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  • April 2023 Community Board

    ARTS ART HOUSE’S NEXT FAMILY OPEN STUDIO will be on Saturday, April 17 from 1-3 p.m.This a free, family-friendly workshop occurs on the third Saturday of every month (unless there is a holiday). Children of all ages are welcome but must be accompanied by an adult. Be sure to read our policies page before you…

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  • Woman finds recovery in Cleveland

    PHOTO COURTESY OF JENNIFER HALSTEAD Wednesday, March 22, 2023; Edna House for Women, 2007 W. 65th; Jennifer Halstead, an alumna of the drug recovery program at Edna House, standing next to the sign of the residential building. Women reside at the Edna House for six months regardless of their ability to pay where they become…

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  • In Memory – George Hrbek

    We’ll See You on The Frontlines, George PHOTO FROM PLAIN PRESS ARCHIVES In Memory of George Hrbek: June 20, 1931- February 19, 2023. by Molly Martin      (April 2023, Plain Press) I can hardly believe that George Hrbek is gone, but if I find him somewhere, I know it’ll be on the frontlines of social…

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  • Photos

    PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; Purple Martins- and other birds- have returned to their nest boxes at Edgewater Park. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, March 17, 2023; St. Colman Church, 2027 W. 65th Street: (L-R) Dave Lewis, Edward Burke, and Nicki Lewis. Father and daughter team Dave and Nicki Lewis, both…

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  • Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus opposes public funding for Browns Stadium 

    Journalist Roldo Bartimole Ward 12 Cleveland City Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer by Bruce Checefsky      (April 2023, Plain Press) The Cleveland Browns lease at FirstEnergy Stadium will expire in 2028. The Haslam family and Haslam Sports Group, owners of the Browns, launched a feasibility study regarding the future of FirstEnergy Stadium conducted by HKS Architects, which…

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  • Development projects seek Tax Increment Financing

    PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; Lakeview Community Center, 1290 W. 25th Street: A plan called Lakeview Connects hopes to establish links between the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Lakeview Terrace community and the surrounding Ohio City neighborhood. by Chuck Hoven      It has become a trend in Cleveland for big projects to…

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  • Study examines connecting Lakeview with surrounding community

    PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; Lakeview Community Center, 1290 W. 25th Street: A plan called Lakeview Connects hopes to establish links between the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Lakeview Terrace community and the surrounding Ohio City neighborhood. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, March 7, 2023; Lakeview Connects meeting, Malachi Center Social Hall,…

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  • Development at W. 11th and Fairfield rushed while issues raised at block club go unresolved

    PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; W. 11th and Fairfield: Despite objections raised at the Board of Zoning Appeals meeting on June 27,2022, the Board of Zoning Appeals approved a variance allowing 5,000 square feet of retail space as part of a project by 1209 Fairfield LLC in a multi-family residential district.…

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  • City of Cleveland announces formation of the new Cleveland Public Market Corporation

    (April 2023, Plain Press) The first months of this year have brought major developments for the West Side Market, including the founding of the new non-profit, the naming of the inaugural board, the initiation of the executive director search, and the release of the first phase of the Market master plan.       Articles of incorporation…

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  • Corner of W. 25th and Chatham was once an important part of grocery shopping in Cleveland

    (April 2023, Plain Press) From the late 1930s until the early 1960s the corner of W. 25th and Chatham was a vibrant part of the grocery shopping experience of many Clevelanders who came to shop at the West Side Market. Yarid Sahley, age 86, whose family was in the grocery business during that time period,…

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