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Clevelanders redress their grievances at downtown No Kings Rally
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, October 18, 2025; No Kings Demonstration, downtown Cleveland.‘ PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, October 18, 2025; No Kings Demonstration, downtown Cleveland. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, October 18, 2025; No Kings Demonstration, downtown Cleveland. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, October 18, 2025; No Kings Demonstration, downtown Cleveland. PHOTO BY GREG…
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Police report on surge of recent car break-ins
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, October 14, 2024; Second District Policing Committee Meeting, OneHope NEO, 3202 Fulton Road: Second District Commander Timothy Maffo-Judd. by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press November 2025) Timothy Maffo-Judd, 2nd District Commander, gave an update report to about 40 residents of the Near West Side at the policing committee meeting in…
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Cleveland Metropolitan School District seeks input in its facility planning
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press November 2025) This fall the Cleveland Metropolitan School District held a series of meetings on its long-term facilities planning process titled Building Brighter Futures: A Pathway to Sustainable Student Success. Meetings were held in each of the six regions that comprise the school district. Some online meetings were also…
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Play about Tamir Rice to come to Near West Theatre
(Plain Press November 2025) The Tamir Rice Foundation in association with the Cleveland-based theatre company Powerful Long Ladder will present the play Objectively/Reasonable: A Community Response to the Shooting of Tamir Rice on November 8th at 6:45 p.m. at Near West Theatre, 6702 Detroit Avenue. Directed by award-winning former Karamu House Artistic Director…
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Tamir Rice Butterfly Memorial designated as Cleveland Landmark
(Plain Press November 2025) At its October 20th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved designating the Tamir Rice Butterfly Memorial as a Cleveland Landmark (Ord. No. 1084-2025), sponsored by Councilmember Jenny Spencer.
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November 2025 community board
ACTIVISM ACT UP CLEVELAND, a diverse, non-partisan group of individuals united in anger and committed to direct action to end the AIDS crisis, holds regular meetings at the LGBT Community Center (6705 Detroit Ave). This month, they will meet on Thursday, November 6 and Thursday, November 20, from 6 pm to 7:30 pm. BILINGUAL IMMIGRATION…
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The poor pay for Cleveland’s politics of privilege
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press November 2025) Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Community Solutions Emily Campbell issued a report in September of 2022 that said “the United States Census Bureau’s 2021 one-year estimates show that nearly 105,000 people in the City of Cleveland lived in poverty in 2021. Of those, more than…
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Council Candidate Nikki Hudson hikes trail with Friends of Snake Hill
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, October 5, 2025; Snake Hill Trail, Ward 11 City Council Candidate Nikki Hudson, and Alex Manuk, co-founder of Friends of Snake Hill, hike the trail. by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press November 2025) Ward 11 Cleveland City Council Candidate Nikki Hudson joined with Friends of Snake Hill to hike the…
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Legal Aid may be able to assist survivors of domestic violence
by Tonya Sams (Plain Press November 2025) Even though financial, emotional, and mental abuse can be considered domestic violence, when interacting with the legal system it is important to understand what the legal definition is, especially if you are seeking a protection order. “The law defines domestic violence as causing physical harm to…
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ADAMHS Board names new executive director
(Plain Press November 2025) On October 22nd, the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services (ADAMHS) Board of Cuyahoga County announced its Board of Directors voted to appoint Jason Joyce as its new chief executive officer. Joyce brings more than 19 years of experience serving vulnerable populations, with a focus on ensuring individuals have…