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Documentary to air on disappearance of Beverly Potts
PHOTO COURTESY OF THE CLEVELAND PRESS ARCHIVES Beverly Potts went missing in 1951 at Halloran Park on W. 117th after walking to the park to attend a visiting talent show called Show Wagon. (Plain Press April 2024) Beverly Potts was a 10-year-old girl who went missing from Halloran Park on West 117 Street, back in…
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City of Cleveland breaks promises to Cleveland students
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press April 2024) In a March 11, 2024 article in Signal Cleveland titled “Cash-strapped Cleveland schools miss out on millions from tax abatements”, reporter Nick Castele notes that over the past five years “Cleveland schools lost out on a total of $201.8 million in abated taxes, or an average of…
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Work to begin soon on affordable senior apartments at Saint Michael School site
(Plain Press April 2024) On March 14th, 2024, Cleveland City Councilwoman Jasmin Santana and CHN Housing Partners (CHN) announced the $23 million redevelopment of the historic Saint Michael School is now fully funded, and the renovation will begin soon. The “Arch at Saint Michael,” will be a 46-apartment unit development for low-income seniors.…
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Cleveland City Council passes resolution calling for cease fire in Gaza
(Plain Press April 2024) After months of protests and public commenters at Cleveland City Council meetings asking Cleveland City Council to call for a cease fire in Gaza, Cleveland City Council passed a ceasefire resolution at its March 25th 2024 meeting. Following the meeting, Cleveland City Council Chief of Communications Joan Mazzolini released…
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2024 Plain Press Community Guide
2024 Plain Press Community Guide (Plain Press March 2024) EMERGENCY NUMBERS Addiction Crisis Information & Referral Hotline .. 623-6888 Bellefaire JCB Homeless & Missing Youth 24/7 Hotline www.bellefairejcb.org ……………….. 570-8010 Fire • Police • Medical…………………………………………………911 Frontline Service ……………………….………….. 623-6555 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline ………………………….. 988 Poison Control Center……………..………….1-800-222-1222 Public Utilities Emergency Numbers Water …
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Cleveland Owns’ incubator promotes economic democracy
PHOTO COURTESY OF CLEVELAND OWNS The Cleveland Owns team at a co-op farm in Cincinnati. (L to R) Craig Ickler, Energy Democracy Organizer; Jonathan Welle, Executive Director; and Bogdan Vitoc, Co-op Organizer. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press March 2024) Economic democracy proposes a shift of ownership and decision-making from shareholders and the board of…
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CWRU students’ video game helps children with disabilities
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, February 17, 2024; Grand opening of Studio 525, Louis Stokes wing of the Cleveland Public Library’s Main Library, 525 Superior Avenue, 1st Floor: Marta Kilmer, age 5, receives assistance from Case Western Reserve University Computer Science graduate students Haoen Lu and Tina Xu in playing the Choo Choo Zoo video…
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City Council members listen to residents’ concerns about inequities in City’s budget
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, February 13, 2024; Estabrook Recreation Center, 4125 Fulton Road, Ward 7 City Council Representative Stephanie Howse-Jones interacts with residents at a meeting hosted by some City Council members to talk with residents about the City of Cleveland Budget. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, February 13, 2024; Estabrook Recreation Center, 4125…
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March 2024 Plain Press community board
(Plain Press March 2024) ARTS THE CONGRESSIONAL ART COMPETITION is accepting submissions now through Friday, April 5.The competition is open to all high school students living in the Eleventh Congressional District of Ohio, which encompasses all of Cleveland and much of Cuyahoga County. Winners from each district will be honored at an annual awards ceremony…
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