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  • The City’s Treatment to Market Vendors is a Disgrace!

    To the editor: (Plain Press, June 2016) Thank you for your article concerning the injustice of the City of Cleveland to the Merchants of the West Side Market. The only time the City shows support for the Market is when they want to “Show Off” one of its Jewels for a Convention, etc. Taking the parking…

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  • Malachi Center Youth Club

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  • Riverview Tower residents voice concerns about neighborhood problems

    By Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, June 2016) On May 12th Ward 3 Councilman Kerry McCormack and Ohio City Incorporated (OCI) community organizer Destinee Henton met with residents of Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority’s (CMHA) Riverview Towers at 1795 W. 25th Street. The meeting, hosted by the James Woods Center of the Rose Centers for Aging Well…

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  • Station Hope brings community together to enjoy a free evening of quality performances

    (Plain Press, June 2016) In the City of Cleveland, where many residents are often left out of cultural activities because of the price of admission, Station Hope provides a free event with high quality art, dance, poetry, theater and music for all to enjoy. People from throughout Cleveland ventured to Church Avenue in Ohio City…

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  • Businesses in West Side Market District take advantage of free parking while West Side Market Tenants are forced to pick up the tab for lot security

    by Chuck Hoven   (Plain Press, May 2016) At a recent community meeting on the Near West Side, several people said they miss shopping at the West Side Market, but no longer shop there because of the difficulty in finding a parking spot. A visit to the West Side Market on the afternoon of Wednesday, April…

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  • Councilman McCormack makes first trip to Board of Zoning Appeals

    (Plain Press, May 2016) Kerry McCormack, chosen by outgoing Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman as his successor in Cleveland City Council, attended his first Board of Zoning Appeals (BZA) meeting as a City Council Representative on April 11th at Cleveland City Hall. Two cases from Ward 3 were up before the Board of Zoning Appeals…

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  • Orchard students to get iPads

    (Plain Press, May 2016)  CMSD NEWS BUREAU Every student at Orchard STEM School – nearly 500 of them from preschool through eighth grade – will soon have an iPad tablet at his or her fingertips. Orchard is one of 114 schools nationwide to receive equipment from Apple. The donation is part of the White House’s…

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  • Mental Health Response Advisory Committee seeks community input on police response to crisis situations

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April, 2016) Participants in a meeting of the Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) offered their input to on how to improve the interactions between police and community members when police are called to respond to “crisis situations”.  At the March 23 meeting held at Stella Maris on Washington Avenue,…

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  • City presents plans for West Side Market

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, April, 2016) On March 2nd at Urban Community School, City of Cleveland officials joined with Ohio City Incorporated staff and Ward 3 Councilman Joe Cimperman to make a presentation to the community on upcoming changes at the West Side Market. Planned changes include changes to the parking lots, new lighting,…

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  • St. Patrick’s Day at St. Patrick’s Church

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