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  • Project 29 and the future of Hingetown

    by Bruce Grossman (Plain Press, March 2017)             In the end, it was just about a building. I am talking about the December 12 meeting at Franklin Circle Church where I heard about Project 29 and the future of “Hingetown”, the area around Detroit and 28th and 29th Streets. But it was also about dreams and desires,…

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  • Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization celebrates annual meeting

    (Plain Press, March 2017) The Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization’s 43rd annual meeting, on February 23rd at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel School, featured speeches by Mark McDermott of Enterprise Community Partners and Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone; a video tribute to the late Judge Raymond Pianka; the presentation of awards; and Board of Directors’…

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  • 2017 Plain Press Community Guide

                EMERGENCY NUMBERS Bellefaire JBC Homeless & Missing Youth 24/7 Hotline http://www.saveCLEkids.org………….. 570-8010 Fire • Police • Medical………………………………………….911 Poison Control Center……………..…….1-800-222-1222 Frontline Services 24/7 Crisis Hotline   ….……623-6888 http://www.frontlineservice.org RTA Police………………………………………. 566-5163 United Way First Call for Help …..436-2000 ……or…..211   ABUSE Adult Abuse Hotline (Cuyahoga Cty DSAS)…..420-6700 Child Abuse Hotline…………………………696-KIDS…

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  • 25th Street Lofts rehabilitation adds 83 apartments and commercial space on Church Avenue between W. 25th and W. 28th

    1951 PHOTO FROM THE CLEVELAND NEWS 1951 photo of the Odd Fellows Building on the Southwest Corner of W. 25th and Church Avenue (1504-1512 W. 25th Street.) The Odd Fellows Building, built in 1873, and designed by Cudell and Richardson. Its original address was 315-321 Pearl Road. This photo found in the Cleveland Public Library’s…

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  • October 2016 Plain Press – PDF

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  • Stockyard, Clark Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office gets new name

    (Plain Press, September 2016) After a vote by community residents and stakeholders, the Stockyard, Clark Fulton & Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office has changed its name. The new name is the Metro West Community Development Organization.

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  • September 2016 Plain Press – PDF

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  • Stockyard, Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Centre Community Development Office holds annual celebration and seeks a new name

    (Plain Press, March 2016) The Stockyard, Clark-Fulton and Brooklyn Centre (SCFBC) Community Development Office is seeking a new name. SCFBC, which opened to serve the three neighborhoods in the summer of 2010, announced a contest to rename the organization at its annual celebration on January 28th at Walton School. Adam Stalder, recently named as the…

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  • Cudell Improvement members celebrate at 41st annual meeting

    (Plain Press, February 2016) A hundred and twenty-five people gathered at the Brennan Party Center on Triskett Road on January 16th to celebrate Cudell Improvement’s 41st Annual Meeting. The meeting featured a retirement celebration as well as a number of award presentations. Those in attendance took the opportunity to offer their best wishes to Jan…

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  • Westown and Ohio City projects awarded Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits.

    Westown and Ohio City projects awarded Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. (Plain Press, January 2016) Developers planning the rehabilitation of the Variety Theatre, the Heyse Apartments, and the Forest City Bank and Seymour Block were among the winners in a statewide competition for Ohio Historic Preservation Tax Credits. On December 16, 2015, the Ohio Development…

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