• Local documentary recounts Cleveland’s June 8, 1953 twister

                (Plain Press May 2024) This up-coming June 8, 2024, will be the 71st anniversary of an F-3 tornado that cut through Cleveland’s West Side. 1953 was a unique year for record size tornadoes that killed hundreds across the United States. These monsters devastated major cities like Waco, Texas, Flint, Michigan and Worcester, Massachusetts. Except…


  • Mayor reaches out to Friends of Cudell Park

    To the editor:      (Plain Press May 2024) On Monday, April 22nd, Earth Day, Mayor Bibb personally called members of the Friends of Cudell Commons Park group to convey that he’s been following what’s going on with Cudell Park and that the Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects (MOCAP) and CMSD are working on a new…


  • Former Nunn Family Funeral Home demolished after fire (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 20, 2024; 4434 Lorain Avenue: The former Nunn Family Funeral Home, built in 1865, succumbed to a fire on April 10th and has been demolished. The My Place Group, headed by President Chad Kertesz, proposed development, 45 West, called for the building to be one of three buildings that…


  • May 2024 full issue – PDF


  • May 2024 community board

    (Plain Press May 2024) ARTS COMMUNITY ARTS CENTER: The Pivot Art Center (2937 W 25 St.) offers free drop-in art making and gallery exploration for the whole family during open hours: Fridays 2pm-7pm, Saturdays and Sundays 10 am-5 pm. For group visits during open and non-open hours, email commartsinfo@clevelandart.org. For a full list of upcoming…


  • ADAMHS Board and Brave Technology Co-Op launch Cuyahoga County Overdose Prevention Network (COPN) App

      (Plain Press April 2024) As part of a State Opioid Response grant to increase harm reduction efforts in Cuyahoga County and reduce overdose fatalities, the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County partnered with Brave Technology Co-Op to create a localized overdose prevention app.      The Cuyahoga County Overdose Prevention App (COPN) is designed to…


  • Residents seek info on local crimes at Second District Police meeting

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, March 12, 2024; The Second District Policing Committee Meeting, Bridge CLE, 3389 Fulton Road: Johnny Hamm, Captain of Patrol, Second District Department of Safety, City of Cleveland, shares policing data with residents in attendance at the meeting.  by Bruce Checefsky                   (Plain Press April 2024) Johnny Hamm, Captain of Patrol,…


  • Friends of Cudell Park bring their concerns to the Board of Education

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENSunday, March 3, 2024; Friends of Cudell Commons Park rally and candlelight vigil, Cudell Commons Park just east of Cudell Recreation Center at Detroit Avenue and West Boulevard: Nikki Hudson, a member of Friends of Cudell Commons Park, speaks of plans to continue advocacy to save the park from becoming a school…


  • Ronayne’s nominations to CAC Board draw criticism

    by Bruce Checefsky      (Plain Press April 2024) Cuyahoga County Executive Chris Ronayne nominated Leonard DiCosimo and Gina Vernaci and reappointed Karolyn Isenhart to serve on the five-member board of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) for the term 4/01/2024 through 3/31/2027. The Cuyahoga County Council will confirm his nominations before the next CAC meeting in…


  • April 2024 community board

    (Plain Press April 2024) ARTS CALL FOR ARTISTS:  In honor of the total solar eclipse on April 8, Summit Artspace is hosting the exhibition In the Shadow: Artwork from the Total Solar Eclipse. Beginning April 5, artists can submit artwork in all media directly inspired by the total solar eclipse or any artwork inspired by…