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  • Plain Press: Cleveland’s Westside Newspaper
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  • About: The Plain Press is an independent, nonprofit community newspaper serving the West Side neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio since 1971. The Plain Press covers neighborhood news not covered by the major media; gives critical support to the community (i.e. is an advocate, but criticizes when appropriate); covers grassroots issues and city, county, state and national issues that affect the community; provides self-help information and information about neighborhood services and events; and is a forum for discussion of community issues. The Plain Press distributes 21,000 newspapers monthly to over 500 locations. The primary distribution area ranges from Lake Erie on the north to the Upper Big Creek Valley on the south and from the Cuyahoga River on the east to W. 140th Street on the west. The distribution area includes the following Cleveland neighborhoods: Bellaire-Puritas, Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton, Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater, Jefferson, Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Stockyard, Tremont, Westown, and West Boulevard neighborhoods.
  • Día de Muertos festival

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    December 6, 2020

  • Monument to the Unelected

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    December 6, 2020

  • Neighborhood groups receive grants for a variety of projects

    Neighborhood groups receive grants for a variety of projects (Plain Press, December 2020)           Neighborhood Connections and Cuyahoga Arts and Culture joined together to fund several projects in Cleveland neighborhoods and city-wide. Below are projects funded in the Plain Press service area:    The Glengar Community Association in the Bellaire Puritas neighborhood received $761 to host a Power of Pollinators workshop,…

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    December 1, 2020

  • Art at A Distance, temporary art exhibit of the work of eleven local artists in response to their experiences with Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, W. 30th and Meyer

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    November 5, 2020

  • Lucky Park Mural

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    November 3, 2020

  • Labor Day Weekend at St. Rocco’s Parish

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    October 7, 2020

  • Garden Walk 2020 in Detroit Shoreway neighborhood

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    August 3, 2020

  • Cleveland Landmarks Commission approves and praises design of Tamir Rice memorial

    (Plain Press, August 2020)            At its July 9th meeting, the Cleveland Landmarks Commission unanimously approved the design for a Tamir Rice Memorial on the grounds of Cudell Recreation Center, 1910 West Boulevard. Tamir Rice was a 12-year-old student at Marion Seltzer School at the time when he was shot and killed by a Cleveland…

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    August 2, 2020

  • Clark Fulton neighborhood plan seeks input from target area residents and stakeholders

    Clark Fulton neighborhood plan seeks input from target area residents and stakeholders by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, July 2020)                MetroWest Community Development Organization has joined in partnership with Ward 14 Councilwoman Jasmin Santana, the City of Cleveland, MetroHealth Medical Center, and the Cleveland Foundation to develop a master plan for a target area that includes all…

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    July 1, 2020

  • Tremont’s Art + History Museum expands its outdoor art display

    Tremont’s Art + History Museum expands its outdoor art display (Plain Press, June 2020)   Tremont’s first outdoor Art + History Museum was expanded in late April to include an additional one dozen prints. The new display—entitled “Contemporary Views of Tremont”—includes digitally‐reproduced renderings of Tremont street scenes (e.g., Lincoln Park, Christmas Story House, area churches)…

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    June 7, 2020

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