Plain Press

  • 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.…

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  • Letters to the Editor

    Reader advocates for an entertainment tax To the Editor:      This letter is in response to the article by Bruce Checefsky in the April issue of the Plain Press titled “Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus opposes public funding for Browns Stadium.”      One of the most disturbing facts about our capitalist nation is the misappropriation of…

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  • Post-pandemic changes to Medicaid may impact coverage 

    by Tonya Sams       The COVID pandemic caused numerous aspects of our lives to change. This included changes to Medicaid. Medicaid offers health coverage to millions of people nationwide including those with low incomes, disabilities, children, senior citizens, and pregnant women. The federal government created the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which allowed those who…

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  • May 2023 Plain Press – PDF

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  • 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…

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  • 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…

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  • In Memory – George Hrbek

    We’ll See You on The Frontlines, George PHOTO FROM PLAIN PRESS ARCHIVES In Memory of George Hrbek: June 20, 1931- February 19, 2023. by Molly Martin      (April 2023, Plain Press) I can hardly believe that George Hrbek is gone, but if I find him somewhere, I know it’ll be on the frontlines of social…

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  • Photos

    PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; Purple Martins- and other birds- have returned to their nest boxes at Edgewater Park. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, March 17, 2023; St. Colman Church, 2027 W. 65th Street: (L-R) Dave Lewis, Edward Burke, and Nicki Lewis. Father and daughter team Dave and Nicki Lewis, both…

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  • Cuyahoga County Progressive Caucus opposes public funding for Browns Stadium 

    Journalist Roldo Bartimole Ward 12 Cleveland City Councilwoman Rebecca Maurer by Bruce Checefsky      (April 2023, Plain Press) The Cleveland Browns lease at FirstEnergy Stadium will expire in 2028. The Haslam family and Haslam Sports Group, owners of the Browns, launched a feasibility study regarding the future of FirstEnergy Stadium conducted by HKS Architects, which…

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  • Development projects seek Tax Increment Financing

    PHOTO BY DEBORAH ROSE SADLON Tuesday, March 21, 2023; Lakeview Community Center, 1290 W. 25th Street: A plan called Lakeview Connects hopes to establish links between the Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s Lakeview Terrace community and the surrounding Ohio City neighborhood. by Chuck Hoven      It has become a trend in Cleveland for big projects to…

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