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Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality urges residents to lobby for Ohio House Bill 428
(Plain Press August 2024) In just one year, more than 1 in 4 Ohioans will be 60 and older. Of this group, 110,000 households receive less than $50 a month in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Plan (SNAP) benefits. We are writing to express our support for House Bill 428, which aims to leverage state funds to…
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Author speaks of impact of urban development on homelessness in Cleveland
(Plain Press July 2024) Daniel Kerr, associate professor of history at American University and author of Derelict Paradise: Homelessness and Urban Development in Cleveland, Ohio, gave the keynote address at the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless (NEOCH) Housing Justice Summit on June 8th. He also was interviewed by Axios reporter Sam Allard the…
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Cudell Park out of peril? Residents to monitor paused Marion Seltzer Elementary rebuild as CMSD considers levy
PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKKI HUDSON AND SAVE CUDELL PARK Cudell Commons Park and the surrounding neighborhood take the name of Frank E. Cudell, a German-American architect whose locally significant designs include the Tiedemann House or “Franklin Castle” and the Perry-Payne building on West Superior Avenue. by Collin Cunningham (Plain Press July 2024) A nearly…
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A look at the history of some of St. Luke’s neighbors
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press July 2024) This month we continue to look at the history of the northwest corner of Pearl Rd. and Memphis Ave. which the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) is seeking to “revitalize” with a $31 million new construction project. It is the most historic section of Cleveland’s Old…
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July 2024 community board
(Plain Press July 2024) ARTS CLARK-FULTON ART SURVEY: In partnership with Future Graphics Ink , Julia De Burgos Cultural Arts Center, and Young Latino Network, we are seeking community input about a new art exhibition that will highlight the Clark-Fulton neighborhood and will be featured in the Cleveland Foundation Headquarters. To take the survey, visit…
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Nightmare journey through Cleveland’s “world class” healthcare system
PHOTO COURTESY OF BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tina Cassara, former chair of the Cleveland Institute of Arts Sculpture + Expanded Media Department and faculty for almost forty-years, has conducted extensive research into women’s labor in the American textile industry. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press July 2024) I never wanted to write this story. I never imagined…
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Neighborhood Leadership Development Program (NLDP) & Community Development Corporation Leadership Program seek 2024 applicants
(Plain Press July 2024) If you are passionate, committed and dedicated to taking an active role in improving your community, you may be excited by, and ready for, one of two valuable leadership development programs. The Neighborhood Leadership Development Program (NLDP) and Community Development Leadership Program (CDCLP) are programs of the Jack, Joseph and…
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Sharks in Lake Erie?
(Plain Press July 2024) Is this a joke? How can this be? However, there have been recent reports of shark fins being seen breaking the surface of the waters in the Great Lakes. There have also been reports of dead sharks washed up on the shores of Michigan and Lake Erie. In addition, a biologist from Penn State University…
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Reader shares his grandfather’s immigration story
(Plain Press July 2024) This letter is in response to the recent articles covering immigration. My grandfather, Albert Joseph Bialek, came to the United States from Poland (Galicia) in 1910. Per the Ellis Island website, he boarded the ship Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse in Bremen, Germany (formerly Prussia). He had just completed his service…
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