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  • Clevelanders are right to doubt promises of grandiose development plans

    by Chuck Hoven      (Plain Press May 2024) Cleveland residents have a right to be skeptical when offering their thoughts about tax subsidies in support of big downtown lakefront and riverfront projects. Specifically coming to mind are the Shore to Core to Shore Tax Increment Financing plans put forth by the Justin Bibb Administration and…

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  • Policy Matters urge tax policies for the people

    by Bruce Checefsky      (Plain Press May 2024) Ben Stein, communications director at Policy Matters Ohio, held a webinar to celebrate Tax Day and discuss the tax code in Ohio. As recently as April 2023, over 2.9 million Ohioans struggled to pay basic household expenses while burdened with taxes.      According to Policy Matter Ohio,…

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  • Are prominent citizens still buried at the Old Burying Ground at Pearl-Memphis intersection in Old Brooklyn?

    by Lynette Filips      (Plain Press May 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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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • May 2024 full issue – PDF

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  • 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…

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  • Dyngus Day 2024 (photos)

    PHOTO BY MARYANN ROSENBERG Monday, April 1, 2024; Dyngus Day Cleveland celebration, Happy Dog’s street stage (W. 54th to W. 58th) and Gordon Green: This sign welcomes guests to the Dyngus Day Cleveland celebration. PHOTO BY MARYANN ROSENBERG Monday, April 1, 2024; Dyngus Day Cleveland celebration, Happy Dog’s street stage (W. 54th to W. 58th)…

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  • Study to examine possible pedestrian plazas on W. 29th

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENSaturday, April 20, 2024; W. 29th between Church Avenue and Clinton Avenue: The Cleveland City Council accepted a grant from the Project for Public Spaces                   (Plain Press May 2024) At its April 15th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved accepting a $100,000 grant from the Project for Public Spaces to conduct a…

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