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  • City of Cleveland and community partners break ground on new senior apartments (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, October 29,2025; Groundbreaking ceremony for Walton Apartments, just west of Fulton between Clark Avenue and Walton Avenue: Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb and Metro West Community Development Organization Executive Director Emily Lee joined about a dozen partners participating in the groundbreaking ceremony for Walton Apartments. The plans call for 52 apartments…

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  • Refurbished basketball courts at Trent Park are now open(photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, August 18, 2025; Trent Park, Trent Avenue (between W. 38th and W. 40th – just south of Clark Avenue): (L-R) Juju Tate and Eddie Majors get ready to play some one-on-one basketball at Trent Park. Majors says they have used the new basketball court nearly every day since the refurbished…

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  • City of Cleveland will relocate west side clinic to Clark Fulton neighborhood

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, May 10, 2025; Northern Ohio Blanket Mills building, 3466 St. Rocco Drive: The City of Cleveland Department of Public Health plans to move its west side clinic to this recently rehabilitated building.      (Plain Press June 2025) In response to the growing demand for health care services in the Clark-Fulton…

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  • Easter egg hunt at Roberto Clemente Park (photos)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 5, 2025; Walmart sponsored Easter Egg Hunt, Roberto Clemente Park, 2690 Seymour Avenue: August, age 4, is fully engaged in making bubbles. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 5, 2025; Walmart sponsored Easter Egg Hunt, Roberto Clemente Park, 2690 Seymour Avenue: Quetziali, age 5 months, receives a visit from…

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  • CentroVilla25 awaits additional tenants (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, November 17, 2024; CentroVilla25 (3140 W. 25th St.): The Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development has moved into its new home in the CentroVilla25, a new complex designed to be a center for Hispanic businesses in the Clark Fulton neighborhood. The complex is still awaiting additional tenants.

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  • Can a $23M redevelopment help Clark-Fulton add affordable senior housing while retaining history?

    by Collin Cunningham, The Land      (Plain Press September 2024) Nearly three years after Cleveland leaders launched a master plan for redeveloping the Clark-Fulton neighborhood with professional and residential input, one of its cornerstone housing developments is moving forward. The Arch at Saint Michael project will repurpose classrooms and offices into 46 new low-income multifamily…

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  • Clark Recreation Center undergoes rehabilitation (photo)

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Monday, May 20, 2024; Clark Recreation Center rehabilitation, 5706 Clark Avenue: The Clark Recreation center is currently undergoing rehabilitation. The City of Cleveland held a series of meetings in May to get resident input for its long-range parks and recreation plan. The plan is available online at www.cleparksrecplan.com but does not…

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  • Work to begin soon on affordable senior apartments at Saint Michael School site

       (Plain Press April 2024)  On March 14th, 2024, Cleveland City Councilwoman Jasmin Santana and CHN Housing Partners (CHN) announced the $23 million redevelopment of the historic Saint Michael School is now fully funded, and the renovation will begin soon.    The “Arch at Saint Michael,” will be a 46-apartment unit development for low-income seniors.…

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  • Three Kings Day 2024 (photos)

    (Plain Press February 2024) PHOTO BY ABE KURP Sunday, January 7, 2024; Three Kings Day celebration, Pivot Center for Art, Dance and Expression, 2937 W. 25th Street: Gabriela Quinones, age 10, and Xavier Quinones, age 7, celebrate their new gifts. Enjoying the festivities with them are Angela Balaguer and Awilda Resto. PHOTO BY ABE KURP…

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  • Site preparation under way for CentroVilla25

         (Plain Press January 2024) Site preparation is underway for CentroVilla25 at 3140 W. 25th. The $12 million project by the Northeast Ohio Hispanic Center for Economic Development (NEOHCED) is a key component of the long envisioned La Villa Hispaña. NEOHCED says it envisions La Villa Hispaña to be “Latino cultural district in the heart…

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