Plain Press

  • Blossoming trees celebrate springtime and hospitality in Cleveland

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Friday, April 14, 2023; Brookside Reservation, 3900 John Nagy Blvd: A blossoming branch of a sakura at the Brookside Reservation, gives hope of another spring coming to Cleveland. The sakura, also known as the Japanese cherry blossom, is the national tree of Japan and was given to Cleveland as a gift…

    plainpress

  • Changes to Ohio law may increase chances of eligibility for record sealing or expungement of criminal records

    by Tonya Sams      In April, changes went into effect in Ohio to the record sealing and expungement law.  This allows even more people to be eligible than before.      The first change was clarifying the true definitions of “record sealing” and “expungement”. An expungement erases a criminal record. The record will be almost non-existent…

    plainpress

  • Photos

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Tuesday, May 2, 2023; St. Ignatius High School Breen Center, 2008 W. 30th St: Timothy Del Papa, resident of Ohio City since 1988, was chosen by his neighbors to be president of the South of Lorain Block Club. Tim, whose parents also live in the neighborhood, has seen many changes in the neighborhood.…

    plainpress

  • June 2023 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

    plainpress

  • Have the Haslams and Gilberts been priming the pump?

    by Chuck Hoven      What should local politicians do when billionaires come calling for a handout?      A recent post on a social media site featured a photo of Star Trek’s Spock, a character dedicated to logic. Underneath the photo is a comment about billionaires who claim they need a public contribution to make a…

    plainpress

  • May 2023 Community Board

    ARTS ART HOUSE OPEN EVENTS FRIDAY, May 5th at 3119 Denison Avenue: Students, teachers and the community are invited. Ice Cream Social 4-5 p.m. Opening reception: 6-8 p.m. ST. PAUL’S STREET STUDIO: Missing a chance to play music in person? Join us to share music and poetry/spoken word in a peaceful atmosphere of respect. You…

    plainpress

  • Applications now open for City of Cleveland and Starting Point Child Care Family Scholarship Program 

    Applications are open for Starting Point’s Billie Osborne-Fears Child Care Scholarship Program.        The scholarships, named for a lifelong early childhood champion and the founding executive director of Starting Point, were recently expanded through a $1.9 million from federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment through the City of Cleveland to support children and working parents.       …

    plainpress

  • BIBB, ROYNANE GIFT-PACKAGING RICHES TO HASLAMS

    by Roldo Bartimole      Who sez we need a massive land bridge from the Mall to the lakefront? Steve Litt?      There is one of the biggest corrupt schemes in the works to provide an easy access to lakefront land. This rivals the Chagrin Highlands dealing in dirty politics.      Mayor Justin Bibb has legislation…

    plainpress

  • Mayor Bibb delivers State of the City speech

    by Erik Ault    On Wednesday, April 19, Mayor Justin Bibb delivered his second State of the City speech at East Tech High. He opened his speech by thanking the various civic members who help to administer the city government, including City Council and the over 8,000 City workers. He singled out Eric Gordon for…

    plainpress

  • Photos

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 20, 2023; Community Culture Night with Darice Polo, Art House, 3119 Denison Avenue: Darice Polo, a professor at Kent State School of Art, shares slides and videos of her artwork with area residents. Polo showed slides and videos of her drawings of events taken from her family’s photos, family…

    plainpress