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Foundation Center offers resources for groups and individuals seeking funding
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, March 2015) The City of Cleveland is fortunate to serve as a location for one of only five Foundation Centers in the United States says Cleveland Foundation Center’s Director John Patrick Bailey. The Cleveland Foundation Center offers a number of unique tools for non-profit organizations seeking funding, individuals looking for…
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Residents relay concerns about police violence to Cleveland City Council members at Listening Tour
by Chuck Hoven Following a 58-page report by the United States Department of Justice on excessive use of force by the Cleveland Police Department, Cleveland City Council’s Safety Committee initiated a series of Listening Tours. Cleveland City Council President Kevin Kelley said the listening sessions were designed to “come to the neighborhoods and listen to…
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Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations holds its first community meeting in Cleveland
by Chuck Hoven The Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations convened by Governor John Kasich to address the issue of police community relations on a statewide basis held its first community meeting at Cleveland State University on January 20th. The Task Force formed in the wake of the U.S. Justice Department report on excessive use…
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Cleveland Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals rules Loren Naji Studio Gallery needs fire alarm system
by Chuck Hoven The January 7th meeting of the Cleveland Board of Building Standards and Building Appeals featured a case where the opinion of the Building and Housing Department was at odds with the enforcement of municipal code by the Fire Prevention Bureau. Loren Naji, the owner of a building at 2138 W. 25th Street,…
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Planning Commission tells Lorain Avenue used car dealer – it is time to move on
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, November 2014) At the October 17th City Planning Commission Meeting in Cleveland City Hall the application of A & E Auto Services and Sales at 4157 Lorain Avenue for a conditional use permit to continue operating at their current location was turned down. In 2011 the area of Lorain Avenue…
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Lincoln Heights Block Club seeks solution to traffic woes on Scranton
(Plain Press, November 2014) Traffic on Scranton Road north of Clark was once again a major topic of discussion at the Lincoln Heights Block Club’s October 20th meeting. Block Club Chairperson Henry Senyak said he has seen no evidence that traffic studies have been underway as City of Cleveland Commissioner of Traffic Engineering and Streets…
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West 25th Street resurfacing set to begin in mid September
(Plain Press, September 2014) Plans for road resurfacing on W. 25th Street were revealed at a public meeting at Applewood Center, 3518 W. 25th, on August 25th. The resurfacing of W. 25th Street between I-71 and Detroit Avenue is expected to begin in mid September and be completed by August of 2015. Shelly Company was…
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Artist John Rivera-Resto completes It’s up to us mural on Clark Avenue at W. 25th Street. Clark Avenue Neighborhood Gets a Polished Gem
by Nancy Lewis (Plain Press, August 2014) The richest piece of public art in Cleveland’s west side, It’s up to us, a mural by artist John Rivera-Resto, was completed on July 10, 2014. The busy intersection of Clark Avenue and West 25th Street on Cleveland’s near west side has been made an iconic landmark by…
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Standardized tests drive Cleveland Transformation Plan
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, August 2014) Under current local, state and national educational policy, Clevelanders are being asked to measure their public and charter schools and judge their teaching staffs based on the scores on standardized tests. While the standardized tests may help to compare schools, they do little to help individual students to…
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