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Cleveland high school grads play a prominent role in CWRU protests
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, May 17, 2024; Palestine Task Force Cle &Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Encampment Sanctionee Press Conference, Cleveland Public Library Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, 1962 Stokes Boulevard: Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Ohio Chapter Fatah Odeh outlined ways Palestinian students and their organizations have been…
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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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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 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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Pilot aims to transform community response to mental health crises
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, April 22, 2024; A sign sponsored by the Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County promotes calling 988 for mental health and addiction crisis services. by Abe Kurp (Plain Press May 2024) Residents of some Cleveland neighborhoods will soon have access to a new tool…
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