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  • Fr. Mark DiNardo retires

    (Plain Press, August 2017)   Father Mark DiNardo, pastor of St. Patrick’s Parish on Bridge Avenue for the past 37 years, retired on July 19th due to health reasons. He is now living at Regina Health Center in Richfield, Ohio. Jim Clark, Chair of the St. Patrick Parish Assembly, says that Fr. DiNardo retains his sense…

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  • May Dugan Center helps people to advance their lives and communities

    by M. Yesenia Summers (Plain Press, July 2017)     “We help everyone” these words resonate after visiting Sue Marasco, the Director of Education at the May Dugan Center.  Marasco and her colleagues honor the legacy of the late May Dugan, who tirelessly helped individuals in need and showed compassion for everyone in her community. The…

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  • Leo Jeffres, Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)

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  • Ohio City Incorporated seeks ways to make housing more affordable

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2017)      As part of its strategic plan, Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) is charged with finding a way to provide affordable housing in the neighborhood. OCI Executive Director Tom McNair says the easiest way to make affordable housing available in the neighborhood is through existing housing stock. He says…

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  • Mi Casita Early Learning Center

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  • Eileen Kelly to head ID Crisis Collaborative

    (Plain Press, May 2017)       Eileen Kelly, after having served for more than two decades as the Outreach Minister at St. Colman Church in the Detroit Shoreway neighborhood, has accepted a new position as the Director of the Identification Crisis Collaborative (IDCC). In making the announcement on Linkedin, Kelly speaks of her role in founding the…

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  • City officials present plan for West Side Market parking

    (Plain Press, May 2017)       At an April 19th meeting with representatives from the City of Cleveland Department of Public Works, West Side Market Tenants received an update on the City of Cleveland’s plans for the West Side Market Parking Lot. City officials said that when they start charging for parking, there will be 1…

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  • Former home of RAM Electronics to get a facelift

    by John Kinsley (Plain Press, May 2017)       One of the “thinnest” buildings on West 25th Street, home most recently to RAM, is about to get a face lift. The three-story building at 1898 W. 25th St. was designed in 1892 by architect Bernard Van Develde, who had designed other buildings in the last part…

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  • Building at 1822-1826 W. 25th housed many businesses over the years

    by Tommy Carosielli (Plain Press, May 2017)       In the hustle and bustle of Ohio City, a small building stuck between two popular businesses may be lost in the shuffle. But diving into the history of the building at 1822-1826 W 25th St. provides a peak into Ohio City’s interesting history. Local architectural historian Craig…

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  • Ohio City Incorporated celebrates annual meeting

    (Plain Press, April 2017)                At the Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) annual meeting on March 21, both Board President Chris Schmitt and Executive Director Tom McNair called for the organization to improve its connection to people in the community. Board President Schmitt called for creating an “environment that is welcoming and supportive to families of…

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