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  • The Repair Company celebrates 50 years on Madison Avenue

    The Repair Company celebrates 50 years on Madison Avenue Plain Press, March 2021         In February, Sandy Bozak, owner of The Repair Company at W. 103rd and Madison, marked the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of her company. At a February 4th ceremony, Ward 15 Cleveland City Council Representative Jenny Spencer presented Sandy Bozak with a Council Resolution of…

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  • Cleveland Women’s March Rally at Market Square Park

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  • Cleveland City Council’s three women share their reflections on politics and public policy

    by Jack Barnes Plain Press, March 2021      On January 26th the Cuyahoga Democratic Women’s Caucus organized a “Conversation with Cleveland City Councilwomen” via Zoom hosted by its Chair, Cynthia Demsey. The hour-long event featured all three of the women on the 17-person Cleveland City Council reflecting on their paths to public service; on being women in…

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  • Architectural historian provides additional information and corrections for February article on Madison Avenue

    To the editor: Plain Press, March 2021 I am submitting this letter in response to the version of the story about Madison Avenue that appeared in the printed version of the February 2021 issue of the newspaper. A historic house mentioned in the story – next door to Cleveland Lumber and sometimes known as “Twin Peaks” – includes…

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  • March 2021 Plain Press Community Board

    Plain Press Community Board March 2021 ARTS THE BORDERLIGHT INTERNATIONAL THEATRE & FRINGE FESTIVAL announces a call for performing artists, street and circus performers, multimedia creators and more for the 2021 event, which will feature a fully outdoor program with virtual options. BorderLight launched in 2019 as a biennial summer festival and will return to downtown…

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  • Plain Press 2021 Community Guide

    EMERGENCY NUMBERS Bellefaire JBC Homeless & Missing Youth 24/7 Hotline                      www.saveCLEkids.com……..……….. 570-8010 Cuyahoga County 24/7 Mobile Crisis Team ………..  623-6888                                          Crisis Text: 4HOPE to 741741 Fire • Police • Medical…………………………………………………911 MetroHealth…

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  • March 2021 Issue of the Plain Press – PDF

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  • Children tackle their schoolwork at Boys and Girls Clubs of Northeast Ohio ClubSmart Learning Center at Riverview Welcome Center

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  • COPING WITH COVID-19: 

    Isolation, lack of technology concerns for seniors during pandemic by Brie Zeltner (Plain Press, February 2021) Angela Smith can’t access her email– she has no computer, no tablet, no high-cost data plan, and the library’s closed. Smith, 48, is taking care of her 74-year-old mother, Minnie, in the Cedar Extension High-Rise senior apartments on East 30th…

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  • CareSource invests $5 million in fund to make Cleveland homes lead safe

    (Plain Press, February 2021) CareSource, the state’s largest Medicaid managed care organization, will invest $5 million to help Cleveland families and property owners protect children from lead hazards in their homes.  The commitment, which the Dayton-based nonprofit called “unprecedented,” recognizes the profound effect that housing has on health, CareSource officials said. Exposure to the brain-damaging environmental…

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