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  • Plain Press Community Board – February 2022

    February 2022 Community Board ARTS STUDENT THEATRE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM (STEP) AUDITIONS: Cleveland Public Theatre announces auditions for the Student Theatre Enrichment Program will be held via ZOOM on Wednesday, February 16 from 6-8 p.m. or Sunday, March 6 from 1:30- 4p.m. STEP is a summer arts-based job training program that engages Cuyahoga County teens ages 14-19…

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  • February 2022 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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  • Cleveland Board of Education meeting features a plethora of public comments

    Cleveland Board of Education meeting features a plethora of public comments by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2022)           The Cleveland Board of Education meeting at Garrett Morgan High School on December 14th featured several highlight events: including a proclamation and farewell video in honor of Mayor Frank Jackson’s 16 years of service to the school district; a…

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  • National Coalition for the Homeless plans to open a regional office in City of Cleveland

    National Coalition for the Homeless plans to open a regional office in City of Cleveland by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, January 2022)                 The National Coalition for the Homeless (NCH) plans to open its first field office in its 40-year history in Cleveland, Ohio this coming summer. Brian Davis, who served for many years as the director of the Northeast Ohio…

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  • Twenty groups protest anti-protest efforts that are happening locally and statewide

    Twenty groups protest anti-protest efforts that are happening locally and statewide (Plain Press, January 2022)           Defending Democracy and Dissent, along with 20 other organizations, held a protest on Saturday, December 4th, that began on Public Square and ended in front of the Justice Center. The protest highlighted recent efforts to criminalize peaceful protesting in Cuyahoga County…

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  • Celebration of Bill Merriman’s retirement as the Chairperson of the Franklin Clinton Block Club and his new role as Chair Emeritus

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  • Snow Day in Detroit Shoreway festival

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  • Domestic violence is more than physical abuse; help is available 

    Domestic violence is more than physical abuse; help is available  by Tonya Sams (Plain Press, January 2022)           Many people think the label “domestic violence” applies only to violent acts against a lover, but it is much more than that.     Domestic violence describes regular, consistent acts of physical, emotional, verbal, and sexual abuse. It not only occurs…

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  • City of Cleveland Department of Public Health COVID-19 Public Dashboard

    City of Cleveland Department of Public Health COVID-19 Public Dashboard (Plain Press, January 2022)           On December 23, the City of Cleveland Department of Public Health reported there were 979 newly reported daily cases of COVID-19. That brings the total number of COVID-19 case reported in the City of Cleveland since the beginning of the pandemic to…

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  • Eastman Branch of Cleveland Public Library closes for renovations

    Eastman Branch of Cleveland Public Library closes for renovations (Plain Press, January 2022) The Eastman Branch of the Cleveland Public Library, located at 11602 Lorain Avenue, has closed for renovations. Branch Manager Jamie Lauver says, “We are scheduled to reopen in January 2023.”

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