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Residents Rally to save historic trees
PHOTO BY CASANDRA VASU Cudell Commons Park, W. 98th Street, North of Madison: The Cleveland Metropolitan School District plans to build a new Marion C. Seltzer school in what is now Cudell Commons Park. Plans call for eliminating trees to make way for the new school building. This Bald Cypress is one of the mature…
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August Community Board
ARTS ARTS IN AUGUST in Tremont’s Lincoln Park from August 5 to 25th. All performances are free and family friendly. Bring a chair or blanket. The events are: Cleveland Public Theatre’s Student Theatre Enrichment Program, Saturday, August 5 at 7 p.m.: Cleveland Shakesphere Festival presents Measure for Measure, Sunday, August 6th at 4 p.m.; Reflections…
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Why You Should Vote NO on Issue 1
by Bruce Checefsky In a special election on August 8, Ohio voters will decide on Issue 1 to determine whether the threshold to pass citizen-proposed constitutional amendments should be raised from 50% plus one to 60%. That would basically end the 111-year-old right of Ohio voters to petition lawmakers at the ballot box. NEWS…
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Panel reviews results of the 2023 Cleveland Property Survey
by Bruce Checefsky PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, June 27, 2023; Forum to discuss results of the 2023 Cleveland Property Survey, Cleveland State University Levin College of Public Affairs and Education: Ward 13 Cleveland City Council Representative Chris Harsh participates in the discussion about the condition of housing in Cleveland. Councilwomen Rebecca Maurer, Ward…
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Aflac donates to Care Alliance and installs a bench in Lincoln Park
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENTuesday, July 11, 2023; Lincoln Park, 1200 Starkweather Avenue in the Tremont neighborhood: Care Alliance Health Center President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Claude Jones accepts a $100,000 Aflac CareGrant. The Aflac CareGrants are awarded by Aflac, an insurance company, to support organizations that are helping to close the gap around medical…
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Plain Press delivery van stolen
To the Editor and my dear Clevelanders, First off, I want to thank the Cleveland Police Officers that found the van that was stolen from my brother, Chuck Hoven. The van is used in service of bringing the Plain Press to you. I believed that the van would be found because my…
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Trailblazing from Cleveland’s past to a green future
by Erik Ault Every city is a work in progress. Cleveland has known many economic bumps and headwinds which can demoralize citizens and divert political focus. Many projects languish after years of frustration and hopelessness. But Tim Donovan and Tom Yablonsky saw the decline of industry along the Cuyahoga River valley as the opening…
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Tips to be a savvy consumer and how to avoid scams
by Tonya Sams With so many ways for consumers to spend their money, it is easy to become a victim of scams. Eric Zell, a supervising attorney in the Economic Justice group at The Legal Aid of Society of Cleveland, offers a few tips to keep your money safe. One way to avoid…
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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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