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City of Cleveland will relocate west side clinic to Clark Fulton neighborhood
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Northern Ohio Blanket Mills building, 3466 St. Rocco Drive: The City of Cleveland Department of Public Health plans to move its west side clinic to this recently rehabilitated building. (Plain Press June 2025) In response to the growing demand for health care services in the Clark-Fulton…
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Fir Avenue residents seek removal of concrete patches and restoration of their brick street
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, April 13, 2025; Fir Avenue between W. 65th and W. 69th Street, Fir Avenue: Resident Jason Hauser stands by some of the concrete patches used by the City of Cleveland to repair the brick street. Hauser says residents want the concrete patches removed and replaced with bricks. Fir residents would…
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American Lung Association gives Cuyahoga County and Cleveland failing grades for air quality
The American Lung Association released its 2025 State of the Air Report Cards for cities and counties in the United States. The report looked at high ozone days, 24-hour particle pollution and annual average rates of particle pollution. Cuyahoga County and the Cleveland-Akron-Canton metropolitan area received a failing grade in all three categories. The…
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Neighborhood and Community Media Association meets with Mayor Justin Bibb
PHOTO BY MARIE ZICKELFOOSE Thursday, February 13, 2025; Mayor Justin Bibb’s Roundtable with members of the Neighborhood and Community Media Association of Greater Cleveland, at WOVU 95.9 FM Radio Station, 7201 Kinsman Road: Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb joins with members of local community media organizations in a group photo. (Plain Press March 2025) On…
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Residents protest City Council’s new ward maps
PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, December 30, 2024; Fix the Map Citizen Rally at Shaker Square: Theodore Wadell and Diab Dar-issa protest the proposed new City Council Ward maps that would radically change the ward boundaries in their Ward 15 and Ward 11 neighborhoods. PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Monday, December 30, 2024; Fix the Map…
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Plans call for apartment building to replace McCafferty Health Center
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, January 18, 2025; Thomas J. McCafferty Health Center, 4242 Lorain Avenue: A January 18th article in the NEOtrans blog by Ian McDaniel titled “McCafferty site to be senior housing” describes plans to demolish McCafferty Center to make way for a 72-unit apartment building. (Plain Press February 2025) A January…
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In Memory: Timothy Barrett, March 9, 1951 – December 4, 2024
(Plain Press February 2025) Timothy Barrett is known to many Cleveland residents for his Cleveland Sacred Architecture lectures and tours. Barrett, an architectural historian, freely offered his assistance and advice to many individuals working to restore historic homes, especially in his Ohio City neighborhood. Barrett’s work in the City of Cleveland Storefront Renovation Program…
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City Council set to vote on proposed 15-ward map
WARD MAP COURTESY OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL Cleveland City Council posted this map on its website that includes lines for the current City Council Wards as well as multicolored images of the proposed new City Council Wards. Due to a drop in population, Cleveland City Council must reduce the number of Council Wards from seventeen…
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City Council must speed up ward redistricting to meet new deadline
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press December 2024) A November 22nd article in The Plain Dealer by Kaitlin Durbin and Courtney Astolfi titled “Surprise state election has council in a holiday rush”, says that City Council will have to reduce the number of Council Wards to 15 and draw new ward boundaries by January 6th.…
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