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Lincoln Heights Block Club weighs in on proposed Urban Form Overlay along Scranton, W. 25 & Barber
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2018) In an 11-2 vote at its March 12thmeeting, the Lincoln Heights Block Club soundly rejected a proposal presented by Tremont West Development Corporation Housing and Economic Development Director Matt Moss and the City of Cleveland Planning Department to place an Urban Form Overlay along portions of Scranton,…
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The Litterbugz volunteers clean-up trash throughout the city
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2018) On Saturday, April 21, over 1,000 volunteers met up at 35 locations in Cuyahoga County to pick up litter as part of the Great Cleveland Clean-up. The Litterbugz, a nonprofit organization dedicated to litter clean-up and prevention, organized the event. On the Near West Side of Cleveland, police…
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Advice available on how to prevent lead poisoning
Advice available on how to prevent lead poisoning (Plain Press, May 2018) Pamphlets and leaflets available in health clinics, libraries, recreation centers, health fairs and Cleveland City Hall provide help to parents or guardians looking for information on how to protect their young children from lead poisoning. Some of the resources found by the…
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City Council Health and Human Services Committee renews efforts to address lead poisoning of Cleveland’s children
(Plain Press, May 2018) On April 23rd, the Cleveland City Council Health and Human Services Committee met for a two and a half hour hearing designed to update committee members on the progress of the City of Cleveland’s interdepartmental task force in addressing the many children in Cleveland exposed to toxic levels of lead in…
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Paid parking begins at West Side Market lot
(Plain Press, March 2018) Paid parking at the West Side Market parking lot began on February 27th. The City of Cleveland announced that the first 90 minutes of parking will be free during the hours of 6 a.m. until 6 p.m. The parking lot will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a…
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High poverty rate present in all City Council Wards in Plain Press coverage area
(Plain Press, January 2018) The Center for Community Solutions, a local nonprofit think tank which focuses on solutions to health, social and economic issues, released a series of demographic profiles in late 2017. Data in the profiles on the city of Cleveland, and on individual City Council Wards in Cleveland, compiled by The Center for…
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Cleveland’s poverty rate – how we compare with Cuyahoga County, Ohio and the nation
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2018) How does the poverty rate in Cleveland compare to the poverty rate in Cuyahoga County, the State of Ohio and the rest of the nation? A City of Cleveland profile, published by The Center for Community Solutions, indicates the percentage of the City of Cleveland’s population living below…
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2017 – A terrible year for democracy here
by Roldo Bartimole (Plain Press, January 2018) As we slide toward the end of 2017 it’s hard to see this as a year of progress or advancement. Quite the opposite. Yes, Cleveland elected the familiar, if not exciting, Frank Jackson for a record four-year, fourth term. A Cleveland caretaker mayor. Not the first nor…
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Mayor Frank Jackson shares his post-election priorities for governing the City of Cleveland
EDUCATION, PUBLIC SAFETY & ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, December 2017) In a post-election press conference with neighborhood and community newspapers, Mayor Frank Jackson said he hoped that everyone in Cleveland would be able to participate in improvements in the quality of life and the progress of the city. To that end,…
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