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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.
  • Lamia, host of local production Horror Hotel, receives national recognition

    Lamia, host of local production Horror Hotel, receives national recognition (Plain Press, June 2019)   Cleveland’s own Lamia from “Horror Hotel” was named runner-up for “Favorite Horror Host” in the 17thAnnual Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards.    TV20, which airs the show locally, promoted the show last year saying: “Produced locally here in the City of Cleveland by REEL…

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    June 3, 2019

  • Art House displays work of area students at Urban Bright exhibition

    Art House displays work of area students at Urban Bright exhibition (Plain Press, June 2019)   On May 3rd, Art House hosted a public exhibition of the artistic accomplishments of students who participated in the Art House Urban Bright Arts-in-Education programs during the 2018-2019 school year. Area residents and Art House supporters filled Art House at 3119…

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    June 2, 2019

  • Ten quick and easy style tips for guys

    Ten quick and easy style tips for guys by Silk Allen FASHION (Plain Press, May 2019)    When it comes to fashion and style, men always seem to get the short end of the stick. They are either ignored, expected not to care too much about their appearance or are called on to participate in…

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    May 3, 2019

  • Mental Health Awareness Month

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    May 3, 2019

  • Five Spring Fashion Trends That You Actually Want to Wear

    Five Spring Fashion Trends That You Actually Want to Wear by Silk Allen (Plain Press, April 2019)    I smell the promise of spring in the air: the days are getting lighter, brighter and longer and there’s that collective look of hope that we give each other as we pass by strangers on sidewalks while…

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    April 11, 2019

  • Ukrainian Museum-Archives Easter Egg “Pysanky” making workshop

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    April 11, 2019

  • Cleveland Museum of Art Presents Raúl de Nieves: Fina at the Transformer Station

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    March 3, 2019

  • St. Boniface Parish celebrates the beginning of the Year of the Pig

    (Plain Press, March 2019) Over 300 people gathered at St. Boniface Catholic Parish on February 3rdto celebrate the beginning of the lunar new year, Tết Nguyên Đán. The Vietnamese American Apostolate, headed by St. Boniface Pastor Father Hilary Khanh Hai Nguyen, organized the celebration of the new year, the Year of the Pig. Fr. Hilary…

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    March 3, 2019

  • Three non-clothing wardrobe items that help elevate your personal style

    by Silk Allen (Plain Press, February 2019)          We often have enough clothes in our closets, it’s just knowing what to do with them that confuses people, and I’m here to help! I have three very important non-clothing fashion purchases that I am dying to tell you about because they will help elevate your personal…

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    February 3, 2019

  • Cleveland City Scapes

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    February 3, 2019

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