• NOACA releases Air Quality Trends Report

    On April 11th the Northeast Ohio Areawide Coordinating Agency (NOACA) issued its latest Air Quality Trends Report for the Northeast Ohio region. The report summarizes regional air quality data and analyzes greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from vehicles on the region’s roads. The document can be found on NOACA’s website: https://www.noaca.org/regional-planning/air-quality-planning/air-quality-trends-reports      NOACA issues yearly reports to present…


  • 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.       …


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…


  • 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…