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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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Funds promised Cleveland school children cut, while Cleveland stadium allocation is increased
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, July 2014) On June 28, 1995, Cleveland City Council passed resolution number 1025-A-95 allowing that revenue from levying a parking facility tax, and revenue from increases in the motor vehicle lessor tax and the admissions tax “can be used to fund recreational, cultural and extracurricular programs within the Cleveland School…
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Board of Zoning Appeals approves Loren Naji Gallery’s parking variance request
by Rich Weiss (Plain Press, July 2014) At a 9:30 a.m. hearing on Monday, June 23, on the 5th floor of Cleveland City Hall, The Board of Zoning Appeals (BOZA) approved a parking variance request for the Loren Naji Studio Gallery, located at 2138 W. 25th Street. The BOZA room was empty around 9 a.m.,…
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