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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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Architectural historian, Craig Bobby, points out inaccuracies in articles on Cheerio building and W.25th Lofts project
To the editor: (Plain Press, February 2017) I am writing to you to inform you of some inaccuracies found in articles in the January 2017 issue of the Plain Press. All of these are articles pertaining to local historic buildings. In the article about the commercial building on Detroit at the corner of West…
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In Memory-Cleveland Housing Court Judge Raymond L. Pianka
(Plain Press, February 2017) Cleveland Housing Court Judge Raymond Pianka, age 65, passed away on January 21st. Raymond Pianka grew up in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood and continued to live and be active in the community throughout his life. Pianka served as a City Council Aide to Councilman Michael Zone from 1972-73. Pianka…
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Superelectric Pinball Parlor contributes to continuing history of Gordon Square Arcade
by Zhane Isom (Plain Press, February 2017) Have you ever looked at art while playing a game of pinball at the same time? It does sound a little crazy and different, but that’s what you can do when you visit Gordon Square Arcade’s Superelectric Pinball Parlor. The Superelectric Pinball Parlor opened a year ago, in…
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Cheerio Building rehab adds retail space and apartments to Gordon Square area
by Adam Scraga (Plain Press, January 2017) The building was in disarray, layers of trash covered the floors, and homeless people came and went. It was more than 100 years old and most people would have torn the building down, but Howard Grandon is not most people. Grandon is the owner of the building at…
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Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone elected president of National League of Cities: CARRIES ON ZONE FAMILY LEGACY OF PUBLIC SERVICE
: by Jack Craciun III (Plain Press, December 2016) On November 19th, 2016, Cleveland Ward 15 Councilman Matt Zone was elected president of the National League of Cities (NLC) at the organization’s 2016 City Summit in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Zone, who served as NLC’s first vice president in 2016, will lead the nation’s largest membership…
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