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OCI Board of Trustees names new Interim Executive Director
(Plain Press September 2024) The Board of Trustees of Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) unanimously voted to name Jane Platten as their new Interim Executive Director effective August 1st. Platten is a proven senior executive in Cuyahoga County with extensive experience in public administration, agency, and systems reorganization. Most recently Platten was employed at The MetroHealth…
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Cleveland Public Market Corporation offers explanation on how to use new parking procedures at West Side Market lot
(Plain Press September 2024) The Cleveland Public Market Corporation, which now runs the West Side Market, is implementing new parking procedures. When entering the West Side Market parking lot, there is no longer a gate. A scanner scans license places and notes the time of entry. This prevents traffic bottlenecks at the entrance. …
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Free soil tests for lead at Kentucky Garden on July 27, 2024
(Plain Press July 2024) The US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) will offer free soil tests to identify lead hazards on July 27 from 10AM-1PM at the Kentucky Garden at W. 38th and Franklin, adjoining Fairview Park in Cleveland’s Ohio City neighborhood. Residents from Ohio City and surrounding neighborhoods are encouraged to bring soil samples…
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Ohio City Bicycle Co-op offers free bike safety checks, tune-ups (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Sunday, May 19, 2024; Cycle Canalway Complementary Bike Safety Checks, Canal Basin Park, 989 West Street: Tom Stewart looks on as Ohio City Bicycle Co-op Director Jim Sheehan works on Stewart’s son Waylan’s bicycle.
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Study to examine possible pedestrian plazas on W. 29th
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVENSaturday, April 20, 2024; W. 29th between Church Avenue and Clinton Avenue: The Cleveland City Council accepted a grant from the Project for Public Spaces (Plain Press May 2024) At its April 15th meeting, Cleveland City Council approved accepting a $100,000 grant from the Project for Public Spaces to conduct a…
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Former Nunn Family Funeral Home demolished after fire (photo)
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Saturday, April 20, 2024; 4434 Lorain Avenue: The former Nunn Family Funeral Home, built in 1865, succumbed to a fire on April 10th and has been demolished. The My Place Group, headed by President Chad Kertesz, proposed development, 45 West, called for the building to be one of three buildings that…
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Ohio City Inc. committed to affordable housing at Fairview Gardens
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 19, 2024; Fairview Gardens, 3207 Franklin Boulevard: Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) is taking steps to reduce the property tax bill at Fairview Gardens and is committed to keeping the apartments affordable for senior citizens. (Plain Press April 2024) Some concern has been expressed in the Ohio City neighborhood…
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Social security office plans to move to W. 44th
PHOTO BY CHUCK HOVEN Tuesday, March 19, 2024; Social Security Office, 7517 Lorain Avenue: Residents are alarmed about the revelation that this office plans to move eastward on Lorain Avenue to W. 44th and Lorain above the Sherwin Williams Paint Store. While the current location has plenty of parking for both staff and clients, that…
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Lorain Midway project should result in a safer more vibrant street
by Abe Kurp (Plain Press March 2024) In September 2017, at the intersection of Fulton and Lorain, a young woman named Ashley Shaw was struck by a car while waiting at a red light on her bike. Shaw, who then worked for Ohio City Inc. and is now executive director of Midtown Cleveland Inc.,…
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