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Task turns to documenting the destruction at Pearl and Memphis
NEIGHBORS 4 ACTION EMBODIED THE TRUE SPIRIT OF COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, July 7, 2026; Corner of Pearl and Memphis: A bulldozer piles up the rubble from the demolition of the historic Greenline building. by Lynette Filips (Plain Press August 2026) In January of 2024, when I started writing these articles…
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In memoriam — Demolition of Old Brooklyn’s iconic corner at Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. begins
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press July 2026) I didn’t grow up in Old Brooklyn, but generations of my ancestors did — and some were still living there when I was a child in post-World War II Parma. My parents had to migrate south because there wasn’t enough housing available for all the Baby Boomer…
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Episcopal Diocese seeks community input on future of St. John’s Church
PHOTO BY COREY MEADOR St. John’s Episcopal Church, 2600 Church Avenue: Renovations are underway inside the sanctuary. by Corey Meador (Plain Press June 2026) A $400,000 project underway at St. John’s Episcopal Church sparks new life and opportunity into Cuyahoga county’s oldest consecrated building. On Church Avenue in the Hingetown neighborhood of Cleveland, many…
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Update on Memphis Pearl Project and other neighborhood events
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press June 2026) The pallets of orange Jersey barricades and piping which I mentioned in last month’s article, along with the fencing above them, have been installed around Pearl Road United Methodist Church, the former St. Luke’s United Church of Christ, and the Greenline Building(s) on the northwest corner of…
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Groundbreaking ceremony kicks off construction of second phase of African American Cultural Gardens (photos)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase of the African American Cultural Gardens, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive: Association of African American Cultural Gardens Executive Director Obie Shelton plays “Lift Up Your Voice” on his violin. PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, April 9, 2026; Groundbreaking ceremony for second phase…
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News from Old Brooklyn includes new beginnings and sad departures
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press May 2026) Another month of “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” — but no demolition— has passed in the heart of downtown Old Brooklyn and to report about it, I am using the method I used last month — subtitles. They make all these different historical topics easier to…
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Developments at Pearl and Memphis inch forward as former tenants seek new homes
by Lynette Filips (Plain Press April 2026) Two months have passed since I last addressed the many issues facing the corner of Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. in the heart of Old Brooklyn. Seemingly more and more sidebars have come up while the major issues are still in limbo. To make processing all of them…
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“El Sueño Americano” exhibit at the Maltz Museum sheds light on the struggles of immigrants who risked their lives to reach the United States’ southern border
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Friday, January 9, 2026; Candlelight vigil in memory of Renee Good, Market Square Park, W. 25th and Lorain Avenue: This woman expresses her patriotism through protest. by Lynette Filips The sign on the side of the building at 2929 Richmond Rd. in Beachwood says “Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage”, but since…
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Historic buildings still standing at Pearl and Memphis
by Lynette Filips The months (and years) go by quickly and thus another month has passed with seemingly nothing having moved forward with the projected demolition of the doomed buildings in the Old Brooklyn Community Development Corporation’s (OBCDC’s) revitalization plan for the northwest corner of Memphis Ave. and Pearl Rd. Sheets of new plywood…
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