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  • What’s on the Ballot? – November 2023 general election

    (Plain Press, November 2023) Below is a summary of candidates and issues that will appear on the November 7, 2023, General Election ballot. Registered voters can view a sample ballot by going to the Cuyahoga County Board of Elections website at: www.cuyahogaballot.boe.ohio.gov Voting      Registered voters can vote at the polls on election day, vote…

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  • Voters to decide fate of People’s Budget proposal, Issue 38

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY September 26, 2023; Public debate on People’s Budget Cleveland ballot measure, Little Theater, Cleveland Public Hall, 500 Lakeside Avenue: Jonathan Welle, Executive Director of Cleveland Owns, makes a case for voters to support Issue 38, the People’s Budget. by Bruce Checefsky    (Plain Press, November 2023) Supporters of the Peoples Budget…

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  • Irishtown Bend Park construction underway 

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY August 25, 2023; Rivergate Park, east bank of the Cuyahoga River, across from Irishtown Bend:  Master of Ceremonies Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack kicked off the announcement of the beginning of the Port Authorities’ riverbank stabilization project for Irishtown bend.  A park is planned for the site once the riverbank stabilization is…

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  • Cudell residents save historic trees for now

    PHOTO BY MARY JO HOVEN Monday, September 4, 2023; Cudell Commons Park, W. 98th Street, just North of Madison Avenue: A view of the Bald Cypress tree from below. The tree is one of about forty mature trees that Friends of Cudell Commons Park would like to save from being torn down to make way…

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  • City of Cleveland needs to address the needs of those in poverty through its public policy

    by Chuck Hoven      In a national call for a moral revival in America, Bishop William J. Barber II, Co-Chair of the Poor People’s Campaign for Moral Revival makes a case for ending poverty in America. “Today, poverty is the 4th leading cause of death nationwide. It is a death sentence for Americans. It is…

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  • Have the Haslams and Gilberts been priming the pump?

    by Chuck Hoven      What should local politicians do when billionaires come calling for a handout?      A recent post on a social media site featured a photo of Star Trek’s Spock, a character dedicated to logic. Underneath the photo is a comment about billionaires who claim they need a public contribution to make a…

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  • Mayor Bibb delivers State of the City speech

    by Erik Ault    On Wednesday, April 19, Mayor Justin Bibb delivered his second State of the City speech at East Tech High. He opened his speech by thanking the various civic members who help to administer the city government, including City Council and the over 8,000 City workers. He singled out Eric Gordon for…

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  • Residents raise objections to development proposed for Lorain Avenue

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 22, 2023; 4434 Lorain Avenue: Residents of W. 45th and W. 44th Street have raised objections to the size, scale, and scope of a proposed development by the My Place Group which would front on Lorain Avenue next to this former funeral home and day care. Residents of W.…

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  • Cleveland Planning Commission posts analysis of 2020 Census data

    The City of Cleveland Planning Commission has posted some analysis of the 2020 United States Census results on its website. Neighborhood Data      The Cleveland Planning Commission looked at Census data by Statistical Planning Areas to show which neighborhoods gained or lost population over the past decade. The Planning Commission also compiled neighborhood level data…

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  • Applications now open for City of Cleveland and Starting Point Child Care Family Scholarship Program 

    Applications are open for Starting Point’s Billie Osborne-Fears Child Care Scholarship Program.        The scholarships, named for a lifelong early childhood champion and the founding executive director of Starting Point, were recently expanded through a $1.9 million from federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) investment through the City of Cleveland to support children and working parents.       …

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