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Cudell Park out of peril? Residents to monitor paused Marion Seltzer Elementary rebuild as CMSD considers levy
PHOTO COURTESY OF NIKKI HUDSON AND SAVE CUDELL PARK Cudell Commons Park and the surrounding neighborhood take the name of Frank E. Cudell, a German-American architect whose locally significant designs include the Tiedemann House or “Franklin Castle” and the Perry-Payne building on West Superior Avenue. by Collin Cunningham (Plain Press July 2024) A nearly…
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Plan for a new park near Clark School suffers setback (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, June 19, 2024; Clark School construction site, Clark Avenue between W. 54th and W. 56th: While construction of the new Clark School is well underway, a City of Cleveland park, planned for the space between the school and Clark Recreation Center at 5706 Clark Avenue, has received a setback. City…
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Local politicians fund wants of the wealthy over needs of the poor
by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press June 2024) Cleveland bears the distinction of having the highest child poverty rate among big cities in the United States. Yet rather than addressing this critical issue, Cleveland politicians continue to prioritize the wants of the wealthy and powerful over the needs of its poorest citizens – Cleveland’s children…
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Max Hayes construction students discuss lessons learned
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, May 23, 2024; Max Hayes High School Trade Show, Max Hayes High School, 2211 W. 65th Street: Max Hayes Construction Program Instructor urges his tenth-grade students to tell guests about some of the projects they worked on this school year. Guests at the trade show included individuals who work in…
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Cleveland City Council summary of May 6th meeting
(Plain Press June 2024) City Council held its regular meeting on Monday May 6th, both in person in Council Chambers and live streamed. Here are the highlights: A Cleveland Legend, a New Landmark: Council approved designating the Jesse Owens House as a Cleveland Landmark. The house, 2178 East 100th St., was where he lived while…
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Schools seek property tax increase, while the privileged few receive tax abatements and exemptions
To the editor: (Plain Press June 2024) So now the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) wants to reach deeper into homeowners’ pockets in the form of two tax increases, euphemistically called school “levies,” that hit average Cleveland residents especially hard because it’s clear that wealthy and privileged people are simply not paying their fair…
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Cleveland high school grads play a prominent role in CWRU protests
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, May 17, 2024; Palestine Task Force Cle &Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) Encampment Sanctionee Press Conference, Cleveland Public Library Martin Luther King Jr. Branch, 1962 Stokes Boulevard: Executive Director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) – Ohio Chapter Fatah Odeh outlined ways Palestinian students and their organizations have been…
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Mayor reaches out to Friends of Cudell Park
To the editor: (Plain Press May 2024) On Monday, April 22nd, Earth Day, Mayor Bibb personally called members of the Friends of Cudell Commons Park group to convey that he’s been following what’s going on with Cudell Park and that the Mayor’s Office of Capital Projects (MOCAP) and CMSD are working on a new…
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Friends of Cudell Park bring their concerns to the Board of Education
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENSunday, March 3, 2024; Friends of Cudell Commons Park rally and candlelight vigil, Cudell Commons Park just east of Cudell Recreation Center at Detroit Avenue and West Boulevard: Nikki Hudson, a member of Friends of Cudell Commons Park, speaks of plans to continue advocacy to save the park from becoming a school…
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Cudell family descendent urges Mayor Bibb to honor donor’s vision for Cudell Commons, keep green space forever
To the editor: Open letter to Mayor Justin Bibb, (Plain Press April 2024) My name is Gail Lundberg. I am a direct descendent of the Cudell family. Please take the time to hear my message re: Cudell Commons. LETTER Frank Cudell was a leading architect in the late 19th century. He devoted his…
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