• Community members offer input to Gordon Square Arts District Community Master Plan

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2014) Advocates for a more inclusive planning process would be pleased with the questions and comments from the audience that the Gordon Square Arts District (GSAD) Community Master Plan meeting held on September 24th at W. 78th Street Studios. Eighty Detroit Shoreway residents and stakeholders made it clear by…


  • July 2014 Issue of the Plain Press

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  • Near West Theatre throws downtown party to raise operating funds

    (Plain Press, March 2014) Near West Theatre transformed Trinity Cathedral, 2230 Euclid Avenue in downtown Cleveland into a carnival themed stage and dance floor for its annual benefit on Saturday February 15th. The benefit titled, “Love Makes the World Go ‘Round” featured dancing, plenty of food and drink, a silent auction and raffle. Sixty Near…


  • Visit with Santa

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, December 7, 2013; Detroit Shoreway Neighbors’ Holiday Party, Gordon Square Arcade, 6516 Detroit Avenue: Alanna Brumfield, age 6, and Richie Broomfield, age 23 months, visit with Santa. The Holiday Party, which featured refreshments, music and free gifts for the children, was sponsored by Neighborhood Connections and the Detroit Shoreway Community…


  • Discover Gordon Square Arts District Day offers a wide variety of attractions for visitors and area residents

    On Saturday, June 11th residents throughout Greater Cleveland were invited to explore the Gordon Square Arts District. The event, which attracted a steady stream of visitors all day, was billed as Discover Gordon Square Arts District Day. Organizers of the event,joined forces with the University Circle neighborhood, which offers Parade the Circle on the same…