• 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…


  • Residents raise objections to development proposed for Lorain Avenue

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 22, 2023; 4434 Lorain Avenue: Residents of W. 45th and W. 44th Street have raised objections to the size, scale, and scope of a proposed development by the My Place Group which would front on Lorain Avenue next to this former funeral home and day care. Residents of W.…


  • In Memory  — Tom Sheehan

    March 11, 1957 – April 20, 2023 PHOTO FROM THE PLAIN PRESS ARCHIVES September 3, 2017:  Tom Sheehan enjoys a meal at the St. John Cantius Festival. Tom Sheehan, who served as the Plain Press advertising representative for over twenty years, passed away on April 20, 2023. Due to declining health, Tom spent the last…


  • Primary Election

    May 2nd Election Information In Ward 14 Precinct I, there is a Special Election by Petition for a Local Liquor Option for Sunday Sales. A majority affirmative vote is necessary for passage. Shall the sale of wine and mixed beverages and spirituous liquor be permitted for sale on Sunday by Dunlap Partners, LLC an applicant…


  • Cleveland Planning Commission posts analysis of 2020 Census data

    The City of Cleveland Planning Commission has posted some analysis of the 2020 United States Census results on its website. Neighborhood Data      The Cleveland Planning Commission looked at Census data by Statistical Planning Areas to show which neighborhoods gained or lost population over the past decade. The Planning Commission also compiled neighborhood level data…


  • Corrections

    An article in the April 2023 Plain Press by Chuck Hoven titled Development at W. 11th and Fairfield rushed while issues raised at block club go unresolved incorrectly stated that Tremont West Development Corporation (TWDC) has a financial stake in the project at W. 11th and Fairfield. TWDC has no financial stake in the project.…


  • Bedrock promotes its master plan for Cuyahoga Riverfront

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Wednesday, April 5, 2023; Cuyahoga Riverfront Master Plan Presentation, Market Garden Brewery, 1947 W. 25th Street: Deb Janik, Senior Vice President for Business Development at Bedrock, shares the objectives of Bedrock’s proposed master plan for the riverfront. by Bruce Checefsky      The Cuyahoga Riverfront Master Plan, a Bedrock development project along…


  • May 2023 Plain Press – PDF


  • 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…


  • 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…