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Three Ohio City congregations merge into one
PHOTO BY EDIE LE BOUTON August 2026; Mosaic Faith Church Pastor Matt Whisenhunt in his office. The Mosaic Faith Church resulted from the merger of the congregations of St. Paul’s Community United Church of Christ, Bridge United Methodist Church and Franklin Circle Disciples of Christ. by Edie Le Bouton (Plain Press October 2026) Three…
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Repairers of the Beach won’t stay silent any more
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, September 14, 2026; Repairers of the Breach’s Moral Monday Protest, Cleveland Public Square: Repairers of the Breach member Tim Walters urges Clevelanders concerned about moral issues to come out and vote in the November election. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, September 14, 2026; Repairers of the Breach’s Moral Monday Protest,…
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St. Rocco’s hosts annual Greasy Pole Climb (photos)
PHOTO BY CORIANA CLOSE Monday, September 7, 2026; St. Rocco Church 112th Annual Italian Festival, Greasy Pole Climbing Contest: A member of one of the greasy pole climbing teams holds onto the pole, hoping his team can make it to the top. PHOTO BY CORIANA CLOSE Monday, September 7, 2026; St. Rocco Church 112th Annual…
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Repairers of the Breach urge participation in October 14 Moral Monday March
by Tim Walters (Plain Press October 2026) In September’s issue of the Plain Press, we introduced Moral Mondays. This is a concept put into place by Dr. William Barber, President of Repairers of the Breach headquartered in Washington, D.C. These are nonviolent protest actions focused on opposing war, poverty, voter suppression and other policy…
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Architecturally significant piece of Old Brooklyn history ripped apart
SAINT LUKE’S SCHOOL OF RELIGION BUILDING DEMOLISHED by Lynette Filips PHOTO BY BRENDA THEURER Friday, September 18, 2026; Pearl and Memphis: This photo was taken just days before the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation began demolishing the St. Luke’s School of Religion building to make way for new development. It shows the top portion of…
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In Memory: Rev. Robert Kropac, July 18, 1955 – July 5, 2026
(Plain Press September 2026) Reverand Robert J. “Bob” Kropac, age 70, passed away on July 5th at University Hospital in Cleveland. Rev. Kropac served as pastor of St. Wendelin Roman Catholic Parish on Columbus Road since 2012 and served as administrator to Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish on W. 70th and Detroit since February…
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Plan for corner of Memphis and Pearl continues to evolve
PHOTO BY BRENDA THEURER Thursday, August 13, 2026; Northwest corner of Pearl and Memphis: The demolition company’s process of trying to separate St. Luke’s United Church of Christ’s 1903 church building on the left from the 1925 addition —with the parlor, offices and classrooms — on the right. The iconic structure faces Pearl Rd. by…
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Repairers of the Breach works to redeem the heart and soul of our country and city
(Plain Press September 2026) Repairers of the Breach is a national organization building a movement rooted in a framework that uplifts our deepest moral, religious, and constitutional values to redeem the heart and soul of our country. We are working for social change and to organize and mobilize around a moral policy agenda that…
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Task turns to documenting the destruction at Pearl and Memphis
NEIGHBORS 4 ACTION EMBODIED THE TRUE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, July 7, 2026; Corner of Pearl and Memphis: A bulldozer piles up the rubble from the demolition of the historic Greenline building. by Lynette Filips (Plain Press August 2026) In January of 2024, when I started writing these articles…
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In memoriam — Demolition of Old Brooklyn’s iconic corner at Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. begins
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press July 2026) I didn’t grow up in Old Brooklyn, but generations of my ancestors did — and some were still living there when I was a child in post-World War II Parma. My parents had to migrate south because there wasn’t enough housing available for all the Baby Boomer…
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