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  • All-State Barber College

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT Friday, December 16, 2022; All State Barber College 2546 Lorain Avenue: Antonio Guerra, 30, practices his barber skills on fellow student Mahdi Jaber. Antonio is from the Clark-Fulton neighborhood and intends on graduating in November. When asked why he wants to be a barber, he responded, “I enjoy meeting and serving…

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  • Krampus Visits Hansa Haus

    PHOTO BY ERIK AULT December 9, 2022; Hansa Haus 2717 Lorain Avenue: Krampus visits. Krampus is an Alpine tale of a demonic figure who visits those who have misbehaved and whips them with birch rods. Thankfully, no one was birched at Hansa Haus this evening.

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  • New owner of the Variety Theater shares her vision for its future

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, September 10, 2022; Variety Theater, W. 118th & Lorain Avenue: Westown Executive Director Rose Zitello says the Variety Theater has new ownership. The new owner, Kelly Flamos, former co-owner of Mahall’s in Lakewood, is working on the restoration of the entire building with hopes of opening the theater as a…

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  • Reader thanks staff of Neighborhood Family Practice

    Reader thanks staff of Neighborhood Family Practice To the editor: Dear Dr. Melanie Golembiewsky, (Plain Press, October 2022)  Thank you, Dr. Melanie Golembiewski for the professionalism in which you work. You listen to your clients. You always put their need first, to ensure they live another day healthy and vibrant. LETTER    I’m grateful to…

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  • Summer Resource Fair at Market Square Park

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  • Renovation updates for Cleveland Public Library’s branches and StoryWalk introduced at Carnegie West Branch

    Renovation updates for Cleveland Public Library’s branches and StoryWalk introduced at Carnegie West Branch by Bruce Checefsky Plain Press, July 20220                             Cleveland Public Library (CPL) ranked fourth among America’s Star Libraries, earning a prestigious Five-Star rating from the Library Journal, the oldest and most respected publication covering library service. The Library Journal index, published annually, compares…

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  • Students say farewell to Clark School with a return date in August of 2025

    Students say farewell to Clark School with a return date in August of 2025 Plain Press, July 20220                             On May 27th Students from Cleveland Metropolitan School District’s Clark School were outside enjoying a plastic climbing wall and other activities in the play area in front of the school at 5550 Clark Avenue. The celebration was somewhat of…

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  • Former Near West Side mail carrier sends greetings from his hike on the Appalachian Trail

    Former Near West Side mail carrier sends greetings from his hike on the Appalachian Trail Plain Press, July 20220                             While doing a 50 mile stretch on the Appalachian Trail with her partner Nicholas Morganti, Samantha Maloy encountered a former mail carrier from the Near West Side of Cleveland. The mail carrier named Erik Ault, said he…

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  • Alcohol,Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County promotes safe way to dispose of unused drugs

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 30, 2022; Drug Take-Back Day, West 25th and Lorain Avenue: Samantha Maloy, an AmeriCorps Vista worker, passes out DETERRA bags for the Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County. The bags offer a safe way for individuals to dispose of unused drugs.

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  • Four area schools slated for renovation or new construction

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Thursday, March 17, 2022; Marion Champlin Seltzer Elementary School Building, 1468 W. 98th Street: The Cleveland Metropolitan School District plans to build a new school next to the current building on land that sits behind Cudell Recreation Center. Once the new school is completed, plans call for the current building to be…

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