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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.
  • The Grand Piano Pursuit

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    July 9, 2021

  • Blessing of new St. Vincent de Paul Society Box Truck

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    June 10, 2021

  • Father McNulty retires as Pastor of St. Augustine Church after 43 years

    Father McNulty retires as Pastor of St. Augustine Church after 43 years  (Plain Press, December 2020)           Cleveland City Council – Councilman Kerry McCormack is offering well wishes to the Rev. Joseph D. McNulty, who retired this month as director of Catholic Charities Ministry to Persons with Disabilities for the Diocese of Cleveland and as pastor of St. Augustine Parish, a position he has…

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    December 6, 2020

  • Plain Press Editor Debbie Sadlon’s Editorial Comment “The Virus: Mask it, or Casket”

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    October 9, 2020

  • Labor Day Weekend at St. Rocco’s Parish

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    October 7, 2020

  • Kolou Marketplace opens to serve the neighborhood

    Kolou Marketplace opens to serve the neighborhood by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2020)           The Kolou Marketplace at 4700 Bridge Avenue is now open and serving the neighborhood.    Siba Beavogul, Kolou Beavogul and their son Laville and daughter Tenin hosted an opening ceremony for Kolou’s Marketplace on August 27th, 2020. The store will serve as a…

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    October 7, 2020

  • Local agencies hope to aid working parents by providing safe spaces for students during virtual school hours

    Local agencies hope to aid working parents by providing safe spaces for students during virtual school hours This story is provided by ideastream as part of special community coverage of COVID-19 and funded by Third Federal Foundation and University Settlement. by Rachel Dissell (Plain Press, September 2020)       For some parents of school-age children, the decision…

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    September 3, 2020

  • St. Luke’s distributes book bags filled with school supplies

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    September 2, 2020

  • Landmarks Commission weighs in on Lincoln Parks Flats project

    Landmarks Commission weighs in on Lincoln Parks Flats project by Bruce Checefsky (Plain Press, August 2020)            Director of Cleveland City Planning Commission Freddy Collier has come under criticism for his handling of a Landmarks Commission decision that took place in North Collinwood earlier this year. Cleveland historian and writer Carol Poh resigned from the…

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    August 3, 2020

  • Pastor Doug Horner of St. Paul’s Community Church

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    July 1, 2020

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