• Letter to the Editor

    CMSD Levy Endorsed by Ohio City, Inc. and Detroit Shoreway Community Development Organization To the editor: (Plain Press, October 2012) The Near West Side neighborhoods of Ohio City and Detroit Shoreway are experiencing incredible development and investment.  Market Square and Gordon Square are thriving commercial districts and new and rehabilitated housing is booming as more…


  • Concern raised over Board of Education vote on Near West Intergenerational School and New Tech Academy

    This is a letter to the editor that the Plain Dealer refused to print. It concerns displacing Cleveland students from Garret Morgan and moving in a charter school, the Near West Intergenerational School. It is no surprise that the PD editorial and Tom Ott’s article left out information of grave concern to the citizens of…


  • West Side Community House seniors respond to letter to the editor

    To the Editor: (Plain Press, May 2011) In regard to the “Letter to the Editor” written to the Plain Press by Frank Caffery, Mr. Caffery seems to have his information a little mixed up. First of all, most of the seniors are very capable of crossing the street by themselves, but if a parking lot…


  • Objections raised to parking plan for West Side Community House

    To the editor: (Plain Press, April 2011) I would like to know who ok’d the plan for the new community center on W.93rd and Lorain?  A 10 year old would have been able to see that 10 parking spaces wouldn’t be enough. Now they want to put one across the street? Totally absurd! Could you imagine ANY,…