Plain Press

  • Volunteer tutor sings praises to Seeds of Literacy

    To the editor: (Plain Press, April 2014)This letter is in response to the article in the March issue of the Plain Press “2013 Seeds of Literacy graduates make history: Largest Class Ever To Graduate From Program”. I spent a brief time with Seeds of Literacy as a volunteer tutor back in the Summer/Fall of 2009. …

    plainpress

  • Lack of parking at the West Side Market

    Open letter to Steve Bitto, Executive Director of Marketing and Communications  at GCRTA: Suggestion to alleviate parking problem at the West Side Market To the editor: One of the biggest issues there is lack of parking – all the merchants will tell you. And what about a shuttle between market and red line? And sell…

    plainpress

  • Food and Water Watch urges limits on use of antibiotics

      (Plain Press, March 2014) Food and Water Watch held a press conference on Saturday, February 15th at the rear entrance of the West Side Market to announce the launch of a local campaign to raise awareness of the misuse of antibiotics on factory farms. Protester Brandon Bish dressed in a cow costume and other…

    plainpress

  • Redeemer Crisis Center receives “Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need” Grant

    (Plain Press, February 2014) Redeemer Crisis Center, 2970 W. 30th St., Cleveland, OH, 44113, recently received a $5,000 “Lutheran Community Matthew 25: Neighbors in Need” grant from the Thrivent Financial for Lutherans Foundation. The funding was awarded to Redeemer based on its effectiveness in addressing physical, emotional and /or spiritual needs in the local community…

    plainpress

  • Input sought on proposed changes for Lorain Avenue from W. 25th to W. 85th

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, January 2014) A plan to redesign the streetscape on a 2.3-mile stretch of Lorain Avenue from W. 25th to W. 85th was presented to the public at a December 10th meeting at Franklin Circle Church. The $17.3 million remake of this section of Lorain Avenue includes a proposal for a…

    plainpress

  • St. Herman’s Spaghetti Dinner, St. Malachi Parish Hall

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, December 8, 2013; : Roy McInerney, Jr. founder of Threads for Beds, sells Christmas stockings to raise funds for renting space so that homeless people might have shelter for a night when needed. McInerney says this year’s stockings were hand made and donated by students in Cleveland’s Positive Education Program.

    plainpress

  • Christmas Concert, Franklin Circle Christian Church

    PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, December 17, 2013; Christmas Concert, Franklin Circle Christian Church, 1688 Fulton Road: Lake Catholic High School Concert Band, the Lake Catholic Choir and the Franklin Circle Christian Church Choir joined to perform a free Christmas Concert.

    plainpress

  • Tails From the City Volunteers

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, January 19, 2013; Tails From the City’s cat shelter, Near West Side of Cleveland: Volunteers Peter Massaro and Ann Damon take care of the cats in the cages in the front room of the shelter.

    plainpress

  • Cat in the Window

    PHOTO BY DEBBIE SADLON Saturday, January 19, 2013; Tails From the City’s cat shelter, Near West Side of Cleveland: Hershey, a cat socialized enough to roam free, sits atop a pillow by an upstairs window.

    plainpress