubic engine in it. Woost hopes to sell the car and use the money to help his daughter make…
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Neighborhood residents protest proposed gas station
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Friday, September 6,2024; Residents protest proposed gas station at former CVS site at 10022 Madison Avenue: Christine Ferges’ sign says, “People over cars”. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Friday, September 6,2024; Residents protest proposed gas station at former CVS site at 10022 Madison Avenue: (L-R) Nikki Hudson (Rear), Gloria Still, and Sunny…
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Changes in federal law require new reporting for small business owners
by Tonya Sams (Plain Press October 2024) A federal law that only affected large corporations will now impact small business owners. The Corporate Transparency Act will now require all business entities, no matter the size, to report their Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI). The BOI are the names of those who own or control at…
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Time to tote the score in city of corporate welfare
By Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press October 2024) In sports we keep records to see who is ahead and who is behind. It’s simple. Get the scores. It tells the story. I thought it was time to put up a scoreboard that gives us some feel for what the tally is on downtown public subsidies. Where the…
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Ohio House bill aims to combat college hunger
(Plain Press October 2024) House Bill (HB) 590, also known as the Hunger Free Campus bill, will ensure that no college student will go hungry by providing free meals to those students who are eligible. HB 590 has been introduced in the Ohio House of Representatives. Its primary sponsors are House District 14 Democrat Sean…
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Tristan Rader (D) and Robert Dintaman (R) compete for Ohio House of Representatives District 13 in the November general election.
Tristan Rader Robert Dintaman by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press September 2024) Tristan Rader (D) and Robert Dintaman (R) are candidates for Ohio House of Representatives District 13 and will appear on the ballot in the general election on November 5, 2024. Both men are from Lakewood and bring expertise and an understanding of the…
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Lead advocates offer free screenings for lead at Kentucky Gardens
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, July 27, 2024; Soil Shop Comes to Cleveland, Kentucky Gardens, W. 38th and Franklin: Yulissa Aguilar, an Environmental Justice staff member of the Chicago Office of the United State Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), performs soil screening for lead of soil brought in by residents from their yards or gardens. Kentucky…
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Local resident uses photography for social action
PHOTO BY JOAN LEDERER February 5, 2024; Old Angle Boxing Gym, Trinity Church Hall Basement, 2051 W. 30th Street: Watching and assessing a sparring bout are: (L-R) Juan Bargos, Mohammad Abdel-Nabi, Alyssia Lopez, Miguel “Silky Smooth” Gonzalez, and Sonny Gonzalez (manager of the gym). (Plain Press September 2024) Longtime Cuyahoga County resident and psychiatrist,…
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September 2024 community board
ADVOCACY DRIVE TO JUSTICE SUMMIT: On September 28th, 2024 from 10-3 pm on Tri-C’s Metro Campus join Policy Matters Ohio, the Fines and Fees Justice Center, Neighborhood Connections and Towards Employment in mobilizing directly impacted Ohioans to advocate for a comprehensive that truly helps decriminalize poverty. ARTS HINGETOWN JAZZ FESTIVAL: Enjoy a full day of…
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