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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.
  • 1963 Coupe wins Best of Show at Max Hayes Car Show

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 10, 2022; Max Hayes Car Show, Max Hayes High School, W. 65th and Clark Avenue: Rick Warner won Best of Show for his work on this 1963 Coupe.

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    October 10, 2022

  • The senior appreciation project, ONE LOVE, brings senior citizens together to strengthen sense of community

    PHOTO BY BETTY SPRINGER Sunday, August 28, 2022; ONE LOVE, Senior Appreciation Project’s Enchanted Evening with Joy, A Place for Us, W. 117th and Madison Avenue: Joy is ready to provide an evening of entertainment. She brought joy to senior citizens attending the event singing a wide variety of songs and engaging those in attendance…

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    October 10, 2022

  • The Concert Truck

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 6, 2022; Piano Days CLE event at Cleveland Public Library’s Carnegie Branch, Fulton Road at Bridge Avenue: Pianists Nick Luby and Susan Zhang provide a free piano concert to area residents from The Concert Truck. The Concert Truck is a 16-foot box truck converted to a mobile concert hall…

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    September 5, 2022

  • Puerto Rican Cultural Festival

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, August 7, 2022; Puerto Rican Cultural Festival, Roberto Clemente Park, 3690 Seymour Avenue: The band, Grupo Fuego, entertains the crowd.

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    September 5, 2022

  • American Institute of Architects Cleveland hosts 2022 Sandfest at Edgewater Beach – raises funds for scholarships

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 6, 2022, American Institute of Architects (AIA) Cleveland Sandfest, Edgewater Beach: Ten teams competed in a sandcastle and sand sculpture contest. This Route 66 sign was a part of Vocon’s entry in the contest titled “Get Your Kicks on Route 66” which won the prize for Best Sculpture. The…

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    September 5, 2022

  • Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center is new owner of the Archwood United Church of Christ building

    Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center is new owner of the Archwood United Church of Christ building Plain Press, August 2022   Archwood United Church of Christ (UCC) and Julia de Burgos Cultural Arts Center are celebrating a new use for a building that has anchored Archwood Avenue since 1929. The former Archwood United Church of…

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    August 11, 2022

  • Collective Arts Network (CAN) Triennial, Gordon Square Reception, ARTneo – The Museum of Northeast Ohio Art

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    August 9, 2022

  • Tamir Rice Butterfly Garden

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    August 9, 2022

  • Cleveland Public Theatre’s Station Hope pays homage to ancestors that escaped slavery

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    July 6, 2022

  • Renovation updates for Cleveland Public Library’s branches and StoryWalk introduced at Carnegie West Branch

    Renovation updates for Cleveland Public Library’s branches and StoryWalk introduced at Carnegie West Branch by Bruce Checefsky Plain Press, July 20220                             Cleveland Public Library (CPL) ranked fourth among America’s Star Libraries, earning a prestigious Five-Star rating from the Library Journal, the oldest and most respected publication covering library service. The Library Journal index, published annually, compares…

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    July 6, 2022

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