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  • Public art exhibition by local artists on display on Lakeside Ave. until mid-July (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, June 19, 2025; The Stories of Us, Lakeside Avenue between City Hall and the Old Court House: This work by artist Brandon Graves is titled Chains to Change: Unlocking the Vision. The theme is “Me Reimagined”. The work is part of a public art exhibition created by ten Cleveland artists…

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  • Student art shines at the 2025 Urban Bright Arts-in-Education Exhibition

    PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Thursday, May 22, 2025; Urban Brights Arts-in-Education Exhibition, Art House, 3119 Denison Avenue: Art House Executive Director Laila Voss provided a tour of the art created by children in the Urban Brights Arts-in-Education program. PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON Thursday, May 22, 2025; Urban Brights Arts-in-Education Exhibition, Art House, 3119…

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  • “Ohio Flying Saucers” documentary to air on Monday nights

    GRAPHIC CREATED BY KEVIN KELLY A flying saucer hovers over the City of Cleveland      (Plain Press April 2025) A great majority of Cleveland residents do not realize that their State of Ohio is considered a hot spot for Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) sightings. In addition, some of the oldest UFO organizations originated in the…

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  • Cleveland hosts annual St. Patrick’s Day Parade (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, March 17, 2025, St. Colman Catholic Church, 2027 W. 65th Street: A bagpipe player steps out of the church following the St. Patrick’s Day Mass. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, March 17, 2025, St. Colman Catholic Church, 2027 W. 65th Street: Two West Side Irish American Club members prepare to…

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  • Benjamin Franklin School students celebrate Black History Month with vocal and musical production

    PHOTO BY GREG CZNADEL Wednesday, February 26, 2025; Vocal and musical production in celebration of Black History Month, Benjamin Franklin School, 1905 Spring Road: Seventh grade student Jeanette sings Hit the Road Jack. by Greg Cznadel      (Plain Press April 2025) I had a wonderful opportunity to celebrate Black History Month on February 26th.     …

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  • Home Video Systems (VHS) usher in the dinner and a movie era

         (Plain Press March 2025) Remember the VHS/Beta tape era? Back then, one could rent a motion picture from the nearest video store in your neighborhood and watch it in the privacy of your own home without any interruptions. No longer did you have to go to a crowded theater and fight for a good…

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  • Mural completed in time for opening of Impett Park

    PHOTO BY GREG CZNADEL Impett Park, 3207 W. 153rd in the West Park neighborhood: This fawn, laying under a tree, is one of the creatures of the forest depicted in a mural by resident artist Bernadette Glorioso. by Gregory Cznadel      (Plain Press January 2025) Impett Park, located at 3207 W. 153rd in the West…

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  • Issue 55 passed. Now What?

    by Bruce Checefsky      (Plain Press December 2024) Cuyahoga County voters overwhelmingly approved Issue 55, increasing the cigarette tax from a 30-cent per-pack tax, first passed in 2006, to 70 cents per pack. The tax increase would raise an estimated $160 million over 10 years for public arts funding. Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC), the…

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  • Julia De Burgos Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month Celebration 2024 (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 14, 2024; Julia de Burgos Cultural Dance Center’s Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month Celebration, 2800 Archwood Avenue: Dancers from the Julia de Burgos Cultural Dance Center’s Latin Social Dance Group entertain the crowd. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 14, 2024; Julia de Burgos Cultural Dance Center’s Hispanic-Latino Heritage Month Celebration,…

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  • “Descendants” exhibition on view at Kaiser Gallery (photo)

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY August 9, 2024; ‘Descendants’ exhibition at Kaiser Gallery at 2418 Professor Avenue in Tremont: (L to R) Kaiser Gallery owner Tanya Kaiser and artists Connie Pieper, Judi Krew, and Christopher Boring. ‘Descendants’ explore local artists as they reflect on personal narratives, family stories, cultural roots, and personal journeys. ‘Descendants’ will be on…

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