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City Council increases amount allowed for campaign donations: LEGISLATION SPURS RESPONSE FROM A BETTER CLEVELAND FOR ALL
(Plain Press July 2024) At its June 3, 2024 meeting, Cleveland City Council passed campaign finance legislation (Ordinance No. 615-2024) that increased the amount of donations an individual can make to a City Council candidate from $1,500 per calendar year to $3,000 in a calendar year. The legislation also increased the amount of money…
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Mural unveiled as first iteration of an African American History Walk
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN June 19, 2024; African American Art History Walk, Western Reserve Historical Society Cleveland History Center, E. 108th Street between East Boulevard and Magnolia Drive: Mural art portrait of Dr. Harrison Leslie Adams Jr. by artist Jerome T. White. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN June 19, 2024; African American Art History Walk, Western…
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Cleveland storyteller Randy Cunningham publishes another must read book for community activists
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, June 18, 2024; Randy Cunningham’s home in the West Boulevard neighborhood: Storyteller and activist Randy Cunningham holds a copy of his new book, Where We Live: Environmental Activists’ Fight to Save Their Communities. by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press July 2024) Community Activist and Storyteller Randy Cunningham has published a…
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Many Ohioans need to renew their Medicaid benefits
(Plain Press July 2024) The termination of Covid-19’s pandemic Continuous Coverage of Medicaid benefits ended at the end of March, 2023.This resulted in over 9 million Americans being disenrolled from Medicaid programs and benefits including 813k Ohioans. Although the ‘unwinding’ is technically over, there are many Ohioans who still need to renew their Medicaid benefits…
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St. Theodosius undergoes repairs after fire (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, June 6, 2024; St. Theodosius Orthodox Cathedral, 733 Starkweather Avenue: Work is underway to repair the cathedral damaged by fire on May 28th. The fire, reportedly caused by welders working on the copper dome, caused a million dollars damage according to a report by News 5 Cleveland.
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City Hall reopens after cyberattack (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, June 17, 2024; Cleveland City Hall, E. 6th and Lakeside Avenue: Cleveland City Hall was closed to the public due to a cyber-attack on June 9th. City Hall reopened to the public at noon on Thursday, June 20th.
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Plan for a new park near Clark School suffers setback (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, June 19, 2024; Clark School construction site, Clark Avenue between W. 54th and W. 56th: While construction of the new Clark School is well underway, a City of Cleveland park, planned for the space between the school and Clark Recreation Center at 5706 Clark Avenue, has received a setback. City…
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Tri-C community journalism graduates honored at June mixer (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, June 18, 2024; Mixer celebrating graduation of Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) Community Journalism certificate participants, Signal Cleveland office, 3200 Euclid Avenue: Tri-C Journalism Professor John Kerezy explains to community journalism certificate participants how, with what they have learned in the certificate program, they can take a test and earn four…
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Panel discussion tackles economic impact of public financing of sports facilities
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, June 19, 2024; Cleveland Stadium, W. 3rd and Alfred Lerner Way: At a June 20th Panel Discussion, moderated by Ward 16 Cleveland City Council Representative Brian Kazy, speaker Ken Silliman, who represented the City of Cleveland in previous negotiations on stadium funding said, citing an Osborne Engineering Company study, “the…
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Free soil tests for lead at Kentucky Garden on July 27, 2024
(Plain Press July 2024) The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) will offer free soil tests to identify lead hazards on July 27 from 10AM-1PM at the Kentucky Garden at W. 38th and Franklin, adjoining Fairview Park in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. Residents from Ohio City and surrounding neighborhoods are encouraged to bring soil samples…
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