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  • November 2023 Plain Press Community Board

    ARTS DAY OF THE DEAD:  The Día de Muertos (Day of the Dead) Festival will take place in Cleveland’s Detroit Shoreway neighborhood on Saturday November 4. Día de Muertos is a cultural tradition in Mexico and many Latin American countries to honor deceased loved ones. The event is free and family friendly and begins at…

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  • Artemus Ward School celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 5, 2023; Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Artemus Ward School cafeteria, 4315 W. 140th Street: A young girl prepares to fill her maracas (hand shaken rattles) from a selection of various beans and seeds. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 5, 2023; Hispanic Heritage Month Celebration, Artemus Ward School cafeteria,…

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  • November 2023 Plain Press – PDF

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  • New mural completed near the Lorain Ave. exit of I-90

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, October 12, 2023; 8004 Lorain Avenue: This Destination Cleveland Mural by artist Lisa Quine of Hudson, Ohio is across Lorain Avenue from the westbound I-90 Lorain Avenue exit. The mural says, “The Land where anything is possible.” Northwest Neighbors offers thanks to the building’s owners and Destination Cleveland for accepting…

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  • Clark Field Park gets new playground

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 17, 2023; Clark Field Park: Traci Dean and her grandchildren Selena McCoy, age 4, and Noah McCoy, age 8, enjoy a visit to the new playground at Clark Field Park. The towpath trail goes through the park. The park has a new baseball field sponsored by Cleveland Guardians player…

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  • Irishtown Bend Park construction underway 

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY August 25, 2023; Rivergate Park, east bank of the Cuyahoga River, across from Irishtown Bend:  Master of Ceremonies Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack kicked off the announcement of the beginning of the Port Authorities’ riverbank stabilization project for Irishtown bend.  A park is planned for the site once the riverbank stabilization is…

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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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