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  • CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL SAFETY COMMITTEE BEGINS HEARINGS ON UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONSENT DECREE

    Cleveland reacts to deaths of citizens as the result of police use of force by Chuck Hoven.  The tragic death of 12-year old Tamir Rice on November 22nd at Cudell Recreation Center has had a profound affect on the citizens of the City of Cleveland. The impact of this event on Cleveland’s children is of…

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  • Amish Fresh Young Turkey

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  • COMMUNITY BOARD DECEMBER 2014

    A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ARTS A CHRISTMAS ART SHOW will be held at the Bruno Casiano Gallery at 5304 Detroit Ave. through December 31. The gallery is open Saturdays from 11 am to 2 pm or by appointment.  For more information, call Bruno Casiano…

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  • COMMUNITY BOARD NOVEMBER 2014

    A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ARTS AND CULTURE DAY OF THE DEAD/DIA DE MUERTOS will be held on Saturday, November 1 from 11 am to 10 pm at the Cleveland Public Theatre Church and Parish Hall at 6205 Detroit Ave. Procession will begin at 3:30…

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  • Hispanic UMADAOP teaches Cleveland youths’ skills to help prevent drug and alcohol abuse

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, October 2014) Hispanic Urban Minority Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Outreach Program (Hispanic UMADAOP) provides an excellent example of how a community organization can have a positive influence on students in the Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD). Hispanic UMADAOP has been offering an alcoholism and drug abuse prevention program in Cleveland…

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  • Community Board

    ADVOCACY NORTHERN OHIOANS FOR BUDGET LEGISLATION EQUALITY (NOBLE) fights for an equitable revenue system in Ohio that protects and strengthens all residents of the state and makes Ohio a productive, competitive and compassionate place to live. NOBLE is a community-based coalition whose mission and purpose is to raise the community’s voice in the State of…

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  • Near West Theatre

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  • COMMUNITY BOARD

    AUGUST 2014 A listing of a variety of free activities and resources for the Near West Side. ARTS AND CULTURE 2 artists + 2 spaces / 4 weeks = TAG: Round 2 Like a game of tag, there is no real competition or winner, just a playful framework through which the artists’ unscripted dialogue changes…

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  • PLAIN PRESS CLASSIFIED:

    (Plain Press, August 2014) $10 for 12 words and 30¢ for each additional word. To advertise count the words and mail a check or money order with your ad to the Plain Press, 2012 W. 25th #500 Cleveland, OH 44113. For more information call Tom Sheehan at (216) 621-3060 or email plainpressads@yahoo.com. BLOG WHO HAS…

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  • Recent moves by area organizations

    Recovery Resources (Plain Press, August 2014) Recovery Resources, an addiction, substance abuse and mental health program, has moved from W. 29th and Detroit Avenue to a building in the former Deaconess Hospital complex on Pearl Road near just north of State. La Providencia Hispanic Services Office (Plain Press, August 2014) La Providencia Hispanic Services Office,…

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