• 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…


  • 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.


  • “Shiver Me Timbers” comic

    (Plain Press December 2023)


  • 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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  • Clark Field Park gets new playground

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 17, 2023; Clark Field Park: Traci Dean and her grandchildren Selena McCoy, age 4, and Noah McCoy, age 8, enjoy a visit to the new playground at Clark Field Park. The towpath trail goes through the park. The park has a new baseball field sponsored by Cleveland Guardians player…


  • Halloween display on W. 81 st.

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 12, 2023; This household went all-out with the Halloween display in their yard at 2194 W. 81st Street.


  • Mercedes Cotner Park receives new playground equipment

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 12, 2023; Mercedes Cotner Park, W. 95th and Maywood: This park, just a few blocks south of Denison Avenue, now has new playground equipment.


  • Civics 2.0 students plead for funding for their program

    by Chuck Hoven    (Plain Press, November 2023) Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) students that participate in the extracurricular Civics 2.0 program came out in force to testify at the September meeting of the Cleveland Municipal School District Board of Education. The students were advocating for restoration of funding for their extracurricular program. During the…


  • What’s on the Ballot? – November 2023 general election

    (Plain Press, November 2023) Below is a summary of candidates and issues that will appear on the November 7, 2023, General Election ballot. Registered voters can view a sample ballot by going to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website at: www.cuyahogaballot.boe.ohio.gov Voting      Registered voters can vote at the polls on election day, vote…