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  • Plain Press: Cleveland’s Westside Newspaper
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  • About: The Plain Press is an independent, nonprofit community newspaper serving the West Side neighborhoods of Cleveland, Ohio since 1971. The Plain Press covers neighborhood news not covered by the major media; gives critical support to the community (i.e. is an advocate, but criticizes when appropriate); covers grassroots issues and city, county, state and national issues that affect the community; provides self-help information and information about neighborhood services and events; and is a forum for discussion of community issues. The Plain Press distributes 21,000 newspapers monthly to over 500 locations. The primary distribution area ranges from Lake Erie on the north to the Upper Big Creek Valley on the south and from the Cuyahoga River on the east to W. 140th Street on the west. The distribution area includes the following Cleveland neighborhoods: Bellaire-Puritas, Brooklyn Centre, Clark Fulton, Cudell, Detroit-Shoreway, Edgewater, Jefferson, Ohio City, Old Brooklyn, Stockyard, Tremont, Westown, and West Boulevard neighborhoods.
  • July 2014 Issue of the Plain Press

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    July 2, 2014

  • Young activists needed to help create a more just society in the City of Cleveland and Cuyahoga County

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, July 2014)Several recent articles in the Plain Dealer touted Cleveland’s recent brain gain. In a June 10, 2014 article by Robert L. Smith titled Cleveland’s unexpected brain gain garners national attention, a reference is made to an a study by Richey Piiparinen and Jim Russell of the Center for Population…

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    July 1, 2014

  • Residents seek explanation of sudden resignation of Commander Keith Sulzer

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2014)Over 150 area residents came to the Second District Police Community Relations Committee on April 8th hoping to learn the reasons behind the sudden resignation of Second District Commander Keith Sulzer on March 24th.  Cleveland Chief of Police Calvin D. Williams gave a brief outline of the conversation he…

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    May 2, 2014

  • Denison Avenue resurfacing delayed to better notify residents and businesses

    PROJECT LINKED TO NEW CLEVELAND PUBLIC POWER UTLITY UPGRADE by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, February 2014) At a Public Information Meeting, held on January 9th, residents and businesses along the Denison Avenue corridor from Ridge Road to I-176 were presented with final plans for a proposed Cleveland Public Power utility upgrade and street reconstruction project.…

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    February 10, 2014

  • Despite competitive City Council race only 14.1% of registered voters go to polls in Ward 14

    Despite competitive race only 14.1% of registered voters go to polls in Ward 14 (Plain Press, January 2014) Brian Cummins squeaked out a victory over Brian Kazy by 19 votes in the Ward 14 City Council race, the City of Cleveland’s most competitive City Council race this year. Cummins managed to get 953 votes to…

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    January 9, 2014

  • Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Anthony Brancatelli

    Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Anthony Brancatelli 1.   Please introduce yourself to the Plain Press audience and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative from Ward…

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    October 27, 2013

  • Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Roz McAllister

    Plain Press City Council Survey – Ward 12 General Election, November 2013 Candidate Roz McAllister 1.   Please introduce yourself to the Plain Press audience and describe the skills, resources and experience that will help you to address some of the pressing concerns of the City of Cleveland as a City Council Representative from Ward 12.…

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    October 27, 2013

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