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  • Inside the Bricks: My Changing Neighborhood Gordon Square

    by Bruce Checefsky      (Plain Press, December 2022) In the second season of Inside the Bricks: My Changing Neighborhood, reporter and podcast host Justin Glanville talked to his neighbors in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood about gentrification and the socially and economically diverse changes that come with it. With an influx of new housing construction to…

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  • City Club of Cleveland panel discusses Participatory Budgeting Cleveland (PB CLE) proposal

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Wednesday, November 2, 2022, Happy Dog, W. 58th and Detroit Avenue: Kenny Medrano, Former Director, Participatory Budgeting, District 26, New York City, explains the merits of participatory budgeting. The City Club joined with Participatory Budgeting Cleveland (PB CLE) to host a panel discussion on participatory budgeting. by Bruce Checefsky      (Plain…

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  • Meeting our Jewish neighbors

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Friday, November 4, 2022; Beth Israel – The West Temple in West Park: Rabbi Enid C. Lader reading from the Sefer Torah. The Sefer Torah is a handwritten scroll of the first five books of the Bible in Hebrew and is used during worship services. She is using a yad to follow the…

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  • City of Cleveland hosts listening sessions on plans for downtown lakefront

    by Erik Ault      (Plain Press, December 2022) The City of Cleveland held a series of listening sessions regarding plans for the downtown lakefront. Members of City Hall and planers for Cleveland’s North Coast Connector gave presentations on four proposals and then asked attenders for feedback.      Four possibilities were presented: No development; building a…

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  • Housing experts work to address Cleveland’s housing issues

    Kevin J. Nowak, Executive Director of CHN Housing Network, was one of the panelists at a Brown Bag Forum held at Cleveland State University’s College of Urban Affairs on September 27th titled “How should American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds address housing issues in Cleveland.” The forum was sponsored by the Ohio Fair Lending Coalition…

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  • Neighborhood and Community Media Association of Greater Cleveland’s press conference with Mayor Justin Bibb

                  (Plain Press, November 2022) At the Neighborhood and Community Media Association of Greater Cleveland first press conference with Mayor Justin Bibb, time allowed each news outlet just one question for the mayor. Below are the questions from the members of the Neighborhood and Community Media Association and Mayor Justin Bibb’s responses. Chuck Hoven,…

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  • Police Promotion Ceremony

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 4, 2022; Police Promotion Ceremony, Cleveland City Hall Rotunda, E. 6th and Lakeside Avenue: Cleveland Police Officers celebrate their promotions. Mayor Justin Bibb and City Council President Blaine Griffin were among the City officials at the ceremony pledging their support to Cleveland Police Officers.

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  • Tremont residents should examine how to maintain a diverse neighborhood

    Tremont residents should examine how to maintain a diverse neighborhood by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2022)  Tremont residents should be encouraged to participate in Ideastream’s Justin Glanville My Changing Neighborhood discussions where there is an examination of how to maintain a diverse neighborhood when gentrification is occurring.    The Tremont neighborhood could use some…

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  • Bea Del Papa honored as Ward 3 Senior of the Year

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE DEL PAPA FAMILY Thursday, September 15, 2022; Cleveland Senior Day, Cleveland Public Hall, 500 Lakeside Avenue: Ohio City resident Bea Del Papa is honored as Ward 3 Senior of the Year.  (L-R) Tim Del Papa, Bea Del Papa, Chuck Del Papa, and Ward 3 City Council Representative Kerry McCormack.

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  • Guardians for Fair Work support wage theft protection

    SCREEN SHOT BY BRUCE CHECEFSKYMonday, September 12, 2022; Public Comment, Cleveland City Council Meeting, Cleveland City Hall, 601 Lakeside Avenue: Matthew Ahn, a spokesperson for the Guardians for Fair Work, says legislation introduced at Cleveland City Council to address wage theft falls short of expectations. Guardians for Fair Work support wage theft protection by Bruce…

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