• Cleveland Co-Op Circles hosts candidate forum

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, July 31, 2025; Cleveland Co-Op Circles Economic Policy Candidate Forum, Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th Street: Ward 4 City Council candidate Kris Harsh says residents want better City services. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, July 31, 2025; Cleveland Co-Op Circles Economic Policy Candidate Forum, Pilgrim Church, 2592 W. 14th Street:…


  • In Memory: Donald “Don” Freeman, February 16, 1939 – July 21, 2025

         PHOTO COURTESY OF THE FREEMAN FAMILY IN MEMORY DONALD “DON” FREEMAN February 16,1939 – July 21, 2025 (Plain Press September 2025) For over a half a century, Don Freeman and his Soulmate Norma Freeman were a regular presence at Cleveland Board of Education meetings. At the meetings they focused on the responsibility of the…


  • September 2025 community board

    ACTIVISM MARCH FOR ACCESS: Join Clevelanders for Public Transit (CPT) and the Northeast Ohio Coalition of Disability Organizations as we march for accessible and inclusive public transit on Saturday, September 20 at 11 am at Public Square.This will honor and build on the Cleveland Bus Protests of 1985 that lead to RTA buses becoming wheelchair…


  • International World Rabies Day campaign seeks the elimination of the rabies virus

         (Plain Press September 2025) September 28 is the anniversary of the death of Louis Pasteur, who developed the first effective rabies vaccine. The non-profit organization, “Global Alliance for Rabies Control”, advocates bringing all stakeholders and other interested people together to drive efforts jointly for rabies elimination globally. “World Rabies Day” is an international campaign…


  • Legal Aid can help with Medicaid, SNAP issues

    by Tonya Sams      (Plain Press September 2025) Trying to get access to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can be a complex process to navigate but The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland may be able to offer some assistance.      “Individuals applying for Medicaid and SNAP must apply through their county’s…


  • Old Brooklyn residents enjoy a Saturday morning tree walk

         (Plain Press September 2025) Old Brooklyn Tree Stewards and Friends of Harmody Park combined for the first Old Brooklyn Tree Walk on Saturday morning August 9th. The event included scavenger hunts, tree talks, a demonstration of how to measure a tree’s age nondestructively, and a survey of what improvements people would like to see…


  • Council Leadership Fund: Who are the big donors?

         (Plain Press September 2025) Those attending the Co-op Circles Cleveland City Council Candidates Forum on municipal economic policy on July 31st at Pilgrim Church were greeted outside by Mike Seals carrying a protest sign. On one side the sign said, “End Kleptocracy Now”, on the other side the sign said, “County Politics is a…


  • Refurbished basketball courts at Trent Park are now open(photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, August 18, 2025; Trent Park, Trent Avenue (between W. 38th and W. 40th – just south of Clark Avenue): (L-R) Juju Tate and Eddie Majors get ready to play some one-on-one basketball at Trent Park. Majors says they have used the new basketball court nearly every day since the refurbished…


  • Effort to preserve Old Brooklyn’s history continues

    by Lynette Fillips    (Plain Press September 2025) Over a year and a half ago when I started writing these articles for the Plain Press, I visited the Historical Society of Old Brooklyn’s (HSOB’s) museum, 3430 Memphis Ave., to check some historical information in their files. While there I met a thirty-something year old man…


  • Carlos Jones performs at Edgewater Beach on his birthday(photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, August 14, 2025; Cleveland Metroparks Edgewater Beach Concert featuring Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. (Peace, Love, Unity Syndicate) Band entertaining the crowd with reggae music. Carlos Jones entertains the crowd while celebrating his birthday.