• Artist proposal aims to beautify Storer Avenue and surrounding neighborhoods

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 6, 2025; Art Garden Festival, W. 50th and Storer Avenue: During the celebration of the festival, artist Ariel Vergez works on a mural on the side of a building on the Southeast corner of W. 50th and Storer. This past year Vergez has been working with 10 youths in…


  • Ohio needs a helping hand to keep SNAP benefits for all

    by: Che Gadison (Plain Press October 2025) Through the recently passed “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (named by Donald Trump), there has been an attack on people receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. In urban counties in Ohio almost 50% of those currently receiving SNAP benefits can expect to see significant cuts. Also, the…


  • Working Families Party hosts Our City, Our Future Forum

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Sunday, August 10, 2025; Working Families Party and Allies Cleveland Policy Forum, Artfully Phi Gallery in downtown Cleveland, 740 W Superior Ave # 101: Cleveland City Council Candidates (L to R) Rebecca Maurer, Ward 5; Mohammad Faraj, Ward 7; Nikki Hudson, Ward 11; Alana Belle, Ward 9; and Tanmay Shah, Ward 12. by Bruce Checefsky…


  • Back-To-School celebrations equip students with school supplies

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 9, 2025; All City Back to School Festival, Cleveland Public Auditorium, 500 Lakeside Ave. East: Cleveland Metropolitan School District Director of Financial Support and Services Melody Patterson hands out school supplies to parents and children. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 9, 2025; Esperanza’s Back-To-School Celebration, Max Hayes High…


  • 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…