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Episcopal Diocese seeks community input on future of St. John’s Church
PHOTO BY COREY MEADOR St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue: Renovations are underway inside the sanctuary. by Corey Meador (Plain Press June 2026) A $400,000 project underway at St. John’s Episcopal Church sparks new life and opportunity into Cuyahoga county’s oldest consecrated building. On Church Avenue in the Hingetown neighborhood of Cleveland, many…
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Documentary features young 1970s Cleveland filmmakers
(Plain Press June 2026) Before smart phones and video cameras, the only device back in the 1970’s to record motion pictures was our parents’ home movie cameras. These revolutionary movie cameras that recorded on a slim strip of 8mm film, were originally made available back in the early 1950’s. These devices gave the public…
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Final report offers no clarity on Cleveland’s Transformative Arts Fund spending and impact
PHOTO BY ANASTASIA PANTSIOS September 6, 2025; The Art Garden Project, W.50th and Storer Avenue: Cleveland-based Dominican artist Ariel Verges (also known as BlackBrain), paints a mural. The Art Garden Project is a large-scale community initiative, on Storer Avenue and nearby neighborhoods, catalyzed and funded by the city’s Transformative Arts Fund (TAF). PHOTO BY ANASTASIA PANTSIOS…
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Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off construction of second phase of African American Cultural Gardens (photos)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase of the African American Cultural Gardens, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive: Association of African American Cultural Gardens Executive Director Obie Shelton plays “Lift Up Your Voice” on his violin. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase…
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Cudell Fine Arts offers “Adult Clay Class” and more (photos)
PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Friday, April 17,2026; Adult Clay Class, Cudell Fine Arts, 10013 Detroit Avenue: Hattie Schenk shapes a ceramic vase artwork from red clay. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Friday, April 17,2026; Adult Clay Class, Cudell Fine Arts, 10013 Detroit Avenue: Shellby Kerec etches detail onto her ceramic piece. PHOTO BY GREG ROSENBERG Friday,…
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St. Paul’s Community Church holds monthly Street Studio event (photos)
PHOTO BY IAN HEISEY Saturday, February 14, 2026; Street Studio, St. Paul’s Community Church, 4427 Franklin Avenue: Guitar player Matt Rossman plays some tunes for those attending the Street Studio. PHOTO BY IAN HEISEY Saturday, February 14, 2026; Street Studio, St. Paul’s Community Church, 4427 Franklin Avenue: Mike Fiala, a regular attendee at St. Paul’s…
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Ode to a dog, dumped beneath I-90 on Train Avenue
by Rob Holland (Plain Press April 2026) For want of love Here you are. Lain beautifully, If you’d lain On a plush rug In a cozy den By the hearth Under the gaze Of a loving family. Who was it Who discarded you here On the berm In the cinders, Ice and mud? Never-ending thousands…
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Cleveland celebrates St. Patrick’s Day 2026 (photos)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 17, 2026; W. 65th Street, just north of Saint Colman Church: This West Side Irish American Club St. Patrick Day drummer says he is multi-tasking – carrying two drums to load onto a bus after attending morning mass at St. Colman Church. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 17,…
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Musicians perform John Prine songs to benefit Greater Cleveland Food Bank
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday January 10, 2026; Ain’t Hurtin’ Nobody: An Evening of the Songs of John Prine to benefit the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Dunlap Corner Bar, 3258 W. 32nd Street: Performing before a full house, musicians Michael Sean McDonald, Kate Kooser, Ed Bridge and Landen Kearns take turns playing and singing songs…
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