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  • Max Hayes student breaks new ground becoming a Carpenter’s Union Apprentice while still in high school

    This past school year, Max Hayes High School Senior Catherine Nelson worked as a Carpenter’s Union apprentice for Panzica Construction on a job at the Cleveland Natural History Museum.      Max Hayes Construction Program Instructor James MacDowell says in his nearly thirty years of teaching construction at Max Hayes, Nelson is the first student to…

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  • Spanish American Committee awarded grant from Broadband Ohio

    On July 24th, Broadband Ohio, a division of the Ohio Department of Development, announced awards of grants to advance digital opportunities across Ohio. The Spanish American Committee in Cleveland will receive a $100,000 grant to support the Families First Program, which will provide Latino/Hispanic individuals and families with a caseworker specifically focused on supporting digital…

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  • Master Plan for West Side Market unveiled at public meeting

    A standing room only crowd filled the Truss event space on the top floor of the INTRO Cleveland building at the Southeast corner of W. 25th and Lorain on June 29th to learn about plans for the future of the West Side Market.      City of Cleveland Senior Strategist for the West Side Market Jessica…

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  • Cleveland School Board hosts its last meeting with Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon at the helm

    At the June 27th Cleveland Board of Education Meeting, Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon tried to choke back tears as Cleveland School Board Chair Anne Bingham spoke of some of Gordon’s many accomplishments as the school district’s leader and led the crowd in a standing ovation for Gordon. Other Board…

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  • Community Photos

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Tuesday, July 11, 2023; United Bank Building; 2012 W. 25th; Tanisha Caravello, a transplant from the West Coast to the Clark-Fulton neighborhood, is often the only one seen who rides her bike to the building. When asked her motivation, she responded, “I like to feel like I’m part of my environment,…

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  • August 2023 Plain Press – PDF

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  • Davis Aerospace and Maritime students help cleanup floating debris from the Cuyahoga River and Lake Erie

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, June 6, 2023; North Coast Harbor: Argonaut Captain Sam Landgraf and 10th grade Davis Aerospace and Maritime High School student Quinn Schumann aboard a barge towed by the Flotsam use their pikes to position a log so it can be hauled aboard by the Flotsam crane. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN…

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  • Cuyahoga County Council passes wage theft legislation 

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, May 23, 2023; Cuyahoga County Council Chambers, Cuyahoga County Administrative Headquarters, 2079 E. 9th Street: A supporter of legislation to offer protection to workers against wage theft pumps his fist as members of Guardians for Fair Work celebrate Cuyahoga County Council’s vote to pass the legislation. by Bruce Checefsky     …

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  • Neighborhood Leadership Development Program & Community Development Corporation Leadership Program seek 2023 applicants

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION LEADERSHIP PROGRAM Dr. Josh Allen, PhD of John Carroll University, juggles while making a presentation titled “Who you are, is how you lead” to the second cohort of the Community Development Corporation Leadership Program (CDCLP). The class just graduated from the CDCLP program in June of 2023. The…

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  • Cleveland Public Library opens reimagined Lorain Campus

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, June 17, 2023; Grand Opening of the reimagined Lorain Campus Library, 8216 Lorain Avenue: Tamara Steward, Director of the Lorain Campus of the Cleveland Public Library, welcomes guests to tour the newly renovated library. The Cleveland Public Library celebrated the grand opening of its renovated Lorain Campus at 8216 Lorain…

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