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  • Boys & Girls Club kids boost math, reading skills under federal initiative

    PHOTO COURTESY OF THE BOYS AND GIRLS CLUBS OF NORTHEAST OHIO A student at Joseph Gallagher School receives academic support at the Boys and Girls Club at the school. The after-school program is made possible through a federally funded 21st Century Community Learning Centers Initiative. Youth attending the federally funded Boys & Girls Clubs at…

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  • KeyBank Produce Arcade opens at West Side Market

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday January 10, 2026; West Side Market’s Key Bank Produce Arcade: The first Saturday at the new Key Bank Produce Arcade which opened on Friday January 9th. Kerlos Salib, owner of the Habib’s Produce stand, offers some vegetables to a customer. On Friday January 9th the newly renovated KeyBank Produce Arcade…

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  • Police report on surge of recent car break-ins

    PHOTO BY BRUCE CHECEFSKY Tuesday, October 14, 2024; Second District Policing Committee Meeting, OneHope NEO, 3202 Fulton Road: Second District Commander Timothy Maffo-Judd. by Bruce Checefsky    (Plain Press November 2025) Timothy Maffo-Judd, 2nd District Commander, gave an update report to about 40 residents of the Near West Side at the policing committee meeting in…

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  • In Memory: Mary Rose Oakar, March 5, 1940 – September 13, 2025

         (Plain Press October 2025) Family and friends of Mary Rose Oakar gathered at Saint Patrick’s Church on Bridge Avenue on September 20th to celebrate her life.      Speakers offering words of remembrance at the funeral mass included Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur, Mary Rose Oakar’s former legislative director Scott Frey, Mary Rose Oakar’s niece Cleveland Municipal…

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  • Ward 7 Candidates Community Media Panel Discussion

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  • West Side Market transformation project reaches funding goal for first stage

       Cleveland Development Advisors (CDA) and Cleveland Public Market Corporation closed on a $28 million investment package on behalf of West Side Market’s transformation project. The package, the largest ever issued by CDA, secures the remaining necessary funding for the Market to proceed with the $53 million first stage of the project. This package includes…

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  • Cleveland City Council turns over management of West Side Market to a nonprofit organization

    (Plain Press December 2023) At its November 14th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved legislation that will turn management of the West Side Market over to the Cleveland Public Market Corporation, a newly formed nonprofit organization. Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack advocated for this change in management which is outlined in Ordinance Number 1093-2023.    Under…

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  • Old Angle Boxing Gym finds a new home

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, October 17, 2023; Old Angle Boxing Gym, Trinity Church Hall basement, 2051 W. 30th Street: Mohammad Abdel-Nabi, age 15, a ninth-grade student at John Marshall Business School, shadow boxes in the ring. At age 14, Abdel-Nabi won the Junior Olympics championship title boxing at a weight of 132 lbs. PHOTO…

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  • Mural at St. Paul’s honors community members for their efforts to build a caring community

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, August 26, 2023; Neighborhood Mural Dedication, St. Paul’s Community Church, 4427 Franklin Boulevard: The neighborhood mural honors peacemakers and prophets that have contributed to the community. Molly Carreon, one of those pictured in the mural, spoke of the example her parents set for her and how she became involved in…

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  • Master Plan for West Side Market unveiled at public meeting

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Wednesday, August 16, 2023; West Side Market at W. 25th and Lorain Avenue as viewed from the United Building. A committee has been set up to raise funds to implement plans for the future of the West Side Market. A standing room only crowd filled the Truss event space on the…

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