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Cleveland School Board votes for a more restrictive public participation policy
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2023) Many observers of the Cleveland Municipal School District Board of Education are wondering why, with all the important issues the Board needs to address, new School Board Chairperson Sara Elaqad has chosen to initiate a pilot program that increases the restrictions on Public Comment. Elaqad, recently appointed…
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Cudell residents save historic trees for now
PHOTO BY MARY JO HOVEN Monday, September 4, 2023; Cudell Commons Park, W. 98th Street, just North of Madison Avenue: A view of the Bald Cypress tree from below. The tree is one of about forty mature trees that Friends of Cudell Commons Park would like to save from being torn down to make way…
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Light Up the Park event highlights need to fund park at W. 67th and Storer Avenue
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 9, 2023; Light Up the Park, Storer Park, 3397 W. 67th Street: Tug-a-war contests were part of the festivities. (Plain Press, October 2023) For the third time Betty Jo Palmer led the organizing of an event called Light Up the Park held at the park at W. 67th and…
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October 2023 Community Board
ARTS THE ARCHIVE: Rebecca Louise Law’s installation, The Archive, is on view in Brett Hall in Cleveland Public Library’s Main Building downtown. This immersive artwork is comprised of 500,000 individually sewn and suspended dried flowers. The exhibit is free and viewable by all any time the library is open. ST. PAUL’S STREET STUDIO: September 30,…
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Crucial water assistance for low-income Cuyahoga County households extended to March 2024
(Plain Press, October 2023) Originally slated to close applications at the end of this month, Step Forward’sLow-Income Household Water Assistance Program (LIHWAP), designed to help eligible households with water and wastewater bills, has announced a significant extension. The program has been extended until March 31, 2024, providing crucial support to eligible households for an additional six months.…
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Max Hayes car show
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 9, 2023; Max Hayes Car Show, W. 65th and Clark Avenue: Edwin Ortiz and his son Edwin Ortiz, Jr. pose with their 1929 Model A Ford Truck. Edwin Ortiz purchased the truck in Argentina and restored it.
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St. Rocco’s greasy pole climbing contest
PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Monday, September 4, 2023; St. Rocco’s Labor Day Festival, 3205 Fulton Road: Chris Nerantzoulis, a member of the eventual winning Greasy Pole Climbing contest, smiles after getting up onto the shoulders of a teammate. In the first round of the contest teams are allowed to use four members to climb the…
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Metro West’s new executive director issues State of the Community Address
(Plain Press, October 2023) Emily Lee, the new Executive Director of Metro West Community Development Organization issued a State of the Community Address on the Metro West website at www.metrowestcle.org. The Metro West Community Development Organization serves the Stockyard, Clark-Fulton, and Brooklyn Centre neighborhoods. Lee, who began serving as executive director of Metro West…
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Digital Connected Learning and Retail Community Center opens on Lorain Avenue
PHOTO BY MIKE PANDUREVIC June 29, 2023; Grand opening and ribbon cutting for the Digital Connected Learning and Retail Community Center, 9926-9928 Lorain Avenue: (L-R): Westown Community Development Corporation Director Rose Zitiello, Founder and Executive Director of Ashbury Senior Computer Community Center (ASC3) Wanda Davis, Ohio Director of PC’s For People Bevin Bowersmith, and Ward…
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