Plain Press

  • Blanket Mills project receives $1 million grant

       (Plain Press December 2023) At its Monday November 14th meeting, Cleveland City Council passed Ordinance Number 1153-2023 which provides a $1 million economic development grant to LB Blanket Mill Main, to partially fund the Northern Ohio Blanket Mills mixed use project. The funds were made available from revenue recovery funds the City received from…

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  • Cleveland City Council turns over management of West Side Market to a nonprofit organization

    (Plain Press December 2023) At its November 14th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved legislation that will turn management of the West Side Market over to the Cleveland Public Market Corporation, a newly formed nonprofit organization. Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack advocated for this change in management which is outlined in Ordinance Number 1093-2023.    Under…

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  • Reader shares some history of development site at Pearl and Memphis

    (Plain Press December 2023) To the Editor:      The Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation (OBCDC) has been trying to put together a mega revitalization project at the northwest corner of Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. on the site of the current Greenline building and the former St. Luke’s United Church of Christ building.  When the…

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  • November 7, 2023, Unofficial Election results from the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections

     (Plain Press December 2023) Cleveland City Council Ward 11 Danny Kelly received 1,762 votes or 58.91% of the votes cast to win over Michael Hardy who received 1,229 votes, or 41.9% of the votes cast. Issue 38 – Cleveland Participatory Budgeting Charter Amendment 33,387 voters voted against the charter amendment or 51.06% of the votes…

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  • Chaotic Cuyahoga Arts and Culture board meeting sheds little light on its operations

    by Bruce Checefsky      (Plain Press December 2023) Chaos broke out during the quarterly board meeting of Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (CAC) on Wednesday, November 15, taking place at the Cleveland Public Library downtown.      At the beginning of the meeting, three speakers gave presentations of support for CAC during public comments. Dobama Theatre Artistic…

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  • Eastman Library reopens

    (Plain Press December 2023) PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, October 28,2023; Grand Opening Ceremony for the Eastman Campus of the Cleveland Public Library, 11602 Lorain Avenue: Quinn Jenkins, age 22 months, holds on to her newly acquired book while her twin Riley holds on to their mother, Tonya Jenkins. To their right, D’Santaneyce Pulliam selects…

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  • Community share-a-meal at St. Ignatius of Antioch

    PHOTO BY ABE KURP Wednesday, November 1, 2023; Community Share-a-Meal, St Ignatius of Antioch cafeteria, 10205 Lorain Ave: Bob Bernath of St Ladislas in Westlake helps to serve drinks to guests. The free meals are served on the first and third Wednesdays of every month at 5:30 pm. All are welcome.

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  • “Shiver Me Timbers” comic

    (Plain Press December 2023)

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  • Day of the Dead 2023 Photos

    (Plain Press December 2023) PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, November 4, 2023; Day of the Dead Celebration presented by Cleveland Public Theatre/Teatro Público de Cleveland & Día de Muertos Ohio and Artistic Director Héctor Castellanos Lara, Cleveland Public Theatre (CPT) Campus: The crowd in the parking area outside of the Church and Parish Hall on…

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  • December 2023 Plain Press – PDF

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