• Breathing easier in Cleveland: How Tighter Standards Could Change the City’s Air Quality Issues

    by Christopher Johnston    While running for Cleveland City Council Ward 3 seat last year, Ayat Amin spent a lot of time canvassing neighborhoods and talking to residents about environmental issues.     “What came up time and again in our conversations that really resonated with people was air quality,” she said. “Specifically, there were a…


  • St. Paul’s Community Church installs new pastor

    On November 13th, St. Paul’s Community Church at 4427 Franklin Boulevard held an installation service and installed Emily Culp-Ashby as its new pastor. Culp-Ashby has served as “dedicated” pastor for over a year.



  • January 2023 Issue of the Plain Press


  • Cleveland Public Theatre’s Día de Muertos (The Day of the Dead) celebration

    PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, October 29, 2022; Cleveland Public Theatre’s Día de Muertos (The Day of the Dead) celebration, W. 62nd and Detroit Avenue: Participants in the celebration honor the memory of those who have passed – in this case – with a trombone. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Saturday, October 29, 2022; Cleveland Public…


  • Retirement reception for Tim Walters, St. Paul’s Community Church

    PHOTO BY IAN HEISEY Sunday, November 6, 2022; Retirement reception for Tim Walters, St. Paul’s Community Church, W. 45th and Franklin: Walters shares some words of wisdom as he retires from the role of Outreach Coordinator at St. Paul’s Community Church. The new outreach coordinator is Paula Miller.


  • Barnes Wendling CPAs supports art programs at Urban Community School

    PHOTO COURTESY BARNES WENDLING CPAs November 15, 2022, Urban Community School, 4909 Lorain Avenue: (L-R) Art Teacher Molly Geib, students: Julian Mendez, Maise McPartland, and Ilinca Rodriguez, with Principal Nora French  Elementary students participate in art contest; schools receive program funds       (Plain Press, December 2022) Barnes Wendling CPAs, a Northeast Ohio accounting and business…


  • How residents fought for – and won – a slower Franklin Boulevard

    by Xavier Yozwiak, The Land      (Plain Press, December 2022) The first phase of the construction of seven traffic circles along a busy west side boulevard recently finished. Franklin Boulevard residents have been concerned for over a decade about speeding and reckless driving on the street, particularly the portion which runs from W. 25th St.…


  • Cleveland Metropolitan School District receives $20 million grant from MacKenzie Scott

    by Chuck Hoven      (Plain Press, December 2022) At the November 22, 2022 meeting of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) Board of Education, Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon announced CMSD had received a $20 million dollar donation from philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Gordon said the funds from the donation are unrestricted, meaning that the school…


  • Northeast Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality prepares to lobby for its State of Ohio budget priorities

    by Chuck Hoven      (Plain Press, December 2022) The State of Ohio must complete its next two-year budget by June 30th of 2023. The budget will govern State of Ohio spending from July 1, 2023 to June 30, 2025.      Hoping to influence State of Ohio lawmakers in the decision-making process leading up to the…